Breakfast in america tour
| 1979 | Breakfast In America | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Mar 16 | Boulder | Balch Fieldhouse U Of C | The Broker Inn Boulder | Amazing Vibe Coming From The Audience, We Knew It Was Going To Happen For The Band From That Time Forward |
| Sat Mar 17 | Off | The Clayton Inn St Louis | ||
| Sun Mar 18 | St Louis | Checker Dome | The Clayton Inn St Louis | Soccer Game On The Ceiling Of The Venue Using Safety Net As Pitch, Dougie Leading The Charge |
| Mon Mar 19 | St Louis | Checker Dome | The Clayton Inn St Louis | |
| Tue Mar 20 | Kansas City | Municipal Auditorium | Radisson Muehlebach KC MO | |
| Wed Mar 21 | Off | Milwaukee River Hilton Inn | ||
| Thu Mar 22 | Milwaukee | Arena | Milwaukee River Hilton Inn | |
| Fri Mar 23 | Milwaukee | Arena | Milwaukee River Hilton Inn | |
| Sat Mar 24 | St. Paul | Northrop Aud, U Of MN | The Registry Hotel Bloomington | |
| Sun Mar 25 | Madison | Dane County Coliseum | Sheraton Inn Madison Gateway | Charter Jet After Gig For Specs And Dougie To Go To La To Do Promotion |
| Mon Mar 26 | Off | Midway Motor Lodge Green Bay | ||
| Tue Mar 27 | Green Bay | Brown County Arena | Midway Motor Lodge Green Bay | |
| Wed May 28 | Chicago | International Amphitheatre | Water Tower Hyatt Chicago | |
| Thu Mar 29 | Off | Miramar Sheraton Santa Monica | ||
| Fri Mar 30 | Off | Miramar Sheraton Santa Monica | ||
| Sat Mar 31 | Off | Miramar Sheraton Santa Monica | ||
| Sun Apr 1 | Off | Miramar Sheraton Santa Monica | Colin Macdonald Flies From HNL To LA To See Forum Shows | |
| Mon Apr 2 | Off | Miramar Sheraton Santa Monica | ||
| Tue Apr 3 | Los Angeles | Forum | Miramar Sheraton Santa Monica | |
| Wed Apr 4 | Los Angeles | Forum | Miramar Sheraton Santa Monica | |
| Thu Apr 5 | Oakland | Oakland Coliseum | Hyatt Regency San Francisco | |
| Fri Apr 6 | Off | Hyatt Regency San Francisco | ||
| Sat Apr 7 | Off | Sheraton Pueblo Inn Tucson | ||
| Sun Apr 8 | Tucson | Community Centre Arena | Sheraton Pueblo Inn Tucson | |
| Mon Apr 9 | Phoenix | Vets Memorial Coliseum | Hyatt Regency Phoenix | |
| Tue Apr 10 | Off | Sheraton Harbor Island San Diego | ||
| Wed Apr 11 | San Diego | Sports Arena | Sheraton Harbor Island San Diego | Baby Born B/S Delivered Br Dr Butcher/Show Started 20 Minutes Late. Roger Said He Never Felt The Ground During The Entire Show |
| Thu Apr 12 | Fresno | Selland Arena | Smugglers Inn Fresno | Huge Water Fight Between Cars In Hotel Parking Lot |
| Fri Apr 13 | Fresno | Selland Arena | Smugglers Inn Fresno | |
| Sat Apr 14 | Off | Sheraton Spokane Hotel | ||
| Sun Apr 15 | Spokane | Spokane Coliseum | Sheraton Spokane Hotel | Easter Sundy |
| Mon Apr 16 | Off | Edgewater Inn Seattle | ||
| Tue Apr 17 | Off | Edgewater Inn Seattle | ||
| Wed Apr 18 | Seattle | Seattle Coliseum | Edgewater Inn Seattle | “like Stepping Into A Giant Stereo…..” |
| Thu Apr 19 | Portland | Memorial Coliseum | The Benson Portland | |
| Fri Apr 20 | Pullman | Performing Arts Coliseum WSU | Ramada Inn Spokane | |
| Sat Apr 21 | Off | Nendell Inn Corvalis | ||
| Sun Apr 22 | Corvallis | Gill Coliseum | Nendell Inn Corvalis | |
