# Event Details

- **Event Name**: This is Merseybeat
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 08 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Step back to the 1960s and experience the electrifying birth of the Mersey Sound!

For one night only the Museum of Liverpool teams up with the legendary Cavern Club to bring you This is Merseybeat - a vibrant live show celebrating the music that launched the British invasion and changed pop history forever.

Featuring the Cavern Club’s resident beat combo The Shakers, guest stars portraying icons like Cilla Black and Gerry Marsden, and hosted by Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse actor Paul Codman, this high-energy production recreates the sound, spirit and swagger of Liverpool’s most exciting musical era.

Expect Cavern stompers, Merseybeat classics and rhythm and blues favourites from the artists who defined a generation - including hits made famous by The Beatles, Gerry and The Pacemakers, Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas, Cilla Black, The Searchers, The Swinging Blue Jeans and more.

Sing, dance and relive the moment when Merseymania ruled the world.

It’s the beat that’s hard to beat!

⭐ "Outstanding! A must-see show." - Writebase
⭐ "As close to time travelling back to that era as you can get." - North West End

This event is in collaboration with The Cavern Club, as part of National Museums Liverpool's Summer of Sound, a six week music programme.

Times:

7pm doors open
8pm events starts
11pm close
A pay bar will be available throughout the event.

Image © Claudia Legge
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/liverpool/this-is-merseybeat/200030201631158
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre, live-music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 34

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Liverpool
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Pier Head, Liverpool, L3 1DG Liverpool, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 53.40639
- **long**: -2.99752
- **full address**: Pier Head, Liverpool, L3 1DG Liverpool, United Kingdom

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is This is Merseybeat being held?
  - **A:** This is Merseybeat takes place on Sat, 08 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Sat, 08 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Pier Head, Liverpool, L3 1DG Liverpool, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing This is Merseybeat?
  - **A:** This is Merseybeat is organized by Museum of Liverpool.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** This is Merseybeat is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Liverpool, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If This is Merseybeat sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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