Something Will Happen: A Beatles Music Festival Podcast
Something Will Happen is a podcast on all things Abbey Road on the River, the largest Beatles and 60s music festival in North America. It’s a multi-day outdoor festival that takes place every Memorial Day weekend, in Jeffersonville, IN (just outside of Louisville, KY). In this podcast, we’ll unveil new plans for the upcoming festival and you will hear insider stories from our bands and staff that you’ve never heard anywhere else. We’ll also get into why our fans love the Beatles so much, Beatles history, history of the festival, and the best shows that have happened and will happen at the Abbey Road on the River. If you love the Beatles at all, this is the quintessential Beatles experience you need to come to every year. We provide a Beatles community like no other, with non-stop music, over 200 concerts featuring major headlining rock acts and Beatles & classic rock tribute bands, art installations, food trucks, dancing, singalongs, and so much more all in a multi-day peace-loving outdoor festival setting. It’s the event you mark your year by! At Abbey Road on the River, you know that Something amazing, memorable, and at times, life-changing will happen! To learn more, go to AROTR.com.
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Episodes
May 18, 2023
May 18, 2023
32 min
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!
May 11, 2023
May 11, 2023
14 min
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!
May 4, 2023
May 4, 2023
31 min
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!
Apr 27, 2023
Apr 27, 2023
29 min
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.
Apr 19, 2023
Apr 19, 2023
35 min
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!
Apr 12, 2023
Apr 12, 2023
15 min
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!
Apr 6, 2023
Apr 6, 2023
50 min
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!
Mar 29, 2023
Mar 29, 2023
16 min
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.
Mar 23, 2023
Mar 23, 2023
35 min
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.
Mar 15, 2023
Mar 15, 2023
18 min
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.