|
|
| THE HELEN SHAPIRO
TOUR, 1963 |
| This tour saw The Beatles playing second fiddle to
Helen Shapiro, backing her up with other support acts - Danny
Williams, Kenny Lynch, The Honeys, The Kestrels and The Red
Price Band. All of the shows were compered by Dave Allen. Ringo
had only been a Beatle for a few months, and was still settling
in. He said: I was still the odd one out, the new boy. But
the togetherness of this tour helped a lot. At first I worried
about who I'd share with at the hotels, but mostly it was me in
with Paul, and John and George sharing another room. |
| Dates |
Name of venue |
Country |
Notes |
| 2nd Feb 1963 |
Gaumont, Bradford |
England |
|
| 5th Feb 1963 |
Gaumont, Doncaster |
England |
|
| 6th Feb 1963 |
Granada, Bradford |
England |
|
| 7th Feb 1963 |
Regal, Kirkgate |
England |
|
| 8th Feb 1963 |
ABC,
Carlisle |
England |
The Beatles were refused entry to the Crown And Mitre Hotel
because they were wearing leather jackets, and the Daily
Express ran an anti-Beatles story in the morning. |
| 9th Feb 1963 |
Empire, Sunderland |
England |
The Beatles recorded their first album, Please Please Me,
two days after this show. |
| 23rd Feb 1963 |
Granada, Mansfield |
England |
|
| 24th Feb 1963 |
Coventry Theatre, Coventry |
England |
|
| 26th Feb 1963 |
Gaumont, Taunton |
England |
|
| 27th Feb 1963 |
Rialto, York |
England |
|
| 28th Feb 1963 |
Granada, Shrewsbury |
England |
|
| 1st Mar 1963 |
Odeon, Southport |
England |
|
| 2nd Mar 1963 |
City Hall, Sheffield |
England |
|
| 3rd Mar 1963 |
Gaumont, Hanley |
England |
|
| THE TOMMY ROE/CHRIS
MONTEZ TOUR, 1963 |
| The Tommy Roe tour started less than a week after
the Helen Shapiro tour closed, and The Beatles were second on
the bill. The other support acts were The Viscounts, Debbie Lee,
The Terry Young Combo and Tony Marsh. |
| Dates |
Name of venue |
Country |
Notes |
| 9th Mar 1963 |
Granada, East Ham |
England |
|
| 10th Mar 1963 |
Hippodrome, Birmingham |
England |
The Beatles had to be smuggled into the Hippodrome disguised
as coppers! |
| 12th Mar 1963 |
Granada, Bedford |
England |
|
| 13th Mar 1963 |
Rialto, York |
England |
|
| 14th Mar 1963 |
Gaumont, Wolverhampton |
England |
|
| 15th Mar 1963 |
Colston Hall, Bristol |
England |
|
| 16th Mar 1963 |
City Hall, Sheffield |
England |
|
| 17th Mar 1963 |
Embassy, Peterborough |
England |
|
| 18th Mar 1963 |
Regal, Gloucester |
England |
|
| 19th Mar 1963 |
Regal, Cambridge |
England |
|
| 20th Mar 1963 |
ABC, Romford |
England |
|
| 21st Mar 1963 |
ABC, Croydon |
England |
|
| 22nd Mar 1963 |
Gaumont, Doncaster |
England |
The Beatles released their debut album, Please Please Me,
the same day as this show. |
| 23rd Mar 1963 |
City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
England |
|
| 24th Mar 1963 |
Empire, Liverpool |
England |
The headliner, Chris Montez, kindly let them close this show -
seeing as it was in their home town. But his kind gesture soon
backfired, because the management decided that they should close
all the other ones as well! Paul said: It was embarrassing as
hell for him. I mean, what could you say to him? Sorry, Chris?