| Mon Apr 23 | Off | Baby Break For Roger | Miramar Sheraton Santa Monica | |
| Tue Apr 24 | Off | Baby Break For Roger | Miramar Sheraton Santa Monica | |
| Wed Apr 25 | Off | Baby Break For Roger | Miramar Sheraton Santa Monica | |
| Thu Apr 26 | Off | Baby Break For Roger | Miramar Sheraton Santa Monica | |
| Fri Apr 27 | Off | Baby Break For Roger | Miramar Sheraton Santa Monica | |
| Sat Apr 28 | Off | Baby Break For Roger | Miramar Sheraton Santa Monica | |
| Sun Apr 29 | Off | Baby Break For Roger | The Mayo Hotel Tulsa | |
| Mon Apr 30 | Tulsa | Civic Assembly Center | The Mayo Hotel Tulsa | |
| Tue May 1 | Norman | Lloyd Noble Centre | Holiday Inn Norman | Watched Incredible Hurricane/Tornado To My Right As I Was Driving To OK City Airport On The Way To DFW |
| Wed May 2 | Fort Worth | Tarrant County Convention Center | Holiday Inn Midtown Ft Worth | This Was The Night That BIA Went # 1 In BB |
| Thu May 3 | Off | Plaza Nacional Hotel | ||
| Fri May 4 | San Antonio | Convention Centre Arena | Plaza Nacional Hotel | |
| Sat May 5 | Houston | Sam Houston Coliseum | The Whitehall Houston | |
| Sun May 6 | Off | Coconut Grove Hotel Miami | JAH, Dougie &cp To New Orleans For Promotion And Breakfast At Brennans | |
| Mon May 7 | Of | Coconut Grove Hotel Miami | ||
| Tue May 8 | Off | Coconut Grove Hotel Miami | ||
| Wed May 9 | Nashville | Municipal Auditorium | Hilton Airport Inn Nashville | |
| Thu May 10 | Off | Coconut Grove Hotel Miami | ||
| Fri May 11 | Miami | Jai Alai Fronton | Coconut Grove Hotel Miami | |
| Sat May 12 | Miami | Jai Alai Fronton | Coconut Grove Hotel Miami | |
| Sun May 13 | St Petersburg | Bayfront Center | Don Cesar Beach Resort Hotel | |
| Mon May 14 | Off | Peachtree Plaza Hotel Atlanta | ||
| Tue May 15 | Atlanta | The Omni | Peachtree Plaza Hotel Atlanta | First BIA Gold Record (US) Awarded To The Band, After Show Party |
| Wed May 16 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | Howard Johnsons Greensboro | |
| Thu May 17 | Off | |||
| Fri May 18 | New Brunswick NJ | Athletic Center Rutgers University | Loews Drake NYC | |
| Sat May 19 | Off | Loews Drake NYC | ||
| Sun May 20 | Detroit | Cobo Arena | Pontchartrain Detroit | This Is Where Cp’S Giant Boil Exploded |
| Mon May 21 | Buffalo | War Memorial Auditorium | Holiday Inn Grand Island Ny | |
| Tue May 22 | Off | Holiday Inn Grand Island Ny | ||
| Wed May 23 | Boston | Music Hall | Lenox Hotel Boston | |
| Thu May 24 | Boston | Music Hall | Lenox Hotel Boston | |
| Fri May 25 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum | Stadium Hilton Inn Philadelphia | |
| Sat May 26 | Rochester | War Memorial | Americana Of Rochester | Good Football With A&M Guys In Parking Lot Of Gig, Dougie Wins! |
| Sun May 27 | Off | Loews Drake NYC | ||
| Mon May 28 | Off | Loews Drake NYC | ||
| Tue May 29 | Troy | Houston Fieldhouse Rensselear Poly | Americana Albany | |
| Wed May 30 | Springfield | Civic Center | Loews Drake NYC | |
| Thu May 31 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | Loews Drake NYC | Ron Delsener Gave Cp A Crispy New $100 Bill To Settle Our Bet, I Bet Him We Would Sell Out, He Said NO. Sold Out At The Last Minute. |
| Fri June 1 | Off | Loews Drake NYC | ||
