Paul McCartney, Yoko and Sean Lennon, Olivia and Dhani Harrison and George and Giles Martin turned out for the 5th anniversary of The Beatles ‘Love’ Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas this week.
Ringo, who is on tour in Europe, sent a video message where he credited George Harrison for having the original idea for the show. "George Harrison and Guy Laliberte had a chat at a party and it's still rolling on,” he said. “I feel like it's one of those magic moments. George, who brought the idea to Apple, would have been pleased with the results and I truly think John would have, too. I mean, what's not to like, it's a really cool show."
Sir Paul McCartney said in a statement, "As I said to George Martin at a rehearsal of the show in 2006, for me what is really strange about this is remembering writing these things, which is so little, little guitar, little piano, a little bit of paper and pencil on the back of an envelope, Sgt. Pepper or something. It is such a little process and now look what happened to it. It's incredible."
Yoko Ono Lennon said, "John would have been thrilled to see the success of LOVE after 5 years. In fact, he would have been proud of how his music has been presented so beautifully and successfully by the partnership of The Beatles and Cirque du Soleil. The Beatles' family members are getting together for this occasion in Las Vegas to celebrate this momentous occasion, and I am happy to be here.
Olivia Harrison said, ”It would have made George so proud and happy to be here on the fifth anniversary of our wonderful show in Las Vegas. Dhani and I, on George’s behalf, would like to congratulate Guy, all of the friends that we have made in the course of this journey, and, of course, the extraordinarily talented cast and incredibly hard working crew that have made this show possible. We look forward to being back here in five more years."
Sir George Martin said, "The Beatles music is really some of the best music we've had in the last century. Children continue to rediscover the music, generation after generation. It's like saying why is Gershwin timeless? Their music is part of history, it will last forever."
Sir George and his son Giles completely remastered and remixed The Beatles music for the show. Giles said, "'Within You and Without You' is one of my most favorite scenes during LOVE. Musically, it was the first track that gave everyone the idea of what we were trying to achieve in the show. The act involves the audience – joining people together, something not expected, imaginative and fun – that is exactly what we were doing when creating LOVE."
Since premiering at The Mirage in Las Vegas in June 2006 ‘Love’ has now been seen by over 4.3 million people.
