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HAPPY 18th
The Mathew Street Festival comes of age
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The Beatles at their manager Brian Epstein's Hertfordshire home to launch the Sergeant Pepper album in May 1967
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ELCOME to our 12 page guide to the most musical week in Liverpool’s calendar. We have the Mathew Street Festival, International Beatle Week, and a packed programme of events on all around the city. Mathew Street Music Festival is the annual celebration of one of the city’s cultural cornerstones – music. This fantastic free two day event will be 18 years old this year, with over 80 hours of live outdoor music, it celebrates cover, original and new bands which attract local people and visitors from all over Europe. This year 95 bands perform from as far as USA, Brazil, Argentina, Japan, Switzerland, Russia, Sweden and Scotland will be performing, with huge TV screens around the site to improve the viewing experience. The Fringe Festival for original bands runs from Friday to Monday in venues across the city offering a vast array of music. If you love music, it gives you the bands that people are whispering about, breaking boundaries, running in over 30 venues across town. Councillor Joe Anderson, Leader of Liverpool City Council and the Directors of Liverpool’s Mathew Street Music Festival Ltd says: “In terms of variety and quality this year’s Festival should be our best ever - a first class tribute to The Beatles and a celebration of the MOBO’s coming to Liverpool will give the festivities a very special edge. “The line-up for the 2010 festival will make for a great weekend of music for all ages and tastes. The new themes are a brilliant addition and ensure the festival remains fresh and vibrant. They also show how the city has influenced the world and underlines why we are bidding to England’s first UNESCO City of Music.” With six outdoor live stages over the two days, plus the fringe festival for its third year – across more than 40 indoor venues, and the Albert Dock festivities, the hardest job seems to be trying to work out how to fit everything in. JADE WRIGHT
Remember life of a legend Bill Heckle
THIS year we celebrate what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday. To mark his extraordinary and influential life, musical stars of all eras will unite on stage for an emotional charity concert, Lennon Remembered, on Thursday
December 9 at the Echo Arena. Thirty years on from his tragic early death, the memorial concert will form the crescendo of two months of celebrations of John Lennon’s unique contribution to the culture of, not only the
city of his birth, but also his immortal position on the global popular music landscape. John’s appeal continues to span the generations, and musicians from every era will congregate on stage to perform unique versions of
Lennon’s most famous songs – and, no doubt, one or two forgotten gems alongside them as well. Bill Heckle, Director of The Cavern Club, says: “We have enjoyed many great musical nights in this city over the years, but an evening dedicated
to John, attended by those who knew and loved him, as well as those who worked with him, plus the thousands of fans who, purely and simply, have been touched and moved by his music throughout our lives, will really make it into something special.”
John Lennon in 1980
Cathedral celebration
Love, peace and understanding at the cathedral the creation of an Albert Dock Family Stage in Salthouse Dock. Following the success of the Albert Dock Stage in 2008, the Albert Dock Tenants Business Association has been working closely with the organisers of the Mathew Street Music Festival to add a family stage for the weekend when
Liverpool welcomes to more than 300,000 people to Europe’s biggest free city centre, annual music festival. The Albert Dock Stage will have a diverse programme of local, family friendly talent, including a selection of the legendary Mersey Beat artists. Juice FM Undiscovered will provide an opportunity for local, unsigned and original artists to perform on the British Waterways Floating Stage.
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JOHN LENNON’S 70th Birthday Celebrations WITH TOP LENNON TRIBUTE ACTS Tickets £10
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MATHEW STREET FESTIVAL HEAVENLY: There is a celebration of The Beatles’ music at the Anglican Cathedral, inset, Mark McGann singing
ON Bank Holiday Monday the ● Albert Dock will celebrate one of the biggest music parties of the year with
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No Mathew Street Music Festival would be complete without a Beatles tribute or two providing the lead in a Beatles Sing-a-long, which will round off the perfect family day out at the Dock. Juice FM Undiscovered is being judged by a panel of music media experts from Juice FM including Dan Roach from the Evening Takeover show, Tom Byrne from the A Train and Jade Wright from the Liverpool ECHO.
Wednesday 8th December
JOHN LENNON A 30th ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE
By WORKING CLASS HERO Tickets £10
Jeremy Roberts Chair of Albert Dock Tenants Business Association says: “Albert Dock is delighted to once again be celebrating Mathew Street Music Festival, providing a family zone; ideal for young families to enjoy the biggest and best celebration of culture in the city. “We are also pleased to be working with Merseycats to add some of the legendary Mersey Beat bands to our programming. The unsigned and original,
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OVE, peace and understanding. The three themes that permeated the Beatles' entire back-catalogue form the bases for a spectacular centrepiece to the celebrations of the Fab Four at the Anglican cathedral. Organiser Bill Heckle explains: “At the end of the Beatles Anthology, Paul said that the key themes in their music were always love, peace and understanding. When you look back through their music it jumps out at you. Well, that thought stuck in my mind for years, and then, this time it seemed like the perfect opportunity to do something in Liverpool to mark that.” So Love, Peace & Understanding will take place this Saturday, August 28, at the Anglican Cathedral. Heralded by the cathedral bells chiming Across the Universe, the event will feature two stages, a big screen, and musicians from Merseyside as well as from every continent in the world, including Mark McGann and a string quartet. There will be music from the Beatles and each of the band members’ solo careers. The concert not only features some of the finest musicians and singers from all over the world performing this music, but will also feature the Love & Joy Gospel choir, classical extracts, the spoken word and much more, all in the breath-taking surroundings of the Anglican Cathedral. Ticket prices for the concert range from £15 to £50 VIP tickets, and are available from www.cavernclub.org or on 08705 344 4444. Proceeds will go to cathedral funds.
