The Bee Gees' concerts in 1967 and 1968 explained

Concert Tour Name:	1967–68 Tours
Artist:	The Bee Gees
Number Of Legs:	4
This Tour:	1967–68 Tours
Next Tour:	2 Years On Tour (1971)

The 1967–68 Tours (also known as The Bee Gees in Concert, Spring Tour '68, North American Tour) are a series of concerts held in 1967 and 1968 by the Bee Gees. The tours promoted their third, fourth and fifth studio albums: Bee Gees' 1st (1967), Horizontal (1968) and Idea (1968). The band's line-up at that time was the Gibb brothers with Colin Petersen and Vince Melouney. Before the tours began, the group were the opening act for Fats Domino in London and Manchester.^[1]

The concert in Bern, 10 March 1968, was illegally recorded and is available in a bootleg entitled Live in Bern 1968.^[2]

Tour band

• Barry Gibb – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Robin Gibb – vocals
• Maurice Gibb – vocals, bass
• Vince Melouney – lead guitar
• Colin Petersen – drums
• Bill Shepherd – conductor

Opening acts

• Procol Harum ^[3]
• Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich ^[4]
• Grapefruit ^[5]
  • The Foundations Spanky and Our Gang ^[3]
• Tony Rivers and The Castaways ^[6]
• The Flower Pot Men ^[6]
• Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band ^[6]
• Vanilla Fudge ^[7]

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on 10 August 1968, at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York City, New York. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tours.^[8]

1. "New York Mining Disaster 1941"
2. "And the Sun Will Shine"
3. "To Love Somebody"
4. "Jumbo"
5. "The Singer Sang His Song"
6. "I Have Decided to Join the Airforce"
7. "I Started a Joke"
8. "Let There Be Love"
9. "Words"
10. "I Can't See Nobody"
11. "Holiday" 
12. "In the Morning"
13. "Really and Sincerely" 
14. "Massachusetts"
15. "I've Gotta Get a Message to You"

