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The Roy Orbison/The Beatles Tour was a 1963 concert tour of the United Kingdom by Roy Orbison and the Beatles. Other acts on the tour included Gerry and the Pacemakers, David MacBeth, Louise Cordet, Tony Marsh, Terry Young Six, Erkey Grant and Ian Crawford. [1] It was Orbison's first, [2] and the Beatles' third nationwide tour of the UK. [1]
It coincided with the release of the Beatles' studio album Rubber Soul and their double A-side single "Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out", and was the final UK tour undertaken by the band. [3] Weary of Beatlemania , the group conceded to do the tour but refused to also perform a season of Christmas concerts [ 4 ] [ 5 ] as they had done over ...
The Beatles arriving for concerts in Madrid, July 1965. From 1961 to 1966, the English rock band the Beatles performed all over the Western world. They began performing live as The Beatles on 15 August 1960 at The Jacaranda in Liverpool and continued in various clubs during their visit to Hamburg, West Germany, until 1962, with a line-up of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart ...
The Beatles Winter 1963 Helen Shapiro Tour; The Beatles' 1964 North American tour; The Beatles' 1964 world tour; The Beatles' 1965 European tour; The Beatles' 1965 UK tour; The Beatles' 1965 US tour; The Beatles' 1966 tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines; The Beatles' 1966 US tour
The Casbah Coffee Club, officially Casbah Club, was a rock and roll music venue in the West Derby area of Liverpool, England, that operated from 1959 to 1962.Started by Mona Best, mother of early Beatles drummer Pete Best, in the cellar of the family home, [1] the Casbah was planned as a members-only club for her sons Pete and Rory and their friends, to meet and listen to the popular music of ...
The tour was affected by the prevailing mood of controversy and there were rows of empty seats at some venues. [77] The Beatles held a second successful concert at New York's Shea Stadium, following the world-record attendance they set there in August 1965, although ticket sales were down to 45,000, around 10,000 below the previous year. [82]
The Beatles were fourth on an eleven-act bill headed by 16-year-old Londoner, Helen Shapiro. Other acts on the tour were the Red Price Band, The Kestrels, The Honeys (UK), Dave Allen, Kenny Lynch and Danny Williams. [1] They were also joined briefly by Billie Davis during the latter part of the tour. [2] The tour was organised by the Arthur ...
The Beatles used new 100-watt amplifiers for all their shows, though their sound was still consistently drowned out by the sound of screaming fans. [3] Journalist Larry Kane of WFUN in Miami joined the Beatles on their tour. [8] Then 20 years old, Kane sent a letter to Beatles manager Brian Epstein requesting a one-time interview.