PAUL KANTNER, along with MARTY BALIN founded JEFFERSON AIRPLANE in 1965. THE AIRPLANE were the biggest rock group in America during the 1960s and the first San Francisco band to sign a major record deal, paving the way for other legends like GRATEFUL DEAD & JANIS JOPLIN. They headlined the original WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL in 1969 and like THE BEATLES with whom they are critically compared, lasted a mere 7 years ... though their influence and impact on rock music continues well into the 21st century.

Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1965. A pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement, Jefferson Airplane was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success.
The band performed at the three most famous American rock festivals of the 1960s—Monterey (1967), Woodstock (1969) and Altamont (1969)[—as well as headlining the first Isle of Wight Festival. Their recordings were internationally successful, and they scored two US Top 10 hit singles and a string of Top 20 albums. Their 1967 record Surrealistic Pillow is regarded as one of the key recordings of the so-called Summer of Loveand brought the group international recognition. Two chart hits from the album, "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit", are listed in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".Successor bands to Jefferson Airplane include Jefferson Starship and Starship; spinoffs include Hot Tuna and KBC Band. Jefferson Airplane was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

CATHY RICHARDSON is JEFFERSON STARSHIP’s newest member, anchoring the historic ‘role’ made famous by GRACE SLICK. She is an award winning music artist, graphic artist, and clothing designer. Her professional credits include fronting her successful rock band, producing and releasing seven albums on her various indie record labels. She was nominated for a GRAMMY Award for Art Direction of her band's 2003 release, “The Road to Bliss.”

AROTR Hall Of Famer: We are all so pleased to welcome Hal back to AROTR! Hal has done just about everything at AROTR. From solo shows to duets to midnight jams the man and his guitar has always set the standard for entertaining audiences. Most remembered for his organization and development of some of our biggest concerts, his herculean medley of 214 Beatles songs in the order they were released sets Hal apart from all others on the Beatles international stage, His accomplishements both at AROTR and across the universe could fill the entire page, so let's just leave it at-if you have seen him perfrom, you know what we mean-if you haven't, it's time you do. Ay?

AROTR Hall Of Fame Band: The vision of these talented musicians from Belleville, Ontario, Canada has always been to put the focus on the music. The Band specializes in the Studio Years from Rubber Soul to Abbey Road. Tipping the hat to great albums like Rubber Soul, Revolver, The White Album, Let It Be and Abbey Road. AYNIL is the only band to perform in every AROTR from Cleveland to Louisville to Scranton to Belleille to DC.

Andy Forgie...lead vocals, Mark Rashotte...lead guitars, Al Haring...guitar & vocals, Steve Smith...drums & vocals, Vitas Slapkauskas...bass guitar, Paul Lockyer...keyboards

For the 8th consecutive year Abbey Road LIVE! will rock the music of the Beatles at AROTR LV & DC. Initially a tribute to the monumental "Abbey Road" album, the band has expanded its scope to include more than 100 Beatles tunes, from all eras of the Fab Four's career. The band has presented start-to-finish album performances of masterpieces such as "Abbey Road", "Magical Mystery Tour" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band".

Tim Conley -Dave Domizi - Andrew Hammer -Michael Wegner

Formed in the summer of 2009 by seasoned and accomplished Washington, DC-based musicians, the Apple Core deliver with stunning accuracy and energy. With a rock solid rhythm section and exceptional vocalists, the band’s scholarly dedication to the Beatles’ original compositions is an experience not to miss.
Mark Lindamood - Drums, Vocals; Mike Dutton - Bass Guitar, Vocals; Eric Schlam - Guitar, Keyboard, Vocals; Mark Owens - Guitar, Vocals; Andrew Ratliff - Vocals, Percussion

AXIS will be performing the music of Jimi Hendrix to relive the sight and sounds of the late 1960's and will also perform a Beatles song..if you behave. 

Kelven Dyson (Guitar Vocals), Nick Verbic (Bass), Kevin Wik (Percussioni Vocals), John Greene (Percussion Vocals)

B4 and After" with over 50 years of combined experience performing the music of "The Beatles" sets the stage and the dancefloor for an exciting event.
B4 and After" is untied to a specific time period of "The Beatles" which creates freedom for choosing songs, that allows the audience to experience time and the changes, they so magically created for all.

