Sean Lennon: I'd love to play Cavern in 2008

Nov 6 2006 By PETER GRANT, Liverpool Echo

SEAN Lennon, the only son of John and Yoko Ono, told the ECHO he would love to play the Cavern in 2008.
 
He played a sell-out concert at Liverpool university's Stanley Theatre at the weekend, and said he will "get back".
 
Huge queues built up at 7pm on Saturday even though the show, with support, didn't start until after 9.30pm.
 
Sean took time off after the sound-check to talk to fans waiting outside saying he was going to "have some tea".
 
T- shirts at £15 were on sale bearing line drawings of Sean in the same style as his father. Postcards of Sean were given away free as were lapel badges.
 
Sean was made world famous by John in his song Beautiful Boy in which he called him Darling Sean.
 
Fans from across the country came to see him. Many had Lennon solo albums and Beatle CDs for him to sign and he spent an hour after the concert posing for photographs and chatting to his fans.
 
When the ECHO asked if he would play a Beatle song on his next visit, he said: "I guess I'll think about it. I write my own. But I will be back."
 
And would he play the Cavern? "Are they still gigging there? "Yeah, if I am invited. I believe Liverpool is Capital of Culture in 08, now that would be great."
 
So did the famous son of one of Liverpool's most famous sons enjoy his visit to the city?
 
Sporting a pork-pie hat and winter overcoat, while stepping into a tour mini-bus, he smiled a Lennon-esque smile.
 
"Yeah, playing my father's home town was really, really . . . nice."

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