Details and Notes
The Voltaires
"Juke Box Doubles"
Brad Newman as Elvis Presley
Steve Francis as Billy Fury
Sally Green as Brenda Lee
Dev Douglas as Adam Faith
Dru Harvey as Gene Vincent
Jokers as The Shadows
Jimmy Saville (compere)
Promoter : Don Arden
Johnny Paris (saxophone) was the only member of the original group who recorded several top 10 records in 1959 and 1960.
Because of poor ticket sales the two scheduled performances were combined into one. To make things worse there was a power cut during the Jokers (Shadows) spot.
Beatles
Danny Williams
Kenny Lynch
The Kestrels
The Red Price Band
The Honeys
Dave Allen
Tickets : 3/6, 5/6, 7/6
Beatles set list:
Chains
Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
A Taste Of Honey
Please Please Me
Please Please Me was released January 11th 1963 and reached either number 1 or 2 depending on the chart used
Diamonds by Jet Harris & Tony Meehan was at number 1 in the charts ????????
Four weeks later
Little Eva
The Brook Brothers
The Chariots
Johnny Temple
Rhythm & Blues Quintet
Dave Reid (compere)
Promoter : Don Arden
Susan Maughan
The Tornados
Eden Kane
Jess Conrad
Rolf Harris
Peter Jay And The Jaywalkers
Al Paige (compere)
Promoter : Larry Parnes
Arthur Worsley (with Charlie Brown)
Maureen Evans
The Lana Sisters
George Meaton
Mat Munro
Johnny Tillotson
Kenny Lynch
Springfields
Peppi
Ray Anton
Jerry Stevens
Eagles
Promoter : Tito Burns
Mike and Bernie Winters
Peter Crawford Trio
The Four Seasons
Mike Berry
Billie Davis
Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
Duffy Power
Billy Doyle
Don Spencer
Bick Ford
The X-L Five
"The weekend starts here"
First show was introduced by Keith Fordyce
Pat Boone
Chris Barber
Billy Fury
Brian Poole & The Tremeloes
Joyce Blair
Last show December 23rd 1966
Kathy McGowan joined the show in 1964
Shane Fenton & The Fentones
Frank Kelly & The Hunters
The Marauders
Heinz
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
The Saints
The Voltaires
Mike Sagar & The Tornados
Garth Cawood (compere)
October 12th 1963
October 22nd 1963
Gaumont, Doncaster
Gaumont, Sheffield
Bo Diddley
Little Richard
Rolling Stones
Julie Grant
Mickie Most
The Flintstones
Bob Bain (compere)
Promoter : Don Arden
Joe Brown
Karl Denver Trio
The Tornados
Marty Wilde
Daryl Quist
Dickie Pride
Larry Burns
The Ramblers
Promoter : Larry Parnes
Mike Sagar & The Tornados
Art Tilburn All Stars
The Bradford Arts Ball
Sonny Boy Williamson
Rolf Harris (15)
Cilla Black (9)
Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas (22)
The Fourmost (14)
Tommy Quickly (8)
The Barron Knights (6 & 6)
Figures in brackets are the duration of each act (at the Astoria)
Ticket : 8/6 and 15/-
Two performances
First of two northern previews of the Christmas Show that was on at the Astoria
Cinema, Finsbury Park, London from the 24 to 31st December. The second preview
was the following night in Liverpool.
Top 20 Singles
| No. | Artist | Single | Points |
|
1 |
Beatles | She Loves You | 21.98 |
| 2 | Beatles | From Me To You | 17.30 |
| 3 | Frank Ifield | Confessin' | 13.69 |
| 4 | Gerry and the Pacemakers | How Do You Do It? | 13.23 |
| 5 | Gerry and the Pacemakers | I Like It | 13.19 |
| 6 | Ned Miller | From A Jack To A King | 13.08 |
| 7 | Roy Orbison | In Dreams | 12.93 |
| 8 | Gerry and the Pacemakers | You'll Never Walk Alone | 12.93 |
| 9 | Brian Poole and the Tremeloes | Do You Love Me | 12.94 |
| 10 | Cliff Richard | Summer Holiday | 12.28 |
| 11 | Searchers | Sweets For My Sweet | 11.70 |
| 12 | Springfields | Island of Dreams | 11.64 |
| 13 | Wink Martindale | Deck of Cards | 11.44 |
| 14 | Shadows | Atlantis | 11.05 |
| 15 | Roy Orbison | Blue Bayou / Mean Woman Blues | 10.99 |
| 16 | Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas | Bad To Me | 10.86 |
| 17 | Ray Charles | Take These Chains From My Heart | 10.56 |
| 18 | Beatles | Please Please Me | 10.53 |
| 19 | Crystals | Then He Kissed Me | 10.21 |
| 20 | Bachelors | Charmaine | 10.10 |
Top 10 Artists
| No. | Artist | Points |
| 1 | Beatles | 57.23 |
| 2 | Cliff Richard | 41.19 |
| 3 | Gerry and the Pacemakers | 39.45 |
| 4 | Frank Ifield | 38.75 |
| 5 | Shadows | 37.62 |
| 6 | Roy Orbison | 30.51 |
| 7 | Billy Fury | 27.00 |
| 8 | Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas | 26.46 |
| 9 | Jet Harris and Tony Meehan | 25.47 |
| 10 | Freddie and the Dreamers | 23.55 |
