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Motortown Revue 1962

(The Revue was headlined by Mary Wells & featured Martha and the Vandellas, the Marvelettes, the Contours, Marvin Gaye, Little Stevie Wonder, the Supremes the Temptations and Sammy Ward.)

October 26-November 1, 1962 Howard Theatre, Washington, DC

November 2, 1962 Franklin Theater, Boston, MA

November 3, 1962 New Haven Arena, New Haven, CT

November 4, 1962 Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY

November 5, 1962 Raleigh City Auditorium, Raleigh, NC

November 6, 1962 County Hall, Charleston, SC

November 7, 1962 Country Club, Augusta, GA

November 8, 1962 Bamboo Ranch Club, Savannah, GA

November 9, 1962 National Guard Armory, Birmingham, AL

November 10, 1962 City Auditorium, Columbus, GA

November 11, 1962 Magnolia Ballroom, Atlanta, GA

November 12, 1962 Fort Whiting Auditorium, Mobile, AL

November 13, 1962 State Fair Grounds, New Orleans, LA

November 14, 1962 College Park Auditorium, Jackson, MS

November 15, 1962 Memorial Auditorium, Spartanburg, SC

November 16, 1962 City Armory, Durham, NC

November 17, 1962 Township Auditorium, Columbia, SC

November 18, 1962 Capitol Arena, Washington, DC

November 19 DAY OFF

November 20, 1962 Civic Auditorium, Greenville, SC

November 21, 1962 Hesterly Armory, Tampa, FL ?

November 21, 1962 Palladium, Tampa, FL

November 21, 1962 The Palms, Bradenton, FL

November 22, 1962 The Armoury, Jacksonville, FL

November 23, 1962 Auditorium, Macon, GA

November 24, 1962 National Guard Armoury, Daytona Beach, FL

November 25, 1962 Harlem Square Club, Miami, FL

November 26, 1962 Skating Rink, Orlando, FL

November 27, 1962 Field House, Tallahassee, FL

November 28, 1962 Cheraw, SC

November 29, 1962 Long High School Gymnasium, Charlotte, NC

November 30, 1962 New Park Center, Louisville, KY

December 1, 1962 Ellis Memorial Auditorium, Memphis, TN

December 2, 1962 City Auditorium, Nashville, TN

December 3, 1962 Fairground Coliseum, Pensacola, FL

December 4, 1962 DAY OFF

December 5, 1962 Mosque Auditorium, Richmond, VA

December 6, 1962 DAY OFF

December 7-16, 1962 Apollo Theatre, New York City, NY

December 17, 1962 Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA

December ?, 1962 Newark, NJ (unconfirmed)

December 31, 1962 Michigan State Fair Coliseum (Marvin Gaye, Martha and the Vandellas, the Contours, Mary Wells, the Miracles, the Supremes and Little Stevie Wonder)

1963

1963 Tour (with Little Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells, Marvelettes, Martha and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, the Miracles, Countours & the Supremes)

April 19-25, 1963 Regal Theater, Chicago, IL (with Mary Wells, The Miracles, The Contours, The Marvellettes, Marv Johnson, Marvin Gaye, The Vandellas, Little Stevie Wonder, Bill Murray & Choker Campbell & His Orchestra)

April 26, 1963 St. Louis, MO

April 27, 1963 Murat, Indianapolis, IN (2 shows 8.00 & 10.30)

April 28, 1963 Coliseum, Evansville, IN (part of the 1963 edition of the Show of Stars, a cast of 50 artists performing for 4 hours)

May 3-9, 1963 Howard Theatre, Washington, DC

May 10-16, 1963 Royal Theatre, Baltimore, MD

May 17-26, 1963 Uptown Theater, Philadelphia, PA

May 29, 1963 Playland Roller Rink, York, PA

May 31-June 6, 1963 Apollo Theatre, New York City, NY (week engagement?)

June 14, 1963 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ (2 shows 9.00 & 11.30. Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells, The Miracles, Little Stevie Wonder, The Marvelettes, The Contours, Marv Johnson, Martha and the Vandellas, Choker Campbell and his Orchestra & (MC) Bill Murray)

June 16, 1963 Carr's Beach, Annapolis, MD (Motortown Revue, with The Miracles, Mary Wells, The Marvelettes, Marvin Gaye, The Contours, Martha & the Vandellas, Choker Campbell and his Orchestra & (MC) Bill Murray)

October 4-10, 1963 Royal Theatre, Baltimore, MD

October 11-17, 1963 Howard Theatre, Washington, DC

Motortown Revue Tour 1963 (The Miracles, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells, & Martha and the Vandellas)

