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Sean Lennon: I'd love to play Cavern in 2008 Nov 6 2006

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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 =A315 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."

Review By Peter Grant > > >

Review By Peter Grant

THIS was one of those shows that you didn't know how it was going to
pan out.

Sean Lennon, an offspring of a man we have named an airport after, was
playing his dad's home town. Emotional? You bet.

But his father would have been proud - this was one awesome showcase in
such a small theatre and with only two albums worth of material to use.

Sean arrived on stage with his four-piece band and immediately he was
not the sneering, look-a-like copy of John.

Dressed in a smart maroon blazer and tie he was a genteel rock and
roller.

Is there such a thing? Yeah, yeah and a yeah. He switched from acoustic
to electric and boy can he really play.

Whereas Julian Lennon has the nasal twang of John Ono Lennon,
step-brother Sean has the transatlantic twang that can't really be
pitched anywhere. But when he sings there is that studied Lennon stare

rwalker...

It always annoys me when journalists can't tell the difference between
step-brothers and half-brothers.

into space that made hairs on so many backs of heads in the university
audience stand on end.

Sean Lennon has heavy baggage, but on this showing and confident
performance he is a voice and talent we won't be able to ignore.