He took it well. |
| 26th Mar 1963 |
Granada, Mansfield |
England |
|
| 27th Mar 1963 |
ABC, Mansfield |
England |
|
| 28th Mar 1963 |
ABC, Exeter |
England |
|
| 29th Mar 1963 |
Odeon, Lewisham |
England |
|
| 30th Mar 1963 |
Guildhall, Portsmouth |
England |
|
| 31st Mar 1963 |
De Montfort Hall, Leicester |
England |
|
| THE ROY
ORBISON/BEATLES TOUR, 1963 |
| The Beatles were supposed to be second on the bill
but their popularity was rapidly rising, and Roy Orbison was
persuaded to give them equal billing. Also on the bill were
Gerry & The Pacemakers, David Macbeth, Louise Cordet, Erkey
Grant, Ian Crawford, The Terry Young Combo and Tony Marsh. |
| Dates |
Name of venue |
Country |
Notes |
| 18th May 1963 |
Adelphi, Slough |
England |
|
| 19th May 1963 |
Gaumont, Hanley |
England |
|
| 20th May 1963 |
Gaumont, Southampton |
England |
|
| 22nd May 1963 |
Gaumont, Ipswich |
England |
|
| 23rd May 1963 |
Odeon, Nottingham |
England |
|
| 24th May 1963 |
Granada, Walthamstow |
England |
|
| 25th May 1963 |
City Hall, Sheffield |
England |
|
| 26th May 1963 |
Empire, Liverpool |
England |
|
| 28th May 1963 |
Gaumont, Worcester |
England |
|
| 29th May 1963 |
Rialto, York |
England |
|
| 30th May 1963 |
Odeon,
Manchester |
England |
Apple's future press-man, Derek Taylor, attended this concert
as a reviewer for the Daily Express. |
| 31st May 1963 |
Odeon, Southend-on-Sea |
England |
|
| 1st June 1963 |
Granada, Tooting |
England |
|
| 2nd June 1963 |
Hippodrome, Brighton |
England |
|
| 3rd June 1963 |
Granada, Woolwich |
England |
|
| 4th June 1963 |
Town Hall, Birmingham |
England |
|
| 5th June 1963 |
Odeon, Leeds |
England |
|
| 7th June 1963 |
Odeon, Glasgow |
Scotland |
|
| 8th June 1963 |
City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
England |
|
| 9th June 1963 |
King George's Hall, Blackburn |
England |
|
| THE BEATLES
MINI-TOUR OF SCOTLAND, 1963 |
| Dates |
Name of venue |
Country |
Notes |
| 5th Oct 1963 |
Concert Hall, Glasgow |
Scotland |
|
| 6th Oct 1963 |
Carlton, Kirkcaldy |
Scotland |
|
| 7th Oct 1963 |
Caird Hall, Dundee |
Scotland |
A week after this show, The Beatles appeared on Sunday
Night At The London Palladium, which kicked off Beatlemania
in the UK. |
| THE BEATLES TOUR OF
SWEDEN, 1963 |
| Dates |
Name of venue |
Country |
Notes |
| 25th Oct 1963 |
Nya Aulan, Karlstad |
Sweden |
|
| 26th Oct 1963 |
Kungliga Hallen, Stockholm |
Sweden |
Both John and Paul received electric shocks at this show. Paul
said: It's a horrible feeling. I felt like all my teeth had
dropped out. |
| 27th Oct 1963 |
Cirkus, Goteborg |
Sweden |
|
| 28th Oct 1963 |
Borashallen, Boras |
Sweden |
|
| 29th Oct 1963 |
Sporthallen, Eskilstuna |
Sweden |
When The Beatles returned home after this tour, Brian Epstein
bumped into Ed Sullivan at Heathrow Airport, and pitched a deal
to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. |
| THE BEATLES TOUR OF
BRITAIN, 1963 |
| The support acts were Peter Jay & The
Jaywalkers, The Brook Brothers, The Vernon Girls, The Kestrels
