WELCOME TO ERIC’S

WHEN DID ERIC’S OPEN?

ERIC’S OPENED IT’S DOORS FOR THE FIRST TIME OCTOBER 1ST, 1976. THE FIRST COUPLE OF GIGS WERE HELD IN THE FRUIT EXCHANGE BUILDING ON VICTORIA STREET. BENEATH THE ICONIC MATHEW STREET, A PAIR OF METAL DOORS LED DOWN TO AN UNDERGROUND DEN WHERE ALTERNATIVE MUSIC AND FASHIONS WERE NOT ONLY WELCOMED – BUT CELEBRATED!

WHO PLAYED THERE?

ERIC’S WENT ON TO CARVE OUT A UNIQUE SPACE FOR LIVERPOOL’S SUBCULTURE AND PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE EMERGENCE OF PUNK ROCK, HOSTING GROUND-BREAKING PERFORMANCES BY INFLUENTIAL BANDS SUCH AS RAMONES, THE POLICE, THE JAM, B-52’S, OMD, ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN, JOY DIVISION, HUMAN LEAGUE AND TALKING HEADS. 

WHERE IS ERIC’S?

LOCATED ON MATHEW STREET WITHIN THE ICONIC CAVERN QUARTER, ERIC’S BAR IS NOT ONLY A HAVEN FOR MUSIC ENTHUSIASTICS, BUT ALSO A LIVING TRIBUTE TO LIVERPOOL’S VIBRANT MUSICAL PAST.

WHAT ABOUT NOW?

THE VENUE CONTINUES TO BE A LIVELY CENTRE FOR LIVE MUSIC, OFFERING AN ELECTRIC ATMOSPHERE WHERE EMERGING ARTISTS CAN SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS. WITH ITS STORIED PAST AND ONGOING COMMITMENT TO THE LOCAL MUSIC SCENE, ERIC’S BAR REMAINS A VITAL AND CHERISHED PART OF LIVERPOOL’S NIGHT LIFE.