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The Beatles' 1966 US tour.
| Start date | 12 August 1966 |
| End date | 29 August 1966 |
| Legs | 1 |
| No. of shows | 19 |
| The Beatles concert chronology | |
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Overview
The English rock group the Beatles toured the United States and Canada between 19 August and 20 September 1964. The 32 concerts comprised the second stage of a world tour that started with the band's tour of Europe, Hong Kong, and Australia and finished with their UK Autumn tour. The shows in the United States were a return to the country after their brief February 1964 tour.
Background
Following the Beatles’ two week appearance in the United States in February 1964, the band became the most well known group in America. In the six months that followed they achieved 17 Top 40 singles – including six number ones. Their US only LPs A Hard Day's Night and Something New topped the charts for nine weeks. Their first film A Hard Day's Night earned $1.3 million (equivalent to US$11,360,000 in 2021) in its first week. Fans in the United States excitedly anticip…
Repertoire, tour personnel and equipment
Supporting acts for the tour included the Bill Black Combo, the Exciters, the Righteous Brothers, Jackie DeShannon, and Clarence "Frogman" Henry. For their concert repertoire, the Beatles chose only released songs. They placed emphasis on picking songs whose recorded arrangement could be easily reproduced in live performance.
During shows George Harrison switched between his Gretsch Country Gentleman and Rickenbacker 12 …
United States and Canada
The tour encompassed 32 shows in 25 cities over 31 days. Most shows quickly sold-out, with attendance ranging from 4,000 (New York City) to 28,000 (Baltimore). For each show, the Beatles earned $50,000 minimum (equivalent to US$440,000 in 2021), earning over a million dollars across the entire tour.
Intense screaming and rabid fans characterized shows across the tour. Mobbi…
Legacy
Writer June Skinner Sawyers describes the tour as "the first major rock-and-roll concert tour in the history of popular music".
In response to Larry Kane asking if there was anything he cherished about the tour, Lennon replied: "Well, just the whole thing. It's been fantastic. We will probably never do another tour like it. It could never be the same as this one and it's probably something we will remember the rest …
Set list
According to Walter Everett (lead singers appear in parenthesis):
1. "Twist and Shout" (abbreviated) (John Lennon) or "I Saw Her Standing There" (Paul McCartney)
2. "You Can't Do That" (Lennon)
3. "All My Loving" (McCartney)
See also
• List of the Beatles' live performances
Notes
1. ^ After Lennon's murder, McCartney commemorated their Key West night in his 1982 song "Here Today".
2. ^ The Beatles Anthology writes the initial offer was $60,000. (equivalent to US$500,000 in 2021) Barry Miles writes it was $100,000. (equivalent to US$900,000 in 2021)
3. ^ Some shows omitted "She Loves You".
Overview
- The Beatles' 1966 US tourTour by the Beatles Cover of the tour programme Associated albumYesterday and Today, Revolver Start date12 August 1966 End date29 August 1966 Legs1 No. of shows19 The Beatles concert chronology 1966 tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines 1966 US tour The Beatles' rooftop concert The Beatles staged their third and final ...
Background
- Brian Epstein, the Beatles' manager, announced the band's intention to tour the United States in early March 1966 while in New York. Taking place in August, it was the band's third annual summer tour of the US. The shows formed the second leg of a world tour, following concerts in June and July in West Germany, Japan and the Philippines. When in Tokyo, the Beatles received …
Escalation of the "Jesus" controversy
- Plans for the tour were jeopardised in late July by the reaction to John Lennon's comments that the Beatles had become "more popular than Jesus". Lennon made the remark to Maureen Cleave of the London Evening Standard in February, during his interview for the newspaper's "How Does a Beatle Live?" series. Cleave noted Lennon's interest in Christianity and religions, to which he repli…
Repertoire and tour personnel
- The US shows were in the package-tour format typical of the 1960s. The support acts throughout the tour were the Ronettes, the Cyrkle, Bobby Hebb and the Remains. The latter also served as the backing group for the Ronettes and Hebb. The Beatles' set lasted around 30 minutes and was almost identical to that performed in their June–July concerts. The sole difference was that "Lo…
Incidents and further controversy
- Lennon's apology
When the band arrived in Chicago on 11 August for the start of the tour, Epstein and press officer Tony Barrow arranged a press conference at the Astor Tower Hotel to address the controversy and for Lennon to explain himself. Lennon stated that he was only commenting on the decli - Crowd control
The first serious crowd disturbance occurred at Cleveland's Municipal Stadium, where the Beatles performed to nearly 30,000 on 14 August. As they started to play "Day Tripper", over 2,000 fans broke through the security barriers separating the audience from the area housing the e
Final concert
- The Beatles' final paid concert of their career took place on 29 August at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. The band played to an audience of 25,000, leaving 7,000 tickets unsold. A local company called Tempo Productions was in charge of the arrangements. Due to the reduced ticket sales and the expense of paying the Beatles their prearranged $50,000 performance fee, i…