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The Bootleg Beatles are 30 years old - that's three times the life of the original group - and they're playing the Philharmonic Hall tonight.
I had a chat with Neil Harrison, who has played John Lennon since the start, a while ago for my arts page and he was telling me about the Christmas he and his friends went carol singing outside the McCartney home in Wirral.

My week of classical music (Wagner's Siegfried at the Hamburg State Opera on Sunday, La Traviata at the Empire) came to a close last night in the company of one Welshman, a piano and a crowd of 1,600 at the Phil.
Bryn Terfel was back in Liverpool - and in effortlessly fine form as he entertained with a recital evening at Hope Street.

You wait for one Strictly show - and then FOUR come along, if not together than in fairly close succession.
Merseyside fans of the BBC Saturday night dance extravaganza will be spoilt for choice come the new year as nearly every Strictly Come Dancing star will descend on the city.

It takes two to tango - and you really do need to get on with your dance partner as I discovered when the Tango Fire! crew gave me a dance lesson on Friday.
I don't know if anyone saw my efforts in Saturday's Echo but if you go on the liverpool echo website there's even a video of my lesson.....

Well, I know Michael Shields is dominating today's headlines, but there's also some good news from Hope Street.
I watched at lunchtime today as Vasily Petrenko signed a new contract with the RLPO which commits him to Liverpool until 2015.

If your desire to dance has been whetted by watching Strictly (and more of that in the Echo next week so keep your eyes peeled) or taking part in the balls at St George's Hall, I've got a treat for you.
The Echo is giving away six pairs of tickets for Tango Fire! at the Philharmonic Hall on September 13.
Added to which, two of the tango professionals are offering six readers and a dancing partner their chance to learn a few nifty moves with a special class on September 11.

The regeneration of the Everyman has been boosted by millions in Arts Council funding, and the Royal Court has ambitious plans for refurbishment of its art deco landmark.
Now it's the turn of the Philharmonic Hall in the spotlight.
Those in Phil circles will have been discussing this for some time, but now I hope the wider Liverpool public will also get involved in the debtate.
Read about the issues and possible solutions in today's Echo
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2009/08/17/will-there-be-orchestral-manoeuvres-to-a-car-park-100252-24455346/

I spent last night at the RLPO's Last Night of the Summer Pops with Carl Davis, that most Scouse of New Yorkers, at the helm.
He promised me it would be a "three coat" affair and he was as good as his word, dressing in gold lame, peacock blue and finally in John Bull Union Jack tails.

Is Rob Brydon addicted to Liverpool? Or are Liverpool audiences simply the jewel in the comedy crown?
In April he sold out the 1,600-seater Philharmonic Hall. Now he's coming back to the city -not once, but twice this autumn.

A couple of years ago I reviewed Russell Howard at the Unity theatre where he played to an audience of 100.
Tomorrow night he's at the Philharmonic with an audience of more than 1,000.

Fight! Fight! Fight! I can just see the brass scrapping in the street and the strings giving someone a poke in the eye with their bow.
It looks like there's a row brewing between the RLPO and the Halle down the road in Manchester about which is the oldest professional orchestra.