More popular than Jesus quoted Lennon's comments in July, extensive protests broke out in the US, particularly throughout the Bible Belt. Some radio stations stopped playing Beatles songs, their records were publicly burned, press conferences were cancelled, and threats were made. The controversy coincided with the group's US tour in August 1966, and Lennon and Brian Epstein attempted to quell the dispute at a series of press conferences. Some tour events experienced disruption and intimidation, including a picketing by the Ku Klux Klan. Press coverage of their just-released album "Revolver" was also overshadowed by the controversy. Shortly after the controversy broke, Lennon apologised for
More Than a Thousand farewell tour across parts of Europe, with support from Promethee and Hills Have Eyes. - Rui - Bass More Than a Thousand More Than a Thousand was a Portuguese metalcore band that was started in 2001 by Vasco Ramos, Filipe Oliveira, Pedro Pais and Sérgio Sousa. In 2005 they moved to London in attempt to win a larger audience and lived there for 4 years but now again reside in their hometown of Setúbal, Portugal. The band has released three full-length albums: "Volume II: The Hollow" (2006), "" (2010) and "Volume V: Lost at Home" (2014). The band sings in