Cavern City Tours International Beatleweek 2001

Thursday 23rd August:
Evening: The Beats (Argentina) and Hard Night's Day (Texas) play at the Town Hall where the Beatles attended a civic reception at their 'homecoming' prior to the Liverpool premiere of A Hard Day's Night.
Later: Comitatus (Brazil) at the Cavern Club.

Friday 24th August:


Afternoon:

Instant Karma and Bob Bartey at The Barcelona - John and Paul solo years concert.

Evening: Beatle Years Show with The Overtures at The Royal Court Theatre. The music of 1962 -1970 including The Who, Small Faces, Kinks, Beatles, Stones and lots more!
Later: Adelphi Hotel - 'Brazilian Samba Party' with Hocus Pocus, Clube Big Beatles and Comitatus.
Saturday 25th August:


Morning: Beatles Auction at LIPA - organised by The Beatles Shop.
Afternoon: Chavasse Park - Rock and Roll Circus featuring The Counterfeit Stones, Jethro Tull Band, Maximum Who and Gary Gibson.
Evening: Royal Court Theatre - 'The Beatles Live' featuring concerts from The Star Club, Cavern, Hollywood Bowl, Candlestick Park and Apple Rooftop, performed by The Beats, The Fab Four (Australia), Revolution (Los Angeles), Hard Night's Day and The Snails (Moldova).
Later: Adelphi Hotel - Stars and Stripes featuring music from the American Beatle Bands.

Sunday 26th August:

 
CONVENTION DAY! This year Convention takes you back to 1961, featuring memorabilia, live music 'til midnight and interviews with Pete Best, Klaus Voormann, Astrid Kirchherr, Mike Smith (Decca Records) and Allan Williams.
Later:

Unplugged Festival with over thirty bands playing in four bars in the Adelphi hotel!

Monday 27th August:

Mathew Street Festival: Every type of music you can imagine being played live in every pub, bar and street in Liverpool for twenty-four hours (well that's what it seems like!). There's also Beatle Bands performing in front of the Town Hall all day!!
Evening: back to the Royal Court for the Fab Faux (New York) finale party. Get there early if you want a good view - they are the most popular band at Beatleweek!!!
Later: Then party into the early hours at the Adelphi Hotel, at the VIP party featuring The Beats.
Tuesday 28th August:
Afternoon/Evening: 1964 (Ohio) at the Cavern Club. One of the best tribute bands in the world - and they're flying in just for this gig!!!

 








 

Nina Douglas
TWIL Issue Four May 2001