John Lennon’s sister Julia Baird is warning music fans to ‘get ready to dance’ when The Mersey Beatles hit the stage at Whitchurch Civic Centre in November.

After sold out shows in the USA, Asia and Europe, the world renowned Liverpool-born tribute band are retracing The Beatles’ footsteps on their ‘Get Back UK Tour’ which visits the same towns, cities and original venues the Fab Four rocked in the 1960s.

The Beatles famously played Whitchurch’s former Town Hall Ballroom – located on the site of the Civic Centre – on January 19, 1963.

This was the same day as the band’s important appearance on TV’s Thank Your Lucky Stars, playing their new single Please Please Me.

Julia first saw older brother John Lennon and his band perform for her in her kitchen at home in the 1950s and is a director of Liverpool’s world famous Cavern Club.

She believes people are in for a real treat.

“It’s going to be a brilliant show in Whitchurch," she said.

“The Mersey Beatles are a fantastic band who nail the sound of The Beatles. I’ve known them for the best part of 20 years and they recreate The Beatles atmosphere wonderfully.

“The audience will have a great time and I’m sure the good people of Shropshire will not be constrained by their seats on the night as The Mersey Beatles have that brilliant ability to get people up on their feet dancing.

"John would have loved that!”

Mark Bloor, who takes on the role of John, says fans should expect as close to the real deal as possible.

He added: “We pride ourselves on bringing a true Beatles experience, covering all the eras from the days of The Cavern Club, through Beatlemania to Sgt Pepper and the band’s final gig on the rooftop of the Apple offices.

"We cannot wait to Get Back to where it all began for the greatest band of all time.”

The brilliant two-hour show will not only see The Mersey Beatles play the very same songs John, Paul, George and Ringo did in Whitchurch in 1963 but they will chart the Fab Four’s full career through the hits from Love Me Do to Let It Be.

The Mersey Beatles play Whitchurch Civic Centre on Thursday November 8. Tickets are on sale from the venue box office on 01948 665761 or via ticketmaster.co.uk

Julia's book ‘Imagine This: Growing Up with My Brother John Lennon’ by Hodder Paperbacks is available via www.juliabaird.eu