Biography

The story starts in 1995, when a show was put together to perform in a special production of "All You Need Is Love" at the Ecos Amphitheatre, Frome, Somerset. Such was the success of the show that there emerged a band, an eight piece with a backing group of five musicians and three vocalists as the front men of the band. This ensemble enjoyed successful gigs round local pubs and clubs performing material from the Pepper album and songs from the psychedelic era. Audiences were fascinated by this rather unusual Beatles tribute line-up with three vocalists - but the music was good and so was the humour! After a couple of years of playing gigs the eight piece was reduced. A five piece then emerged with all members being fully involved with the action. They soon became an in-demand band with a set of Beatles covers that ran from the early rock 'n' roll numbers through to the later more complex songs of the late 60's. Since those early days the band has gone from strength to strength to become one of the most well known Beatles tribute acts in Europe and has been described as "probably the most entertaining Beatles band in the UK". This comes from a fantastic combination of good live music with wicked humour and one liners that flow from their two front men, yes - John and Paul! With Scouse accents that even fooled regulars at the Cavern Club they are able to mix it with the best an audience can throw at them! The live music is pretty sensational too with storming covers of the songs of the Fab Four, many of which were never performed live by the originals. With Sgt Pepper himself on keyboards, the band can perform the most complex of material, particularly those songs from the later portfolio of the Fab Four. The band has performed at festivals and outdoor events in both Europe and in the UK. Highlights include supporting Robert Plant at the Orange Ashton Court Festival and appearing at National Trust outdoor concerts. Also, touring European countries including Germany, The Czech Republic, Austria, Poland and Slovakia. European highlights include headlining the Homberg Festival in front of several thousand people and performing in Prague's biggest night clubs. In the UK the band has packed out Liverpool's legendary Cavern Club, a must venue for a Beatles tribute band and has also had the honour of performing at the Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool on the 20th anniversary of John Lennon's death in December 2000 with a choir and string section from Liverpool University. With television and radio appearances the band has a wide range of exposure to their credit. During 2004 and 2005 the band has toured theatre venues in the UK performing the final Fab Four album Abbey Road in its entirety. The band members pride themselves on not using backing or click tracks during performances but can reproduce an album such as Abbey Road with their usual instrumentation of guitars, keyboards and drums. The emphasis, as always, is to keep the music LIVE! The band continues to perform at festivals, theatres, clubs, at corporate and private functions, all for the purpose of keeping the Beatles spirit and their fantastic fab music alive. THE BOOK. Martin Dimery (John Legend of the band) has had his book "Being John Lennon (Days in the Life of Sgt Pepper's Only Dart Board Band)" published by top London rock publishers, SAF/Firefly. The book, a hilarious romp of the ups and downs of his life as a doppelganger John Lennon, follows the adventures of Sgt Pepper's Only Dart Board Band on the road. This book is a first as a biography of a UK tribute band. It can be obtained from all good book shops, many good web sites and also from the publishers at www.safpublishing.com (follow the link for the Saf Publishing website) With a name like "Sgt Pepper's Only Dart Board Band" this band just has to be good and they are Getting Better all the time! Updated 30th October 2005