| Sat June 2 | Off | Loews Drake NYC | ||
| Sun June 3 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | ||
| Mon June 4 | Pittsburgh | Civic Center | ||
| Tue June 5 | Landover | Capitol Center | Loews L’Enfant Plaza DC | Chip Carter, President Carter’S Son, Came To The Show And Told Us That BIA Played In The White House And That His Dad Often Asked Him To Turn It Down. Secret Service Guys Wouldn’T Let Him Eat The Dressing Room Food Unless They Tasted It First! |
| Wed June 6 | Off | Loews L’Enfant Plaza DC | ||
| Thu June 7 | Buffalo | War Memorial Auditorium | Sheraton Inn Buffalo East | |
| Fri June 8 | Cleveland | Richfield Coliseum | Swingos Celebrity Hotel | First Time The Band Played In Cleveland |
| Sat June 9 | Off | Richmond Hyatt House | ||
| Sun June 10 | Richmond | Richmond Coliseum | Richmond Hyatt House | |
| Mon June 11 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | Sheraton Inn Coliseum | |
| Tue June 12 | Off | Hilton Motor Inn Lake Geneva WI | ||
| Wed June 13 | Off | Hilton Motor Inn Lake Geneva WI | ||
| Thu June 14 | Minneapolis | The Met Center | Registry Hotel Bloomington MN | |
| Fri June 15 | Off | Hilton Motor Inn Lake Geneva WI | ||
| Sat June 16 | East Troy | Alpine Valley Amphitheatre | Hilton Motor Inn Lake Geneva WI | Ran Into Fans Who Didn’T Believe The Band Didn’T Use Limos |
| Sun June 17 | East Troy | Alpine Valley Amphitheatre | Hilton Motor Inn Lake Geneva WI | |
| Mon June 18 | East Troy | Alpine Valley Amphitheatre | Hilton Motor Inn Lake Geneva WI | End Of US Leg Of BIA Tour |
| Home | Home | |||
| Break | ||||
| Mon July 9 | Winnipeg | Convention Center | Holiday Inn Downtown | We Had All The Rooms Overlooking The Pool |
| Tue July 10 | Winnipeg | Convention Center | Holiday Inn Downtown | |
| Wed July 11 | Off | Harbour Castle Toronto | ||
| Thu July 12 | Off | Harbour Castle Toronto | ||
| Fri July 13 | Rehearsal In Kitchener | Valhalla Inn Kitchener | ||
| Sat July 14 | Kitchener | Memorial Auditorium | Harbour Castle Toronto | |
| Sun July 15 | Off | Harbour Castle Toronto | ||
| Mon July 16 | London | Little Stadium (outdoor) | Holiday Inn – Centre Tower | |
| Tue July 17 | Off | Harbour Castle Toronto | ||
| Wed July 18 | Off | Harbour Castle Toronto | ||
| Thu July 19 | Toronto | CNE Stadium (outdoor) | Harbour Castle Toronto | These 3 Combined Show, 108,000 Tickets Sold — Biggest Shows ST Did On This Tour, We Owned The Town |
| Fri July 20 | Toronto | CNE Stadium (outdoor) | Harbour Castle Toronto | |
| Sat July 21 | Toronto | CNE Stadium (outdoor) | Harbour Castle Toronto | |
| Sun July 22 | Off | Bonaventure Montreal | ||
| Mon July 23 | Off | Bonaventure Montreal | ||
| Tue July 24 | Montreal | Jarry Park (outdoor) | Bonaventure Montreal | The Trampettes Featured 2 Hockey Players. In The Recording Truck Pete Henderson Singled Them Out On Vocals And….they Sounded Just Like Hockey Players, Bloody Awful |
| Wed July 25 | Montreal | Jarry Park (outdoor) | Bonaventure Montreal | |
| Thu July 26 | Off | Bonaventure Montreal | ||
| Fri July 27 | Off | Bonaventure Montreal | ||
