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Tosco Music Beatles Tribute, the Charlotte tradition that inspired the festival, turns 20 this year! It's been a "Long and Winding Road" and we're grateful to get to "Come Together" again with you October 4-5 - just 10 days away!
See below for a sneak peak at some of this year's FabFest Performers who will perform both one song on Friday night and a full set at FabFest Daytime.
Stay tuned for the full Tosco Music Beatles Tribute lineup coming soon - more than a dozen local and regional acts!
Bundle and save 25% when you buy tickets to all 3 FabFest events!
- 20th Anniversary Tosco Music Beatles Tribute, Oct. 4
- FabFest Daytime, Oct. 5
- Live and Let Die: The Music of Paul McCartney, Oct. 5
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THE ENGLISH RAIN formed in 2018 and are professional musicians from Nashville, Tennessee: Grammy winner Mark Lee Townsend (guitar/vocals), Kirk Eberhard (bass/vocals), Calvin Bottoms (keys/guitar/vocals) and Chris Cooke (drums/vocals). The English Rain have been regulars at Abbey Road On The River in Louisville, KY, for 7 years straight (as The English Rain and formerly as SixtyFour), and have been joined on stage with guitar virtuoso Phil Keaggy as well as John Elefante, former lead singer of Kansas. Learn More | |
Based out of Nashville, Tennessee, The WannaBeatles are Grammy finalists who use their multi-instrumentalist skills to re-create Beatles songs as well as hits by other artists from the 60's and 70's. Dennis Scott, Nathan Burbank, David Toledo, and their newest member Quinten Bianchi have created inventive music medleys and arrangements that deliver a totally fun and DIFFERENT kind of Beatles experience. The WannaBeatles like to say that they go “where no Beatles band has gone before.” As they put it, “We literally tie ourselves into pretzels to reproduce songs that The Beatles themselves never performed live.” Inspired by the stories of fellow Beatles fans, they also produced Fab Fan Memories – The Beatles Bond. The album, narrated by Louise Harrison (George’s big sister) was Grammy-nominated for Best Spoken Word Album. Learn More | |
In 2003, during International Beatle Week in Liverpool England, Wonderwall The Tribute backed Jackie Lomax (original Apple Records artist in 1968), and they’ve been headlining clubs, theaters, and Beatles festivals ever since. Doug Dennis (bass), Cameron Owen (guitar), plus original members, Stan Bullock (drums), and Chuck Martin (guitar, keyboards) all contribute vocally, and have built a solid reputation as a premier musical tribute to The Beatles. Learn More | |
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Get Involved at FabFest
Last Week to Enter Contests!
Deadline: Friday, September 27
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FabFest-Charlotte's Beatles Festival brings the community together at a festival where all ages can participate in activities like the Beatles Art Contest that started in 2019, the festival's first year.
Each year we've added something new: Beatles Cover Song Contest and Beatles Open Mic in 2021, new prize categories for Beatles Art Contest in 2022, and Beatles Yoga in 2023.
FabFest Daytime Tickets are only $15 general admission!
Kids (5-17) are 50% off
& under 5 are free!
For the price of a movie, your ticket includes all day 10-5pm at CPCC's Parr Center: live music , trivia and games at the Come Together Stage, the Beatles Art Contest, exhibition and sale, the Presentation Room, a Family Fun Room, Beatles Rock Band Video Game Room, and a Video Room with rare Beatles video sponsored by Independent Picture House.
Proceeds from FabFest support Tosco Music's nonprofit programs that serve musicians of all ages and genres while building community through music. With a long history in Charlotte, Tosco Music brings people together through music, provides access to the arts for underserved communities, and supports artists with access to spaces to create and perform.
Come experience the joy of community through music at FabFest!
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Remember when the pandemic had us gathering outside? In 2021, we added food trucks, outdoor games and an outdoor stage free for the public!
Every year since, portions of FabFest Daytime have been free for all to enjoy - bring the whole family!
CPCC's Parr Center even has FREE PARKING!
NEW THIS YEAR!
FREE FabFest Daytime Raffle
Check out what else is free at FabFest:
Register at Eventbrite to enter free raffle
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COME TOGETHER STAGE
John Tosco
Tosco Music's founder, emcee of Tosco Music Beatles Tribute and TMP House Band leader for all Tosco Music Parties, John Tosco will introduce authors in the morning at the indoor stage and award artist prizes at 11:30am. Visit the Come Together Stage for trivia, tribute bands and even an interview and drum workshop with Ringo's drummer, Gregg Bissonette. Beatles Cover Song Contest finalists will perform in late afternoon.
