The Bee Gees' concerts in 1967 and 1968
- Bee Gees' 1st
- Horizontal
- Idea
- 97 in Europe
- 16 in North America
- 113 total
- 1967–68 Tours
- 2 Years On Tour
(1971)
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.[1]
The concert in Bern, 10 March 1968, was illegally recorded and is available in a bootleg entitled Live in Bern 1968.[2]
Tour band
- 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 (Europe, February–March 1968, select dates)[3]
- Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (Europe, March–May 1968, select dates)[4]
- Grapefruit (Europe, March–May 1968, select dates)[5]
- The Foundations (Europe, April 1968, select dates) (London, Royal Albert Hall)
- Spanky and Our Gang (Anaheim) (North America, select dates)[3]
- Tony Rivers and The Castaways (Wolverhampton, Newport, London [November 1967])[6]
- The Flower Pot Men (Wolverhampton, Newport, London [November 1967])[6]
- Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (Wolverhampton, Newport, London [November 1967])[6]
- Vanilla Fudge (Anaheim)[7]
- Love (Phoenix)
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.[8]
- "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
Date | City | Country | Venue |
---|---|---|---|
Europe[9][10] | |||
13 May 1967 | Northampton | England | Maple Ballroom |
14 May 1967 | Nottingham | Britannia Rowing Club | |
Beachcomber Club | |||
25 May 1967 | Liverpool | Student Auditorium | |
26 May 1967 | Galashiels | Scotland | Galashiels Town Hall |
Selkirk | Victoria Hall | ||
27 May 1967 | Carlisle | England | Carlisle Market Hall |
28 May 1967 | Oldham | Thing Club | |
19 June 1967 | Wishaw | The Belfry | |
21 June 1967 | Gorleston-on-Sea | Floral Hall | |
23 June 1967 | Leicester | Scraptoft Hall | |
24 June 1967 | Manchester | New Century Hall | |
21 July 1967 | Stockholm | Sweden | Palladium |
4 August 1967 | London | England | Tiles Club |
5 August 1967 | Dunstable | California Ballroom | |
6 August 1967 | Greenford | Starlite Ballroom | |
17 August 1967 | London | 33 Portland Place | |
21 August 1967 | Bath | Bath Pavilion | |
26 August 1967 | London | Upper Cuts | |
27 August 1967[A] | Woburn | Woburn Abbey | |
9 September 1967 | Chester | Clockwork Orange | |
22 September 1967 | Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton Civic Hall | |
27 September 1967 | Newport | Wales | University of Wales Auditorium |
7 October 1967 | Manchester | England | Main Debating Hall |
13 October 1967 | Rugby | Benn Hall | |
27 October 1967 | Rosewell | Scotland | Rosewell Institute |
28 October 1967 | Coatbridge | Coatbridge Town Hall | |
29 October 1967 | Dundee | Top Ten Club | |
1 November 1967 | Stevenage | England | Locarno Ballroom |
11 November 1967[B] | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ahoy Hallen Heliport |
17 November 1967 | London | England | Lewisham Odeon |
18 November 1967 | St. Mary's Hall | ||
19 November 1967 | Saville Theatre | ||
19 November 1967 | Salisbury | Salisbury City Hall | |
North America[11] | |||
27 January 1968 | Anaheim | United States | Anaheim Convention Center |
Europe[9][12] | |||
9 February 1968 | Stockholm | Sweden | Stockholm Concert Hall |
10 February 1968 | |||
11 February 1968 | Gothenburg | Gothenburg Concert Hall | |
12 February 1968 | Oslo | Norway | Sentrum kino |
14 February 1968 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Falkoner Teatret |
15 February 1968 | |||
27 February 1968 | Hamburg | West Germany | Musikhalle |
28 February 1968 | Bremen | Stadthalle | |
29 February 1968 | Hanover | Niedersachsenhalle | |
1 March 1968 | Stuttgart | Liederhalle | |
2 March 1968 | Munich | Kongressaal | |
3 March 1968 | Nuremberg | Meistersingerhalle | |
4 March 1968 | Frankfurt | Jahrhunderthalle | |
