The Beatles' 1965 European tour

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The Beatles 1965 European tour
Tour by the Beatles
Start date20 June 1965
End date3 July 1965
No. of shows15
The Beatles concert chronology

During 1965, the Beatles toured Europe. [1]

Set list

The typical set list for the shows was as follows (with lead singers noted): [2]

Contents

  1. "Twist and Shout" (short version) (John Lennon)
  2. "She's a Woman" (Paul McCartney)
  3. "I'm a Loser" (John Lennon)
  4. "Can't Buy Me Love" (Paul McCartney)
  5. "Baby's in Black" (John Lennon and Paul McCartney)
  6. "I Wanna Be Your Man" (Ringo Starr)
  7. "A Hard Day's Night" (John Lennon and Paul McCartney)
  8. "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" (George Harrison)
  9. "Rock and Roll Music" (John Lennon)
  10. "I Feel Fine" (John Lennon)
  11. "Ticket to Ride" (John Lennon)
  12. "Long Tall Sally" (Paul McCartney)

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueNotes
20 June 1965
(two shows)
Paris France Palais des Sports
22 June 1965
(two shows)
Lyon Palais d'Hiver
24 June 1965
(two shows)
Milan Italy Velodromo Vigorelli
26 June 1965
(two shows)
Genoa Palasport di Genova
27 June 1965
(two shows)
Rome Teatro Adriano
28 June 1965
(two shows)
30 June 1965 Nice France Palais des Expositions
2 July 1965 Madrid Spain Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas Opening acts: Los Pekenikes, The Beat Chics  [ de ], Michel, Martins duo, Trinidad Steel Band, Los Rusticks. Presented by Torrebruno. [3]
3 July 1965 Barcelona Plaza de Toros La Monumental Opening acts: Los Sirex, The Beat Chics, Trinidad Steel Band, Los Shakers. Presented by Torrebruno. [4]

Instruments and equipment

Instruments The Beatles had on the tour, shown here for each member of the group. [5] [6] [7]

John

Paul

George

Ringo

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References

  1. "The Beatles' European tour begins at Palais des Sport, Paris". beatlesbible.com. 23 October 2023.
  2. Mark Lewisohn, The Complete Beatles Choronicle, 1992, p. 196
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