The White Album at 50  Tickets | Liverpool Pier Head Liverpool  | Sat 8th September 2018 Lineup

The White Album at 50 tickets

Liverpool Pier Head in Liverpool

Saturday 8th September 2018

4:00pm til 11:00pm

Minimum Age: 14

A star-studded 2 night concert celebration of The 50th birthday of The Beatles’ White Album announced as finale of Liverpool’s Pier Head Village

 
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The White Album at 50 on Saturday 8th September 2018

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Mike Rutherford
Marc Almond
Badly Drawn Boy
Hugh Cornwell
Glen Matlock
ZUZU (record of the week Radio 1)
Allman Brown
Martha Reeves
China Crisis
The Christians
Heather Small
Space
Thomas Lang
Miles Kane
Roachford
Connie Lush
Sense of Sound Choir
Varhan/Prague Intl Orchestra


A star-studded 2 night concert celebration of The 50th birthday of The Beatles’ White Album announced as finale of Liverpool’s Pier Head Village.

All profits from the shows to Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy and The Teenage Cancer Trust

Organisers of this year’s Liverpool Pier Head Village have announced the jewel in the crown of this year’s live music programme – 2 nights of a unique concert celebrating the Beatles’ most eclectic – and for many fans their finest – album “The Beatles”.

Better known as “The White Album”, the 30 song collection will be performed by some of the world’s greatest musicians and artists, backed by a world class session band and will include a finale of 15 Beatles’ favourites chosen by all those artists taking part and delivered by the band accompanied by the Prague International Orchestra. A star-studded 2 night concert celebration of The 50th birthday of The Beatles’ White Album and Greatest Hits finale announced as part of of Liverpool’s Pier Head Village Summer Festival.

2 of the music industry’s favourite charities, Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy and The Teenage Cancer Trust are the beneficiaries of all profits; both charities are working on developing their presence in Liverpool and the list of artists already confirmed includes Genesis and Mike and Mechanics star Mike Rutherford, Badly Drawn Boy, Hugh Cornwell and Glen Matlock alongside a Liverpool contingent including The Christians, China Crisis, Space, Thomas Lang, Miles Kane and 4 time European Jazz vocalist of the year, Connie Lush.

Roger McGough will be following on from his unique presentation of the 50th Anniversary of the Sgt Pepper album arena shows with a new set of memories and readings commemorating the White Album while legendary Liverpool dj Janice Long and BBC 6 Music/Radio Merseyside’s Dave Monks will also be presenting on both days.

Commenting on the concerts, Mike Rutherford said: “The White Album has never been performed as a live piece like this before, and with the world class musicians and guest vocalists we have gathered together we plan to deliver an incredible musical and visual experience for all Beatle fans to savour. Both Nordoff Robbins and Teenage Cancer Trust deliver life-changing work every day and these concerts are a fitting tribute to their amazing results.

Roger Daltrey, patron of Teenage Cancer Trust said: “We are delighted to be involved in such a special concert as this and it will give us a chance to show the people of Liverpool what the Trust is all about. The White Album is such an amazing record and it’s a brilliant way to celebrate it at 50 years old”.

Jane Ashton, Head of Music from Teenage Cancer Trust said: “As an organisation that relies 100 per cent on voluntary donations we are so grateful to be benefitting from this show. For every young person we reach there is another one we can’t. This support will help us continue providing young people with the specialised nursing and emotional support they desperately need.”

Julie Whelan, CEO of Nordoff Robbins, said: “We are so delighted to be part of this amazing event celebrating 50 years of the White Album along with our friends at Teenage Cancer Trust. This invaluable support from the Pier Head Village team will help raise the all-important funds to allow us to continue changing lives through music in the North West.”

With further special guests being announced week by week, “The White Album at 50” will take place in a purpose built outdoor arena on the North side of the Pier Head to a nightly capacity of 10,000 people. Gold Circle, VIP and seated tickets are limited.

The team behind the concerts last delivered a charity concert on this scale in the city’s Capital of Culture back in 2008, with their concert “The Number One Project live” which was the first ever gig at the brand new Echo Arena playing to a sellout 10,600 people. Musical director Gary Wallis (Pink Floyd/Jean Michel Jarre) directed that show and returns to direct the White Album at 50 having assembled a team of world-class players to form the backing band for the shows. To complete an extraordinary musical lineup, world class Czech conductor Varhan brings his Prague International Orchestra to Liverpool to deliver the show finale – an hour of every artist’s favourite Beatles song perfomed with full band, orchestra and the Sense of Sound choir.

Martin O’Shea, managing director of Pier Head Village said “The White Album was the first Beatles record I ever owned and I literally wore it out. I’m honoured to be able to work with Mike, Gary and all the artists involved with those amazing songs, and to be able to raise funds and awareness of two incredible charities”.

Music Genres: 

Pop, Rock

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