5 March 1968 | Münster | Münsterlandhalle | |
6 March 1968 | Cologne | Kölner Messehalle | |
7 March 1968 | West Berlin | Sportpalast | |
8 March 1968 | Braunschweig | Stadthalle | |
10 March 1968 | Bern | Switzerland | Festhalle |
27 March 1968 | London | England | Royal Albert Hall |
29 March 1968 | Leeds | Queens Hall | |
30 March 1968 | Chester | ABC Theatre | |
31 March 1968 | Manchester | Palace Theatre | |
1 April 1968 | Leicester | De Montfort Hall | |
4 April 1968 | Cambridge | Cambridge Corn Exchange | |
5 April 1968 | Slough | Adelphi Cinema | |
6 April 1968 | Sheffield | Sheffield City Hall | |
7 April 1968 | Birmingham | Birmingham Hippodrome | |
10 April 1968 | Carlisle | ABC Theatre | |
11 April 1968 | Glasgow | Scotland | Green's Playhouse |
12 April 1968 | Edinburgh | ABC Theatre | |
13 April 1968 | Stockton-on-Tees | England | |
14 April 1968 | Liverpool | Empire Theatre | |
17 April 1968 | Portsmouth | Portsmouth Guildhall | |
18 April 1968 | London | The Castle | |
19 April 1968 | Hanley | Gaumont Cinema | |
20 April 1968 | Bolton | Odeon Theatre | |
21 April 1968 | Hull | ABC Theatre | |
22 April 1968 | Lincoln | ||
24 April 1968 | Salisbury | Odeon Theatre | |
25 April 1968 | Romford | ||
26 April 1968 | Exeter | ||
27 April 1968 | Cardiff | Wales | Capitol Theatre |
28 April 1968 | London | England | Granada Theatre |
1 May 1968 | Cork | Ireland | Savoy |
2 May 1968 | Dublin | Adelphi Cinema | |
3 May 1968 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | ABC Theatre |
North America[9][13] | |||
1 August 1968 | Phoenix | United States | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
2 August 1968 | Los Angeles | Hollywood Bowl | |
3 August 1968 | Daly City | Cow Palace | |
4 August 1968 | San Diego | San Diego International Sports Center | |
10 August 1968[C] | New York City | Forest Hills Tennis Stadium | |
14 August 1968 | Providence | Rhode Island Auditorium | |
15 August 1968 | Boston | Music Hall | |
17 August 1968[D] | Bridgeport | Kennedy Stadium | |
24 August 1968 | Detroit | Olympia Stadium | |
25 August 1968 | Chicago | Auditorium Theatre | |
26 August 1968 | Columbus | Ohio State Fair Fairgrounds Grandstand | |
27 August 1968 | |||
29 August 1968 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | |
31 August 1968[E] | Philadelphia | John F. Kennedy Stadium | |
1 September 1968 | Columbia | Merriweather Post Pavilion | |
Europe[9][14] | |||
6 October 1968 | The Hague | The Netherlands | Houtrusthallen |
12 October 1968 | Stockholm | Sweden | Johanneshovs Isstadion |
13 October 1968 | Copenhagen | Denmark | K.B. Hallen |
31 October 1968 | Bremen | West Germany | Stadthalle |
1 November 1968 | Kiel | Opernhaus | |
2 November 1968 | Hamburg | Ernst-Merck-Halle | |
4 November 1968 | Münster | Münsterlandhalle | |
5 November 1968 | Cologne | Kölner Sporthalle | |
6 November 1968 | Essen | Grugahalle | |
8 November 1968 | Stuttgart | Messehalle Killesberg | |
10 November 1968 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle |
11 November 1968 | Insbruck | Messehalle | |
13 November 1968 | Bochum | West Germany | Ruhrlandhalle |
14 November 1968 | Düsseldorf | Messehalle | |
16 November 1968 | Braunschweig | Stadthalle | |
18 November 1968 | Munich | Kongressaal | |
19 November 1968 | Nuremberg | Meistersingerhalle |
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A Festival of the Flower Children[15]
- B Hippy-Happy Festival[16]
- C Forest Hills Festival[17]
- D Bridgeport Music Festival
- E Philadelphia Music Festival[18]
References
- ^ Bilyeu, Melinda; Cook, Hector; Môn Hughes, Andrew (January 1, 2011). The Ultimate Biography Of The Bee Gees: Tales Of The Brothers Gibb. London, England: Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857128942.
