Mathew Street Festival
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Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, with Mathew Street
Mathew Street
Mathew Street is a street in Liverpool, England, best-known worldwide as the location of the Cavern Club, where The Beatles played on numerous occasions in their early career...
as its central attraction.
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Pier Head
The Pier Head is a riverside location in the city centre of Liverpool, England. It is part of the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was inscribed in 2004....
, one on Dale Street, and one on Derby Square.
The event attracts thousands of visitors and acts from all over the world and hosts many bands, both local and from around the world, including many Beatles tribute bands.
2007 Cancellation
The 2007 festival was cancelled on Monday 6 August by Liverpool City CouncilLiverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. It consists of 90 councillors, three for each of the city's 30 wards. The council is currently controlled by the Labour Party and is led by Joe Anderson.-Domain:...
due to health and safety concerns surrounding the Big Dig - an extensive roadworks scheme across the city centre which saw the closure of Liverpool's Pier Head, the usual site of the main stage. However, it was later brought back on Thursday 9 August, on the condition that all performances would be indoors to avoid health and safety problems. The cancellation eventually led to the resignation of Jason Harborow, the boss of Liverpool's Culture Company.
2009 Festival
In 2009 the festival took place over two days (Sunday 30th and Monday 31st August). The festival attracted over 200,000 visitors to the City. Matthew Street Festival 2009 saw 11 themed stages, showcasing original music and tribute acts.http://www.artinliverpool.com/blog/2009/07/liverpool-mathew-street-music-festival-2009/2010 Festival
2010 saw approximately 100,000 music fans visit Liverpool to celebrate the festival's 18th birthday. Six outdoor stages played host to a number of tribute acts, covering songs by The Beatles, Blondie and David Bowie http://www.clickliverpool.com/news/local-news/1210493-mathew-street-festival-2010-line-up.htmlSee also
- The Cavern ClubThe Cavern ClubThe Cavern Club is a rock and roll club in Liverpool, England. Opened on Wednesday 16 January 1957, the club had their first performance by The Beatles on 9 February 1961, and where Brian Epstein first saw The Beatles performing on 9 November 1961....
- The BeatlesThe BeatlesThe Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
- http://www.artinliverpool.com/blog/2009/07/liverpool-mathew-street-music-festival-2009/
- http://www.clickliverpool.com/news/local-news/1210493-mathew-street-festival-2010-line-up.html