Beatles tribute to benefit St. Joes Children’s Home

Abbey Road on the River is pleased to present Not So Long of a Winding Road to Abbey Road on the River, its first annual Fall benefit concert, with net proceeds benefiting St. Joe’s Children’s Home. The concert will take place on Friday, November 7th from 4:00pm-Midnight at the Executive Inn Hotel in Louisville. The event marks the halfway point to the world’s largest Beatles tribute festival (Abbey Road on the River) and will include an encore performance of The Abbey Road Album by Athens, GA’s Abbey Road Live!, with additional concerts from The Steve Sizemore Group, Peter Conrad, plus Louisville’s own Nervous Melvin and the Mistakes, Johnny Doughnut Experience, and The Vinyl Kings. Several items will be raffled off throughout the event, including unique Beatles memorabilia and an all-inclusive weekend package for two to Abbey Road on the River 2009. Tickets are $12 in advance or $20 at the door and can be purchased at www.abbeyroadontheriver.com.

 “We are introducing this ‘halfway’ concert to give our fans another chance to come together and experience the excitement of Abbey Road on the River,” says event producer Gary Jacob. “We also wanted to use the concert as a platform to raise money for a charity during the gift-giving season, and St. Joe’s was selected because of its mission and reputation within the community.”

 “Without the thoughtfulness and generous support of sponsors such as Abbey Road on the River, we would be unable to provide services to the neediest children in Kentucky,” says Barry Walker, Executive Director of St. Joe’s.

 The Courier-Journal’s Abbey Road on the River 2009, featuring over 60 of the world’s most accomplished Beatles and 60’s era bands, will be held in Louisville for its fifth consecutive year, May 21 – 25, 2009, at the Belvedere Festival Park and Galt House Hotel & Suites. The festival is the largest event of its kind in the world, and last year it attracted the largest crowd to date with over 25,000 attendees.