HELP! A Beatles Tribute is a European-based

tribute band A tribute act, tribute band or tribute group is a music group, singer, or musician who specifically plays the music of a well-known music act. Tribute acts include individual performers who mimic the songs and style of an artist, such as ...

paying homage to

The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...

. Founded in 2012 by

Ernie Mendillo Ernie Mendillo (born October 23, 1959) is an American musician who co-founded the New York band The Brandos with Dave Kincaid in 1985. He left the band in 2015. Besides playing with The Brandos, Mendillo was also a member of the Sarajevo rock b ...

, former member of

The Brandos The Brandos are an American rock band formed in 1985 in New York City by Dave Kincaid (vocals, guitar), Ernie Mendillo (bass, vocals), Ed Rupprecht (guitar, vocals) and Larry Mason (drums, vocals). The Brandos achieved commercial success in the ...

, the group began performing Beatles music throughout Europe shortly thereafter. The current line-up includes Mendillo, along with Ziga Stanonik, Anze Semrov and Alen Kovse. HELP! A Beatles Tribute have been performing since 2012, covering over 60 Beatles' songs. They have brought the music of

to 19 European countries to date including England, Russia, France, Germany, Finland, Greece, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria and Spain. The band also performed their first show in Asia with two appearances in Bahrain in 2021.

History

In early 2012, American musician and Slovene resident

was approached by the British Chambers of Commerce to participate in a charity event sponsored by the

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in Ljubljana, Slovenia in July 2012. After much preparation and a favorable reception, the band decided to continue performing with a number of appearances in their native

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

. In early 2013 a decision was made to perform as a proper tribute act in costume. The band set out to arrange concerts throughout Europe and now perform around 100 shows a year across the continent.

Notable appearances

*Invited to perform at

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...

’s ''International Beatleweek'' in 2015. *Invited to perform at the 50th birthday party of Russian billionaire

Mikhail Prokhorov Mikhail Dmitrievich Prokhorov ( rus, Михаил Дмитриевич Прохоров, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ˈdmʲitrʲɪjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈproxərəf; born 3 May 1965) is a Russian-Israeli oligarch, politician, and former owner of the Brooklyn Nets. I ...

in Moscow, Russia *Two performances during the festivities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the making of

Help! (film) ''Help!'' is a 1965 British musical comedy- adventure film directed by Richard Lester, starring The Beatles and featuring Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti, John Bluthal, Roy Kinnear and Patrick Cargill. The second film starring th ...

in Obertauern, Austria *''Beatles Night'' 2016 - Wasquehal (Lille), France *''Tampere Beatles Happening'' 2017 - Tampere, Finland *''Camogli Beatles Day'' 2018 - Camogli (Genova), Italy *''Beatle Day'' 2018 - Gothenburg, Sweden *''Beatlesfestivalen'' 2019 - Beitstolen, Norway *''Inn4tler Sommer'' 2023 - Ried im Innkreis, Austria

Members

(2012–present) as

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...

* Alen Kovse (2022–present) as

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...

* Ziga Stanonik (2013–present) as George Harrison * Anze Semrov (2019–present) as Ringo Starr

Past Members

* Matic Pelcel (2016–2022) as

* Gasper Oblak (2012–2019) as Ringo Starr * Robert McKenzie (2013-2015) as

* Martin Lunder (2012-2013) as George Harrison

Timeline

References

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