Carte-de-visite of Vesta Tilley (1864-1952), S 146:597-2007 Pleasure gardens, song and supper rooms, and music halls have all been places of entertainment where audiences enjoyed popular entertainment in a convivial atmosphere, eating and drinking during the performance.. Monochrome print on newsprint of Green Gate Tavern, 1854, S 981-2017 Everybody in Blackpool knows Funny Girls, the cabaret show bar in the Lancashire seaside town famous for the Blackpool Tower, the Blackpool Illuminations, Blackpool rock, and a good night out.. 23rd Mar 1963 City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne England 24th Mar 1963 Empire, Liverpool England The headliner, Chris Montez, kindly let them close this show - seeing as it was in their home town.
But his kind gesture soon backfired, because the management decided that they should close all the other ones as well! Paul said: “It was embarrassing as hell for him.. THE HELEN SHAPIRO TOUR, 1963 This tour saw The Beatles playing second fiddle to Helen Shapiro, backing her up with other support acts - Danny Williams, Kenny Lynch, The Honeys, The Kestrels and The Red Price Band.. The other support acts were The Viscounts, Debbie Lee, The Terry Young Combo and Tony Marsh.
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Dates Name of venue Country Notes 18th May 1963 Adelphi, Slough England 19th May 1963 Gaumont, Hanley England 20th May 1963 Gaumont, Southampton England 22nd May 1963 Gaumont, Ipswich England 23rd May 1963 Odeon, Nottingham England 24th May 1963 Granada, Walthamstow England 25th May 1963 City Hall, Sheffield England 26th May 1963 Empire, Liverpool England 28th May 1963 Gaumont, Worcester England 29th May 1963 Rialto, York England 30th May 1963 England Apple's future press-man, Derek Taylor, attended this concert as a reviewer for the Daily Express.. Also on the bill were Gerry & The Pacemakers, David Macbeth, Louise Cordet, Erkey Grant, Ian Crawford, The Terry Young Combo and Tony Marsh.. I mean, what could you say to him?Sorry, Chris? He took it well ” 26th Mar 1963 Granada, Mansfield England 27th Mar 1963 ABC, Mansfield England 28th Mar 1963 ABC, Exeter England 29th Mar 1963 Odeon, Lewisham England 30th Mar 1963 Guildhall, Portsmouth England 31st Mar 1963 De Montfort Hall, Leicester England THE ROY ORBISON/BEATLES TOUR, 1963 The Beatles were supposed to be second on the bill but their popularity was rapidly rising, and Roy Orbison was persuaded to give them equal billing.
All of the shows were compered by Dave Allen Ringo had only been a Beatle for a few months, and was still settling in.. He said: “I was still the odd one out, the new boy But the togetherness of this tour helped a lot.. 23rd Feb 1963 Granada, Mansfield England 24th Feb 1963 Coventry Theatre, Coventry England 26th Feb 1963 Gaumont, Taunton England 27th Feb 1963 Rialto, York England 28th Feb 1963 Granada, Shrewsbury England 1st Mar 1963 Odeon, Southport England 2nd Mar 1963 City Hall, Sheffield England 3rd Mar 1963 Gaumont, Hanley England THE TOMMY ROE/CHRIS MONTEZ TOUR, 1963 The Tommy Roe tour started less than a week after the Helen Shapiro tour closed, and The Beatles were second on the bill.. While most theatres today restrict food and drink to the foyers and the intervals, the spirit of music hall is alive and well in Blackpool’s Funny Girls, where DJ Zoe unwittingly takes the role of the music hall chairman, food is served in the auditorium, and the glamour of Betty Legs Diamond is as much of a draw as Vesta Tilley’s cross-dressed, sharp-suited dandy, soldier or sailor in the late 19 th century.. ” Dates Name of venue Country Notes 2nd Feb 1963 Gaumont, Bradford England 5th Feb 1963 Gaumont, Doncaster England 6th Feb 1963 Granada, Bradford England 7th Feb 1963 Regal, Kirkgate England 8th Feb 1963 England The Beatles were refused entry to the Crown And Mitre Hotel because they were wearing leather jackets, and the Daily Express ran an anti-Beatles story in the morning. e828bfe731