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:: THEATRE SHOW
The Cavern Beatles present a constantly evolving Theatre Show.

In 2003, celebrating 40 years of Beatlemania, the band put The Beatles output from 1963 under the microscope.  The shows first act included only songs that were available to the Fab Four in that year.  This gave audiences a chance to hear tunes that are not so often heard, played live.  Cover versions that appeared on the the first 2 Beatle LP's, such as Anna, A Taste of Honey, and Devil In Her Heart, were given the Cavern Beatles treatment and showed exactly were the influence for the classic Lennon/McCartney songs came from.
In 1963, The Beatles performed at more venues in the UK than any other year in their career.   Many of these venues were revisited by the Cavern Beatles 40 years later, wooing audiences old and new.

The 2004 tour, built on the success of the previous year. Respecting that the audience would probably feel a little cheated if they didn't get to hear She Loves You, I Want To Hold Your Hand, and other big 1963 hits, The Cavern Beatles opened up the show with a re-creation of the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show.  In February 1964, The Beatles were about to take the US by storm, but all their material at the time was drawn from 1963.  This gave the Cavern Beatles licence to perform the '63 songs in a '64 context.  Moving on, the band then played material from A Hard Day's Night, with the distinctive sound shift brought about by the Rickenbacker 360/12.  Selections from Beatles For Sale and I Feel Fine brought 1964 to a close.

In 2005 the story continues to 1965. By now, the Beatles had become the biggest entertainment phenomenon in the world.  Their concerts in the US were becoming major events, taking place in Baseball Stadia to the largest audiences hardly imaginable at the time for a pop concert.  The Cavern Beatles recreate the famous Shea Stadium concert of August 1965, and offer a delve into the material from Help and Rubber Soul which took up The Beatles artistic output of that year.

:: TELEVISION CREDITS

JAMES WHALE RADIO SHOW ( NETWORK/YORKSHIRE TV )
STARS IN THEIR EYES ( NETWORK/GRANADA TV )
ITV TELETHON ( NETWORK/GRANADA TV )
THE LATE LATE SHOW (RTE/CHANNEL 4 )
CELEBRATION: BEATLE CITY ( GRANADA TV )
VARIOUS NEWS PROGRAMMES ( AUSTRALIAN GMPTV. SKY NEWS )
MEN BEATLES KOM ALDRI TIL BERGEN ( 6 PART NRK-TV, NORWAY )
GRANADA UP FRONT ( GRANADA TV )
PEBBLE MILL ( BBC )
POINTS OF VIEW (BBC )
FOX'S BISCUITS COMMERCIAL 1997
SUMMER IN THE CITY ( BBC)
THE CAVERN BEATLES LIVE! AT THE JERASH FESTIVAL (JORDAN -Full concert broadcast)
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE BEATLES (GERMAN TV SPECIAL) show hosted by Rick Alan
THE KELLY SHOW (UTV)
SWISS TV SHOW ( 3 songs performed )
JEFFREY ARCHER - THE TRUTH ( BBC )
BILL ODDIE'S HISTORY HUNT ( BBC )

In November 1993, NRK-TV Norway filmed the group in concert for a series of 6 half-hour programmes entitled "Men Beatles kom aldri til Bergen", which were broadcast throughout Scandinavia in January/February 1994.

After the groups performance on the daytime TV show PEBBLE MILL, in March 1994, the BBC were swamped with letters about them. which resulted in a repeat showing on POINTS OF VIEW with Anne Robinson.

:: SUPPORTING CREDITS 

Tom Jones 
Johnny Mathis
Mary Wilson and the Supremes
Smokey Robinson
Gerry & The Pacemakers
The Lightning Seeds
The Bob Monkhouse Show

:: CORPORATE FUNCTIONS

The Cavern Beatles have performed at corporate functions and product launches on 5 continents.
See their impressive client list.

:: SNIPPETS

There have been many Beatle mimics over the years, some have been more successful than others.  It is significant that the only such group to have received a review and photograph in the "BEATLES BOOK", has been the Cavern Beatles.  The afore mentioned magazine has been published every month since 1963 and is distributed worldwide.  It has to be said that they are not usually impressed by Beatle impersonators, the Cavern Beatles appear to be the exception.  The very favourable article was written by TONY BARROW who was the Beatles Press Officer between 1962 & 1966, he also wrote the sleeve notes for the first 3 Beatle L.P.'s

At a promotion at Abbey Road Studios in October 1992, The Cavern Beatles were used in a film made in conjunction with Apple, to celebrate 30 years since the release of the " Love Me Do" single.

August 1999 saw the Cavern Beatles recreate the famous Abbey Road album cover for the Planet Pledge campaign to promote re-cycling of waste products. The band were photographed with Anthea Turner and were featured widely in UK national and local press.

In 2001, The band recorded the voices for American Software company, Music Playground's, play-along versions of Beatle songs.  The program was demonstrated to Paul McCartney in New York City, where he played along to a version of I Saw Her Standing There - backing vocals provided by The Cavern Beatles.

In February 2002,  Rick and Roy (in Haré Georgeson), performed at "The Concert for George" at the Liverpool Empire.  Their set of 4 songs was watched from the wings by Sir Paul McCartney, who was mighty impressed and said that "George would have loved that".  The band led the 'My Sweet Lord' finale of the concert, and were joined on stage by Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, Ralph McTell, Pete Wylie, The Merseybeats and members of The Haré Krisna Temple, with Macca singing along from the wings.