THE Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod has announced that the world’s most famous music venue, The Cavern Club, will host its first ever pop-up stage at this year’s festival.

The Liverpool-based music venue will be joining bands including the Kaiser Chiefs at the festival’s finale party, Llanfest, on Sunday July 8 with the date also marking the 50th anniversary of the release of the Beatles’ animated film Yellow Submarine.

The collaboration on the Lindop Toyota Globe Stage will see The Cavern Club entertain audiences with performances by their world class resident musicians hosting a myriad of music performances by singers and artists from Liverpool.

Launched in 2011, Llanfest was introduced as the finale party of the International Eisteddfod with the aim of reaching out to new audiences and attracting festival goers from across the country.

Chairman of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, Dr Rhys Davies, said: “The International Eisteddfod was created to heal the wounds of war and bring communities from across the globe together through music and dance, in the spirit of international friendship and peace.

“The Beatles’ values and international renown will help spread this message even further. We are so proud to be working with The Cavern Club who will be helping bring even more contemporary music genres to the festival, while still remaining true to the festival’s traditional values.”

Director at The Cavern Club, Bill Heckle, said: “We’re thrilled to be working with the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, both by hosting The Cavern’s pop-up stage at this year’s festival and commemorating the Yellow Submarine’s 50th anniversary, which has influenced music and popular culture for half a century.

“It is an incredibly exciting time for us, Liverpool and the music industry and to commemorate one of Liverpool’s biggest phenomenon at one of the largest international music festivals is amazing."

To celebrate their collaboration, international dancers from the festival performed with The Cavern Club at the landmark Yellow submarine statute outside Liverpool John Lennon Airport.