Concerts & Package Tours : 1957 (March

Concerts & Package Tours : 1957 (March - April)

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Jan - Feb 1957 May - June 1957 July - Aug 1957 Sept - Oct 1957 Nov - Dec 1957 Charts & Memorabilia

March 3rd 1957
Leeds (City Hall)
Johnny Duncan & The Bluegrass Boys Debut performance

March 4th 1957
A "Mirabelle" publication

Full copy of magazine (Flickr)
Art Baxter & His Rockin' Sinners
Betty Miller
Bill Haley
Don Fox
Elvis Presley
Fats Domino
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Freddie Bell & His Bellboys
Gene Vincent
King Brothers
Little Richard
The Platters
Tommy Steele
Tony Crombie
Vic Lewis

March 4th 1957
Chesterfield (Regal)
Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group

March 1957
04 - Glasgow (Empire)
11 - Edinburgh (Empire)
18 - Manchester (Hippodrome)
25 - Newcastle (Empire)

April 1957

01 - Liverpool (Empire)
08 - London (Finsbury Park Empire)
15 - Brighton (Hippodrome)
29 - London (Chiswick Empire)

Mitchell Torok (American recording star)
Jimmy James (Brilliant comedian)
Margot Henderson & Sam Kemp (Essence of versatility)
Roy Castle (Comedy impressionist)
EDINBURGH
Frances Duncan (Glamour in the air)
Topper Martyn (Brilliant juggling)
Ken & Anna Alexis (Elegance in rhythm)

NEWCASTLE
Die Naukos (Continental jumping uni-cyclists)
Sylva & Audrey (Dance team)
Kazan & Katz (Bouncing Personalities)

LIVERPOOL
Two Palmers (equilibrists)
Flack & Mills (Debonair dancers)
Vera Cody (with her TV horse & film star dogs)

Full copy of Liverpool programme

March 1957
04 - Nottingham (Empire)
11 - Huddersfield (Palace)
18 - London (Finsbury Park Empire
25 - Blackpool (Queens)

April 1957

01 - Middlesbrough (Empire)
22 - Bolton (Grand)
29 - Portsmouth (Empire)

May 1957

13 - Hull (Palace)

see also January/February 1957
Art Baxter & His Rock & Roll Sinners
Bobby Dennis (singing comedian from the Windmill Theatre)
The Haley Sisters (Rocking & rolling)
Bernard Landy (Off the record)
Gay Leslie - not Blackpool
Daly & Wayne - not Finsbury Park

HUDDERSFIELD, BLACKPOOL, PORTSMOUTH
Sydney Shaw (Harmonica rock)
Jackie Allen (Rock crazy)
FINSBURY PARK
Morecambe & Wise
Lana Sisters
Arno & Rita Van Bolem

BLACKPOOL
Danny O'Dea
Billy Redman

MIDDLESBROUGH
not known

BOLTON
Billy Redman

HULL
Jackie Allen
Billy Redman
Joy Harris

March 10th 1957
London (Dominion)

Bill Haley & His Comets
Denis Lotis
Alma Cogan
Desmond Lane
Jack Parnell & His Orchestra
"Daily Mirror Farewell Night to Bill Haley"

Promoters - Lew & Leslie Grade

See 6th February 1957 for full tour details

Full copy of programme

March 11th 1957
Belfast (Opera House)

Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group

March 11th 1957
Edinburgh (Empire)

March 1957
12 - York (Rialto)
13 - Leicester (De Montfort Hall)
14 - Sheffield (City Hall)
15 - Bristol (Colston Hall)
16 - Cardiff (Capitol)
17 - Hanley (Gaumont)
18 - Birmingham (Hippodrome) - week
24 - Bradford (Gaumont)
25 - Glasgow (Empire) - week
31 - Preston (Gaumont)

