Concerts & Package Tours : 1963  (January - March)

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Date Venue

Details and Notes

January 18th 1963 Textile Hall Tommy Bruce & The Bruisers
The Voltaires

January 29th 1963 St George's Hall Johnny & The Hurricanes

"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.

February 2nd 1963 Gaumont Helen Shapiro
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


Helen Shapiro was 16 and had been voted Best Female Singer in 1961 and 1962

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 ????????


February 3rd 1963 St George's Hall Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band


Four weeks later

February 23rd 1963 St George's Hall Kenny Ball & His Jazz Band  
March 1963 Various venues Gene Vincent
Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
John Leyton
Patti Brook
Johnny Temple
Voltairs
Ray Peters (compere)

Promoter : Arthur Howes

 
March 2nd 1963 Gaumont Brian Hyland
Little Eva

The Brook Brothers
The Chariots
Johnny Temple
Rhythm & Blues Quintet
Dave Reid (compere)

Promoter : Don Arden

 

March 8th 1963 Royal Hall, Harrogate Beatles
Barry Corbett & The Mustangs
The Chinchillas
Ricky Fenton & The Apaches

March 13th 1963
March 16th 1963
March 22nd 1963
Rialto, York
City Hall, Sheffield
Gaumont, Doncaster
Chris Montez
Tommy Roe
Beatles
Viscounts
Terry Young Six
Debbie Lee
Tony Marsh (compere)

Promoter : Arthur Howes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 18th 1963 City Hall, Sheffield Brenda Lee
Mike Berry & The Outlaws
Tony Sheridan
The Bachelors
Steve Perry
Sounds Incorporated
Bob Bain (compere)

Promoter : Don Arden

March 22nd 1963 Beatles Please Please Me

Parlophone PMC 1202 & PCS 3042

I Saw Her Standing There
Misery
Anna (Arthur Alexander)
Chains (Cookies)
Boys (Shirelles)
Ask Me Why
Please Please Me

Love Me Do
PS I Love You
Baby It's You (Shirelles)
Do You Want To Know A Secret
A Taste Of Honey (Various Artists)
There's A Place
Twist & Shout (Isley Brothers)

Highest Position : 1

Weeks in chart : 70

March 22nd 1963 Gaumont Joe Brown
Susan Maughan
The Tornados
Eden Kane
Jess Conrad
Rolf Harris
Peter Jay And The Jaywalkers
Al Paige (compere)

Promoter : Larry Parnes

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