Encore

16. "Spicks and Specks"
17. "World"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe^[9] ^[10]
13 May 1967	Northampton	England	Maple Ballroom
14 May 1967	Nottingham		Britannia Rowing Club
			Beachcomber Club
25 May 1967	Liverpool		Student Auditorium
26 May 1967	Galashiels	Scotland	Galashiels Town Hall
	Selkirk		Victoria Hall
27 May 1967	Carlisle	England	Carlisle Market Hall
28 May 1967	Oldham		Thing Club
19 June 1967	Wishaw		The Belfry
21 June 1967	Gorleston-on-Sea		Floral Hall
23 June 1967	Leicester		Scraptoft Hall
24 June 1967	Manchester		New Century Hall
21 July 1967	Stockholm	Sweden	Palladium
4 August 1967	London	England	Tiles Club
5 August 1967	Dunstable		California Ballroom
6 August 1967	Greenford		Starlite Ballroom
17 August 1967	London		33 Portland Place
21 August 1967	Bath		Bath Pavilion
26 August 1967	London		Upper Cuts
27 August 1967	Woburn		Woburn Abbey
9 September 1967	Chester		Clockwork Orange
22 September 1967	Wolverhampton		Wolverhampton Civic Hall
27 September 1967	Newport	Wales	University of Wales Auditorium
7 October 1967	Manchester	England	Main Debating Hall
13 October 1967	Rugby		Benn Hall
27 October 1967	Rosewell	Scotland	Rosewell Institute
28 October 1967	Coatbridge		Coatbridge Town Hall
29 October 1967	Dundee		Top Ten Club
1 November 1967	Stevenage	England	Locarno Ballroom
11 November 1967	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy Hallen Heliport
17 November 1967	London	England	Lewisham Odeon
18 November 1967			St. Mary's Hall
19 November 1967			Saville Theatre
19 November 1967	Salisbury		Salisbury City Hall
North America^[11]
27 January 1968	Anaheim	United States	Anaheim Convention Center
Europe^[12]
9 February 1968	Stockholm	Sweden	Stockholm Concert Hall
10 February 1968
11 February 1968	Gothenburg		Gothenburg Concert Hall
12 February 1968	Oslo	Norway	Sentrum kino
14 February 1968	Copenhagen	Denmark	Falkoner Teatret
15 February 1968
27 February 1968	Hamburg	West Germany	Musikhalle
28 February 1968	Bremen		Stadthalle
29 February 1968	Hanover		Niedersachsenhalle
1 March 1968	Stuttgart		Liederhalle
2 March 1968	Munich		Kongressaal
3 March 1968	Nuremberg		Meistersingerhalle
4 March 1968	Frankfurt		Jahrhunderthalle
5 March 1968	Münster		Münsterlandhalle
6 March 1968	Cologne		Kölner Messehalle
7 March 1968	West Berlin		Sportpalast
8 March 1968	Braunschweig		Stadthalle
10 March 1968	Bern	Switzerland	Festhalle
27 March 1968	London	England	Royal Albert Hall
29 March 1968	Leeds		Queens Hall
30 March 1968	Chester		ABC Theatre
31 March 1968	Manchester		Palace Theatre
1 April 1968	Leicester		De Montfort Hall
4 April 1968	Cambridge		Cambridge Corn Exchange
5 April 1968	Slough		Adelphi Cinema
6 April 1968	Sheffield		Sheffield City Hall
7 April 1968	Birmingham		Birmingham Hippodrome
10 April 1968	Carlisle		ABC Theatre
11 April 1968	Glasgow	Scotland	Green's Playhouse
12 April 1968	Edinburgh		ABC Theatre
13 April 1968	Stockton-on-Tees	England
14 April 1968	Liverpool		Empire Theatre
17 April 1968	Portsmouth		Portsmouth Guildhall
18 April 1968	London		The Castle
19 April 1968	Hanley		Gaumont Cinema
20 April 1968	Bolton		Odeon Theatre
21 April 1968	Hull		ABC Theatre
22 April 1968	Lincoln
24 April 1968	Salisbury		Odeon Theatre
25 April 1968	Romford
26 April 1968	Exeter
27 April 1968	Cardiff	Wales	Capitol Theatre
28 April 1968	London	England	Granada Theatre
1 May 1968	Cork	Ireland	Savoy
2 May 1968	Dublin		Adelphi Cinema
3 May 1968	Belfast	Northern Ireland	ABC Theatre
North America^[13]
1 August 1968	Phoenix	United States	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2 August 1968	Los Angeles		Hollywood Bowl
3 August 1968	Daly City		Cow Palace
4 August 1968	San Diego		San Diego International Sports Center
10 August 1968	New York City		Forest Hills Tennis Stadium
14 August 1968	Providence		Rhode Island Auditorium
15 August 1968	Boston		Music Hall
17 August 1968	Bridgeport		Kennedy Stadium
24 August 1968	Detroit		Olympia Stadium
25 August 1968	Chicago		Auditorium Theatre
26 August 1968	Columbus		Ohio State Fair Fairgrounds Grandstand
27 August 1968
29 August 1968	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Performing Arts Center
31 August 1968	Philadelphia		John F. Kennedy Stadium
1 September 1968	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion
Europe^[14]
6 October 1968	The Hague	The Netherlands	Houtrusthallen
12 October 1968	Stockholm	Sweden	Johanneshovs Isstadion
13 October 1968	Copenhagen	Denmark	K.B. Hallen
31 October 1968	Bremen	West Germany	Stadthalle
1 November 1968	Kiel		Opernhaus
2 November 1968	Hamburg		Ernst-Merck-Halle
4 November 1968	Münster		Münsterlandhalle
5 November 1968	Cologne		Kölner Sporthalle
6 November 1968	Essen		Grugahalle
8 November 1968	Stuttgart		Messehalle Killesberg
10 November 1968	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
11 November 1968	Insbruck		Messehalle
13 November 1968	Bochum	West Germany	Ruhrlandhalle
14 November 1968	Düsseldorf		Messehalle
16 November 1968	Braunschweig		Stadthalle
18 November 1968	Munich		Kongressaal
19 November 1968	Nuremberg		Meistersingerhalle

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

Festival of the Flower Children^[15]

Hippy-Happy Festival^[16]

Forest Hills Festival^[17]

Bridgeport Music Festival

Philadelphia Music Festival^[18]