Bo Blider , Alex Evans, Jim Dunn, Gabe Sanchez, Mitch Fecht

Led by the banshee wail of charismatic lead singer Alax Traylor and the wide-ranging musical talents of Joe Luegers and Travis Humbert, Blue Jay Way is what would happen if Janis Joplin fronted Led Zeppelin in a Beatles tribute band! (with a bit of the Who thrown in for good measure!). Re-energized by the addition of the phenomenal drummer/percussionist Tim Gaisser and augmented with special guest virtuoso guitarist Michael Cassidy, Blue Jay Way will be making their 3rd appearance at Abbey Road on the River! Make sure and bring something to AROTR to pick up your face with, because Blue Jay Way is guaranteed to melt it off with their rocking show!

Alax Traylor - Vocals, Joe Luegers - Guitar/Piano, Travis Humbert - Guitar/Piano/Percussion-Tim Gaisser --- Drums/Percussion
Michael Cassidy --- Guitar

One of the very best tribute bands in the world ! With mop tops, retro costumes, vintage instruments and harmonizing vocals, BritBeat Beatles Tribute Band performs all of the memorable Beatle hits from the sixties. BritBeat has performed all over the USA, including Alaska. James first appeared at the inaugural AROTR in Cleveland in 2002 and 2012 marks his 14th AROTR appearance.

James Paul Lynch - John Lennon; Chris Getsla - Paul McCartney; Dave Robinson - Ringo Starr; Jeff Isoe- George Harrison; Kyle Mann - Keyboard

Often compared to The Beatles for their British Invasion-esque songwriting and 3 part harmonies, Cheers Elephant refreshes your ears by providing a raw sound that's reminiscent of real, live classic Rock and Roll with and indie, psychedelic twist. SInce 2007 Cheers Elephant has truly been on the forefront of the original music scene in Philadelphia, PA by providing a tight and energetic show that truly makes you stop and listen. CE debuted at AROTR DC 11 and quickly made 1,000s of fans.

2011 has proven to be a great year for Cheers Elephant- a SOLD OUT record release show, support for UK's The Go! Team, and playing "The Twist" with Chubby Checker have all confirmed one thing: people dig Cheers Elephant. So why not take a swig? The buzz is good.

“Det Betales have been making tribute to the world’s greatest music for over 30 years now. with their unique sound, talented musicians and stage performance they founded their own arena and have performed all across the world. already famous for making the crowds go wild in Liverpool every august - last year Det Betales was handpicked to rock at matthew street music festival with guest star Tony Sheridan. These guys always put up a great show and their easy-going style makes the audience feel right at home. don’t miss this opportunity to experience the real rock’n’roll of the Beatles.” DET BETALES does different kind of venues; plain concerts, events or tailored musical shows portraying The Beatles music thorugh the 60s era. We seldom ever use setlists, instead taking requests from the audience making more dynamic performances. Visually we like to remind people of The Beatles not copying them,

Tor Olsen: vocals, guitar, Øyvind Kristoffersen: vocals, guitar Bernt Michael Johansen: vocals, bass
Dag Svartskuren: guitar, Rolf Øyvind Hæg: drums, Erling Hegnander: keys

A mix of Beatle's songs, classic rock, soul, and blues, played with an original twist. Along with a mix of original tunes that have a definite Beatle influence. 

Paul Moeller - Lead vocals; Rich Oeffinger - Guitar; Ben Schneider - Bass; Mark Book - Drums

Drew is the Lennon vocalist of The Sun Kings and more recently has created a second band, The Plastic Fauxno Band who presents a 9-piece concert tribute to Lennon's solo career. At AROTR he will perform 'In the Spirit of Lennon', a very special acoustic show celebrating the life and music of John Lennon.

Dad and Daughter performing songs by George Harrison, as well as The Beatles and other 1960's groups such as the Rolling Stones, Simon and Garfunkel, The Monkees and The Byrds. Also taking requests from the audience.


