The Beatles' 1965 European tour

The Beatles 1965 European Tour

Tour by The Beatles
Start date	June 20, 1965
End date	July 3, 1965
Legs	1
No. of shows	8
The Beatles concert chronology

Set list

The typical set list for the shows was as follows (with lead singers noted):

1. "Twist and Shout" (excerpt) (John Lennon)
2. "She's a Woman" (Paul McCartney)
3. "I'm A Loser" (John Lennon)
4. "Can't Buy Me Love" (Paul McCartney)
5. "Baby's in Black" (John Lennon and Paul McCartney)
6. "I Wanna Be Your Man" (Ringo Starr)
7. "A Hard Day's Night" (John Lennon and Paul McCartney)
8. "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" (George Harrison)
9. "Rock and Roll Music" (John Lennon)
10. "I Feel Fine" (John Lennon)
11. "Ticket to Ride" (John Lennon and Paul McCartney)
12. "Long Tall Sally" (Paul McCartney)

Tour dates

• June 20 - -Palais des Sports, Paris, France
• June 22 - - Palais d'Hiver de Lyon, Rue Louis Guerin, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
• June 24 - - Velodromo Vigorelli, Via Arona, Milan, Italy
• June 25 - - Palazzo dello Sport, Piazza Kennedy, Genoa, Italy
• June 27 - - Teatro Adriano, Piazza Cavour, Rome, Italy
• June 28 - - Teatro Adriano, Piazza Cavour, Rome, Italy
• June 30 - - Palais des Expositions, Esplanade Marechal de Lattre de Tassigny, Nice, France
• July 2 - - Palais de Toros de Las Ventas, Plaza Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain
• July 3 - - Plaza de Toros Monumental, Avenue de les Corts Catalanes, Barcelona, Spain

Instruments & Equipment

The Beatles had plenty of instruments on the tour, shown here for each member of the group.

John

• 1964 Rickenbacker 325 Guitar
• 1964 Gibson J-160 E (spare)
• Vox organ

Paul

• 1963 Hofner violin bass
• 1961 Hofner (backup)

George

• Gretsch Tennessean Guitar
• Rickenbacker 12-string
• Gretsch Country Gentleman

Ringo

• Ludwig 22-inch-bass kit (drum)
• Number 5 drop-T logo drum logo (drum head)