-Britain did not experience racism in the same way the United States did. There were certainly issues in Great Britain in regards to race, but they weren’t felt musically as they were in the United States

- while racial tensions delayed the bluesy sound of the American south from becoming popular, and then caused all kinds of controversy once it did reach the centre stage of American entertainment, Britain was listening to the blues

-many young British musicians greatly admired the blues musicians of the American south and emulated their sound in their own music.

-while Elvis, Holly and Jerry Lee brought their black sound to American airwaves, several young British bands were gaining popularity on their own side of the Atlantic with the black sound

The Quarrymen

1962 Ready for America!

BEATLEMANIA!!! -why were The Beatles so popular? -the baby boomers were all around 13

years old, so there were more 13 year olds in the western world than ever before, and 13 year olds love new and exciting music

-The Beatles first big hits were written by black musicians eg: “Twist and Shout”

Their approach to Rock’n’Roll was the refreshing change this relatively new form of popular music needed

But there’s more…

THE FIRST BOY BANDThe First Boy Band

John Lennon

Paul McCartney

Ringo StarrGeorge Harrison

BUT THE GUYS LOVED THEM TOO They Rocked! They spoke their mind

They had the life every guy wanted

They were fun for everyone!

SONG WRITING GENIUSES John Lennon and Paul McCartney were

the primary writers Their love of Blues and Rock’n’Roll

combined with their love of “showtunes” created a formula

after 10 000 hours of performance in Hamburg working this formula and practicing their craft they got pretty good

- at one time held 8 of 10 top ten songs, during a period where they had the number one song for over 18months

TOUR SCHEDULE 1963-1965 TOUR OF SCOTLAND, 1963

3 January    Two Red Shoes, Elgin4 January    Town Hall, Dingwall5 January    Museum Hall, Bridge of Allan6 January    Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen

UK DATES, January 196310 January     Grafton Rooms, Liverpool11 January     Cavern Club, Liverpool11 January     Plaza Ballroom, Old Hill12 January     Invicta Ballroom, Chatham14 January     Civic Hall, Wirral17 January     Cavern Club, Liverpool17 January     Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead18 January     Floral Hall, Morecambe19 January     Town Hall, Whitchurch20 January     Cavern Club, Liverpool23 January     Cavern Club, Liverpool24 January     Assembly Hall, Flintshire25 January     Co-operative Hall, Darwen26 January     El Rio Club, Macclesfield26 January     King’s Hall, Stoke-on-Trent27 January     Three Coins Club, Manchester28 January     Majestic Ballroom, Newcastle-upon-Tyne30 January     Cavern Club, Liverpool1 February     Assembly Rooms, Tamworth1 February     Maney Hall, Sutton Coldfield

HELEN SHAPIRO TOUR PART 1, 19632 February     Gaumont, BradfordBREAK IN TOUR3 February     Cavern Club, Liverpool4 February     Cavern Club, LiverpoolRESUME TOUR5 February     Gaumont, Doncaster6 February     Granada, Bedford7 February     Regal, Kirkgate8 February     ABC, Carlisle9 February     Empire, SunderlandBREAK IN TOUR12 February     Azena Ballroom, Sheffield12 February     Astoria Ballroom, Oldham13 February     Majestic Ballroom, Hull14 February     Locarno Ballroom, Liverpool15 February     Ritz, Birmingham16 February     Carfax Assembly, Oxford18 February     Queen’s Hall, Widness19 February     Cavern Club, Liverpool20 February     Swimming Baths, Docanster21 February     Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead22 February     Oasis Club, Manchester

HELEN SHAPIRO TOUR PART 223 February     Granada, Mansfield24 February     Coventry Theatre, Coventry26 February     Gaumont, Taunton27 February     Rialto, York28 February     Granada, Shrewsbury1 March     Odeon, Southport2 March     City Hall, Sheffield3 March     Gaurnont, Hanley

UK DATES, March 19634 March     Plaza Ballroom, St. Helens7 March     Elizabethan Ballroom, Nottingham8 March     The Royal Hall, Harrogate

TOMMY ROE/CHRIS MONTEZ TOUR, 19639 March     Granada, East Ham10 March     Hippodrome, Birmingham12 March     Granada, Bedford13 March     Rialto, York14 March     Gaumont, Wolverhampton15 March     Colston Hall, Bristol16 March     City Hall, Sheffield17 March     Embassy, Peterborough18 March     Regal, Gloucester19 March     Regal, Cambridge20 March     ABC, Romford21 March     ABC, Croydon22 March     Gaumont, Doncaster23 March     City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne24 March     Empire, Liverpool26 March     Granada, Mansfield27 March     ABC, Northampton28 March     ABC, Exeter29 March     Odeon, Lewisham30 March     Guildhall, Portsmouth31 March     De Montfort Hall, Leicester

