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Kōrero: Popular music

The Beatles tour, 1964

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The Beatles tour, 1964

In 1964 the Beatles toured New Zealand. They had to contend with thousands of unruly, screaming fans, disorganised security and poor sound but for many New Zealand teenagers it was the event of a lifetime. The fact they couldn't hear the music for the screaming didn't stop fans enjoying themselves. The tour inspired many New Zealanders to form bands. This poster advertises the arrival of the 'Fab Four'.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-Popular-1964-02-front

by Bob Kerridge

Courtesy of Kerridge Odeon

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Chris Bourke, Popular music – New sounds, late 1950s and 1960s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/ephemera/42645/the-beatles-tour-1964 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Chris Bourke, i tāngia i te 16 September 2013.