4:00 PM
to 10:00 PM

Beatle Suits, Book, and Memorabilla Booth Opens
5 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel, Vendor
 

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Fab merch and one on one discussions with famed Beatles historians Bruce Spizer and Russ Lease.

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4:00 PM
to 10:00 PM

Gretsch Guitars Booth Opens
3 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel, Vendor
 

Since 1883, when 27-year-old Friedrich Gretsch founded his little shop in Brooklyn, N.Y., making banjos, drums and tambourines, The Gretsch Company has grown to produce some of the world’s greatest drums and guitars over the span of four generations.

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5:15 PM
to 6:10 PM

An Evening with George, Jimmy Pou
8 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
 

Jimmy Pou - Guitar, Vocals

 

This George Harrison look-a-like will perform solo covering a variety of Harrison's work both with The Beatles and from his solo career.

6:30 PM
to 7:30 PM

The Traveling Beatleburys
8 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
  Peter Conrad - Guitar, Vocals; Sam Pellegrino - Guitar, Vocals; Kevin Ashba - Keyboard, Vocals; Phil Berube - Bass Guitar, Vocals; Bruce Goll - Drums, Percussion
  The Traveling Beatleburys will be playing songs by The Traveling Wilburys, as well as songs from other projects of its individual members (George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne) and songs by the Beatles with a focus on Harrison songs. Each set will be different, while still featuring these artists.

7:45 PM
to 8:45 PM

UnionJack British Invasion Band
8 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
  David Lempke - Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Gary Wilkinson - Rythym Guitar, Lead Vocals, Jim Brown - Lead Guitar, Vocals, Les Bowler - Bass, Vocals, Mike Chmura - Keyboards Gene D'Amico - Drums, Percussion
  A History of the British Invasion on the Ed Sullivan Show. Featuring tunes from the Appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show of the Beatles, Dave Clark 5, Searchers, Gerry & The Pacemakers, BJ Kramer & Dakotas, Peter & Gordon, Stones and many more. The Ed Sullivan Show introduced Beatlemania and The British Invasion to America in 1964. Hear the tunes that brought the Merseybeat to the USA!

9:00 PM
to 10:00 PM

Steve Sizemore Group
6 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
 

STEVE SIZEMORE- Lead Vocals, Bass, Piano, Guitar; MATT BALLENGER- Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals, Harmonies; BRETT PARKER- Lead Guitar, Flute, Vocal Harmonies; STEVE MILLER- Piano, Organ, Strings & Brass; DAVID BROWNING- Drums; STAN BULLOCK- Guitars, Bass, Vocals; MANDY BULLOCK- Vocals, Percussion

 

If you took the guitars of Joe Perry and Zack Wilde and tossed in the harmonies and melodies of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Robin Zander...you get SSG. If you wanna DANCE, SWEAT, PARTY, ROCK, so does SSG!

10:15 PM
to 11:30 PM

BritBeat
9 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
 

James Paul Lynch - John Lennon; Chris Getsla - Paul McCartney; Dave Robinson - Ringo Starr; Danny Leavitt - George Harrison; Kyle Mann - Keyboard

 

With mop tops, retro costumes, vintage instruments and harmonizing vocals, BritBeat Beatles Tribute Band performs all of the memorable Beatle hits from the sixties. The featured 10 o'clock concert tonight is the show you would have seen if The Beatles had stayed together through the 70's. Let your fantasies lead you to the Fantasy Reunion Set

11:45 PM
to 1:30 AM

Itchycoo Park & Blue Meanies
13 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
  Itchycoo Park: Ronnie Davidson-Vocals/guitar/keyboard, Jim Logie-Vocals/bass/keyboard, Les More-Vocals/guitar/keyboard, John McNaught-Vocals/drums/percussion; Blue Meanies: Gary Owen-Guitar; Scott Ringle-Guitar; John Thomas-Drums; Damian Fanelli-Lead Guitar; Antony Fanelli-Bass; Brian Cancemi-Guitar
  Tonight's show will feature Beatles/60's classics from two of our great bands, Itchycoo Park and The Blue Meanies.
 

