December 22 Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK
December 23 Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK
December 24 Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK
1974
JAPANESE TOUR
February 1 Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
February 2 Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
February 3 Kosei Nenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan
February 4 Kosei Nenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan
February 5 Kosei Nenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan
February 7 Kyuden Kinen Tallkukan, Fukuoka, Japan
February 8 Yubin Chokin Hall, Hiroshima, Japan
February 9 Kyoto Kaikan, Kyoto, Japan
February 10 Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan
February 11 Nagoya Civic Hall, Hagoya, Japan
February 13 Shinjuku Kohsei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan
AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND TOUR
February 21 South Melbourne Football Ground, Melbourne, Australia
February 28 Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
March 14 Randwick Racecourse, Randwick, Australia
March 18 WACA Grounds, Perth, Australia
UNITED KINGDOM TOUR
May 5 Watford Football Club, Watford, UK
May 18 Royal Festival Hall, London, UK
May 27 Empire Pool Wembley, London, UK
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
September 25 Dallas Convention Centre, Dallas, Texas, US
September 26 Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas, US
September 27 Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, Alabama, US
September 28 Memorial Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, US
September 29 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US
October 3 The Forum, Los Angeles, California, US
October 4 The Forum, Los Angeles, California, US
October 5 The Forum, Los Angeles, California, US
October 8 The Forum, Los Angeles, California, US
October 9 Cow Palace, Daly City, California, US
October 10 Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California, US
October 12 Seattle Centre Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, US
October 13 Seattle Centre Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, US
October 14 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
October 15 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon, US
October 26 Hawaii International Centre, Honolulu, Hawaii, US
October 27 Hawaii International Centre, Honolulu, Hawaii, US
October 30 St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri, US
October 31 Civic Centre, St. Paul, Minnesota, US
November 1 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US
November 2 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US
November 3 Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, US
November 4 Cleveland Coliseum, Cleveland, Ohio, US
November 8 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina, US
November 9 Stokely Athletic Centre, Knoxville, Tennessee, US
November 10 The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, US
November 12 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
November 13 Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, US
November 14 Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, US
November 15 Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, US
November 17 The Forum, Quebec, Montreal, Canada
November 18 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, US
November 20 Capital Centre, Largo, Maryland, US
November 21 Capital Centre, Largo, Maryland, US
November 23 Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut, US
November 28 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, US
November 29 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, US
November 30 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, US
December 1 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, US
December 2 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
December 3 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
UK CHRISTMAS SHOWS
December 20 Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK
December 21 Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK
December 22 Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK
December 23 Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK
December 24 Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK
1975
June 21 Wembley Stadium, London, UK
June 29 Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California, US
July 20 Hughes Stadium, Fort Collins, Colorado, US
August 9 Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, US
TROUBADOUR 5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOWS
August 25 Troubadour Club, Los Angeles, California, US
August 26 Troubadour Club, Los Angeles, California, US
August 27 Troubadour Club, Los Angeles, California, US
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
September 29 Sports Arena, San Diego, California, US
October 1 Community Centre Arena, Tucson, Arizona, US
October 2 Convention Centre, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
October 3 Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, US
October 5 McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado, US
October 6 McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado, US
October 7 Special Events Centre, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, US
October 12 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
October 13 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
