Sweadbeat.com have contacted us to say they now have an English version of their website up and running at www.eng.sweadbeat.com You can find out information about the first ever Swedish Beatles Convention which will be held on 4 March 2006 and will feature two great British bands - The Mersey Beatles and The Overtures.

There are a few new ads in our Musicians Wanted section, so if you're a Beatle without a band, or a moptop short of a fab four check it out.

Al from The Cavern Beat (IL, USA) wrote to us telling us that the band finally have live recordings available on their website. As Al say's "Now everyone in the whole world can hear what good singers I get to listen to from behind my drums!" Check out the MP3's on their website: www.thecavernbeat.com

Mesa Arts Center, Arizona presents "A Day in His Life" - The John Lennon Anthology Concert on Friday November 25, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday November 26, at 7:30 p.m. The concert features World-renowned Lennon tribute artist Tim Piper and his band Working Class Hero. For more information phone 480-644-6500 or visit www.mesaartscenter.com

Rainbow at Midnight Productions are proud to present 1964... The Tribute in concert on 18th November at the Louisville Palace Theater, Louisville, Kentucky. Joining 1964 will be Abbey Road Live! from Athens, Georgia and Mario Dasilva from Brazil. The evening begins at 7pm in The Palace's grounds with Louisville's own The Rockinbackers. An aftershow party will also be held at the Hard Rock Cafe featuring the Merry Pranksters.

Marc aka Winston has been in contact to tell us about the hottest place to hang out in cyberspace... after TWIL that is! The Beatles for Fans is a very busy messageboard which had over 6000 hits in it's first seven months. You can join in the fun here - www.thebeatlesforfans.com

News from Sweden of a new 1-day Beatles convention. The website (in Swedish) is up and running, and we will bring you more news about the festival when we get it. www.sweadbeat.com

365 Events and the Plain Dealer present The Concert for John - a day-long tribute celebrating the life of John Lennon at the Agora Theatre, Cleveland on 10 December 2005. Performers at the event include Tim Piper & Working Class Hero, British Export, Instant Karma, All You Need Is Love, Hal Bruce, Mark Staycer's Imagine John Lennon, and more to be announced. The tribute will begin at noon with a special screening of Imagine and will continue with nine consecutive hours of the words and music of one of the most influential and important artists of the 20th century. For tickets visit The Concert for John website.

Liverpool Legends raised almost $10,000 for the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund with their benefit concerts over the last month.

The Fab Faux (NY, USA) have added an early show to their date at the State Theatre, New Brunswick on 12 November 2005.

Larry Russell's BeatleStock are holding a Beatles sing-along at the Baggot Inn, 82 West 3rd St. (bet. Sullivan & Thompson), NYC on Sunday 30 October 2005.

Beatlemania Again (NJ, USA) are playing a fundraising concert in aid of Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief on 22 October at Hammonton High School Performing Arts Center, 566 Old Forks Road, Hammonton, NJ. Tickets can be purchased at The Bank of America 222 S. White Horse Pike, Hammonton , NJ or by calling 609-561-2343.

There's been a rush of new ads in our Musicians Wanted section, so if Beatle Week has inspired you to dust off your Country Gentleman or Hofner and dig out your Beatle boots, click here and you could be playing instead of watching in Liverpool next year...

American English are helping to organise the Katrina Relief Concert which to be held in Woodstock, Illinois later this month. The concert will run for almost 12 hours, beginning at 6pm on Friday 23 September and running until 4am on Saturday 24 September. It will take place at the concert fairgrounds at the newly converted Galt Airport, 5112 Greenwood Road, Woodstock, IL. Music will be provided by American English, Elevation (U2 Tribute), The New Invaders (60s tribute), Hot Rocks (Rolling Stones Tribute), and The Midway Ramblers (Cajun Tribute), along with many more surprise musicians. The venue can accommodate up to 15,000 people. Some seating is available, and blankets, umbrellas, and lawn chairs are recommended for comfort. 100% of the proceeds from the concert will be donated to The American Red Cross. Ticket prices will be $20.00 at the door, with a special request that concert goers bring as much bottled water that can be carried to be loaded into Salvation Army trucks to aid the victims. Non-perishable items will also be accepted.

The Fab Faux are to appear on Howard Stern's Radio Show tomorrow morning (7 September) at 8.30am (EST). WXRK-FM (92.3 "K-Rock") in NYC (check local listings elsewhere).

Also on the Faux... there is a great cartoon showing how they were Fab'd on their website... check it out at www.thefabfaux.com

There are lots of great pictures from Beatle Week 2005 on Bengt Warmlind's Magical Beatles Tours website here: http://magicalbeatletours.com and you can send your memories and photos for inclusion in Cavern City Tours online scrapbook here: http://www.cavern-liverpool.co.uk/beatleweek/history/2005/BWscrap2005.htm

Banned On The Run are playing at the Cavern Club, Liverpool tomorrow, Wednesday 7 September, as part of the launch for Paul McCartney's new album 'Chaos and Creation in the Backyard'. Call Cavern City Tours on 0151 236 9091 for information.