October 18-24, 1963 Apollo Theatre, New York City, NY

October 25, 1963 Armory Theatre, Wilmington, DE

October 26, 1963 Mosque Theatre, Newark, NJ

October 27, 1963 Mosque Theatre, Richmond, VA

October 28, 1963 Auditorium, Raleigh, NC

October 29, 1963 Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN

October 30, 1963 Coliseum, Evansville, IN

October 31, 1963 Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, TN

November 1, 1963 Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO

November 2, 1963 Auditorium, Lousville, KY

November 3, 1963 Coliseum, Nashville, TN

November 4, 1963 Auditorium, Dayton, OH

November 5, 1963 Sports Arena, Toledo, OH

November 6, 1963 Vets Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, OH

November 7, 1963 Circle Theater, Indianapolis, IN (2 shows 7.15 & 9.30, Little Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Miracles, Martha & the Vandellas, Mary Wells, The Contours, Kim Weston, Choker Campbell Band and his Orchestra & (MC) Bill Murray)

November 8-14, 1963 Regal Theatre, Chicago, IL

November 15, 1963 Civic Center, Lansing, MI

November 16-17, 1963 Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI (4 shows each day)

November 30, 1963 Donnelly Theatre, Boston, MA

1964

March 29, 1964 Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO (2 shows 6.00 & 9.00, Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells, Temptations, Marvellettes, Little Stevie Wonder, Martha & The Vandellas, Choker Campbell and his Orchestra & (MC's) Bill Murray & Dave Dixon)

April 4, 1964 Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY (Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells, Marvelettes, Temptations, Martha & the Vandellas, Choker Campbell and his Orchestra & (MC) Bill Murray)

April 5, 1964 Fairground Coliseum, Nashville, TN (Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells, Marvelettes, Temptations, Martha & the Vandellas)

April 6, 1964 Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH (Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells, Marvelettes, Temptations, Martha & the Vandellas)

April 7, 1964 Circle Theater, Indianapolis, IN (2 shows 7.30 & 9.30, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells, Marvelettes, Martha & the Vandellas, Temptations, Choker Campbell Band and his Orchestra & (MC) Bill Murray)

October 30, 1964 Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA (Marvin Gaye, Martha & the Vandellas, the Supremes (replaced by Stevie Wonder), the Marvelettes, the Contours, the Spinners, Kim Weston, Choker Campbell and his band & (MC) Bill Murray)

October 31, 1964 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ (2 shows 8.00 & 11.30)

November 2, 1964 Hillside Theatre, Jamaica, NY (2 shows 8.30 & 11.00. It's not certain the second show went ahead after the police were called after fighting broke out, with bottles being thrown, and the Hillside’s doors and windows being smashed as attendees of the first show tried to hold onto their seats for the second show)

December 25-31, 1964 Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI

1965

Motortown Revue UK Tour 1965

March 20, 1965 Finsbury Park Astoria, London, ENG (2 shows 6.40 & 9.10)

March 21, 1965 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG (6.00 & 8.00)

March 23, 1965 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (6.30 & 8.45)

March 24, 1965 Capitol, Cardiff, WAL (6.00 & 8.30)

March 25, 1965 Odeon, Birmingham, ENG (6.45 & 9.00)

March 26, 1965 ABC, Kingston, ENG (6.45 & 9.00)

March 27, 1965 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, ENG (6.00 & 8.30)

March 28, 1965 Odeon, Leicester, ENG (5.40 & 8.00)

March 30, 1965 Odeon, Manchester, ENG (6.15 & 8.45)

March 31, 1965 Odeon, Leeds, ENG (2 shows 6.20 & 8.40)

April 1, 1965 Odeon, Glasgow, SCOT (6.40 & 9.00)

April 2, 1965 ABC, Stockton, ENG (6.15 & 8.30)

April 3, 1965 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG (6.30 & 8.45)

April 4, 1965 Empire, Liverpool, ENG (5.40 & 8.00)

April 6, 1965 ABC, Luton, ENG (6.30 & 8.45)

April 7, 1965 ABC, Chester, ENG (6.15 & 8.30)

April 8, 1965 City Hall, Sheffield, ENG (6.20 & 8.50)

April 9, 1965 ABC, Wigan, ENG (6.20 & 8.35)

April 10, 1965 Gaumont, Wolverhampton, ENG (6.30 & 8.40)

April 11, 1965 Gaumont, Ipswich, ENG (5.30 & 8.00)

April 12, 1965 Guildhall, Portsmouth, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 8.50)

April 13, 1965 Olympia Theatre, Paris, FRA

May 7, 1965 Bowen Field House, Ypsilanti, MI

May 9, 1965 Civic Center, Lansing, MI (Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Four Tops, The Spinners, The Marvelettes, The Contours, Kim Weston, Willie Tyler & The Choker Campbell Orchestra)