local talent will come in the form of the Juice FM Undiscovered with of course a few Beatles inspired artists along the way; it will make for a brilliant day out.” Cllr Wendy Simon, Liverpool City Council cabinet member for culture and tourism, adds: “The floating stage was a big hit in 2008 and I’m sure it’ll have people dancing and rocking in the dock once again.’’ ● For more details about the events go to www.albertdock.com
NEW YEARS EVE CHRISTMAS WITH WITH THE THE BEATLES BEATLES
December 4th, 18th, & 19th
Festive party nights with BEATLES EXPERIENCE Tickets £12.50
With top tribute band THE BLUE MEANIES Tickets £17.50
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THERE'S nothing quite like settling down to listen to your favourite album, except perhaps hearing it live from some of the world's best impersonators... This year sees the introduction of the Classic Albums Stage in Derby Square. Head down to enjoy your favourite tracks from impressive tribute acts. Playing together since 2002, Guns 2 Roses (Sunday, 2pm) are definitely ones to watch. Approved by various members of Guns N Roses, they even have the original GNR drummer Steven Adler playing with them from time to time. Guns 2 Roses have played the same London clubs and venues that GNR did in the 80s, from the Marquee Club to the Mean Fiddler and Hard Rock Cafe in Hyde Park. They've also sold out the Cavern Club two nights in a row. Playing many songs from Appetite For Destruction, GNR Lies and Use Your Illusion I and II, they're a must see for any fan of rock covers. But, if you're looking for something more Beatle-themed, check out Marcus Cahill, billed as The World's Best John Lennon Tribute Show (Monday, 5pm). Famous with fans across the world, Marcus has performed in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Wales, Netherlands, Hong Kong and Australia. He'll be singing the album Imagine, and he's well worth a look.
WORLDWIDE: Marcus Cahill
I love the festival it’s when the real people come out Liverpool bands tell Jade Wright about their make or break Mathew Street gigs
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OUR band did two fabulous shows in 2005 and 2006 on the big stages down at the Pier head. Looking out over the vast crowd with the river twinkling behind it and using the Liver Building clock to gauge how much stage time we had left will be a memory I will take with me to my grave. “This photograph taken by Liverpool pap legend Dave Evans sums up the day perfectly. It kick started the band in many ways, we'd been in the margins up until then. “Does this train stop on Merseyside? had just been released and literally thousands showed up to watch us perform in beautiful Mersey sunshine. “I love Mathew Street weekend, it's when the real people come out to enjoy themselves. Detractors tell me that it's just cover bands but that isn't true. The fringe provides plenty of brand new music. Those who can't afford tickets for shows can have a full day’s entertainment all for free. “Mathew Street is a success story, it belongs to the ordinary folk of Liverpool. Personally, I rarely watch any of the bands, I just hang out of my window watching the crowds below shouting down at old friends I haven't seen for a while 'John! What time are the Argentinian REM on?!!” ● Ian Prowse, singer with Amsterdam, www.amsterdam-music.co.uk
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LSO new this year is the Female Stage in Williamson Square. Taking place on Bank Holiday Monday, it features, among others, the fabulous Merseyside all-girl group Cocabelles (11am), as well as Amy Housewine's Tribute to Amy Whinehouse at noon and the superb Connie Lush (2pm). Connie is widely recognised as one of the finest blues singers that the United Kingdom has ever
produced. She was voted Best UK Female Vocalist by readers of Blues In Britain for five separate years, earning a richly deserved place in the Gallery of the Greats. She's also made her name on the continent, particularly in France, where she was honoured in the French Blues Trophies awards as European Singer of the Year. The headline act comes courtesy of the fabulous Beryl Marsden. Toxteth born Beryl was one of the finest singers to
come out of the Liverpool beat boom. Born Beryl Hogg (no relation to Gerry Marsden) she began her professional career backed by a band called the Crew and was signed to Decca Records in 1963. She released two singles on the label that somehow failed to click, the first - I Know - rather inexplicably and the second, a cover of When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes, when the Supremes' version eclipsed it. Beryl jumped to
EMI's Columbia label in 1965 and lasted there for two singles, of which Break-A-Way is still remembered fondly to this day. She's a real treat, and well worth heading down to the Williamson Square stage to see.
