The world's largest and longest-running Beatles festival returns to Liverpool this month.
International Beatleweek will see Fab Four fans from around 40 countries worldwide, including Brazil, Russia, the US, Spain, and the Netherlands, converge on Merseyside for the seven-day event, organised by Cavern City Tours.
Live music will be on all day everyday at the historic Cavern Club and Cavern Pub with 70 bands from over 20 countries taking the stage. The festival will run from August 23 to 29.
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International Beatleweek is an annual celebration in Liverpool of John, Paul, George, and Ringo and their rise to being the world's most commercially successful band. Events will be staged across the city including at the Philharmonic Hall, Adelphi Hotel, and the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre.
Highlights include the annual Beatles Convention which has taken place since 1981 and will be at the Adelphi Hotel Hotel on Sunday, August 27. On Monday, there will be an 80th birthday tribute to George Harrison and a celebration of fifty years of Paul McCartney's classic album, Band On The Run.
While you can buy individual tickets to events, packages are also available that include accommodation in hotels across the city. Packages range from £290 to £550 and include access to different concerts and shows. If you already have somewhere to stay in the city you can buy the 'Just the Tickets' package ranges from £135 to £245.
International Beatleweek is worth an estimated £2.8m to the local economy. Cavern City Tours books around 4,500 beds a night with city hotels for the August Bank Holiday week. Since its inception, International Beatleweek has welcomed in the region of 900 different bands, artists, and guests to its stages from 50 different countries including Guatemala, Thailand, and Kazakhstan.
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