The weekend is in full gear. Start the day with a full, lavish all-you-can-eat Liverpudlian breakfast and be part of the official Liverpool Beatles Auction, a must for collectors wishing to get a bargain on some of the rarest memorabilia in the world. Here, everything from original Liverpool venue concert posters to 60’s Mersey magazines to authentic autographs is sold to fans like us. The annual Beatles auction (organized by our friends at The Beatles Shop) takes place from 9:30am onwards at LIPA (Paul and George’s old school)
      The spiritual home for the auction is LIPA (Paul and George’s old school) and entrance includes a catalogue for the auction. "It was forty years ago today that Sgt Pepper taught the band to play." It has been well documented that Penny Lane and Strawberry Field were the first two songs penned for what became known as the album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Later they were identified as singles and were left off the album. So in tribute to the singles and the album, forty years on Cavern City Tours are arranging a Penny Lane Festival. Inclusive of outside stages and events in the area and incorporating bars and restaurants which will feature live Beatles music, the day is sure to be one to remember. Where do you begin? The barber, the fire station, the shelter on the roundabout, St. Barnabas Church where Paul was a choirboy (and best man for his brother Mike), Newcastle Road (John’s first home), Dovedale School (John and George’s primary school, as well as Jimmy Tarbuck’s!), Penny Lane Wine Bar - the list is endless. Access to Dovedale School is exclusive solely to people on a Cavern City Tour and includes return transport from the Adelphi Hotel to and from the area. The area is steeped in Beatles folklore (Brian Epstein’s school and the original lyrics to In My Life), the list is endless. This is their territory, their old stomping ground and we really will be following in the footsteps of The Beatles. The evening show at the Empire is one we are really looking forward to as we have been trying for nigh on 20 years to get America’s premier boots ’n’ suits tribute band "Rain" from California over to Beatleweek and we have finally succeeded. Their multi media stage show is one to behold and will reinforce why the band have long since been recognized as one of the very, very best. Let’s hope it leads to this being an annual affair as I know that once you have seen them there will be a clamor to get them back. Pause for breath? No, there’s no time; it’s back to the Adelphi for a party till the wee small hours. The theme for the bands for this party (in four separate bars) is 800 years of Liverpool’s musical heritage. Apart from a couple of sea shanties, rest assured that it may well indeed concentrate on the last forty-four years and, in particular, on four lads who shook the world! We do not need an excuse to party at Beatleweek, but we do have one (or several) this year!

DAY 9
Sunday, LIVERPOOL
      THE CONVENTION! One of the focal points of Beatles Week in Liverpool is the annual (Mersey) Beatles Convention, which takes over the Adelphi's grand ballroom and entire lower lobby. You may have been to conventions before, but nothing compares to the feel and fun of the Liverpool extravaganza. Shop at Europe's largest Beatles & sixties marketplace with dealers from across the universe, listen to guests speakers on the big stage, view rare videos and just be part of what is recognized as the definitive international fan gathering. As a special treat for our tour group only, we will have private meet & greet autograph and interview sessions with some of the convention's special guests at times and in locations to be announced. The Convention will be extended through to 3am in the morning... so it’s just one humongous event that goes on for fifteen hours. However we will be lucky to get it all in - forty to fifty bands in one day, exhibitions, a play, quizzes, competitions, flea market, video shows, guest speakers and surprises galore. Throughout the morning there are also tours of the famous and not so famous sites. The flea market is the ideal place to find that rare record or elusive memorabilia. There are always dozens of Beatles celebrities present -- those that were actually part of the scene -- including Julia Lennon, John Lennon’s sister. . Bring your autograph book along with your camera - you’ll need it! The Convention Day is jam packed with something for everybody although you will find it absolutely impossible to do everything in the fourteen hours. Just when you think it’s all over... think again! At midnight the Cavern Club hosts the Second Annual Prellies all-nighter. The Prellies are a relatively young, high-energy Hamburg type Beatles band who have developed a reputation for being one of the very best and most popular Beatles bands in the world. The Cavern allnighters were legendary and The Prellies’ first all-nighter last year is the stuff that legends are made of. There was a huge demand for another one and who are we to argue? The Prellies’ theme this year is "Friends of the Earth" and, in particular, tree preservation. Sounds strange? You should have been there! It was a highlight last year and WILL be this year. Promise! An historic day and night (24 hours from ulcers!)

