The Come Together Festival in Hamburg

Here’s the programme for the Come Together festival in Hamburg,  which kicks off the city’s “50 years since The Beatles arrived” – anniversary a little bit premature on May 22nd (they didn’t arrive until August 16th, when the Indra Club is hosting a festival of it’s own)

* Juvenile Chamberorchestra Berlin – Till Schwabenbauer Berlin

* The Beatles-Tribute band Liverpool from Sweden

* The Creapers, rock according to John Lennon (the 60-62 period)

* The Rattles, “the German Beatles”

* The Mini Beats, who starded 10 years ago when they were 10-12 years old

* St. Pauli Rock Kids a very young rock band from Hamburg

* Karl Terry & the Cruisers from Liverpool

* Tony Sheridan & band, recorded various songs with the Beatles

* Special guest: Juliet Gough from London

* Talk guest: Freda Kelly former secretary of Brian Epstein

* Talk guest: Joe Flannery, Brian Epsteins booking manager

* Talk guest: Stuart Epps, worked with George Harrison and produced Elton John

* VIP: Cynthia Lennon, Pete Best, Liverpool

* Horst Fascher, co-founder of the Star-Club

* A doubledecker bus (courtesy of the Hamburg bureau of Tourism)

* 2 English mounted bobbies

* special surprises during the festival

* Guitar maker Höfner with an exhibit of a 6 meter high Beatles Bass

* Paul McCartney with a videomessage especially for the occasion

Official website