A Collection of Beatles Oldies were to sever ties with their longtime manager, Brian Epstein, and instead be represented by Allen Klein. Fans of the band were disappointed by the announcement that, in a break from the tradition established in 1963, the Beatles were not playing any UK shows over the Christmas period. On 10 November, four days after 200 fans had demonstrated outside Epstein's home in central London, newspapers reported that there would be no further concert tours by the Beatles. Although Epstein voiced support for the Beatles' continuing evolution as artists, highlighting the advances they had made with their August 1966 album "Revolver",
The Beatles' 1966 tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines were "glad to have done what we did … We must have been the only people who'd ever dared to snub Marcos." As of 2016, none of the former Beatles had ever returned to the Philippines, despite an attempt by Filipino musician Ely Buendia – in response to the promotional campaign for Starr's 2015 album "Postcards from Paradise" – to lure Starr back to the country. According to Walter Everett (lead singers appear in parenthesis): According to Barry Miles and Walter Everett: The Beatles' 1966 tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines The English rock group the Beatles toured Germany,