BEATLES VS. STONES - A MUSICAL SHOOTOUT Comes to the Grove Tonight

Back by popular demand, the two greatest rock 'n' roll bands of all time face off as The Grove Theatre hosts tributes to The Beatles and The Rolling Stones in "Beatles vs. Stones - A Musical Shootout" tonight, January 24 at 8 pm.

Taking the side of the Fab Four is Abbey Road, one of the West Coast's top Beatles tribute bands. With brilliant musicianship and authentic costumes and gear, Abbey Road plays beloved songs spanning The Beatles' entire career. They face off against Stones tribute band Jumping Jack Flash, who offer a faithful rendition of the music and style of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and the bad boys of the British Invasion. Beatles vs. Stones finds the bands playing six alternating sets of hits before joining each other on the stage of The Grove Theatre to share an encore.

Fans must choose between "Sir Mick Jagger" fronting the Stones through their sweaty rhythm & blues anthems, or the Beatles mining their beloved catalog of indelible classics.

Since 2011, Abbey Road and Jumping Jack Flash have been going head-to-head throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico in casinos, clubs and performing arts centers, cranking out the hits of the Stones and the Beatles. The show is now playing a long term residency at the Harrah's Laughlin showroom. During the show, band members exchange tongue-in-cheek barbs about the rivalry between the bad boys of London and the lads from Liverpool.

Abbey Road promise a 30-song, hit-packed chronological three sets, opening with "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and the Beatlemania years, to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club band, before building through the band's "flower power" period.

Jumping Jack Flash will perform three sets of crowd-pleasing rock and rollers guaranteed to get even the most devoted Beatles fans on their feet dancing.

The show played to a capacity audience at The Grove in last January.

The Abbey Road band members portray the Beatles in an award-winning, nationally touring musical biography of the "Fab Four" called In My Life - A Musical Theatre Tribute to the Beatles. The musical gives the audience a glimpse inside the world of the Beatles from the band's point of view, as well as hear some of the greatest songs ever written. The producers wrote the script to give the audience a chance to "be there" at pivotal moments in the extraordinary career of the Beatles: Liverpool's legendary Cavern Club, The Ed Sullivan Show, Shea Stadium, and the final live performance on the rooftop of the Apple Corp offices.

In My Life is more than just a Beatles tribute concert. The play begins at the Cavern Club with the first meeting of Epstein and the soon to be "Fab Four." Eventually, Epstein convinces the boys that matching suits and synchronized bows at the end of a performance will be better for their image than jeans and black leather jackets. This encounter results in February 1964, when America watched the Beatles for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show, playing "I Want to Hold Your Hand." Progressing through their various musical stages, the audience re-experiences the psychedelic era of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the creation of the haunting "Yesterday" and the raucous rock and roll of "Revolution."

The Los Angeles Times said "the show delivers." The Long Beach Press Telegram called Abbey Road a "highly faithful tribute" and the Idaho Statesman said "if you like the Beatles, this is the ticket for you." The band headlines Knott's Berry Farm, the Canyon, Harrah's Tahoe, Harrah's Reno, Harrah's Rincon and Pala Casino.

Led by electrifying showman Joey Jagger, Jumping Jack Flash honors the privilege of re-creating a Rolling Stones live performance by delivering what audiences come to see - the theatrics and power of the "Greatest Rock-n-Roll Band In The World" in its' prime, with you in the front row! Performing song selections from all periods of The Stones' legendary career, you can depend on hearing the band perform the hits that you still sing along to in your car (however badly).

The greatest care has been given to the smallest details, to insure that song performance, wardrobe, instrumentation, etc., are spot on re-creations of the real thing. No that's not really Mick-n-Keef in your local theater, but it is bloody close!

Tickets are $25 - $50 and may be purchased online at www.grovetheatre.com or by calling (909) 920 - 4343. The show is appropriate for all ages. The Grove Theatre is located at 276 E. Ninth Street in Downtown Upland. Box Office Hours (except holidays): Tuesday - Friday: 11:30 am - 4:00 pm; Saturday: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm; 1 hour before performances.

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