Dick Clark Caravan of Stars: 1965
Blogger Jerry Fuentes says that the Dick Clark Caravan of Stars came to Minneapolis (venue unknown) on June 2, 1965:
Dick Clark’s Caravan was heavily booked throughout 1965 with more shows planned than ever before. They also featured something no other Caravan had offered – British acts. Although Clark was vocal about American concert promoters paying way too much money to British Invasion artists in 1964, even he had to knuckle under to the demand for British artists this year. Consequently, Clark made contract offers to a number of groups. The first to accept was the Zombies. However visa issues delayed their arrival so this unit began shows on April 15 and the Zombies didn’t join for the first 10 shows. A week later a second unit hit the road with Herman’s Hermits headlining. These two units criss-crossed the country and even shared one date.
Acts on the Unit 1 show were:
- Del Shannon
- Zombies
- The Larks
- Ikettes
- DeeDee Sharp
- Shangri-Las
- Tommy Roe
- Ad Libs
- Velvettes
- Jimmy Soul
- Executives
- Jewel Aikens
- Mel Carter
- Mike Clifford
Note: I did NOT find any evidence that this show actually came to the Twin Cities.