Abbey Road on the River Celebrates 20 Years of Beatlemania Memorial Day Weekend

The world’s largest tribute to The Beatles, Abbey Road on the River, will celebrate its 20th anniversary this Memorial Day weekend, May 26-30, 2022. Held at the Big Four Station Park in Jeffersonville, the 5-day festival will feature Tommy James and the Shondells, The Cyrkle, and The Fab Four. More than 50 acts will perform over the course of the weekend including Kentuckiana bands Erin Hill, Sheryl Rouse, Hot Brown Smackdown, The Rigby’s, E. L. Faux, CMN Trio and The School of Rock.

“We are so excited to have the opportunity to host this milestone with our friends at Abbey Road on the River,” said Jeffersonville Mayor Mike Moore. “Twenty years is an outstanding achievement – and a true testament to the everlasting impact one of history’s most iconic musical bands has worldwide. We’re proud Abbey Road on the River wants to celebrate this occasion in Jeffersonville.”

“It is hard to believe that we are still doing this 20 years later, but it is even harder to believe that The Beatles are still the biggest story in popular music almost 60 years later,” says festival producer Gary Jacob. “We are very grateful that our fans and the Cities of Jeffersonville and Louisville have continued to support the event, so that we can keep doing what we love and present a world class and world recognized music festival.”

Abbey Road on the River debuted in Cleveland in 2002, then was held in Louisville from 2005-2016, and moved to Jeffersonville, IN in 2017. Over the years, bands such as The Beach Boys, America, Jefferson Starship, The Zombies, ELO II (The Orchestra), The Grass Roots, Felix Cavaliere, Peter Asher and many more have performed at the event to celebrate and honor the music of The Beatles. Close friends and family members of The Beatles who have participated in the event include original drummer Pete Best, John’s sister Julia Baird, George’s sister Louise Harrison, long time secretary to The Beatles Freda Kelly, former Apple Records Exec Tony Bramwell, sound engineer Geoff Emerick, and the inspiration behind one of The Beatles most recognized songs from The White Album Dear Prudence, Prudence Farrow.

Also celebrating its 20 th anniversary on Memorial Day weekend at Louisville’s Waterfront Park, which is just across the Ohio River from Abbey Road on the River, is Forecastle Festival. The two major music festivals will bookend the Big Four Pedestrian Bridge, which connects Kentucky and Indiana.

After successfully hosting two Covid-safe events last year, event organizers stress that the health and safety of patrons remains the number one priority. “The Covid safety protocols for May will be determined based on the CDC recommendations at that time, but we remain confident that our fans will be able to come together and enjoy themselves in a safe way at the event,” said Jacob.

Single and multi-day tickets are now available online. Use promo code “WAVE” to save 15% on tickets.

Abbey Road on the River is presented by WAVE 3 News and sponsored by the City of Jeffersonville Parks Department, Southern Indiana Tourism, The Radisson Hotels, The Walcott, Budweiser, Seagram 7, Fidelity Investments, Clark Memorial Health, Oak Street Health, The News & Tribune, and WAKY radio.

To purchase tickets, make a hotel reservation, or get more information, visit www.arotr.com.