 

11:00 AM
to 1:00 PM

Hal Bruce & The Hard Dazed Knights Rehearsal
11 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
  Scott Ferguson, Mark Beyer, Floyd Scott, Gary Metcaff
  Medley rehearsal, open to BEST/RESERVED ticket holders

2:00 PM
to 2:55 PM

Mario DaSilva
6 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
  Mario DaSilva-vocals/guitar
  The World's Premier Beatles Songbook classical guitarist makes his 7th consecutive appearance..intimate, quiet, and yet energetic!

3:00 PM
to 3:55 PM

Lucy in the Sky
17 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
 

Peter Seel - rhythm guitar & vocals, Bernd Gudernatsch - bass & vocals, Dirk Lamm - lead guitar & vocals, Robin Achenbach - drums & vocals

 

For the last 15 years LUCY IN THE SKY from Germany has been one of the most popular and successful Beatles Tribute Bands in Europe and abroad. Performing the songs in their own, unmistakably lively and vivid style, rather than sticking too close to the original sound, the four musicians don´t see themselves as a revival-band at all. Quotations like this, written again and again in concert reviews in several newspapers, prove that this is working just fine: If the Beatles played today, they would sound like LUCY IN THE SKY. Of course they present the two songs the Fab Four sang in German, too: "I Want To Hold Yor Hand” as "Komm, gib mir deine Hand” and "She Loves You” as "Sie liebt Dich”...

4:00 PM
to 5:55 PM

All You Need Is Love
20 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
  Andy Forgie...lead vocals, Mark Rashotte...lead guitars, Al Haring...guitar & vocals, Steve Smith...drums & vocals, Vitas Slapkauskas...bass guitar, Paul Lockyer...keyboards
  ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE celebrates the "music" of the Beatles. The vision of these talented musicians from Belleville, Ontario, Canada has always been to put the focus on the music. ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE specialize in the Studio Years from Rubber Soul to Abbey Road. Tipping the hat to great albums like Rubber Soul, Revolver, The White Album, Let It Be and Abbey Road, ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE will perform an electrifying set.

6:00 PM
to 6:55 PM

The Jukebox
15 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
  Jacob Rodríguez - guitar & vocals, Heriberto Palos - bass & vocals, Francisco Cairol - guitars & vocals, Juan Carlos del Valle - drums & vocals
  A rocking selection of Beatles classics from all eras. From Hamburg and Liverpool to London and the rest of the world. A splendid time guaranteed for all.

7:00 PM
to 7:55 PM

Sir Frankie Crisp
6 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
 

Francesco de Totaro- guitar and vocals Mario Manfreda- guitar Dario Ancona- Bass and Ukulele Paolo Provenzano- drums

 

Hailing all the way from Lecce, Itay, Sir Frankie Crisp are an international Beatles tribute group that has played on some of Liverpool's most prestigious stages: Cavern Front, Adelphi Ballrom, Cavern Back, Waves Bar, Cavern Pub and Cromptons Bar. Sir Frankie Crisp have been recording their first mini-album, titled It's Five O'Clock, composed of seven original songs inspired by and dedicated to the Beatles universe and their fans. All the extraordinary experiences gathered in the last five years, the people, sounds, lights and colors have been the main source of inspiration for composing the seven tracks on this mini-album that will be released on August 25th in the major digital stores worldwide.

8:30 PM
to 9:30 PM

Blue Meanies
12 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
  Gary Owen-Guitar; Scott Ringle-Guitar; John Thomas-Drums; Damian Fanelli-Lead Guitar; Antony Fanelli-Bass; Brian Cancemi-Guitar
  Each band member of The Blue Meanies is a Beatles fan and they continue to perform select songs from The Beatles extensive catalog in their shows. It will be a glorious mixture of Beatles, solo, and assorted 60's songs.

