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Exceptionally rare 14.75 x 19.75 party-bookings concert poster advertising the New Zealand dates of Harry M. Miller’s ‘Big Beat Show of ’65,’ featuring the Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison, the Newbeats, and Ray Columbus and the Invaders. Headed “Party Bookings Now Open!,” the poster features individual portraits of the five Rolling Stones and advertises appearances at the Theatre Royal in Christchurch on February 1, Civic Theatre in Invercargill on February 2, Opera House in New Plymouth on February 4, Town Hall in Auckland on February 6, and Town Hall in Wellington on February 8. Two sessions are advertised nightly at 6 and 8:30 P.M. The poster offers a “Special Party Price” of 35/6 seats for 22/6, a savings of 13/- per seat for groups of at least 20, and provides a local party organizer and telephone number for each city; the discounted rate applied to the 6 P.M. session only. Additional text promotes Orbison’s ‘Pretty Woman,’ ‘Pretty Paper,’ ‘Only the Lonely,’ and ‘Crying,’ and identifies the Newbeats as making their first trip to Australia via the ‘Big Beat’ Show. In fine condition, with intersecting folds, slight edgewear, and paper remnants to the Newbeats image. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks.
The New Zealand engagements formed part of the Rolling Stones’ first tour of Australia and New Zealand, which opened in Sydney on January 22. The New Plymouth appearance advertised on this poster does not appear in published chronologies of the tour, which instead list a February 3 performance at Dunedin Town Hall and no February 4 date; no explanation for the discrepancy has been established. This early Stones poster remains elusive and is rarely offered at market.
