He learned how to play the bass left handed??!! Good god!! And I didn't know Tyson Kelly/Lennon is American. Bloody great musicians. Saw them a few weeks back in Cardiff and they were outstanding!
Great interview! Been going to see them since the mid 90s... only missed one year, during the pandemic. So I've seen a few changes in the line-ups... and they've been consistently brilliant!
Andrew, as I am a huge Beatles fan, and used to do a radio show in Western New York called "Beatle Memories", your channel is my favorite of the five or so Beatles channels I subscribe to. Thanks for this great interview with The Bootleg Beatles. Cheers from New York State, USA!
Michael - I also subscribe to 4 or 5 Beatles channels, and all of them have something different to offer, whether it be the characters or the subjects or whatever. But I agree with you - Andrew's channel is my go-to channel. His passion for the subject, plus his humour and general demeanour, wins the day. I've had certain albums that I didn't play often enough, but after viewing Andrew's talks on, e.g., 'Memory Almost Full' or whatever, it gets me interested and I often revisit my vinyl after the reviews, as he piques my interest. Plus, a lot of tracks he highlights as his faves, whether it be Beatles or the more obscure Fab solo tracks ('I'm carrying', 'Some days' etc.) tend to generally be my faves too, so I trust his judgement! All good stuff.
Great interview and thanks very much for choosing my question it was great to have them answer it’s very much appreciated I saw the bootleg beatles in the Echo arena in Liverpool for peppers 50th anniversary focusing on the 67 period an absolutely brilliant band
Check out Fab Four, that may just change your mind!! They look and sound exactly like them, especially the guy who plays John named Adam Hastings, I had to take many looks to make sure it wasn't John, no joke also Gavin Pring who plays George, a straight doppelganger!! Go check out ths Fab Four!!
Thanks so much for this Andrew. Am a massive Bootleg fan, been to see them many many happy times including this wonderful set of guys here. Really enjoyed the interview, what a top set of blokes they appear to be. Thanks very much again, excellent job.
Thank you Andrew for another superb video, and thank you to the Bootleg Beatles for taking the time out to chat. Top guys and can’t wait to see them again next year.❤️👍🏻👍🏻
Andrew Dixon When I was about 16 I loved the idea of playing in a Beatles tribute band. I realised soon after that I had nowhere near the range or vocal chops as Paul and I was always to chubby to play George or even John. The Bootlegs were amazing back in the 90’s but the accuracy and stage show now is staggering. Hats off to those guys.👍🏻
The dedication these guys have is incredible. I vivdly remember seeing Bootleg Harrison say the f bomb on cue in Hey Jude. Its the little things like that
This is brilliant Andrew. Went to see the bootlegs at Aberdeen music hall on Monday evening, what a tribute they really are ! Wish I’d seen them sooner.
Cheers Timm. We're still a long way from normal but at least some things are happening again. This event was well social distanced although it doesn't seem to look that way on camera!
The distancing must be easier at an outdoor venue, and I'm glad you enjoyed the show. I'm an American living in the Philippines and we already passed 5 months of nearly total lock-down. But just today on one of my rare walks outside, I noticed a few restaurants are allowing customers unlike a few weeks ago. Your channel has helped keep me slightly saner through the pandemic so thanks for that.
This is my favourite incarnation of the band. I think them being very prominent on social media with their home recordings makes them more accessible as individuals.
I saw them a week or so ago at the Royal Albert Hall, I’ve seen them several times and ever time they get better and better, I, along with everyone in the audience didn’t want them to stop.
Thank you for this. The Fab Four here in the US have been doing one hour live stream shows on a weekly basis doing different eras or albums and I think it has been successful since they keep doing them and the cost is modest from $10 to $15. They have been enjoyable. It would be nice to see these guys do that do.
Enjoyed this, Andrew. I saw the Bootleg Beatles at Bristol's Colston Hall three years running, and each of these shows were a couple of weeks before Christmas so it was such a great atmosphere each time. Looking at the fellas in your video, 'John' is new to me (I saw Neil Harrison on all three occasions, I think) and 'George' is the same guy. Possibly 'Ringo' too. 'Paul' is definitely new on me, but I imagine he must be pretty damned good as the old 'Paul' was incredible. Great stuff.
