to arrange the flight. Page later recalled trying to convince Ray to perform: "I spent all day pleading, begging, grovelling – and this was after a very heavy tour... it was totally degrading for me." Page succeeded and the concert proceeded as normal in-front of a sell-out crowd of over 18,000 concertgoers. Rasa and Nicola arrived in Los Angeles after the show and joined the group for the remainder of the tour. After weeks of being agitated by Ray's behaviour, Page lost his patience at the Hollywood Bowl. He abruptly departed back to London on the morning of 4July. In his place, he arranged for the band to be led by both Curtis and temporary tour manager Don Zacharlini, a local businessman and owner of a chain of laundromats. Page advised Dave, Quaife and Avory of his intentions but did not tell Ray, who learned of Page's absence later that day as the band prepared to depart Los Angeles for San Francisco. Ray was incensed of what he saw as an abandonment of the band; after expressing his feelings to his bandmates, the group decided that they would extricate Page from their business dealings upon their return to the UK. The same day as Page's departure, the Kinks arrived at the Cow Palace near San Francisco for an afternoon show. Due to poor ticket sales – only 3,500 sold out of 14,000 – the promoter, Kaye, lost a significant amount of money. The band demanded to be paid upfront, but a lack of cash receipts meant that Kaye was only able to offer a cheque. In light of their earlier pay disputes with her while in Reno and Sacramento, the band refused to perform the San Francisco show. The band took the stage briefly to a mixture of screaming and booing, though accounts differ as to their conduct; musician Cyril Jordan, who was present backstage as part of a supporting act, later recalled the band making dismissive gestures, while an audience member instead remembered them waving to the crowd before leaving. The final week of the tour proceeded generally without incident. The band spent three days in Hawaii for two shows before finishing the tour on 10July after three concerts in Washington state. Ray and Dave arrived home in London on 11July while Quaife and Avory remained behind for ten days in Los Angeles. Subsequent legs of the world tour