LIVERPOOL BEATLE WEEK
Monday 31 August 2009
Mathew Street Music
Festival. The Cavern.
The Beatles Love Show at The Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
featuring Apple Jam and Pepperland.
VIP Party at The Adelphi.
Feeling great after 3
hours of sleep!
So we began the day with the Mathew Street Music Festival...
We went to the Beatles Stage at Derby Square....
Clube Big Beatles
Leo - Clube Big Beatles - 'While My Guitar Gently
Weeps'
LEO. Your versions of 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' was one of this years' Beatle Week highlights! Thank U!
Clube Big Beatles
Clube Big Beatles - 'I Want To Hold Your Hand'
Clube Big Beatles
Here come the masks...
Clube Big Beatles
CLUBE BIG BEATLES. Lots of people in the audience! And we got another fantastic gig! This one was also transmitted by Brazilian TV. What an honor!
We went to the Cavern Back...
The Blackbirds
The Blackbirds
THE BLACKBIRDS. This Hungarian band returned to Beatle Week for the third time in a row. This afternoon we got a more laid back show. Great!
Shaun - The Sutcliffes
Terry & Chuck - The Sutcliffes
THE SUTCLIFFES! You were so good! Amazing to stand right in front of the stage. And we got two of your beautiful T-shirts as well! Thank U! Just loved your setlist. Here it is...
The Sutcliffes' set list
Time for a new fantastic concert at...
First the amazing band...
Apple Jam
APPLE JAM gave us a concert with the 'Songs The Beatles Gave Away', meaning songs they wrote but never recorded themselves. 'A World Without Love', 'Bad To Me', 'I'm In Love', 'Love Of The Loved', 'Hello Little Girl', 'Like Dreamers Do' and many more. Beautifully performed.
Time for the Main Act now...
Pepperland & Qvartiett - 'Sun King'
Pepperland - 'All You Need Is Love'
PEPPERLAND were back at the Philharmonic Hall with 'The Beatles Love Show' featuring songs from the 'Love' album and other Beatles love songs. Supported by the female string quartet QVARTIETT, the band has never sounded better. A highlight of Beatle Week 2009!
VIP Party at The Adelphi now...
Jim - The Cavern Beat
Armando & Jim - The Cavern Beat
James - The Cavern Beat
James & Jim - The Cavern Beat
THE CAVERN BEAT from Chicago were back with their eerily accurate and meticulous portrayal of the early BEATLES. What a great band!
Time for some inductees now...
Shannon & Neil B
Shannon & Neil B - Say 'Cheeeese'
SHANNON has greeted us for years with her beautiful BEATLES paintings. And tonight she received a Beatle Week Hall Of Fame. Congrats!
One more inductee now...
Micke & Bill
MIKAEL ISACSSON received tonight's second Beatle Week Hall Of Fame for leading the great Swedish groups PEPPERLAND, and earlier LENNY PANE. We remember 'Abbey Road Live', The Past Masters Concert', this year's 'In My Life' and 'The Beatles In Love' and much, much more. Thanks U and congrats, MICKE!
A fantastic band now...
Jamie - The Overtures
Phil - The Overtures
Dennis - The Overtures
THE OVERTURES were back with another outstanding concert. Tonight's theme: 'The Big Three'. And we got powerful renditions of music by THE KINKS, THE WHO and THE ROLLING STONES. After a short pause they returned with a second set with music by THE BEATLES only. Wow!
The Overtures' - Part 1 setlist
All photos and text by
Bengt Wärmlind.
(The photos may not ne used without my permission.)