Eight days a week
Subtitle: the Beatles' tour of New Zealand, 1964
By: Graham Hutchins.
Publisher: Exisle; Exisle Publishing
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Auckland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Beatles -- Travel -- New Zealand.; Rock musicians -- Travel -- New Zealand.; Rock music -- New Zealand -- 1961-1970 -- History and criticism.; New Zealand -- History -- 1945-1984.
Other titles: Ei8ht days a week; 8 days a week
Description: "For a memorable week in June 1964, the Beatles toured New Zealand, giving concerts in the four main centers and changing life as we knew it forever. For teenagers of the time, it was the most exciting week of their lives. Teachers were ignored and parents defied as thousands of young people devised ingenious ways of seeing their idols. For this book, Graham Hutchins has interviewed dozens of people who were directly affected by the visit, from fans who attended the concerts and people who accompanied the Beatles on tour, to contemporary musicians and John Lennon s Kiwi relations. The visit of the Fab Four is remembered through the reminiscences of these eyewitnesses, and through a mass of photographs and memorabilia that illustrate the text. The author also assesses the long-term impact the Beatles made on New Zealand music and on society at large." --Publisher's description.