04 - Worcester (Gaumont)
05 - Taunton (Gaumont)
06 - Luton (Odeon)
07 - Croydon (Fairfield Hall)
The Fourmost (4th, 5th, 6th)
Patrick Dane's Quiet Five (7th)
Rockin' Henri & The Hayseeds
Mike Berry & The Innocents
Ian Crawford & The Boomerangs
Ted King (compere)
Promoter - John Smith
The Beatles
Ian Crawford
Mike Berry
The Beatles Show
Patrick Dane's Quiet Five
The Fourmost
Full copy of programme (Flickr)
Victoria Hall, Keighley
Mecca, Bradford
13 - Cambridge (ABC)
14 - Bedford (Granada)
15 - Colchester (Odeon)
16 - Bristol (Colston Hall)
17 - Cleethorpes (ABC)
18 - Carlisle (ABC)
19 - Chesterfield (ABC)
20 - Wolverhampton (Gaumont)
21 - Worcester (Gaumont)
22 - Leicester (De Montfort Hall)
24 - Portsmouth (Guildhall)
25 - Gloucester (ABC)
26 - Shrewsbury (Granada)
27 - Wakefield (ABC)
28 - Mansfield (Granada)
29 - Peterborough (Embassy)
October 1963
01 - Dartford (Granada)
02 - York (Rialto)
04 - Blackpool (Winter Gardens)
05 - Taunton (Gaumont)
06 - Liverpool (Empire)
Tommy Roe
The Fourmost
Tommy Quickly
Heinz & The Saints
The Dennisons
Johnny Sandon & The Remo Four
Chris Carlsen (compere)
Promoter : Arthur Howes
Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
Heinz
Tommy Quickly
Dennisons - Eddie Parry (v), Steve McLaren (g), Ray Scragge (r), Alan
Willis (b), Clive Hornby (d)
Clive Hornby became an actor and appeared in Emmerdale until his sad death
in 2008
http://www.merseybeatnostalgia.co.uk/html/the_dennisons.html
Full copy of programme (Flickr)
Billy J. Kramer Show (Front cover)
Tommy Roe (Back cover)
The Fourmost
The Dennisons
Johnny Sandon & The Remo Four
14 - Walthamstow (Granada)
15 - Hanley (Gaumont)
16 - Southampton (Gaumont)
17 - Tooting (Granada)
18 - York (Rialto)
19 - Nottingham (Odeon)
20 - Glasgow (Odeon)
21 - Sheffield (City Hall)
22 - Liverpool (Empire)
23 - Manchester (Odeon)
25 - Harrow (Granada)
26 - East Ham (Granada)
27 - Kingston (Granada)
28 - Slough (Adelphi)
29 - Bristol (Colston Hall)
30 - Birmingham (Odeon)
October 1963
01 - Rochester (Gaumont)
02 - Bedford (Granada)
03 - Leeds (Odeon)
04 - Scarborough (Futurist)
05 - Newcastle (City Hall)
06 - Blackburn (King George's Hall)
Ticket - Leeds
Searchers
Freddie & The Dreamers
Brian Poole & The Tremeloes
Bob Luman
Cherry Roland
Gary & Lee
Sons Of The Piltdown Men
Tony Marsh (compere)
Promoter : Peter Walsh
Poster - Sheffield
Freddie & The Dreamers
The Searchers
Brian Poole & The Tremeloes
Tony Marsh - Gary & Lee
Sons Of The PIltdown Men
Advert - T&A
Programme
Roy Orbison
Bob Luman - Cherry Roland
Full copy of programme (Flickr)
Bradford (Mojo Club)
29 - London (New Victoria)
October 1963
01 - Streatham (Odeon)
02 - Edmonton (Regal)
03 - Southend (Odeon)
04 - Guildford (Odeon)
05 - Watford (Gaumont)
06 - Cardiff (Capitol)
08 - Cheltenham (Odeon)
09 - Worcester (Gaumont)
10 - Wolverhampton (Gaumont)
11 - Derby (Gaumont)
12 - Doncaster (Gaumont)
13 - Liverpool (Odeon)
16 - Manchester (Odeon)
17 - Glasgow (Odeon)
18 - Newcastle (Odeon)
19 - Bradford (Gaumont)
20 - Hanley (Gaumont)
22 - Sheffield (Gaumont)
23 - Nottingham (Odeon)
24 - Birmingham (Odeon)
25 - Taunton (Gaumont)
26 - Bournemouth (Gaumont)
27 - Salisbury (Gaumont)