and compere/comedian Frank Berry. |
| Dates |
Name of venue |
Country |
Notes |
| 1st Nov 1963 |
Odeon, Cheltenham |
England |
|
| 2nd Nov 1963 |
City Hall, Sheffield |
England |
|
| 3rd Nov 1963 |
Odeon, Leeds |
England |
|
| 5th Nov 1963 |
Adelphi, Slough |
England |
The Beatles made their famous appearance on the The Royal
Variety Performance the previous night. |
| 6th Nov 1963 |
ABC, Northampton |
England |
|
| 7th Nov 1963 |
Adelphi, Dublin |
Ireland |
|
| 8th Nov 1963 |
Ritz, Belfast |
Nth. Ireland |
|
| 9th Nov 1963 |
Granada, East Ham |
England |
|
| 10th Nov 1963 |
Hippodrome, Birmingham |
England |
|
| 13th Nov 1963 |
ABC, Plymouth |
England |
|
| 14th Nov 1963 |
ABC, Exeter |
England |
|
| 15th Nov 1963 |
Colston Hall, Bristol |
England |
|
| 16th Nov 1963 |
Winter Gardens, Bournemouth |
England |
|
| 17th Nov 1963 |
Coventry Theatre, Coventry |
England |
|
| 19th Nov 1963 |
Gaumont, Wolverhampton |
England |
|
| 20th Nov 1963 |
ABC, Ardwick |
England |
|
| 21st Nov 1963 |
ABC, Carlisle |
England |
|
| 22nd Nov 1963 |
Globe, Stockton-on-Tees |
England |
|
| 23rd Nov 1963 |
City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
England |
|
| 24th Nov 1963 |
ABC, Hull |
England |
|
| 26th Nov 1963 |
Regal, Cambridge |
England |
|
| 27th Nov 1963 |
Rialto, York |
England |
|
| 28th Nov 1963 |
ABC, Lincoln |
England |
|
| 29th Nov 1963 |
ABC, Huddersfield |
England |
|
| 30th Nov 1963 |
Empire, Sunderland |
England |
|
| 1st Dec 1963 |
De Montfort Hall, Leicester |
England |
|
| 3rd Dec 1963 |
Guildhall, Portsmouth |
England |
|
| 7th Dec 1963 |
Odeon, Liverpool |
England |
|
| 8th Dec 1963 |
Odeon, Lewisham |
England |
|
| 9th Dec 1963 |
Odeon, Southend-on-Sea |
England |
|
| 10th Dec 1963 |
Gaumont, Doncaster |
England |
|
| 11th Dec 1963 |
Futuist, Scarborough |
England |
|
| 12th Dec 1963 |
Odeon, Nottingham |
England |
|
| 13th Dec 1963 |
Gaumont, Southampton |
England |
A steel barrier was erected to keep the fans away from the
stage. This was the first time that such drastic measures had
been felt necessary. |
N.B.: The Beatles made
their first visit to America in February 1964, to perform on The Ed
Sullivan Show, but only made a couple of appearances. This was not
classed as a tour. You can read about this visit by clicking here.
| THE BEATLES WORLD
TOUR, 1964 |
| Before the tour was due to go, Ringo was taken to
hospital suffering from acute tonsillitis and pharyngitis, and
had to pull out. He was replaced by drummer Jimmy Nicol. |
| Dates |
Name of venue |
Country |
Notes |
| 4th June 1964 |
KB
Hallen, Copenhagen |
Denmark |
Attendance: 9,000 (total
for 2 shows) |
| 6th June 1964 |
Exhibition Hall, Blokker |
Holland |
|
| 10th June 1964 |
Princess Theatre |
Hong Kong |
|
| 12th June 1964 |
Centennial Hall, Adelaide |
Australia |
|
| 13th June 1964 |
Centennial Hall, Adelaide |
Australia |
|
| 15th June 1964 |
Festival
Hall, Melbourne |
Australia |
Ringo re-joined the tour, and Jimmy Nicol went home. |
| 18th June 1964 |
Sydney Stadium, Sydney |
Australia |
|
| 19th June 1964 |