10:10 PM
to 1:00 AM

Gretsch Guitar Presents: Hal Bruce & The Hard Dazed Knights Medley
18 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
  Scott Ferguson, Mark Beyer, Floyd Scott, Gary Metcaff
  Tonight is the night Hal Bruce and his band, The Hard Dazed Knights, make possible the impossible. 214 Beatles songs, performed as one continuous medley; no breaks, no intermission. This concert began planning last year when AROTR 2009 ended, and you will see and hear something never before attempted or realized. While Hal has done this before as a a solo artist, tonight 5 musicians will need to hit every transition, upbeat, and downbeat perfectly. It's a high wire act, as much physical as artistic, and it is a show you will only see at AROTR. Three musicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia, two from Louisville, KY comprise the Hard Dazed Knights.

11:50 PM
to 1:50 AM

All You Need Is Love-the Midnight Ramble
10 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
 

Andy Forgie...lead vocals, Mark Rashotte...lead guitars, Al Haring...guitar & vocals, Steve Smith...drums & vocals, Vitas Slapkauskas...bass guitar, Paul Lockyer...keyboards

 

The best Classic Rock tribute concert you will ever see

 

 

12:30 PM
to 2:00 PM

The Fred Gretsch & Joe Carducci Gretsch Guitar Experience
3 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel, Speaker
 

Gretsch enthusiasts will have the chance to celebrate the music Gretsch has been a part of since their guitar production began in the 1930s. What better way to pay tribute than to have, in-person—the man himself, Fred Gretsch III, and Gretsch product specialist, Joe Carducci—sharing the behind-the-scenes stories and musical performances that helped catapult the iconic family business to prominence.  

Patrons will be transported through time with a multi-media presentation of sights and sounds including rare Gretsch family archive photos and mind blowing guitar footage from past and future legends. This is the chance to get to know Fred Gretsch up-close-and-personal in a casual open forum.

2:30 PM
to 3:30 PM

Sir Frankie Crisp
6 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
 

Francesco de Totaro- guitar and vocals, Mario Manfreda- guitar, Dario Ancona- Bass and Ukulele, Paolo Provenzano- drums

 

Hailing all the way from Lecce, Itay, Sir Frankie Crisp are an international Beatles tribute group that has played on some of Liverpool's most prestigious stages: Cavern Front, Adelphi Ballrom, Cavern Back, Waves Bar, Cavern Pub and Cromptons Bar. Sir Frankie Crisp have been recording their first mini-album, titled It's Five O'Clock, composed of seven original songs inspired by and dedicated to the Beatles universe and their fans. All the extraordinary experiences gathered in the last five years, the people, sounds, lights and colors have been the main source of inspiration for composing the seven tracks on this mini-album that will be released on August 25th in the major digital stores worldwide.

3:45 PM
to 4:45 PM

Itchycoo Park
11 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
  Ronnie Davidson-Vocals/guitar/keyboard, Jim Logie-Vocals/bass/keyboard, Les More-Vocals/guitar/keyboard, John McNaught-Vocals/drums/percussion
  ITCHYCOO PARK take you on a trip that may cause ‘flashbacks‘- but is always fun! Get ready for a trip either back through the songs that might have been the backdrop to your youth or forward to new experiences through 'back-catalogue' songs you've never heard live before.

5:00 PM
to 6:00 PM

An Evening with George, Jimmy Pou
5 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
  Jimmy Pou - Guitar, Vocals
  This George Harrison look-a-like will perform solo covering a variety of Harrison's work both with The Beatles and from his solo career.

6:00 PM
to 7:00 PM

Mario DaSilva
4 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
  Mario DaSilva-vocals/guitar
  The World's Premier Beatles Songbook classical guitarist makes his 6th consecutive appearance..intimate, quiet, and yet energetic!

