The Beatles to open museum at site of their last concert

2026-05-11 22:33:00, Lifestyle CNA

The Beatles are transforming the building where they played their final concert into an exhibition space, where fans can experience seven floors of never-before-seen memorabilia and archival material.

A Grade II listed mansion, 3 Savile Row served as the band's headquarters between 1968 and 1972 - and they recorded their final album, Let It Be, in the basement.

Sir Paul McCartney told the BBC that he wanted fans to have an official Beatles destination in London.

"Tourists come to England and they can go to Abbey Road, but they can't go inside and it blocks traffic and it's really annoying for drivers," he said. "So I thought this was a great idea."

Officially titled "The Beatles in 3 Savile Row," the experience is expected to launch in 2027. Fans can register for tickets on the band's website starting today.

The building will include a recreation of the basement studio where the song "Let It Be" was recorded and the opportunity to re-experience the Beatles' iconic rooftop concert right where it happened.

Other details have yet to be revealed, but Sir Paul gave an idea of ??how the place will work.

"Well, you go into the ground floor and there are souvenirs and things like that.

"Then you go up through the building and see different things that have happened here and there, until you get to the top, where you go out on the roof and pretend to be a Beatle."

Of course, the building will also contain a store for licensed Beatles products.

"You know, a retail thing... but you want this," Sir Paul said.

"You want it at the National Trust too, you know? You have to have a souvenir."

The Beatles' rooftop concert, which took place in January 1969, was the last time anyone saw the Fab Four perform in public - but that almost never happened.

Director Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who filmed the show, recalled that some of the members wanted to withdraw at the last minute.

"George didn't want to do it and Ringo started saying he didn't really understand the point."

"Then John said, 'Oh, let's do it.'"

So the band climbed five floors and created chaos in broad daylight, as fans realized what was happening and rushed to vantage points on the streets and rooftops of neighboring buildings.

They played for 42 minutes, in a set that included the songs "Don't Let Me Down," "I've Got A Feeling" and two versions of "Get Back," before complaints from local tenants forced police to break up the event.

The footage was recently restored and cleaned for Peter Jackson's documentary Get Back; and a blue plaque at 3 Savile Row commemorates the concert./ CNA, translated by BBC