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| Cavern Club celebrating 50 years | Cavern Club celebrating 50 years |
| (about 13 hours later) | |
| The Liverpool club credited with launching the career of The Beatles celebrated its 50th anniversary with a 13-hour party. | |
| The Beatles played hundreds of gigs at the Cavern Club between 1961 and 1963. | The Beatles played hundreds of gigs at the Cavern Club between 1961 and 1963. |
| It was demolished in 1973 but reopened 10 years later on part of the same site using reclaimed bricks from the original building. | It was demolished in 1973 but reopened 10 years later on part of the same site using reclaimed bricks from the original building. |
| A piece of public art, showing the site of the doorway to the original club, was unveiled as part of the events. | |
| It is a celebration of the club as a live music venue from the 1950s through to today Dave JonesCavern spokesman | It is a celebration of the club as a live music venue from the 1950s through to today Dave JonesCavern spokesman |
| Cavern spokesman Dave Jones said the invitation-only party would reflect all the bands which had played at the basement club over the past 50 years. | Cavern spokesman Dave Jones said the invitation-only party would reflect all the bands which had played at the basement club over the past 50 years. |
| "The Merseysippi jazz band, who played the first night of the club in 1957, are kicking off the gig and then we have around 30 bands performing," he said. | "The Merseysippi jazz band, who played the first night of the club in 1957, are kicking off the gig and then we have around 30 bands performing," he said. |
| "We also have more contemporary bands to reflect the history of the club over the years. | "We also have more contemporary bands to reflect the history of the club over the years. |
| "It is a celebration of the club as a live music venue from the 1950s through to today." | "It is a celebration of the club as a live music venue from the 1950s through to today." |