Concerts & Package Tours : 1964 (November to December)

Concerts & Package Tours : 1964 (November - December)

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Jan - Feb 1964 Mar - Apr 1964 May - June 1964 July - Aug 1964 Sept - Oct 1964 Charts & Memorabilia

November 2nd 1964
Newcastle (La Dolce Vita) - week
Adam Faith

November 1964
07 - Walthamstow (Granada)
08 - Colchester (Odeon)
10 - Romford (ABC)
11 - Harrow (ABC)
12 - Northampton (ABC)
13 - Lincoln (ABC)
14 - Sheffield (City Hall)
15 - Birmingham (Hippodrome)
17 - Bedford (Granada)
18 - Chester (ABC)
19 - Eccles (Broadway)
20 - Mansfield (Granada)
21 - Derby (Gaumont)
22 - Coventry (Theatre)
24 - Dover (ABC)
25 - Cambridge (ABC)
26 - Luton (ABC)
27 - Kingston (ABC)
28 - Bournemouth (Winter Gardens)
29 - Bristol (Colston Hall)

December 1964

01 - Wigan (ABC)
02 - Hull (ABC)
03 - Edinburgh (ABC)
04 - Stockton (ABC)
05 - Newcastle (City Hall)
06 - Scarborough (Futurist)

Gerry & The Pacemakers
Gene Pitney
Kinks
Marianne Faithfull
Mike Cotton Sound
Bobby Shafto
Bryan Burdon (compere)
Promoter : Brian Epstein/Arthur Howes

Gerry & The Pacemakers

Gene Pitney

The Kinks

Bobby Shafto

Gerry Marsden

Front Cover

Marianne Faithfull

The Mike Cotton Sound

Bryan Burdon

Full copy of programme (Flickr)

November 1964
~~
08 - Birmingham
09 - Sutton
~~
13 - Newcastle
14 - Bradford
~~
19 - Doncaster
21 - Hanley
~~
28 - Lewisham
P. J. Proby
Barron Knights
Pretty Things
Mike Sarne

(replaced either the Pretty Things or the Barron Knights on some dates)

November 14th 1964
Bradford (Gaumont)
Chuck Berry
PJ Proby fell out with the promoter and it was announced that Proby was to be replaced by Chuck Berry. However, it proved too late to rescue the tour and the whole project was scrapped

SHOW CANCELLED

November 1964
14 - Finsbury Park (Astoria)
16 - Chelmsford (Odeon)
17 - Guildford (Odeon)
20 - Handsworth (Plaza)
21 - Wolverton (Palace)
21 - Dunstable (California)
22 - Tooting (Granada)
23 - Maidstone (Granada)
25 - Belfast (ABC)
28 - Boston (Gliderdome)
30 - Birmingham (Town Hall)

December 1964

01 - Sheffield (City Hall)
04 - Bristol (Colston Hall)
05 - Norwich (Theatre Royal)
06 - Wakefield (ABC)
07 - London (Royal Albert Hall)
08 - Bedford (Granada)
09 - Kettering (Granada)
10 - Walthamstow (Granada)
11 - Slough (Adelphi)
12 - Blackpool (Opera House)

Ticket - Sheffield

Advert - Sheffield
Brenda Lee
Manfred Mann
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
Heinz
Marty Wilde
Bern Elliott & The Fenmen
The Flee-Rekkers
John Barry Seven
Promoter - George Cooper

John Barry Seven backed Brenda Lee.
The other acts appeared at various venues

Marty Wilde

Heinz

Bern Elliott

Full copy of programme (Flickr)

NME Advert

Brenda Lee

Johnny Kidd & The Pirates

Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders

John Barry Seven
Bob Bain - The Tornados

November 1964

Manfred Mann
Bern Elliot
Downliners Sect
Soul Sisters
Wayne Gibson

November 20th 1964
Bradford (Little Fat Black Pussycat)
Victor Brox Blues Train

November 21st 1964
Bradford (Little Fat Black Pussycat)
Graham Bond Organisation
Graham Bond (v/o), Jack Bruce (b), Dick Heckstall (s), Ginger Baker (d)

November 1964
17 - Portsmouth (Guildhall)
25 - Leeds (Odeon)
28 - Sheffield (City Hall)

Nationwide Tour
Dusty Springfield
Brian Poole & The Tremeloes
Herman's Hermits
Dave Berry & The Cruisers
The Primitives
The Gobbledegooks
The Echoes
Johnny Ball (compere)
Promoter : Kennedy Street Enterprises/Tito Burns

November 28th 1964
Bradford (Little Fat Black Pussycat)

The Five Dimensions
The Gaydogs
The Cheats

Jimmy Powell and the Five Dimensions.
The lineup included Rod Stewart who eventually took over the band.

