FANS will mark the 25th anniversary of John Lennon's death today with vigils and concerts across the globe.
In his home city, tributes will be led by the Liverpool Beatles Appreciation Society, in a short ceremony in Mathew Street, at 11am.
The Dean of the Metropolitan Cathedral, Monsignor Peter Cookson, and Canon Hawley from the Anglican Cathedral will offer prayers for peace.
They will create two "shrines " where fans can come together to lay flowers and cards, one at the Lennon statue in Mathew Street and a smaller one at the Beatles Monument in the nearby Cavern Designer Shopping Centre.
At noon, hundreds of white balloons trailing cards bearing messages from the public to John Lennon will be released from the Brittania Courtyard outside the The Beatles Story, at the Albert Dock.
Later Knotty Ash School for the Deaf will perform their own renditions of Beatles numbers in Sign Language, at Clayton Square from 1pm until 2pm.
There will be a special hour-long service at Liverpool parish church, Our Lady & St Nicholas' opposite the Pier Head, from 5pm when pupils from John Lennon's former schools, Dovedale juniors and Calderstones, will lay flowers.
Speakers will include Bill Harry, founder of the 'Mersey Beat' newspaper,, and broadcaster and Beatles expert Spencer Leigh. Former Quarryman Colin Hanton will also attend.
Broughton Hall High School pupil, Michelle Strahan, 15, will perform Beautiful Boy as a solo, followed by the Notre Dame Catholic College choir, singing All You Need is Love, In My Life and Happy Christmas/War is Over.