Cheers Mark! I think the whole band has changed now since Neil stepped aside. It's a really good line up now (always was though)! These guys seem to really love what they're doing.
Saw these guys couple nights ago and they were incredible although they took out the abbey road stuff to do the majority of the Let it be ( which I still loved) since it was the anniversary this year definitely will go see them next year
I've recently watched The Bootleg Beatles perform in Liverpool at the Philharmonic Hall with The Philharmonic Orchestra playing the two final albums, Let It Be and Abbey Road. They were magnificent musicians to hold their own and act in character. The Orchestra appeared to be in awe and appreciated them as much as the audience. Who knew "John" was played by an American? And that "Paul" had learned to play left handed. What was their relationship with Neil Innes whose concept this tour was, but sadly died during lockdown? How respectfully they paid tribute to him at the end of the performance. I'd definitely love to see them again. Fascinating interview.
Hi Andrew, Great you met these guys. I saw them at least 15 times. And every time you forget you're seeing a tribute band. They are great, really great. Frst time I saw them, Neil Harrison was still John, about maybe 10 years ago. Last time I saw them was sometime at the end of January 2020 in Maastricht, Netherlands, just a few weekd before the lockdown. By the way have you ordered Gimme Some Truth by John and what version? I ordered the CD/BLURAY Set with the book and the 4LP Set.
Hi Pe, yes they're great, I also used to like the early versions with Neil. I e ordered the 2CD/Blu Ray box but I don't expect to get the vinyl on this occasion. 🙂👍
Interesting to note that the boys, when interviewed like this, appear to react more or less like the Beatles in the way they answer questions. To me, the Bootleg's Paul was the more talkative, in keeping with the manner of the real Paul. The Ringo spoke a bit while the George spoke the least. Great interview.
I saw The Bootleg Beatles in Australia 2 years ago. It was THE best concert I've ever seen....and that's saying something because I've seen most of the "greats" (The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Animals, The Byrds etc.)
I agree they're the best Beatle tribute band.Sadly they haven't been able to come to Australia for the past two years.Hopefully next year will be different.I met them after their show during their last Australian tour on 3rd November 2019.
Another great Beatles tribute group is an Australian one-The Beatnix.I was supposed to be going to one of their gigs on 22nd October,just a few weeks away,but it has now been postponed to 19th February 2022.Fingers crossed it goes ahead🤞🤞
You should check out The Analogues, they are a tribute band in Holland and focus themselves on looking for the exact same instrument etc., not on the look which I find sometimes being on the verge of cringe. There is a documentary of The Analogues on TH-cam. They tour and play albums in their entirity. Went to see them previous year with Abbey Road. Ps the one sitting in the front looked a bit like Sylvester Stallone
Yess indeed The Analogues, they are great, but you cannot copare them to The Bootleg Beatles. I was to see them live in April 2020, but due to Corona the gig was cancelled. Hopefully In February 2021 the gig can go on. The Botleg Beatles .......... great, just great. Close your eyes, open your ears and enjoy.
Also, the other thing to remember is, The Bootleg Beatles have all the correct gear and instruments too. It only looks cringe, if it’s poorly done, the Bootlegs look and sound great,
Great interview. I've seen many Beatle tribute bands and the one thing that I insist on is that there Paul place left handed. It breaks the illusion, doesn't matter how good the band plays the songs if they're Paul is not left-handed it ruins it completely.
I agree Tom, all credit to Steve in the Bootleg Beatles for completely re learning how to play so he could be authentic, that is such a difficult thing to do!
For anyone in the US i'd recommend The Fab Four, pretty good tribute band. Their Beatle flavoured Chrimble album is great too.th-cam.com/video/pJXMKt2UYA4/w-d-xo.html
When Tyson spoke like John, it was very accurate. Very enjoyable interview, great questions and answers.
