The numerous fans of The Beatles in Liverpool are going to celebrate Beatles Day. The residents of Liverpool, which is the home town of the legendary group are very serious about the upcoming event, a representative of the city administration said. "We stage a great number events dedicated to the famous group every year," the Mayor’s Office said. A whole day musical program is being planned by the Cavern Club, where the brilliant quartet performed for the first time 50 years ago. Rock bands will perform the group’s greatest hits there on Saturday. The Beatles performed there 292 times - from February 1961 to August 1963, ITAR-TASS reported. Excursion bus tours will be organized in Liverpool in memory of the famous group. The festivities will continue all year round, the VisitLiverpool agency noted. The 50th anniversary of the debut guest performances of The Beatles in the USA will be celebrated on February 7, and on July 10 – the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ visiting the Mayor’s Office. The traditional International Week, titled "The Beatles", (August 20 to 26), will bring together Beatles fans from all parts of the world. The musical festival will include live concerts, exhibitions, lectures, video shows, excursions, and auctions of memorable objects. The famous English group, including John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and drummer Pete Best, came into being in 1960. But in 1962 Ringo Starr replaced him. In the period from 1962 to 1970 The Beatles released 12 full length albums, 13 mini-albums and 22 singles. The Beatles stopped their joint work in 1970 but in 1967 McCartney and Lennon started implementing their own projects. After the group disintegrated, its former members started performing solo. John Lennon died on December 8, 1980 – he was shot dead outside his New York apartment. George Harrison died from cancer on November 29, 2001. Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney continue to write music and give concerts in their home country and abroad. According to the electronic version of Britain’s NME ( New Musical Express) magazine, they plan to give a joint concert at the Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony, due to take place in Los Angeles on January 26, Source: Article