December 4th 1964
LP
Beatles Beatles For Sale

December 5th 1964
Bradford (Top 20 Club, Idle)
The Moontrekkers
Joe Meek produced group. He advised them to drop their singer (Rod Stewart) and become an instrumental group.
"Night Of the Vampire" reached number 50 in November 1961. Also recorded "There's Something At The Bottom Of The Well" in 1962

December 7th 1964
Oxford (New Theatre) - week
Gene Pitney
The Kinks
The Mike Cotton Sound
The Falling Leaves
Val McAllum
Bobby Shafto & The Roofraisers
Kim Weston & The Earl Van Dyke Band
The Manish Boys

December 11th 1964 NME Poll winners results
Full size copy of results (Flickr)

December 13th 1964
Ilkley (Troutbeck)

Stormsville Shakers
Thimble Riggers R&B

According to their website they were also playing the Mojo (Peter Stringfellow) in Sheffield on the same night.

www.stormsvilleshakers.com

December 22nd 1964 - April 10th 1965
London (Palladium)
Cliff Richard & The Shadows
"Aladdin & His Wonderful Lamp"

December 23rd 1964 - ? 1965
Liverpool (Empire)
Gerry & The Pacemakers
The Hollies
The Fourmost
Danny Williams
Cliff Bennet & The Rebel Rousers
Tommy Quickly & The Remo Four
The Rustiks
Johnny Hackett
"Gerry's Christmas Cracker"

Promoter - Brian Epstein

Gerry & The Pacemakers

Cliff Bennet & The Rebel Rousers

Tommy Quickly

Johnny Hackett

Programme

The Hollies

The Fourmost

The Remo Four

The Rustiks
Full copy of programme (Flickr)

Pantomime 1964 (Touring)
26 - Doncaster (Gaumont)

January 1965

04 - Norwich (Odeon)
11 - Barking (Odeon)
18 - Worcester (Gaumont)
Marty Wilde
Lulu & The Luvers
Joyce Baker (Mrs Marty Wilde)
Heinz & The Wildboys
"Once Upon A Fairytale"

Pantomime 1964
Liverpool (Empire)
Frankie Vaughan
"Puss In Boots"

Pantomime 1964
Birmingham (Alexandra)
The Bachelors
"Jack & The Beanstalk"

Pantomime 1964 (Touring)
December 1964

26 - Bedford (Granada)

January 1964

Slough (Adelphi) ?
Maidstone (Granada)
Mansfield (Granada)

Bedford (Granada)
Millie
Jess Conrad
The Tornados
"Once Upon A Fairytale"

Jan - Feb 1964 Mar - Apr 1964 May - June 1964 July - Aug 1964 Sept - Oct 1964 Charts & Memorabilia

