The Beatles Australasian Tour 1964

09/04/2026

We have most definitely lost one of the Kings of Adelaide, and one of The major players of the Beatles Australian tour! Without Ron Tremain (using his preferred 1964 spelling), the Beatles simply would not have visited Adelaide. That’s a fact. Ron was the driving force in the Adelaide youth movement, establishing the Princeton Club and as editor of the brilliant Young Modern magazine. It was Ron’s instigation via his then father-in-law Tom Morris, who was one of the marketing men at John Martin’s, that the whole deal snowballed and it was literally Ron who negotiated the deal directly with Kenn Brodziak in Melbourne (one of the Australian tour co-promoters). The rest is history. The biggest crowd in the world stepped out to greet the Beatles on their arrival in Adelaide on Friday 12 June 1964. 300,000 Beatles fans can’t be wrong. Thank you Ron Tremain. RIP ❤️

11/03/2026

A resounding recommendation by the world's acknowledged authority on the Beatles, Mark Lewisohn, for When We Was Fab: Inside the Beatles Australasian Tour 1964, by Greg Armstrong and Andy Neil. Our 2nd edition (released in both a flexi-bound paperback and a special leatherette/gold-embossed collector's edition) are currently available worldwide, and they're moving fast.

If you love deep research, masses of previously unpublished photos, tour documents & press clippings (It's jam-packed with 1,000 illustrations), then don't miss out.

It's available Here, There and Everywhere:
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04/01/2026

Congratulations to our Fab co-author, Greg Armstrong, and his buddies Gary Lally and David White, on 30 years as part of the Let It Be Beatles team. Well done on such an amazing achievement boys! fans

22/12/2025

Our good friends at Vicious Sloth Collectables have some copies of the new edition, available with a bonus bookplate, signed by both authors. They are one of the finest collectors shops in the world, so these will be snapped up quickly. Don’t miss out!

30/11/2025

Christmas Time (Is Here Again). The definitive book documenting the Beatles historic tour of Australia & New Zealand is back in bookstores across the universe, as well as online ordering. Available again in two fab new editions. Both are large coffee table books (LP size), crammed with 1000 illustrations (most previously unseen) and incredibly comprehensive. A deep dive resulting from over 25 years research by Greg Armstrong and Andy Neill - a true labour of love. The perfect gift for the Beatles fan in your life. Grab your copy quick, before Santa runs out!
Find your local bookstore: https://linktr.ee/whenwewasfab

20/10/2025

A dose of Fabness always cures the Monday blues 📕📓 fans

14/10/2025

Our two new 2nd edition releases of When We Was Fab: Inside The Beatles Australasian Tour 1964 are now shipping to everyone who preordered direct from our publisher Woodslane Press - both flexi-bound paperback and the special leatherette/gold embossed Collectors Edition. The flexi-bound edition will be hitting Australian bookshops over coming days, and in the UK and beyond (worldwide) later this month. Get your copy sooner rather than later because they will be snapped up again quickly! fans

Inside the Beatles Australasian Tour 1964

26/08/2025

2024’s highly acclaimed book on the Beatles Australasian tour is making a welcome return to worldwide bookshops this coming October, with a 2nd edition flexi-cover run. The 1st hardcover edition sold out super quick last year leaving many fans empty handed, so don’t miss out this time. It’s the same LP size, with the same amazing content, including 1,000 illustrations, most of which had never previously been seen, let alone published before! You can preorder your copy from a variety of worldwide book sellers. Australians can also order it - as well as a special limited Collectors Edition with a gold foil embossed leatherette cover - direct from our publisher Woodslane Press.

Check the link in the comments below for a list of worldwide bookshops currently taking preorders (this list is growing and updated weekly). fans

UK fans can order it from UK flagship bookstore Waterstones, among many other majors.

Buy When We Was Fab by Greg Armstrong, Andy Neill from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

18/07/2025

Plenty of major UK bookstores are picking up the new flexi-bound edition of When We Was Fab: Inside the Beatles Australasian Tour 1964. It's out this coming October . Don't risk missing out again, pre-order your copy. Last year's hardback edition sold-out very quickly! Find a store via our link.

Inside the Beatles Australasian Tour 1964