9th Annual Tribute to George Harrison in Westport this Saturday

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9th Annual Tribute to George Harrison in Westport this Saturday
Posted by Adam Forrest on Tuesday, 02/14/12


The 9th Annual Tribute to George Harrison will take place this Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Whites of Westport, in Westport, Massachusetts beginning at 6:00 (Doors open at 5:30). This annual event is a night filled with music from the 60's, focusing around George Harrison and the Beatles, and includes Beatles memorabilia and artwork available for purchase and raffles.

This year's line up include The British Yankees, Sherman & the Waybacks, Psychedelic Relics, Wayne Cabral (former member of Octopus's Garden, a John Lennon Songwriting Contest semi-finalist and performer at the 2011 New England Pop Festival), the Oh Nos, a plastic sporko band! (featuring members of the band GIRL, the first all female Beatle Tribute band to play the Cavern Club in Liverpool).

Beatletracks at previous tribute


Also appearing will be Beatletracks, the Mockers (Fred Grady and members of CBNE and Stacy Pedrick of THE FOOLS) and from New Jersey, The Cryers (backing band for Denny Laine of Wings and Terry Sylvester of the Hollies) with special acoustic welcome starting at 5:40 by 10 year old guitarist Thatcher Harrison.
Advanced tickets ($10.00) are available for purchase at Whites of Westport box office (Route 6, Westport, MA). Tickets ($15.00) will be available at the door the night of the show. Please send any questions by email to GHTribute@aol.com. All proceeds from the event are donated to St. Jude's Hospital and Bristol County Hospice for cancer research and support.

For more information check out Harrison Tribute page on Faceboo, Whites of Westport website and Pictures & video of previous Tributes on MySpace.