The_Bee_Gees'_concerts_in_1967_and_1968

The Bee Gees' concerts in 1967 and 1968

The Bee Gees' concerts in 1967 and 1968

1967–68 concert tours by the Bee Gees

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]

Quick Facts Associated album, Start date ...

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

Tour band

Opening acts

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
  2. "Spicks and Specks"
  3. "World"

Tour dates

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Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A Festival of the Flower Children[15]
B Hippy-Happy Festival[16]
C Forest Hills Festival[17]
D Bridgeport Music Festival
E Philadelphia Music Festival[18]

References

  1. [1]
    Bilyeu, Melinda; Cook, Hector; Môn Hughes, Andrew (January 1, 2011). The Ultimate Biography Of The Bee Gees: Tales Of The Brothers Gibb. London, England: Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857128942.
  2. [2]
    "Bee Gees, The* - Live In Bern 1968". Discogs.
  3. [3]
    Southall, Brian (August 2011). Treasures of the Bee Gees. Carlton Books.
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    "THE BEE GEES,DAVE DEE DOZY BEAKY MICK & TICH ORIGINAL 1968 UK TOUR PROGRAMME". eBay. November 2020. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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    "Bee Gees ABC Chester Concert Window Card (UK, 1968)". Heritage Auctions. November 2016. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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    "World + Ticket - 19/11/67". 991. June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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    "KRLA presents The Bee Gees". Los Angeles Free Press. Los Angeles, California. 12 January 1968. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via Collectors Universe.
  8. [8]
    Sources for NYC Setlist:
  9. [9]
    Sandoval, Andrew (15 October 2012). Bee Gees: The Day-By-Day Story, 1945-1972. Retrofuture Products LLC. ISBN 9780943249087.
  10. [10]
    Sources for tour dates in 1967:
  11. [11]
    "Rhino Factoids: The Bee Gees Make Their Live Debut in America". Rhino Entertainment. 27 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  12. [12]
    Sources for tour dates in Europe, Spring 1968
  13. [13]
    Sources for tour dates in North America, Summer 1968:
  14. [14]
    "On Tour" [On Tour]. Spicks & Specks (in German). January 2012. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  15. [15]
    "Fifty years since Woburn's Festival of the Flower Children". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  16. [16]
    "Jimi Hendrix in Nederland: 'Het was magisch, echt geweldig'" [Jimi Hendrix in the Netherlands: 'It was magical, really great']. Reporters Online (in Norwegian). 24 April 2020. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  17. [17]
    "FLASHBACK: 1968 FOREST HILLS MUSIC FESTIVAL LINEUP...(MAY 1968)". WNEW-FM. Entercom. April 2020. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  18. [18]
    Kirby, Fred (6 April 1968). "17 Concerts for Philly Stadium, Play Centers". Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 14. New York City, New York: Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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