Beatles tribute concert at Winchester Cathedral sparks audience walkout over ‘wall of noise’

A “wall of noise” triggered concert-goers to walk out of a Beatles tribute at Winchester Cathedral as audience members complained of “deafening acoustics”.

The 1,000-year-old cathedral caused a “wall of noise” as the “ultimate tribute” to the Beatles began to play.

Attendees said they could not determine which song was playing at the Beatles by Candlelight concert due to the extremely loud acoustics.

The event saw hundreds of people attend the show – which cost £40 per ticket.

A spokesman for the cathedral said that it was “disappointed” with the issues and is working “to understand what went wrong”.

Among those who attended was 64-year-old Adrian Ede who said the cathedral was the “wrong venue” for the show.

“We had been looking forward to it for weeks, we were really excited. We thought it would be a really nice evening, but no,” he told The Telegraph.

“The noise level was unbelievable.

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“You could not understand which track they were playing until there were a few breaks in it … my ears were ringing.

“I’m not sure whether it was the acoustics of the cathedral. I don’t think the band could have been that bad. I feel for them.”

Just a “handful of people” were said to have returned following the interval.

Many other members of the audience reportedly left early.

John Blake, the commercial director of Winchester Cathedral, said: “We are very disappointed that the quality of the concert that we hosted on Saturday fell short of the cathedral’s and our guests’ expectations.

“There were some areas of the cathedral where the acoustics and sound levels were not satisfactory.

“We recognise this and are working with the Beatles by Candlelight production company and our sound engineers to understand what went wrong and to ensure this does not happen in the future.

“We are corresponding with everyone who has given us feedback and are grateful for their patience and understanding. We are doing our utmost to make this right.”