Beatles Day 2010 to be celebrated in Liverpool on July 10

Mar 17 2010 Ellesmere Port Pioneer

THE third annual Beatles Day will take place on Saturday, July 10, as part of the Liverpool Summer Pops, and this year it’s going global.

Beatles Day events will simultaneously be held in Hamburg, New York, Shanghai, Sydney and Moscow, with more cities set to sign up.

Beatles Day – The Concert will take place at Liverpool’s Echo Arena, as part of the Liverpool Summer Pops Festival.

Liverpool actor/ comedian Ricky Tomlinson returns to the arena as host of the event. A full line-up for the concert is due to be announced in the coming weeks.

Beatles-style merchandise, including mop-top wigs, T-shirts and badges, are available worldwide and are being sold at www.beatlesday.tv as well as through many retailers leading up to Beatles Day.

For tickets, call 0844 847 1616 or visit www. ticketmaster.co.uk.

Other Liverpool Summer Pops concerts for 2010 already announced are: July 2, Jackson Browne; July 3 and 31, Australian Pink Floyd; July 7, Crosby, Stills and Nash; July 9, Status Quo; July 16, Jools Holland; and July 21, Rod Stewart.