28 - East Ham (Granada)
29 - Southampton (Gaumont)
30 - St. Albans (Odeon)
31 - Lewisham (Odeon)
November 1963
01 - Rochester (Odeon)
02 - Ipswich (Gaumont)
03 - Hammersmith (Odeon)
Programme (First part of tour)
Programme (Second part of tour)
Tour Dates
Bo Diddley
Little Richard (joined the tour at Watford)
Rolling Stones
Julie Grant
Mickie Most
The Flintstones
Bob Bain (compere)
Promoter : Don Arden
NME Advert
T&A Advert
Everly Brothers - Rolling Stones
Running Order
Julie Grant - The Flintstones
Bob Bain - Mickie Most
Ticket - Southampton
Ticket - Doncaster
Mick Jagger - Little Richard
Poster - Southampton
T&A Advert
Everly Brothers
Everly Brothers
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley - Rolling Stones
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley - The Duchess - Jerome
October 1963
04 - Lewisham (Odeon)
05 - Southampton (Gaumont)
06 - Leicester (De Montfort Hall)
07 - Walthamstow (Granada)
08 - Huddersfield (Apollo)
09 - Manchester (Apollo)
11 - Belfast (Adelphi)
12 - Bristol (Colston Hall)
13 - Coventry (Theater)
15 - Portsmouth (Guildhall)
16 - York (Rialto)
17 - Bolton (Odeon)
18 - Leeds (Odeon)
19 - Sheffield (City Hall)
20 - Birmingham (Hippodrome)
21 - Slough (Adelphi)
23 - Harrow (Granada)
24 - Kingston (Granada)
25 - Woolwich (Granada)
26 - Colchester (Odeon)
27 - Luton (ABC)
29 - Maidstone (Granada)
30 - Croydon (ABC)
31 - Cambridge (ABC)
November 1963
01 - Lincoln (Empire)
02 - Sunderland (Empire)
03 - Liverpool (Empire)
Del Shannon
Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
The Bachelors
Duffy Power
Cilla Black
Bryan Burdon
Blue Diamonds
Promoter : Arthur Howes
NME Advert
Front cover
Gerry & The Pacemakers
Del Shannon
Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
Sheffield Ticket
York Ticket
Full copy of programme (Flickr)
Poster/Flier
Telegraph & Argus Advert
Cilla Black
The Bachelors
Duffy Power
Bryan Burdon
Ticket - Leeds
04 - Croydon (ABC)
05 - Brighton (Essoldo)
06 - Plymouth (ABC)
07 - Exeter (ABC)
08 - Southampton (ABC)
09 - Hastings (ABC)
10 - Dover (ABC)
11 - Bexley-Heath (ABC)
12 - Ipswich (Gaumont)
13 - Cambridge (Regal)
14 - Northamton (ABC)
15 - Chesterfield (ABC)
16 - Lincoln (ABC)
17 - Cleethorpes (ABC)
18 - Hull (ABC)
19 - Scarborough (Futurist)
20 - Stockton (Globe)
26 - Doncaster (Gaumont)
27 - Carlisle (ABC)
28 - Huddersfield (ABC)
29 - Ardwick (ABC)
30 - Gloucester (ABC)
31 - Romford (ABC)
November 1963
01 - Kingston (ABC)
02 - Walthamstow (Granada)
03 - Coventry (Theatre)
04 - Wolverhampton (Rank)
05 - Wolverhampton (Rank)
06 - Southend (Rank)
07 - Tooting (Granada)
08 - Cardiff (Rank)
09 - Bournemouth (Winter Gardens)
10 - Leicester (De Montfort Hall)
15 - Shrewsbury (Granada)
16 - Blackpool (Opera House)
17 - Liverpool (Empire)
18 - Bradford (Gaumont)
19 - Sunderland (Rank)
20 - York (Rialto)
21 - Sheffield (Odeon)
22 - Derby (Rank)
23 - Hanley (Rank)
24 - Birmingham (Hippodrome)
25 - Worcester (Rank)
26 - Cheltenham (Rank)
27 - Taunton (Rank)
28 - St. Albans (Rank)
29 - Guildford (Rank)
30 - Portsmouth (Guildhall)
December 1963
01 - Bristol (Colston Hall)
07 - Norwich (Theatre Royal)
08 - Rochester (Odeon)
