Date & venue unknown
Johnny Duncan & His Bluegrass Boys
Mike Preston
Betty Smith & Her Quintet
The Alberts
Promoter : John Smith
Llandudno (Grand Theatre)
From 22nd June 1959
Terry Scott
The Peter Crawford trio (Men of music)
The Copa Cousins (The new dynamic harmony team)
Jessie Carron (Lithe - lissom - lovely)
Ronnie Winters (Columbia's newest recording star)
Tonia & Rafael (Sensational Spanish dancers)
Promoter - John Creese-Parsons
Blackpool (Palace)
16th July 1959 - 15th August 1959
Afternoon concerts
Billy Fury
Dickie Pride
Mike Preston
Tony Sheridan Trio
Sally Kelly
Cuddly Duddly
Cherry Wainer
Red Price
The Beat Boys
"The 2.30 Special"
Promoter - Harold Fielding
Blackpool (Hippodrome)
Actual date unknown
Rosemary Squires
Bill Fraser
Albert & Les Ward
Michael Medwin
Saveen with Daisy May
Ossie Noble
Norman Rossington
Frediani
Ted Lune
"The Army Game"
Producer - Bernard Delfont
Blackpool (North Pier Pavilion)
Edmund Hockridge
Three Monarchs
The Mudlarks
Doreen Hume
Sheila Holt & Tom Gillis
Evers & Toni
"Show Time"
Musical Director - Paul Burnet
Producer - Ernest Maxin
Promoter - Bernard Delfont
Full copy of programme (Flickr)
Great Yarmouth (Royal Aquarium)
Opened 19th June 1959
Show extended to 12th September 1959
Des O'Connor (Comedy in the modern manner)
Miki & Griff (Those vocalists extraordinary)
Lorrae Desmond (Vivacious singing personality)
Trio Rayros (Fast and Furious)
The Maria De Vere Dancers
"The Lonnie Donegan Show"
Promoter - Tom Arnold
Great Yarmouth (Wellington Pier Pavilion)
The King Brothers
Joan Regan
The Kendor Brothers
Billy Dainty
Molly & Nancy Munks
Ron Parry
Mario Calpe
"The Big Show of 1959"
Promoter - Bernard Delfont
Full copy of programme (Flickr)
Morecambe (Floral Hall)
Wednesday nights
Odeon (Leeds)
Wee Willie Harris
Peter Elliott
The Bachelors
The Rockets
Alan Field (compere)
"The Cliff Richard Show"
Promoter - Arthur Howes
See May/June 1959 for full tour itinerary
July 1959
05 - Hanley (Theatre Royal)
10 - Brighton (Dome)
11 - Walthamstow (Granada)
12 - Ryde (Commodore)
Cuddly Dudley (The singing star from "Oh Boy")
Lisa Noble (The rhythm girl)
Bobby Tempest (Decca recording artist)
Al Saxon (Fontana recording star)
The Chris Allen Group (Britain's latest beat group)
Gerry Myers (compere)
Manchester (Free Trade Hall)
Scunthorpe (Pavilion)
Dickie Pride
Duffy Power
Johnny Gentle
Sally Kelly
The Viscounts
The Famous Beat Boys
"Summer Beat Wave"
Southend (Odeon)
Wee Willie Harris
Peter Elliott
The Bachelors
The Rockets
Jackie Day
Alan Field (compere)
Promoter - Arthur Howes
Great Yarmouth (Wellington Pier Pavilion)
Sunday concert
Portsmouth (Troxy)
Kenneth Earle
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
Rhyl (Queens Theatre)
Jim Getty (Jim and his one man band)
Jack & Eddie Swan (Vocal act at the piano)
Len Martell (Elegance in musical magic)
John & Betty Royle (Vocal team presentation)
Alec Pleon (compere)
Sydney Custard (BBC organist)
02 - Bournemouth (Winter Gardens)
04 - Portsmouth (Guildhall) - 2 nights
Frank Weir & His Orchestra
Edna Savage (Portsmouth)
Murray Campbell (Portsmouth)
Tony Fayne (Portsmouth)
Promoter - Arthur Kimbrell
Bradford (Alhambra) - week
Pan Yue Jen
Taylor Maids
Jeffrey Lenner
Morecambe (Floral Hall)
Johnny Duncan & His Blue Grass Boys
Marty Wilde
Dickie Pride
Cherry Wainer
Andre Rico & His ChaChaleros
09 - Ryde, IoW (Commodore)
23 - Clacton (Essoldo)
30 - Brighton (Essoldo)
Great Yarmouth (Wellington Pier Pavilion)
Sunday concert
Great Yarmouth (Wellington Pier Pavilion)
Sunday concert
Bradford (Alhambra) - week
Bobby Thompson
Joan Hinde
Margaret West
Larry Grayson
Lester Sharpe & Iris
McAndrews and Mills
Eve Valere
Jackie Dennis was discovered in Edinburgh by Mike & Bernie Winters. He appeared on the 6.5 Special and the previous year he had two hit records - La Dee Dah (4) and a cover of Purple People Eater (29)
Bobby Thompson - Geordie comedian
(1910-1987)
Eve Valere?
21 - Brigg (Corn Exchange)
various other venues
September 1959
Wisbech (Corn Exchange)
Vince Taylor
Leroy Powell & The Beatniks
The New Skyliners Band
Great Yarmouth (Wellington Pier Pavilion)
Sunday concert
23 - Southend (Odeon)
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28 - Cardiff (Gaumont)
September 1959
06 - Barking (Odeon)
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20 - Lewisham (Gaumont)
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26 - Worcester (Gaumont)
27 - Wolverhampton (Gaumont)
October 1959
01 - Sheffield (Gaumont) or
01 - Bournemouth (Gaumont)
03 - Chester (Gaumont)
04 - Trowbridge (Odeon) or
04 - Cheltenham (Odeon)
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08 - Manchester (Odeon)
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11 - Doncaster (Gaumont)
November 1959
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December 1959
14 - Finsbury Park (Empire)
Terry Dene
Dickie Pride
Johnny Gentle
Duffy Power
Vince Eager
Gerry Dorsey
Sally Kelly
Gerry Myers (compere)
see below for the Marty Wilde/Big Beat Show
"The Big Beat Show"
Promoter - Larry Parnes
27 - Newcastle (City Hall)
28 - Manchester (Free Trade Hall)
29 - Sheffield (City Hall)
30 - Bristol (Colston Hall)
Tony Fayne
Clive Alan & Bobby Joy
Lorne Lesley
David Fontaine
Frank Weir Orchestra
Promoter - Arthur Kimbrell
Great Yarmouth (Wellington Pier Pavilion)
Sunday concert
see above for "The Big Beat Show"
The Viscounts (Britain's newest vocal group)
Sally Kelly (Miss Rock 'n' Roll)
Vince Eager (Resident star of "Drumbeat")
Johnny Gentle (Philips young singer-composer)
Dickie Pride (The sheik of shake from "Oh Boy")
Julian (The new member of the team)
Gary Mills (Top Rank recording artist)
Duffy Power (The new teenage singing star)
Tony Sheridan & The Beat Boys
"The Marty Wilde Show"
"The Big Beat Show"
Promoter - Larry Parnes
