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5 July 1963
Concert promoter Kenn Brodziak in London makes a verbal agreement with agent Cyril Berlin to tour The Beatles for £1000 per week
14 October 1963
Fee for The Beatles’ Australasian tour increased to £1500 per week
23 November 1963
Fee for The Beatles’ Australasian tour increased to £2500 per week
January 1964
Disc jockey Bob Francis organises petition for Adelaide
15 March 1964
Brodziak tells Bob Francis that Adelaide is to be included
13 April 1964
Tickets go on sale in Sydney and Melbourne
20 April 1964
12,000 tickets go on sale in Adelaide and sell out in five and a quarter hours
22 April 1964
Australian High Commissioner Sir Eric Harrison throws a cocktail party reception for The Beatles at Australia House, where they sample Tasmanian apples
Wednesday 3 June 1964
Ringo is taken ill with tonsillitis and pharyngitis and is rushed to hospital. Jimmie Nicol is summoned to rehearse as a stand-in.
Thursday 4 June 1964
Beatles depart London for Copenhagen
Rehearsals with Jimmie Nicol at Tivoli Garden
Concert in Copenhagen, Denmark
Friday 5 June 1964
Fans engulf the stage during a mimed performance on Dutch TV
Beatles are paraded through Amsterdam’s canals in a boat
Saturday 6 June 1964
Concert in Blokker, Netherlands
Sunday 7 June 1964
Beatles travel from Amsterdam to London airport, where they pick up John Lennon’s Aunt Mimi
Board flight for Hong Kong, with stopovers in Beirut and Karachi
Monday 8 June 1964
Stopovers in Calcutta and Bangkok. Arrive Hong Kong.
Tuesday 9 June 1964
Two concerts in Hong Kong.
Wednesday 10 June 1964
Beatles depart Hong Kong for Australia
Thursday 11 June 1964
2.35am Unscheduled landing in Darwin greeted by 400 fans and journalists
7.43am BOAC flight lands in Sydney; in pouring rain, The Beatles are paraded around the tarmac on the back of a truck to greet the fans
4.30pm Press conference at Sheraton Hotel
Friday 12 June 1964
Beatles fly to Adelaide.
12.05pm Motorcade under police escort to Adelaide Town Hall. 300,000 people line the route.
12.45pm Town Hall balcony appearance.
Two concerts at Centennial Hall, Adelaide
Saturday 13 June 1964
Two concerts at Centennial Hall, Adelaide
Sunday 14 June 1964
12.15pm Beatles leave South Australian Hotel for airport
Ringo Starr and Brian Epstein arrive in Sydney from San Francisco and fly to Melbourne
3.15pm Beatles arrive at Essendon airport; 20,000 people on route to city
Approx 4.10pm Beatles arrive at Southern Cross Hotel and are reunited with Ringo
Balcony appearance to 20,000 people
5pm Press conference with Ringo and Jimmie
Monday 15 June 1964 (public holiday)
8am Jimmie Nicol leaves for Essendon airport to fly to Brisbane, then London
12.30pm Beatles attend EMI Records reception with buffet luncheon
2.15pm Presentation by National Fan Club
Two concerts at Festival Hall, Melbourne
Tuesday 16 June 1964
12.30pm Lord Mayor’s reception, Melbourne Town Hall
Two concerts at Festival Hall, Melbourne
Wednesday 17 June 1964
Brian Epstein addresses the National Press Club lunch in Canberra
George Harrison goes driving in an MG in the Dandenongs
Two concerts at Festival Hall, Melbourne
Thursday 18 June 1964
9.10 Beatles depart Southern Cross Hotel for Essendon airport
11.40am Arrive Sydney
Two concerts at Sydney Stadium
Daily Mirror hosts 22nd birthday party for Paul at Sheraton Hotel
Friday 19 June 1964
Two concerts at Sydney Stadium
Saturday 20 June 1964
Two concerts at Sydney Stadium
Sunday 21 June 1964
9.30am 10,000 fans at Sydney airport watch Beatles’ aircraft leave for Wellington
Arrival in Wellington; 7000 fans at airport
Press conference and balcony appearance at Hotel St George
Monday 22 June 1964
Two concerts at Wellington Town Hall
Tuesday 23 June 1964
Two concerts at Wellington Town Hall
Wednesday 24 June 1964
Arrive Auckland, 300 fans at airport
Two concerts at Auckland Town Hall
Thursday 25 June 1964
Press conference, Lord Mayor’s reception
Two concerts at Auckland Town Hall
Friday 26 June 1964
Arrive Dunedin
Two concerts at Dunedin Town Hall
Saturday 27 June 1964
Arrive Christchurch; press conference
Two concerts at Majestic Theatre, Christchurch
Sunday 28 June 1964
Fly Christchurch to Auckland; depart Whenuapai airport, Waitakere, Auckland
9.35pm Arrive Sydney; transfer flight to Brisbane
Monday 29 June 1964
12.08am Arrive Eagle Farm airport, Brisbane
8,000 people at Brisbane airport; some youths throw eggs
Morning: press conference at Lennon’s Hotel
Two concerts at Festival Hall, Brisbane
Tuesday 30 June 1964
George and Paul drive to a Gold Coast beach
Two concerts at Festival Hall, Brisbane
Wed 1 July 1964
Early drive from Lennon’s Hotel to Brisbane airport
Fly Brisbane to Sydney; more interviews at Sydney airport
12 noon: Depart for London on Qantas
Friday 3 July 1964
The Beatles arrive home in England to be greeted by 100 fans