October 14 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon, US
October 16 Centre Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, US
October 17 Centre Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, US
October 19 Coliseum, Oakland, California, US
October 20 Coliseum, Oakland, California, US
October 21 Coliseum, Oakland, California, US
October 25 Dodgers Stadium, Los Angeles, California, US
October 26 Dodgers Stadium, Los Angeles, California, US
1976
UNITED KINGDOM TOUR
April 29 Grand Theatre, Leeds, UK
April 30 Grand Theatre, Leeds, UK
May 1 Belle Vue, Manchester, UK
May 2 Guildhall, Preston, UK
May 3 Empire Theatre, Liverpool, UK
May 4 Empire Theatre, Liverpool, UK
May 5 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, UK
May 6 Victoria Hall, Hanley, UK
May 7 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, UK
May 9 Fairfield Hall, Croydon, UK
May 11 Earls Court, London, UK
May 12 Earls Court, London, UK
May 13 Earls Court, London, UK
May 14 Bailey’s, Watford, UK
May 16 Odeon, Birmingham, UK
May 17 Odeon, Birmingham, UK
May 18 City Hall, Sheffield, UK
May 20 City Hall, Sheffield, UK
May 21 Usher Hall, Edinburgh, UK
May 22 Caird Hall, Dundee, UK
May 24 Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, UK
May 25 Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, UK
May 27 New Theatre, Coventry, UK
May 28 New Theatre, Coventry, UK
May 29 Gaumont Theatre, Southampton, UK
May 30 Odeon, Taunton, UK
May 31 Hippodrome, Bristol, UK
June 1 Hippodrome, Bristol, UK
June 3 Cardiff Capitol, Cardiff, UK
June 4 Cardiff Capital, Cardiff, UK
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
June 29 Capital Centre, Largo, Maryland, US
June 30 Capital Centre, Largo, Maryland, US
July 1 Capital Centre, Largo, Maryland, US
July 4 Schaefer Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts, US
July 6 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
July 7 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
July 8 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
July 11 Pontia
c Silverdome, Detroit, Michigan, US
July 13 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina, US
July 14 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina, US
July 16 The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, US
July 18 Memorial Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, US
July 20 Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, US
July 21 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana, US
July 24 Civic Centre, St. Paul, Minnesota, US
July 26 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US
July 27 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US
July 28 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US
August 1 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio, US
August 2 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio, US
August 3 Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, US
August 7 Rich Stadium, Buffalo, New York, US
August 10 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, US
August 11 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, US
August 12 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, US
August 13 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, US
August 15 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, US
August 16 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, US
August 17 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, US
September 17 Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh, UK
1977
UNITED KINGDOM TOUR
May 2 Rainbow Theatre, London, UK
May 3 Rainbow Theatre, London, UK
May 4 Rainbow Theatre, London, UK
May 5 Rainbow Theatre, London, UK
May 6 Rainbow Theatre, London, UK
May 7 Rainbow Theatre, London, UK
June 17 Shoreditch College Chapel, Egham, UK
July 17 The Blue Max, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, US
August 1 Central Park, New York, New York, US
November 3 Empire Pool, Wembley, London, UK
1978
October 14 Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California, US
October 20 RTL Studios, Paris, France
November 2 Hilton Hotel, London, UK
1979
EUROPEAN TOUR
February 5 Concerthaus, Stockholm, Sweden
February 6 Concerthaus, Stockholm, Sweden
February 7 Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark
February 8 Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark
February 10 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany
February 11 Congressgebau, The Hague, Netherlands
February 12 Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
February 14 Concertgebau, Amsterdam, Netherlands
February 15 Mozartsaal, Mannheim, Germany
February 16 Deutschen Museum, Munich, Germany
February 18 Kongresshalle, Berlin, Germany
February 19 Opera House, Cologne, Germany
February 20 Theatre De Champs Elysees, Paris, France
February 21 Theatre De Champs Elysees, Paris, France
February 22 Theatre De Champs Elysees, Paris, France
February 23 Theatre De Champs Elysees, Paris, France
February 24 Theatre De Champs Elysees, Paris, France
February 25 Theatre De Champs Elysees, Paris, France
February 26 Queen Elizabeth Hall, Antwerp, Belgium
February 27 Queen Elizabeth Hall, Antwerp, Belgium
March 1 Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
March 2 Rhein Main Halle, Wiesbaden, Germany
March 3 Theatre Di Beaulieu, Lausanne, Switzerland
March 4 Theatre Di Beaulieu, Lausanne, Switzerland
March 6 Theatre De Verdure, Nice, France
March 7 Theatre De Verdure, Nice, France
March 9 Pavello Del Joventud De Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
