Southampton (Guildhall)
The Springfields
03 - Slough (Adelphi)
04 - Kettering (Granada)
The Brook Brothers
Four Jays (Britain's top comedy vocal team)
Colin Day ("Till")
Dale Sisters (Your Sunday babies)
Red Price Band
Dave Allen (compere)
Full copy of Kettering programme (Flickr)
Portsmouth (Guildhall)
The Shadows
Nottingham (Theatre Royal)
The Springfields
Liverpool (Empire)
The Springfields
Janie Marden
Paul Andrews
Bill Maynard
The Reg Wale Four
"Wonderful Time"
Bradford (St. George's Hall)
E
Leicester (De Montfort Hall)
The Shadows
Promoter - Arthur Kimbrell
Stockton-on-Tees (Globe Theatre)
Bradford (Majestic Ballroom)
Liverpool (Liverpool Jazz Society, Temple Street)
Gerry & The Pacemakers
Rory Storm & The Wild Ones
16 - Kilburn (Gaumont State)
18 - Liverpool (Empire)
24 - Manchester (Free Trade Hall).
Jeri Southern
Matt Monro
Danny Williams
Promoter - William Victor Productions Lt
Bradford (Majestic Ballroom)
London (Empire Pool, Wembley)
Daily Express - 7th Record Star Show
Stars Organisation for Spastics
Adam Faith
Andy Stewart (Did not appear due to illness)
Bob Sharples (Musical director)
Brook Brothers
Cliff Richard (Did not appear due to illness)
David Jacobs (compere)
Desmond Lane
Doug Sheldon
Helen Shapiro
John Barry Seven
Johnnie Stewart (Producer)
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen with Beryl Bryden
Lonnie Donegan
Norrie Paramore (Musical director)
Ron Goodwin (Musical director)
Rosemary Squires
Russ Conway (Did not appear due to illness)
Sandu Scott (Did not appear due to illness)
Shadows
Tommy Bruce
Tony Osborne (Musical director)
31 - Brighton (Essoldo)
April 1962
02 - Newcastle (City Hall)
03 - Birkenhead (Essoldo)
04 - Glasgow (St Andrew's Hall)
05 - Blackburn (King George's Hall)
06 - Woolwich (Granada)
07 - Walthamstow (Granada)
08 - Tooting (Granada)
09 - Sheffield (City Hall)
10 - Birmingham (Town Hall)
11 - Leicester (De Montfort Hall)
12 - Worcester (Gaumont)
13 - Bristol (Colston Hall) - see below
14 - Portsmouth (Guildhall)
15 - Slough (adelphi)
16 - Norwich (Theatre Royal)
GeneVincent
Rory Blackwell & His Blackjacks
Nero & The Gladiators
Sounds Incorporated
Bob Bain (compere)
Promoter : Don Arden
"The Stage" review - Tooting Granada
30 - Bexleyheath (ABC)
31 - Bradford (Gaumont)
April 1962
01 - Birmingham (Hippodrome)
see also January 1962
The Honeys replaced the Two-Tones on later dates
The Dallas Boys
The Honeys
The Trebletones
Patti Brooks
Tony Marsh (compere)
Promoter : Arthur Howes
01 - Lewisham (Gaumont)
02 - Watford (Gaumont)
03 - Preston (Gaumont)
04 - Hanley (Gaumont)
05 - Southend (Odeon)
06 - Bournemouth (Gaumont)
07 - Chelmsford (Odeon)
08 - Victoria (New)
09 - Salisbury (Gaumont)
10 - Cardiff (Sofia Gardens)
11 - Swansea (Brangwyn Hall)
12 - Cheltenham (Gaumont)
13 - Rochester (Gaumont)
14 - Finsbury Park (Astoria)
15 - Kilburn (Gaumont State)
Malcolm Mitchell & His Trio
Daisy May & Saveen
The Harmonichords
Joe Church
The Two Tones
The Harmonichords became The Bachelors
01 - Cardiff (New Theatre)
02 - Fareham (HMS Collingwood)
12 - Portsmouth (Guildhall)
13 - Canterbury (Odeon)
14 - Hastings (Pier Pavillion)
15 - Ipswich (Gaumont)
21 - Birmingham (Cannon Hill Park)
22 - Weymouth (Pavilion)
Bert Weedon
Chas McDevitt & Shirley Douglas
The Echoes
01 - Stoke (Essoldo)
13 - Cannock (Essoldo/Danilo)
34 - Essoldo (Keighley)
Ricky Valance
Tommy Bruce
Peter Wynne
Danny Rivers
Vince Eager
The Echoes
Gene Vincent backed by :
Stoke - Condors
Cannock - The Echoes
Keighley - Sounds Inc
02 - Preston (Public Hall)
03 - Wakefield (Regal)
04 - York (Rialto)
05 - Grantham (Granada)
06 - Doncaster (Gaumont)
5th was originally scheduled to be Sunderland
Norman Vaughan
The Four Jays
Colin Day
Dave Allen
The Dale Sisters
Red Price Band
Full copy of Grantham programme
Bradford (Majestic Ballroom)
05 - Perth (Playhouse) - three nights
12 - Kirkcaldy (Rio) - three nights
19 - Dunfermline (Alhambra) - three nights
26 - Dumfries (Lyceum) - three nights
New Brighton (Tower Ballroom)
The Beatles
Gerry & The Pacemakers
Howie Casey & The Seniors
