This is the rescheduled event from the original date of March 26, 2020. 

In celebration of iconic album Abbey Road, RAIN – A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES will bring the greatest hits of this epic recording to life, in addition to early Beatles favorites. This mind-blowing performance will take audiences back in time with the legendary foursome delivering a note-for-note theatrical event that is “the next best thing to seeing The Beatles” - Associated Press.

Experience the worlds’ most iconic band and come celebrate the best of Abbey Road with RAIN – A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES.

FREE Pre-Show Lecture

Title: What The Beatles' Abbey Road Is (and Some Things That It Isn’t) by Dr. Gabriel Lubell

Location: Fine Arts Building room 015

When: Wednesday, November 3, 6:30-7:15 p.m. FREE. Open to RAIN ticket holders and the public. Attendees are welcome to arrive late. 

Description:  "Abbey Road" refers to many things—a London street, a recording studio, and of course, an album. The Beatles brought more attention to the studio as a creative workplace than any group before, and their swan song collection, Abbey Road, is a symbol of that achievement. Abbey Road is a celebration of albums themselves, and it’s their most technologically proficient work that remains endlessly compelling. However, it also contains some of their most challenging music, raising many questions for contemporary listeners and interpreters. We’ll disentangle all of this with the goal of better understanding how Abbey Road fits within the Beatles’ story, what they accomplished with the album, what motivated them to do so, and what it’s really all about.

Dr. Gabriel Lubell, IU's current Music of The Beatles instructor, is a composer, music theorist, and astronomer. His research focuses on the issues of sound, space, and experience, with a particular interest in how albums operate as complete artistic works. He is currently developing a book on the topic and has presented papers about albums by the Beatles and Pink Floyd in print and at international conferences. His own music frequently draws on his background as a scientist, designed to both inform and arouse curiosity about mysteries of the world, big and small. Lubell earned a doctorate in music composition from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he currently serves as adjunct assistant professor of music for the music in general studies program.