Details of The Beatles’ 1965 US Tour revealed

BEATLES ‘MILLION-DOLLAR’ TOUR OF AMERICA ALL SET

THE Beatles American tour this summer promises to be one of the biggest crowd-pulling events in the history of entertainment. Before tickets or posters have even been printed money has been received for more than half of the 56,000 seats at Shea Stadium in New York where the group opens its tour on August 15. The promoter is endeavouring to get the group to do a second show at the venue — the biggest they have ever played.

The Beatles will gross about a million dollars from the 13 concerts on their itinerary.

Similarly, their concert at an enormous open-air stadium in Chicago (20th) has already sold out, and a second show in the city is being considered.

The Beatles leave London for the U.S. on August 13th, and the following day tape the “Ed Sullivan Show” for the first programme of the autumn series on September 19.

August 16 is being kept available for a possible repeat performance in New York, and then the Beatles return to the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto for two performances (17th), making their début in Atlanta (18th) and Houston, Texas (19th), prior to the Chicago dates.

They appear for the first time in Minneapolis (21st) and Portland, Oregon (22nd).

Then they have a six-day stay in Los Angeles, when it is once again hoped that they will have their first face-to-face meeting with Elvis Presley, who is due to be filming there at that time.

After their reported concert at the Hollywood Bowl (29th and 30th), they conclude their tour at the San Francisco Cow Palace (31st) before returning to London on September 1.

The schedule has also been set for the Beatles’ European tour, which commences with a French televised concert at the Palais de Sport in Paris on June 19, followed three days later by a performance in Lyon.

The Beatles make their Italian début in Milan (24th), continuing in Genoa (25th) and Rome (27th), before returning to France for a show in Nice (30th).

They perform at two large Spanish bullrings — the Monumental in Madrid (2nd) and another in Barcelona (3rd) before returning to London on July 4.

From New Musical Express – April 23, 1965

HERE COME THE BEATLES! – Contract Signed — Preparations Underway

PLANNING THE CONCERT — Promoter Bob Eubanks discusses 1965 Beatle tour with KRLA’s Dave Hull and Derek Taylor. With the famed Hollywood Bowl as a backdrop, the three music and public relations experts talk over the unending details required to present THE BEATLES effectively and still provide for everyone’s safety and enjoyment. This year’s show will feature performances on both August 29th and the 30th.

Fans Eager Liverpool 4 Here In August

Now it’s official! The Beatles will return to Southern California this summer for two concerts at Hollywood Bowl —Aug. 29 and 30. They will be presented by the same sponsors who brought them here last year — KRLA and Bob Eubanks. Ticket applications will be taken by mail only this year. You’ll find the information, including a ticket application coupon, on page 7 of this week’s KRLA Beat.

Their performances here will climax a North American tour that will take the Beatles from New York to Mexico City.

Bob Eubanks began negotiating with the Beatles for this year’s performances immediately after their concert at Hollywood Bowl last year. But so did dozens of other people, including a number of other radio stations who offered them almost unbelievable sums of money for the privilege of sponsoring their Hollywood Bowl concerts.

However, the Beatles were so impressed by KRLA’s reputation as the Beatle station in America and by Eubanks’ handling of their 1964 performance that they rejected all other offers.

Last year at this time — before he joined KRLA — Derek Taylor was working with the Beatles as their press officer. Below you’ll find his interesting account of their first visit to Southern California, which John, Paul, George and Ringo regarded as the highlight of their tour.

Derek Taylor Reports

So we have the Beatles. It is all over. We have them for KRLA. Bob Eubanks has done it again — against fierce, frightening opposition. I’m naturally delighted and although I knew that Brian Epstein strongly favoured Bob and KRLA as promoters, I couldn’t say so for certain until all the signatures were inked. Elsewhere in this issue I’ve attempted to capture the details of our stay here last year when the Hollywood Bowl erupted in Beatlemania. It has one advantage over all the other various versions of those four frantic days. It’s true! […]

ENTRY INTO STATES IS SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR BRITISH ACTS

Organized protests are under way, trying to force the U.S. Immigration Department to allow more British recording stars to make personal appearances in this country. At present the U.S. allows only a few “alien” performers to obtain work permits to perform over here. The restrictions are particularly frustrating right now, since British artists are completely dominating pop music in America. Recently only two American artists were on the top 10 and the rest were English.

Many critics say the problem was caused by our government “passing the buck” and delegating its powers to the various entertainers unions to judge the performers’ merits for work permits here. The unions, often unfamiliar with recent pop music trends and openly showing a strong dislike for this type music, are rejecting many performers on grounds that they are not good enough or not well known.

The situation has gotten so bad that some American TV producers are threatening to tape their shows in England. And to make matters worse, KRLA Beat sources in London say the Beatles are threatening to retaliate by clamping down on American artists who try to perform in England.

Many in the business feel the present turmoil and hardships could be avoided if the U.S. Immigration Department would bring in one person with some background and knowledge of the music business to handle the work permit applications.

From KRLA Beat – May 12, 1965