Something About AROTR 2023 with Gary Jacob

In this latest episode of Something Will Happen, Melissa is joined by producer Gary Jacob. While the fans must wait another week, the Abbey Road on the River team is in full swing creating the largest Beatles music festival in North America! While the team is working, Gary and Melissa wanted to tell you all about the acts that will be there, the shows you don’t want to miss, and everything we are looking forward to bringing you this year!

In this short and sweet episode of Something Will Happen, Melissa goes over some of the frequently asked questions about Abbey Road on the River. She answers questions about parking, security, accessibility and more! 

In this episode of Something Will Happen Melissa is joined by Steve Sizemore of the Steve Sizemore Group. The two discuss his upbringing with music, his history with the festival, and what he is planning to bring to Abbey Road on the River 2023!

In the latest episode of Something Will Happen, Melissa is joined by Alan Porter. Alan is a Beatles historian, author of the book Before They Were Beatles, and host of the podcast Before They Were Beatles. Alan also works as an advisor for the band Savage Young Beatles who will be making their Abbey Road on the River debut this May.

In this episode of Something Will Happen Melissa and Emily walk the listeners through the site of AROTR 2023. They discuss new stages, food and art vendors you won't want to miss, and new interactive additions to the festival! We are so excited for all we have planned, that we couldn't wait to give you a sneak peak! 

This week on Something Will Happen Melissa is joined again by Emily. The two of them discuss the song Rocky Raccoon. They analyze the style and lyrics. They also bring up interesting stories about how the song was written and background information on the characters of the song. This episode is full of interesting critique and fun facts you can use on your friends when you hear the song!

This week on Something Will Happen, Melissa is joined by Mark Rashotte and Andy Forgie, formerly of long time Abbey Road friends All You Need Is Love. The two are returning to Abbey Road on the River this May as the Diving Bell!

This week on Something Will Happen, Melissa and Emily are together again to dive into a well known Beatles conspiracy. Emily shares her research into the “Paul is Dead” body-double theory.

This week Melissa is joined by Melanie and Patrick of School of Rock. They talk about the music programs they offer, their experiences at Abbey Road on the River, and watching the next generation of Beatle fans learn about the greatest band of all time.

This week on Something Will Happen, Melissa and Emily dive into another moment in Beatles history. Melissa tells the tale of Raymond Jones and how one persistent record shop customer shaped the future of music by requesting a record by some little band from Liverpool.