April 1957

07 - Wolverhampton (Gaumont)
08 - Liverpool (Empire) - week
14 - Coventry (Gaumont)
15 - Cheltenham (Gaumont)
16 - Taunton (Gaumont)
17 - Plymouth (Odeon)
18 - Salisbury (Gaumont)
19 - Leeds (Odeon)
20 - Nottingham (Odeon)
21 - Blackpool (Opera House)
22 - Manchester (Palace) - week (see below)
28 - Worcester (Gaumont)
29 - London (Palladium) - week (see below)

May 1957

05 - Southampton (Gaumont)
06 - London (Palladium) - week
12 - Hull (Regal)
13 - Newcastle (Empire) - week
19 - Kilburn (Gaumont State)

see below for details of the London Palladium show

The Platters
Jack Parnell & His Orchestra or
Vic Lewis & His Orchestra or
Ronnie Aldrich & The Squadronaires
Promoter - Leslie Macdonnell

Full copy of Ronnie Aldrich programme

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March 14th 1957
Sheffield (Empire)
Tony Crombie & His Rock 'n Roll Rockets
Maxine Daniels
Don Fox
Billie Wyner
Ron Scott
Ross & Howitt
Jerry Harris
Dancing McKennas

March 1957
17 - London (Palladium)
18 - Newcastle (Empire)
?? - Cardiff (St. David's Hall)
25 - Slough (?)
31 - Leicester (De Montfort Hall)

April 1957

01 - Manchester (Palace)
?? - Cardiff (New Theatre)
08 - Croydon (Davies Theatre)
15 - Edinburgh (Empire)
22 - Liverpool (Empire)
29 - Wathamstow (Granada)
30 - East Ham (?)

May 1957

03 - Woolwich (?)
04 - Sheffield (City Hall)
06 - Glasgow (Empire)
Slim Whitman
Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group
Terry Lightfoot & His Jazzmen

Full size copy

March 1957
18 - Liverpool (Empire) - week
25 - Birmingham (Hippodrome) - week

April 1957

01 - London (Palladium) - 2 weeks (see below)
15 - Manchester (Palace) - 2 weeks
22 - Glasgow (Empire) - 12 nights

May 1957

06 - Stockton (Globe) - week
13 - Brixton (Astoria)
14 - Wolverhampton (City Hall)
15 - Bristol (Colston Hall)
16 - Leicester (De Montfort hall)
17 - Sheffield (City Hall)
18 - Edmonton (Regal)
27 - Newcastle (Empire) - week

June 1957

03 - Coventry (Theatre) - week

May Tour (One nighters)
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Terry Lightfoot & His Jazzmen
Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group with Nancy Whiskey
Billie Anthony

Promoter - Arthur Howes

NEWCASTLE
Lionel King (Joker - ace high)
Revel & Fields (Uproar in opera)
Kathleen & Ann Kemp (Dance team)
Dorothy Reid (Scotland's ace accordionist)
Fred Lovelle (Me and my shadow)
The Marcies (Balance in perfection)
Juggling Brauns

Full copy of programme

March 18th 1957
Sheffield (Empire) - week
Tony Crombie & His Rockets
"The return of rock 'n' roll"

March 1957
18 - Brighton (Hippodrome)
25 - Leeds (Empire)

April 1957

01 - Newcastle (Empire)
08 - Nottingham (Empire)
15 - London (Metropolitan)
22 - London (Finsbury Park Empire)
29 - Southsea (Kings)

May 1957

13 - Bristol (Hippodrome)
20 - Cardiff (New Theatre)
27 - Birmingham (Hippodrome)
June 1957
17 - Edinburgh (Empire)
24 - Manchester (Hippodrome)
July 1957
01 - Liverpool (Empire)
15 - Hanley (Royal)
29 - Sunderland (Empire)
August 1957
12 - Great Yarmouth (Regal)
Max Wall
Anne Hart & Frank Potter
Gladys & June Wilkinson
Terry Kennedy & His Rock 'n' Rollers
Five Speedacs
Six Teenagers
"Rock 'n' Roll"

Promoter - Charles Tucker

London Metropolitan - "The Stage" review (Flickr)