June 4-10, 1965 Howard Theatre, Washington DC (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Martha & The Vandellas, Junior Walker & The All Stars, The Marvelettes, Brenda Holloway & The Choker Campbell Band)

Motortown Revue US Tour June 1965

June 14, 1965 Raleigh, NC (Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Four Tops, Junior Walker & The All Stars, The Contours, Brenda Holloway, Willie Tyler and Lester & The Choker Campbell Orchestra)

June 15, 1965 Greensboro, NC (Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Four Tops, Junior Walker & The All Stars, The Contours, Brenda Holloway, Willie Tyler and Lester & The Choker Campbell Orchestra)

June 16, 1965 Greenville, SC (Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Four Tops, Junior Walker & The All Stars, The Contours, Brenda Holloway, Willie Tyler and Lester & The Choker Campbell Orchestra)

June 17, 1965 Charlotte, NC (Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Four Tops, Junior Walker & The All Stars, The Contours, Brenda Holloway, Willie Tyler and Lester & The Choker Campbell Orchestra)

June 18, 1965 Louisville, KY (Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Four Tops, Junior Walker & The All Stars, The Contours, Brenda Holloway, Willie Tyler and Lester & The Choker Campbell Orchestra)

June 19, 1965 St. Louis, MO (Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Four Tops, Junior Walker & The All Stars, The Contours, Brenda Holloway, Willie Tyler and Lester & The Choker Campbell Orchestra)

June 20, 1965 Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN (Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Four Tops, Junior Walker & The All Stars, The Contours, Brenda Holloway, Willie Tyler and Lester & The Choker Campbell Orchestra)

June 21, 1965 Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN (Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Four Tops, Junior Walker & The All Stars, The Contours, Brenda Holloway, Willie Tyler and Lester & The Choker Campbell Orchestra)

June 22, 1965 Augusta, GA (Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Four Tops, Junior Walker & The All Stars, The Contours, Brenda Holloway, Willie Tyler and Lester & The Choker Campbell Orchestra)

June 23, 1965 Montgomery, AL (Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Four Tops, Junior Walker & The All Stars, The Contours, Brenda Holloway, Willie Tyler and Lester & The Choker Campbell Orchestra)

June 24, 1965 Knoxville, TN (Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Four Tops, Junior Walker & The All Stars, The Contours, Brenda Holloway, Willie Tyler and Lester & The Choker Campbell Orchestra)

June 25, 1965 Mobile, AL (Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Four Tops, Junior Walker & The All Stars, The Contours, Brenda Holloway, Willie Tyler and Lester & The Choker Campbell Orchestra)

June 26, 1965 New Orleans, LA (Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Four Tops, Junior Walker & The All Stars, The Contours, Brenda Holloway, Willie Tyler and Lester & The Choker Campbell Orchestra)

July 1, 1965 Belle Isle Band Shell, Detroit, MI ('Americans in Harmony' free benefit concert for civil rights and local projects for the handicapped, with Martha and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, the Four Tops, Jr. Walker and The All Stars, Brenda Holloway, the Contours, Tommy Good and the Tabs, Willie Tyler and Lester & The Choker Campbell orchestra. The concert is stopped by the promoters when the crowd became too noisy, making it "impossible" for the performers to work)

July 9-15, 1965 Apollo Theatre, New York City, NY (Martha & The Vandellas, The Contours, Stevie Wonder, Brenda Holloway, The Velvelettes, The Spinners, The Choker Campbell Band & (MC) Bill Murray)

October 2, 1965 Convention Hall, Philadelphia, PA (The Temptations, Martha & The Vandellas, Junior Walker & The All Stars, Stevie Wonder, Brenda Holloway & The Choker Campbell Band)

The Biggest Show Of Stars For '65 with Four Tops, The Temptations, Four Tops, Martha and the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, Junior Walker and his All-Stars, The Marvelettes, The Spinners, Kim Weston, Willie Tyler and Lester & The Choker Campbell Band)

October 23, 1965 Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, OH (2 shows 7.30 & 11.00)

October 26, 1965 at Stambaugh Auditorium, Youngstown, OH (2 shows 7.00 & 9.30)

November 2, 1965 Dinner Key Auditorium, Miami, FL

November 14, 1965 Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO

December 25-31, 1965 Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI

December 23, 1966-January 1, 1967 Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI

December 23-27, 1967 Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI

December 28, 1967-January 1, 1968 Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI

August 4, 1968 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO (The Temptations, Martha & The Vandellas, The Monitors, The Impacts Revue & Sylvia Thomas)

December 25, 1968-January 1, 1969 Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI


The Contours Four Tops Brenda Holloway The Marvelettes Martha and the Vandellas Smokey Robinson The Spinners The Temptations Junior Walker & The All Stars Mary Wells Kim Weston

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