Programmes

Beatle Mania!

Programme to include

  • Eleanor Rigby, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Sgt. Pepper, Ticket to Ride, Yellow Submarine, Magical Mystery Tour, Long and Winding Road, Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields, Ob-La-Di-Ob-LaDa. Help!, and Here Comes the Sun.,

Performers

  • Stuart Morley

    Conductor

  • Nicole Raquel Dennis

    Singer

  • Damian Humbley

    Singer
  • Photograph of Alice Fearn smiling.

    Alice Fearn

    Singer

  • Jon Robyns

    Singer
  • Photo of BSL Interpreter Sarah Butt on stage. Sarah is stood in front of some musicians signing.

    Sarah Butt

    BSL Interpreter

Introduction

Welcome to the Symphony Hall and this very special concert with the wonderful City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Whether you're a lifelong fan of The Beatles or new to their iconic catalogue, this event will take you on a journey through the songs that defined a generation and continue to inspire audiences around the world.

The Beatles were without doubt the most innovative pop group ever and the boy band of their day.

They were funny, witty, irreverent seekers always looking to progress and change, whether with their sound, songs or image, and they were a REAL band, they could sing AND play their instruments. From Liverpool via London they conquered the world with their brilliant music and, although they were only a band for a mere seven years from 1962 - 1969, their legacy lives on and to date they’ve sold in the region of 1.6 billion records.

Join Eleanor Rigby, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Sgt. Pepper and the Fool on the Hill as they buy a Ticket to Ride in the Yellow Submarine on its Magical Mystery Tour along the Long and Winding Road from Penny Lane to Strawberry Fields in search of the Paperback Writer. Help! They must get back and see Jude before the Blackbird sings and they can say Here Comes the Sun and When I’m Sixty Four!

Re-live, re-visit or simply discover the great songs of the ‘fab four’ through this glorious celebration of their music.

West End International
Producer

The Beatles Quiz

1. Which Liverpool nightclub is known as the birthplace of The Beatles?

2. Which Beatles album holds the Guinness World Records title for the longest time for an album to return to No.1 in the UK?

3. Who were primarily the songwriters of the group?

4. What is the shortest Beatles song to be released on an album?

5. Name the song: "All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to arise"

6. What is the name of The Beatles’ bestselling single?

7. The first song to be beamed into deep space was a Beatles song. Which one?

8. The drummer for The Beatles is Ringo Starr is known professionally by his nickname, but what is his actual name?

Answers: 1 = The Cavern Club. 2 = Abbey Road. 3 = John Lennon and Paul McCartney. 4 = Her Majesty. 5 = Blackbird. 6 = I Want To Hold Your Hand. 7 = Across the Universe. 8 = Richard Starkey.