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
Mar 8, 2023
Mar 8, 2023
39 min
This week on Something Will Happen Melissa talks with all four members of The Wag! They talk of the band’s beginning, how they were influenced by the Beatles, and their favorite memories at Abbey Road on the River.
Mar 1, 2023
Mar 1, 2023
35 min
This week the roles are reversed and Melissa is sharing a story. Emily takes over hosting duties to listen to Melissa share a story in early Beatles history. Melissa tells us the tale of Mona Best, mother of original Beatles drummer, Pete Best. This often overlooked figure in Beatles history turns out to be a fascinating individual and is a story full of surprises!
Feb 22, 2023
Feb 22, 2023
47 min
This week on Something Will Happen Melissa talks with all four members of Rubber Soul! They discuss how the band came to be, their own personal stories of becoming musicians, and their experience performing as a tribute band.
Feb 20, 2023
Feb 20, 2023
17 min
Melissa is joined by Emily again for a Beatles history story. In honor of Black History Month, the two discuss the time the Beatles refused to play to a segregated audience and had a venue change their policy for the show.
Feb 8, 2023
Feb 8, 2023
31 min
This week Melissa is joined by her cousin, Willa. Together, they recount their experience traveling to Liverpool for Beatle Week this past August.
Feb 1, 2023
Feb 1, 2023
28 min
This week Melissa talks to Chris of longtime Abbey Road favorite, BritBeat. Together, they talk of how the band got started, memories of past Abbey Road festivals, and what they are planning to bring to the festival in May!
Jan 25, 2023
Jan 25, 2023
20 min
For our very first episode of season 2 of Something Will Happen Melissa sits down with Gary to discuss the exciting shows coming to Abbey Road on the River in 2023! The two producers share new bands and old favorites that will be performing. Although the year has just started, we have already been hard at work putting together the largest Beatles festival in North America. It’s time to get excited!
Jan 18, 2023
Jan 18, 2023
6 min
Melissa gives a sneak peak at some of the acts that are coming to Abbey Road on the River in May and what to expect on this season of Something Will Happen. It's time to start getting excited for the largest Beatles music festival in North America!
Oct 14, 2022
Oct 14, 2022
25 min
Melissa talks to Paul McCartney lookalike and performer Tony Kishman. They discuss performing as Paul, playing for George Martin, and plans for AROTR 2023!
Oct 9, 2022
Oct 9, 2022
19 min
Melissa talks to performer and John Lennon impersonator, Drew Harrison in this season two sneak peak of Something Will Happen.