The Beatles' 1965 European tour

The Beatles 1965 European tour

Tour by The Beatles
Start date	20 June 1965
End date	3 July 1965
Legs	1
No. of shows	15
The Beatles concert chronology

Set list

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

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

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
20 June 1965 two shows	Paris	France	Palais des Sports
22 June 1965 two shows	Lyon		Palais d'Hiver
24 June 1965 two shows	Milan	Italy	Velodromo Vigorelli
26 June 1965 two shows	Genoa		Palazzo dello Sport
27 June 1965 two shows	Rome		Teatro Adriano
28 June 1965 two shows
30 June 1965	Nice	France	Palais des Expositions
2 July 1965	Madrid	Spain	Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas
3 July 1965	Barcelona		Plaza de Toros La Monumental

Instruments and equipment

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

John

• 1964 Rickenbacker 325 hollowbody electric guitar
• 1964 Gibson J-160E acoustic/electric guitar (used for "I Feel Fine" and as a backup)
• Hohner Marine Band harmonica in key of G with harness (used for "I'm A Loser")

Paul

• 1962 Hofner Violin hollowbody bass
• 1961 Hofner Violin hollowbody bass (used as a backup)

George

• 1963 Gretsch Tennessean hollowbody electric guitar
• 1963 Rickenbacker 360-12 thinline electric guitar (used exclusively for "A Hard Day's Night")
• 1963 Gretsch Country Gentleman hollowbody electric guitar (used as a backup)

Ringo

• Ludwig 22-inch-bass 4-piece drum kit
• Number #4 drop-T logo bass drum head

External links

• Live at Milan