The Beatles Winter 1963 Helen Shapiro Tour
Tour by The Beatles | |
Location | United Kingdom |
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Start date | 2 February 1963 |
End date | 3 March 1963 |
Legs | 2 |
No. of shows | 14 |
The Beatles concert chronology |
The tour was organised by the Arthur Howes Agency. This was the first time that the Beatles had worked with Howes.[3]
Programme
The programme for the tour[1] was:
- Red Price Band
- The Honeys
- Dave Allen
- The Beatles
- Dave Allen
- Danny Williams
- —Interval—
- Red Price Band
- The Kestrels
- Kenny Lynch
- Dave Allen
- Helen Shapiro
Set list
The Beatles typical
- "Chains" (George Harrison)
- "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby" (John Lennon)
- "A Taste of Honey" (Paul McCartney)
- "Please Please Me" (John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
Two other songs were used as prepared alternatives during the tour:
- "Love Me Do" (Paul McCartney / John Lennon)
- "Beautiful Dreamer" (Paul McCartney)
Winter 1963 Helen Shapiro Tour dates
The Shapiro tour was split into two parts.
Part 1
The first part lasted from 2 to 10 February, although the Beatles did not play on the 10th, as they needed to be in London early on the 11th. The Beatles played two dates at the
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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2 February 1963 | Bradford | England | Gaumont |
5 February 1963 | Doncaster | Gaumont | |
6 February 1963 | Bedford | Granada | |
7 February 1963 | Wakefield | ABC Cinema | |
8 February 1963 | Carlisle |
Regal | |
9 February 1963 | Sunderland |
Sunderland Empire Theatre |
All dates from Lewisohn[5]
On 11 February, the Beatles recorded the ten tracks that, together with their two previously released singles, formed their debut album, Please Please Me. From 12 to 22 February, they played a number of dates on their own, before joining the Shapiro tour again on the 23.
Part 2
The second part lasted from 23 February until 3 March. Travelling to
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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23 February 1963 | Mansfield | England | Granada |
24 February 1963 | Coventry | Coventry Theatre | |
26 February 1963 | Taunton | Gaumont | |
27 February 1963 | York | Rialto | |
28 February 1963 | Shrewsbury | Granada | |
1 March 1963 | Southport | Odeon | |
2 March 1963 | Sheffield | Sheffield City Hall | |
3 March 1963 | Hanley | Gaumont |
All dates from Lewisohn[5]
Instruments and equipment
Instruments The Beatles had on the tour, shown here for each member of the group.[6]
John Lennon
- 1958 Rickenbacker 325 electric guitar
- 1962electro-acoustic guitar(used as backup)
- 1962Vox AC-30amplifier
Paul McCartney
- 1961 Höfner 500/1 hollowbody Violin bass
- Quad II/22 Amp modified by Adrian Barber
- 1962 Adrian Barber "Coffin" speaker cabinet[9]
George Harrison
- 1957Gretsch Duo Jethollowbody electric guitar
- 1962electro-acoustic guitar(used as backup)
- 1962Vox AC-30amplifier
- Premier Mahogany drum kit[11]
- 20×17" bass drum
- 12×8" rack tom
- 16×16" floor tom
- 14×4" Premier Royal Ace wood-shell snare drum
See also
References
- ^ a b c Lewisohn 1996, p. 98.
- ^ Lewisohn 1996, p. 101.
- ^ The Beatles 2000, p. 89.
- ^ Lewisohn 1996, pp. 361–365.
- ^ a b Lewisohn 1996, pp. 98–102.
- ^ Babiuk 2002, p. 81.
- ^ a b Babiuk 2002, p. 72.
- ^ a b Babiuk 2002, p. 67.
- ^ Babiuk 2002, p. 64.
- ^ Babiuk 2002, p. 53.
- ^ Babiuk 2002, p. 70.
- Bibliography
- Lewisohn, Mark (1996). The Complete Beatles Chronicle. London: Bounty Books. ISBN 978-1-85152-975-9.
- The Beatles (2000). The Beatles Anthology. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. ISBN 0-8118-2684-8.
- Babiuk, Andy (2002). Beatles Gear. San Francisco: ISBN 0-87930-731-5.