GIRL POWER: Beryl Marsden will be headlining the Female Stage
Make DAVE MONKS lives and breathes new music. As the presenter of The Pool, on BBC Radio Merseyside, Dave plays the best local signed and unsigned acts each week. This year, he’s hosting the new bands’ stage for the Mathew Street festival. “I always look forward to being involved with the festival both as compère and attending some of the fringe events over the weekend,” explains Dave. “We’ve been building up to the event on the programme with sessions and interviews with some of the new bands playing, this will
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HAPPY MEMORIES: Amsterdam on the new bands stage at the Mathew Street Festival Picture: DAVE EVANS
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Two years ago my band were due to play our first gig in Liverpool at the Zanzibar for the fringe festival. We'd only ever played one gig before so we thought it would be a good idea to book a warm up gig at an intimate venue for the night before - which turned out to be a big mistake. “It was a disaster and I think we all wondered if we should even bother to carry on as a band, but, as we had the fringe fest gig booked for that evening at the Zanzibar, we had to put our doubts behind us and honour the booking. “Good job we did, because after a desperately shocking start to our set, about halfway through something clicked, and we started to produce the sound we were capable of. “We won the large crowd over, tony from the zanzi gave us a some nice encouragement after the gig, as did a passing Guardian reviewer who happened to catch our set “We haven't looked back since, swelling to a ridiculous nine piece funk/reggae band and being main support to the likes of ROX at Sound City 2010, Chris Helme from the Seahorses at Mojo, and most recently The Apples at the Masque. so the moral of the story is, the fringe fest can actually save a band. True story. “We also played the fringe fest last year and we are playing it again this year on Monday August 30, upstairs at the zanzibar, but this time we play acoustic - due to the drummer's honeymoon.” ● Collen Chandler, singer with We The Undersigned, www.myspace.com/ jointheundersigned
sure you take a dip in The Pool conclude with reaction and live sets straight after the day on my programme (The Pool on Sunday 29th from 8pm on BBC Radio Merseyside). “It’s another strong line up with a good showcase of Merseyside talent. I still think this is the stage that could be expanded to over two days due to the amount of great bands about – something to consider next year maybe?” Here is Dave’s selection of his highlights from some of the bands playing on the Sunday... ■ The Tea Street Band – Featuring some of the lads from The
■ Strawhouses – Similarly in Paul Donnelly they have a great songwriter who really deserves to be heard on a large scale, they have just released a great single called Malaise.
MUST-SEE: Strawhouses will be on the New Bands Stage
Maybes? With their side project, more dance orientated than their last band but ideal to get things bouncing early doors.
■ The Wicked Whispers – Michael Murphy’s’ psychedelic band have got some really imaginative
new songs they have only done a few low-key gigs so far and are really looking forward to playing their first big gig. Their sound shifts you back to the late 60s early 70s sound the likes of the Donovan and Electric Prunes.
■ The Rialto Burns – They signed to Gung Ho recordings recently and released their debut single called Radiate – they sound a little bit Joy Division and a little Editors or Interpol if you had to describe them, check these out in the afternoon spot. ■ Picture Book – I have had these in session a couple of times
and even put them on during Sound City as I was that impressed with their tracks. There are only three of them but they are amazing live and are attracting plenty of interest, they write classic pop songs set to a backdrop of beautifully produced soundscapes, I’m expecting big things from them in the future – make sure you see them for free while you can. That is just a selection – so many to see, others playing on the 29th at Williamson Square are: The Bo-Weevils, Married To The Sea, The Temps, Las Gambados, Ragz, Fly With Vampires, and The Sixteen Tonnes.
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This year the city will host a total of six outdoor stages over two days from 1100 to 1800. Over 80 hours of live outdoor music has been programmed for Sunday 29 – Monday 30 August, with over 85 bands from as far as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Norway, New York, Spain and Sweden. (Tribute and cover bands are indicated in brackets).
