this blog is looking at tthe Australian rock and pop tours of the 50's and 60's which includes the Big Shows promoted by Lee Gordon as well as show promoted by Harry M Miller, Bill Watson, Aztec Services etc and will have the Beatles, the Rolling Stones tours as well as the Monkees, Bill Haley, the Everly brothers and many others which also include jazz,country and folk singers and musicians as well. If you have memories of attending these shows feel free to send an message
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
The Bachelors/Gene Pitney 1965 Australian tour
-this is from the Telegraph October 4th
Gene Pitney
The Bachelors(Con Cluskey, Dec Cluskey and John Stokes)
Twinkle
Mike Preston
The Big Show Band
Promoters-Aztec Services-Stadiums Pty Ltd
Sydney October 2nd Sydney Stadium
Brisbane October 4th Festival Hall
Melbourne October 6th and 7th Festival Hall
Adelaide Centennial Hall October 8th
Perth Capitol Theatre October 9th
This tour was the 2nd tour for Gene Pitney which his first was an year before in April 1964 with Dusty Springfield, Gerry and the Pacemakers and Brian Poole and the Tremeloes and it was the first for the Bachelors who had successful hits with Charmaine, Diane, I Believe, I would'nt Trade You For the World, No Arms Could Ever Hold You etc. Twinkle who had the hit single Terry in 1964 and in 1965 with Golden Lights. Mike Preston had 3 Top 40 hits in england including Mr Blue (no 12 UK 1959)and had appeared on the english pop music show Oh Boy and had come to Australia to work as an nightclub singer as well as it was where also he would achieve great success on TV hosting In Melbourne Tonight as an guest in 1968 as well as acting in the legendary Australian police drama HOMICIDE as Sen Dec Bob Delaney from 1972-73 as well as Bellbird, Punishment and movies like MAd Max 2, Metalstorm The Destruction of Jared Syn, steel etc.
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