The Beatles will open a museum on the site of their last gig

Key developments are emerging from the global stage. The Beatles will open a museum on the site of their last gig18 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on GoogleMark SavageMusic correspondentGetty ImagesDescribed as "the first ever official destination for Beatles fans in the heart of London", the venue will host hundreds of rare artefactsThe Beatles are turning the building where they played their last ever gig into an exhibition space, where fans can experience seven floors of memorabilia and never-before-seen archive material. A Grade II listed mansion, 3 Savile Row served as the band's headquarters between 1968 and 1972 - and they recorded their final album, Let It Be, in the basement. Sir Paul McCartney told the that he wanted fans to have an official Beatles destination in London.

"Tourists come to England and they can go to Abbey Road, but they can't go inside it snares up the traffic and the drivers get really annoyed," he said. "So I thought this was a terrific idea. "Apple CorpsThe band played on the roof of 3 Savile Row for 42 minutes on a chilly January lunchtime Officially titled "The Beatles at 3 Savile Row", the experience is due to launch in 2027.

The Details

Fans can register for tickets on the band's website from today. The building will include a recreation of the basement studio where Let It Be was recorded, and the opportunity to relive the Beatles' iconic rooftop concert on exactly the spot where it happened. Other details are yet to be revealed, but Sir Paul gave an idea of how the venue will operate.

"Well, you go in on the ground floor, and there's memorabilia and stuff like that. "Then you work your way up through the building, and various things that happened here and there, until you get to the top, where you go out on the roof and pretend to be a Beatle. "Naturally, the building will also contain a shop for licensed Beatles products.

"You know, a retail thing... but you want that," Sir Paul said. "You even want that at the National Trust, you know?

What Experts Say

You've got to have a souvenir. "Apple CorpsThe venue will include a recreation of the basement recording studio where the Beatles put together their last album, Let It BeGetty ImagesThe infamous concert saw the Beatles play 10 songs before the police pulled the plugThe Beatles' rooftop concert, which took place in January 1969, was the last time anyone saw the Fab Four perform in public - but it nearly never happened. Director Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who filmed the show, recalled that some of the members wanted to pull the plug at the last minute.

"George didn't want to do it and Ringo started saying he didn't really see the point""Then John said, 'Oh, it - let's go do it. '"So the band climbed five storeys and created pandemonium in the middle of the day, as fans realised what was happening and rushed to vantage points on the streets and rooftops of neighbouring buildings.

The development has drawn wide international attention, with diplomatic circles watching closely.