Although over a month away, many celebrations are being planned to celebrate the birth of John Lennon, 70 years ago, on October 9th. Yoko will again be in Iceland for the Imagine Peace Tower Lighting Ceremony. Closer to home, we have the release of Nowhere Boy to look forward to. Keep checking on some special [...]

August 24, 1968, I hear Hey Jude for the first time. It was on WABC -in New York and It was on a small transistor radio. I was a waiter at Kutsher’s CC in the Catskills and I was half asleep, in between breakfast and lunch work. It seemed to go on forever. I couldn’t [...]

There are so many highlights from the weekend, that we don’t know where to start. Actually we do. Our first time Special Guest, GARY WRIGHT world premiered, To Discover Yourself, a song he co-wrote with George Harrison in 1971. Liverpool gave it a George treatment and the result was pure joy. If you want to [...]

On June 2nd, Paul McCartney was awarded The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at The White House. The ceremony and concert aired last night on PBS (it airs again – check local listings). It was a star studded performance and Paul said it was the first time he was in The White [...]

Today, July 26th, we has passed the 100,000 friends mark on The Fest Facebook. We thank our daughter Michelle Lapidos for doing such a great job on Facebook and Twitter, with all her cool comments, ideas, and giveaways. Enjoy and if you have any suggestions, they are always welcome.

“Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song In Performance at the White House” taped on Tuesday, June 2 and airs on Wednesday, July 28 at 8 p.m. ET on PBS stations nationwide, followed by an encore presentation at 9:30 p.m. Check local listings for airing times in your area.

Ringo and his All Starr Band played at Radio City Music Hall last night and the concert was super, the band was hot, background vocals outstanding. It was virtually the same as any other night on his 2010 Tour. BUT IT WASN’T THE SAME AT ALL. This was Ringo’s 70th birthday and the sold out [...]

Ringo turns a young 70 today and we wish him the most happiest of birthdays. Today at 12 Noon, at Ringo’s request, wherever you are, stand up and say PEACE AND LOVE, PEACE AND LOVE, PEACE AND LOVE! Ringo will be at the Hard Rock Cafe in NYC in person leading the chant. Tonight is [...]

There are two very cool Beatles anniversaries to celebrate this week.  Tuesday July 6th is The 53rd Anniversary of The Day John Met Paul – the “Big Bang” that started the Beatles.  And Wednesday is Ringo’s 70th Birthday!
To help celebrate these two landmark anniversaries, we are thrilled to bring you a real exclusive!  It’s the [...]

It was great seeing so many familiar faces at Ringo’s first U.S. concert this time around, at Bethel Woods at the original site of Woodstock. It was a beautiful evening (only a smattering of drizzle) and we were treated to a fun show. Each of the All Starr Band members performed two of their hits. [...]