The Beatles' 1964 world tour

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The Beatles 1964 world tour
Tour by the Beatles
Location
  • Europe
  • Oceania
  • Asia
Start date4 June 1964
End date16 August 1964
Legs2
No. of shows30
The Beatles concert chronology

The Beatles 1964 world tour was the Beatles' first world tour, launched after their 1964 UK tour. The reception was enthusiastic, with The Spectator describing it as "hysterical". It was followed by their subsequent North American tour in August that year.

Tour history

The Jimmie Nicol replacement

On the morning of 3 June 1964, the day before setting off on a world tour, Ringo Starr fell ill during a photo session. He fainted and was taken to hospital with a strong fever. He was diagnosed with severe tonsillitis, and hospitalized for a few days in London.[1]

The Beatles, especially George Harrison, wanted to postpone the tour, but then the manager Brian Epstein and the producer George Martin after a frantic phone call decided to use drummer Jimmie Nicol to temporarily replace Starr.[citation needed]

When the Beatles asked Nicol during rehearsals how he was doing, his answer was always "It's getting better". The phrase was later used in "Getting Better", a song from the 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Years later he confessed that he would have done it for free, but Epstein offered him £2,500 per performance and a £2,500 bonus. "I couldn't sleep that night, I was one of the fucking Beatles!" he said in a 1988 interview.[citation needed]

The next day, 4 June 1964, there was a show in Copenhagen, Denmark and with the Beatles he did more shows, until Starr, recovered, joined the group in Melbourne, Australia, on 14 June.[citation needed]

Nicol, with a very shy character, was unable to say goodbye to the group and left at night while they were sleeping. At the airport, Brian Epstein handed him £500 and a gold watch with the inscription "From The Beatles and Brian Epstein to Jimmie - with appreciation and gratitude". On the return journey on the plane he was very sad, he felt "like a bastard child rejected by his new family".[2]

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Europe
4 June 1964[a] Copenhagen Denmark K.B. Hallen
5 June 1964[b] Hillegom Netherlands Treslong. TV appearance for VARA.[3]
6 June 1964[c]
Blokker
 Veilinghallen[4]
Asia
10 June 1964[d][e] Kowloon British Hong Kong Princess Theatre
Oceania
12 June 1964[f][g] Adelaide Australia Centennial Hall
13 June 1964[h][i]
15 June 1964[j] Melbourne
Festival Hall
16 June 1964[k]
17 June 1964[l]
18 June 1964[m] Sydney Sydney Stadium
19 June 1964[n]
20 June 1964[o]
22 June 1964[p] Wellington New Zealand Wellington Town Hall
23 June 1964[q]
24 June 1964[r] Auckland Auckland Town Hall
25 June 1964[s]
26 June 1964[t] Dunedin Dunedin Town Hall
27 June 1964[u] Christchurch Majestic Theatre
29 June 1964[v] Brisbane Australia Brisbane Festival Hall
30 June 1964[w]
Europe
12 July 1964 Brighton England Hippodrome Theatre
19 July 1964 Blackpool
ABC Cinema
23 July 1964 London London Palladium
26 July 1964 Blackpool
Blackpool Opera House
28 July 1964 Stockholm Sweden
Johanneshovs Isstadion
29 July 1964
2 August 1964 Bournemouth England Gaumont
9 August 1964 Scarborough Futurist Theatre
16 August 1964 Blackpool Blackpool Opera House

Typical set list

The typical

lead singers
noted):

  1. "I Saw Her Standing There" (Paul McCartney)
  2. "
    I Want To Hold Your Hand" (John Lennon and Paul McCartney) or You Can't Do That" (John Lennon)[5]
  3. "All My Loving" (Paul McCartney)
  4. "She Loves You" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison)
  5. "Till There Was You" (Paul McCartney)
  6. "Roll Over Beethoven" (George Harrison)
  7. "Can't Buy Me Love" (Paul McCartney)
  8. "This Boy" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison)
  9. "Twist and Shout" (John Lennon)
  10. "Long Tall Sally" (Paul McCartney)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ As Ringo Starr was hospitalized in the UK, Jimmie Nicol was temporarily hired to stand in for Ringo as a drummer for the shows from 4–13 June until Ringo rejoined the group in Melbourne.
  2. ^ As Ringo Starr was hospitalized in the UK, Jimmie Nicol was temporarily hired to stand in for Ringo as a drummer for the shows from 4–13 June until Ringo rejoined the group in Melbourne.
  3. ^ As Ringo Starr was hospitalized in the UK, Jimmie Nicol was temporarily hired to stand in for Ringo as a drummer for the shows from 4–13 June until Ringo rejoined the group in Melbourne.
  4. ^ As Ringo Starr was hospitalized in the UK, Jimmie Nicol was temporarily hired to stand in for Ringo as a drummer for the shows from 4–13 June until Ringo rejoined the group in Melbourne.
  5. ^ Two shows were staged on this day.
  6. ^ As Ringo Starr was hospitalized in the UK, Jimmie Nicol was temporarily hired to stand in for Ringo as a drummer for the shows from 4–13 June until Ringo rejoined the group in Melbourne.
  7. ^ Two shows were staged on this day.
  8. ^ As Ringo Starr was hospitalized in the UK, Jimmie Nicol was temporarily hired to stand in for Ringo as a drummer for the shows from 4–13 June until Ringo rejoined the group in Melbourne.
  9. ^ Two shows were staged on this day.
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External links

  • The Beatles tour New Zealand.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Jimmy Nicol". beatlesbible.com. 23 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Het mysterieuze verhaal van Beatles-invaldrummer Jimmie Nicol" [The mysterious story of Beatles substitute drummer Jimmie Nicol]. 3voor12.vpro (in Dutch). 23 April 2014.
  3. ^ "The Beatles Bible - Television: Treslong, Hillegom, Netherlands". 5 June 1964.
  4. Hongkong
    .
  5. ^ "The Beatles - You Can't do That [Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia]". YouTube.
  6. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Archived
    from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2008.
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