The Beatles' 1965 European tour explained

Concert Tour Name:	The Beatles 1965 European tour
Artist:	the Beatles
Start Date:	20 June 1965
End Date:	3 July 1965
Number Of Shows:	15
Chronology:	The Beatles concert chronology
Last Tour:	1964 North American tour
This Tour:	1965 European tour
Next Tour:	1965 US tour

During 1965, the Beatles toured Europe.^[1]

Set list

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

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

Date	City	Country	Venue	Notes
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,, 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

• 1964 Rickenbacker 325 hollowbody electric guitar
• 1964 Gibson J-160E acoustic/electric guitar (used for "I Feel Fine" and as a backup)
• Hohner Marine Band harmonica in key of G with harness (used for "I'm A Loser")

Paul

• 1965 Hofner Violin hollowbody bass
• 1962 Hofner Violin hollowbody bass (used as a backup)

George

• 1963 Gretsch Tennessean hollowbody electric guitar
• 1963 Rickenbacker 360-12 thinline electric guitar (used exclusively for "A Hard Day's Night")
• 1963 Gretsch Country Gentleman hollowbody electric guitar (used as a backup)

Ringo

• Ludwig 22-inch-bass 4-piece drum kit
• Number #4 drop-T logo bass drum head

See also

• List of the Beatles' live performances

External links

• ¡Que vienen Los Beatles!, documentary at RTVE of the Beatles visit to Spain (in Spanish)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 23 October 2023 . The Beatles' European tour begins at Palais des Sport, Paris . beatlesbible.com .
2. Mark Lewisohn, The Complete Beatles Choronicle, 1992, p. 196
3. Book: Álvarez, José Luís . Yo estuve con ellos . España rinde homenaje a the Beatles . Okrecords, S.L. . 2008 . 20 . es . 805007935.
4. Book: Álvarez, José Luís . Yo estuve con ellos . España rinde homenaje a the Beatles . Okrecords, S.L. . 2008 . 27 . es . 805007935.
5. Web site: 23 October 2023 . The Beatles and their Rickenbacker guitars . rickbeat.com .
6. Web site: 23 October 2023 . A 1965 Hofner Bass Signed by Sir Paul McCartney is Listed on Reverb.com –Bass Magazine – The Future of Bass . mccartney.com .
7. Web site: 31 March 2022 . Every guitar George Harrison used in The Beatles . faroutmagazine.co.uk .