Rory Storm & The Hurricanes
The Big Three
The King Twisters
12 - Maidstone (Granada)
13 - Bedford (Granada)
14 - Kettering (Granada)
15 - Peterborough (Embassy)
16 - Chesterfield (ABC)
17 - Newcastle (City Hall)
19 - Birmingham (Town Hall)
Emile Ford & The Checkmates
The Allisons
Jimmy Justice
Susan Singer
The Trebletones
Joe Black (compere)
Bristol (Colston Hall)
Jess Conrad
Rory Blackwell & His Blackjacks
Nero & The Gladiators
Sounds Incorporated
Bob Bain (compere)
Promoter : Don Arden
Poster - Bristol
Jess Conrad replace Gene Vincent in Bristol
The normal programme was used with addition of a "wrap
round"
that contained a photo of Jess Conrad and the revised
running order
London (Empire Pool, Wembley)
Adam Faith
Bert Weedon
Billy Fury
Bob Miller & The Millermen
Brook Brothers
Cliff Richard
Danny Williams
David Jacobs (compere)
Eden Kane
Helen Shapiro
Joe Brown
John Leyton
The Shadows
Shane Fenton
Springfields
Ted Heath & His Music
NME Poll Winners' All Star Concert
20 - London (Palladium)
21 - Manchester (Odeon)
22 - Liverpool (Empire)
Neil Sedaka
Emile Ford & His Checkmates
The Raindrops
Ted Heath & His Phase 4 Music
Gary Marshal (compere)
Promoter : Vic Lewis
"The Greatest Easter Parade Show"
21 - Glasgow (St. Andrew's Hall)
22 - Birmingham (Hippodrome)
23 - Portsmouth (Guildhall)
24 - Leicester (De Montfort Hall)
25 - Doncaster (Gaumont)
26 - Worcester (Gaumont)
27 - Bristol (Colston Hall)
28 - Bournemouth (Winter Gardens)
29 - Rugby (Granada)
30 - Dartford (Granada)
May 1962
01 - Aylesbury (Granada)
02 - Kingston (Granada)
03 - Harrow (Granada)
04 - Grantham (Granada)
05 - Mansfield (Granada)
06 - Tooting (Granada)
07 - Plymouth (ABC)
08 - Maidstone (Granada)
09 - Bedford (Granada)
10 - Kettering (Granada)
11 - Woolwich (Granada)
12 - Slough (Adelphi)
13 - Walthamstow (Granada)
Johnny Burnette
Gene McDaniels
The Flee Rekkers
Four Kestrels
Rolly Daniels
Condors
Danny Rivers
Mark Wynter (compere)
"Rock 'n' Twist USA"
Promoter - George Cooper
21 - Margate (Winter Gardens) - two nights
23 - Tunbridge Wells (Essoldo)
24 - Salisbury (Gaumont)
The Brook Brothers
22 - Blackpool (Queen's)
29 - Peterborough (Embassy)
Eden Kane
The Kestrels
Jody & Holly
Ted Taylor Four
Bob Bain (compere)
Promoter - Arthur Howes
Full copy of Peterborough programme
Liverpool (Empire) - week
The Shadows
Chas McDevitt & Shirley Douglas (Beauty & the beat)
Frank Ifield (Columbia recording star)
Jackie Trent (Britain's newest singing personality)
Clarkson & Leslie (The essence of versatility)
Joe Black (Crazy but harmless)
Dailey & Wayne (Comedy team)
The Pan Yue Jen Troupe
29 - East Ham (Granada)
30 - Southampton (Guildhall)
May 1962
01 - Greenford (Granada)
02 - Sutton (Granada)
08 - Bristol (Colston Hall)
Jess Conrad
Emile Ford
The Allisons
Jimmy Justice
Patti Brooks
Bob Bain (compere)
Promoter - Don Arden
29 - Newcastle (City Hall)
30 - Leicester (De Montfort Hall)
May 1962
01 - Birmingham (Town hall)
02 - Cardiff (Sophia Gardens)
03 - Blackburn (King George's Hall)
04 - Grimsby (Gaiety)
05 - Portsmouth (Guildhall)
06 - Cannock (Danilo)
07 - Brighton (Essoldo)
08 - Bristol (Colston Hall)
09 - Sheffield (City Hall)
10 - Bradford (St. George's Hall)
Not part of same tour
11 - Birmingham (Ritz/Plaza)
12 - Norwich (Theatre Royal)
13 - Hull (Cecil)
14 - Mitcham (Majestic)
15 - Tunbridge Wells (Essoldo)
16 - Wigan (Empress)
17 - New Brighton (Tower)
18 - Glasgow (St. Andrew's Hall)
19 - Nelson (Imperial)
Jerry Lee Lewis
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
The Viscounts
Vince Eager
The Echoes
Mark Eden
Danny Storm
Buddy Britten
Dave Reid (compere)
Promoter : Don Arden
London (Palladium) - 2 weeks
The Temperance Seven
Mike & Bernie Winters
Lionel Blair & His Twist Dancers
The Kuban Cossack Dancers (From the white steppes of Ukraine)
Richiardi Jr. (America's master of magic)
Paul Andrews (Creating an impression)
Sergio Franchi (Italy's newest singing personailty)
Ted Rogers (Versatile comedian)
The Skylons (Thrills in the air)
The London Palladium Orchestra (Reg Cole)
Promoters - Leslie A. Macdonnell & Bernard Delfont
