Photos: Fans Descend On Abbey Road To Celebrate It’s Anniversary

The 50th anniversary of the day the iconic London crosswalk was captured on film and featured on the 1969 Abbey Road album cover has been marked by thousands of Beatles fans visiting the site.

NME reported an estimate of 3,500 people travelled to the location this week. It’s situated near the intersection of Abbey and Grove End roads in St. John’s Wood, across the road from the studio where the band recorded the majority of their records.

 

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Hmmm … looked a bit busy at Abbey Road this morning! I wasn’t there but my colleague Tony @ktpro2018 was and he sent me this photo

A post shared by Pattie Boyd (@pattieboydofficial) on Aug 8, 2019 at 6:41am PDT

The fans that gathered were an eclectic mix, some brought guitars and another fan dressed as Paul McCartney. Apparently, he proposed to his girlfriend while surrounded by other men dressed as Ringo, John and George.

A post put up on Social media shows some fans recreating the famous photo.

 

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Fans dressed as Beatles lookalikes walk across the zebra crossing outside the Abbey Road studios, in Central London, Britain, 08 August 2019. Hundreds of fans of The Beatles and lookalikes turned out to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles 11th studio Abbey Road album. #beatles #abbeyroad #sony #thebeatles #london #uk #epaphotos

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The former wife of George Harrison, Pattie Boyd, was not present but shared a photo taken by a friend of hers who did attend. Photographing yourself in the middle of Abbey Road is a rite of passage for Beatles fans when in London.

 

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Quase desmaiei de estar ali, na icônica travessia de Abbey Road, eternizada pelos The Beatles, eternos garotos de Liverpool que ganharam o mundo e nossos corações para sempre! Andei descalça como o Paul, beijei o chão, aconteci ali! A dream came true and I´ll never forget this moment in my life. #BethinLondon #LondonTips #MagicalTour #TheBeatles4Ever #AbbeyRoad #Themostfamouscrossingstreetallovertheworld #50anosdeAbbeyRoad

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Some years ago, the local officials were worried about the amount of foot traffic at the crosswalk during the summer, they thought about putting a crossing guard on duty to ensure safety.

Last year McCartney posted a video of himself while visiting the recording studio, taking a moment to pose on the crosswalk, the image captured by his daughter Mary. He was there to perform in support of Egypt Station.

She made sure to photograph him in the same spot where the photo for the cover of his 1993 concert album, Paul Is Live was taken.

Other Beatles news includes the announcement of the Abbey Road box set will be out on Sept. 27, the day after the 50th anniversary of its original release.

The set has three CDs, a remix of the original LP, and two discs of demos and alternate take, including the Side Two medley in its original sequence. The set was remastered by Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell.

Check out the rest of the photos below:

 

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#BEATLES

A post shared by Otávio Ferreira (@otaviowferreira) on Aug 8, 2019 at 5:18am PDT

 

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It was fifty years ago today The Beatles’ famous photo shoot produced the iconic album cover to Abbey Road! And it was two years ago that Simon and I visited the studio (and road) after a day in and around London promoting and performing songs with Lain Gray @blackgeeza from Simon’s Look To The Sky album on the likes of the BBC and Jazz FM! Our Shiner album, Games We Play, was mastered at Abbey Road Studios, as was Look To The Sky, by the masterful Miles Showell! So today’s throwback is an homage to the iconic photo shoot fifty years ago, the wonderful music created, recorded and mastered on that road and our own bucket list visit two years ago! #gamesweplayonabbeyroad #abbeyroad #abbeyroadstudios #thebeatles #looktothesky #simonlaw #laingray #jenschafferandtheshiners #gamesweplay #togettotheotherside

A post shared by Jen Schaffer and the Shiners (@jenschafferandtheshiners) on Aug 8, 2019 at 5:40am PDT

 

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Not the day to drive through here!

A post shared by Nikki Olliver (@nikkiolliver) on Aug 8, 2019 at 3:33am PDT

 

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50 years to the minute.

A post shared by Gavin Cowell (@everyplatewebreak) on Aug 8, 2019 at 3:35am PDT

Source: NME / UCR

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