The Site Where the Beatles Played Their Final Gig Is Becoming a Museum

"No. 3 Savile Row was the headquarters of the band's label, Apple Corps, housed the studio where the band recorded Let It Be (1970), and was the stage for what turned out to be the band's final concert, which the four-piece delivered on the building's roof in January 1969."

"Next year, 3 Savile Row will open to the public, with Apple Corps announcing that it is converting the building into a museum dedicated to the Fab Four. Billed as the only Beatles destination licensed by the band, the site will include seven floors of unseen archival material, a recreation of the basement studio, the chance to wander around the roof, and, of course, a gift shop."

""Every single day fans are taking pictures of the outside of 3 Savile Row," Apple Corp's CEO Tom Greene said in a statement. "We're thrilled to give the Beatles fans something truly special. Next year, they can explore all seven floors of the iconic building, including the rooftop where even the railings remain the same.""

"The building was the band's headquarters between 1968 and 1972, a fractious period in the band's history. The death of their manager Brian Epstein in 1967 had left the band without a unifying figure. Following an unsuccessful stint studying transcendental meditation in India, the members returned to London and recorded The White Album, largely in separate studios."

A redbrick townhouse at 3 Savile Row in central London served as a major Beatles destination for decades. It functioned as the headquarters of Apple Corps, housed the studio where Let It Be was recorded in 1970, and hosted the band’s final concert on the roof in January 1969. The building will open to the public next year as a museum dedicated to the Fab Four. The museum will feature seven floors of unseen archival material, a recreation of the basement studio, access to the rooftop, and a gift shop. The site is described as the only Beatles destination licensed by the band, with rooftop details preserved, including railings.

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