The Casbah Coffee Club

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The Casbah Coffee Club was an early Liverpool music venue and social club closely associated with the birth of the Merseybeat scene and the formative years of The Beatles.

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Casbah Coffee Club 2
The Casbah Coffee Club canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coffee club
cultural heritage site
music venue
social club
associatedWithBand The Beatles
associatedWithMusician George Harrison
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Pete Best
Stuart Sutcliffe
associatedWithMusicScene Merseybeat
associatedWithPerson Roag Best
Rory Best
city Liverpool
closedOn 1962
country United Kingdom
foundedBy Mona Best
the Best family
hasFeature hand‑painted ceilings and walls by early Beatles members
hasGenreFocus early beat music
rock and roll
skiffle
heritageDesignation Grade II listed building
heritageDesignationDate 2006
hostedBand The Beatles
The Quarrymen
inception 1959
interiorDecoratedBy Cynthia Lillian Powell
surface form: Cynthia Powell

George Harrison
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
locatedIn England
Liverpool
Merseyside
United Kingdom
locatedInNeighborhood West Derby
notableFor being one of the earliest venues played by The Beatles
role in the birth of the Merseybeat scene
openingDate 29 August 1959
originalPurpose teenage coffee club
ownedBy Best family
partOf Liverpool
surface form: Liverpool Beatles tourism circuit
performanceArea cellar
recognizedAs site of international importance in popular music history
recognizedBy English Heritage
region North West England
streetAddress 8 Haymans Green
timePeriodOfProminence early 1960s
late 1950s
touristAttractionStatus Beatles heritage attraction

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Merseybeat notableVenue The Casbah Coffee Club
Pete Best notablePlace The Casbah Coffee Club
this entity surface form: Casbah Coffee Club
Pete Best motherFounded The Casbah Coffee Club
this entity surface form: Casbah Coffee Club