FOLLOWING a triumphant sell-out world premiere at the Royal Albert Hall, The Sessions - A live re-staging of the Beatles at Abbey Road Studios now embarks on an ten-date UK Arena Tour commencing at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on April 30.

Set in a state-of-the-art reproduction of the iconic Abbey Road Studio 2, The Sessions stages breath-taking, musically spectacular new live renditions of the timeless albums recorded there by The Beatles, to take us on a joyous, thrilling, authentic voyage through the events that shaped popular music history.

Inspired by Here, There and Everywhere, the memoir of the show’s Creative Consultant and Grammy-winning former Abbey Road sound engineer Geoff Emerick, The Sessions will be the closest an audience can get to experiencing The Beatles live and at the height of their glory.

No fewer than 45 people take the stage to ensure that the experience is as sonically authentic to the original recordings as it is gloriously euphonic. The seven vocalists comprise two ‘Johns’ two‘Pauls’ two ‘Georges’ and one ‘Ringo’ in order to recreate the albums’ until-now inimitable vocal harmonies. A further seven musicians (two featured musicians and a five piece band) use rare, vintage, historically accurate instruments to recapture the Beatles’ renegade multi-instrumentalism, while a twenty piece orchestra helps awaken the dramatic, uplifting power of these legendary albums and songs using the exact musical arrangements of the originals, and eight Studio Technicians help relive the ‘Eureka’ moments that created The Beatles’ era-defining sound and changed recorded music forever.

Kim Gavin, the Show’s Director said: “This has been an opportunity of a lifetime to work with such a legendary pop catalogue. It’s been really exciting bringing to life some of the Beatles most iconic recording sessions, and give the audience a unique glimpse into the bands creative process.”

Tickets on general sale at www.bookingsdirect.com or 0844 338 0000