DAY 10
Monday, LIVERPOOL

      Begin with another endless breakfast and enjoy the Morning Tour of Liverpool Beatle Sites. You will see landmarks you've only read about or seen in pictures, along with places (and corresponding stories) you may not even have known existed. After the Beatlerific tour, experience city’s much-heralded Mersey Music Street Festival, the region’s top outdoor festival. . Over 300,000 fans will be entertained by over 200 bands in the city centre. Every bar, pub, restaurant and club will echo to the sound of Merseybeat! Over 80 indoor stages are supplemented by six huge outdoor stages in the city centre - and this free festival will continue until 8pm. The Mathew Street Festival is every Liverpudlian’s favorite day in the calendar, and if you haven’t experienced it yet, you’ll soon understand why Monday is THE big one. This year’s Mathew Street Festival will begin at 12 noon. Over 300,000 fans will be entertained by over 200 bands in the city centre. Every bar, pub, restaurant and club will echo to the sound of Merseybeat! Over 80 indoor stages are supplemented by six huge outdoor stages in the city centre - and this free festival will continue until 8pm. The Mathew Street Festival is every Liverpudlian’s favourite day in the calendar, and if you haven’t experienced it yet, you’ll soon understand why! As the day’s entertainment comes to a close it is time to get down to the Empire Theatre for the finale concert. And what a finale it is! As the Mathew Street Festival draws to a close you had better get yourselves quickly over to the Empire Theatre (a venue played by The Beatles and both Ringo and Paul as solo artistes, not to mention George with Delaney and Bonnie). Merseybeat pays a tribute to the city that gave it its unique sound. The heroes of the Sixties bid a Happy Birthday to Liverpool in their own inimitable style. An all-star cast, including The Undertakers, Karl Terry and The Cruisers, Mike Pender’s Searchers, and Gerry and The Pacemakers. We intend to add more to this all-star cast. This truly is World Music, a sound that when you hear it could only be indigenous to this city. When the show finishes there will be barely an hour to ready ourselves for the countdown to the city’s 800th birthday - and who else could we get to start the party? The Overtures! The Overtures are Europe’s premier ’60s tribute band: why else would Elton and David choose them for their wedding? Why else would we choose them to play our VIP party? The Overtures will take us on a musical journey with a multi-media backdrop.What a day! What a night! What a weekend!

DAY 11
Tuesday, LIVERPOOL
      We begin our final full day in Liverpool (after another full breakfast!) by boarding the yellow Magical Mystery Tour bus for a two-part all-day all-inclusive exhaustive and comprehensive sightseeing Magical Mystery Tour of Liverpool, including homes, schools, hang-outs, and other landmarks such as Penny Lane and Strawberry Field. Forever, you will cherish and remember this day, which continues on to the outskirts of Liverpool in Part Two (the B-side). Hosted by tour-guide extraordinaire David "Liddypool" Bedford, who will take everyone to Wirral and even show us the lesser-known sites. This is the true fanatics part of the tour. Expect to see EVERYTHING!
      This will be your final chance to buy some last-minute souvenirs at the Hard Day's Night Boutique, Beatles Shop on Mathew Street, or the Beatles Story gift shop Albert Docks. A nap is permitted but don’t forget to get over to The Cavern Club for the final onslaught. Of course while this show is in full swing, the Cavern Pub and the front of the Cavern will be shaking with the sounds of the best live Beatle music in the world. What a week, I’m shattered just writing about it. If you’ve read this and always wanted to do this - do it! Pick up the phone and book now. You won’t be disappointed. Satisfaction guaranteed.
      Back to basics, in yer face rock ’n’ roll stripped right down. It will be hot, it will be sweaty, but one cannot think of any better way to finish Beatle Week. There will still be time to catch over 25 bands at The Cavern Club and Cavern Pub!! The highlight however, is usually the "Farewell Liverpool Concert" in the Cavern Club, in the back room on the BIG stage, where Paul McCartney played in 1999 and again in 2003. Today’s gigs at the Cavern Club will undoubtedly be a highlight, as we present a tribute to Wings and take you back to the ’70s. Who better to star in such a tribute than Denny Laine himself. A former integral member of The Moody Blues, it is Denny’s time with Wings for which he is most famously and fondly remembered. Denny wasn’t just a member of Wings; with Paul and Linda, he was Wings! Backed by Ringer (legends of Beatleweek), this will be a nostalgic trip back through time. Some of Paul’s greatest ever music was recorded under the guise of Wings and if we ever needed reaffirmation of this, then these afternoon concerts will be it! The ultimate celebration, however, will be at the Empire Theatre on Tuesday evening as this day - yes, this very day - is the 800th birthday of the City of Liverpool! The gig (with artistes who will not be confirmed till Easter) will celebrate Liverpool’s rich cultural and musical diversity.
You will celebrate:
50 Years of Abbey Road
Over 60 years of The Cavern Club
Over 800 years of Liverpool
      A week’s party! What more can you want! Book now to be sure of not missing out on this unique, never-to-be-repeated celebration!

DAY12
Wednesday, LONDON
      "There are places I remember..." and this is the hardest part of all - saying goodbye to all the Beatleful new friends we have made during our stay in Great Britain, both within the tour group, and with other fans from countless nations.
      Sometime during the stay in Liverpool, we'll have alsogone on spending sprees at both the "Beatles Shop" and at the "From Me To You" collectors store in Liverpool as well as the London Beatles Shop; we'll have taken a "Ferry `Cross the Mersey" just like in the Gerry & The Pacemakers song; we'll have made our way to the Albert Docks for the incredible museum/exhibition called "The Beatles Story"; and we'll have somehow fallen unconditionally but fully in love with this seaport city.
       We depart England as a group for our return flight to the United States, with magical memories that will live with us for the rest of our lives. We fly back to America non-stop... but we don't really say goodbye, because even if we leave the city of Liverpool, the city of Liverpool will never leave us.

All activities and events are subject to change