The Kinks' 1965 UK tour

The English rock band the Kinks staged their fourth concert tour of the United Kingdom in April and May 1965. The thirty-three concerts comprised the second stage of a world tour, following shows in Australasia and Asia and before stages held later that year in the United States and continental Europe. After the Kinks had served as a support act during all of their previous tours, including during the first leg of their world tour, the 1965 UK engagements were the band's first as the headline act. Supporting groups included Goldie and the Gingerbreads and the Yardbirds.

The three-week tour saw the Kinks performing two shows a day for six days a week, a gruelling schedule intended to sharpen the band's skills before their first US tour. Tensions within the group characterised much of the tour, culminating in an onstage fight in which the drummer Mick Avory struck the lead guitarist Dave Davies in the head with a hi-hat stand. Dave was hospitalised with a head injury, Avory retreated into hiding to avoid police charges and the Walker Brothers performed in the Kinks' place for the tour's final four dates. Though close to breaking up or replacing Avory with another drummer, the Kinks were convinced by their management to regroup in time for their US tour. Nationwide coverage of the band's violent disputes led British hoteliers to levy an unofficial ban against them. The ban hampered the Kinks' ability to tour the UK, which they did not do again until 1968.