March 18th 1957
Chiswick (Empire)
Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group

March 31st 1957
Romford (Odeon)
Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group
Rory Blackwell & The Blackjacks
Terry Dene
Bobby Breens Rockers Terry Dene's first concert

April 1st 1957
London (Palladium) - 2 weeks

Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Patrice Helene & Jan Howard (Spohistication in dance)
Eleanor Gunter & Partner (Equilibrist)
George & Bert Bernard (Off the record)
Holger & Dolores (Dance stylists)
"Excess Baggage" presented by Gautier
Canfield Smith with the almost human Snodgrass
Hassani Troupe (Europe's fastest tumblers)
The George Carden Dancers
London Palladium Orchestra under the direction of Eric Rogers

Full copy of programme

April 1st 1957
Sheffield (Empire) - week
Anne Shelton
The King Brothers

April 1st 1957
Southsea (Kings Theatre)

Russ Hamilton
19th January 1932 - 11th October 2008
Obituary - The Independent
Russ Hamilton with The Butlins Skiffle Group
Michael Holliday (Star of TX, radio & Columbia records)
Harriott & Evans (Europe's coloured entertainers
Les Rayner & Betty (Whirlwind on skates)
Gordon & Colville (Accent on laughter)
Bernard Riley (Fun in the air)
The Three Martinis (Rhythm Cocktail)
Norman Vaughan (compere)
"Holiday For Skiffle"

Promoter - Poseidon Productions Ltd

Full copy of programme

April 1st 1957
Edinburgh (Empire)
Tommy Steele & The Steelemen
Ann & Van Shelley
Mike & Bernie Winters
Dorothy Reid
Desmond Lane
Kazan & Katz
Reg Thompson

April 1957
07 - York (Rialto) ?
08 - Manchester (Palace) - week
15 - London (Palladium) - two weeks
see below for 19th April 1957

Johnnie Ray
YORK
?

MANCHESTER
Vic Lewis & His Band
Mantons
Gaby Grossetto & Gaston
Sally Barnes
Ray Overbury & Suzette

PALLADIUM
Dan Rowan & Dick Martin (Comedy team from the USA)
Beverley Sisters (Teddy Joy & Babs)
Nita & Peppi (Acrobatic humourists)
Chris Cross (With his talking dolls)
Frank Cook (Western entertainer)
Skylons (Aerial thrills)
George Carden Dancers
London Palladium Orchestra - Eric Rogers

Full copy of Palladium programme (Flickr)
"The Stage" review

April 8th 1957
Leeds (Empire) - week
Tommy Steele & The Steelemen
Leslie "Jiver" Hutchinson (West Indian trumpet star)
Rita Martell (Youthful juggler)
Paul & Peta Page (With their puppets)
Mike & Bernie Winters (Telelevision's crazy funsters)
Josephine Anne (A girl and a song)
Reg Thompson (Unknown to millions)
Val & Laurie Aubrey (Dance time)
The Empire Orchestra - Ronald A. Roberts
Full copy of programme

April 8th 1957
Worcester (Gaumont) - week
Ruby Murray (Britain's top recording star)
Ken Platt (The comedy star from Educating Archie etc)
Harry Jacobson (The BBC piano humourist)
Tommy Locky (Unusual entertainer)
Benson Dulay (Magical humour)
Audrey Jeans (Decca's new comedy personality)
Bill Wareham & Marcia ("A page from Trasure Island")
Jack Francis (Acrobatic comedian(
Francois & Zandra (Novel dancers)
Full copy of programme

April 15th 1957
Doncaster (Gaumont) - week
Ruby Murray
Ken Platt
Billy Dainty
Audrey Jeans
Promoter : Bernard Delfont

April 16th 1957
London (Royal Albert Hall)
BBC Light Programme presents
"The Third Annual Festival of Dance Music"
Ted Heath & His Music
with Bobbie Britton & Peter Lowe
Sid Phillips & His Band
with Reg Wale
Oscar Rabin & His Band
with Johnny Worth
Alex Welsh & His Band
Dennis Lotis
Jill Day
Tommy Steele
Betty Smith
The Stargazers
Rickki Fulton (Compere)
Full copy of programme

