The Cavern Club. Photograph courtesy of Liverpool Daily Post and Echo.
The Mersey Culture gallery explored the sporting, theatrical, literary and musical traditions that have played such an important part in the life of the city. In the gallery you could:
In the 1960s The Beatles transformed popular music. The Cavern Club, a leading Liverpool venue, saw performances by numerous Merseybeat bands including Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Mojos, The Big Three and The Swinging Blue Jeans.
Of course, The Cavern was not the only music spot in the city. The Harlequin, Jacaranda, The Blue Angel, The Sink Club and from 1976, Eric's, were all popular venues.
Since the 1960s countless other groups have kept Liverpool at the forefront of popular music. The early 1970s saw the art school rock of Deaf School, while the punk movement ushered in major talents such as Julian Cope with Teardrop Explodes, Pete Wylie with Wah, Echo and the Bunnymen and Big in Japan.