The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College welcomes Yesterday and Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience, Thursday, May 11 at 7:30 pm – the only “all-request” Beatles show, where the audience creates the playlist for the evening.
Yesterday and Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience is the nation’s most innovative and unique show utilizing the works of the Beatles. Through requests and memories, Yesterday and Today tells the audience’s story using the Beatles catalogue. The set list is created as the show happens, based upon the songs chosen by the audience, and the reasons for choosing those songs make up the narrative for the evening. Every show is different, every show is interactive and Yesterday and Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience proves that the Beatles music truly is the soundtrack to our lives.
About the McGuigan Boys
In 1996, Billy, Ryan and Matthew McGuigan were just 21, 18, and 15 years old when their father, William McGuigan passed away, after a difficult but courageous battle with Leukemia.
William “Bill” was enlisted in the United States Airforce from 1979 to 1994. He held the position of Tech Sergeant in the United States Air Force when the boys were young. Aside from his work in the armed forces, Bill had an immense love for two things in life. Naturally, the first being his sons, but it was the music of The Beatles, that came a close second. Bill owned every Beatles album there was… even the obscure ones. However, as a family, the McGuigans were quite poor. So, rather than going out to entertain the young ones, Bill stayed home with them and shared his love of the Beatles catalogue with his boys. Little did any of them know, it would turn out to be one of the greatest gifts a father could pass on to his children.
Now, Billy, Ryan and Matthew have united their musical talents, charms and passion for performing to create the ultimate living tribute to the greatest man they’ve known. They tour the world with the show, “Yesterday & Today”, which is a unique audience interactive concert experience, born out of the idea that everyone, like themselves, has a story or particular memory attached to the legendary music of The Beatles.
This amazing band, anchored by brothers Billy, Matthew and Ryan McGuigan perform as themselves and leave the song choices completely in the hands of the audience. At the start of the night, audience members are asked to fill out request cards prior to the show. On those cards, the audience member only needs to fill out three things: their name, their favorite Beatles song, and the reason why they chose that song. The cards are collected and two minutes before the show begins, a set list is created based upon the songs chosen by that audience. As an added treat, the reasons that the audience members chose those songs make up the narrative of the evening.
Every night the songs change, the faces change, and the stories change. But one element always remains the same between the McGuigans and their fans. A mutual respect for why they are there. Whether it’s for the sheer love of the music, or to have a personal connection with it, either way, the McGuigan boys get to do what they love most – honoring the memory of their greatest hero, and the priceless gift he gave them so many years ago.
Tickets are $45 & $35 and available online at www.durangoconcerts.com or by phone at 970-247-7657. Posted ticket prices include applicable service charges. All sales final.
The Community Concert Hall is a not-for-profit, multi-use performance venue located on the campus of Fort Lewis College. Its ability to bring a diverse spectrum of shows to Southwest Colorado is made possible through a partnership with the college, a state-supported, independent institution of higher education, and financial and in-kind contributions from generous members of the community.