| Sat July 28 | Ottawa | Landsdowne Park (outdoor) | Four Seasons Ottawa | Film Crew From W5 Started Their Week Long Trip With Us To Do A Special Segment Of The Show On The Band. |
| Sun July 29 | Off | Beausejour Hotel Moncton | ||
| Mon July 30 | Moncton | Coliseum | Beausejour Hotel Moncton | |
| Tue July 31 | Halifax | Metro Centre | Beausejour Hotel Moncton | Show Cancelled For Nasty Reasons |
| Wed Aug 1 | Off | Four Seasons Calgary | ||
| Thu Aug 2 | Off | Four Seasons Calgary | ||
| Fri Aug 3 | Off | Four Seasons Calgary | ||
| Sat Aug 4 | Off | Four Seasons Calgary | ||
| Sun Aug 5 | Calgary | Mcmahon Stadium (outdoor) | Four Seasons Calgary | Support: CdeB — Big Wind, Rain Until Bear Put On His Lucky Pants, Then Everything Cleared Up And We Had A Wonderful Show |
| Mon Aug 6 | Off | Edmonton Plaza | ||
| Tue Aug 7 | Edmonton | Northlands Coliseum | Edmonton Plaza | Support: CdeB |
| Wed Aug 8 | Edmonton | Northlands Coliseum | Edmonton Plaza | Support: CdeB |
| Thu Aug 9 | Off | Bayshore Inn Vancouver | Rick And Sue Go To Wrong Airport, Want Roper Fired! | |
| Fri Aug 10 | Off | Bayshore Inn Vancouver | ||
| Sat Aug 11 | Vancouver | Empire Stadium (outdoor) | Bay Shore Inn | Support: CdeB, Huge End Of Tour Party — People Ended Up In The Lobster Pool…..roper Fired From Tour |
| Sun Aug 12 | Off | Los Angeles/Home | ||
| Mon Aug 13 | ||||
| Break | ||||
| Wed Sep 19 | Travel To Germany | Arabella Hotel | ||
| Thu Sep 20 | Travel To Germany | Arabella Hotel | ||
| Fri Sep 21 | Travel To Germany | Arabella Hotel | ||
| Sat Sep 22 | Munchen | Rehearsals/Olympiahalle | Arabella Hotel | |
| Sun Sep 23 | Munchen | Rehearsals/Olympiahalle | Arabella Hotel | |
| Mon Sep 24 | Munchen | Press/Promo | Arabella Hotel | |
| Tue Sep 25 | Munchen | Press/Promo | Arabella Hotel | |
| Wed Sep 26 | Munchen | Press/Promo | Arabella Hotel | BIA Went Over 1 Million Sales In Canada Today |
| Thu Sep 27 | Munchen | Production Rehearsals | Arabella Hotel | |
| Fri Sep 28 | Munchen | Band Rehearsals | Arabella Hotel | Laura’S Birthday/Burbank |
| Sat Sep 29 | Munchen | Band Rehearsals | Arabella Hotel | |
| Sun Sep 30 | Frankfurt | Friedrich Ebert Analge | Intercontinental | German Gold Record Presentation Apres Show |
| Mon Oct 1 | Mannheim | Ice Stadium | Ramada Inn | |
| Tue Oct 2 | Munchen | Travel Day | Hilton Hotel | |
| Wed Oct 3 | Munchen | Olympialle | Hilton Hotel | |
| Thu Oct 4 | Munchen | Olympialle | Hilton Hotel | |
| Fri Oct 5 | Munchen | Olympialle | Hilton Hotel | |
| Sat Oct 6 | Dortmund | Romischer Kaiser | ||
| Sun Oct 7 | Dortmund | Westfalenhalle | Romischer Kaiser | |
| Mon Oct 8 | Dortmund | Westfalenhalle | Romischer Kaiser | |
| Tue Oct 9 | Travel To Austria | Promo/Press | Vienna Hilton | |
| Wed Oct 10 | Wien | Stadthalle | Vienna Hilton | Band Had To Stop Playing Halfway Through School, Lost Power. Austrian Grid Couldn’T Deal With Popular TV And Power Demands Of ST Production And Grid Colapsed. Had To Wait 45 Minutes To Start Again |
| Thu Oct 11 | Travel To Germany | Ramada Inn | ||
| Fri Oct 12 | Koln | Sporthalle | Ramada Inn | |
| Sat Oct 13 | Koln | Sporthalle | Ramada Inn | |
| Sun Oct 14 | Travel Day | Pulitzer Hotel | Using Amsterdam As Base For Rotterdam Shows/Turnaround TED Gets Baptized | |