Sam Pellegrino -12 String Guitar, 6 String Guitar; Jessica Bickers - 6 String Guitar

Classic Songs from John and George. From the early days of Beatle Mania through the solo years of Imagine to Brainwashed. Hits and Rareties. (also does Paul songs on request). A versatile performer, indeed.

Madmen Across The Water was put together expressly for the Mother Lodge Festival in Louisville last summer.  The performance was so well received that the band was drafted in to performing at the Festival’s closing party.  It’s built around the solo act of Joe D’Amato.  Madmen Across The Water includes Louisville natives Butch Ellis and Rob Edwards.

Mario da Silva since 2005 has been one of the most important artists to perform at Abbey Road on the river.

Internationally recognized as one of the worlds greatest classical guitar players, Mario has extended his talents to the Beatles songbook, and has provided origianl interpretations that are beautiful, inspirational, and awe-inspiring.

His son James, a prodigy in his own right teams up with Mario on many of his songs, proving once again that talent runs in talented families.

The inaugural AROTR in 2002 was also Mark's debut as "ImagineLennon." Over the course of the past decade, Mark has travelled and performed his stunning one-man show around the world.
Some highlights include a 2-month tour of Japan as well as a featured role in the Indie Canadian film "Let Him Be." A pair of new films are "in the works" for 2012 as well as more performances "across the pond." Pleased to enjoy selections from the Beatles & solo career catalogs, as well as songs from the artists who influenced them. Add some original songs from the "Let Him Be" soundtrack and a splendid time is guaranteed for all. Thank you. You've got a lucky face. The end.

Whether recreating the concerts or the psychedelic late sixties, Meet The Beetles brings an energy to the stage that is sure to lead to Beatlemania.

James Hondros, Scott Carlson, Scott Riforgiate, Eric Jensen

Meet the Beatles are one of the finest new tributes to The Beatles. From the costumes they wear to the perfect harmonies and all the original instruments, they deliver the most authentic sound and look since the sixties. It's worth mentioning that Steve (normally plays right handed) from the band has even got to the lengths of learning to play bass guitar left handed! Much like Paul McCartney. We think you'll agree that's real attention to detail!

Playing all the hits from the early Moptop days through to the final rooftop performance, this is surely a night not to be missed. Take a step back in time and recapture the glorydays of the original merseybeat sound with these four fresh faces on a nostalgic trip down memory lane.

With an 11 year stint as founding member, multi-instrumentalist, orchestrator and Paul McCartney vocalist in 'The Sun Kings', Michael's love of the Beatles and joyous stage presence are well known to fans from San Francisco to Washington DC. He also plays keyboards in the John Lennon solo tribute 'Plastic Fauxno Band'. At AROTR, Michael will present an intimately rocking slice of the Beatles catalog ranging from obvious hits to deep album cuts, solo and with a little help from his friends as surprise musical guests.

Summer of Love Day; Focusing on Classic R&B, MR. Wonderful performs songs from bands like, "The New Birth, Ohio Players, Kool & the Gang, Otis Redding, and The Late Mr. Michael Jackson. This Show is full of funk, so come out & shake what your MaMa gave You. 

Saul Wright [Drummer], Angelo Lovely [Trumpet], Izzy Sutton [Tenor Sax,vocals], Skip Wilson [Bassit], Tanya Myers [Trombone], Charles Conley [ Keyboards], Tanya Myers [vocals], Tom Jones [Congos], Ron Lewis [vocals/guitar

Dad and Daughter, Stan and Mandie Bullock have performed together and separately as Wonderwall and Never Mind the Bullocks at Abbey Road on the River since 2005. Special guest, this year, includes Marc Diffendal, also an original member of Wonderwall, on bass guitar and third part vocal harmony.  This year, Never Mind the Bullock perform Beatle hits and more obscure gems which are sometime overlooked.   You will not want to miss these special shows!

