Let It Be takes in their post-beatles careers

Music Let It Be: A Celebration Of The Music Of The Beatles is returning to the Kings, Southsea from April 22-27. Spokesman Gregor Cubie said: “The acclaimed theatrical concert, which features an all-new Let It Be Part II reunion concert, proved such a hit with audiences and critics alike when it was premiered last year and a sell-out European Tour that it is now returning for a new UK tour through spring 2019.

“Let It Be is a celebration of the iconic music of The Beatles and has already been seen by more than two million people worldwide, including a run in the West End and two UK tours. “Emanuele Angeletti (Paul Mccartney); John Brosnan (George Harrison) and Ben Cullingworth (Ringo Starr) all resume their respective roles from the previous tour. Richard Jordan as John Lennon completes the Fab Four line-up. The band will be joined on stage throughout the tour by musical director Michael Bramwell on keyboards.

“Act One takes audiences through the early days of the band as they embarked on their musical journey and onwards to the heights of global Beatlemania.

The historic Royal Variety Performance, Shea Stadium and those iconic Sergeant Pepper costumes all feature. The first half of the evening features many of their most famous songs including I Want to Hold Your Hand, Day Tripper, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Penny Lane, A Day In The Life, Come Together, Get Back, and

The End. In a twist from the original Let It Be show, Act Two is set a decade after The Beatles went their separate ways. It gives fans a rare glimpse of how the Fab Four could have Come Together once again to perform. “Audiences are taken on a memorable and unique step back in time to the reunion concert taking place on 9 October 1980 – it’s John Lennon’s 40th Birthday. This is the ultimate concert that never was. The band reunite for one night only, just Imagine.

“The band’s solo material featured includes Starting Over, Band On The Run, Got My Mind Set On You, My Sweet Lord, Live and Let Die and Imagine.

“The new tour coincides with a number of iconic anniversaries in the history of the most successful band of all time, The Beatles – who started out as just four young lads from Liverpool.”

The show is touring on the back of a number of anniversaries this year from The Beatles’ final few months together as a band.

“This year marks 50 years since The Beatles took those infamous steps across the pedestrian crossing outside EMI’S Abbey Road Studios in London, which went on to become one of the most famous album covers of all time.

“Sadly, it also marks the

50th anniversaries of the group playing together for the final time with a rooftop performance on top of the Apple Corps building in London’s Savile Row.

“They also finished recording Abbey Road – and this year also marks half a century since the album was released.”