The
year starts off well as Irvin Feld reports that advance sales of this edition
were at a level not seen since 1957. The
economic downturn was history and ticket sales were strong. Feld put together a solid lineup of talent.
Bobby Hendricks made his solo debut after
leaving the Drifters on this tour.
Talent:
Clyde McPhatter, Frankie Lymon, Lavern Baker, Lloyd Price, The Coasters, The Crests, Little Anthony & Imperials, Bo Diddley, The Chantrels,
Wade Flemons, Bobby Hendricks, Clay Tyson
March
29, 1959 The Mosque, Richmond, VA
March
30, 1959 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
March
31, 1959 Norfolk, VA
April
1, 1959 Memorial, Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC
One show at 9:00 p.m.
April
2, 1959 Municipal Auditorium, Greenville, NC
The
package sets a new record with 6,019 in attendance for a $15,270 take.
April
3, 1959 State Fair Arena, Raleigh, NC
April
4, 1959 Augusta, GA
April
4, 1959 Columbia Auditorium, Columbia, SC
April
5, 1959 Birmingham, AL
April
7, 1959 Sulpher Dell, Nashville, TN
One show at 8:00 p.m.
April
10, 1959 Auditorium, Little Rock, AR
April
13, 1959 Sportatorium, Dallas, TX
April
15, 1959 Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX
April
16, 1959 Municipal Coliseum, Lubbock, TX
One show at 8:30 p.m. 4,000 teens attend the show. The reviewer for the Lubbock Morning Avalanche complained that while the teens were relatively polite, the sound system "turned the program into one of the loudest and most incoherent show of its type yet seen in the Coliseum."
April 17, 1959 Municipal Auditorium, Oklahoma City, OK
One show at 8:30 p.m.
April
19, 1959 Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO
One
show at 7:30 p.m.
April
20, 1959 Indiana Theater, Indianapolis, IN
Two shows at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
April
21, 1959 Gardens, Cincinnati, OH
One
show at 8:00 p.m.
April
22, 1959 Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA
Two shows at 7:30 and 10:30 p.m.
April
23, 1959 Memorial Auditorium, Canton, OH
One show at 8:30 p.m.
April
25, 1959 Sports Arena, Toledo, OH
One show at 8:00 p.m.
I have the magazine of the biggest show of stars for 57 if anyone is looking to buy. Also been signed byHarold Cromer and Paul Williams and more
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ReplyDeleteI saw the show in Norfolk, VA while I was in High school. But I remember The Platters also being there.
ReplyDeleteIronically I was going to Great Bridge High School, although I lived in Norfolk and had attended Granby HS in Norfolk.
The VA Governor had closed the Norfolk schools because they were going to be integrated. I belonged to what Life Magazine described as “the lost class of ‘59.”