The Beatles' 1964 tour of Australia

The Beatles' 1964 tour of Australia was a several week tour performed by the British rock band the Beatles as a part of their 1964 world tour. It was their first and only tour of Australia. The tour was notable particularly because Jimmie Nicol had replaced a hospitalised Ringo Starr.

Chronology
The Beatles' flight touched down at Sydney Airport just before 7:45am on Thursday June 11, 1964.

Next, following a day of rest in Sydney, the Beatles landed in Adelaide, and 12,000 tickets were sold out in just over five hours for four shows there, two each on 12 and 13 June.

Between 18-20 June 1964, the Beatles performed six concerts at the Sydney Stadium in Rushcutters Bay.

During their stay in Melbourne, crowds spilled out from the 45,000 (at the time) capacity Festival Hall for three nights in a row. During the entire course of the world tour, crowds sometimes topped six figures.

Legacy
In 2014, as a 50 year anniversary, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation released a program about the tour.

Taylor Swift's success in Australia has also been compared to the tour.