The LadyBeatles are longtime friends and Beatles fans from Adelaide, South Australia.
With replica guitars, suits, Sgt. Pepper dresses and sassy quips, they accurately and adoringly replicate the Beatles sound and spirit - the main difference of course, being those girl-group harmonies that The Beatles loved so much.
The LadyBeatles’ story began in the early 2000s when Tara Coates (John) and Kylie Porter (Paul) were introduced as teenagers, through a mutual friend who knew they were both crazy about the Beatles. Whilst obsessing over Beatles albums, movies and trivia, they had the grand idea to take their fandom further by starting their very own Beatles band.
They soon found keen bandmates in Sally Hansen (blues guitarist and Eric Clapton fan) who jumped onboard as George, and their Ringo, Elder Conservatorium of Music alumni, Yahna Pal.
The LadyBeatles honed their craft through early character-building gigs, including a residency at a rough pub on the docks of Port Adelaide, and mysterious booking for a biker gang in a shed out north. But it was all a laugh, and while each LadyBeatle also found success in original music and other bands, they always got back home to the Beatles.
Over the years, they have sold out shows in the Adelaide Fringe Festival, played at country pubs, community theatres, and even the Adelaide Museum.
Notably, in 2024 they were invited by the City of Adelaide to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Beatles’ visit, with a special show in the Adelaide Town Hall. A thousand Beatles fans, some of whom were there in 1964, packed the Hall and shook the foundations!
In 2025, they headlined the Australian Beatlesfest in Bathurst, New South Wales, selling out their shows and meeting many wonderful Beatles fans. They will again play the festival in August 2026, on their way to their dream run of shows: playing at the famed Cavern Club, and other venues in the Beatles’ hometown of Liverpool, England, as part of the 2026 International Beatle Week festival.
The LadyBeatles will bring back a bit of Liverpool and tales of their tour when they return home, at Adelaide Fringe in February 2027 (details to be released later this year.)