Tribute to the Beatles has audience singing along

Let It Be, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff

I’M BLAMING myself entirely for not realising that Let It Be – the Beatles stage show – was not a musical joyfully telling us the ups and ups and downs of the ground-breaking rock ‘n’ roll Scousers.

After about three songs, and a background change, I clicked that this was more-or-less a tribute concert, albeit a very high end tribute concert. And I have very strong feelings about going to see cover bands – I mean, I never got to see David Bowie, Joe Strummer or Jimi Hendrix perform in the flesh, so why would I want to watch brilliant and, while they sometimes someone else sing their songs? slipped into Jungle Book vulture-voices,

I am not disputing anyone’s musical their takes on John, Paul, George and or impressionist talents, certainly not Ringo were pretty solid, singing and the four on the stage at the WMC, and playing-wise. after they turned the place into a The first half was full of their ’60s hits, snapshot of the Shea Stadium in August but it was the second half that showed 1965 I thought “what the hell” and told the musical talent of the cast, with myself not to be an uptight snob. renditions of songs like Live and Let Die

I love the Beatles’ music. I sang and as the set list took in the post-Beatles clapped along to every song and it was careers of the legends. lovely to see the audience around me A right rollicking night of fun if you doing the same. love singing and dancing.

The four musicians and singers were ■ Kathryn Williams

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