UK DATES, Spring 19634 April     Roxburgh Hall, Stowe5 April     Swimming Baths, Leyton, London6 April     Pavilion Gardens, Buxton7 April     Savoy Ballroom, Portsmouth9 April     Gaumont State Cinema, Kilburn, London10 April     Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead11 April     Co-operative Hall, Middleton12 April     Cavern Club, Liverpool15 April     Riverside Dancing Club, Tenbury Wells17 April     Majestic Ballroom, Luton18 April     Swimming Sound ’63, Royal Albert Hall, London19 April     King’s Hall, Stoke-on-Trent20 April     Mersey View Pleasure Grounds, Warrington21 April     NME Poll Winners Concert, Empire Pool, Wembley21 April     Pigalle Club, Piccadilly, London23 April     Floral Hall, Southport24 April     Majestic Ballroom, Finsbury Park, London25 April     Fairfield Hall, Croydon26 April     Music Hall, Shrewsbury27 April     Memorial Hall, Northwich11 May     Imperial Ballroom, Nelson14 May     Rink Ballroom, Sunderland15 May     Royalty Theatre, Chester17 May     Grosvenor Rooms, Norwich

ROY ORBISON/BEATLES TOUR, 196318 May     Adelphi, Slough19 May     Gaumont, Hanley20 May     Gaumont, Southampton22 May     Gaumont, Ipswich23 May     Odeon, Nottingham24 May     Granada, Walthamstow25 May     City Hall, Sheffield26 May     Empire, Liverpool28 May     Gaumont, Worcester29 May     Rialto, York30 May     Odeon, Manchester31 May     Odeon, Southend-on-Sea1 June     Granada, Tooting2 June     Hippodrome, Brighton3 June     Granada, Woolwich4 June     Town Hall, Birmingham5 June     Odeon, Leeds7 June     Odeon, Glasgow8 June     City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne9 June     King George's Hall, Blackburn

UK DATES, Summer 196310 June     Pavilion, Bath12 June     Grafton Rooms, Liverpool13 June     Palace Theatre Club, Cheshire13 June     Southern Sporting Club, Manchester14 June     Tower Ballroom, New Brighton15 June     City Hall, Salisbury16 June     Odeon Cinema, Romford21 June     Odeon Cinema, Guildford22 June     Town Hall, Monmouthshire25 June     Astoria Ballroom, Middlesbrough26 June     Majestic Ballroom, Newcastle-upon-Tyne28 June     Queen’s Hall, Leeds30 June     ABC Cinema, Great Yarmouth5 July     Plaza Ballroom, Old Hill6 July     Memorial Hall, Northwich7 July     ABC Theatre, Blackpool8-13 July     Winter Gardens, Margate14 July     ABC Theatre, Blackpool19-20 July     Ritz Ballroom, Flintshire21 July     Queen’s Theatre, Blackpool22-27 July     Odeon Theatre, Weston-super-Mare28 July     ABC Cinema, Great Yarmouth31 July     Imperial Ballroom, Nelson2 August     Grafton Rooms, Liverpool3 August     Cavern Club, Liverpool4 August     Queen’s Theatre, Blackpool5 August     Abbotsfield Park, Urmston6-7 August     The Springfield Ballroom, Jersey, Channel Islands8 August     Candie Gardens, Guernssey, Channel Islands9-10 August     The Springfield Ballroom, Jersey, Channel Islands11 August     ABC Theatre, Blackpool12-17 August     Odeon Cinema, Caernarvonshire18 August     Princess Theatre Torquay19-24 August     Gaumont Cinema, Bournemouth25 August     ABC Cinema, Blackpool26-31 August     Odeon Cinema, Southport4 September     Gaumont Cinema, Worcester5 September     Gaumont Cinema, Taunton6 September     Odeon Cinema, Luton7 September     Fairfield Hall, Croydon8 September     ABC Theatre, Blackpool13 September     Public Hall, Preston14 September     Memorial Hall, Northwich15 September     Great Pop Prom, Royal Albert Hall, London

BEATLES MINI-TOUR OF SCOTLAND, 19635 October     Concert Hall, Glasgow6 October     Carlton, Kirkcaldy7 October     Caird Hall, Dundee

UK DATES, October 196311 October     Trentham Gardens, Trentham13 October     London Palladium, London15 October     Floral Hall, Southport19 October     Pavilion Gardens Ballroom, Buxton

BEATLES TOUR OF SWEDEN, 196325 October     Sundsta-aulan, Karlstad26 October     Kungliga Hallen, Stockholm27 October     Cirkus, Goteborg28 October     Borashallen, Boras29 October     Sporthallen, Eskilstuna

