Record-Breaking Liverpool Plays The Hits
Updated:04:18, Saturday January 19, 2008
The cream of Liverpool's music scene will perform at a special concert tonight to celebrate a remarkable hit-parade record.
The Beatles: Liverpool's hit factory
The Northwest city has produced 56 number one singles over the last half-century, more than any other in the world.
Many of the musicians and performers who helped build the city's reputation for hits will now make a song and dance of the fact as part of Liverpool's Capital of Culture celebrations.
Organisers of the charity gig, dubbed Number 1 Project Live, say it will bring deliver the biggest line-up of Liverpool acts ever seen together on one stage.
Performers include The Farm China Crisis, Dr And The Medics, Sonia and Atomic Kitten, with the latter releasing a cover of Cilla Black's Anyone Who Had A Heart on January 28 to mark the event.
Ringo celebrates the city's status
The track is included on The Number Ones Album, which goes on sale the following week, commemorating the city's triumph on disc.
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The profits raised from the 21-track record will go to six local charities.
However, the full complement of record-breaking hits will be performed by 25 Liverpool-based acts during the Project Live concert at the Echo Arena.
The event has even been given an earlier start time to accommodate a rush in artists to perform songs from the city's canon.
The night will fittingly finish with Gerry Marsden's Liverpool anthems; You'll Never Walk Alone and Ferry Across The Mersey.
2008 sees Liverpool officially crowned the European Capital of Culture.
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