# The Bee Gees' concerts in 1967 and 1968

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

## 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 (Europe, February–March 1968, select dates)
* Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (Europe, March–May 1968, select dates)
* Grapefruit (Europe, March–May 1968, select dates)
* The Foundations (Europe, April 1968, select dates) (London, Royal Albert Hall)
* Spanky and Our Gang (Anaheim) (North America, select dates)
* Tony Rivers and The Castaways (Wolverhampton, Newport, London [November 1967])
* The Flower Pot Men (Wolverhampton, Newport, London [November 1967])
* Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (Wolverhampton, Newport, London [November 1967])
* Vanilla Fudge (Anaheim)
* Love (Phoenix)

## 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.
* "New York Mining Disaster 1941"
* "And the Sun Will Shine"
* "To Love Somebody"
* "Jumbo"
* "The Singer Sang His Song"
* "I Have Decided to Join the Airforce"
* "I Started a Joke"
* "Let There Be Love"
* "Words"
* "I Can't See Nobody"
* "Holiday"
* "In the Morning"
* "Really and Sincerely"
* "Massachusetts"
* "I've Gotta Get a Message to You"

### Encore

* "Spicks and Specks"
* "World"

## Tour dates

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

### Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

    $^A$ Festival of the Flower Children
    $^B$ Hippy-Happy Festival
    $^C$ Forest Hills Festival
    $^D$ Bridgeport Music Festival
    $^E$ Philadelphia Music Festival