March 10 Pabellon Del Club Juventud, Barcelona, Spain
March 11 Pabellon Real Madrid Pavilion, Madrid, Spain
UNITED KINGDOM TOUR
March 17 Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, UK
March 18 Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, UK
March 19 Odeon Theatre, Edinburgh, UK
March 21 City Hall, Newcastle, UK
March 22 City Hall, Newcastle, UK
March 23 Guild Hall, Preston, UK
March 26 Whitla Hall, Belfast, UK
March 27 Whitla Hall, Belfast, UK
March 29 National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
March 30 National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
April 2 Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, UK
April 3 Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, UK
April 4 Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, UK
April 5 Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, UK
April 6 Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, UK
April 7 Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, UK
April 9 Dome, Brighton, UK
April 10 Dome, Brighton, UK
April 11 Gaumont Theatre, Southampton, UK
April 12 Gaumon Theatre, Southampton, UK
April 14 Hippodrome, Bristol, UK
April 15 Hippodrome, Bristol, UK
April 17 Oxford Theatre, Oxford, UK
April 18 Coventry Theatre, Coventry, UK
April 19 Assembly Rooms, Derby, UK
April 21 Hippodrome, Birmingham, UK
April 22 Hippodrome, Birmingham, UK
April 24 Apollo, Manchester, UK
April 25 Apollo, Manchester, UK
April 26 Apollo, Manchester, UK
ISRAELI TOUR
May 1 Philharmonic Hall, Jerusalem, Israel
May 2 Philharmonic Hall, Jerusalem, Israel
May 3 Philharmonic Hall, Jerusalem, Israel
May 5 Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv, Israel
May 6 Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv, Israel
SOVIET TOUR
May 21 Bolshoi Oktyabrsky Concert Hall, Leningrad, USSR
May 22 Bolshoi Oktyabrsky Concert Hall, Leningrad, USSR
May 23 Bolshoi Oktyabrsky Concert Hall, Leningrad, USSR
May 24 Bolshoi Oktyabrsky Concert Hall, Leningrad, USSR
May 25 Rossya Hall, Moscow, USSR
May 26 Rossya Hall, Moscow, USSR
May 27 Rossya Hall, Moscow, USSR
May 28 Rossya Hall, Moscow, USSR
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
September 19 Gammage Auditorium, Tempe, Arizona, US
September 20 Gammage Auditorium, Tempe, Arizona, US
September 22 Community Theatre, Berkeley, California, US
September 23 Community Theatre, Berkeley, California, US
September 24 Community Theatre, Berkeley, California, US
September 26 Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California, US
September 27 Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California, US
September 28 Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California, US
September 29 Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California, US
September 30 Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California, US
October 2 Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California, US
October 3 Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California, US
October 4 Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California, US
October 5 Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California, US
October 6 Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California, US
October 9 Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
October 10 Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
October 11 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, US
October 12 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, US
October 13 Elliott Hall of Music, West Lafayette, Indiana, US
October 15 Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, US
October 16 Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, US
October 18 Palladium, New York, New York, US
October 19 Palladium, New York, New York, US
October 20 Palladium, New York, New York, US
October 21 Palladium, New York, New York, US
October 23 Palladium, New York, New York, US
October 24 Palladium, New York, New York, US
October 25 Palladium, New York, New York, US
October 26 Palladium, New York, New York, US
October 27 Eisenhower Hall, West Point, New York, US
October 29 Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, US
October 30 O’Keffe Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
October 31 O’Keffe Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
November 2 Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
November 3 Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
November 4 Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C., US
November 5 Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C., US
November 7 Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, US
November 8 Civic Centre, Atlanta, Georgia, US
November 10 Moody Coliseum, Dallas, Texas, US
November 11 Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas, US
AUSTRALIAN TOUR
November 25 Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
November 26 Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
November 27 Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
November 28 Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
November 30 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
December 1 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
December 2 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
December 3 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
December 6 Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia
December 7 Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia
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