Veteran of every AROTR there ever was! Peter gives the solo acoustic treatment to the full breadth of George Harrison’s music, including his Beatle days, his solo career, and as a Traveling Wilbury, along with a mixture of other Fab-related songs.
“Peter rocked out with his George Harrison-inspired guitar, while smiling and entertaining the crowd. After we chatted, he handed me one of his solo CDs and I played it on the way home. WOW! is all I can say. If ever you have the chance to see Peter Conrad live, take it!"

- Allison Ray - Louisville Examiner.com - 6/6/11

Scott and Dave perform their "John & Paul Unplugged" (with a touch of George) exclusively at Abbey Road on the River.
Known for their tight harmonies, they are one half of The Elliotts.

Out of all The Beatles cover bands out there, we are one of them, is their slogan

J.R. McNeely - Bass & BGV's, Chris Cooke - Drums & BGV's, Mark Lee Townsend - Lead Vocal & Guitar
Steve Guthrie - Keyboards & BGV's, Jim Cook - Guitar

The Steve Sizemore Group sticks to a proven formula of no-frills rock n' roll: good hooks, melodies, rich harmonies, and loud guitars. Never concerned with being the next big thing, they have simply stuck to creating straightforward rock and roll. With 5 original albums to its credit and a host of various artist compilation credits, SSG's last studio album, Beautiful Dust, received critical acclaim and was featured at independent music industry showcases such as International Pop Overthrow and the NAMM Show. Presently the band is working on its 6th original album.

As an 8-year veteran of the world's largest Beatles inspired music festival, Abbey Road on the River, SSG is proud to have put its signature on the most celebrated body of work in music history. Joe Carducci, Marketing Manager of Gretsch Guitars, has coined the Steve Sizemore Group "the Beatles on rocket fuel." In 2010, SSG released a live Beatles tribute album called A Night in the Life, and it is available for streaming on the MUSIC page of www.stevesizemoregroup.com. A Night in the Life serves as a great example of Steve Sizemore Group's stage energy.

If you want to dance, sweat, and party all night long, this is your band.

Steve Sizemore: Vocals, Guitar, Matt Ballenger: Vocals, Lead Guitar, Piano, Paul Felice: Vocals, Lead Guitar,Pat Giacone: Drums, Vocals

Each band member of The Blue Meanies is a Beatles fan and they continue to perform select songs from The Beatles extensive catalog in their shows. It will be a glorious mixture of Beatles, solo, and assorted 60's songs

Gary Owen-Guitar; Scott Ringle-Guitar; John Thomas-Drums; Damian Fanelli-Lead Guitar; Antony Fanelli-Bass; Brian Cancemi-Guitar

The Cavernites are a Four piece 60's tribute band from Liverpool who perform an authentic recreation of a pop group during the Beatlesmania years, the closest you can get to being back to the Sixties.

Led by 1st Violinist Rachel Blanton, AROTR's own string and horn septet has performed on every concept concert we have presented. The list includes Love, Pepper, Mystery Tour, White Album, and Abbey Road megasized.

The Cryers have been performing since 1991, throughout the U.S.A. & Canada, as well as their home base of NJ/NY. The band performs with gutsy exuberance, tunes from the multifaceted roster of Rock 'n Roll, breathing new life into timeless classics. The Cryers will be performing their renditions of hard rock Beatles, Solo Beatles, plus Hollies, Badfinger and other great artists of the British Invasion.

Joe Orlando - Vocals, Bass; Belle Liao - Vocals, Keyboard; Jeff Brown - Vocals, Guitar; Roger Wolford- Drums

Formerly known as The Repeatles. A unique 60s tribute band based in Stockholm, Sweden. The best music from the most happening decade done by four individuals who love, understand and honour the bands of this era. The Beatles, The Kinks, The Who, the list is endless and the beat is on!

Desperate Romantics is a group based around Jan Leonard’s songs, rooted in 70s power pop with a touch of the Beatles and the Who.

