Beatles Music Festival: Danbury Fields Forever

Gates open at noon / Event runs until 8 p.m.
Tickets are available at eventbrite.com

On Aug. 3, 1963, a month after recording “She Loves You,” The Beatles
performed at Liverpool’s legendary Cavern Club for the very last time.
It was their 292nd appearance at the club and they received a fee of
£300 for the gig.

Beginning at noon on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, in celebration of the
50th anniversary of this historic occasion, thousands of fans will “Come
Together” for a day-long festival of Beatles music at Ives Concert
Park.

The second annual “Danbury Fields Forever” music, arts and food
festival, themed “Give Peace a Chance” in tribute to John Lennon’s
iconic ode against violence, will feature 10 bands, each representing
different eras or presentations of Beatles music. An entire-day “ticket
to ride” admission starts at $20. Tickets are available at
beatlesmusicfestival.eventbrite.com. One hundred percent of the net
proceeds from ticket sales will benefit Newtown Parks & Recreation’s
Dickinson Memorial Playground Fund, with the first $2 from each ticket
sold going to Hearst Corp.’s Newspapers in Education.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase. There also will be
music/memorabilia vendors and exhibits, plus family-friendly features
such as face-painting and inflatables for kids. Featured acts will
include several regional and national acts, with special tributes to
John Lennon and George Harrison.

Liverpool Productions, host of “Danbury Fields Forever,” has
presented Beatles Expos in Connecticut and other areas since 1978. They
also organize the annual “Magical History Tour,” which brings fans to
Liverpool and London.

For more information, visit www.BeatlesMusicFestival.com.