Blackpool (North Pier Pavilion)
Sunday Shows
Bert Weedon (Britain's number one guitarist)
Gaunt Brothers (Television's topical twosome)
Lyn Cornell (Decca's personality songstress)
Paul Burnett & His Orchestra
Brian Matthew (compere)
Promoter - Bernard Delfont
Blackpool (Opera House)
1st July 1961 to 26th August 1961
see below for full details
The Big Show of 1961
Full copy of programme
Blackpool (Opera House)
28th August to - - -
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Ivor Emmanuel
Richard Hearne (Mr. Pastry)
Harry Smith-Hampshire and Doreen Casey
The Lucky Latinos
Clark Brothers
Tommy Fields
George Mitchell Singers
Malcolm Goddard Dancers
Tyldesley Girls' Choir
"The Big Show of 1961"
Promoters - George & Alfred Black
Blackpool (Palace Theatre)
Hetty King (Guest star)
Ted Lune (Here he is - our own)
Arthur Worsley with Charlie Brown (It's in the bag)
Billy Ternent & His Orchestra
Maxine Coates (New glamorous songstress)
The Bell-Tones (Musical harmony)
Neil & Pat Delrina (Premier dance stylists)
The Kims (A continental novelty)
"The Frankie Vaughan Show"
Promoter - Bernard Delfont
Blackpool (Winter Gardens)
June 24th to October 7th 1961
Miki & Griff
Suzie Miller
The Dallas Boys
Gil & Freddie Levedo
The John Tiller Girls
Norman Vaughan
"Putting On The Donegan"
Promoters - George & Alfred Black
Bournemouth (Pavilion)
see August for Harold Fielding Sunday Shows
Alma Cogan
Rawicz & Landauer
Promoter - Harold Fielding
"The Big Show Of 1961"
Bournemouth (Pier Theatre)
The Raindrops
Joe Church
Billy Burden
Promoter - Harold Fielding
"Sing It With Joe"
A Gay Summer Musical
Bournemouth (Winter Gardens)
see August for Harold Fielding Sunday Shows
Beverley Sisters
The Three Monarchs
Promoter - Harold Fielding
"The Holiday Show"
Brighton (Hippodrome)
Brook Brothers
Alfred Marks
Janie Marden
Freddie Mills
Page & Bray
Al Redding
Pat Coombs
Two Heinkes
"The Summer Show of 1961"
Promoter - Bernard Delfont
Great Yarmouth (Britannia Theatre)
Sunday shows commencing 5th July1961
Joe Brown
Terry Dene
Tommy Bruce
Nelson Keene
Georgie Fame
Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers
Terry Hale
Dickie Loader
Promoter - Larry Parnes
Billy Fury - The Sunday Special
Full copy of programme
Great Yarmouth (Royal Aquarium)
The Fordettes
Jimmy Lloyd
Medlock, Marlowe & Susan
Harry Bailey
Those Colleens
Joe Baker & Jack Douglas
The Dancing Starlets
"Startime"
Promoters - Tom Arnold & Bernard Delfont
Great Yarmouth (Windmill Theatre)
opened June 26th for 14 weeks
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Frankie Howerd (The crazy man himself)
Barry Macdonald (Singing star of TV and radio)
Elizabeth & Collins (Knife throwing with a difference)
Jumpin' Jax (Trampoline antics)
The Dillionaires
Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers (New sensational beat group)
01 - Taunton (Gaumont)
02 - Torquay (Princess)
08 - Stoke (King's Hall)
09 - Morecambe (Winter Gardens)
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Peter Elliot
Chas McDevitt & Shirley Douglas
Red Price Combo
The Dale Sisters
MORECAMBE
Patti Brook (Britain's "Best chick")
Miki & Griff (Pye recording stars)
David Macbeth (Britain's young singing star)
Gordon Glenn (Ace accordionists)
Norman Vaughan (compere)
Promoter - Arthur Howes
03 - Southampton (Gaumont)
10 - Brighton (Essoldo)
17 - Llandudno (Odeon)
24 - Cleethorpes (ABC)
31 - Southend (Odeon)
August 1961
07 - Folkestone (Odeon)
14 - Margate
see below for Sunday concerts (July 16th)
The Red Price Band
The Honeys
Mack & Kirk
Larry Grayson
Jimmy James
Ballet Montmartre
Lester Sharpe & Iris
Marie de Vere Dancers
Full copy of Southampton programme
Full copy of Folkestone programme
Full copy of Cleethorpes programme
06 - Glasgow (Kelvin Arena)
15 - Prestatyn (Royal Lido)
22 - Buxton (Pavillion)
