I'm so glad you asked. I gave this very careful consideration. I made my pattern with the stage in and out of the picture. In the end, I decided that The Beatles are the most important focus of my portrait, and I didn't want the distraction of the stage. This is such an iconic picture in the memory of those of us who lived in this magical era of music. Oh...I also knew that I could always go back and add the stage if it looked wrong to me. I am quite pleased with the way it looks now, and given all the comments it has garnered on social media, I think I'll leave it as is.