Blackpool (ABC)
opens June 1st 1963
Arthur Worsley & Charlie Brown
Dailey & Wayne
Carole Gray
Norman Collier
Ugo Garrido
The Pamela Devis Dancers
The Telstars
"Holiday Carnival"
Produced by Leslie Grade
Blackpool (North Pier Pavilion)
opens May 31st 1963
Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise
Lena Martell
Paul Burnett
"Show of Stars"
Promoter - Bernard Delfont
Blackpool (Queens Theatre)
Lonnie Donegan
Miki & Griff
Des O'Connor (TV's newest comedy personality)
Jill Westlake (Glamour in song)
Peter Goodright ("It's only me)
The Clark Brothers (American entertainers)
The Kestrels (Ace harmony group)
The Tiller Girls
Ken Moule & The Orchestra
"Putting On The Donegan"
Promoter - Leslie Grade
Blackpool (Rainbow Theatre, South Pier)
The Karl Denver Trio
Marty Wilde & The Wildcats"
Eden Kane
Julie Grant
Daryl Quist
The Fleerekkers
Larry Burns (compere)
"The Big Star Show"
"Sunday Special"
Promoter - Larry Parnes
Full copy of Weekday programme
Bournemouth (Winter Gardens)
June 3rd 1963 to September 21st 1963
Lance Percival
Ronnie Carroll
Antonio Vargas & The Spanish Dancers
Gerard Sety
Des Lane
Toni Ros
The Mistins
Don Robb Group
"Star Light Roof"
Promoter - Harold Fielding
Bridlington (Grand Pavilion)
Bobby Dennis
Jean & Peter Barbour
Joanne Michelle
Tina Scott
Tom Mennard
"It's A Grand Night"
Great Yarmouth (Windmill Theatre)
Mark Wynter
Rolf Harris
The Tornados
The Off-Keys
Jody & Holly
Al Paige (Compere)
"The Big Star Show"
Promoter : Larry Parnes
Great Yarmouth (Royal Aquarium)
Ballet Montmartre
Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers
Colin Day
Ronnie Corbett
The Trebletones
Jimmy Saville (compere)
Great Yarmouth (Britannia Theatre)
July 23rd, 30th
July 7th, 14th, 21st
September 1st, 8th, 15th
The Tornadoes
Freddy & The Dreamers
Tommy Bruce
Mike Preston
Dickie Pride
Mike & Tony Nevitt
The Barron Knights
Al Paige (compere)
"The Sunday Special"
Promoter - Larry Parnes
Great Yarmouth (Britannia Theatre)
July 28th
August 4th, 11th, 18th 25th
Freddie & The Dreamers (11th and 25th August)
Maureen Evans
Mike Preston
Dickie Pride
Vince Eager
Mike & Tony Nevitt
The Barron Knights with Duke D'mond
Al Paige (compere)
"The Sunday Special"
Promoter - Larry Parnes
Full copy of Joe Brown programme
Full copy of Freddie & The Dreamers programme
Llandudno (Pier Pavilion)
The Peter Crawford Trio
Bill Maynard
Pat Lancaster
Bryan Johnson
"Big Night Out"
Promoters - Bernard Delfont & Richard Armitage
Torquay (Princess Theatre)
John Barry Seven
The Kestrels
The Brook Brothers
The Jetblacks
Chris Carlsen (compere)
Princess Theatre Orchestra - Harold Collins
Promoters - Bernard Delfont & Arthur Howes
Old Hill (Ritz Ballroom)
Denny & The Diplomats (Denny Laine)
A long arranged date that Brian Epstein would have preferred to cancel
London (Alexandra Palace)
Craig Douglas
Shane Fenton & The Fentones
John Barry Seven
Screaming Lord Sutch
Cyril Davies Rhythm & Blues All-Stars
Barron Knights
Barrie James Show
Robb Storme & The Whispers
"All Night Festival of Beat Music"
Northwich (Memorial Hall)
Blackpool (ABC & Princess Theatre)
7th July 1963
14th July 1963
21st July 1963 (Princess)
28th July 1963
4th August 1963 (Princess)
11th August 1963
25th August 1963
8th September 1963
Sunday Shows
The Brook Brothers