April 19th 1957
Tooting (Granada)

Johnnie Ray
Vic Lewis & His Orchestra

Full copy of programme

22nd April 1957
Manchester (Palace Theatre)

The Platters
Charles Warren & Genie (the Michigan racoons)
Jimmy Gay ("gays the word")
Three Brittons (Australian trick cyclists)
Fran Dowie (the man women love to hate)
The Matanzas (whirlwind tumblers)
Emerson & Jayne (dance team)
Full copy of programme

22nd April 1957
London (Royal Festival Hall)
Avon City Jazz Band
Johnny Duncan & His Blue Grass Boys
Chas McDevitt with Nancy Whiskey
Dick Bishop
Bob Cory
"London's First Big Skiffle Session"

April 29th 1957
London (Palladium) - week

The Platters
Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group
Leo De Lyon (America's zany musician)
Alan & Blanche Lund (International dance stylists)
Viviane et Tassi (Continental comedy jugglers)
Joe Black (Comedian)
Martin Granger with his Puppets
Benson Dulay & Company (The sorecerer and his apprentice)
The George Carden Dancers

Full copy of programme

April 29th 1957
Empire (Liverpool) - week
Eddie Calvert (The man with the golden trumpet)
Jim Couton (The topical comedian)
The Kordites (BBC harmony team)
Charles Warren & Genie (The Michigan racoons)
Gerry Brereton (Columbia singing star)
Donald B Stuart (Variety's longest laugh)
Patricia and Neil Delrina (Dance stylists)
Jim Dale (The new comic)
Brian Andro (On the wire)
The Empire orchestra

Full copy of programme

April 30th 1957
London (Royal Albert Hall)
BBC Light Programme presents
"The Third Annual Festival of Dance Music"
Johnny Dankworth & His Orchestra
with Cleo Laine & Tony Mansell
Ronnie Aldrich & The Squadronaires
with Ken Kirkham, Joan Baxter & Peter Morton
Sandy Brown & His Band
Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group
with Nancy Whiskey
Mike McKenzie
Alma Cogan
Freddy Randall
Joe Harriott
Al Timothy
Peter King (compere)

Jan - Feb 1957 May - June 1957 July - Aug 1957 Sept - Oct 1957 Nov - Dec 1957 Charts & Memorabilia

