The Bee Gees' concerts in 1967 and 1968

The 1967–68 Tours (also known as The Bee Gees in Concert, Spring Tour '68, North American Tour) are a series of concerts held in 1967 and 1968 by the Bee Gees. The tours promoted their third, fourth and fifth studio albums: Bee Gees' 1st (1967), Horizontal (1968) and Idea (1968). The band's line-up at that time was the Gibb brothers with Colin Petersen and Vince Melouney. Before the tours began, the group were the opening act for Fats Domino in London and Manchester.

Personnel

• Barry Gibb – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Robin Gibb – vocals
• Maurice Gibb – vocals, bass
• Vince Melouney – lead guitar
• Colin Petersen – drums
• Bill Shepherd – conductor

Opening acts

• Procol Harum
• Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
• Grapefruit
• The Foundations
• Spanky and Our Gang
• Tony Rivers and The Castaways
• The Flower Pot Men
• Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
• Vanilla Fudge
• Love

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on 10 August 1968, at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York City, New York. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tours.

1. "New York Mining Disaster 1941"
2. "And the Sun Will Shine"
3. "To Love Somebody"
4. "Jumbo"
5. "The Singer Sang His Song"
6. "I Have Decided to Join the Airforce"
7. "I Started a Joke"
8. "Let There Be Love"
9. "Words"
10. "I Can't See Nobody"
11. "Holiday"ÂÂ
12. "In the Morning"
13. "Really and Sincerely"ÂÂ
14. "Massachusetts"
15. "I've Gotta Get a Message to You"

Encore

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Tour dates

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

Festival of the Flower Children

Hippy-Happy Festival

Forest Hills Festival

Bridgeport Music Festival

Philadelphia Music Festival

References