George Meaton
Jack Douglas
Erkey Grant
The Terry Young Combo
The Four Mosts
Freddie Starr & The Midnighters
Hack Douglas (compere)
July 1963
07 - Weston-super-Mare (Odeon)
14 - Southend (Odeon)
19 - Llanelli (Ritz)
21 - Llandudno (Odeon)
26 - East Grinstead (Whitehall)
27 - Birmingham (Bingley Hall)
28 - Southport (Floral Hall)
August 1963
04 - Bournemouth (Gaumont)
11 - Folkestone (Odeon)
18 - Blackpool (ABC)
25 - Great Yarmouth (ABC)
31 - Wimbledon (Palais)
September 1963
01 - Llandudno (Odeon)
03 - Waltham Cross (Imperial)
06 - Banbury (Winter Gardens)
08 - Bournemouth (Gaumont)
Some of the above dates may have been Gene Vincent solo appearances
Some of the artists didn't appear on all shows on the tour
Heinz Burt
Mike Berry & The Innocents
Bille Davis
The Brook Brothers
The Bachelors
Sounds Incorporated
The Outlaws
The Saints
The Roof Raisers
Tony Allen
Promoter - Don Arden
07 - Blackpool (Hippodrome)
14 - Blackpool (Queen's)
21 - Rhyl (Pavilion)
28 - Great Yarmouth (Wellington Pier)
August 1963
04 - Scarborough (Floral Hall)
11 - Morecambe (Winter Gardens)
18 - Blackpool (Queen's)
25 - Great Yarmouth (Wellington Pier)
September 1963
01 - Blackpool (Queen's)
08 - Blackpool (Hippodrome)
Sunday Concerts
This programme may not be the actual one for the above dates
The Roulettes
Tommy Wallis & Beryl
Erkey Grant
Terry Young Combo
Dave Reid (compere)
Promoter - Arthur Howes
Margate (Winter Gardens)
Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers
Margate (Winter Gardens) - week
Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas
Lana Sisters
Dean Rogers
Don Crockett
Pan Yue Jen Troupe
Derek Roy (compere)
Setlist
Roll Over Beethoven
Thank You Girl
Chains
Please Please Me
A Taste of Honey
I Saw Her Standing There
Baby It's You
From Me To You
Twist & Shout
13 - Finsbury Park (Astoria)
14 - Hammersmith (Odeon)
17 - Glasgow (Odeon)
18 - Leeds (Odeon)
19 - Birmingham (Odeon)
20 - Manchester (Odeon)
21 - Liverpool (Odeon)
26 - Cardiff (Apollo)
27 - Lewisham (Odeon)
28 - Hammersmith (Odeon)
Ted Heath & His Music
Promoter - William Victor
Bournemouth (Winter Gardens)
Jan & Kelly (New recording stars)
Peter Regan (Singing star from "The Talk Of The Wown")
Tommy Reilly (Introducing)
The Freemen (The boys in harmony)
Bob Prost & His Concert Orchestra
Promoter - Harold Fielding
Bradford (Majestic Ballroom)
July 20th 1963
Rhyl (Ritz Ballroom)
Weston-Super-Mare (Odeon) - week
Gerry & The Pacemakers
Tommy Quickly
The Lana Sisters
Sons Of The Piltdown Men
Tommy Wallis & Beryl
Billy Baxter (compere)
Promoter - Arthur Howes
New Brighton (Tower)
"Northern Sounds 1963"
Freddie & The Dreamers
The Big Three
The Fourmost
Pete Maclaine & The Clan
Mark Peters & The Silhouetters
Earl Preston & The TTs
Johnny Sandon & The Remo Four
Freedie Starr & The Midnighters
Sommy Webb & The Cascades
The Undertakers
Great Yarmouth (ABC)
Blackpool (Opera House)
The Tornados
Jill Day
The Raindrops
Des Lane
Bob Miller & The Millermen
"Sunday Night at the Blackpool Opera House"
Promoter - Harold Fielding
Southend (Odeon) - week
Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas
The Countrymen
Tommy Quickly
Sons Of The Piltdown Men
Tommy Wallis & Beryl
Billy Baxter
Promoter - Arthur Howes
02 - Liverpool (Grafton Rooms)
03 - Liverpool (Cavern)
