John Lennon's sister to appear with tribute band in Benton
The Mersey Beatles, a Liverpool-born Beatles tribute band and the house band for over a decade at the world-famous Cavern Club, will perform Oct. 11 at Benton Civic Center.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of "Abbey Road," the band will play the entire album live followed by a set of greatest hits.
Julia Baird, John Lennon's sister and the director of the Cavern Club, will be in attendance selling and signing copies of her book "Imagine This: Growing Up with My Brother John Lennon" at the general merchandise table before, during and after the show.
"The Mersey Beatles have been playing the Cavern Club for over 15 years and are one of the best you will see," Baird said.
The Mersey Beatles are no ordinary tribute band. They are the official Beatles tribute band representing the city of Liverpool, and from 2002 to 2012 they were the resident tribute band at The Cavern Club, the nightclub in Liverpool, England, where The Beatles perfected their act before launching a global rock music revolution in the 1960s.
Source: Benton News/carbondaletimes.com