Sydney Stadium, Sydney |
Australia |
|
| 20th June 1964 |
Sydney
Stadium, Sydney |
Australia |
|
| 22nd June 1964 |
Town Hall, Wellington |
New Zealand |
|
| 23rd June 1964 |
Town Hall, Wellington |
New Zealand |
|
| 24th June 1964 |
Town Hall, Auckland |
New Zealand |
|
| 25th June 1964 |
Town Hall, Auckland |
New Zealand |
|
| 26th June 1964 |
Town Hall, Dunedin |
New Zealand |
|
| 27th June 1964 |
Majestic Theatre, Christchurch |
New Zealand |
|
| 29th June 1964 |
Festival Hall, Brisbane |
Australia |
|
| 30th June 1964 |
Festival Hall, Brisbane |
Australia |
|
| THE BEATLES FIRST
AMERICAN TOUR, 1964 |
| Their standard set for this tour was: 'Twist And
Shout'; 'You Can't Do That'; 'All My Loving'; 'She Loves You';
'Things We Said Today'; 'Roll Over Beethoven'; 'Can't Buy Me
Love'; 'If I Fell'; 'I Want To Hold Your Hand'; 'Boys'; 'A Hard
Day's Night', and 'Long Tall Sally'. (For a couple of the shows
they switched 'She Loves You' and 'Long Tall Sally' with 'I Saw
Her Standing There' and 'Twist And Shout'.) Their support acts
were Jackie De Shannon, The Righteous Brothers, The Bill Black
Combo and The Exciters. |
| Dates |
Name of venue |
Country |
Notes |
| 19th Aug 1964 |
Cow
Palace, San Francisco |
USA |
Attendance: 17,130 |
| 20th Aug 1964 |
Convention Center, Las Vegas |
USA |
Attendance: 16,816 (total for 2
shows) |
| 21st Aug 1964 |
Seattle
Center Coliseum, Seattle |
USA |
Attendance: 14,382 |
| 22nd Aug 1964 |
Empire
Stadium, Vancouver |
Canada |
Attendance: 20,621 |
| 23rd Aug 1964 |
Hollywood
Bowl, Los Angeles |
USA |
The Beatles first concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Six of these
songs were included on the album 'Live
At The Hollywood Bowl'. Attendance:
17,256 |
| 26th Aug 1964 |
Red
Rock Amphitheatre, Denver |
USA |
Attendance: 7,000 |
| 27th Aug 1964 |
Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati |
USA |
Attendance: 14,000 |
| 28th Aug 1964 |
Forest
Hills Tennis Stadium, New York |
USA |
It was after this show that The Beatles met Bob Dylan for the
first time, at the Delmonico Hotel. Attendance:
16,000 |
| 29th Aug 1964 |
Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, New York |
USA |
Attendance: 16,000 |
| 30th Aug 1964 |
Convention Hall, Atlantic City |
USA |
Attendance: 18,000 |
| 2nd Sept 1964 |
Convention Hall, Philadelphia |
USA |
Because of an ugly race-riot a couple of days before the show,
The Beatles played in front of a virtually all-white audience.
Attendance: 13,000 |
| 3rd Sept 1964 |
Indiana State Fair, Indianapolis |
USA |
Attendance: 12,413 and 16,924 |
| 4th Sept 1964 |
Milwaukee Arena, Milwaukee |
USA |
Attendance: 11,500 |
| 5th Sept 1964 |
International Amphitheatre, Chicago |
USA |
Attendance: 13,000 |
| 6th Sept 1964 |
Olympia Stadium, Detroit |
USA |
Attendance: 30,000 (total for 2
shows) |
| 7th Sept 1964 |
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto |
Canada |
Attendance: 35,000 (total for 2
shows) |
| 8th Sept 1964 |
Forum,
Montreal |
Canada |
Some arsehole sent Ringo a death threat before this show.
