Australian Beatals

Making their third consecutive appearance at Beatleweek, The Beatals (or The Aussie Beatals as they are known while they're here, to save confusion!) have firmly established themselves as one of the conventions major acts. Topping off another astounding Merseyside weekend with a show at the Rhyl Pavilion last year, the Beatals won over another group of Beatlefans in North Wales with their gusto and interminable attention to detail. Two songs 'Norwegian Wood' and 'Tomorrow Never Knows' stood out in their repertoire at their shows last year - not only because they are slightly off the usual Beatles tribute band track, but because The Beatals utilise the unusual talents of guitarist Gary Isaacs with a Sitar solo on the former, and Jaiya Rassip, a didgeridoo player who provided the exact ambience required for Lennon's 'Tibetan Book of the Dead' inspired song.

Hailing from Adelaide, South Australia, The Beatals have played countless shows in both the southern and northern hemisphere's, while the groups 'John Lennon', Max Fredericks considers their show to a full-house at the Sydney Opera House one of their career highlights… that, and playing for you all on Merseyside for a third consecutive year, of course!

Sadly they will be didgeridoo-less this year, but Max, Gary, Peter 'Paul' Martin and Monty 'Ringo' Ruggiero will no doubt have other treats in store at their shows. They will be performing songs from the Yellow Submarine movie at our Reel Years Concert on Saturday night, so you can expect to hear some lesser-heard gems there, and you can catch their own celebrated show on Convention day, at The Mathew Street Festival, the VIP party and in the Cavern on Tuesday.