Number 1 Albums
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
Other Albums
Number 1 Singles
NME charts
Guinness switched to Record Retailer charts in 1960
The rest of the country continued with the NME
RR number 1s are shown as [RR] in green
| January 2 | The Shadows | Dance On! | 3 |
| January 23 | Jet Harris & Tony Meehan | Diamonds | 4 |
| February 20 | Frank Ifield | Wayward Wind | 1 |
| February 20 | The Beatles | Please Please Me [NME only] | 2 |
| March 6 | Cliff Richard & The Shadows | Summer Holiday | 3 |
| March 27 | The Shadows | Foot Tapper | 1 |
| April 3 | Gerry & The Pacemakers | How Do You Do It | 3 |
| April 24 | The Beatles | From Me To You | 6 |
| May 29 | Bi;lly J Kramer & The Dakotas | Do You Want To Know A Secret? [NME only] | 2 |
| June 12 | Gerry & The Pacemakers | I Like It | 4 |
| July 10 | Frank Ifield | I'm Confessin' | 3 |
| July 31 | The Searchers | Sweets For My Sweet | 3 |
| July 31 | Elvis Presley | (You're The) Devil In Disguise [RR only] | |
| August 21 | Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas | Bad To Me | 2 |
| September 4 | The Beatles | She Loves You | 6 |
| October 2 | Brian Poole & The Tremeloes | Do You Love Me | 2 |
| October 30 | Gerry & The Pacemakers | You'll Never Walk Alone | 4 |
| December 4 | The Beatles | I Want To Hold Your Hand | 4 |
Number 1 EPs
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 23 March | Fran Ifield | Frank Ifield's Hits | |
| 1 June | Crickets & Bobby Vee | Just For Fun | |
| 8 June | Cliff Richard | Holiday Carnival | |
| 27 July | Beatles | Twist & Shout | |
| 5 October | Searchers | Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya | |
| 2 November | Beatles | The Beatles Hits |
Number 1 Singles
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 12 January | Steve Lawrence | Go Away Little Girl | 2 |
| 26 January | Rooftop Singers | Walk Right In | 2 |
| 9 February | Paul & Paula | Hey Paula | 3 |
| 2 March | Four Seasons | Walk Like A Man | 3 |
| 23 March | Ruby & The Romantics | Our Day Will Come | 1 |
| 30 March | Chiffons | He's So Fine | 4 |
| 27 April | Little Peggy Marsh | I Will Follow Him | 3 |
| 18 May | Jimmy Soul | If You Wanna Be Happy | 2 |
| 1 June | Lesley Gore | It's My Party | 2 |
| 15 June | Kyu Sakamoto | Sukiyaki | 3 |
| 6 July | Essex | Easier Said Than Done | 2 |
| 20 July | Jan & Dean | Surf City | 2 |
| 3 August | Tymes | So Much In Love | 1 |
| 10 August | Little Stevie Wonder | Fingertips part 2 | 3 |
| 31 August | Angels | My Boyfriend's Back | 3 |
| 21 September | Bobby Vinton | Blue Velvet | 3 |
| 12 October | Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs | Sugar Shack | 5 |
| 16 November | Nino Tempo & April Stevens | Deep Purple | 1 |
| 23 November | Dale & Grace | I'm Leaving It Up To You | 2 |
| 7 December | Singing Nun | Dominique | 4 |
Top 20 Singles
Cash Box
| No. | Artist | Title |
| 1 | Beach Boys | Surfing USA |
| 2 | Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs | Sugar Shack |
| 3 | Skeeter Davis | The End Of The World |
| 4 | Cascades | Rhythm Of The Rain |
| 5 | Paul & Paula | Hey Paula |
| 6 | Bobby Vinton | Blue Velvet |
| 7 | Chiffons | He's So Fine |
| 8 | Little Stevie Wonder | Fingertips part 2 |
| 9 | Village Stompers | Washington Square |
| 10 | Tymes | So Much In Love |
| 11 | Andy Williams | Can't Get Used To Losing You |
| 12 | Angels | My Boyfriend's Back |
| 13 | Kyu Sakamoto | Sukiyaki |
| 14 | Lesley Gore | She's A Fool |
| 15 | Impressions | It's All Right |
| 16 | Peter, Paul & Mary | Puff The Magic Dragon |
| 17 | Peter, Paul & Mary | Blowing In The Wind |
| 18 | Surfaris | Wipe Out |
| 19 | Nino Tempo & April Stevens | Deep Purple |
| 20 | Dale & Grace | I'm Leaving It Up To You |
| World Musical Personality | Elvis Presley |
| World Male Singer | Cliff Richard |
| World Female Singer | Brenda Lee |
| World Vocal Group | Beatles |
| British Male Singer | Cliff Richard |
| British Female Singer | Kathy Kirby |
| British Vocal Group | Beatles |
| British Vocal Personality | Joe Brown |
| British Instrumental Personality | Jet Harris |
| New Artist | Gerry Marsden |
| Best Single | Beatles - She Loves You |
| Big Band | Joe Loss |
| Trad Jazz Band | Kenny Ball |
| Disc Jockey | David Jacobs |
Rugby
FA Cup
Manchester Utd 3
Leicester 1
European Cup
Cup Winners Cup
