The Beatles are getting back. Its last rooftop concert site will now be a museum

New Delhi: Beatles fans can now relive the band’s late-1960s heyday as the building linked to the iconic song ‘Let It Be’ era is set to be transformed into a museum. London’s 3 Savile Row – an historic site for the fans – served as the headquarters of the band’s label, Apple Corps, between 1968 and 1972. Now, it will be a museum named “The Beatles at 3 Savile Row.” The building’s rooftop witnessed history in the making when the band broke into their last impromptu performance. On a blustery 30 January 1969, John Lennon and Paul McCartney struck their final notes as part of a nine-song set. With wind swaying their hair with passion, the music spilled across the streets of London as the fans gathered below the building, looking up in awe. The first song they played was ‘Get Back’. Now, decades later, the band is, in a way, “getting back” to that moment. The seven-storey building will house never-before-seen archives, rotating exhibitions, a fan store, and the recreation of the original studio where ‘Let It Be’ was recorded. And the fans will be able to step onto the rooftop and relive The Beatles’ experience. “There are so many special memories within the walls, not to mention the rooftop. The team has put together some really impressive plans, and I’m excited for people to see it when it’s ready,” said Paul McCartney, who visited the property recently. For Sir Richard Starkey, known as Ringo Starr, the legendary drummer of the rock band, revisiting the property was “like coming home”. The announcement was made on Monday, and the museum is scheduled to open next year. This will be the first-ever official Beatles fan experience, an attempt to honour the band’s legacy. Earlier, fans would visit Beatles memorabilia at Liverpool’s Beatles Museum, but it was not officially licensed by the band. Each floor of the Savile Row building will give the fans a glimpse into the rock band’s private world until one reaches the rooftop and pretends to be a Beatle. There will also be a licensed shop for buying band merchandise. “Even the railings remain the same,” Tom Greene, Apple Corps’ chief executive, said in the press release. Fans of The Beatles have long flocked to the address—along with the nearby Abbey Road crosswalk—though few ever step inside. The crosswalk became the iconic cover photo that marked the band’s final album together in 1969. In the photo, the fab four walk across the street with effortless ease, betraying the frenzy that surrounded them as the world’s famous rock band. The image cemented their legend in music history. It was Tom Greene, who became the CEO of Apple Corps in 2025, who proposed turning the Beatles’ site into a museum for fans. Greene had previously worked with the Harry Potter franchise. “He’s a live wire and he’s bringing a lot of energy into looking at what the Beatles mean, and what people want these days from us,” Sir Paul told the BBC.