Attendance: 9,500 and 11,500 |
| 11th Sept 1964 |
Gator Bowl, Jacksonville |
USA |
Attendance: 32,000 |
| 12th Sept 1964 |
Boston
Garden, Boston |
USA |
Attendance: 13,909 |
| 13th Sept 1964 |
Civic Centre, Baltimore |
USA |
Attendance: 28,000 (total for 2
shows) |
| 14th Sept 1964 |
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh |
USA |
Attendance: 12,603 |
| 15th Sept 1964 |
Public Auditorium, Cleveland |
USA |
Attendance: 11,000 |
| 16th Sept 1964 |
City Park Stadium, New Orleans |
USA |
Attendance: 12,000 |
| 17th Sept 1964 |
Municipal
Stadium, Kansas City |
USA |
The famous Kansas City concert. Brian Epstein had originally
ear-marked this as a rest day, but a wealthy promoter offered
him a hundred and fifty grand to play a single show! Attendance:
20,214 |
| 18th Sept 1964 |
Memorial Auditorium, Dallas |
USA |
Attendance: 10,500 |
| 20th Sept 1964 |
Paramount Theatre, New York |
USA |
Attendance: 3,682 |
| THE BEATLES BRITISH
TOUR, 1964 |
| Their standard set for this tour was: 'Twist And
Shout'; 'Money (That's What I Want)'; 'Can't Buy Me Love';
'Things We Said Today'; 'I'm Happy Just To Dance With You'; 'I
Should Have Known Better'; 'If I Fell'; 'I Wanna Be Your Man';
'A Hard Day's Night', and 'Long Tall Sally'. Their support acts
were Mary Wells, The Rustiks, Michale Haslam, Sounds
Incorporated and Tommy Quickly. The shows were compered by Bob
Bain. |
| Dates |
Name of venue |
Country |
Notes |
| 9th Oct 1964 |
Gaumont, Bradford |
England |
|
| 10th Oct 1964 |
De Montfort Hall, Leicester |
England |
|
| 11th Oct 1964 |
Odeon, Birmingham |
England |
|
| 13th Oct 1964 |
ABC, Wigan |
England |
|
| 14th Oct 1964 |
ABC, Manchester |
England |
|
| 15th Oct 1964 |
Globe, Stockton-on-Tees |
England |
|
| 16th Oct 1964 |
ABC, Hull |
England |
|
| 19th Oct 1964 |
ABC, Edinburgh |
Scotland |
|
| 20th Oct 1964 |
Caird Hall, Dundee |
Scotland |
|
| 21st Oct 1964 |
Odeon, Glasgow |
Scotland |
|
| 22nd Oct 1964 |
Odeon, Leeds |
England |
|
| 23rd Oct 1964 |
Gaumont State, Kilburn |
England |
|
| 24th Oct 1964 |
Granada, Walthamstow |
England |
|
| 25th Oct 1964 |
Hippodrome, Brighton |
England |
|
| 28th Oct 1964 |
ABC, Exeter |
England |
|
| 29th Oct 1964 |
ABC, Plymouth |
England |
|
| 30th Oct 1964 |
Gaumont, Bournemouth |
England |
|
| 31st Oct 1964 |
Gaumont, Ipswich |
England |
|
| 1st Nov 1964 |
Astoria, Finsbury Park |
England |
|
| 2nd Nov 1964 |
King's Hall, Belfast |
Nth. Ireland |
|
| 4th Nov 1964 |
Ritz, Luton |
England |
|
| 5th Nov 1964 |
Odeon, Nottingham |
England |
|
| 6th Nov 1964 |
Gaumont, Southampton |
England |
|
| 7th Nov 1964 |
Capitol, Cardiff |
Wales |
|
| 8th Nov 1964 |
Empire,
Liverpool |
England |
After this gig was over John went round Millie Sutcliffe's
house, and she gave him one of Stuart's paintings. |
| 9th Nov 1964 |
City Hall, Sheffield |
England |
|
| 10th Nov 1964 |
Colston
Hall, Bristol |
England |
The last date of their short British tour ended on a high
note. Just as they were coming to the end of 'If I Fell', some
Bristol University students up in the gantry dropped some bags
of flour on their heads! |
| THE BEATLES EUROPEAN
TOUR, 1965 |
| Their standard set for this tour was: 'Twist And
Shout'; 'She's A Woman'; 'I'm A Loser'; 'Can't Buy Me Love';
'Baby's In Black'; 'I Wanna Be Your Man'; 'A Hard Day's Night';
'Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby'; 'Rock And Roll Music'; 'I
