fisherman bob wrote:We have a Beatle tribute band here in the Kansas City area called Liverpool as the Beatles. As much as I don't understand being in a tribute band I have to admit these guys are UNBELIEVABLE. They sound EXACTLY like the Beatles. They have all the vintage instruments like the Beatles, dress like the Beatles. Their show consists of three shows in one where they dress like the early Beatles, the Beatles in their middle years and then the Beatles right before their break-up. The band I was in years ago opened for them at an outdoor festival. I still can't get over how EXACT their reproduction was, UNCANNY...
When I was in B'mania, over 30 yrs ago, the only Beatles tribute band I was aware of was Rain, arguably the pre-eminent Beatle band out there today. I am told that there are now around 600 in N America.
As for not understanding being in a Tribute band - many of us play cover tunes for a living. Why not play the greatest (or your favorite) music of all time? I only did it for 2 yrs and I never got tired of playing those tunes.