LIVERPOOL is to celebrate the greatest ever pop band with the world’s first Beatles Day.
The event on July 10 will mark the 44th anniversary of the Fab Four’s triumphant homecoming to Liverpool after they conquered America in 1964.
Organisers say Beatles Day will give Liverpudlians the chance to show the world what an amazing city we have.
It will also generate funds for Alder Hey children’s hospital and the ECHO’s Liverpool Unites which is raising money for a community centre in memory of murdered schoolboy Rhys Jones.
ECHO editor Alastair Machray said: “This is a fantastic way of celebrating our musical heritage and doing something positive for the next generation at the same time.”
Thousands of Beatle-style mop-top wigs and inflatable guitars will be on sale, while shops and businesses will be encouraged to decorate their buildings with Beatles memorabilia.
Radio stations will play Beatles music and ask for Fab Four memories or anecdotes. There will be a Beatles parade and quizzes, and organisers hope everyone from schoolchildren to TV presenters will spend the day as a mop-top.
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