IN OCTOBER The Beatles opus Abbey Road returned to No. 1 around the world.
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It was 50 years after its release, cementing its place as arguably the greatest album of all time.
In August, in celebration of its 50th anniversary, some of Australia's most respected musicians and members of iconic groups, collectively known as ARC - Kram (Spiderbait), Mark Wilson (Jet), Davey Lane (You Am I) and Darren Middleton (Powderfinger), brought The Beatles' most audacious creation to life on stage, performing Abbey Road in full, from start to finish, followed by a second set comprising of a selection of hits spanning the breadth of The Beatles' career and catalogue.
The reaction was momentous: sold-out shows, rapturous reviews and standing ovations every night.
To meet with the demand and to celebrate the album returning to No. 1, the band will head back out on the road for a final run of shows.
The Beatles' Abbey Road Live tour is coming to Albury Entertainment Centre on February 21.
Joining ARC live on stage will be special guests Linda Bull (The Black Sorrows, Vika and Linda Bull), Ash Naylor (Paul Kelly, Even and Rockwiz) and James Fleming (Eagle and the Worm, Bob Evans).
Abbey Road - The Beatles' swansong and their crowning achievement as a recording group - is a stately, majestic, playful yet fiercely rocking masterpiece of pop music.
Released on September 26, 1969, by Apple Records, Abbey Road was an immediate commercial success.
The album became viewed as among The Beatles' best and many critics have ranked it as one of the greatest albums of all time.
The masterpiece spent 81 weeks on the UK albums chart, 12 weeks at #1 on the Billboard chart and was certified 12-times platinum by the RIAA in 2001, selling in excess of 31 million copies.
The album's iconic cover, which features the four band members walking across a zebra crossing outside Abbey Road Studios, has become one of the most famous images in the history of popular music.
ARC is one of the most celebrated super groups in Australia's rock history with 33 ARIA Awards and 16 Top Ten ARIA albums.
Kram is the drummer and vocalist for Spiderbait; Mark Wilson is a bassist, pianist and backing vocalist for Jet; Darren Middleton was a guitarist and songwriter for Powderfinger; and Davey Lane was the guitarist for You Am I and The Pictures.