Concerts & Package Tours : 1957 (March - April)
< 1956 Home 1958 >

March 3rd 1957 Leeds (City Hall)	Johnny Duncan & The Bluegrass Boys	Debut performance
March 4th 1957 A "Mirabelle" publication Full copy of magazine (Flickr)	Art Baxter & His Rockin' Sinners Betty Miller Bill Haley Don Fox Elvis Presley Fats Domino Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers Freddie Bell & His Bellboys Gene Vincent King Brothers Little Richard The Platters Tommy Steele Tony Crombie Vic Lewis
March 4th 1957 Chesterfield (Regal)	Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group
March 1957 04 - Glasgow (Empire) 11 - Edinburgh (Empire) 18 - Manchester (Hippodrome) 25 - Newcastle (Empire) April 1957 01 - Liverpool (Empire) 08 - London (Finsbury Park Empire) 15 - Brighton (Hippodrome) 29 - London (Chiswick Empire)	Mitchell Torok (American recording star) Jimmy James (Brilliant comedian) Margot Henderson & Sam Kemp (Essence of versatility) Roy Castle (Comedy impressionist) EDINBURGH Frances Duncan (Glamour in the air) Topper Martyn (Brilliant juggling) Ken & Anna Alexis (Elegance in rhythm) NEWCASTLE Die Naukos (Continental jumping uni-cyclists) Sylva & Audrey (Dance team) Kazan & Katz (Bouncing Personalities) LIVERPOOL Two Palmers (equilibrists) Flack & Mills (Debonair dancers) Vera Cody (with her TV horse & film star dogs) Full copy of Liverpool programme
March 1957 04 - Nottingham (Empire) 11 - Huddersfield (Palace) 18 - London (Finsbury Park Empire 25 - Blackpool (Queens) April 1957 01 - Middlesbrough (Empire) 22 - Bolton (Grand) 29 - Portsmouth (Empire) May 1957 13 - Hull (Palace) see also January/February 1957	Art Baxter & His Rock & Roll Sinners Bobby Dennis (singing comedian from the Windmill Theatre) The Haley Sisters (Rocking & rolling) Bernard Landy (Off the record) Gay Leslie - not Blackpool Daly & Wayne - not Finsbury Park HUDDERSFIELD, BLACKPOOL, PORTSMOUTH Sydney Shaw (Harmonica rock) Jackie Allen (Rock crazy) FINSBURY PARK Morecambe & Wise Lana Sisters Arno & Rita Van Bolem BLACKPOOL Danny O'Dea Billy Redman MIDDLESBROUGH not known	BOLTON Billy Redman HULL Jackie Allen Billy Redman Joy Harris
March 10th 1957 London (Dominion)	Bill Haley & His Comets Denis Lotis Alma Cogan Desmond Lane Jack Parnell & His Orchestra "Daily Mirror Farewell Night to Bill Haley" Promoters - Lew & Leslie Grade See 6th February 1957 for full tour details Full copy of programme
March 11th 1957 Belfast (Opera House)	Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group
March 11th 1957 Edinburgh (Empire)
March 1957 12 - York (Rialto) 13 - Leicester (De Montfort Hall) 14 - Sheffield (City Hall) 15 - Bristol (Colston Hall) 16 - Cardiff (Capitol) 17 - Hanley (Gaumont) 18 - Birmingham (Hippodrome) - week 24 - Bradford (Gaumont) 25 - Glasgow (Empire) - week 31 - Preston (Gaumont) April 1957 07 - Wolverhampton (Gaumont) 08 - Liverpool (Empire) - week 14 - Coventry (Gaumont) 15 - Cheltenham (Gaumont) 16 - Taunton (Gaumont) 17 - Plymouth (Odeon) 18 - Salisbury (Gaumont) 19 - Leeds (Odeon) 20 - Nottingham (Odeon) 21 - Blackpool (Opera House) 22 - Manchester (Palace) - week (see below) 28 - Worcester (Gaumont) 29 - London (Palladium) - week (see below) May 1957 05 - Southampton (Gaumont) 06 - London (Palladium) - week 12 - Hull (Regal) 13 - Newcastle (Empire) - week 19 - Kilburn (Gaumont State) see below for details of the London Palladium show	The Platters Jack Parnell & His Orchestra or Vic Lewis & His Orchestra or Ronnie Aldrich & The Squadronaires Promoter - Leslie Macdonnell Full copy of Ronnie Aldrich programme	T
March 14th 1957 Sheffield (Empire)	Tony Crombie & His Rock 'n Roll Rockets Maxine Daniels Don Fox Billie Wyner Ron Scott Ross & Howitt Jerry Harris Dancing McKennas
