Mathew Street Festival / August

...the August Bank Holiday, the Mathew Street festival attracts tens of thousands of people, both from the city and from all around the world. Mathew Street is, of course, home to the Cavern Club, birthplace of the Beatles, but the festival is by no means confined to this one street. It takes over half the city centre. When I went down there last year, half of the roads were closed off and there were tens of stages, with live music being played all ...
...it, as it's like the city turns into one big free music festival. Last year, the local radio station, Radio City, held the "Party at the Pier" to coincide with this event - so there was a mixture of all kinds of music, from 60s right through to pop. I've written a far more extensive review of this event on my website, at www.liverpoolguide.co.uk/patp.html I'm already looking forward to this year's event!
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Liverpool is a wonderful city any day of the year, but if there's one weekend where it comes alive more than any other, it would have to be this one. Set around the August Bank Holiday, the Mathew Street festival attracts tens of thousands of people, both from the city and from all around the world. Mathew Street is, of course, home to the Cavern Club, birthplace of the Beatles, but the festival is by no means confined to this one street. It takes over half the city centre. When I went down there last year, half of the roads were closed off and there were tens of stages, with live music being played all around the city. The city has a real buzz about it, as it's like the city turns into one big free music festival. Last year, the local radio station, Radio City, held the "Party at the Pier" to coincide with this event - so there was a mixture of all kinds of music, from 60s right through to pop. I've written a far more extensive review of this event on my website, at www.liverpoolguide.co.uk/patp.html I'm already looking forward to this year's event!
 

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