Stay in Liverpool and celebrate International Beatles Week

April 27, 2011 - PRLog -- In 1960, five men from Liverpool decided to set up their own rock band. More than 50 years on the iconic status of that very band is visible throughout the world.

The Beatles, formed in 1960, originally consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best. However, later in the 60s, Sutcliffe and Best were replaced by Ringo Starr on drums.

The phenomena that is The Beatles is still at large today – even though only two of the band – Ringo Star and Paul McCartney – are still around.

Between 1963 and 1966, Beatlemania swept the country as the four Liverpudlians toured the country wowing fans north and south.

Please Please Me and With The Beatles were released in 1963, and in 1964, A Hard Day’s Night and Beatles For Sale followed suit. A Hard Day’s Night was the basis for a film, starring the group and directed by Richard Lester. The film was a mock documentary about the life and times of the men in 1964.

Their second film, called Help, was a spoof on the James Bond films and the soundtrack included Help and Ticket to Ride.

However, controversy hit the band in between 1960 and 1970 as the group split and Lennon, McCartney, Starr and Harrison all released solo albums.

In 1980, John Lennon was shot and killed in New York by Mark David Chapman, in the entrance to the building which he lived at. After his death, which was considered an assassination due to him being a high profile public figure, sales of his music and that of The Beatles soared as people paid their respects to the musician. His wife, Yoko Ono, along with millions of people, held a 10 minutes silence in his memory.

The Beatles were a band who made music and made headlines – and now their work is being celebrated in the city where it all began.

Stay in Liverpool this summer and visit the International Beatle Week Festival 2011.  This celebration of music features 50 bands from all over the world performing at various locations around Liverpool.

It will include a full programme of live music at the Cavern Club and Cavern Pub, featuring some of the best tribute acts from around the globe.

If you’re planning on coming to the event, why not combine it with a stay at the city’s only budgetique hotel. The Heywood House Hotel in Liverpool is situated close to the picturesque docks area and has 35 unique rooms fitted with the very latest technology and accessories.

Other hotels in Liverpool will also be opening their doors for a busy summer, as tourists are expected to flock from the UK, Europe and beyond. Stay in Liverpool and experience the mixture of culture, sport, nightlife and music that the 2008 European Capital of Culture has to offer

Heywood House offers excellent value providing guests with the height of luxury on a shoestring budget, whatever time of year for whatever event

For more information about Liverpool Hotels visit www.heywoodhousehotel.co.uk

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