He learned how to play the bass left handed??!! Good god!! And I didn't know Tyson Kelly/Lennon is American. Bloody great musicians. Saw them a few weeks back in Cardiff and they were outstanding!
Their old John Lennon aka Adam Hastings is English and he switched to a bigger beatles tribute band the fab four.
Most of the "Pauls" in the tribute bands have done that.
Great interview! Been going to see them since the mid 90s... only missed one year, during the pandemic. So I've seen a few changes in the line-ups... and they've been consistently brilliant!
Imagine being so talented you can impersonate legends. Amazing.
Andrew, as I am a huge Beatles fan, and used to do a radio show in Western New York called "Beatle Memories", your channel is my favorite of the five or so Beatles channels I subscribe to. Thanks for this great interview with The Bootleg Beatles. Cheers from New York State, USA!
Thanks Michael, I appreciate that!
Michael - I also subscribe to 4 or 5 Beatles channels, and all of them have something different to offer, whether it be the characters or the subjects or whatever. But I agree with you - Andrew's channel is my go-to channel. His passion for the subject, plus his humour and general demeanour, wins the day. I've had certain albums that I didn't play often enough, but after viewing Andrew's talks on, e.g., 'Memory Almost Full' or whatever, it gets me interested and I often revisit my vinyl after the reviews, as he piques my interest. Plus, a lot of tracks he highlights as his faves, whether it be Beatles or the more obscure Fab solo tracks ('I'm carrying', 'Some days' etc.) tend to generally be my faves too, so I trust his judgement! All good stuff.
Great interview and thanks very much for choosing my question it was great to have them answer it’s very much appreciated I saw the bootleg beatles in the Echo arena in Liverpool for peppers 50th anniversary focusing on the 67 period an absolutely brilliant band
No worries, was a good question! I think if you saw them in 2017 then it could be the new John and Ringo now compared to then.
Andrew Dixon I think the John Lennon in 2017 was Adam Hastings who is now with the Fab Four
Saw these guys in April✨ Seeing them again at the end of the month!! They’re the real deal💖💖
I’ve seen every line up of the Bootlegs and think this is the best one! Also the best interview of the band, nice one!
Check out Fab Four, that may just change your mind!! They look and sound exactly like them, especially the guy who plays John named Adam Hastings, I had to take many looks to make sure it wasn't John, no joke also Gavin Pring who plays George, a straight doppelganger!! Go check out ths Fab Four!!
Thanks so much for this Andrew. Am a massive Bootleg fan, been to see them many many happy times including this wonderful set of guys here. Really enjoyed the interview, what a top set of blokes they appear to be. Thanks very much again, excellent job.
Thanks Rik!
Awesome interview, and thanks for asking my question Andrew, great stuff! 😀👍
You're welcome, thanks for submitting it!
Thank you Andrew for another superb video, and thank you to the Bootleg Beatles for taking the time out to chat. Top guys and can’t wait to see them again next year.❤️👍🏻👍🏻
Cheers Dom! Would that be your ideal fantasy job do you think, playing Paul in a Beatles tribute band?
Andrew Dixon When I was about 16 I loved the idea of playing in a Beatles tribute band. I realised soon after that I had nowhere near the range or vocal chops as Paul and I was always to chubby to play George or even John. The Bootlegs were amazing back in the 90’s but the accuracy and stage show now is staggering. Hats off to those guys.👍🏻
I saw the original line up with Neil and Andreu and they were fantastic x
The dedication these guys have is incredible.
I vivdly remember seeing Bootleg Harrison say the f bomb on cue in Hey Jude.
Its the little things like that
Great interview Andrew Seen them a few years ago they are amazing especially , oh darling
This is brilliant Andrew. Went to see the bootlegs at Aberdeen music hall on Monday evening, what a tribute they really are ! Wish I’d seen them sooner.
Great interview, great channel, and I'm envious that Great Britain seems to be getting back to normal.
Cheers Timm. We're still a long way from normal but at least some things are happening again. This event was well social distanced although it doesn't seem to look that way on camera!
