Beatles to Turn Final Gig Site at 3 Savile Row into Fan Exhibition Space

The Beatles plan to transform 3 Savile Row, the building where they played their final concert, into an exhibition space with seven floors of memorabilia and previously unseen archive material.

The Grade II listed mansion served as the band's headquarters from 1968 to 1972. They recorded their last album, Let It Be, in the basement.

Sir Paul McCartney told the BBC he wants fans to have an official Beatles destination in London. "Tourists come to England and they can go to Abbey Road, but they can't go inside [and] it snares up the traffic and the drivers get really annoyed," he said. "So I thought this was a terrific idea."

Officially titled "The Beatles at 3 Savile Row," the experience launches in 2027. Fans can register for tickets on the band's website starting today.

The building will feature a recreation of the basement studio used for Let It Be. Visitors can relive the band's iconic rooftop concert from the exact spot.

Sir Paul offered a preview of the layout. "Well, you go in on the ground floor, and there's memorabilia and stuff like that. Then you work your way up through the building, and [see] various things that happened here and there, until you get to the top, where you go out on the roof and pretend to be a Beatle."

The site will include a shop for licensed Beatles products. "You know, a retail thing... but you want that," Sir Paul said. "You even want that at the National Trust, you know? You've got to have a souvenir."

The rooftop concert took place in January 1969. It marked the last time the band performed in public, though it almost did not happen.

Director Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who filmed the show, said some members hesitated at the last minute. "George didn't want to do it and Ringo started saying he didn't really see the point." Then John said, "Oh, [expletive] it - let's go do it."

The band climbed five stories and played for 42 minutes. Their set included Don't Let Me Down, I've Got A Feeling and two versions of Get Back. Complaints from local tenants prompted police to end the performance.

Peter Jackson's Get Back documentary used recently restored footage of the concert. A blue plaque on 3 Savile Row commemorates the event.

Before the Beatles, the building housed figures like General Robert Ross, who led the 1814 burning of the White House in Washington DC, and Lady Hamilton, Admiral Nelson's lover.

The band used the site for Apple Corps after breaking up in 1970. George Harrison referenced fans who gathered outside in his song Apple Scruffs from the album All Things Must Pass. "You've been stood around for years / Seen my smiles and touched my tears / Apple Scruffs / How I love you."

The Beatles sold the building in 1976. It later became a store for Abercrombie & Fitch.

Sir Paul credited Tom Greene, Apple Corps CEO since 2025 and a former Harry Potter franchise worker, with the idea. "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 said.

Ringo Starr called a recent visit "like coming home" in a statement. Sir Paul described it as "such a trip." "There are so many special memories within the walls, not to mention the rooftop. The team have put together some really impressive plans and I'm excited for people to see it when it's ready."

Liverpool's Beatles Museum and Beatles Story display memorabilia, but neither holds an official band license.

Sir Paul releases his new album, The Boys of Dungeon Road, at the end of May. It covers his Liverpool childhood and the band's early days.