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History
of the Backbeat Beatles
The band was formed in
1994 by musician /actor
Chris O'Neill inspired by his successful acting
performance in the BAFTA Award winning Beatle
film 'BACKBEAT'. The lads are all from the Liverpool
area and have long shared a mutual admiration
for The Beatles and had played alongside Chris
in other bands previously.
 Following
numerous TV appearances and a country wide P.A.
tour they were snapped up to appear in the highly
successful 'Ultimate
Tribute Show' late
in 1994 which toured major UK theatres and cities.
1995 and 1996 saw their popularity
increase with several UK and European tours
of major venues including their own complete
history of the Beatles show which toured Apollo
theatres and appearances on The Big Breakfast.
The Backbeat Beatles and Chris O'Neill himself
have also been the subject of several articles
in the press.
"The Backbeat Beatles are
probably the nearest you will get to the real
thing" The Daily Mirror.
"BACKBEAT
is one of THE great rock'n'roll movies ever.
Chris O'Neill (George Harrison) shows he is
as charismatic on stage as he is on screen"
Empire.
The Backbeat Beatles don't just
give a Beatles history lesson by preaching about
song release dates and repeating every quip
John Lennon ever made like other tribute bands
do, which often leads to a very flat show. They
perform With an energy and spontaneity that
makes for a fun, enjoyable evening for everyone
involved.
The Backbeat Beatles are undoubtedly
the best Beatles tribute
band on the circuit and have built up
an unrivalled reputation. They were recently
asked to perform at the Sporting Club of Monaco
for the Forte International Hotels Conference,
where they were received exceptionally well.
The manager of the Sporting Club said they were
the first band he has asked to do an encore
in fifteen years! This is remarkable when you
consider that top international stars have played
there.
The Backbeat
Beatles
They offer superb renditions
of favourite Beatles hits from love Me Do through
to Let It Be wearing both classic beatles suits
and full Sgt. Pepper regalia. Along With this,
their excellent level of musicianship
and irrepressible scouse Wit and humour means
that their success continues to spiral and their
fan club is beginning to bulge at the seams!
The band plan to tour the Far
East and Scandinavia later this year and a bigger
and better Beatles show is planned to tour major
UK theatres during Autumn . It may have been
"thirty years ago today" but in 2002
their music has never been more relevant.
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