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CHEAP TRICK TO RECREATE THE BEATLES’ ‘SGT. PEPPER’ LIVE:

July 20, 2007

Veteran powerpop band Cheap Trick, who have famously cover the Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” and John Lennon’s “Cold Turkey” in the past, are now set to perform the entire Sgt. Pepper album from start to finish at L.A.’s world-famous Hollywood Bowl.

The performance will accompanied by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, as well as special guests Aimee Mann, Joan Osborne, Ian Ball, and Rob Laufer. For the George Harrison-penned “Within You Without You,” an Indian instrumental ensemble will also participate.

The recreation of the Sgt. Pepper album will be performed during the second half of the concert, while the first half will features Beatles classics including:

“Magical Mystery Tour” (with orchestra)
“Strawberry Fields Forever” (with Ian Ball, orchestra)
“Norwegian Wood” (with Rob Laufer, orchestra)
“Blackbird” (with Aimee Mann)
“Eleanor Rigby” (with orchestra)
“The Long And Winding Road” (with Joan Osborne, orchestra)
“Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/End” (with orchestra)

Cheap Trick’s two-night Sgt. Pepper concert stint takes place at the Hollywood Bowl on on August 10 and 11.

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