BEATLES AUTUMN TOUR, 19631 November     Odeon, Cheltenham2 November     City Hall, Sheffield3 November     Odeon, LeedsBREAK IN TOUR4 November     Royal Variety Show, Prince of Wales Theatre, LondonRESUME TOUR5 November     Adelphi, Slough6 November     ABC, Northampton7 November     Adelphi, Dublin8 November     Ritz, Belfast9 November     Granada, East Ham10 November     Hippodrome, Birmingham13 November     ABC, Plymouth14 November     ABC, Exeter15 November     Colston Hall, Bristol16 November     Winter Gardens, Bournemouth17 November     Coventry Theatre, Coventry19 November     Gaumont, Wolverhampton20 November     ABC, Ardwick21 November     ABC, Carlisle22 November     Globe, Stockton-on-Tees23 November     City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne24 November     ABC, Hull26 November     Regal, Cambridge27 November     Rialto, York28 November     ABC, Lincoln29 November     ABC, Huddersfield30 November     Empire, Sunderland1 December     De Montfort Hall, LeicesterBREAK IN TOUR2 December     Grosvenor House Hotel, LondonRESUME TOUR3 December     Guildhall, PortsmouthBREAK IN TOUR7 December     Empire Theatre, LiverpoolRESUME TOUR7 December     Odeon, Liverpool8 December     Odeon, Lewisham9 December     Odeon, Southend-on-Sea10 December     Gaumont, Doncaster11 December     Futurist, Scarborough12 December     Odeon, Nottingham13 December     Gaumont, SouthamptonEND OF TOUR

14 December     Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, London THE BEATLES CHRISTMAS SHOW, 1963

21 December     Christmas Show Preview, Gaumont Cinema, Bradford22 December     Christmas Show Preview, Empire Theatre, Liverpool24 December     The Beatles Christmas Show, Astoria Cinema, London26-28 December     The Beatles Christmas Show, Astoria Cinema, London30-31 December     The Beatles Christmas Show, Astoria Cinema, London

1964 1-4 January     The Beatles Christmas Show, Astoria Cinema,

London5-11 January     The Beatles Christmas Show, Astoria Cinema, LondonEND SHOW

12 January     London Palladium, London VISIT TO FRANCE, 1964

15 January     Cinema Cyrano, Versailles16 January – 4 February     Olympia Theatre, Paris

VISIT TO USA, 19649 February     Ed Sullivan Show, CBS Television Studios, New York City11 February     Washington Coliseum, Washington DC12 February     Carnegie Hall, New York City16 February     Ed Sullivan Show, Deauville Hotel, Miami

RETURN TO UK, 196426 April     NME Poll Winners Concert, Empire Pool, Wembley29 April     ABC Cinema, Midlothian30 April     Odeon Cinema, Glasgow31 May     Prince of Wales Theatre, London

THE WORLD TOUR, 19644 June     K.B. Hallen Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark6 June     Veilinghal, Blokker, The Netherlands10 June     Princess Theatre, Hong Kong12-13 June     Centennial Hall, Adelaide, Australia15-17 June     Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia18-20 June     Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia22-23 June     Town Hall, Wellington, New Zealand24-25 June     Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand26 June     Town Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand27 June     Majestic Theatre, Christchurch, New Zealand29-30 June     Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia

UK & Sweden, Summer 196412 July     Hippodrome Theatre, Brighton19 July     ABC Theatre, Blackpool23 July     The Night of a Hundred Stars, London Palladium, London26 July     Opera House, Blackpool28-29 July     Johannesshovs, Stockholm2 August     Gaumont Cinema, Bournemouth9 August     Futurist Theatre, Scarborough16 August     Opera House, Blackpool

THE BEATLES' FIRST US TOUR, 196419 August     Cow Palace, San Francisco20 August     Convention Hall, Las Vegas21 August     Coliseum, Seattle22 August     Empire Stadium, Vancouver23 August     Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles26 August     Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver27 August     The Gardens, Cincinnati28-29 August     Forest Hills Stadium, New30 August     Convention Hall, Atlantic City2 September     Convention Hall, Philadelphia3 September     State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis4 September     Auditorium, Milwaukee5 September     International Amphitheatre, Chicago6 September     Olympia Stadium, Detroit7 September     Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto8 September     Forum, Montreal11 September     Gator Bowl, Jacksonville12 September     Boston Gardens, Boston13 September     Civic Centre, Baltimore14 September     Civic Arena, Pittsburgh15 September     Public Auditorium, Cleveland16 September     City Park Stadium, New Orleans17 September     Municipal Stadium, Kansas City18 September     Memorial Coliseum, Dallas20 September     Paramount Theatre, New York

