Abbey Road LIVE! tribute concert, dance
The Abbey Road LIVE! tribute band will
feature Beatles tunes in a rocking musical
program Saturday, July 9, at 7:30 p.m. US
News and World Report has called Beatles
tribute band Abbey Road LIVE! “One of the
world’s premier Beatles cover bands.”
Since 2002, Abbey Road LIVE! has
been rocking the music of the Beatles at
clubs, theatres, festivals, and private events.
Initially a tribute to the monumental “Abbey
Road” album, the band has expanded its
scope to include more than 100 Beatles
tunes, from all eras of the Fab Four’s career.
The band specializes in complete, start-to-
fi nish album performances of masterpieces
such as “Abbey Road,” “Magical Mystery
Tour,” “Rubber Soul,” “Revolver” and “Sgt.
Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”
Abbey Road LIVE! is not your typical
Beatle look-alike tribute act; don’t expect
mop-top haircuts and vintage Rickenbacker
guitars. Rather, this show is about bringing
to life some of the more mature and
complex Beatles material in a raw &
spirited fashion, while remaining true to the
original recordings. Combining attention to
detail with a creative exuberance, the band
always delights its audiences with its diverse
repertoire of hits and more obscure favorites.
Abbey Road LIVE! is made up of
four all-star musicians from the infamous
Athens, Ga., music scene that gave the
world R.E.M., Widespread Panic and the
B-52s. Collectively, the band members
have recorded and toured regularly with
Cosmic Charlie, Charlie Mars and Fuzzy
Sprouts. Individual band members have also
collaborated with acts such as Indigo Girls,
Juliana Hatfi eld, Mike Houser (Widespread
Panic), Danielle Howle and Lemonheads.
While the four lads from Athens
generally perform as a quartet, they have
also been known to recruit the “Magical
Mystery Horns” and the “Lonely Hearts
Strings,” lending authentic accompaniment
to the more elaborately orchestrated tunes.
The latest addition to the Abbey Road LIVE!
musical arsenal is a real Indian sitar and
tablas.
At a typical Abbey Road LIVE! show,
audiences young and old can be found
gleefully singing along with every word,
many in utter disbelief at getting to hear
this monumental music performed live;
something that even the Beatles themselves
never did, since they stopped touring in 1966.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $12 for ages
12 and under, and are available at the FEC
box offi ce, by calling 541-997-1994 or
online at www.eventcenter.org.
For ticket information, contact The Florence Events Center box office at (541) 997-1994
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