The youngest band to play at this year's event, BR 69 are a band of 16 year old students and surfers from Rio de Janeiro. The band convened in 2001, one of their first rehearsals significantly being on 29th November; the day that George Harrison died. The bands line-up has changed since they started, now consisting of founding members Luiz, who plays bass and lists Bob Marley and Sublime amongst his favourite artists and Felipe, the lead guitarist whose enthusiasm for the music of The Beatles led BR 69 to develop from a fun school band into the tribute band they have become. In fact, Felipe introduced the bands two newest members, drummer Pedro and singer/rhythm guitarist Xande to the music of the Fabs, and their admiration quickly grew. Their repertoire has grown so quickly they now have difficulty choosing songs for their set-lists from the extensive selection!
It's quite an achievement for such a young band to come and play in Liverpool so early into what will no doubt be a long career in Beatledom. Congratulations boys! It's great to have you here!