MONDAY TUNNEL STAGE
SUNDAY
CONTEMPORARY (Compere: Mark Jones) 1100-1145
TUNNEL STAGE
1200-1245
MAIN STAGE with Big Screen - LIVE AID
1300-1345
Kaiser Thiefs (Kaiser Chiefs) The Smiffs (The Smiths)
(Compere: Mark Jones)
1400-1445
1100-1135
Adored (The Stone Roses)
1145-1230
TBC
Stayed As Quo (Status Quo) Elevation The U2 Experience (U2)
1245-1325
Boomtown Rats(Roberts&Crowe)
1500-1545 1505-1530
The Rialto Burns 1540-1605
The Sixteen Tonnes
1335-1350
1615-1640
1355-1420
1650-1715
1430-1455
1725-1750
Mike Neary (Elvis Costello) Face Value (Phil Collins)
Joel Coombes (Tribute to the fabulous Elton John)
Married To The Sea Picture Book The Last Gambados
1545-1615
DERBY SQUARE STAGE
1625-1640
(Compere: Mike Byrne)
1510-1535
Gary Murphy Band(DireStraits) The Police Force (Sting) Mal Price (Paul McCartney)
CLASSIC ALBUMS 1100-1145
Mercury (Queen)
Gerry Murphy’s ‘New Hope/Golden Vision’ Band
1745-1755
1200-1245
1650-1735
Mal Price - Let It Be Finale (Paul McCartney)
WILLIAMSON SQUARE STAGE ORIGINAL/NEW BANDS (Compere: Dave Monks) 1100-1125
The Temps
Definitely Mightbe Playing Definitely Maybe (Oasis) 1300-1345
Guns 2 Roses (Guns N Roses) 1500-1545
Blurb Playing Parklife (Blur) 1600-1645
1700-1745
Ragz
1355-1420
Strawhouses 1430-1455
Fly With Vampires
EXCHANGE STREET EAST STAGE
The Beached Boys Playing Pet Sounds (The Beach Boys)
WATER STREET STAGE M62 (Compere: Neil Brennan) 1100-1145
The Merseybeasts
1200-1245
Kazabian (Kasabian) 1300-1345
Kins Of Leon (Kings Of Leon) 1400-1445
The Fillers (The Killers) 1500-1545
Viva La Coldplay (Coldplay) 1600-1645
Antarctic Monkeys (Arctic Monkeys) 1700-1745
Nicole Marie (Lady GaGa)
FEMALE
1100-1145
1100-1145
1200-1245
1200-1245
(Compere: Jon Keats) Gary Murphy Band (Squeeze) The Rawmones (The Ramones) 1300-1345
Hotter Than Hell (Kiss) 1400-1445
Eric Faulkners Bay City Rollers 1500-1545
Toorex (T-Rex) Roxy Magic (Roxy Music) Flairz
SUPERLAMBANANA STAGE
1300-1345
Reggae Ablewell Foundation 1400-1445
Black Eyed Peaz (Black Eyed Peas) 1500-1545
Are You Experienced? (Jimmy Hendrix) 1600-1645
Purple Rain (Prince) 1700-1745
Motown - Positive Impact
1200-1245
Modrophenia 1300-1345
Who’s Renown (The Who)
(Compere: Neil Brennan)
1100-1145
Backbeat Beatles Playing Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band 1200-1245
1400-1445
Ska Wars
The Getback Band Playing Magical Mystery Tour/ Yellow Submarine
1500-1545
1300-1445
From The Jam 1600-1645
Small Fakers (Small Faces) 1700-1745
Clube Big Beatles Playing White 1500-1545
Nube 9 Playing Abbey Road
Kinx (The Kinks)
1300-1345
Beth McCann (Texas) 1400-1445
Connie Lush 1500-1545
Hounds Of Love Band (Kate Bush) 1600-1645
Miss Allen (Lily Allen) 1700-1745
Beryl Marsden
(Compere: Frankie Connor)
Motown - Positive Impact
Beat Brothers
Amy Housewine (Amy Winehouse)
1100-1145
1200-1245
BEATLES LATE
1100-1145
Cocabelle
MOBO
Love & Joy Gospel Choir
MODFEST (Compere: Jon Keats)
(Compere: Stevie P)
DERBY SQUARE STAGE
(Compere: Steve Panter)
SUPERLAMBANANA STAGE
WILLIAMSON SQUARE STAGE
70’s
1700-1745
1210-1235
1320-1345
Billy J Kramer
1400-1445
The Tea Street Band
The Wicked Whispers
1700-1745
1600-1645
1135-1200
1245-1310
Red Mick (Simply Red)
Gary Murphy Band Playing Hotel California (The Eagles)
Uncomfortably Nu mb Playing Dark Side Of The Moon (Pink Floyd)
The Bo Weevils
1600-1645
Beth McCann (Duffy)
WATER STREET STAGE
CLASSIC ALBUMS II 1100-1145
The Bowie Experience Playing Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie) 1200-1245
Rocks Off Playing Get Your Ya Ya’s Out (Rolling Stones) 1300-1345
Rebel Truce Playing London Calling (The Clash) 1400-1445
The Doors Alive Playing The Doors (The Doors) 1500-1545
Kappa Playing Sun Sessions (Elvis Presley) 1600-1645
Nervana Playing Nevermind (Nirvana)
EXCHANGE STREET EAST STAGE BEATLES EARLY
(Compere: Charles Rosenay)
1600-1645
Nube 9 Playing Let It Be 1700-1745
The Mersey Beatles Playing Past Masters
1100-1145
The Mersey Beatles Playing Please Please Me 1200-1245
Made In Liverpool Playing With The Beatles 1300-1345
The Beatles Experience Playing Hard Days Night 1400-1445
Beatles For Sale Playing Beatles For Sale 1500-1545
Tripper Playing Help 1600-1645
The Repeatles Playing Rubbersoul 1700-1745
Revolver Playing Revolver
1700-1745
Marcus Cahill Playing Imagine (John Lennon)
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Indoor venues, many of whom were involved in last year’s festival, have also signed up to host live bands over the weekend. They will continue the theme of the outdoor stages with an exciting collection of tribute and cover bands. For the most up-to-date information visit www.mathewstreetfestival.com or please phone the venue direct.
