In November 1967 a star-studded but unlikely assemblage of psychedelic, rock and soul bands set out in a fleet of cars, transit vans and coaches on a 21-date tour of theatres and civic halls the length and breadth of Britain in a vague attempt to emulate the traditional ‘package’ tour of yesteryear.
Veteran music biz promoters Tito Burns and Harold Davison, who promoted the tour, knew the economic value of the theatre package tour well – they’d made a business out of it. But the combination of bands drawn up for this tour was a bit way-out even for those times.
