The
Band: a word from the promoter
When
I heard a Beatles song for the first time, it was on the small
radio which was on my bedside table playing “Please, Please
Me”. I’ve been immediately fascinated by a phenomena which was
to carry the whole Planet away a few months later. This passion
for The Beatles was to never leave me.
Forty
years later, on a trip to Liverpool for the legendary Beatles
week, I met four young musicians who “fell in the passion of”
too. We promised each other to come back, not as the audience but
to play. That’s how “The AfterBeat” is born.
We
made up our bet as the band has just been selected to take part in
the Beatles week 2006. On the way to the Beatles legend! Yeah,
yeah, yeah!
The
Band’s Instruments
The
AfterBeat's gear is identical to the one used by The Beatles
during their concerts and studio sessions: Rickenbacker, Gretsch
and Epiphone guitars, Hofner bass, Ludwig drums, Vox amps; nothing
has been left to chance in order to restore the so much peculiar
sounds that made the legend of the Fab Four’s music.
The
press is unanimous…
“An
intense emotion overwhelms the audience seeing but moreover
listening to this particularly amazing band. Respectful of the
arrangements – at the very same note – and of the tones,
guaranteed by the instruments of this time, these musicians
didn’t leave anything to chance.” Le
Parisien
“The
Olympia Theatre finds back The Beatles… or almost. More
precisely, it’s a tribute show to the Liverpool’s four boys
that will take place today, at 6:00 pm, in the famous Parisian
music-hall.” Le
Parisien
“The
promoter Freddy Hanouna organises a tribute show to The Beatles,
with a meticulous respect of the vocal harmonies and of their
sound stamped Hofner-Vox-Rickenbaker. An outstanding work,
performed with the reinforcement of a cords and copper section,
which respect at the very note George Martin’s arrangements.” Journal
du Dimanche
“Exceptional
concert at the Olympia theatre. The AfterBeat will
land forty years after their idols in this mythic place for a new
show. Between nostalgia and hysteria, the evening promises to be
great.” Le
Figaro magazine
…
the
fans too!
“What a joy
that this AfterBeat’s
concert in early February. It’s unbelievable… I never would
have thought seeing once on stage such fidelity, such a quality in
the cover of The Beatles repertoire! It won’t take long for all
the venues to struggle to have you!”
“What
an evening! The St-Germain theatre standing up, I could not
remember such a thing happening before. Even the teenagers who
were there said: “I didn’t expect that, it was just great.”
“A
friend of mines who went to the Olympia told me: “I’ve seen
The Beatles”. I wanted to check that by myself… I saw them as
well!!! And moreover heard them!”
“The
AfterBeat
outclasses
what is made in this field to have attended gigs of other tribute
bands.”
The
gigs: exceptional evenings
From
the Olympia with Tony Sheridan in 2016 to Roland Garros, passing
through the 4x4 exhibition and the “Bag Show”, The AfterBeat
’s gigs are so much friendly and prestigious events that gather
the enthusiasm of the audience, all generations mixed up.
