The Roy Orbison/The Beatles Tour was a 1963 concert tour of the United Kingdom by Roy Orbison and the Beatles. Other acts on the tour included Gerry and the Pacemakers, David MacBeth, Louise Cordet, Tony Marsh, Terry Young Six, Erkey Grant and Ian Crawford. It was Orbison's first, and the Beatles' third nationwide tour of the UK. Although Orbison was originally intended to be the headlining act, the reaction to the Beatles on the tour caused them to be promoted to co-headliners, with the Beatles closing the set in the traditional headlining spot.
Setlists The Beatles The Beatles' typical setlist (showing lead vocalist) was: "Some Other Guy" (John Lennon) "Do You Want to Know a Secret?" (George Harrison) "Love Me Do" or "A Taste Of Honey" (Paul McCartney) "From Me to You" (John Lennon and Paul McCartney) "Please Please Me" (John Lennon) "I Saw Her Standing There" (Paul McCartney) "Twist and Shout" (John Lennon) or "Long Tall Sally" (Paul McCartney)
Roy Orbison Roy Orbison's typical setlist was:
"Only the Lonely" "Candy Man" "Running Scared" "What'd I Say" (Ray Charles) "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" "In Dreams"
Tour dates Date Town or city Country Venue 18 May 1963 Slough England Adelphi 19 May 1963 Hanley Gaumont 20 May 1963 Southampton Gaumont 22 May 1963 Ipswich Gaumont 23 May 1963 Nottingham Odeon 24 May 1963 Walthamstow Granada 25 May 1963 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall 26 May 1963 Liverpool Empire 27 May 1963 Cardiff Wales Capitol Theatre 28 May 1963 Worcester England Gaumont 29 May 1963 York Rialto 30 May 1963 Manchester Odeon 31 May 1963 Southend-on-Sea Odeon 1 June 1963 Tooting Granada 2 June 1963 Brighton Brighton Hippodrome 3 June 1963 Woolwich Granada 4 June 1963 Birmingham Birmingham Town Hall 5 June 1963 Leeds Odeon 7 June 1963 Glasgow Scotland Odeon 8 June 1963 Newcastle upon Tyne England Newcastle City Hall 9 June 1963 Blackburn King George's Hall
Personnel Roy Orbison – vocals, guitar Rodney Justo – background vocals Dean "Ox" Daughtry – keyboards John Rainey Adkins – guitar Paul Garrison – drums Billy Gilmore - bass
Orbison was given two amplifiers by Jim Marshall – the first two Marshalls to come into America.
The Beatles John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica Paul McCartney – vocals, bass guitar George Harrison – vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar Ringo Starr – drums
See also List of the Beatles' live performances
References
External links Official Roy Orbison website article