The Abbey 85-89 Hanover Street, Liverpool L1 3DZ SUN 29 AUG 1500 Red Rock 1700 The Grace 1900 Cheap Purple MON 30 AUG 1600 The Gypsies 1800 Led Zeplin
Tel: 0151 708 5688 Blue Bar & Grill 17 Edward Pavilion, Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AE SUN 29 AUG 1230-1315 Stickarock 1400-1425 Stickarock
Tel: 0151 702 5831 Cross Keys 13 Earle Street, Liverpool L3 9NS SUN 29 AUG 1300-2000 The Media MON 30 AUG 1300-2000 The Mojos
Tel: 0151 236 4819 El Rincon Latino Roscoe Street, Liverpool L1 2SU SAT 28 AUG 2000-0000 Santana Tribute + Much More... MON 30 AUG 1700-2300 The Lotharios + Much More...
Tel: 0151 709 1177 Gala Casino 44 Chaloner Street, Liverpool L3 4BF
Metro Bar 5 Victoria Street, Liverpool L2 5QA
O’Neills 68 Hanover Street, Liverpool L1 4AG
SUN 29 AUG 1330-1800 Fabulous Weekend Warrior Plus The Passionettes MON 30 AUG 1300-2000 Fabulous Weekend Warrior
SAT 28 AUG 2015-2230 John O’Connell & Guest SUN 29 AUG 1800-2015 John O’Connell & Guest 2030-2230 TMI 2245-0100 Rodimus MON 30 AUG 1430-1645 Red Cow Junction 1700-1900 John O’Connell & Guest 2000-0030 The Collective
Tel: 0151 236 2231 Newz Bar 18 Water Street, Liverpool L2 8TD
SAT 28 AUG 2130-2300 Howard J - Guitar Vocalist SUN 29 AUG 2130-2300 Kyle Recommended
SUN 29 AUG 1800-2100 Harte Foundation 2100-0300 Coyote Ugly Style Dancers & Guest DJ MON 30 AUG 1800-2100 Off The Pier
Tel: 0151 709 8878
Tel: 0151 236 2025
Palm Sugar Lounge 5-6 Kenyon Steps, Liverpool L1 3DF
Panam 22 Britannia Pavilion, Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AD
Shenanigans 77 Tithebarn Street, Liverpool L2 2EN
SAT 28 AUG 1500 Soul singer Ogo chills with some of his favourites, along with a Beatles tribute. Followed by Andy Mac, the resident Saturday night DJ SUN 29 AUG 2000 Enjoy a medley of entertainment all day long, followed by a DJ from 2000 MON 30 AUG 1500 Chill out with a resident pianist - a great way to wind down from the weekend with tapas and cocktails
SUN 29 AUG 1300 The Cheatles 1500 The Cheatles 1700 The Cheatles 2100 The Cheatles 2300 The Cheatles MON 30 AUG 1300 The Cheatles 1500 The Cheatles
SUN 29 AUG 1300-1530 Greg & Scott 1600-1900 Robbie & Friends MON 30 AUG 1300-1530 Fat Joeys Sponge 1600-1900 Greg Irish & Country
Tel: 0151 707 6654
Tel: 0151 709 7360
Tel: 0151 255 1563 Sir Thomas Hotel 24 Sir Thomas Street, Liverpool L1 6JB
Tel: 0151 702 5840 Roscoe Arms 1 Oldham Street, Liverpool L1 2SU
SUN 29 AUG 1500-2300 The Wickerman & Tricia McTeague - Resident DJ MON 30 AUG 1500-2300 The Wickerman & Tricia McTeague - Resident DJ
SUN 29 AUG 1700-2300 Dr Juke MON 30 AUG 1700-2300 Liver Music
Tel: 0151 236 1366
Tel: 0151 709 3725
18 Years of awesome music is something to really celebrate, so we’ve decided to produce a genuinely limited edition Mathew Street Music Festival 18th Birthday Merchandise Range. With the programme being retailed at only £1 there is literally something for everyone. The merchandise and festival programme will be retailed on William Brown Street (Outside the World Museum), Castle Street (Near the Town Hall) and Tithebarn street (Between the stages). Roaming vendors will also be about over the weekend along Lime St/St Georges Lane (side of St George’s Hall close to Queens Square Bus station), Church Street/Holy Corner and along Dale Street. Alternatively visit our online shop www.mathewstreetfestival.com Get your free limited edition Mathew Street Music Festival 18th birthday virtual gift! The gift is available on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Celebrate and share with your friends. Get it here: www.j.mp/lwg-msmf or search the App store
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MATHEW STREET FESTIVAL EVERY year thousands of Fab Four fans descend on Liverpool for a musical pilgrimage. Beatle Week has become famous around the world as a way to celebrate the music of The Beatles. There is live entertainment during every waking hour over a seven-day period, together with a convention, art exhibitions, festivals, concerts, flea markets, guest appearances, interviews, autograph sessions, tours, gigs an auction and much, much more. But it's not just about visitors from overseas. There's plenty for local fans to enjoy too. Over two hundred bands will participate in this, the biggest Beatle celebration in the world. Organised by Cavern City Tours, it is an event not to be missed by Beatles fans and general music fans alike. Here's some of our highlights:
Oriental Buffet Restaurant
Lunch Buffet £5.95
11.30am-5.30pm
Dinner Grand Buffet £6.95 5.30pm-11.30pm
Come and eat at Yums during the Mathews St Festival Open As Usual
BEST VALUE IN TOWN
Chinese Buffet Restaurant 77 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 4EZ (2 mins walk from Chinatown)
0151 707 2929
A fitting tribute
