Variety Playhouse: The Silver Beats (Beatles Tribute Band from Tokyo)

8/7/08 I just bought my tickets online through Variety Playhouse's Ticket Club. With the $2 service charge it came out to $19.50. This option is will call- so when I show up I'll have to present my ID and email or credit card to get my ticket. I'm prepared to wait in line- that tends to happen there. There are a couple more options for you to purchase your tickets to this event: through Ticketmaster or going to Variety's box office (ticket booth) which is open 12noon - 6 pm Mon-Fri. I don't know how much Ticketmaster's surcharges are. If you pay cash at Variety's ticket booth, there's no charge (there's a $1 charge for plastic) as per Variety's website- see the link below. Here's the links for tix: http://www.variety-playhouse.com/tickets.html and: http://www.variety-playhouse.com/#silverbeats Variety offers general admission so there's no assigned seating. It depends on how early you get there and how long the lines are to get in. It'll be just like the 60s- we'll be stampeding to get in like crazed fans! We'll be fainting at the sight of "Paul" and "John"!! If you decide to wait till the day of the show to get tickets you might be out of luck because shows do sell out- esp the day of an event. I'll email more contact info a day or two before the show so we can find each other when we get there. If folks are interested in dinner, post a comment on your RSVP. I'm still undecided since I don't know what direction I'll be driving from but you guys could hook up for dinner without me. Looking forward to it! Dear Non-Beatles Fans and, of course, Beatles fans: Come join us at Variety and find out what all the fuss is about! This tribute band is making the rounds and making news. Though they may speak limited English, they know all the words to the Beatles songs. Read more about it: Per Variety's website: http://www.variety-playhouse.com/#silverbeats The Silver Beats are a Beatles tribute act from Tokyo, Japan, and since their 2002 debut at Tokyo?s world renowned Cavern Club, they have received national and international acclaim for their faithful reproduction of the Beatles music, and style. This acclaim includes endorsements from such music notables as Denny Laine (Wings), Alan Parsons, Tower of Power, Brian May and Roger Taylor (Queen), Keith Emerson (ELP) and The Killers. There was even a personal backstage meeting with Sir Paul McCartney, where McCartney introduced the band?s ?Paul? (Tadaaki Naganuma), as the ?Japanese Paul?! In America the ?Beats? has been interviewed and/or noted in major print publications such as the Milwaukee Journal, Mercury Sun, Spin Magazine Online, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, and most recently, an interview for NPR?s ?All Things Considered?(Jan. 2008). In early 2007 multi platinum recording artists ?The Killers? were in Tokyo filming a music video, and went to the Cavern Club to see the ?Beats?. They were so impressed that they asked them to open as direct support for their upcoming US tour, which would include sold out appearances at some of America?s most historic and important venues including The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, and Madison Square Garden in NYC. Of all of the things that have been written about the ?Beats?, perhaps what is most talked about is their incredible ability to create a true ?Beatles experience?. Many have written comments saying; ?This is as close as it gets to the real thing!? Even those old enough to have seen the actual Beatles have also remarked similarly. An amazing accomplishment given that they are Japanese, and speak very limited English! Onstage and off the band has that same kind of playful charm that made the Beatles themselves so endearing, and each member of the ?Beats? takes their chosen character very seriously. They are not just ?acting out? a role, but quite literally seem to take on the whole spirit, and persona of their ?Beatle? counterpart. In fact the Beats ?John? bears an uncanny resemblance to the late John Lennon. Though their English is limited, the band knows every lyric, and performs over 160 songs from the Beatles canon. Their style focuses on the early ?Beatlemania? period with ?mop top? haircuts, matching Black (Ed Sullivan), Tan (Shea Stadium), and Green (Buddokan), suits, ?winkle Picker? boots, Rickenbacker, Epiphone, Gretsch, and Hofner guitars, Vox amps, and Ludwig drums. The band's website: http://www.silverbeats.com/english/index.html Yes, it's a school night, but they came all the way from Japan to be here! Even though I don't normally listen to this music, it's pretty cool. We can dance down in the front!!! Assuming they don't fill that area w/ seats.... Tickets $17.50 advance, $20 day of the show.