The Beatles 1965 European Tour

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = The Beatles 1965 European Tour


image_caption =
artist = The Beatles
start_date = June 20, 1965
end_date = July 3, 1965
number_of_legs = 1
number_of_shows = 8
last_tour = 1964 UK Tour
this_tour = 1965 European Tour
next_tour = 1965 USA Tour

et list

The typical set list for the shows was as follows (with lead singers noted): [Mark Lewison, "The Complete Beatles Choronicle", 1992, p. 196]

#"Twist and Shout" (excerpt) (John Lennon)
#"She's a Woman" (Paul McCartney)
#"I'm A Loser" (John Lennon)
#"Can't Buy Me Love" (Paul McCartney)
#"Baby's in Black" (John Lennon and Paul McCartney)
#"I Wanna Be Your Man" (Ringo Starr)
#"A Hard Day's Night" (John Lennon and Paul McCartney)
#"Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" (George Harrison)
#"Rock and Roll Music" (John Lennon)
#"I Feel Fine" (John Lennon)
#"Ticket to Ride" (John Lennon and Paul McCartney)
#"Long Tall Sally" (Paul McCartney)

Tour dates

* June 20 - Flagicon|France -Palais des Sports, Paris, France
* June 22 - Flagicon|France - Palais d'Hiver de Lyon, Rue Louis Guerin, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
* June 24 - Flagicon|Italy - Velodromo Vigorelli, Via Arona, Milan, Italy
* June 25 - Flagicon|Italy - Palazzo dello Sport, Piazza Kennedy, Genoa, Italy
* June 27 - Flagicon|Italy - Teatro Adriano, Piazza Cavour, Rome, Italy
* June 28 - Flagicon|Italy - Teatro Adriano, Piazza Cavour, Rome, Italy
* June 30 - Flagicon|France - Palais des Expositions, Esplanade Marechal de Lattre de Tassigny, Nice, France
* July 2 - Flagicon|Spain - Palais de Toros de Las Ventas, Plaza Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain
* July 3 - Flagicon|Spain - Plaza de Toros Monumental, Avenue de les Corts Catalanes, Barcelona, Spain

Instruments & Equipment

The Beatles had plenty of instruments on the tour, shown here for each member of the group.

John

*1964 Rickenbacker 325 Guitar
*1964 Gibson J-160 E (spare)
* Vox organ

Paul

*1963 Hofner violin bass
*1961 Hofner (backup)

George

*Gretsch Tennessean Guitar
*Rickenbacker 12-string
*Gretsch Country Gentleman

Ringo

*Ludwig 22-inch-bass kit (drum)
*Number 5 drop-T logo drum logo (drum head)

References