Beatles music festival in Louisville, Kentucky

It’s Louisville, not Liverpool, hosting the 10th annual World’s Largest Beatles-Inspired Music Festival.

Held from May 26th to 30th 2011, Abbey Road on the River comes to the Kentucky city of Louisville, also famous for the Kentucky Derby and Muhammad Ali.

Join 50,000 other Beatles enthusiasts at this five day festival of everything ‘Fab Four’, including 50 of the best international tribute bands. Other acts include Hal Bruce and the Hard Dazed Knights performing all 214 Beatles songs and in the order they were originally released – a feat no other artist has accomplished. Food and drink are available throughout, and festival goers can even participate in the biggest Beatles song singing contest ever, free guitar lessons and a ‘Summer of Love Day’.

A Five-Day Best ticket costs from £121 per person and includes all outdoor shows, a Single-Day Best ticket costs from £39 per person. Book now at abbeyroadontheriver.com, for a Louisville equivalent of the ‘Summer of Love’.

For further details on Kentucky visit: kentuckytourism.co.uk