{"id":15571,"date":"2018-06-21T23:20:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T23:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roadietuner.com\/?post_type=blog&p=15571"},"modified":"2023-07-06T08:21:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T08:21:12","slug":"june-25th-is-global-beatles-day-heres-how-you-can-celebrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/june-25th-is-global-beatles-day-heres-how-you-can-celebrate\/","title":{"rendered":"June 25th is Global Beatles Day! Here\u2019s How You Can Celebrate"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the history of popular music, few bands have had the cultural impact of The Beatles. In the eight short years that they recorded, The Beatles<\/a> changed the way the world thought about pop. They paved the way for countless artists and left a catalog of songs that have stood the test of time and are still performed by beginner guitarists across the world to this day.<\/p>\n

The Beatles<\/a> are such cultural icons, in fact, that they have their own globally recognized day to celebrate their music and their enduring legacy.<\/p>\n

Global Beatles Day \u2013 which falls on July 25th<\/sup> \u2013 was launched in 2009 as a global holiday to celebrate the band and their achievements.<\/p>\n

Today, we\u2019re going to find out about how Global Beatles Day came to be, and what you can do to remember the Fab Four and their music.<\/p>\n

What Global Beatles Day Is For:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you want to know why Global Beatles Day exists in the first place, this statement from the Global Beatles Day website<\/a> sums things up pretty nicely:<\/p>\n

\u201cGBD (founded 2009) is a day honoring and celebrating the phenomenon and ideals of the Beatles,\u00a0collectively and individually, for their gifts to the world including, but not limited to, their promotion of peace and love, of truth and youth, and of the expansion of human consciousness. More specifically, GBD commemorates the Beatles music \u2013 their promotion and expansion of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, world music\u2026 and especially their collective and personal exploration of a myriad of musical ideas and innovations.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Beatles paved the way for global changes in personal expression, fashion, imagination, sex, and art. They had as much or more impact on global society than anyone of their time.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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