THE Backbeat Beatles are undoubtedly one of the best Beatles tribute bands on the circuit and have built up an unrivalled reputation. The band was formed in 1994 by musician/actor Chris O'Neill, inspired by his successful acting performance in the BAFTA Award winning Beatle film “Backbeat”. The lads are all from the Liverpool area and they perform with an energy and spontaneity that makes for a fun, enjoyable evening for everyone involved. The Backbeat Beatles offer superb renditions of favourite Beatles hits from Love Me Dom through to Let It Be. Along with this, their excellent level of musicianship and irrepressible Scouse wit and humour means that their success continues to spiral. The band tour worldwide and have also appeared in many theatre shows, including currently The Sgt. Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Show The Backbeat Beatles are: Chris O’Neill (Paul), Paul McDonough (John), Gary Harmon (George) and David Reilly (Ringo). ● www.backbeatbeatles.com
Flavour from Pepperland PEPPERLAND was the first band to cover Free as a Bird, when the song was first released, and the band also amazed the Beatle Week audience last year by playing the Las Vegas “Love” show arrangements of Beatles songs, including the opening number of their Philharmonic Hall show, the a cappella version of Because. Lead guitarist Mikael Isacsson has performed in Liverpool for Beatle Week many times, including with his previous band Lenny Pane, and was inducted to the Beatle Week Hall of Fame last year. In Sweden, there have
been Beatles vs. Stones concerts, with Pepperland going up against Rocks Off. Pepperland are bringing a new band member this year – Ola Johansson on Höfner bass. He comes from a heavy metal background, and although much of The Beatles songbook is a different direction for him, you can guarantee he’s going to rock Helter Skelter! Along with Mikael and Ola, Pepperland are Benny Karlsson on drums, Per Umaerus on Rickenbacker, and Olle Bengtsson on keyboard and occasional guitars. www.pepperland.se
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MATHEW STREET FESTIVAL ON TOP OF THE WORLD: Backbeat Beatles perform on the roof of the ECHO Arena, from left to right, Charles O'Neill as Paul, Paul Mellin as George, David O, Reilly as Ringo and Paul McDonough as John
LATIN FEVER: The Blue Beatles
They came from Rio and they’re playing in a band
For details contact: The Cavern Club 10 Mathew Street Liverpool L2 6RE or Phone: (0151) 236 9091 Fax: (0151) 236 8081 E-mail: bookings@thecavern liverpool.com Website: www.cavernclub.org
THE story of the how the blue beetle got its coat is a South American folk tale – the story goes that the colours of the Brazilian flag are taken from the coats of green beetles and blue beetles. These BlueBeetles may have blue coats too, but theirs are more likely to have velvet collars. The come from the magic city of Rio de Janeiro. They have been playing together since 2008, and perform a wide repertoire of Beatles songs. Fred Rios (lead guitar),
Felipe Coe (drums), Mario Vitor (bass guitar) and Marcus Romariz (rhythm guitar), think The Beatles’ songs can change the world – they warn people about starvation, war, and global warming through the messages and advice they contain. As they make their Liverpool debut, The BlueBeetles have a slogan which they want to share: “A Beatle way of being and playing, a Beatle way of living”. This is it.
You request ’em... he’ll play ’em! THE PEN & WIG CANADA'S finest is back for his 11th consecutive year at the festival. Since he began his Beatle journey to Liverpool back in 2000, he has recorded and produced four CDs dedicated to the work of his musical heroes. The Beatles, which, of course, have had rave reviews from TV and radio alike. He has opened for groups like The Beach Boys, The Fab Faux, Rain, and many others. He also set a world record by performing all 214 officially-released songs by The Beatles in a non-stop
two-and-a-half hour medley in Cleveland, Ohio in 2004, then again in Louisville, Kentucky, in 2005 and again in Liverpool in 2006. In 2006, Hal was inducted as the first recipient of the Beatles Hall of Fame Award in Kentucky, and was presented with a John Lennon Epiphone Casino electric guitar. Hal has travelled the world over, performing his 1960s shows and Beatle shows to packed houses in Sweden, France, Belgium, the Caribbean, USA, Argentina, Australia and Canada, so the
only natural thing for Hal to do was to bring his own festival to his home province of Nova Scotia. He started the very first Annual Maritime Beatle Event in 2006 to a packed house. Julia Baird, John Lennon's sister, was his guest speaker. Again in 2008, he was inducted to the first Beatle Festival Hall Of Fame Awards ceremony in Liverpool. Come out and see his one-man shows and witness why folk keep asking him to come back year after year. You LEGEND: Hal Bruce outside The Cavern request ’em . . . he’ll play ’em! Club
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the world for BeApple, leading to four sell-out gigs in November in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and invites to US Beatles festivals in Louisville and Washington. The Eindhoven Four
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been accompanied by the BeApple People (“Beople People”), the band’s very own fan club, many members of whom will be here with the band in Liverpool.