We're back! Beatle Week was a storming success once again, and we had a great time catching up with old friends as well as meeting lots of new ones! There are some photos and set lists on the Beatle Week page and this will be added to daily. If you've emailed TWIL in the last week or so, don't worry - we will be getting through all the emails over the next few days. If you were there and you want to email me your photos, please do so and if you were performing and wish to send me your set lists, feel free!

Thanks to Bill, Ray, Ian, Vicki and the crew at CCT and Rick and his MSF gang for a great festival and all the musicians who made it one of the best Beatle Weeks ever. Personal thanks to Helen, Janine, Michelle, Gitte, Laura, Kristina, Chris, Frank, Pat, Mark, Anne-Marie, Ellie, Gill and Paul for being my BW (and BW) buddies, and most of all to Wally for a perfect week. "And in the end the love you take, is equal to the love you make."

The TWIL team are in Liverpool at Beatle Week until the end of next week. A full report and photos will be posted here when we return. If you're going to Liddy, we'll see you there, and if not - you'll be able to see what you missed here very soon!!

New York based band Strawberry Fields are playing at Shea Stadium on Tuesday 16th August, 40 years after the Beatles performed their historic concert at the venue. Information can be found at the bands website www.strawberryfieldsthetribute.com or by calling (917-669-9072).

Almost every package for Liverpool Beatle Week 2005 is now SOLD OUT! Cavern City Tours do have a few last minute places left in the Adelphi (subject to minimum 3 night stay) and Cathedral Park Student Village, so if you haven't booked yet and you want to be at the party of the year, call Vikki at Cavern City Tours on +44 (0)151 236 9091 now!

The Fab Faux have a full-page article in the new edition of Rolling Stone magazine (Issue #980, August 11, 2005).

Holley's Sea Of Green website has a new 1964 - The Tribute section. Check it out at www.seaofgreen.org/1964

The New York Times and Rolling Stone magazine report on the Mike Smith Benefit Concert taking place at B.B. Kings Blues Club in New York City this evening. Mike Smith was the lead singer of the Dave Clark Five and was paralysed below the waist in an accident in 2003. Organised by The Late Show with David Letterman band leader Paul Shaffer, the concert will feature the Zombies, Peter and Gordon who are reuniting for the event and former Moody Blues lead singer and Wings guitarist Denny Laine, as well as our very own Fab Faux. There is also a 10-day celebrity auction on eBay. Items up for grabs include an autographed guitar, blues harp and drum head signed by, respectively, Bruce Springsteen, Donovan and Ringo Starr. Information at www.tciartists.com/mikesmithbenefit

By special invite, Banned on the Run are to play an open air concert in Milan in Italy on Saturday, 18th June 2005 to celebrate Paul McCartney's birthday. The event is co-organised by Rolando Giambelli, Italy's No1 premier Beatles-event promoter [www.beatlesiani.com]. Anyone who wishes to attend this special concert, please contact Rolando on 0039 336 411 914. Flights are available via Ryan Air.

Cavern City Tours have sold out of single and triple rooms at the Adelphi Hotel, and all rooms at the The Thistle, Grand Central Unite and Liverpool Liner have also sold out! So if you're planning on going to Liverpool Beatle Week this August but haven't booked yet, you'd better get your skates on!!

I had the pleasure to see The Backbeat Beatles at the Hayes Beck Theatre last night. The band are touring the UK this month and I strongly recommend you go and see them if you can. There's a full list of dates here. Thanks to Chris, Paul, Dave, Gaz and the other Paul for a fun and memorable evening!

This site will not be updated for a few weeks as I am going off-line as of tomorrow, until I relocate back to Nottingham. Band of the Week will return when I have more time to keep it up to date! Emails sent via ninatwil@gmail.com will still reach me and I will try and respond to these when I get the chance. The next three weeks are going to be very busy ones so if I don't respond immediately, don't take it personally!

Sir Paul... McCartney's Ultimate Tribute will be making their Abbey Road on the River debut providing bass and drums for the premier of Jim Ringo Martin's All Starr Band.

A message from American English about an exciting giveaway!

American English has always appreciated the support their fans have given them throughout the years. To show their appreciation, American English and Epiphone Guitars would like to announce an exciting opportunity to win an Epiphone SG special guitar autographed by Denny Laine (formerly of Wings) and the original Wings horn section, featuring Howie Casey, Thaddeus Richard and Steve Howard, who will be performing with American English on July 24, 2005, in a special Rock Show at the Porter County Fair in Valparaiso, Indiana. If you collect Beatles items, here's your chance to win a rare collectable!
American English fans will have 2 chances to win one of the 2 guitars, by registering via our website or through a raffle draw that will be held on the evening of the Rock Show at the Porter County Fair on July 24, 2005. Each ticket holder for the Rock Show will be given a raffle ticket when entering the gate. A link to ticket purchase information can be found in the July calendar page.
You can register to win the internet draw on our website at www.americanenglish.com. A link and registration details can be found on the homepage. Current registered fans to our mailing list must re-register in order to be eligible to win the on-line draw. A newly registered name will be drawn at random on the night of the show. Online registration ends at midnight CST, July 20 2005.

