BI visits Las Vegas for LOVE
Left: LOVE logo 2006
Right: New logo 2016
and a renewed show.
From Febr.14 until
Febr.18 2018
BI visited Las Vegas
with only one goal:
to see the musical
LOVE in the Mirage.
Well we did. Twice! And it's the best show we’ve ever seen. So very impressive, with the best sound system in the world. To hear The original Beatles through 6400 speakers in surround stereo is an experience you will never forget. Here are some pictures!
in the hotel lobby it's already clear we're in the right place, the view from our room confirms this even more
in the middle of the casino, there's the LOVE Theatre with an official Beatles Shop and lots of souvenirs
all kinds of things for fans to remember you've been there, from keyrings to glasses, umbrellas and t-shirts
the magnificent entrance to the theatre with its wonderful lobby, and yes, tickets ready for the show
first show in section 303, top of the theatre; panoramic view. 2nd show section 104, near the stage, up close
the 'Help!' sequence, seen from 303 and 104; we also took the free Technical Tour in between shows
first magical moment, 'within you, without you/tomorrow never knows' from above and under the sheet
also magical: 'octopus's garden', the studio conversations and 'here comes the sun'
the famous 'abbey road beetle', the finale is 'sgt pepper II' and 'all you need is love', and programme book
and 2 happy BI members who witnessed the best show they've ever seen
Abbey Road in Liverpool – The Sessions through BI eyes
On Wednesday 30 March the Liverpool Echo Arena was home to a truly unique show: The Live re- staging of The Beatles recording at Abbey Road Studios in London. The closest opportunity you’ll ever get of experiencing the Beatles in their natural habitat, Abbey Road Studio 2.
Upon entering the venue you will immediately notice that a true to life copy of Studio 2, complete with control room and stairs on the left, takes up the central part of the floor. The ‘studio’ is surrounded by transparent screens on which images and texts are projected featuring Liverpool, London, screaming fans, lyrics, instruments, flowers, Blue Meanies, and much more.
The show kicks off with of how it was when they broadcast All You Need Is Love. Many people were there at the time and that's exactly what the director wants to tell us. It takes around 45 people to create the same atmosphere, the same sounds and the same extras as the 4 Beatles wanted in the sixties. A ‘true to life’ George Martin tells the audience about the recordings in between the songs. If you close your eyes now, can actually hear George’s accent. The entire was, by the way, dedicated to 'the 5th Beatle'.
After All You Need Is Love it went from Please Please Me to Yellow Submarine in 70 minutes.
They played a couple of tracks from every album, sometimes in edited arrangements. To get the complete, mostly double-tracked voices and instruments, there were 2 sets of 4 Beatles, at least 3 sets of instruments and there was a whole orchestra to support them.
After the break the show continues (of course) with Sgt.Pepper, With A Little Help From My Friends, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Within You, Without You, She's Leaving Home, Pepper II / A Day In The Life.
The big surprise was the fact that they skipped the complete 'Let It Be' album, stating that this was 'not a pleasant time'. The Abbey Road Album ended with a medley of songs and Hey Jude.
Conclusion: Excellent show, a true audio and visual extravaganza, and much better than the average cover band. We definitely had a wonderful evening.
A tip if you’re planning to see the show but don’t have tickets yet: If you want to sit as close to the studio as possible, then don’t. Because we did and we realised too late, this was not the smartest idea we ever had. We had floor seats on row 4, to the right of the 'stage'. Nice enough when going to a concert, but in this case seats somewhere higher up would have been much better for an 'all over' view of the show.
And all this for 4 lads from Liverpool.
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BEATLES INTERNATIONAL offers a 1-day-private-car-tour for you to discover The BEATLES' Netherlands.
Beatles van taken off the boat in Hook of Holland
-" I have travelled all over the world to sites related to The Beatles - Guus' Holland tour was as good as any I have been on with the highlight having our photograph taken at Oosterbeek Cemetery!" - Paul Sherlock
-" We had a wonderful and unforgettable day touring the many Beatle sites in Holland with our very knowledgeable guide!" - Brian Donofree
-'The trip was a wonderful experience with a personal touch. Guus is a very knowledgeable Beatles guide' - Tim Davies
check out the story of Olaf, Heiko and Ulrike from Germany (in German and in English) from their tour on Monday July 30th 2012
also see footage of their visit in 1964
http://findallvideo.com/beatles-in-blokker-holland-hq/id/2626474562
PAUL knows about BEATLES INTERNATIONAL now!
PARIS, March 5th 2012:
Knowing Paul would be in Paris for Stella's fashion show we planned to try to let him know about this website.
So when he came out of his hotel we saw him and we managed to give him a BI card. On the back we had written a request.
Of course we hope he now knows who we are and we'll see what happens in the future.
Thank you Dominique for your support!
There is some live footage of this moment, check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1ZRlZqSiog
BI at the 100 CLUB, LONDON, 17 Dec. 2010
Queuing up outside the 100 Club for Paul McCartney.