| Liverpool has a vibrant music scene. There are scores | | | | musician and a noted bar promoter and the result is a |
| of places where you can check out anything from an | | | | one-of-a-kind place with jam-packed band schedule. |
| orchestral performance to traditional folk music to a | | | | The music is loud and the vibe is ultra-hip. If O'Neill's is |
| cutting edge rock band. One of the reasons Liverpool | | | | on one side of the small Liverpool music venue |
| received the nod as the 2008 European Culture | | | | spectrum, Korova is on the other! It is one of the |
| Capital was its wonderful collection of bustling concert | | | | most popular clubs in the city and is certainly worth a |
| halls, pubs and clubs offering live music. | | | | visit if you happen to be in Liverpool. |
| Let us look at three examples of what Liverpool | | | | We could not discuss Liverpool music without |
| music is all about. These three venues will give you a | | | | mentioning the most famous live music venue in the |
| sense of the diversity in content and presentation | | | | city. The Cavern Club was the Beatles' launching pad. |
| supplied by the city's many smaller music venues. | | | | The Fab Four, Liverpool's most famous export, |
| O'Neill's in Liverpool is a traditional pub with an Irish | | | | played over three hundred shows from the Cavern |
| flair (as the name would suggest). They also keep | | | | Club's stage. Unfortunately, the original was razed in |
| their stage active seven days a week with a variety | | | | the early 1970s. The painstaking reproduction |
| of musical performances. Traditional Irish music is a | | | | modernization is built from the bricks of the original. It |
| staple item at O'Neill's, but they have managed to | | | | also maintains the Cavern Club tradition of |
| bring in everything from Indian and Cajun bands to a | | | | showcasing up and coming bands, particularly local |
| regular assortment of rock acts. The music at O'Neill's | | | | acts. While rock and roll still rules at the Cavern Club, |
| is not usually the kind of ear-busting stuff you might | | | | you will sometimes see a band with roots in another |
| find everywhere. Their eclectic blend of options tends | | | | genre. The Cavern Club is a great example of a |
| to ever so slightly mellow. If you are looking for a | | | | traditional rock club. |
| pub environment with some cool music coming from | | | | Those are just three examples of the Liverpool |
| the stage, O'Neill's is a great place to visit. | | | | music scene. Taken as a whole, they provide some |
| That is not the case at Korova. This unique club | | | | indication of the city's musical diversity. They remind |
| features a full schedule of alternative and elctro | | | | us that Liverpool is a very musical city that offers |
| bands. It is operated as a joint venture between a | | | | something for everyone. |