Feel Fine'; 'Ticket To Ride', and 'Long Tall Sally'. |
| Dates |
Name of venue |
Country |
Notes |
| 20th June 1965 |
Palais De Sports, Paris |
France |
|
| 22nd June 1965 |
Palais d'Hiver, Lyon |
France |
|
| 24th June 1965 |
Velodromo, Milan |
Italy |
Attendance: 7,000 and 20,000 |
| 25th June 1965 |
Palazzo dello Sport, Genoa |
Italy |
Attendance: ? and 5,000 |
| 27th June 1965 |
Teatro Adriano, Rome |
Italy |
Both of the concerts on this day were recorded and released as
an album by Italian EMI. But it was quickly withdrawn after the
Beatles objected. A thousand or so copies remain in the public
domain and are highly prized by collectors. |
| 28th June 1965 |
Teatro Adriano, Rome |
Italy |
|
| 30th June 1965 |
Palais des Fetes, Nice |
France |
|
| 2nd July 1965 |
Plaza de Toros de Madrid, Madrid |
Spain |
|
| 3rd July 1965 |
Plaza de Toros de Madrid, Madrid |
Spain |
|
| THE BEATLES SECOND
AMERICAN TOUR, 1965 |
| Their standard set for this tour was: 'Twist And
Shout'; 'She's A Woman'; 'I Feel Fine'; 'Dizzy Miss Lizzy';
'Ticket To Ride'; 'Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby'; 'Can't Buy
Me Love'; 'Baby's In Black'; 'I Wanna Be Your Man'; 'A Hard
Day's Night'; 'Help!', and 'I'm Down'. They were supported by
the King Curtis Band, Brenda Holloway and Sounds Incorporated. |
| Dates |
Name of venue |
Country |
Notes |
| 15th Aug 1965 |
Shea
Stadium, New York |
USA |
Attendance: 55,600 |
| 17th Aug 1965 |
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto |
Canada |
Attendance: 18,000 (total for 2
shows) |
| 18th Aug 1965 |
Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta |
USA |
Attendance: 30,000 |
| 19th Aug 1965 |
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston |
USA |
Attendance: 12,000 |
| 20th Aug 1965 |
Comiskey Park, Chicago |
USA |
Attendance: 25,000 and 37,000 |
| 21st Aug 1965 |
Metropolitan Stadium, Minneapolis |
USA |
Attendance: 25,000 |
| 22nd Aug 1965 |
Memorial Coliseum, Portland |
USA |
Attendance: 20,000 (total for 2
shows) |
| 28th Aug 1965 |
Balboa Stadium, San Diego |
USA |
The Beatles met Elvis the day before. Attendance:
17,000 |
| 29th Aug 1965 |
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles |
USA |
Attendance: 17,256 |
| 30th Aug 1965 |
Hollywood
Bowl, Los Angeles |
USA |
The Beatles third concert at The Hollywood Bowl. Seven of
these songs made it onto the 1977 album 'The
Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl'. Attendance:
17,256 |
| 31st Aug 1965 |
Cow Palace, San Francisco |
USA |
Attendance: 18,000 |
| THE BEATLES BRITISH
TOUR, 1965 |
| Their support acts were The Moody Blues, The
Paramounts, The Koobas, Beryl Marsden and Steve Aldo. (The Moody
Blues featured Denny Laine on guitar - who later played with
Paul in Wings.) |
| Dates |
Name of venue |
Country |
Notes |
| 3rd Dec 1965 |
Odeon,
Glasgow |
Scotland |
This was the day that Alf Bicknell taped John's guitar to the
roof of the truck, only to see it fall off and get smashed to
pieces on the motorway! |
| 4th Dec 1965 |
City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
England |
|
| 5th Dec 1965 |
Empire,
Liverpool |
England |
The Beatles last-ever concert in Liverpool. Attendance:
2,550 and 2,550 |
| 7th Dec 1965 |
Apollo, Manchester |
England |
|
| 8th Dec 1965 |
City Hall, Sheffield |
England |
|
| 9th Dec 1965 |
Odeon, Birmingham |
England |
|
| 10th Dec 1965 |