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HIS year we mark two key anniversaries – the start and the end of The Beatles.Fifty years ago this month, the five-piece Beatles left for Hamburg, contracted to fairground showman Bruno Koschmider for a 48-night residency. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Pete Best and Stuart Sutcliffe went out to seek fame and fortune. The rest is history. But 10 years on, in 1970, The Beatles were no more. The band that championed peace and love were at each others' throats. Paul McCartney publicly announced his departure from the band on 10 April, a week before the release of his first, self-titled solo album. Pre-release copies of the record included a press statement with a self-written interview, explaining the end of his involvement with the Beatles and his hopes for the future. The final new Beatles song, Harrison's I Me Mine had been recorded on 3 January 1970. John Lennon, in Denmark at the time, did not participate. Their Let It Be album, taken from the Get Back sessions, were given to Phil Spector to put together. Known for his Wall of Sound approach, he had recently produced John's solo single Instant Karma! In addition to remixing the Get Back material, Phil edited, spliced and overdubbed several of the recordings that had been intended as "live". Paul was unhappy with the producer's treatment of the material and particularly dissatisfied with the producer's orchestration of The Long and Winding Road, which involved a choir and thirty-four-piece instrumental ensemble. He unsuccessfully attempted to halt the release of Phil Spector's version. But on May 8 1970, the Spector-produced Let It Be was released. The accompanying single, The Long and Winding Road, was the band's last - it was released in the United States, but not Britain. The Let It Be documentary film followed later in the month; at the Academy Award ceremony the next
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VERY EARLY DAYS: The Beatles with from left, Lord Woodbine, Stuart Sutcliffe, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best by the British War Memorial in Arnhem en route for their first visit to Hamburg in August 1960
year, it would win the Oscar for Best Original Song Score. Paul filed a suit for the dissolution of the Beatles on 31 December 1970. Legal disputes continued long after the band's break-up, and the dissolution of the partnership did not take effect until 1975. But to all intents and
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purposes, the Fab Four were no more. John, Paul, George and Ringo all released solo albums in 1970. Further albums followed from each, sometimes with the involvement of one or more of the others. Ringo's was the only album to include compositions and performances by all four, albeit on separate songs. With Ringo's collaboration, George staged The Concert for Bangladesh in New York City in August 1971 with sitar maestro Ravi Shankar. Other than an unreleased jam session in 1974, John and Paul never recorded together again. Of the solo albums, George's All Things Must Pass was the most
successful. His increasing productivity, coupled with his difficulties in getting The Beatles to record his music in the later days, meant that by the end of the group's career he had amassed a considerable stockpile of unreleased material. He had already recorded and released two solo albums, Wonderwall Music (a soundtrack to the Wonderwall film in which he blended Indian and Western sounds) and Electronic Sound (an experiment in using a Moog synthesiser). All Things Must Pass was a critical and commercial success, topping the charts on both sides of
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the Atlantic, and producing the number-one hit single My Sweet Lord as well as the top-10 single What Is Life. The album was co-produced by Phil Spector, and the musicians included Eric Clapton, Dave Mason, Billy Preston, and Ringo Starr. Lennon's emotional debut solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, included Mother and Working Class Hero, banned by BBC Radio for its inclusion of swearing. Ringo released two albums before 1970 was out. Sentimental Journey featured Starr's renditions of many pre-rock standards and included the arranger talents of Quincy
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Jones, Maurice Gibb, George Martin and McCartney, among others. Although Ringo was the third member of the group to issue solo work (after George Harrison and John Lennon), his work was notable for being the least avant-garde, in light of the experimental, soundtrack or live releases his bandmates had already released. Sentimental Journey received fair reviews upon its release, although many critics found the idea of Starr covering standards a bit odd considering his musical background. The pub on the cover of the album is The Empress in Dingle, which is one of the nearest pubs to Ringo's place of birth. The superimposed figures in the windows of the pub are Ringo's relatives. Paul McCartney's debut, McCartney, would follow three weeks after Sentimental Journey's release. McCartney was notable for the fact that Paul performed the entire album (all instruments and voices) by himself, except for some backing vocals from wife Linda. He stated that he played "bass, drums, acoustic guitar, lead guitar, piano, Mellotron, organ, toy xylophone, and bow and arrow". Among the more notable songs from the album is Maybe I'm Amazed, one of Paul's many love songs for his first wife. Advance copies sent to the press included a Q & A package containing questions McCartney could — and probably would — have been asked about the Beatles' break-up and their future. He stated that he did not know whether the group's break-up would be temporary or permanent. The Beatles' music and enduring fame were commercially exploited in various other ways, outside the
band members' creative control. All This and World War II (1976) was an unorthodox nonfiction film that combined World War II newsreel footage with covers of Beatles songs by two dozen major recording artists. The Broadway musical Beatlemania, a nostalgia revue featuring four musicians performing as the Beatles, opened in early 1977 and proved popular, spinning off five separate touring productions. The Beatles tried and failed to block the 1977 release of Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany, 1962. The independently issued album compiled recordings made during the group's Hamburg residency, taped on a basic recording machine with one microphone. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978), a musical film starring the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton, was a commercial failure. George Harrison said at the time: “People were just thinking the Beatles were like public domain”, said Harrison. “You can't just go around pilfering the Beatles' material.”
