Music in Liverpool by Oliver

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BY OLIVER

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LIVERPOOL HAS A LENGTHY TRADITION OF MUSIC. IT’S FAMOUS BAND THE BEATLES HAS BEEN LOVED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD SINCE THE 1960’S, (THEY HAD 17 UK AND 20 US NUMBER ONE SINGLES). IT’S POP AND ROCK MUSIC SCENE HAS ALSO BEEN IMPORTANT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NUMBER OF OTHER BANDS AND ARTISTS SINCE THE 1950’S.

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA HISTORY - 1960’S TO 1980’S

• In the 1960s, the city was home to the development of the Merseybeat style of pop music, popularised by artists including Gerry & The Pacemakers. However, even before Merseybeat Liverpool had successful acts such as Frankie Vaughan, Lita Roza and Billy Fury. In the late 1970s/early 1980s, Echo and The Bunnymen, A Flock of Seagulls, Teardrop Explodes, The Mighty Wah, OMD, China Crisis, Frankie goes to Hollywood and Dead or Alive emerged. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY HISTORY - 1990’S TO PRESENT

• 1990s bands that enjoyed success were The Boo Radleys, The La’s, The Real People, The Farm and Cast. Since 2000 bands such as The Zutons, The Wombats and The Coral have become popular. As a backlash to this regular guitar pop music, another scene far more influenced by Post Punk and experimental music has emerged more recently spearheaded by bands such as

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The 1960s saw the emergence of Merseybeat and the Cavern Club, the late 1970s and early 1980s a punk scene centered on another club, Eric’s also on Mathew Street, while 1990s dance clubs included Quadrant Park, Cream. Most of the the city's largest and most popular music venues and clubs are located at Concert Square, Mathew Street, Hardman Street and Hope Street, though the Baltic Triangle region of the city has seen a growth in popularity, with a number of venues appearing in previously disused warehouses. Current venues include the Echo Arena Liverpool, East Village Arts Club, Kazimier, Zanzibar, O2 Academy, The Magnet, Camp & Furnace.

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