7:00 PM
to 8:00 PM

Candlestick Park
6 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
 

Kenny Laine- bass and vocals; Neil D- lead guitar and vocals; Neal Porteous- drums and vocals; Stuart Blackwood- guitar and lead vocals; Time Brough- keyboards

 

"WE MUST HAVE PLAYED TOGETHER IN A PAST LIFE..!" Newly formed CANDLESTICK PARK consists of three of the original founding members of "THE GET BACK BAND” which has enjoyed great success internationally, firstly as LAWRENCE MACCA'S backing band and later as one of the premier Paul McCartney tributes, along with Stuart Blackwood (lead vocals, guitar) from Beatles For Sale and Tim Brough (keyboards) from The Scottish Blues Brothers. Well, we're rather hoping we sound as close as we can to how we think our heroes would sound! We hope we can do this notion justice for your enjoyment!

8:00 PM
to 9:00 PM

Steve Sizemore Group
6 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
 

STEVE SIZEMORE- Lead Vocals, Bass, Piano, Guitar; MATT BALLENGER- Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals, Harmonies; BRETT PARKER- Lead Guitar, Flute, Vocal Harmonies; STEVE MILLER- Piano, Organ, Strings & Brass; DAVID BROWNING- Drums; STAN BULLOCK- Guitars, Bass, Vocals; MANDY BULLOCK- Vocals, Percussion

 

If you took the guitars of Joe Perry and Zack Wilde and tossed in the harmonies and melodies of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Robin Zander...you get SSG. If you wanna DANCE, SWEAT, PARTY, ROCK, so does SSG!

9:00 PM
to 10:00 PM

The Cryers
4 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
  Joe Orlando - Vocals, Bass; Belle Liao - Vocals, Keyboard; Jeff Brown - Vocals, Guitar; Tommy Seesselberg - Drums
  The Cryers have been performing since 1991, throughout the U.S.A. & Canada, as well as their home base of NJ/NY. The band performs with gutsy exuberance, tunes from the multifaceted roster of Rock 'n Roll, breathing new life into timeless classics. The Cryers will be performing their renditions of hard rock Beatles, Solo Beatles, plus Hollies, Badfinger and other great artists of the British Invasion.

10:15 PM
to 11:30 PM

The Norwegian Beatles
9 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
 

Bjorn Conrad Berg- guitars and vocals, Kjetil Linnes- bass and vocals, Hovard Pedersen- guitars, Kai Skimelid- drums, Vegar Fagerhaug Johansen- keyboards

 

Coming from Alta in Norway. We probably are the northernmost Beatles tribute band in the world. It started out when we were just kids. Listening to cassettes and collecting every piece of picture or magazine article we could find about the Beatles. We formed our first band at the age of 11. And even before we had guitars we used to sing Beatles songs to the beat of a snare drum, which we had borrowed from our local school orchestra. Now, about thirty years later we are still in love with that music. And being able to perform these songs, giving concerts is the greatest gift of all.

11:30 PM
to 2:00 AM

Hal Bruce's Apple Jam
7 Attendees
Location H
Type  Hotel
  Hal Bruce...lead vocal, guitar, harmonica; Scott Ferguson...drums, percussion, back up vocal; Floyd King...bass, back-up vocal
  Hal's 5th consecutive Apple Jam! Hal Bruce, two time Beatle Festival Hall Of Fame inductee, will take to the stage at Washington's first Abbey Road On The River Beatles Festival. He was one of the only solo acts to be invited to the International Beatle Festival in Liverpool back in 2000 and he hasn't looked back! Back in 2003, Hal was invited to play the Abbey Road On The River Beatles Festival in Cleveland, Ohio, and while there, made a legion of new friends. He has been coming back to AROTR every year since. In 2004, Hal set a world-record by performing the entire Beatles catalogue of all 214 released Beatles songs in a non-stop medley in front of a packed field. He has traveled the world over performing his Beatles tribute and also his Best of the 1960s Show "The Summer Of Love", and still gets many calls to perform on different parts of the globe.