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
Jun 8, 2022
Jun 8, 2022
25 min
It’s been a long and winding road, but AROTR 2022 has now come and gone. Years of anticipation, months of planning, and a few weeks of non stop work brought together our beloved festival once again!
May 25, 2022
May 25, 2022
9 min
This week we bring you a special mini episode where you get to hear all about what we are working on to bring you Abbey Road on the River!
May 22, 2022
May 22, 2022
39 min
On this bonus episode of Something Will Happen, Melissa and Gary turn the tables. We thought it was time to have a proper introduction of our podcast host and AROTR co-producer Melissa. Gary interviews Melissa for a change, so listeners can learn more about Melissa’s background and career. Melissa shares her story from where she started to how she got where she is today at AROTR.
May 19, 2022
May 19, 2022
49 min
For this special episode of Something Will Happen, Melissa is once again joined by producer Gary Jacob. Together they look back on the last 20 years of Abbey Road on the River. Gary tells us of the bands, the fans, and the music that has brought us all together.
May 15, 2022
May 15, 2022
36 min
On this special bonus episode of Something Will Happen Melissa talks to Derrick the Site Manager at Abbey Road on the River. Throughout their discussion, they talk about many of the work that happens behind the scenes to create the festival. They also touch on the timelessness of the Beatles and their hopes for the future of AROTR.
May 11, 2022
May 11, 2022
1 hr 1 min
In the latest episode of Something Will Happen, Melissa talks with Don Dannemann of the Cyrkle. Don is one of the two original members that will be performing at Abbey Road on the River this May. Don shares the history of the Cyrkle and what it was like to work with Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein.
May 8, 2022
May 8, 2022
32 min
On this special Bonus Episode of Something Will Happen, Melissa talks to a few of the women who make the festival happen! They discuss the ins and outs of preparing and executing Abbey Road on the River year after year.
May 4, 2022
May 4, 2022
35 min
On this week’s episode of Something Will Happen, Melissa and AROTR producer Gary Jacob sit down and talk with our 2022 headliner: Tommy James of Tommy James and the Shondells. Tommy James has been making hit music over the span of a 5 decade long career. To say that he is a legend would be an understatement! He has 23 gold records, 9 platinum albums, and sold over 100 million records worldwide.
Apr 27, 2022
Apr 27, 2022
39 min
On this week’s episode of Something Will Happen, Melissa is joined by representatives of Southern Indiana Tourism and the city of Jeffersonville, Indiana. Together, they discuss the story of how AROTR found its home at Big Four Station Park. They go over the history, art, and businesses in the thriving Jeffersonville community and the impact that AROTR has had on the area.
Apr 20, 2022
Apr 20, 2022
42 min
This week on Something Will Happen Melissa talks with Joe Orlando of the Cryers. The Cryers have been performing throughout the US and Canada since ‘91 and have been regulars at Abbey Road on the River for many years.