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MATHEW STREET FESTIVAL STYLE COUNCIL: The Beatles pop group stand in line wearing crombie coats in Paris in 1964
IN THE BEGINNING: A young Paul McCartney performs on stage at The Cavern
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JUST TAKE ONE: George Harrison and Ringo Starr Picture courtesy of Paul Berriff
SOLO WORK: The Empress Pub, Dingle, on the cover of the Ringo Starr album Sentimental Journey
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MAP OF VENUES
GETTING THERE
STAGES TUNNEL STAGE Main Stage - located Byrom Street, by Queensway Tunnel entrance Live Aid Stage - Sunday Contemporary Stage - Monday WILLIAMSON SQUARE STAGE Original/New Bands Stage - Sunday Female Stage - Monday DERBY SQUARE STAGE Classic Albums Stage - Sunday Classic Albums II Stage - Monday WATER STREET STAGE M62 Stage - Sunday Modfest Stage - Monday EXCHANGE STREET EAST STAGE 70’s Stage - Sunday Beatles Early Stage - Monday SUPERLAMBANANA
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Located in Tithebarn Street MOBO Stage - Sunday Beatles Late Stage - Monday
INDOOR VENUES 1. The Abbey 2. Blue Bar & Grill 3. Cross Keys 4. El Rincon Latino 5. Gala Casino 6. Metro Bar 7. Newz Bar 8. O’Neills 9. Palm Sugar Lounge 10. PanAm 11. Roscoe Arms 12. Shenanigans 13. Sir Thomas Hotel FRINGE VENUES A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
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FESTIVAL INFO Liverpool is one of the most vibrant and safest cities in the world, but as in any large, busy city, crime can sometimes occur. To make your visit safer and more enjoyable: • Secure your vehicle and don’t leave anything on display - even if it seems of little value to you, such as a coat or small change. • If you have a sat nav system, take it with you; wipe any visible marks on your windscreen and place the holder and wiring in the boot. • When using cash points go in daylight and avoid getting cash out alone if you’ve been drinking. Look around before inserting your card and only take out what you need. Always shield your pin number with your other hand when entering. • Avoid texting and talking on your mobile in crowded areas. • Don’t leave your wallet, mobile or bags unattended. • Report any suspicious bags or activity to the police or security. Please recycle this brochure after use
Drinking Please drink sensibly and do not bring glass into the festival area. • Don’t leave drinks unattended. • Don’t accept drinks from strangers. • Use plastic bottles and dispose of them in the recycling bins provided. • When leaving the festival licensed area of the city and after 1800 on the event days, alcohol may not be consumed on the streets - with fines of up to £500 for breaching these laws. • Alcohol may only be consumed in and around the stage areas between 1100 1800. Under no circumstances can alcohol be consumed in the shopping areas of the city. Failure to adhere to this, will lead to confiscation of alcohol and a fine of up to £500. A Challenge 21 policy will be in place, please ensure that if you are lucky enough to look under 21, you have ID available to purchase or consume alcohol at the festival. It is advisable to check accessibility with the relevant organisation before attending any event.
Please use public transport – there will be enhanced bus and train services on both Sunday and Monday. For information on all public transport ring Traveline on 0871 200 22 33. Bus Travel Queen Square Bus Station and bus stops in Sir Thomas Street will be closed all day on Sunday and Monday (except for ‘Night Buses’ which will run, as normal, from Queen Square Bus Station). Buses will pick up at either Liverpool ONE Bus Station or from temporary bus stops on Lime Street (outside St Georges Hall). All Cross River buses (except Routes 71 and 72) will run to and from Liverpool ONE Bus Station only. For more details, call Traveline or visit www.merseytravel.gov.uk Rail Travel Merseyrail Northern Line: use Moorfields and Central stations. Wirral Line: use any city centre station. The nearest stations for Mathew Street are James Street and Moorfields. Merseyrail City Line and long distance trains run to and from Liverpool Lime Street station. Coach Travel The National Express coach station on Norton Street is five minutes walk from the city centre. Travel by Car We recommend you use public transport as road closures will be in place within the city centre over the festival weekend meaning access will be restricted. All city car parks have recognised DDA parking bays. Message from British Transport Police British Transport Police proudly support the Mathew Street Music Festival. Officers are not here to spoil the fun, but to make sure that everyone has a great time. We’d like to remind you that drinking alcohol on the Merseyrail network is prohibited on Sunday 29 August and Monday 30 August. We ask that passengers drink sensibly while at the festival and treat rail staff and passengers with respect. Mathew Street Music Festival is supported by
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Forget what you thought you knew about the Mathew Street Music Festival The MSMF Fringe has Liverpool’s hottest bands playing in the city’s hippest venues. We give you the bands that people are whispering about, breaking boundaries and playing the kind of music you like. 3345 Aloha BadFormat The Bluecoat Bumper FACT The Grapes Heebie Jeebies Krazyhouse Leaf Tea Shop & Bar Mello Mello O2 Academy The Picket St Luke’s Studio2 The Zanzibar Club
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