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JUST IN: Quarrymen, Tony Sheridan top bill at big Liverpool John Lennon tribute

John Lennon's Quarrymen, Tony Sheridan and Joey Molland are among announced to participate in "Lennon Remembered – The 9 Faces of John," the massive tribute to John Lennon being held at Liverpool’s Echo Arena at 8 p.m. Dec. 9. The concert will close out the months long John Lennon Tribute Season.

Those scheduled to participate include the Quarrymen; Tony Sheridan, who performed with the Beatles on their Hamburg recording of "My Bonnie";  art school friend and editor of Mersey Beat Bill Harry; Tony Bramwell, Beatles press officer, friend and ex-CEO of Apple; Alan White, drummer with the Plastic Ono Band; Joey Molland, guitarist with Badfinger who played on Lennon’s "Imagine'; Grammy Award winning sound engineer Dennis Ferrante who worked on several Lennon’s albums;  Liverpool born actor Mark McGann who will present a special performance of his stage show, "John Lennon – In My Life" and Beatles artist Shannon, whose artwork, "The 9 Faces of John," will be the backdrop for the show.
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 Profits from the evening will go to local charities Alder Hey Imagine Appeal, Radio City’s Cash For Kids and the Mathew Street Festival. John’s sister Julia Baird says “John would be very proud that the concert was bringing together so many of his friends and colleagues. I am delighted that ‘Lennon Remembered’ is such an historic and relevant tribute to my brother’s life and career. It’s wonderful that the proceeds for such a celebration can also give a little back to the city that he loved.” 
 
Tickets priced at £27.50 are on sale now from: Echo Arena (0844 8000 400) www.echoarena.com
Ticketmaster (0844 844 0444) www.ticketmaster.co.uk, Ticketline (0151 256 5555) www.ticketline.co.uk,  
See Tickets (0871 220 0260) www.seetickets.com and Gigantic (0115 959 7908) www.gigantic.com.  
A limited number of Gold Circle tickets and VIP tickets are available. For VIP tables contact Jan Owen (0151 708 6050) 

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