Odeon, Hammersmith |
England |
|
| 11th Dec 1965 |
Astoria, Finsbury Park |
England |
|
| 12th Dec 1965 |
Capitol, Cardiff |
Wales |
|
| THE BEATLES TOUR OF
GERMANY AND JAPAN, 1966 |
| Their standard set for this tour was: 'Rock And
Roll Music'; 'She's A Woman'; 'If I Needed Someone'; 'Day
Tripper'; 'Baby's In Black'; 'I Feel Fine'; 'Yesterday'; 'I
Wanna Be Your Man'; 'Nowhere Man'; 'Paperback Writer', and 'I'm
Down'. Their support acts were Cliff Bennett & The Rebel
Rousers and Peter & Gordon. |
| Dates |
Name of venue |
Country |
Notes |
| 24th June 1966 |
Circus Krone, Munich |
Germany |
|
| 25th June 1966 |
Grugahalle, Essen |
Germany |
|
| 26th June 1966 |
Ernst
Merck Halle, Hamburg |
Germany |
Their tour arrived in Hamburg - the first time they'd been
back since 1963. Attendance: 5,600
and 5,600 |
| 30th June 1966 |
Budokan
Hall, Tokyo |
Japan |
Their first concert at the Budokan Hall. Huge crowds of
protesters had gathered throughout the day, because the Budokan
was supposed to be a memorial to their war dead, and it had only
ever held martial arts displays. Attendance:
10,000 |
| 1st July 1966 |
Budokan Hall, Tokyo |
Japan |
Attendance: 10,000 and 10,000 |
| 2nd July 1966 |
Budokan Hall, Tokyo |
Japan |
Attendance: 10,000 and 10,000 |
| 4th July 1966 |
Araneta
Coliseum, Manila |
Philippines |
The infamous Philippines tour. The Beatles were lucky to
escape with their lives after appearing to snub the First Lady,
Imelda Marcos. Attendance: 30,000
and 50,000 |
| THE BEATLES LAST
AMERICAN TOUR, 1966 |
| Prior to this tour starting, Datebook
magazine published John's 'Jesus' comment in the States and
there was a fucking uproar! Twenty-two radio stations
immediately banned their discs and organized some Nazi-like book
burnings, with kids chucking in their records and memorabilia.
The situation was deemed so dangerous that Brian Epstein even
considered cancelling the tour. The support acts were The
Ronettes, The Cyrkle and The Remains. |
| Dates |
Name of venue |
Country |
Notes |
| 12th Aug 1966 |
International Amphitheatre, Chicago |
USA |
Attendance: 13,000 and 13,000 |
| 13th Aug 1966 |
Olympia Stadium, Detroit |
USA |
Attendance: 28,000 (total for 2
shows) |
| 14th Aug 1966 |
Municipal Stadium, Cleveland |
USA |
Attendance: 20,000 |
| 15th Aug 1966 |
Washington Stadium, Washington DC |
USA |
Attendance: 32,164 |
| 16th Aug 1966 |
Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia |
USA |
Attendance: 21,000 |
| 17th Aug 1966 |
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto |
Canada |
Attendance: 15,000 and 17,000 |
| 18th Aug 1966 |
Suffolk Downs Racecourse, Boston |
USA |
Attendance: 25,000 |
| 19th Aug 1966 |
Memphis
Coliseum, Memphis |
USA |
The famous 'fire-cracker' concert. Attendance:
10,000 and 12,500 |
| 21st Aug 1966 |
Crosley
Field, Cincinnati |
USA |
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(and) Busch
Stadium, St. Louis |
USA |
Attendance: 23,000 |
| 23rd Aug 1966 |
Shea Stadium, New York |
USA |
Attendance: 44,000 |
| 25th Aug 1966 |
Seattle Coliseum, Seattle |
USA |
Attendance: 8,000 and 15,000 |
| 28th Aug 1966 |
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles |
USA |
Attendance: 45,000 |
| 29th Aug 1966 |
Candlestick
Park, San Francisco |
USA |
Their last-ever concert, caged inside a six-foot-high wire
fence. Attendance: 25,000 |
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