The Bootleg Beatles

The Bootleg Beatles, accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, will be playing at the Eden Arena in Malta on Friday.

All their costumes are tailor-made by Dougie Miller & Son, the firm used by the original Beatles during their heydays.

The band is made up of participants of the Broadway musical Beatlemania who are all sterling musicians.

In 1982, they were the first Western rock group to play at the then Soviet Union with a 60-day tour which saw them perform in front of 250,000 people. They have also performed in the United States, Japan, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Denmark, Dublin, Paris, Prague and in front of an 18,000 strong crowd in the Philippines.

The Bootleg Beatles have toured extensively in the UK with concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, the London Palladium and the Liverpool Empire. They played at Buckingham Palace during the Queen's Golden Jubliee Party, and at Glastonbury where Oasis saw them for the first time and invited the band to tour with them.

They have also played with pop legends such as Rod Stewart, Elton John, David Bowie, The Coors, Iggy Pop, Bon Jovi and The Manic Street Preachers.

For tickets to the concert phone 2123-2288 or 9980-0100 or log on to www.pres-malta.com.