The 1967–68 Tours (also known as The Bee Gees in Concert, Spring Tour '68, North American Tour) are a series of concerts held in 1967 and 1968 by the Bee Gees. The tours promoted their third, fourth and fifth studio albums: Bee Gees' 1st (1967), Horizontal (1968) and Idea (1968). The band's line-up at that time was the Gibb brothers with Colin Petersen and Vince Melouney. Before the tours began, the group were the opening act for Fats Domino in London and Manchester.
Personnel Barry Gibb – vocals, rhythm guitar Robin Gibb – vocals Maurice Gibb – vocals, bass Vince Melouney – lead guitar Colin Petersen – drums Bill Shepherd – conductor
Opening acts Procol Harum Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Grapefruit The Foundations Spanky and Our Gang Tony Rivers and The Castaways The Flower Pot Men Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Vanilla Fudge Love
Setlist The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on 10 August 1968, at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York City, New York. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tours.Sources for NYC Setlist: "New York Mining Disaster 1941" "And the Sun Will Shine" "To Love Somebody" "Jumbo" "The Singer Sang His Song" "I Have Decided to Join the Airforce" "I Started a Joke" "Let There Be Love" "Words" "I Can't See Nobody" "Holiday" "In the Morning" "Really and Sincerely" "Massachusetts" "I've Gotta Get a Message to You"
Encore "Spicks and Specks" "World"
Tour dates + List of 1967 concertsSources for tour dates in 1967:DateCityCountryVenue13 May 1967NorthamptonEnglandMaple Ballroom14 May 1967NottinghamBritannia Rowing ClubBeachcomber Club25 May 1967LiverpoolStudent Auditorium26 May 1967GalashielsScotlandGalashiels Town HallSelkirkVictoria Hall27 May 1967CarlisleEnglandCarlisle Market Hall28 May 1967OldhamThing Club19 June 1967WishawThe Belfry21 June 1967Gorleston-on-SeaFloral Hall23 June 1967LeicesterScraptoft Hall24 June 1967ManchesterNew Century Hall21 July 1967StockholmSwedenPalladium4 August 1967LondonEnglandTiles Club5 August 1967DunstableCalifornia Ballroom6 August 1967GreenfordStarlite Ballroom17 August 1967London33 Portland Place 21 August 1967BathBath Pavilion26 August 1967LondonUpper Cuts27 August 1967WoburnWoburn Abbey9 September 1967ChesterClockwork Orange22 September 1967WolverhamptonWolverhampton Civic Hall27 September 1967NewportWalesUniversity of Wales Auditorium7 October 1967ManchesterEnglandMain Debating Hall13 October 1967RugbyBenn Hall27 October 1967RosewellScotlandRosewell Institute28 October 1967CoatbridgeCoatbridge Town Hall29 October 1967DundeeTop Ten Club1 November 1967StevenageEnglandLocarno Ballroom11 November 1967RotterdamNetherlandsAhoy Hallen Heliport17 November 1967LondonEnglandLewisham Odeon18 November 1967St. Mary's Hall19 November 1967Saville Theatre19 November 1967SalisburySalisbury City Hall
+ List of 1968 concertsSources for tour dates in Europe, Spring 1968Sources for tour dates in North America, Summer 1968:DateCityCountryVenue27 January 1968AnaheimUnited StatesAnaheim Convention Center9 February 1968StockholmSwedenStockholm Concert Hall10 February 196811 February 1968GothenburgGothenburg Concert Hall12 February 1968OsloNorwaySentrum kino14 February 1968CopenhagenDenmarkFalkoner Teatret15 February 196827 February 1968HamburgWest GermanyMusikhalle28 February 1968BremenStadthalle29 February 1968HanoverNiedersachsenhalle1 March 1968StuttgartLiederhalle2 March 1968MunichKongressaal3 March 1968NurembergMeistersingerhalle4 March 1968FrankfurtJahrhunderthalle5 March 1968MünsterMünsterlandhalle6 March 1968CologneKölner Messehalle7 March 1968West BerlinSportpalast8 March 1968BraunschweigStadthalle10 March 1968BernSwitzerlandFesthalle27 March 1968LondonEnglandRoyal Albert Hall29 March 1968LeedsQueens Hall30 March 1968ChesterABC Theatre31 March 1968ManchesterPalace Theatre1 April 1968LeicesterDe Montfort Hall4 April 1968CambridgeCambridge Corn Exchange5 April 1968SloughAdelphi Cinema6 April 1968SheffieldSheffield City Hall7 April 1968BirminghamBirmingham Hippodrome10 April 1968CarlisleABC Theatre11 April 1968GlasgowScotlandGreen's Playhouse12 April 1968EdinburghABC Theatre13 April 1968Stockton-on-TeesEngland14 April 1968LiverpoolEmpire Theatre17 April 1968PortsmouthPortsmouth Guildhall18 April 1968LondonThe Castle19 April 1968HanleyGaumont Cinema20 April 1968BoltonOdeon Theatre21 April 1968HullABC Theatre22 April 1968Lincoln24 April 1968SalisburyOdeon Theatre25 April 1968Romford26 April 1968Exeter27 April 1968CardiffWalesCapitol Theatre28 April 1968LondonEnglandGranada Theatre1 May 1968CorkIrelandSavoy2 May 1968DublinAdelphi Cinema3 May 1968BelfastNorthern IrelandABC Theatre1 August 1968PhoenixUnited StatesArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum2 August 1968Los AngelesHollywood Bowl3 August 1968Daly CityCow Palace4 August 1968San DiegoSan Diego International Sports Center10 August 1968New York CityForest Hills Tennis Stadium14 August 1968ProvidenceRhode Island Auditorium15 August 1968BostonMusic Hall17 August 1968BridgeportKennedy Stadium24 August 1968DetroitOlympia Stadium25 August 1968ChicagoAuditorium Theatre26 August 1968ColumbusOhio State Fair Fairgrounds Grandstand27 August 196829 August 1968Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts Center31 August 1968PhiladelphiaJohn F. Kennedy Stadium1 September 1968ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion6 October 1968The HagueThe NetherlandsHoutrusthallen12 October 1968StockholmSwedenJohanneshovs Isstadion13 October 1968CopenhagenDenmarkK.B. Hallen31 October 1968BremenWest GermanyStadthalle1 November 1968KielOpernhaus2 November 1968HamburgErnst-Merck-Halle4 November 1968MünsterMünsterlandhalle5 November 1968CologneKölner Sporthalle6 November 1968EssenGrugahalle8 November 1968StuttgartMessehalle Killesberg10 November 1968ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle11 November 1968InsbruckMessehalle13 November 1968BochumWest GermanyRuhrlandhalle14 November 1968DüsseldorfMessehalle16 November 1968BraunschweigStadthalle18 November 1968MunichKongressaal19 November 1968NurembergMeistersingerhalle
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances Festival of the Flower Children Hippy-Happy Festival Forest Hills Festival Bridgeport Music Festival Philadelphia Music Festival
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