Apply on or before Sep 27 for the Beatles Cover Song Contest by submitting a video with your application online. Finalists chosen to perform will be notified by September 30. Open to all performers – any age, style, instrument, solo performers, duos, trios, and bands. Cash prizes!
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STRAWBERRY FIELD STAGE
Shannon Lee
Longtime host of Shannon's Jams, Shannon Lee & The Jamily on Facebook, and many local open mic opportunities, Shannon is the perfect host for Beatles Open Mic at the outdoor stage. Shannon knows how to help new performers and seasoned performers alike have fun getting on stage! Performances will follow morning yoga, and continue all day with one break for an open Beatles Playalong/Singalong at 12:30pm - also free!
FREE at Strawberry Field! Register on or before 10/3 for Beatles Open mic; walk-ons will only be allowed if time permits. Open to all performers – any age, style, instrument, solo performers, duos, trios, and bands. Beatles Open Mic performers who register online will be notified in advance of their time slot to perform.
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BEATLES ART CONTEST
Becky Keenan
Pictured here with the portrait she painted of her favorite Beatle while holding an instrument that John Lennon himself played - both were on display at FabFest 2021! Becky has been growing the Beatles Art Contest ever since. This year the online art sale starts in one week on Oct 1! NOTE: FREE art submissions for youth artists and art that is donated or entered for showcase only.
Apply on or before 9/27 - submit artwork inspired by The Beatles and their influence on music, art, and culture. Artists of all ages and experience levels are invited! Winners will be announced from the Come Together Stage at the Beatles Art Contest Awards Ceremony at 11:30am - join us!
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LET IT BE YOGA
Dilek Incoglu, Alight Yoga
FREE at Strawberry Field!
Register in advance online to open FabFest with an hour of moving, breathing, and meditation outdoors, inspired by the music of our favorite Fab Four. Yoga starts at 10am on Sat., Oct 5 on Strawberry Field, the lawn in front of Parr Center.
What do The Beatles have in common with Yoga? Well, their travels to India to practice meditation helped popularize Yoga in the West!
Alight Yoga instructor Dilek Incoglu will include many pose options and modifications to welcome all who want to come together for this FREE Beatles-inspired fun!
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Tosco Music Sunday at CIAF
Sundays, September 29
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM - FREE!
Curated to showcase Charlotte's music community! Performer Schedule:
12:00-2:00 The AV Trio
2:15-4:15pm Alan Kaufman
& Pat Walters
4:30-6:30 Reinaldo Brahn
6:45-7:45 Nanii Acosta
8:00-9:00 Tanja Bechtler
Learn more
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#YPMixerCLT
6-8pm Wed. Sept. 25
Lenny Boy Brewing
Hundreds of Young Professionals (YPs) will meet to network with peers and learn more about the needs of area nonprofits. This 11th annual event teams up with Charlotte Is Creative to celebrate Charlotte's creative community and showcase the amazing work of Charlotte's arts and culture nonprofits. Learn more
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Tosco Music Open Mic
FabFest Edition!
Doors 6pm, Music starts 6:30pm
Tues. Oct. 1 at The Evening Muse
October's first Tuesday of the month coincides with FabFest week so Beatles covers are encouraged (though not at all required) in anticipation of the festival starting Oct 4. We welcome all ages, all experience levels, all genres of music, and all supportive music-lovers in the audience.
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7:30pm Oct. 1, 2 and 3
Independent Picture House
Screenings in partnership with FabFest-Charlotte's Beatles Festival 2024
Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band have to use all their guile and wit to avoid the pursuing fans and press to reach their scheduled television performance, in spite of Paul’s troublemaking grandfather and Ringo’s arrest.
*Only on October 3rd, join us at 6:30 pm for a special presentation with author and Beatles collector Bruce Spizer. The presentation will begin at 6:30 pm. The film will start at 7:30 pm. Bruce will also participate in a post-screening talkback.
Bruce will also be presenting at FabFest-Charlotte’s Beatles Festival on Saturday, October 5 at CPCC’s Parr Center. fabfestcharlotte.org
Learn more
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Rotten Tomatoes: "Directed by David Litchfield, this film captured a moment when Paul McCartney and Wings had found and defined their signature sound. Filmed over four days at Abbey Road Studios in August 1974, the film provides an insight into the inner workings of the band as they work and play together in the studio."
Only 4 showtimes in the area:
AMC Concord Mills
7:30pm Sept 26 & Sep 29
Regal Stonecrest at Piper Glen 7:10pm Sept 26 & Sept 29
If you're planning to go, please let us know! Send us a message
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Tosco Music is supported, in part,
by the Infusion Fund and its generous donors.
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Thank you to our FabFest Sponsors! | |
Beatles Art Contest Presenting Sponsors | |
Beatles Art Contest Supporting Sponsor | |
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