Blackpool (Opera House)
Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
Mark Wynter
Susan Maughan
Bob Miller & The Millermen
"Sunday Night at the Blackpool Opera House"
Promoter - Harold Fielding
Blackpool (Queens Theatre)
Bournemouth (Winter Gardesn)
Torquay (Princess Theatre)
Derek Roy
Mickey Most
Judy Jones
Russ Sainty & The Nu-Notes
Rod & Caralyn
Princess Theatre Orchestra - Harold Collins
Promoters - Bernard Delfont & Arthur Howes
Flixton (Abbotsfield Park)
Brian Poole & The Tremeloes
The Dennisons
"The Annual Urmston Show"
The interesting parts of the programme
(unless you are interested in registering your cucumber etc)
August 9th & 10th 1963
St Saviour, Jersey (Springfield Ballroom)
Promoter - John Smith
St. Peter Port, Guernsey (Auditorium Candie Gardens)
TV
"The weekend starts here"
First show was introduced by Keith Fordyce
Pat Boone
Chris Barber
Billy Fury
Brian Poole & The Tremeloes
Joyce Blair
Last show December 23rd 1966
Kathy McGowan joined the show in 1964
Nelson (Imperial Ballroom)
Tommy Quickly
Sons Of The Piltdown Men
Garry & Lee
Black Kats
Blackpool (Queens Theatre)
The Brook Brothers
Chas McDevitt & Shirley Douglas
Dean Rogers
George Meaton
Red Price Combo
Bob Bain (compere)
Promoter - Arthur Howes
Blackpool (Opera House)
The Tornados
Jill Day
The Raindrops
Des Lane
Bob Miller & The Millermen
"Sunday Night at the Blackpool Opera House"
Promoter - Harold Fielding
Bournemouth (Winter Gardens)
The Springfields
Mark Wynter
Jan & Kelly
The Hollies
The Eric Delaney Band
Promoter - Harold Fielding
Torquay (Princess)
The Searchers
The Countrymen
Lee Curtis & The All-Stars
Peter Quinton
Harold Collins & Orchestra
Llandudno (Odeon) - week
Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
Tommy Quickly
The Lana Sisters
Sons of Piltdown Men
Tommy Wallis & Beryl
Billy Baxter (compere)
Blackpool (ABC)
Shane Fenton & The Fentones
Freddy Starr
Tommy Wallis & Beryl
The Trebletones
George Meaton
Jack Douglas
Blackpool (Opera House)
Ronnie Carroll
Peter Crawford Trio
Bob Miller & The Millermen
"Sunday Night at the Blackpool Opera House"
Promoter - Harold Fielding
Bournemouth (Winter Gardens)
The Tornados
Jan & Kelly
Bert Weedon
The Bell-Tones
The Eric Delaney Band
Promoter - Harold Fielding
Torquay (Princess)
The Fourmost
The Kestrels
Lynne Perri
Barry Barnett
Bob Bain (compere)
Promoter - Arthur Howes
Bournemouth (Gaumont) - week
Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
Tommy Quickly
Tommy Wallis & Beryl
The Lanas
Sons of the Piltdown Men
Billy Baxter (compere)
"The Beatles Show"
Promoter - Arthur Howes
The Beatles
I'll Get You
Parlophone R5055
Recorded July 1st 1963
Blackpool (ABC)
Charles McDevitt & Shirley Douglas
Jack Douglas
Patti Brooks
Terry Young
Colin Day
Sons of the Piltdown Men
Gary & Lee
Blackpool (Opera House)
The Tornados
The Kaye Sisters
Bob Miller & The Millermen
"Sunday Night at the Blackpool Opera House"
Promoter - Harold Fielding
Southport (Odeon) - week
Setlist
Roll Over Beethoven
Thank You Girl
Chains
A Taste Of Honey
She Loves You
Baby It's You
From Me To You
Boys
I Saw Her Standing There
Twist & Shout
Gerry & The Pacemakers
The Fourmost
Sons of the Piltdown Men
Tommy Quickly
Gary & Lee
Tommy Wallis & Beryl
Billy Baxter (compere)
Promoter - Arthur Howes
