Tonight's 'Beatlemania' Show Sold Out

UPDATE on Monday, July 2: Tickets are sold out for the "Beatlemania Now" show on the Ocean City Music Pier.

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More than 40 years after the band broke up and long after the deaths of John Lennon and George Harrison, Ocean City residents and visitors will get a chance to see the Beatles come to life.

"Beatlemania Now" comes to the at 8 p.m. July 2. For longer than the Beatles' own career, tribute bands have been impersonating them as part of "Beatlemania" shows that first premiered on Broadway in 1977.

"Beatlemania Now" is among the best — with Scot Arch (Lennon), Chris Colon (Harrison), Eric Smith (Ringo Starr) and Davey Justice (Paul McCartney) making up the latest lineup.

Their show covers the highlights of the Beatles catalog of more than 250 songs from early hits like "I Want to Hold Your Hand" to the final legendary songs like "Let It Be."

As the band moves through a progression of Beatles songs, a slide show moves through the history of the 1960s. The multimedia event provides both great music and a meaningful look back at the turbulent time.

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To order tickets: Visit the box office at the Ocean City Music Pier, call 609-525-9248 or order online through the City of Ocean City website. Tickets are $18.
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All proceeds from the event benefit the Ocean City Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 6650.

Clark Manley, the event chairman, said the VFW hopes to replace funding for scholarships and veterans programs.

The post awarded two $1,000 scholarships last month to Ocean City High School seniors (Max Matthews and Joseph DiMarco), and the post is also working on capital improvements that include handicapped access for its restrooms.