The London townhouse where the Beatles recorded Let It Be and, more importantly, performed their legendary rooftop concert will officially become a museum next year. The building at 3 Savile Row - already a pilgrimage site for fans who take pictures of the exterior while wondering if they're trespassing - will open its doors to the public, offering a recreation of the Let It Be studio, rotating exhibitions, and archival material spread across seven stories.
Paul McCartney, who is busy preparing his album The Boys of Dungeon Lane for release this month, recently returned to the venue and called it "such a trip." He added: "There are so many special memories within the walls, not to mention the rooftop." Ringo Starr also chimed in with the press release quote: "Wow, it's like coming home."
Though several unlicensed Beatles archives exist around the United Kingdom - including in the band's Liverpool hometown - the new one, formally named The Beatles at 3 Savile Row, is the first to be officially ordained by the band and its label, Apple Corps. Tom Greene, the label's CEO, noted that fans already gather daily to photograph the building's exterior, but next year they can "go in and explore all seven floors of the iconic building, including the rooftop where even the railings remain the same from that famous day in 1969."