09 - Colchester (Odeon)
10 - Harrow (Granada)
11 - Bedford (Granada)
12 - Mansfield (Granada)
13 - Sutton (Granada)
14 - Slough (Adelphi)
15 - Woolwich (Granada)
16 - Edmonton (Granada)
Joe Brown
Karl Denver Trio
The Tornados
Marty Wilde
Daryl Quist
Dickie Pride
The Ramblers
Larry Burns (compere)
Freddie & The Dreamers replaced Joe Brown at some of
the October
and December concerts (see NME announcement)
Promoter : Larry Parnes
Poster
Billy Fury
Joe Brown
Karl Denver Trio
Marty Wilde
T&A Advert
Billy Fury - Front cover
The Tornados
Dickie Pride
The Ramblers
Daryl Quist
Larry Burns
Gaumont Ticket
Full copy of programme (Flickr)
07 - Reading (Olympia)
08 - Trowbridge (Gaumont)
09 - Luton (Odeon)
10 - Romford (Odeon)
11 - Croydon (Fairfield Halls)
12 - Cardiff (Sophia Gardens)
13 - Bournemouth (Winter Gardens)
14 - Newport (Majestic)
15 - Kilburn (Gaumont State)
16 - Farnborough (Town Hall)
17 - Salisbury (City Hall)
18 - East Grinstead (Whitehall)
19 - Handsworth (Plaza)
20 - Southsea (Savoy)
21 - Bath (Pavilion)
22 - Middlesbrough (Astoria)
Freddie & The Dreamers
The Searchers
Ian Crawford & The Boomerangs
Rob Charles Combo
Ted King (compere)
Promoter : John Smith
Some of the later dates were
probably part of a ballroom tour
without the other acts
Bradford (Majestic Ballroom)
Shane Fenton & The Fentones
Frank Kelly & The Hunters
The Marauders
Hull (City Hall)
Heinz
Rolling Stones
Bradford (St George's Hall)
Heinz
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
The Saints
The Voltaires
Mike Sagar & The Tornados
Garth Cawood (compere)
19 - Grantham (Granada)
20 - Bournemouth (Winter Gardens)
21 - Mansfield (Granada)
22 - Kettering (Granada)
23 - Bedford (Granada)
24 - AylesburyV
25 - Greenford (Granada)
27 - Dartford (Granada)
28 - Edmonton (Granada)
29 - Rugby (Granada)
30 - Haslemere (Rex)
31 - Scunthorpe (Baths)
November 1963
01 - Leyton (Baths)
02 - Malvern (Winter Gardens)
03 - Manchester (Top Ten)
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
Heinz
Other acts varied but included
Joe Brown
Gerry & The Pacemakers
Vince Eager
Big Three (all except 27,28,29)
Caravelles (20, 27,28,29)
Lee Curtis & The All Stars (27,28,29)
Promoter : George Cooper
19 - Finsbury Park (Astoria)
20 - Hammersmith (Odeon)
21 - Luton (Odeon)
22 - Cardiff (Capitol)
23 - Liverpool (Odeon)
24 - Manchester (Odeon)
25 - Leeds (Odeon)
26 - Lewisham (Odeon)
27 - Nottingham (Odeon)
28 - Birmingham (Odeon)
Dion
Trini Lopez
Timi Yuro
Lesley Gore
Ken Thorne Orchestra
Jerry Stevens (compere)
"The Greatest Record Show of 1963"
Promoter : Vic Lewis
Brook Benton
Dion
Trini Lopez
Timi Yuro
Jerry Stevens
Telegraph & Argus Advert
Front Cover (no expense spared)
Running Order
Lesley Gore
Ken Thorne
Finsbury Park Astoria Ticket
Full copy of programme (Flickr)
Dates & venue unknown
Nationwide tour
Dusty Springfield
Brian Poole & The Tremeloes
The Searchers
Dave Berry & The Cruisers
Susan Singer
Tony Marsh (compere)
Promoters - Kennedy Street Enterprises and Tito Burns
Dusty Springfield
Brian Poole & The Tremeloes
The Searchers
Front cover
Freddie & The Dreamers
Susan Singer - Dave Berry
Full copy of programme (Flickr)