The Everything Fab Four Fest will take place in Asbury Park, Nov. 6-8.
E Street Band members Max Weinberg and Jake Clemons will be among the participants in a Beatles festival, Everything Fab Four, that will be held at The Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel in Asbury Park, Nov. 6-8. According to a press release, the event will feature “curated content, concerts, conversations and more” and celebrate The Beatles’ 1965 Rubber Soul album.
It is spearheaded by Kenneth Womack, who is a professor of English and popular music at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, the host of the “Everything Fab Four” podcast, and the author of many books about The Beatles and other musical subjects. And it is presented by Wonderwall Communications and Salon, in association with The Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music at Monmouth University.
Nov. 7, Weinberg will be interviewed by Bob Santelli (executive director of the Springsteen Archives), perform several Beatles songs with the band The Weeklings, and participate in a meet-and-greet session.
Clemons will perform with his band on Nov. 8, and participate in a meet-and-greet session to benefit The Light of Day Foundation, which raises money and awareness for the fight against Parkinson’s disease and related disorders.
Other performers will include Nellie McKay (Nov. 8), Blac Rabbit (Nov. 6), The Black Ties (Nov. 7) and The Magical Mystery Girls (Nov. 8). Authors and Beatles experts who will participate include Jamie Bernstein, Rob Sheffield, Bruce Spizer, Scott Freiman and Jude Southerland Kessler.
For information and updates, visit ef4fest.com.
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