- ^ "Bee Gees, The* - Live In Bern 1968". Discogs.
- ^ a b Southall, Brian (August 2011). Treasures of the Bee Gees. Carlton Books.
- ^ "THE BEE GEES, DAVE DEE DOZY BEAKY MICK & TICH ORIGINAL 1968 UK TOUR PROGRAMME". eBay. November 2020. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Bee Gees ABC Chester Concert Window Card (UK, 1968)". Heritage Auctions. November 2016. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "World + Ticket - 19/11/67". 991. June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "KRLA presents The Bee Gees". Los Angeles Free Press. Los Angeles, California. 12 January 1968. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via Collectors Universe.
- ^ Sources for NYC Setlist:
- Perlman (18 September 2018). "FIFTY YEARS AGO: THE BEE GEES AT FOREST HILLS STADIUM". Forest Hills Stadium Official Website. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- Kirby, Fred (24 August 1968). "Bee Gees, Spanky Big at Forest Hills" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 34. New York City, New York: Billboard Publications, Inc. pp. 10–12. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d Sandoval, Andrew (15 October 2012). Bee Gees: The Day-By-Day Story, 1945-1972. Retrofuture Products LLC. ISBN 9780943249087.
- ^ Sources for tour dates in 1967:
- "October 1967". Marmalade Skies. December 2010. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- Strachan, Graeme (14 October 2017). "The Bee Gees for five shillings – anniversary of "Dundee's top pop spot" marked 55 years on". The Courier. DC Thomson. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Rhino Factoids: The Bee Gees Make Their Live Debut in America". Rhino Entertainment. 27 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ Sources for tour dates in Europe, Spring 1968
- "Die Bee Gees auf Deutschlandtour" [The Bee Gees on tour in Germany]. Spicks & Specks (in German). January 2012. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- Kaarls, Fred; Hansens, T; Anderson, Kath (June 2002). "IN CONCERT: 1967-2002". Bee Gees World. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- Michaels, Mitch (27 March 2020). "Today in Rock History – March 27". InternetFM. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ Sources for tour dates in North America, Summer 1968:
- The Bee Gees 1968 Tour Book USA tour programme. Atco Records. August 1968.
- "From The Music Capitals of the World". Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 28. New York City, New York: Billboard Publications, Inc. 13 July 1968. p. 74. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "Bee Gees Advertisement - Atco 6603" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 31. New York City, New York: Billboard Publications, Inc. 3 August 1968. p. 7. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "On Tour" [On Tour]. Spicks & Specks (in German). January 2012. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Fifty years since Woburn's Festival of the Flower Children". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Jimi Hendrix in Nederland: 'Het was magisch, echt geweldig'" [Jimi Hendrix in the Netherlands: 'It was magical, really great']. Reporters Online (in Norwegian). 24 April 2020. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "FLASHBACK: 1968 FOREST HILLS MUSIC FESTIVAL LINEUP...(MAY 1968)". WNEW-FM. Entercom. April 2020. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ Kirby, Fred (6 April 1968). "17 Concerts for Philly Stadium, Play Centers". Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 14. New York City, New York: Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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