The distancing must be easier at an outdoor venue, and I'm glad you enjoyed the show. I'm an American living in the Philippines and we already passed 5 months of nearly total lock-down. But just today on one of my rare walks outside, I noticed a few restaurants are allowing customers unlike a few weeks ago. Your channel has helped keep me slightly saner through the pandemic so thanks for that.
Thanks Timm, much appreciated! Hope life gets back to normal soon for you!
Really lovely set of lads!. I’ve seen them live most years since 1997, great band and very authentic. Great video Andrew - cheers!
This is my favourite incarnation of the band. I think them being very prominent on social media with their home recordings makes them more accessible as individuals.
Thanks for asking my question Andrew, good interview and great lads!
No problem Dan, was a good question thanks for asking it!
I watch so many of your videos that sometimes I forget you have legs. Blew my mind. Great interview, and keep up the great content Andrew!
haha, that gave me a chuckle :-)
Andrew, Thank You for this, very interesting, they are good, sound excellent, Bless You, Steve
they are amazing the guy who plays john Lennon his mannerisms are unreal as is Paul McCartney, I've seen them 3 times now BRILLIANT
I saw them a week or so ago at the Royal Albert Hall, I’ve seen them several times and ever time they get better and better, I, along with everyone in the audience didn’t want them to stop.
What a great opportunity you were given there, great set of questions ... and answers.
Yes they were really welcoming and friendly, top guys!
Thank you for this. The Fab Four here in the US have been doing one hour live stream shows on a weekly basis doing different eras or albums and I think it has been successful since they keep doing them and the cost is modest from $10 to $15. They have been enjoyable. It would be nice to see these guys do that do.
Good idea! I don't know if they've done that but did do a great lockdown home version of Sexy Sadie a few days ago, it's on their channel!
I have seen this band. Many times and I think they are the best carnt wait to see them again
Just watched 15/07/22 in Newcastle.
Absolutely amazing . Liverpool symphony orchestra with them too
Yay! Seeing them tonight in Brighton - front row!
Enjoyed this, Andrew. I saw the Bootleg Beatles at Bristol's Colston Hall three years running, and each of these shows were a couple of weeks before Christmas so it was such a great atmosphere each time. Looking at the fellas in your video, 'John' is new to me (I saw Neil Harrison on all three occasions, I think) and 'George' is the same guy. Possibly 'Ringo' too. 'Paul' is definitely new on me, but I imagine he must be pretty damned good as the old 'Paul' was incredible. Great stuff.
Cheers Mark! I think the whole band has changed now since Neil stepped aside. It's a really good line up now (always was though)! These guys seem to really love what they're doing.
Excellent tribute band! 👍👍🎸🎸🎸😎
Saw these guys couple nights ago and they were incredible although they took out the abbey road stuff to do the majority of the Let it be ( which I still loved) since it was the anniversary this year definitely will go see them next year
Lovely interview and video!
Thank you 🙂👍
I've recently watched The Bootleg Beatles perform in Liverpool at the Philharmonic Hall with The Philharmonic Orchestra playing the two final albums, Let It Be and Abbey Road. They were magnificent musicians to hold their own and act in character. The Orchestra appeared to be in awe and appreciated them as much as the audience. Who knew "John" was played by an American? And that "Paul" had learned to play left handed.
What was their relationship with Neil Innes whose concept this tour was, but sadly died during lockdown? How respectfully they paid tribute to him at the end of the performance.
I'd definitely love to see them again.
Fascinating interview.
Thanks! What's the Neil Innes connection, do you know more about that?
Great interview,interesting queations👍😉
What a great bunch of guys.👍
They were indeed!
Hi Andrew,
Great you met these guys. I saw them at least 15 times. And every time you forget you're seeing a tribute band. They are great, really great.
Frst time I saw them, Neil Harrison was still John, about maybe 10 years ago.
Last time I saw them was sometime at the end of January 2020 in Maastricht, Netherlands, just a few weekd before the lockdown.
By the way have you ordered Gimme Some Truth by John and what version?
I ordered the CD/BLURAY Set with the book and the 4LP Set.
Hi Pe, yes they're great, I also used to like the early versions with Neil.
