Irving Feld books Buddy Holly and the Crickets to headline his Fall edition of the Biggest Show of Stars in 1958. A modest 17-date tour was outlined for the Eastern U.S. and Canada. The tour rehearsed on October 2 in New York City before heading for Worcester to open the tour the following day. Buddy and the Crickets sign for $9,900 for the tour. Tragically, four months later Buddy Holly would be killed in a plane crash with Richie Valens and The Big Bopper while on another package tour.
Talent:
Buddy Holly & Crickets, Clyde McPhatter, Frankie Avalon, Bobby Darin, The
Coasters, The Elegants, The Olympics, Dion & Belmonts, Bobby Freeman, The
Danleers, Jimmy Clanton, Jack Scott, Little Anthony & Imperials, Sil Austin
Orchestra
October
3, 1958 Auditorium, Worcester, MA
October
4, 1958 Arcadia Ballroom, Providence, RI
A
show at the State Theater, Hartford, CT is cancelled and the Providence date
replaced it.
October
4, 1958 State Theater, Hartford, CT
October
5, 1958 Forum, Montreal, Canada
October
6, 1958 Memorial Centre, Petersborough, Canada
October
7, 1958 Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener, Canada
October
8, 1958 Sports Arena, Toledo, OH
One show at 8:00 p.m.
October
9, 1958 Indiana Theater, Indianapolis, IN
October
10, 1958 State Fair Coliseum, Louisville, KY
One
show at 8:30 p.m.
October
11, 1958 Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, OH
October
12, 1958 Stanbaugh Auditorium, Youngstown, OH
October
13, 1958 Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA
Two
shows at 7:30 and 10:00 p.m.
October
14, 1958 Akron Armory, Akron, OH
Two
shows at 7:30 and 10:00 p.m.
October
15, 1958 War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY
The show draws only 2,500 fans leading the staff of the venue to cut bookings for rock and roll shows in the future.
October
16, 1958 Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, PA
October
17, 1958 Municipal Auditorium, Norfolk, VA
October
18, 1958 Park Center, Charlotte, NC
October
19, 1958 The Mosque, Richmond, VA
This is a truly great show. I can't believe I never heard about it at the time. I was 12 and a huge Buddy Holly fan, not to mention almost every other artist on the bill.
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