The life and legacy of Beatles icon George Harrison is to be commemorated with one of the first blue plaques outside London. Harrison’s childhood home in Liverpool is now understood to be a possible location for a commemoration. For more click here The post George Harrison to be honoured with blue plaque appeared first on Beatles in London ..read more

SAM MENDES/NEAL STREET PRODUCTIONS TO MAKE LANDMARK BEATLES BIOPIC PROJECT FOR SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENTFOUR FEATURE FILMS, ONE FROM EACH BAND MEMBER’S PERSPECTIVE, WILL HAVE GLOBAL THEATRICAL RELEASE IN 2027 Culver City, CA (February 20, 2024) — Today, Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), Sam Mendes, and Neal Street Productions announced a groundbreaking creative endeavor to tell the story of The Beatles with four distinct theatrical feature films. The project marks the first time Apple Corps Ltd. and The Beatles – Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families of John Lennon and George Harris ..read more

The Beatles made a psychedelic painting together – now up for sale at a New York auction on 1 February – while holed up in a Japanese hotel room. Its creation seemed to provide a moment of calm at a tumultuous time. For more click here The post The story behind the only known painting by The Beatles, as it goes up for sale at auction appeared first on Beatles in London ..read more

ALSO RECENTLY ANNOUNCED: RINGO STARR’S LANDMARK PHOTOGRAPHY RETROSPECTIVE HARDCOVER “BEATS & THREADS” CHRONICLING OVER 70 YEARS OF HIS LEGENDARY DRUM KITS AND ERA DEFINING FASHIONS AVAILABLE THROUGH JULIEN’S AUCTIONS November 27, 2023 – Today Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band – Steve Lukather, Edgar Winter, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart and Gregg Bissonette – announced they will be playing 12 shows in the Spring of 2024. The tour will kick off May 22nd in Las Vegas at The Venetian, where they will do 6 shows overall, it will see them return to Mex ..read more

In April the staggering news emerged of a recording of The Beatles unique concert at Stowe School in April 1963. Stowe is a ’public’ (ie private feepaying!) School in Buckinghamshire, just North of London. Pupil David Moores wrote to Brian Epstein in January 1963  to request that The Beatles play at school easter concert. Brian Epstein was impressed by Moores’ unusual request, and after a series of letters of negotiation, a fee of £100 was agreed for The Beatles to do the show on 4th April. David Moores’ family already had connections with The Beatles, as David’s uncle, John Moores, had b ..read more

On 15th November a special event was held in Studio One at Abbey Road Studios to celebrate the release of Now and Then and the ‘Red and Blue’ albums. Just 24 hours before, I received a Facebook message from Apple asking me if I would like to come along and bring some friends. The answer was ‘yes’! I assumed it was going to be a ‘listening party’ for the new albums – which would have been good enough – but we were treated to so much more! On arrival we were given special cloth wrist bands and led into Studio One. The huge studio was fittingly bathed in red and blue lighting and looked incredibl ..read more

A book of autographs that includes signatures of all four of The Beatles is set to be auctioned. The book, with an estimated sale price of £4,500, also includes a piece of a broken plectrum used by Paul McCartney. Seller Julian Dennis, said it was time to pass on the “fascinating keepsake”, with the Fab Four’s 60-year-old signatures, and much more. For more click here The post The Beatles’ autographs and McCartney’s plectrum up for auction appeared first on Beatles in London ..read more

He saved them from a car crash, snuck them drugs and inspired Let It Be… The detailed story of the Fab Four’s driver, bodyguard and confidant Mal Evans captures Beatlemania up close For more click here The post Living the Beatles Legend by Kenneth Womack review – a long and winding roadie’s tale appeared first on Beatles in London ..read more

The Beatles drummer Sir Ringo Starr has been reunited with his Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club band uniform over half a century on. It’s been over 56 years since The Beatles released arguably their greatest album in Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. On the famous cover, the Fab Four dressed up as their alter egos in colourful uniforms and now Sir Ringo Starr has been reunited with his famous costume. For more click here The post The Beatles: Sir Ringo Starr, 83, reunited with his Sgt Pepper’s pink uniform in new video appeared first on Beatles in London ..read more

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