Notes and References

1. Book: Bilyeu . Melinda . Cook . Hector . Môn Hughes . Andrew . January 1, 2011 . The Ultimate Biography Of The Bee Gees: Tales Of The Brothers Gibb . London, England . . 9780857128942.
2. Web site: Bee Gees, The* - Live In Bern 1968. Discogs.
3. Book: Southall, Brian . August 2011 . Treasures of the Bee Gees . Carlton Books .
4. Web site: THE BEE GEES, DAVE DEE DOZY BEAKY MICK & TICH ORIGINAL 1968 UK TOUR PROGRAMME . . November 2020 . eBay . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201227044455/https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/2ccAAOSwmuhe61Yh/s-l1600.jpg . 27 December 2020 . live .
5. Web site: Bee Gees ABC Chester Concert Window Card (UK, 1968). . . November 2016 . Heritage Auctions . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201227043803/https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/music-memorabilia/posters/bee-gees-abc-chester-concert-window-card-uk-1968-/a/7154-89522.s . 27 December 2020 . live .
6. Web site: World + Ticket - 19/11/67 . . June 2017 . 991 . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201227050116/https://images.991.com/large_image/Bee+Gees+World++Ticket++-[phone].jpg . 27 December 2020 . live .
7. News: . KRLA presents The Bee Gees . . Los Angeles, California . 12 January 1968 . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201227050531/https://d9nvuahg4xykp.cloudfront.net/-4369512470901908852/2151273633475215841.jpg . 27 December 2020 . Collectors Universe . live .
8. Sources for NYC Setlist:
   • Web site: FIFTY YEARS AGO: THE BEE GEES AT FOREST HILLS STADIUM . Perlman . 18 September 2018 . Forest Hills Stadium Official Website . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20200901023708/https://foresthillsstadium.com/fifty-years-ago-the-bee-gees-at-forest-hills-stadium/ . 1 September 2020 . live .
   • Kirby. Fred. 24 August 1968. Bee Gees, Spanky Big at Forest Hills. Billboard. 80. 34. 10–12. New York City, New York. Billboard Publications, Inc.. 0006-2510. 26 December 2020.
9. Book: Sandoval, Andrew . 15 October 2012 . Bee Gees: The Day-By-Day Story, 1945-1972 . Retrofuture Products LLC . 9780943249087.
10. Sources for tour dates in 1967:
    • Web site: October 1967 . . December 2010 . Marmalade Skies . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201226075212/http://www.marmalade-skies.co.uk/oct1967.htm?LMCL=J8D6bN%3C . 26 December 2020 . live .
    • Web site: The Bee Gees for five shillings – anniversary of "Dundee's top pop spot" marked 55 years on . Strachan . Graeme . 14 October 2017 . . . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201226081732/https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/dundee/525229/the-bee-gees-for-five-shillings-anniversary-of-dundees-top-pop-spot-marked-55-years-on/ . 26 December 2020 . live .
11. Web site: Rhino Factoids: The Bee Gees Make Their Live Debut in America . . 27 January 2016 . . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201226082535/https://www.rhino.com/article/rhino-factoids-the-bee-gees-make-their-live-debut-in-america . 26 December 2020 . live .
12. Sources for tour dates in Europe, Spring 1968
    • Web site: Die Bee Gees auf Deutschlandtour . de . The Bee Gees on tour in Germany . . January 2012 . Spicks & Specks . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201226075535/https://spicksspecks-archiv.blogspot.com/1970/01/die-bee-gees-auf-deutschlandtour.html . 26 December 2020 . live .
    • Web site: IN CONCERT: 1967-2002 . Kaarls . Fred . Hansens . T . Anderson . Kath . June 2002 . Bee Gees World . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201226081352/https://www.beegees-world.com/inconcert.html . 26 December 2020 . live .
    • Web site: Today in Rock History – March 27 . Michaels . Mitch . 27 March 2020 . InternetFM . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201226082741/https://internetfm.com/today-in-rock-history-march-27/ . 26 December 2020 . live .
13. Sources for tour dates in North America, Summer 1968:
    • Book: August 1968 . The Bee Gees 1968 Tour Book USA tour programme . .
    • 13 July 1968. From The Music Capitals of the World. Billboard. 13 July 1968. 80. 28. 74. New York City, New York. Billboard Publications, Inc.. 0006-2510. 26 December 2020.
    • 3 August 1968. Bee Gees Advertisement - Atco 6603. Billboard. 80. 31. 7. New York City, New York. Billboard Publications, Inc.. 0006-2510. 26 December 2020.
14. Web site: On Tour . de . On Tour . . January 2012 . Spicks & Specks . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201226080646/https://spicksspecks-archiv.blogspot.com/1970/01/on-tour_7216.html . 26 December 2020 . live .
15. Web site: Fifty years since Woburn's Festival of the Flower Children . . 28 August 2017 . . . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201226083101/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-40926916 . 26 December 2020 . live .
16. Web site: Jimi Hendrix in Nederland: 'Het was magisch, echt geweldig' . no . Jimi Hendrix in the Netherlands: 'It was magical, really great' . . 24 April 2020 . Reporters Online . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201226084603/https://reportersonline.nl/jimi-hendrix-in-nederland-het-was-magisch-echt-geweldig/ . 26 December 2020 . live .
17. Web site: FLASHBACK: 1968 FOREST HILLS MUSIC FESTIVAL LINEUP...(MAY 1968) . . April 2020 . . . 26 December 2020 . https://archive.today/20201226094527/https://www.wnewfm1027.com/blog/2020/04/live-from-the-60s-1968-forest-hills-music-festival-lineupmay-1968.html . 26 December 2020 . live .
18. 6 April 1968. 17 Concerts for Philly Stadium, Play Centers. Kirby . Fred . Billboard. 6 April 1968. 80. 14 . 16. New York City, New York. Billboard Publications, Inc.. 0006-2510. 26 December 2020.

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