WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THEIR FRIENDS: Stuart Maconie

Sat Nov 15 2025 at 12:15 pm to 01:30 pm UTC+00:00

INNSIDE Manchester | Manchester

Louder Than Words Festival
Publisher/HostLouder Than Words Festival
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THEIR FRIENDS: Stuart Maconie WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THEIR FRIENDS: The Beatles changed the world. But who changed theirs? STUART MACONIE in conversation.
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WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THEIR FRIENDS: The Beatles changed the world. But who changed theirs? STUART MACONIE in conversation.

The most engaging, surprising and revealing look at the Beatles story you’ll read.

Everyone knows a Beatles tune. But their story goes beyond the omnipresent songs and iconic albums. Theirs is a tale that has become one of the core stories we tell about ourselves as a nation.

The Beatles narrative has both shaped and reflected the country we live in today. Four lads from Liverpool have taken a seat alongside Shakespeare as one of our key cultural exports to the world, a world they changed and re-made in their own image in a blaze of creativity. But these four distinct personalities changed the world not in isolation but with more than a little help from their friends.

Like all the best stories there’s an incredible supporting cast, and all the most compelling elements of the great dramas: ambition, power, triumph, disaster, heartbreak, tragedy, drama, intrigue, lust… and of course, love.

Split into 3 sections, Before The Beatles, With the Beatles and Beyond the Beatles, bestselling writer and broadcaster Stuart Maconie tells the epic tale of the people who made the band who made Britain, and along the way adds his own experiences, encounters and conversations that show the Beatles like you’ve never seen them before


We have two ticket options available: * Event Only and *Event with Discounted Book Combo deal - books will be available for collection at the Festival.

Our event will be followed by a dedicated signing event with Stuart. RRP books will also be available for purchase on the day.


About the Author:

Stuart Maconie is a writer, broadcaster and journalist familiar to millions from his work in print, on radio and on TV. His previous bestsellers have included Cider with Roadies, Pies and Prejudice and Adventures on the High Teas. He hosts a show for BBC Radio 6 Music (with Mark Radcliffe) every weekend morning between 8 and 11am. Based in Birmingham and Manchester, he can also often be spotted on top of a mountain in the Lake District with a Thermos flask and individual pork pie. He is a champion ice skater and once shared a van with Napalm Death.


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INNSIDE Manchester, 1 First Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

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GBP 11.00 to GBP 31.58

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