Peter Beck - Guitar, vocals; Jan Leonard Borgh - Guitar, vocals; Gunnar Karlstein - Bass, vocals; Stephan Kling - Drums, vocals

The Elliotts play the best of The British Invasion featuring songs by The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Who, The Yarbirds, and, of course, The Beatles.
Dave Romesberg- lead vocals, electric & acoustic guitars; Scott Johnson- bass guitar, vocals; John Bechtold- electric guitars, vocals; Billy O'Connor- drums, vocals

The English Channel (All English, All the Time) performs British hits of the 60's and early 70's...classic rock & pop songs from The Beatles, Stones, Dusty Springfield, The Who, The Hollies, Cream, Petula Clark, Yes, The Zombies, Moody Blues, Lulu, The Yardbirds, & many others. Each song is meticulously recreated to sound just like the original recording, just like you remember it.

Julie Quarles- vocals and percussion, Bob Quarles- keyboards and vocals, Marion Hodges- guitar and vocals, Buzzy Lawler- guitar and vocals, Richard Cowles- bass and vocals, Buz King- drums

Regarded by many as the finest and most exciting Beatles tribute band to hit the scene in a long time. The group provides the most accurate representation you can get with four dedicated band members emulating their characters both vocally and visually with complete accuracy.The group uses authentic Vox amplifiers and original instruments as they walk their audience through the Beatles "eras" with period costume changes. 

The band reproduce all their songs with astounding accuracy to the point where it becomes impossible to distinguish the sound from the original recordings. As an added bonus, the mannerisms and the on stage humor make the experience eerily believable and is positively an experience that no Beatle fan would want to miss.

High energy, party band performance. Harmonies abound. Fun guaranteed in writing! 

Johnny Doughnut- Guitar and vocals Marty Miller- Bass and vocals Ernie Duckwall- Drums Vicki Miller- Vocals

n the summer of 2010 Marcel Luntungan, Hans Sligter and Sjoerd van den Broek performed together for the first time during a session in cafe "De Peuk" in Bussum, The Netherlands. These three men being good singers individually and holding a respectable track record as musicians in various bands and projects was already a known fact, but this spontaneous joint action appears to be a classic example of a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. And so a new band arises; The LSB Experience. A binding factor and an important musical inspiration for the new band is the American so called “West Coast Sound". Several British acts that are known for using rich harmony vocal arrangements also form a common passion. The LSB Experience setlist now includes songs from: Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, The Eagles, Venice, The Doobie Brothers, Fleetwood Mac and Crowded House, to mention just a few names.The LSB Experience also appears with a rhythm section. This 5-piece band, with on drums Peter Deiman and on bass Rob Hendriks, shifts toward the more dynamic, arranged and swinging songs within the repertoire, thus creating an even greater variation in the sound and making the band more versatile.

On AROTR 2012 the LSB Experience will perform as a 5 piece band, also doing a Beatles set !!
Hans Sligter and Sjoerd van den Broek played in 2011 AROTR Washington with "The Old Brown Shoes ".

Live Strings at every show---Five Lead Singers----male and female performers---Mach Schau. ReaLove----personal favs and deep cuts for Beatles scholars, with a LOVE inspired medley rounding out the night.

Jeff Perholtz - Guitar/Vocals, Misty Perholtz - Guitar/Vocals, Tim Seiwert - Drums/Vocals, Alex Lusht - Bass/Vocals, Jesse Jordan - Piano/Vocals;

Alexandra Hiew, Carl Larson, Smiliana Lozanova, Yuliyan Stoyanov - Violin, Greg Noland, Vince Scacchetti - Viola, Ellen Nettleton, Mark Kosmala - Cello

Coming from Alta in Norway. We probably are the northernmost Beatles tribute band in the world. It started out when we were just kids. Listening to cassettes and collecting every piece of picture or magazine article we could find about the Beatles. We formed our first band at the age of 11. And even before we had guitars we used to sing Beatles songs to the beat of a snare drum, which we had borrowed from our local school orchestra. Now, about thirty years later we are still in love with that music.
Bjorn Conrad Berg- guitars and vocals, Kjetil Linnes- bass and vocals, Hovard Pedersen- guitars, Kai Skimelid- drums, Vegar Fagerhaug Johansen- keyboards

Summer of Love Day : Louisville's great 60's band, Covering: The Beatles, Jefferson Airplane, Bob Dylan, Santana, Grateful Dead, Donovan, Arlo Guthrie, Hendrix, Cream, Doors, Allman Bros, etc.

