Liverpool - the birthplace of The Beatles. A small fishing port. A launch pad to the world. Sailors climb dramatically on ropes toward the heavens. The a cappella voices of John, Paul, and George beckons us on the journey - slowly pulling us in with its perfect, distinctive layering. The set slowly rises to take us to a very historical date on the rooftops of London's Apple studios.

From the moment the doors are opened at the custom-built LOVE theatre (a 2,013-seat space at The Mirage Casino, presented in the round), an eerie, otherworldly tone is set. Several screens separate the seats into four quadrants; the air is smoky and colored with blue light. A strange costumed character, a peculiar kind of clown, sneaks up on patrons as they find their seats, blowing puffs of mist on them from an antique lamp. Almost before they can react, he has scampered away to his next victims, easing the audience's transition from the clanging, overly-bright world of Las Vegas into the fictional land of Love.

But then...

Stillness reigns briefly in the hour before another hectic Liverpool dawn. As the port slumbers, sailors shimmy up ropes towards dark and moody skies. Plaintive voices direct their ascent with haunting harmonies. The a cappella voices of John, Paul and George pave their ascent. Each pull of the rope elevates a sense of anticipation that presages an explosive entrance, foreshadowing The Beatles revival. Anchored at the other end of their lifelines is a scene from Savile Row. In an instant the sailors descend from their summits and raise the set, taking us from the place where it all began to The Beatles' final performance in 1969 atop the roofs of London.

In addition of the a cappella version of "Because" (from Anthology 3), the opening track includes the bird sounds in the World Wildlife Fund version of "Across the Universe", as well as "Free as a Bird". Additionally, a new recording of a wood pigeon was used "to make it more British," according to George Martin.