Good luck and thanks for supporting American English!

Banned on the Run, the great British Paul McCartney tribute band have a new line-up. Click here to find out more...

The Backbeat Beatles have announced British tour dates in May. Check out their website for venues and ticket details [website].

Would you like to attend the 5th Latin American Beatle Week in Buenos Aires? The event takes place from 23 November to 11 December. If your band would like to play, email info@semanabeatle.com or visit www.thecavernclub.com.ar to see more about this great Beatles celebration.

And some sad news in our usually happy little TWIL world... my lovely Dad, George Douglas, passed away last night after a courageous battle against a brain tumour. He bought me up on Beatles music and encouraged me to follow my dreams. I dedicate this site and everything I do to him...

This weekend it's the second annual Easter Eggman Festival in Liverpool. Cavern City Tours still have last minute packages available, so if you can't wait until August for your Beatle fix, visit their website [here] or phone +44 (0)151 236 9091. Events include a tribute concert to George Harrison, a Macca concert with Bob Bartey of Banned on the Run and even more partying with the fabulous Ringer. And if you're not partied out, you can join Neil B for the Sunday morning Beatles Pub Tour!

The Beatels from Australia begin a two week tour of Vietnam this Thursday. Details of their shows, along with many other Beatle events all over the world can be found on our Gigs page here.

Jim Martin of British Export tells TWIL that Abbey Road on the River in Kentucky will feature the first ever performance of Jim Ringo Martin & his All Star Band - showcasing a complete set of an authentic Ringo Starr show with a great band featuring Liverpool favourites including Hal Bruce and from Working Class Hero, Don Butler. Book for AROTR here.

The Sun Kings are playing a benefit for the Pleasant Hill Recreation and Parks District and Community Concerts on Saturday 26th March at the Pleasant Hill Community Center, California, USA. The evening promises to be packed with dancing, great music, an auction andlots more. Visit the Community Concerts website here or phone 925-229-2710 for tickets and information.

Gigwise.com reports that a Metallica/Beatles tribute band in Milwaukee have won the support of Metallica's Lars Ulrich after Sony/ATV Music Publishing closed down their website. Beatallica rework Beatles songs in a Metallica style... See the full story here.

The Bootleg Beatles have announced their annual UK Christmas Tour dates. You can see them on our Bootleg Beatles page or catch up with Beatles band gigs all across the universe on our gigs page here.

The Sun Kings are taking part in a fundraising concert for the victims of the South Asian Tsunami. The concert will take place on Saturday 20th February at the Saddlerack, Fremont, CA, USA. For more information visit the Sun Kings website here.

The Classic Beatles are to take part in an all-tribute band concert to raise money for the victims of the crisis in Darfur. They will appear at the Dublin Olympia in Ireland on April 9th along with U2, Queen, and Police tribute acts. All funds raised from the concert will go to the charity 'Goal'.

There's an interview with Marcus Cahill about his Imagine John Lennon show in the Kalgoorlie Miner. Read it here.

American English play a fundraiser concert for a very worthy cause on February 19th. Miracles in the Making is a charity supporting the fight against paediatric brain tumours. The event will take place at Meridian Banquets, Rolling Meadows, Illinois, USA - tickets are available from www.miraclesinthemaking.org

Abbey Road Studios are hosting a Film Festival from 19th March - 3rd April 2005. Among the screenings of films whose soundtracks were recorded at the famous London studios is A Hard Day's Night and Backbeat. Tickets are limited but include entry into Studio Two for an exhibition about the studios history, and the film showing in Studio One. Check out the Abbey Road website for details.

Tickets for Abbey Road On The River go on sale on February 15th. Visit the AROTR website for all the details.

Liverpool Legends - the new Tribute band featuring Kevin Mantegna, Davey Justice, Marty Scott, Joe Bologna and Bob Dobro make their debut on February 18th at Chicago City Limits. For details visit the Liverpool Legends page.

Viewers of BBC2's Trouble at the Top on Tuesday may have spotted a few familiar Beatle Week faces! The programme was all about Cavern City Tours and their epic project to open the Hard Day's Night Hotel in Liverpool. Although the show mostly dealt with the financial side of the business, there was some footage of the Adelphi and various events around Beatle Week; beady eyed viewers would recognise Johnny Silver, Lawrence Gilmour and The Beats as well as CCT's own Fab Four: Bill Heckle, Dave Jones, Ray Johnson and George Guinness, who has since sold his share of the partnership. We also saw the lovely Vikki and Neil B... modelling a rather fetching Cavern thong! The programme is repeated on BBC2 on Monday 31 January at 12.20am.

Talking of Cavern City Tours... Beatle Week 2005 booking brochures are now available. Visit the official Beatle Week website [here] for all the information on this years programme and how to book.

American English want you to vote for your favourite Beatles Love Songs on their website [here] and the top ten songs will be performed by the group at their Valentine's Show on 11th February at Nikos Restaurant, Bridgeview, IL. Current leader, with a considerable margin is If I Fell, followed by In My Life. Go and vote for your favourite!