Group
The Fab Four
The Beatles tribute band
- From
- California
- Since
- 1997–present
- Releases
- 3
- rock and roll
About
The Fab Four (officially The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute) is a California tribute band, later starring in a theatrical production, paying homage to the Beatles. They are based in Orange County, California. Founded in November 1997 by Westminster-born John Lennon impersonator Ron McNeil, Los Angeles-born Paul McCartney impersonator Ardavan Sarraf, Gardena-born George Harrison impersonator Michael Amador and Los Angeles-born Ringo Starr impersonator Rolo Sandoval, the group began performing Beatles music throughout Southern California and later the U.S. West Coast starting in 1998. They have performed worldwide in Canada, Japan, Malaysia, France, Spain, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Mexico, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Macau, Argentina, and Brazil, covering nearly the entire Beatles discography and material from some of the Beatles' members' solo projects.
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The show is a faithfully detailed chronological history of the Beatles from their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 to their breakup in 1970. The show has brief on-stage banter and interactions with the audience directly, but otherwise very little dialogue, mainly reenacting songs that the Beatles performed live along with songs from the members' solo works after the breakup. The band never uses pre-recorded tracks or a backstage fifth member (only in special performances), instead relying on the members to use keyboards to produce background instruments in songs like "Strawberry Fields Forever".
Since then, the Fab Four have performed in multiple residencies in Disneyland and Las Vegas, performing at various Beatles-themed and musical festivals, performing for numerous celebrities including those who are in the Beatles' inner circle, and performing in an Emmy award winning production of their 2012 PBS TV special. The band has since toured across the U.S. and Canada, and on occasion internationality.
According to McNeil, he mentioned that "It's no big secret that our rivals are a group called Rain", being the band's main competitor Rain: A Tribute to The Beatles. According to the Los Angeles Times, the band was nicknamed "The Best Beatles Show in The World." According to Sarraf, Paul McCartney's touring band has copies of the Fab Four's CDs on their tour bus.
Members
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Ardavan Sarraf lead vocals, background vocals, electric bass guitar, guitar, keyboard
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Gavin Pring lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, sitar, keyboard
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Adam Hastings lead vocals, background vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboard
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Ron McNeil lead vocals, background vocals, harmonica, electric guitar, keyboard
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Rolo Sandoval percussion, drums (drum set)
Discography
Compilations
Links
Subgroup
Tribute
Tags
- the beatles
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
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Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.