Beatlemania will descend on regional NSW this weekend as the inaugural music festival aims to re-energise tourism in Lithgow while celebrating the band's 'timeless' music.
Lithgow is the latest regional town to launch a festival celebrating popular musicians who have nothing to do with their geographic location.Not only has she has travelled hundreds of kilometres and spent thousands of dollars to see Paul McCartney play live, she even named her son McCartney in honour of the legendary musician.So last year, when the Bathurst local saw a billboard for a brand new festival celebrating the Beatles , she had to attend.
"We went, 'Oh my god, how do we get involved with this?'. We contacted the organisers and got to be a part of it and enjoy it," Ms Sanderson said. Visitors will be treated to free events involving lookalikes, live bands, kids discos, Beatles bingo and karaoke.The organisers are hoping to replicate the success of Trangie's ABBA festival, or Parkes's Elvis Festival – two regional celebrations of artists who have nothing to do with those geographic locations.University of Technology Sydney adjunct fellow and tourism expert David Beirman said these regional festivals had multigenerational appeal and were a great way to get noticed.
"If you look at a country area, sure you can have a lamb festival or something related to what is actually produced there, or you can have something which is way off the scale that attracts international interest.Baby, you can drive my car … to Lithgow
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