Date and time

Saturday 6th July 2pm – 4:30pm

Location

Opera Holland Park Ilchester Place London W8 6LU

On 6th July 2024 EggPod LIVE returns to Opera Holland Park, London to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the A Hard Day’s Night premiere!

Beatles fans, mark your calendars for Saturday 6th July 2024 as EggPod LIVE returns to Opera Holland Park, London – for the Last EggPod of All – to celebrate the milestone 60th anniversary of the premiere of ‘A Hard Day’s Night‘ (6th July 1964). Join us for another afternoon of Beatles magic and nostalgia.

More guests to be announced, but at this year’s show, the special guests are…

Mark Lewisohn

The world’s leading Beatles historian and author of Tune In, The Beatles Recording Sessions, The Complete Beatles Chronicle and many more. Mark will share his incredible insight into behind-the-scenes stories and a journey through the making of this historic Beatles film and its beloved soundtrack album.

Samira Ahmed

EggPod favourite, returns to EggPod LIVE for 2024. Last year Samira was instrumental in unearthing a previously unheard recording of The Beatles at Stowe School from 4 April 1963 – the earliest known UK live concert audio. A Hard Day’s Night is Samira’s favourite Beatles album and movie – and her enthusiasm and knowledge of this period is deliciously infectious!

Laurence Rickard

Actor, writer and comedian best known for Ghosts, Horrible Histories, Yonderland and We are Not Alone, joins the EggPodders to share his love for A Hard Day’s Night. Laurence is a huge Beatles fan and recently appeared on I am the EggPod talking about The Beatles’ Sergeant Pepper outtakes.

Stuart Maconie

Stuart is a legendary radio DJ and TV presenter, writer, journalist, and critic working in the field of pop music and popular culture. He is a presenter on BBC Radio 6 Music where, alongside Mark Radcliffe, he hosts its weekend breakfast show.

David Quantick

Novelist, comedy writer and critic, David has worked as a journalist and screenwriter. A former freelance writer for NME, his writing credits have included On the Hour, Blue Jam and TV Burp. He won an Emmy Award for Veep in 2015.

PLUS! Special guest – David Janson

David Janson appeared in A Hard Day’s Night as the young boy joining Ringo for his walk. David will be sharing his memories of filming those scences.

Don’t miss your chance to meet other Beatles fans, as well as the guests —save the date for Saturday 6th July 2024 and join us for a Fab afternoon of A Hard Day’s Night fun! Starts at 2pm.

Tickets are available here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eggpod-live-2024-tickets-879546947597

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