RAIN - The Beatles Experience

MAKES ITS CHARLOTTE DEBUT AT
THE BELK THEATER
NOVEMBER 20 ● ONE SHOW ONLY!
NEW SONGS & SURROUND SOUND ADDED!
EXPERIENCE WHAT BEATLEMANIA WAS ALL ABOUT!
LEGENDARY IMPRESARIO SID BERNSTEIN RAVES ABOUT RAIN


Charlotte, NC — The award-winning Beatles concert, RAIN – The Beatles Experience, makes its Charlotte debut at the Belk Theater (130 N. Tryon Street) for one show only, Tuesday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. In a show the Denver Post calls “the next best thing to seeing The Beatles,” RAIN boasts a song list of nearly 200 Beatlemaniac favorites, ranging from such beloved songs as “Yesterday” and “Hey Jude” to classic hits including “Revolution” and “Come Together.” Not only have new songs been added but the concert will now have surround sound giving audiences the ultimate Beatles sound experience! Tickets range from $19 to $59 and are on sale now at the Founders Hall Box Office (100 N. Tryon Street), online at BlumenthalCenter.org or by calling (704) 372-1000. For group sales call (704) 379-1380.
RAIN – The Beatles Experience covers the Fab Four from their very first Ed Sullivan Show appearance through the Abbey Road album. RAIN is a multi-media, multi-dimensional experience…a fusion of historical footage and television commercials from the 1960s lights up video screens and live cameras zoom in for close-ups.
For the four longtime band members – Joey Curatolo (Paul McCartney), Joe Bithorn (George Harrison), Ralph Castelli (Ringo Starr) and Steve Landes (John Lennon), with a little help from their friend Mark Lewis (keyboards, percussion) – the music is first and foremost. For more than two decades, RAIN has distinguished itself by focusing on details, always being faithful to The Beatles with the ultimate goal of delivering a perfect note-for-note performance. All the music is performed live, with no pre-recorded tapes or sequences. 
Legendary impresario Sid Bernstein is undoubtedly one of the greatest music promoters of the 20th century. The man who brought The Beatles to America for the first time with their inaugural 1964 concert at Carnegie Hall in New York, is perhaps best known as “The Father of the British Invasion.” It was Sid who brought over this subsequent influx of music stars from the United Kingdom in the 1960s, which included such super groups as The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Jerry and The Pacemakers, and numerous others.
Mr. Bernstein, who has certainly seen his share of great music acts, recently had the opportunity to attend a RAIN performance. “When I saw RAIN’s first concert in New York at Town Hall, I knew I had to see them again. This new group got me so excited,” he raves. “I thought immediately about Carnegie Hall…the buzz…the first excitement of The Beatles. The music was the same; the feeling was the same. I thought about other venues RAIN could play – Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden…and all the excitement I felt. Thoughts of Shea Stadium flooded my mind. They look like them; they sound like them. This show is totally live. This group could excite 55,000 people playing the music that now belongs to the world…music that so many of us live our lives by. For those who were lucky enough to see The Beatles live, this is a tremendous opportunity to relive that time. For those who haven’t, welcome to RAIN!”
Like The Beatles, the four onstage members of RAIN are not only supreme musicians, but electrifying performers in their own right.
www.rainthebeatlesexperience.com
The North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center serves the Carolinas as a leading cultural, entertainment and education provider. For more information, visit BlumenthalCenter.org or call (704) 372-1000. The Center receives operating support from the Arts & Science Council and the North Carolina Arts Council. The Center is also supported through the generous aid of its sponsors, including Presbyterian Hospital, The Official Healthcare Provider; U.S. Airways, Official Airline of Blumenthal Performing Arts Center; and Stanford Group Company, sponsor of the Stanford Broadway Lights Series.

AT A GLANCE…
WHAT: RAIN – The Beatles Experience
WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m.
WHERE: Belk Theater (130 N. Tryon Street)
COST: $19 - $59
FOR TIX/MORE INFO: BlumenthalCenter.org, (704) 372-1000 or the Founders Hall Box Office in the Bank of America Corporate Center


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