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June 8, 2012

Beatles, Las Vegas

If you’ve never been to Las Vegas before, I’m about to fill you in on the kind of fun you may be missing out on! For one, when you stroll into the lobby of the Hard Rock Hotel, you might just find yourself overwhelmed with the kind of excitement that only rock star clothing can bring you! I mean, you look around and see nothing but instruments and trinkets that were worn and loved by artists such as Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Prince, Madonna, Michael Jackson, The Beatles themselves…and the list goes on and on! It was awesomeness overload!!

Upon checking into our rooms, we were pleasantly surprised by our mini-suites that were fit for a king! They even gave us FRESH SHEETS!!! Yeah, I mean, usually we have to bring “Raid” and spray for cockroaches and such… but not in Vegas, baby… Not in VEGAS! We each had our own bar of soap and, even though we all shared one bed, we had a television to help us forget about the fact that we were all squeezed together under one comforter. JUST KIDDING!! Ha-ha, you believed it! No we had the best accommodations! We love you Hard Rock Hotel!!!!

Sound-check was a little on the hot side, being that it’s nearly summer and again, we’re in LAS VEGAS… hottest place in the world… second only to Death Valley perhaps. We were all out there whining about it and I even borrowed sun-screen from Robert so that I wouldn’t turn into a life-sized lobster. After about ten seconds the lotion was melting into my eyes and the other guys couldn’t figure out why I was so sad with all these tears in my eyes. However, we all lived to tell the tale.
SHOWTIME!!! 7:30pm. Once we hit the stage, the crowd began dancing and cheering. Certain undergarments may, or may not have been thrown at Tyson… no one can say for sure… Luis just smiled and took it all in as we played to an excited crowd of Delta Airlines staffers who went wild by the pool side with other celebrity look-alikes including Tina Turner, Lady Gaga, Prince (Prince is everywhere I go… I don’t know why! Stop yelling at me!) and even Elvis Presley!

We ended our very short set with “Twist And Shout”, which was a great crowd pleaser and we took our bows. I’m fairly certain that Britain’s Finest were feeling great about the show and I think we all may have assumed that our night was done (excluding, possibly, Tyson…) But! BUT!! Boy, were we wrong! A DJ was spinning all the hits from the 50s all the way to now and the dancing would not let up. So after we changed back into our street clothes, some of the dancers came back to our dressing room and invited us out into the crowd where we could eat, drink and mingle with the Delta Airlines officials! Man, I even dived into the swimming pool wearing only my boxer shorts! We danced and laughed and took tons of pictures to document it! Everything was complimentary and we partied like it was 1999 (yeah, that’s right, I said it… PRINCE!).

Okay, so you get the idea… Vegas was a blast. Now, let’s fast forward to the Rancho Santa Margarita, “Rancho Fest” on Memorial Day weekend! Oddly enough, when I started loading my car at home in Glendale, it was very warm… bordering hot. And those of you who know me, KNOW that I hate being hot! So I drive to the Rancho Fest in my crummy car that enjoys torturing me with its lack of air-conditioning. I cried all the way. However, once I was in the vicinity of the place I noticed several dark clouds looming in the sky! I applauded.



05/11/12

Our Show with Chris Carter from "Breakfast with the Beatles"

One more thing I’d like to mention is the show we played in Sherman Oaks at the SFDS Fair. Chris Carter of Breakfast with the Beatles brought us up with a GREAT welcome. It was cooking out that day, but we were rocking in the shade of the stage’s canopy thingy! And even though, in that kind of heat, it’s difficult to put out the energy, people danced and sang and kept our spirits high! We had a blast! So we just want to say THANKS to ALL of you for your support at EVERY show!

-Hope to see you guys at our summer shows at Knott’s Berry Farm!!!

-Love Benny and the whole gang!
05/08/12

Britain's Finest Beatles Tribute to Cross the BIG Pond.


Delivering Beatles music like a pizza, is sort of what we do… even if you didn’t order one! Lately, we’ve been doing a bit of traveling, have had the opportunity to be mentioned on the air and even some television spots.

Before we went to Mexico, we spoke to some DJs there from this side of the border and tried to drum up some enthusiasm for our arrival! There was definitely a feeling of excitement as they hollered out words some of us couldn’t even understand while, occasionally, they sprinkled in words like, “Beatles” and “Sgt. Peppers”. Tyson and I (Benny) managed to get our two cents in by spouting out utter nonsense over the airwaves. Then, before we knew it, we were all headed for the border to “deliver” the Beatles music that was promised to the people!