March 1957 17 - London (Palladium) 18 - Newcastle (Empire) ?? - Cardiff (St. David's Hall) 25 - Slough (?) 31 - Leicester (De Montfort Hall) April 1957 01 - Manchester (Palace) ?? - Cardiff (New Theatre) 08 - Croydon (Davies Theatre) 15 - Edinburgh (Empire) 22 - Liverpool (Empire) 29 - Wathamstow (Granada) 30 - East Ham (?) May 1957 03 - Woolwich (?) 04 - Sheffield (City Hall) 06 - Glasgow (Empire)	Slim Whitman Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group Terry Lightfoot & His Jazzmen	Full size copy
March 1957 18 - Liverpool (Empire) - week 25 - Birmingham (Hippodrome) - week April 1957 01 - London (Palladium) - 2 weeks (see below) 15 - Manchester (Palace) - 2 weeks 22 - Glasgow (Empire) - 12 nights May 1957 06 - Stockton (Globe) - week 13 - Brixton (Astoria) 14 - Wolverhampton (City Hall) 15 - Bristol (Colston Hall) 16 - Leicester (De Montfort hall) 17 - Sheffield (City Hall) 18 - Edmonton (Regal) 27 - Newcastle (Empire) - week June 1957 03 - Coventry (Theatre) - week	May Tour (One nighters) Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers Terry Lightfoot & His Jazzmen Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group with Nancy Whiskey Billie Anthony Promoter - Arthur Howes NEWCASTLE Lionel King (Joker - ace high) Revel & Fields (Uproar in opera) Kathleen & Ann Kemp (Dance team) Dorothy Reid (Scotland's ace accordionist) Fred Lovelle (Me and my shadow) The Marcies (Balance in perfection) Juggling Brauns	Full copy of programme
March 18th 1957 Sheffield (Empire) - week	Tony Crombie & His Rockets "The return of rock 'n' roll"
March 1957 18 - Brighton (Hippodrome) 25 - Leeds (Empire) April 1957 01 - Newcastle (Empire) 08 - Nottingham (Empire) 15 - London (Metropolitan) 22 - London (Finsbury Park Empire) 29 - Southsea (Kings) May 1957 13 - Bristol (Hippodrome) 20 - Cardiff (New Theatre) 27 - Birmingham (Hippodrome) June 1957 17 - Edinburgh (Empire) 24 - Manchester (Hippodrome) July 1957 01 - Liverpool (Empire) 15 - Hanley (Royal) 29 - Sunderland (Empire) August 1957 12 - Great Yarmouth (Regal)	Max Wall Anne Hart & Frank Potter Gladys & June Wilkinson Terry Kennedy & His Rock 'n' Rollers Five Speedacs Six Teenagers "Rock 'n' Roll" Promoter - Charles Tucker	London Metropolitan - "The Stage" review (Flickr)
March 18th 1957 Chiswick (Empire)	Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group
March 31st 1957 Romford (Odeon)	Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group Rory Blackwell & The Blackjacks Terry Dene Bobby Breens Rockers	Terry Dene's first concert
April 1st 1957 London (Palladium) - 2 weeks	Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers Patrice Helene & Jan Howard (Spohistication in dance) Eleanor Gunter & Partner (Equilibrist) George & Bert Bernard (Off the record) Holger & Dolores (Dance stylists) "Excess Baggage" presented by Gautier Canfield Smith with the almost human Snodgrass Hassani Troupe (Europe's fastest tumblers) The George Carden Dancers London Palladium Orchestra under the direction of Eric Rogers Full copy of programme
April 1st 1957 Sheffield (Empire) - week	Anne Shelton The King Brothers
April 1st 1957 Southsea (Kings Theatre) Russ Hamilton 19th January 1932 - 11th October 2008 Obituary - The Independent	Russ Hamilton with The Butlins Skiffle Group Michael Holliday (Star of TX, radio & Columbia records) Harriott & Evans (Europe's coloured entertainers Les Rayner & Betty (Whirlwind on skates) Gordon & Colville (Accent on laughter) Bernard Riley (Fun in the air) The Three Martinis (Rhythm Cocktail) Norman Vaughan (compere) "Holiday For Skiffle" Promoter - Poseidon Productions Ltd Full copy of programme
April 1st 1957 Edinburgh (Empire)	Tommy Steele & The Steelemen Ann & Van Shelley Mike & Bernie Winters Dorothy Reid Desmond Lane Kazan & Katz Reg Thompson