Concerts & Package Tours : 1964 (November - December)
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November 2nd 1964 Newcastle (La Dolce Vita) - week	Adam Faith
November 1964 07 - Walthamstow (Granada) 08 - Colchester (Odeon) 10 - Romford (ABC) 11 - Harrow (ABC) 12 - Northampton (ABC) 13 - Lincoln (ABC) 14 - Sheffield (City Hall) 15 - Birmingham (Hippodrome) 17 - Bedford (Granada) 18 - Chester (ABC) 19 - Eccles (Broadway) 20 - Mansfield (Granada) 21 - Derby (Gaumont) 22 - Coventry (Theatre) 24 - Dover (ABC) 25 - Cambridge (ABC) 26 - Luton (ABC) 27 - Kingston (ABC) 28 - Bournemouth (Winter Gardens) 29 - Bristol (Colston Hall) December 1964 01 - Wigan (ABC) 02 - Hull (ABC) 03 - Edinburgh (ABC) 04 - Stockton (ABC) 05 - Newcastle (City Hall) 06 - Scarborough (Futurist)	Gerry & The Pacemakers Gene Pitney Kinks Marianne Faithfull Mike Cotton Sound Bobby Shafto Bryan Burdon (compere) Promoter : Brian Epstein/Arthur Howes Gerry & The Pacemakers Gene Pitney The Kinks Bobby Shafto Gerry Marsden	Front Cover Marianne Faithfull The Mike Cotton Sound Bryan Burdon Full copy of programme (Flickr)
November 1964 ~~ 08 - Birmingham 09 - Sutton ~~ 13 - Newcastle 14 - Bradford ~~ 19 - Doncaster 21 - Hanley ~~ 28 - Lewisham	P. J. Proby Barron Knights Pretty Things Mike Sarne (replaced either the Pretty Things or the Barron Knights on some dates)
November 14th 1964 Bradford (Gaumont)	Chuck Berry PJ Proby fell out with the promoter and it was announced that Proby was to be replaced by Chuck Berry. However, it proved too late to rescue the tour and the whole project was scrapped SHOW CANCELLED
November 1964 14 - Finsbury Park (Astoria) 16 - Chelmsford (Odeon) 17 - Guildford (Odeon) 20 - Handsworth (Plaza) 21 - Wolverton (Palace) 21 - Dunstable (California) 22 - Tooting (Granada) 23 - Maidstone (Granada) 25 - Belfast (ABC) 28 - Boston (Gliderdome) 30 - Birmingham (Town Hall) December 1964 01 - Sheffield (City Hall) 04 - Bristol (Colston Hall) 05 - Norwich (Theatre Royal) 06 - Wakefield (ABC) 07 - London (Royal Albert Hall) 08 - Bedford (Granada) 09 - Kettering (Granada) 10 - Walthamstow (Granada) 11 - Slough (Adelphi) 12 - Blackpool (Opera House) Ticket - Sheffield Advert - Sheffield	Brenda Lee Manfred Mann Johnny Kidd & The Pirates Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders Heinz Marty Wilde Bern Elliott & The Fenmen The Flee-Rekkers John Barry Seven Promoter - George Cooper John Barry Seven backed Brenda Lee. The other acts appeared at various venues Marty Wilde Heinz Bern Elliott Full copy of programme (Flickr)	NME Advert Brenda Lee Johnny Kidd & The Pirates Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders John Barry Seven Bob Bain - The Tornados
November 1964	Manfred Mann Bern Elliot Downliners Sect Soul Sisters Wayne Gibson
November 20th 1964 Bradford (Little Fat Black Pussycat)	Victor Brox Blues Train
November 21st 1964 Bradford (Little Fat Black Pussycat)	Graham Bond Organisation Graham Bond (v/o), Jack Bruce (b), Dick Heckstall (s), Ginger Baker (d)
November 1964 17 - Portsmouth (Guildhall) 25 - Leeds (Odeon) 28 - Sheffield (City Hall) Nationwide Tour	Dusty Springfield Brian Poole & The Tremeloes Herman's Hermits Dave Berry & The Cruisers The Primitives The Gobbledegooks The Echoes Johnny Ball (compere) Promoter : Kennedy Street Enterprises/Tito Burns
November 28th 1964 Bradford (Little Fat Black Pussycat)	The Five Dimensions The Gaydogs The Cheats Jimmy Powell and the Five Dimensions. The lineup included Rod Stewart who eventually took over the band.
December 4th 1964 LP	Beatles	Beatles For Sale
December 5th 1964 Bradford (Top 20 Club, Idle)	The Moontrekkers Joe Meek produced group. He advised them to drop their singer (Rod Stewart) and become an instrumental group.	"Night Of the Vampire" reached number 50 in November 1961. Also recorded "There's Something At The Bottom Of The Well" in 1962
December 7th 1964 Oxford (New Theatre) - week	Gene Pitney The Kinks The Mike Cotton Sound The Falling Leaves Val McAllum Bobby Shafto & The Roofraisers Kim Weston & The Earl Van Dyke Band The Manish Boys
December 11th 1964	NME Poll winners results Full size copy of results (Flickr)
December 13th 1964 Ilkley (Troutbeck)	Stormsville Shakers Thimble Riggers R&B According to their website they were also playing the Mojo (Peter Stringfellow) in Sheffield on the same night.	www.stormsvilleshakers.com
December 22nd 1964 - April 10th 1965 London (Palladium)	Cliff Richard & The Shadows "Aladdin & His Wonderful Lamp"
December 23rd 1964 - ? 1965 Liverpool (Empire)	Gerry & The Pacemakers The Hollies The Fourmost Danny Williams Cliff Bennet & The Rebel Rousers Tommy Quickly & The Remo Four The Rustiks Johnny Hackett "Gerry's Christmas Cracker" Promoter - Brian Epstein Gerry & The Pacemakers Cliff Bennet & The Rebel Rousers Tommy Quickly Johnny Hackett	Programme The Hollies The Fourmost The Remo Four The Rustiks Full copy of programme (Flickr)
Pantomime 1964 (Touring) 26 - Doncaster (Gaumont) January 1965 04 - Norwich (Odeon) 11 - Barking (Odeon) 18 - Worcester (Gaumont)	Marty Wilde Lulu & The Luvers Joyce Baker (Mrs Marty Wilde) Heinz & The Wildboys "Once Upon A Fairytale"
Pantomime 1964 Liverpool (Empire)	Frankie Vaughan "Puss In Boots"
Pantomime 1964 Birmingham (Alexandra)	The Bachelors "Jack & The Beanstalk"
Pantomime 1964 (Touring) December 1964 26 - Bedford (Granada) January 1964 Slough (Adelphi) ? Maidstone (Granada) Mansfield (Granada) Bedford (Granada)	Millie Jess Conrad The Tornados "Once Upon A Fairytale"