On the way we had one stop before Mexicali… El Centro! When we rolled up, we saw big posters and banners posted nearby. We discovered that the place was not huge, but it was a good size place to rock out! We settled into our hotel rooms and then made our way to sound-check. Once it was show time, people had filled up “Center Stage on Broadway Event Center”. We hit the stage to a roaring crowd that was in the mood for some GREAT times. They would not let up and they fueled our fire all the way through! Even though we were tired from a long days travel, we had a hard time sleeping after that show was over. The people gave us SO much energy we were buzzing ‘til the sun literally came up! We were treated like royalty by George, Daniel and Veronica, who took care of us the whole time we were down there.
That next morning, we dragged ourselves out of our rooms and loaded the equipment back into our respective vehicles and a van that most of us carpooled in. Off to Mexicali we went! When we arrived, Robert yelled,” Viva Cuba”, and consequently, we were shot at several times. JUST KIDDING! We actually cruised right in and had a great welcome! People stared at us as we entered the Hotel in Mexicali because our posters were plastered in the lobby and they couldn’t help but notice the resemblance (especially ME!-yeah right).

When we got to Show Center, Plaza Juarez, there was a line snaking around the front of the place and it was very exciting to see so many avid Beatles fans all in one place. Luis, Tyson, Robert and I were feeling the buzz of pure Beatle adrenalin. We knew that it was going to be a special evening. Throughout the whole show, the Mexicali folks were on our team, just screaming, singing and dancing. I think we may have played the songs a hundred miles an hour just from the wild energy emanating from the audience. Mexicali showed us what it’s like to appreciate a show! They were a spectacular crowd and I know we will have to go see them again and again!!!
Needless to say, we all got home safely and had lots of laughs on the way home. That is, until we had to unload all of our gear, lugging it up the stairs and into garages, etc…


03/21/12

Britain's Finest Beatles Tribute to Cross the BIG Pond.

We just got confirmation today that we will be going to JAPAN! in June.
We are currently looking at 6 shows in and around Tokyo. We will be picking up 2 Hawaii dates as well.....more details soon!
02/12/12

Sir Paul to Twist and Shout with Britain's Finest!

Today we had the opportunity to try out some new technology; we spent a few hours playing songs for Paul McCartney's techs. So the good news is, Paul McCartney will be watching us perform using some of the equipment geared for his upcoming tour. We really hope he enjoys what he sees and hears.

HE WILL ACTUALLY BE WATCHING US - BRITAIN'S FINEST!!!!! WOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! YEEEHAAAAAAA!!!!

02/10/12

ALL THINGS BRIGHT & BRITISH

By Alan Graham ( He knew The Beatles)!!

It was nine am and the little town of La Mesa was awakened by the sound of John Lennon’s voice belting out “She loves you Yeah Yeah Yeah” he was not alone, Paul, George and Ringo were singing along with him.

The Fab Four had not aged in all theses years, and looked like they were ready to appear on the Ed Sullivan show as they chatted with customers outside of  ”All Things bright and Beautiful’ a little British Shop.

A news crew was setting up for an interview so the lads went inside and stood before the cameras. They were innocent, cheeky, cute, and contagiously funny as they answered questions.

A reporter asks “How do find America ?”   John Lennon answered “Turn left at Greenland”

I suppose I should also say that although it really was not the Beatles it might as well have been. It was a tribute band called “Britain’s Finest” Not only did all of them look very much like the lads themselves which was good enough for me, they sang just like them and they actually captured the true essence of the original band.

All in black right down to the Beatles boots they tapped their pointed toes to the beat as they stood singing..”Falling yes I am falling and she keeps calling me back again”.

I have seen many look-a-like acts over the years and in each case there was always something missing, the voices were good but did not look the part, or looked good but sounded awful. Britain’s Finest rules, they have it all, the look. the sound, the mannerisms and the very spirit of those four lads fro Liverpool.


A R Graham - author of:
The Fab Four. 
The Liverpool London Dialogues  

02/09/12

Bangers, Biscuits & Beatles

If you happened to be in San Diego today and turned on the KUSI Morning News, but may have mistakenly thought you had tuned in to the BBC, then you were among many San Diegans who were treated to a morning of All Things Bright & British!

And of course what could be more British than your favorite Beatles tribute band Britain's Finest.

The guys spent the entire morning entertaining for The KUSI Morning New team and were the featured of 5 news segments throughout the morning..

01/01/12

Bringing in 2012 with The Beatles

America's favorite Tribute to The Beatles played an amazing set last night to a packed house of 3000+ screaming fans. The now famous event is one of California's largest New Years Eve party with over 20,000 people in attendance this year.
Britain's Finest, along with 11 more of the nation's top tribute acts took the audience through a musical journey visiting each decade from the 1960s (yeah yeah yeah) to the 1990s. If you missed this show check back for O.C Fair dates coming this summer.
If you happened to have attended the event and captured any great photos or video, please feel free to join us on Facebook and share with other fans.

01/05/12

8 Week Run at The Welk Theatre

Britain's Finest will be performing at The Welk Theatre in Escondido selected Tuesdays in January and February. If you have not been to the Welk Theatre come down and join us, just a short drive from your area. Visit their website for tickets. 
www.welktheatersandiego.com


 


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