[1] The concept for the band was conceived and assembled in March 1980 by founding member Tony Dean as a live performance entity.
They perform with a range of early period Beatle costumes, including Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band outfits.
The Beatnix Show has performed internationally with seasons in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Bangkok and New Zealand.
Domestically from large venues (ARL Grand Final at the Stadium Australia 100,000+ people) to smaller bookings (50 people in a back garden setting in Surry Hills) There have also been many television performances including Hey Hey It's Saturday, The Midday Show, Good Morning Australia, The Don Lane Show, Ernie and Denise, Simon Townsend's Wonder World, Donnie Sutherlands' Sounds, and appearances at Beatles festivals in Adelaide, Melbourne, Auckland and four Beatlefests in Sydney.
The Beatnix have recorded songs for It's Four You (1994, Raven Records) a lost Beatles tracks album, Stairways to Heaven,[2] The Money or the Gun album and numerous television and radio commercials including The Soothers ad, Arnetts Shapes, and Browns Chocolate.