I e ordered the 2CD/Blu Ray box but I don't expect to get the vinyl on this occasion. 🙂👍
the fab four are better
Steve definitely looks like Stallone when he clenched them fists
Interesting to note that the boys, when interviewed like this, appear to react more or less like the Beatles in the way they answer questions. To me, the Bootleg's Paul was the more talkative, in keeping with the manner of the real Paul. The Ringo spoke a bit while the George spoke the least. Great interview.
I saw The Bootleg Beatles in Australia 2 years ago. It was THE best concert I've ever seen....and that's saying something because I've seen most of the "greats" (The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Animals, The Byrds etc.)
I love you Paul
Very good video
I agree they're the best Beatle tribute band.Sadly they haven't been able to come to Australia for the past two years.Hopefully next year will be different.I met them after their show during their last Australian tour on 3rd November 2019.
They're coming to Australia next year but 22nd November is a very long way off!
Another great Beatles tribute group is an Australian one-The Beatnix.I was supposed to be going to one of their gigs on 22nd October,just a few weeks away,but it has now been postponed to 19th February 2022.Fingers crossed it goes ahead🤞🤞
Pretty sure I saw them in Majorca 2006? They were very good!
Great band, would have been a competely different line up back then.
I saw the bootleg Beatles at knebworth in 1996 august 10th, oasis were headlining. Bootlegs were brilliant,
I was there the following day, no Bootlegs then!
Incredible band. Love the sound they generate.
That boggie thumpin blues set in the background is smokin...who are they?
I had a question for Steve White,if he would consider replacing Stallone on the Rocky and Rambo franchise☺☺☺
I'll let you ask him that! 😉
Didn’t they have enough seats for you to sit down for the interview? 😂👍
No, they really didn't! 😄
You should check out The Analogues, they are a tribute band in Holland and focus themselves on looking for the exact same instrument etc., not on the look which I find sometimes being on the verge of cringe. There is a documentary of The Analogues on TH-cam. They tour and play albums in their entirity. Went to see them previous year with Abbey Road.
Ps the one sitting in the front looked a bit like Sylvester Stallone
Yess indeed The Analogues, they are great, but you cannot copare them to The Bootleg Beatles. I was to see them live in April 2020, but due to Corona the gig was cancelled. Hopefully In February 2021 the gig can go on.
The Botleg Beatles .......... great, just great. Close your eyes, open your ears and enjoy.
Also, the other thing to remember is, The Bootleg Beatles have all the correct gear and instruments too. It only looks cringe, if it’s poorly done, the Bootlegs look and sound great,
Great interview. I've seen many Beatle tribute bands and the one thing that I insist on is that there Paul place left handed. It breaks the illusion, doesn't matter how good the band plays the songs if they're Paul is not left-handed it ruins it completely.
I agree Tom, all credit to Steve in the Bootleg Beatles for completely re learning how to play so he could be authentic, that is such a difficult thing to do!
I’ve not overcome playing crap with with my natural right hand yet 😁
The McCartney guy looks like the present Sylvesta Stallone
Great idea Andrew....my guess is 3 legs 🤞
oh i was there actually. no idea you where backstage
We were a select few people who managed to get to any kind of concert in 2020!
Steve out of makeup looks like Sly Stallone.
If you can't be yourself, pretend to be someone else.
Macca looks like Sylvester Stallone
Rocky Balboa was also left handed if I remember rightly....
I like you see in bath i from Yeovil
For anyone in the US i'd recommend The Fab Four, pretty good tribute band. Their Beatle flavoured Chrimble album is great too.th-cam.com/video/pJXMKt2UYA4/w-d-xo.html
Their Christmas album always gets plenty of attention from me each December, great fun!
as for me they are a whole lot better than good.
they wear wigs you got to be kidding.
How else can they go from early to mid to late period Beatles hair styles during a quick costume change mid set?
@@AndrewDixonMusic i see your point its a little shock.
This Paul is very strange. Seems he use a mask.
I'm not at all in-love with Tyson. Nope, not at all 😊