April 1957 07 - York (Rialto) ? 08 - Manchester (Palace) - week 15 - London (Palladium) - two weeks see below for 19th April 1957	Johnnie Ray YORK ? MANCHESTER Vic Lewis & His Band Mantons Gaby Grossetto & Gaston Sally Barnes Ray Overbury & Suzette PALLADIUM Dan Rowan & Dick Martin (Comedy team from the USA) Beverley Sisters (Teddy Joy & Babs) Nita & Peppi (Acrobatic humourists) Chris Cross (With his talking dolls) Frank Cook (Western entertainer) Skylons (Aerial thrills) George Carden Dancers London Palladium Orchestra - Eric Rogers	Full copy of Palladium programme (Flickr) "The Stage" review
April 8th 1957 Leeds (Empire) - week	Tommy Steele & The Steelemen Leslie "Jiver" Hutchinson (West Indian trumpet star) Rita Martell (Youthful juggler) Paul & Peta Page (With their puppets) Mike & Bernie Winters (Telelevision's crazy funsters) Josephine Anne (A girl and a song) Reg Thompson (Unknown to millions) Val & Laurie Aubrey (Dance time) The Empire Orchestra - Ronald A. Roberts Full copy of programme
April 8th 1957 Worcester (Gaumont) - week	Ruby Murray (Britain's top recording star) Ken Platt (The comedy star from Educating Archie etc) Harry Jacobson (The BBC piano humourist) Tommy Locky (Unusual entertainer) Benson Dulay (Magical humour) Audrey Jeans (Decca's new comedy personality) Bill Wareham & Marcia ("A page from Trasure Island") Jack Francis (Acrobatic comedian( Francois & Zandra (Novel dancers) Full copy of programme
April 15th 1957 Doncaster (Gaumont) - week	Ruby Murray Ken Platt Billy Dainty Audrey Jeans Promoter : Bernard Delfont
April 16th 1957 London (Royal Albert Hall) BBC Light Programme presents "The Third Annual Festival of Dance Music"	Ted Heath & His Music with Bobbie Britton & Peter Lowe Sid Phillips & His Band with Reg Wale Oscar Rabin & His Band with Johnny Worth Alex Welsh & His Band Dennis Lotis Jill Day Tommy Steele Betty Smith The Stargazers Rickki Fulton (Compere) Full copy of programme
April 19th 1957 Tooting (Granada)	Johnnie Ray Vic Lewis & His Orchestra Full copy of programme
22nd April 1957 Manchester (Palace Theatre)	The Platters Charles Warren & Genie (the Michigan racoons) Jimmy Gay ("gays the word") Three Brittons (Australian trick cyclists) Fran Dowie (the man women love to hate) The Matanzas (whirlwind tumblers) Emerson & Jayne (dance team) Full copy of programme
22nd April 1957 London (Royal Festival Hall)	Avon City Jazz Band Johnny Duncan & His Blue Grass Boys Chas McDevitt with Nancy Whiskey Dick Bishop Bob Cory "London's First Big Skiffle Session"
April 29th 1957 London (Palladium) - week	The Platters Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group Leo De Lyon (America's zany musician) Alan & Blanche Lund (International dance stylists) Viviane et Tassi (Continental comedy jugglers) Joe Black (Comedian) Martin Granger with his Puppets Benson Dulay & Company (The sorecerer and his apprentice) The George Carden Dancers Full copy of programme
April 29th 1957 Empire (Liverpool) - week	Eddie Calvert (The man with the golden trumpet) Jim Couton (The topical comedian) The Kordites (BBC harmony team) Charles Warren & Genie (The Michigan racoons) Gerry Brereton (Columbia singing star) Donald B Stuart (Variety's longest laugh) Patricia and Neil Delrina (Dance stylists) Jim Dale (The new comic) Brian Andro (On the wire) The Empire orchestra Full copy of programme
April 30th 1957 London (Royal Albert Hall) BBC Light Programme presents "The Third Annual Festival of Dance Music"	Johnny Dankworth & His Orchestra with Cleo Laine & Tony Mansell Ronnie Aldrich & The Squadronaires with Ken Kirkham, Joan Baxter & Peter Morton Sandy Brown & His Band Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group with Nancy Whiskey Mike McKenzie Alma Cogan Freddy Randall Joe Harriott Al Timothy Peter King (compere)