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On 23 August 1996, four young men took to the stage in a large bar room located in the basement of a grand but rather jaded hotel in Liverpool, a post-industrial maritime city on the northwest coast of England. Each wore a grey round-collar jacket, white shirt, black tie, pointed black patent boots and a black wig. Together they performed a series of Beatles songs on instruments similar to those of the original and infamous Beatles, including Paul McCartney’s notorious left-handed bass. Their vocal and instrumental sounds, stage movements and gestures, were closely modelled on those of the original band members, hence ‘Ringo’ moved his head rhythmically from side to side behind his drumkit which displayed in large black letters the band’s name, The Moptops. ‘George’ kicked up his feet in a familiar quirky, knee-jerk style, and the heads of ‘Paul’ and ‘John’ met as they leant into one of the microphones, shaking their dark heavy fringes. The bar contained around two hundred people. Some wandered around the darkened perimeter walls looking rather lost and lonely. Others queued to buy drinks or stood further forward sipping their drinks and chatting in groups of two or three. Towards the centre of the room a large attentive group of mostly young women gathered around the spot-lit stage. Amongst them were those who sang along and danced enthusiastically or screamed at the band, gesticulating wildly at each song. Following the final encore some giggled excitably as they queued backstage to demand autographs, but the band were soon ushered away by the event’s organisers.
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