The two greatest rock 'n' roll bands of all time face off as the Keswick Theatre hosts tributes to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Renowned tribute bands Abbey Road and Satisfaction - The International Rolling Stones Show engage in a musical showdown of the hits. “Beatles vs. Stones – A Musical Showdown” returns to the Keswick Theatre on Thursday, September 10 at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $48.50 - $63.50, plus ticket fees, and available online at www.keswicktheatre.com, by phone or at the Theatre Box Office. The Box Office is open Wednesday - Saturday from noon to 5:00 pm and three hours before shows. The Keswick Theatre and box office is located at 291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, PA 19038. The show is appropriate for all ages.
Fantastic show! The Beatles catalogue was treated with respect, but not slavishly. The playlist was very well selected. Most songs were excellent or respectable live versions of studio tracks. Only one or two fell short. The only real disappointments were the performances of Because and Sun King - probably due to the difficult vocal harmonies. On the other hand, the performances of such tracks as Something, Yesterday, Oh! Darling, Sgt Pepper's / With A Little Help From My Friends, Here Comes The Sun, and many, many others were stellar. All of the performers were brilliant, including (maybe especially!) the ones that are not leading the bill. I was particularly impressed with the "second" (but actually leading) drummer Gus Franklin, whose playing style replicates Ringo's perfectly, and Darren Middleton, whose vocals and guitar work was spot-on all night. However, the real highlight was the otherwise slightly uneven Davey Lane's truly outstanding performance of While My Guitar Gently Weeps, which left many in the audience transfixed. 5/5 stars.