Global Beatles Day marked with events around the world
Fans worldwide are marking the first official observance with tribute events and a free YouTube release of the 1967 Our World performance.
- Today marks the first official Global Beatles Day, formally recognized by The Beatles and Apple Corps Ltd, commemorating June 25, 1967, when the band performed the first international satellite television broadcast from Abbey Road Studios in London.
- Photographer Faith Cohen, 67, from Indianapolis, launched the annual holiday 17 years ago as a "love letter" to the band, envisioning it to help fans "thank the Beatles and enjoy the Beatles and pass down their legacy to the next generation."
- Celebrations spanned from Tokyo to Liverpool, featuring tribute concerts, exhibitions, and singalongs, as the band's cultural footprint continues thriving more than 60 years since Beatlemania first swept the globe.
- The group released a colourised version of their Our World performance for free on YouTube on Thursday, while Cohen reflected on her lifelong devotion, calling the band "second parents" who "held my hand my whole life."
- With more than 600 million units sold worldwide, the Beatles remain the best-selling music act of all time, a legacy expanding through Sam Mendes's upcoming four-film series starring Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, and Joseph Quinn.
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