Concerts & Package Tours : 1963  (October - December)

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Date Venue

Details and Notes

Oct - Nov 1963 Various venues Dee Dee Sharp
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
Heinz
Other acts varied but included
Joe Brown
Gerry & The Pacemakers
Vince Eager
Big Three
Caravelles

Promoter : George Cooper

October 1963 Various venues Scott Walker
Tommy James & The Shondells
Paper Dolls
Love Affair
The Gunn
Ronnie Scott Orchestra
Mike Quinn (compere)

Promoters : Harold Davison & Maurice King
 

October 1963 Various venues Tommy Roe
Freddie & The Dreamers
The Searchers
Ian Crawford & The Boomerangs
Rob Charles Combo
Ted King (compere)

Promoter : John Smith

 

October 8th 1963
October 16th 1963
October 18th 1963
October 19th 1963
ABC, Huddersfield
Rialto, York
Odeon, Leeds
City Hall, Sheffield
Gerry & The Pacemakers
Del Shannon
Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
The Bachelors
Duffy Power
Cilla Black
Bryan Burdon
Blue Diamonds

Promoter : Arthur Howes

 

October 9th 1963 Majestic Ballroom The Hollies
Shane Fenton & The Fentones
Frank Kelly & The Hunters
The Marauders

October 15th 1963 City Hall, Hull Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
Heinz
Rolling Stones
 

October 25th 1963 Odeon, Leeds Brook Benton
Dion
Trini Lopez
Timi Yuro
Lesley Gore
Ken Thorne Orchestra
Jerry Stevens (compere)

Promoter : Vic Lewis

October 16th 1963 St George's Hall John Leyton
Heinz
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
The Saints
The Voltaires
Mike Sagar & The Tornados
Garth Cawood (compere)

October 19th 1963 

October 12th 1963
October 22nd 1963

Gaumont

Gaumont, Doncaster
Gaumont, Sheffield

Everly Brothers
Bo Diddley
Little Richard

Rolling Stones
Julie Grant
Mickie Most
The Flintstones
Bob Bain (compere)

Promoter : Don Arden

 

November 1963 Various venues Duane Eddy
The Shirelles
Little Richard
Mickie Most
Flintstones
Roof-Raisers
Ray Cameron (compere)

Promoter : Don Arden

November 2nd 1963
November 3rd 1963
November 24th 1963
November 27th 1963
November 29th 1963
December 10th 1963
December 11th 1963
City Hall, Sheffield
Odeon, Leeds
ABC, Hull
Rialto, York
ABC, Huddersfield
Gaumont, Doncaster
Futurist, Scarborough
Beatles
Kestrels
Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers
Vernoms Girls
Brooks Brothers
R&B Quartet
Frank Berry (compere)

Promoter : Arthur Howe

November 6th 1963 Queens Hall, Leeds Rolling Stones  
November 13th 1963 City Hall, Sheffield Rolling Stones  
November 13th 1963
November 20th 1963
November 21st 1963
November 22nd 1963
December 14th 1963
December 15th 1963
Rialto, York
Gaumont, Doncaster
Futurist, Scarborough
Sheffield, City Hall
Odeon, Leeds
ABC, Hull
Bobby Rydell
Helen Shapiro
The Searchers
Spotnicks
Chants
Harlems
Trebletones

Promoter : Arthur Howes

Guests at other venues instead of the Searchers
Brian Poole & The Tremeloes
Heinz
Fourmost
Hollies
 

November 16th 1963 City Hall, Sheffield Freddie & The Dreamers
Brian Poole & The Tremeloes
The Searchers
Tommy Roe
Dave Berry & The Cruisers
Susan Singer
Tony Marsh (compere)

 

November 18th 1963 Odeon, Leeds Stan Kenton & His Orchestra

November 18th 1963 Gaumont Billy Fury
Joe Brown
Karl Denver Trio
The Tornados
Marty Wilde
Daryl Quist
Dickie Pride
Larry Burns
The Ramblers

Promoter : Larry Parnes

November 20th 1963
November 27th 1963
City Hall, Sheffield
Odeon, Leeds
Duane Eddy
The Shirelles
Gene Vincent
Gary 'US' Bonds (not Sheffield)
Carter-Lewis & The Southerners
Mickie Most
Flintstones
Roof-Raisers
Ray Cameron (compere)

Promoter : Don Arden

A continuation of the earlier tour
 

 

November 22nd 1963 Beatles With The Beatles

Parlophone : PMC 1206 & PCS3045

It Won't Be Long
All I've Got To Do
All My Loving
Don't Bother Me
Little Child
Till There Was You (From The Music Man)
Please Mister Postman (Marvelettes)

Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck Berry)
Hold Me Tight
You Really Got A Hold On Me (MIracles)
I Wanna Be Your Man
Devil In Her Heart (Donays)
Not A Second Time
Money (Barratt Strong)

December 4th 1963 Majestic Freddie & The Dreamers  
December 4th 1963 The Baths, Doncaster Rolling Stones  
December 11th 1963  Kings & Queens Hall Rolling Stones
Mike Sagar & The Tornados
Art Tilburn All Stars

The Bradford Arts Ball

December 15th 1963 St George's Hall Chris Barber's Jazz Band
Sonny Boy Williamson

December 21st 1963 Gaumont The Beatles (25)
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

Set List

Roll Over Beethoven
All My Loving
This Boy
I Wanna Be Your Man
She Loves You
'Till There Was You
I Want To Hold Your Hand
Money
Twist & Shout

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.


 



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