TOUR OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, Fall 19649 October     Gaumont, Bradford10 October     De Montfort Hall, Leicester11 October     Odeon, Birmingham13 October     ABC, Wigan14 October     ABC, Manchester15 October     Globe, Stockton-on-Tees16 October     ABC, Hull19 October     ABC, Edinburgh20 October     Caird Hall, Dundee21 October     Odeon, Glasgow22 October     Odeon, Leeds23 October     Gaumont State, Kilburn24 October     Granada, Walthamstow25 October     Hippodrome, Brighton28 October     ABC, Exeter29 October     ABC, Plymouth30 October     Gaumont, Bournemouth31 October     Gaumont, Ipswich1 November     Astoria, Finsbury Park2 November     King's Hall, Belfast4 November     Ritz, Luton5 November     Odeon, Nottingham6 November     Gaumont, Southampton7 November     Capitol, Cardiff8 November     Empire, Liverpool9 November     City Hall, Sheffield10 November     Colston Hall, BristolEND OF TOUR

ANOTHER BEATLES CHRISTMAS SHOW, 196424 December     Another Beatles Christmas Show, Odeon Cinema, London25-26 December     Another Beatles Christmas Show, Odeon Cinema, London28-31 December     Another Beatles Christmas Show, Odeon Cinema, London

1965 1-2 January     Another Beatles Christmas Show, Odeon Cinema,

London4-9 January     Another Beatles Christmas Show, Odeon Cinema, London11-16 January     Another Beatles Christmas Show, Odeon Cinema, LondonEND SHOW

11 April     NME Poll Winners Concert, Empire Pool, Wembley EUROPEAN TOUR, 1965

20 June     Palais De Sports, Paris22 June     Palais d'Hiver, Lyon24 June     Velodromo, Milan25 June     Palazzo dello Sport, Genoa27-28     June Teatro Adriano, Rome30 June     Palais des Fetes, Nice2 July     Plaza de Toros de Madrid, Madrid3 July     Plaza de Toros Monumental, BarcelonaEND OF TOUR

1 August     ABC Theater, Blackpool AMERICAN TOUR, 1965

15 August     Shea Stadium, New York17 August     Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto18 August     Atlanta Stadium, Georgia19 August     Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston20 August     White Sox Park, Chicago21 August     Metropolitan Stadium, Minneapolis22 August     Memorial Coliseum, Portland28 August     Balboa Stadium, San Diego29-30 August     Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles31 August     Cow Palace, San Francisco

TOUR OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, December 19653 December     Odeon, Glasgow4 December     City Hall, Newcastle5 December     Empire, Liverpool7 December     Apollo, Ardwick, Manchester8 December     City Hall, Sheffield9 December     Odeon, Birmingham10 December     Odeon Hammersmith11 December     Astoria, Finsbury Park12 December     Capitol, Cardiff

1966 1 May     NME Poll Winners Concert, Empire Pool, Wembley TOUR OF GERMANY AND JAPAN, 1966

24 June     Circus-Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany25 June     Grugahalle, Essen, Germany26 June     Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany30 June - 2 July     Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan4 July     Rizal Memorial Football Stadium, Manila, Philippines

TOUR OF NORTH AMERICA, 196612 August     International Amphitheatre, Chicago13 August     Olympia Stadium, Detroit14 August     Municipal Stadium, Cleveland15 August     Washington Stadium, Washington DC16 August     Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia17 August     Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto18 August     Suffolk Downs Racecourse, Boston19 August     Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis21 August     Crosley Field, Cincinnati21 August     Busch Stadium, St Louis23 August     Shea Stadium, New York25 August     Seattle Coliseum, Seattle28 August     Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles30 August     Candlestick Park, San Francisco

 

THEY MADE TWO MOVIES

THEY BEGIN THE BRITISH INVASION

MY MOTHER’S STORY Beatles played Toronto 3 times between

1963 and 1966. My mother saw all three. The last time took place on Aug 17th

1966, (her 17th birthday)

FIRST BAND TO PLAY STADIUMS Shea Stadium in New York City

TIME FOR A REST The Beatles took

some time off. For 18 months, they

leave the studio, give up the movies and stop playing shows.

They would never go on tour again actually

THEY WENT TO INDIAThey went to India

THEY CHANGE THEIR TUNE

-after having such enormous success writing “pop songs” they returned with new and challenging sounds. “Strawberry Fields Forever” is a good example. What changes can you here?

-their changes accompanied the change of age of values the baby boomers experienced from 1963 to 1970. Their fans grew from 13 to 19. Their values and interests changed accordingly

-the Beatles now wrote songs with more adult themes and social statements eg “Black Bird” written about the struggle of black women in America and the world

THE BREAKUP -the Beatles earned

the love of millions of young teens. The band and their fans grew together.

Their breakup was difficult for their fans to understand.

Yoko Ono took a lot of undeserved blame

Last album, song, concert

THE AFTERMATH Many of the Beatles, but especially John

Lennon the most vocal, became heroes to millions of baby boomers

JOHN LENNON ASSASSINATED