August 1961
12 - Barnolsdwick (Majestic)
Ballroom tour
09 - Great Yarmouth (Wellington Pier)
14 - Southsea (Savoy)
16 - Margate (Winter Gardens)
23 - Bristol (Colston Hall)
24 - Slough (Adelphi) - see below
26 - Norwich
27 - Newcastle
28 - Brighton (Aquarium)
30 - Bournemouth (see below)
Full copy of souvenir programme
see also October 1961
Blackpool (Queens)
The Brook Bros
Peter Elliott
Promoter - Arthur Howes
Bristol (Hippodrome) - week
Ticket - Bristol
Sounds Incorporated (Parlophone recording stars)
Elain Mansfield (Star of the Eric Delaney Band)
Cherry Wainer with Don Storer (South Africa's queen of the keyboard)
Garth Meade (South Africa's king of comedy)
Kenny Baker (Europe's top trumpeter)
Three Sonnets (Decca recording stars)
Alex Don & Mark Nichols (The impressionists)
Gene Vincent
13 - Bedford (Granada)
14 - Maidstone (Granada)
15 - Tooting (Granada)
16 - Walthamstow (Granada)
Helen Shapiro
Danny Williams
Patti Brooks
Chas McDevitt & Shirley Douglas
Dale Sisters
Tommy Sanderson & The Sandmen
George Martin (compere)
The Shadows
16 - Blackpool (Queens)
23 - Scarborough (Floral Hall)
30 - Great Yarmouth (Wellington Pier Pavilion)
Sunday concerts
see above for variety tour (July 3rd)
Red Price & His Group
Mack & Kirk (Scotland's ace humourists)
The Honeys (TV's glamorous vocal group)
The Red Peppers
SCARBOROUGH
Tony Hughes
GREAT YARMOUTH
Tom Mennard (compere)
22 - Hayes (Savoy)
29 - Clackton (Essoldo)
30 - Worthing (Plaza)
Peterborough (Corn Exchange)
Tommy Sanderson & The Sandmen
Slough (Adelphi)
This wasn't her first concert appearance
Had already appeared with The Shadows (see above)
Joe Brown
Bert Weedon
Temperance Seven
Wilf Todd Quartet
The Jollys
Bradford (Textile Ballroom)
JITV Maintenance Company Dance
Bournemouth (Pavilion)
The Raindrops
Audrey Jeans
Don Lang
Ronnie Munro
Promoter - Harold Fielding
01 - Watford
02 - Chelsea
03 - Hornsey
04 - Grimsby
05 - Hull
06 - Hasting (White Rock Pavilion)
08 - Wembley
09 - Oxford
11 - Crofton Park
12 - Norwich
Bournemouth (Pavilion)
The King Brothers
Kenny Baker
Bournemouth (Winter Gardens)
Red Price & His Group
The Brook Brothers
Maureen Evans
Mike Preston
Wilf Todd & His Trio
07 - Chester (Royalty) - week
14 - Manchester (Palace) - week
Southlanders (Chester)
Maureen Evan - The Viscounts (Manchester)
Liverpool (Aintree Institute)
every Saturday
Paul, John, George & Pete
Bournemouth (Pavilion)
Ronnie Hilton
The Raindrops
Bournemouth (Winter Gardens)
Manchester (Palace) - 2 weeks
September 3rd 1961
Blackpool (Opera House)
Mike McKenzie (Recording pianist)
Harriott & Evans (Europe's greatest coloured entertainers)
Kenny Baker (Europe's top trumpet star)
The Springfields (Dynamic new vocal group)
Tony & Pauline Derrick (Melody for two)
The Concert Orchestra - Erik Ogden
Blackpool (Opera House)
Eddie Calvert
The Wiseguys
Ronnie Hilton
Valerie Masters
Bournemouth (Pavilion)
Kenny Baker
Harriott & Evans
Bournemouth (Winter Gardens)
The Brooks Brothers
Torquay (Princess Theatre)
Sheila Southern (Britain's Miss TV)
The Two Tones (from the famous Vernon Girls)
Red Price Combo (Masters of swing)
Danny Davis (Teenage singing personailty)
Cyril Raymond & the Theatre Orchestra
Billy Burden (compere)
Promoter - Bernard Delfont (Arthur Howes)
August 21st 1961
Chester (Royalty)
London (Prince of Wales) - Seven weeks
Bob Melvin
Hal Loman Dancers
Clessa Wade
Gina Lemyou
Ellyn Brown
Nita Silber
James Brown
Peppi Borza
David Toguri
Alex Plasschaert
Promoters - Bernard Delfont & Will Mastin Trio
Blackpool (Opera House)
Rawicz & Landauer
Margo Henderson
Springfields
Kenny Baker
Bournemouth (Pavilion)
Eddie Calvert
Bournemouth (Winter Gardens)
John Leyton
Eden Kane
Mike Preston
Red Price
"The Show of 1961"
Morecambe (Winter Gardens)
Unknown venue (as above)
The Brook Brothers
Danny Williams
