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Members: Paul McDonough (John Lennon), Chris O’Neill (Paul McCartney), Gary Harmon (George Harrison), David Reilly (Ringo Starr).
Location: Liverpool, England
Website: www.backbeatbeatles.com
Mailing list: If you want to receive regular updates from The Backbeat Beatles or want more information about Water, email them.
| 11 August 2004 |
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Chris O'Neill is releasing his first solo album, eponymously titled 'Chris O'Neill'. You will be able to buy the album via Chris' new website: www.chrisoneill.org Chris and The Backbeat Beatles will be playing several shows in Liverpool over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Click here for full schedule. To promote his new album, Chris will be signing copies prior to the gigs on Sunday 29th and Monday 30th. |
| 5 December 2003 |
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Following our exclusive announcement in October, today's Daily Express (Night & Day column) announces that Backbeat is to become a West End play starring the original cast. See the full article here. |
| 25 October 2003 |
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TWIL Exclusive!! Chris O'Neill will be reunited with the rest of the cast of Backbeat next week. They will be meeting for a private reading of the Backbeat script, to examine the possibility of turning the movie into a stage show... Watch this space for further news if the read-through is successful! On the
subject of Backbeat, Stella Screen showed the movie in Abbey Road
Studios on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th October. Tickets were obviously
limited and had sold out months ago! Some members of the cast including
Stephen Dorff (Stu Sutcliffe) and Ian Hart (John Lennon) were rumoured
to be among the attendees. |
| 25 September 2003 |
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The Backbeat Beatles will be performing their original material as Water at the International Pop Overthrow in Liverpool on October 15th. This is part of a week long event featuring bands from all over the world. Check out the IPO website for more information. ::
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An interview with Chris O’Neill & David Reilly :: TWIL Issue Five, August 2001
An interview with Paul McDonough & Gary Harmon :: TWIL Issue Six, November 2001
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Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham :: July 2001
Leeds City Varieties, Leeds :: February 2003
The Caven Club, Liverpool (from The Daily Post) :: 27 February 2003
:: The Backbeat Beatles have recorded an excellent album of original material under the name Water. Click here for more info.
:: Chris O'Neill is releasing his first solo album, eponymously titled 'Chris O'Neill'. You will be able to buy the album via Chris' new website: www.chrisoneill.org For more on Chris see our infopage here.
:: Chris O'Neill played George Harrison in the excellent movie about Stu Sutcliffe and the Beatles early days, 'Backbeat'. You can buy Backbeat via amazon.co.uk
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Ian Hart's second performance as John Lennon (the first was the little-seen
The Hours and Times) commands attention in this marvellous musical bio of
the Beatles in Hamburg directly before their stardom. The focus is on the
"5th Beatle" Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff), a bluesy bass guitar player
who finds Germany has more interesting things (art and a woman) than music.
The woman, Astrid (Sheryl Lee), chronicles the early years of the Beatles
and shefalls in love with Stuart, a move that would influence many aspects
of the Fab Four. Nearly overpowering the film is Hart in a great, energized
performance of an artist on fire. The music was adapted for the movie, rediscovering
the raw sound and ballistic energy in the back street clubs. These scenes
of rock and genius intermixed with a nervy lead singer evoke similarities
to Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. Backbeat is directed by Iain Softley. --Doug Thomas
