Auditorium Theater, Rochester, NY (2 shows 3.30 & 8.30)
January 26, 1958
New York City, NY (US TV "The Ed Sullivan Show" performing "Oh, Boy!)
January 27, 1958
Honolulu, HI (2 shows with Jerry Lee Lewis, Paul Anka & Jodie Sands)
1958 Australian Tour with Paul Anka (headliner) Jerry Lee Lewis, The Crickets, Jodie Sands, Buddy Holly with Johnny O'Keefe and the Dee Jays & Denis Collinson's Orchestra
January 30, 1958
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, AUS (2 shows)
January 31, 1958
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, AUS (Was two shows but reduced to one due to poor bookings)
This Newcastle night was:
Shifted to Newcastle after two Sydney shows (Friday 31st) cancelled also due to poor bookings.
February 1, 1958
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, AUS (3 shows)
February 2 and 3rd, Rest Day on Queenslands Gold Coast
February 3, 1958
Cloudland Ballroom, Brisbane, AUS (2 shows)
February 4-5, 1958
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, AUS (2 shows each night)
February 5 performed at the Nurses Memorial Centre in St Kilda. ThIs show was taped and later broadcast 17 & 24 February 1958 but has never been found.
Or has it?
February 6 - The group flys back to America - also Norman Petty buys 50% publishing rights for ‘Wild One’ now known as 'Real Wild Child’
February 20-25, 1958 Buddy Holly & The Crickets join The Big Gold Records Stars tour (informally known as The Florida Tour). The tour also stars the Everly Brothers, Bill Haley and The Comets, Jerry Lee Lewis, and The Royalteens.
UK Package Tour with Buddy Holly & The Crickets, Gary Miller, Tanner Sisters, Ronnie Keene's Orchestra & (compere) Des O'Connor
Buddy Holly (Guitar) Joe B Mauldin (Bass) Jerry Allison (Drums)
March 1, 1958
Elephant & Castle Trocadero, London, ENG
March 2, 1958
London Palladium, London, ENG (UK TV "Sunday Night At The London Palladium". Special Gala Show to celebrate the 100th performance with Bob Hope top of the bill. Also appearing was the ballerina Dame Alicia Markova and compere Robert Morley)
March 2, 1958
Kilburn Gaumont State, London, ENG
March 3, 1958
Gaumont, Southampton, ENG
March 4, 1958
City Hall, Sheffield, ENG
March 5, 1958
Globe, Stockton, ENG
March 6, 1958
City Hall, Newcastle, ENG
March 7, 1958
Gaumont, Wolverhampton, ENG
March 8, 1958
Odeon, Nottingham, ENG
March 9, 1958
Gaumont, Bradford, ENG
March 10, 1958
Town Hall, Birmingham, ENG
March 11, 1958
Paramount, Worcester, ENG
March 12, 1958
Croydon Davis, London, ENG
March 13, 1958
East Ham Granada, London, ENG
March 14, 1958
Woolwich Granada, London, ENG
March 15, 1958
Gaumont, Ipswich, ENG (3 shows 2.30, 6.15 & 8.30)
March 16, 1958
De Montfort Hall, Leicester, ENG
March 17, 1958
Gaumont, Doncaster, ENG
March 18, 1958
Ritz, Wigan, ENG
March 19, 1958
Regal, Hull, ENG
March 20, 1958
Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, ENG (2 shows 6.15 & 8.30)
March 21, 1958
Walthamstow Granada, London, ENG
March 22, 1958
Gaumont, Salisbury, ENG
March 23, 1958
Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 5.30 & 7.45)
March 24, 1958
Capitol, Cardiff, WAL
March 25, 1958
Hammersmith Gaumont, London, ENG (Before the second show, Joe B Mauldin knocks the caps off of Holly's two front teeth during a scuffle. Buddy repairs the damage with chewing gum and performs the second show with the gum spread over his front teeth)
Upon their return to the United States, Holly and the Crickets joined Alan Freed's Big Beat Show tour for 41 dates.
April 11, 1958
Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener, ON (The Big Beat Show, 2 shows 7.00 & 9.45)
April 16, 1958
Municipal Theatre, Tulsa, OK (The Big Beat Show)
May 3, 1958
During shows for the Big Beat tour at the Boston Arena, a Navy sailor is stabbed, others are injured, and arrests are made outside of the concert hall. Alan Freed, the tour's promoter, is charged with inciting a riot, but the charges are later dropped. The incident, which becomes know as the "Boston riot," results in the cancellation of scheduled shows in Troy, N.Y.; Providence, R.I.; New Haven, Conn.; and Newark, N.J.
July 8, 1958
Electric Park, Waterloo, IA
Biggest Show of Stars of 1958 Fall Edition with 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
Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA (2 shows 7.30 & 10.00)
October 14, 1958
Akron Armory, Akron, OH (2 shows 7.30 & 10.00)
October 15, 1958
War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY
October 16, 1958
Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, PA
October 17, 1958
Municipal Auditorium, Norfolk, VA (2 shows)
October 18, 1958
Park Center, Charlotte, NC
October 19, 1958
The Mosque, Richmond, VA (2 shows)
October ?, 1958
US TV Alan Freed TV show on WNEW-TV, where he was interviewed and lip-synched a performance of "It's So Easy."
October 28, 1958
Philadelphia, PA (US TV "Dick Clark's American Bandstand" lip-synching to "Heartbeat" & "It's So Easy.")
November 1, 1958
Buddy calls it quits with the Crickets and gives the group name to Jerry Allison and Joe B Mauldin.
1959
January 23, 1959
The Winter Dance Party tour starts with performances in Milwaukee. The tour will continue through Feb. 15 with scheduled stops in Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio. Other performers include: Ritchie Valens, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, Dion and The Belmonts, and Frankie Sardo.
January 23, 1959
George Divine’s Million Dollar Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
January 24, 1959
Eagles Ballroom, Kenosha, WI (Debbie Stevens also performed)
January 25, 1959
Kato Ballroom, Mankato, MN
January 26, 1959
Fournier’s Ballroom, Eau Claire, WI
January 27, 1959
Fiesta Ballroom, Montevideo, MN
January 28, 1959
Prom Ballroom, St. Paul, MN
January 29, 1959
Capitol Theater, Davenport, IA
January 30, 1959
Laramar Ballroom, Fort Dodge, IA
January 31, 1959
National Guard Armory, Duluth, MN
February 1, 1959 Appleton (cancelled)
February 1, 1959
Riverside Ballroom, Green Bay, WI (The Winter Dance Party is stranded en route to Appleton, WI, when the bus breaks down. With temperatures at 30 degrees below zero and no source of heat, the passengers burn newspapers in the aisles to keep warm. The Sheriffs' cars pick up the freezing entertainers and Carl Bunch is admitted to the hospital suffering from frostbite. With one performance cancelled, the Winter Dance Party continues and performs in Green Bay)
February 2, 1959
Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake, IA
(Buddy, Waylon Jennings and Tommy Allsup perform and serve as back-up musicians during the performance. Shortly after the performance Buddy, J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson & Ritchie Valens board a small aircraft chartered to take them to their next performance. Soon after take-off, the plane crashes, killing all aboard)
February 3, 1959
Moorhead Armory
(15-year-old Robert Velline of Fargo, and his band (named at the last minute the Shadows) filled in at the show. Velline later became Bobby Vee)