R.D. Miller- acoustic guitar and vocal, Tom Browning- lead guitar and vocal, Rick Ennis- drums and percussion, Ed Snead- bass guitar, Rico Thomas- bass guitar

Louisville's premier Beatles cover band, The Rigbys have performed at AROTR since 2005. They have also led the popular O' darlin singing contest.Keyboardist Mark Beyer has arrnged and performed in several of the AROTR main concerts.

On January 21, 1959 the Rutles story began at 43 Egg Lane, Liverpool, where Ron Nasty and Dirk McQuickly first bumped into each other. Ron invited Dirk to help him stand up. Dirk, merely an ameteur drinker, agreed and on that spot a legend was created, a legend that will last a lunchtime. They were soon to be joined by Stig O'Hara, a guitarist of no fixed hairstyle, but it would be another two years before they found their regular drummer, Barrington Womble, hiding in the van. When they did, they persuaded him to change his name to save time and his haircut to save Brylcreem. He became simply Barry Wom.
The Yellow SubMorons present Morons & Maniacs Parade , Street Festival, Tea Party, Carnivale, & Costume Gala! Ron, Dirk, Stig, Barry, and a cast of thousands including
Nicole Nigh, James Hondros, Gary Vacha, Scott Carlson

CSNY, Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, Traveling Wilburys, Grass Roots, & others. BEATLES : You Won't See Me, I'll Be Back, What You're Doin', Got To Get You Into My Life, & You Can't Do That. You pick the decade(s), they'll play the music. Playing 50's, 60's, 70's, & 80's. 

Bob Wilson - vocals, 6 & 12 string guitar; Chris Schafer - vocals, bass; Phil Wolfe - vocals, keyboard, guitar, slide guitar, harmonica; David Chandler - drums, percussion

UnionJack British Invasion Band has presented Beatles’ themed shows at AROTR including “The First Washington DC Concert Show”, “Beatles Movie Tunes” “Saturday Night Beatles Dance Party” and the popular “ History of the British Invasion on the Ed Sullivan Show”. Featuring tunes from the Appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show of the Beatles, Dave Clark 5, Searchers, Gerry & The Pacemakers, BJ Kramer & Dakotas, Peter & Gordon, Stones and many more. The Ed Sullivan Show introduced Beatlemania and The British Invasion to America in 1964. Hear the tunes that brought the Merseybeat to the USA and see what UJ conjures up in 2011!!

David Lempke - Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Gary Wilkinson - Rythym Guitar, Lead Vocals, Jim Brown - Lead Guitar, Vocals, Les Bowler - Bass, Vocals, Jim O'Connor - Keyboards

Dynamic teen cover band that presents powerful classic rock music beyond their years.

Alex Glasser ~ lead vocals, harmonica; Will Husband~ lead guitar; Jackson Hallahan ~ drums; Dylan Risinger ~ bass; Tyler Risinger ~ guitar

Misty Perholtz, the Queen Bee of The Newbees pairs up with Brooke Jacob, the Queen of Bobby Mcgee-ers with an all new wild rocking set of Janis, The Beatles, Little Richard and more.

Jeff Perholtz - Misty Perholtz - Tim Seiwert -Alex Lusht - Jesse Jordan - Brooke Jacob

Band On The Run album and so much more from this great Windsor, Eng based band. Neighbors to the Queen, she sometimes mistakes them for Sir Paul rehearsing and asks them to turn up the volume. The best of McCartney - Beatles, Wings and solo, rockers and ballads!

Johnny Heywood, Lee Herbert, Ian Herbert, Martin Fleming, Amy Gibb

Led by duPont Manual High School Head Principal , and sons star quarterback Ian and Andy, this is one family band that does not drop out.

Professor Wooldridge also leads a popular "Paul Is Dead", discussion at AROTR U. 

Larry Wooldridge-vocals and guitar, Ian Wooldridge -lead guitar and keys, Andy Wooldridge - drums, Tim Gipson- bass and vocals