| Mon Oct 15 | Rotterdam | Ahoy Hall | Pulitzer Hotel | Anton Corbijn Photo Session |
| Tue Oct 16 | Rotterdam | Ahoy Hall | Pulitzer Hotel | |
| Wed Oct 17 | Rotterdam | Ahoy Hall | Pulitzer Hotel | 100th Gig Party, Amsterdam? |
| Thu Oct 18 | Day Off | Pulitzer Hotel | ||
| Fri Oct 19 | Antwerp | Sport Palace | Pulitzer Hotel | |
| Sat Oct 20 | Day Off | Pulitzer Hotel | David Farmiloe Falls Into The Canals On His Way Home After A Long Night Of Bible Studies | |
| Sun Oct 21 | Bremen | Stadthalle | Park Hotel | |
| Mon Oct 22 | Bremen | Stadthalle | Park Hotel | |
| Tue Oct 23 | Travel Day | Grand Hotel | ||
| Wed Oct 24 | Oslo | Promo/Press Day | Grand Hotel | Scandinavian Gold Record Party At Hotel |
| Thu Oct 25 | Oslo | Dramenshalle | Grand Hotel | |
| Fri Oct 26 | Stockholm | Ice Stadium | Grand Hotel | Dinner At The Operkeller Restaurant With Marcus/Cbs Crowd And Bratislava Was Born????? |
| Sat Oct 27 | Gothenberg | Scandinavian Vallhallavaegen | Park Avenue Hotel | |
| Sun Oct 28 | Travel To London | Kensington Hilton | ||
| Mon Oct 29 | London | Day Off | Kensington Hilton | |
| Tue Oct 30 | London | Empire Pool Wembley | Kensington Hilton | “party” |
| Wed Oct 31 | London | Empire Pool Wembley | Kensington Hilton | |
| Thu Nov 1 | London | Empire Pool Wembley | Kensington Hilton | |
| Fri Nov 2 | London | Empire Pool Wembley | Kensington Hilton | |
| Sat Nov 3 | Travel To Berlin | Excelsior Hotel | ||
| Sun Nov 4 | Berlin | Deutschlandhalle | Excelsior Hotel | |
| Mon Nov 5 | Berlin | Deutschlandhalle | Excelsior Hotel | |
| Tue Nov 6 | Travel To Barcelona | Princessa Sophia Hotel | ||
| Wed Nov 7 | Barcelona | Press/Promo Day | Princessa Sophia Hotel | Extra Security Requested And Provided/ Gold Record Party/ Visit To Dali Museum, 2 Hrs North Of Barcelona |
| Thu Nov 8 | Barcelona | Pabellon Palau Blaugrana | Princessa Sophia Hotel | |
| Fri Nov 9 | Barcelona | Pabellon Palau Blaugrana | Princessa Sophia Hotel | |
| Sat Nov 10 | Barcelona | Pabellon Palau Blaugrana | Princessa Sophia Hotel | |
| Sun Nov 11 | Travel To Madrid | Palace Hotel | Casa De Campo Golfing Outing | |
| Mon Nov 12 | Madrid | Pabellon Polideportivo Del | Palace Hotel | Gold Record Party |
| Tue Nov 13 | Madrid | Pabellon Polideportivo Del | Palace Hotel | |
| Wed Nov 14 | Travel To Lisboa | Sintra Estoril | ||
| Thu Nov 15 | Lisboa | Cascais | Sintra Estoril | Gold Record Party |
| Fri Nov 16 | Lisboa | Cascais | Sintra Estoril | Food Fight — Madness At The Hotel |
| Sat Nov 17 | Lisboa | Day Off | Sintra Estoril | |
| Sun Nov 18 | Travel To France | Avignon Sofitel | Charter Flight From Holland (titanic Tours) To Deal With French Air Traffic Controller Strike. Nice Show Cancelled, On To Avignon To Hook Up With Coaches And Gear | |
| Mon Nov 19 | Avignon | Day Off | Avignon Sofitel | |
| Tue Nov 20 | Avignon | Avignon Sofitel | ||
| Wed Nov 21 | Drive To Lyon | Sofitel | Dinner At Paul Baucu’S??? | |
| Thu Nov 22 | Lyon | Palais Des Sports | Sofitel | This Is Where Dave M And Cp Caught Security Guards Selling Phony Tickets Through Wire Fence For A Little Extra Cash, Good Old Pascal Bernardin |
| Fri Nov 23 | Dijon | Palais Des Expositions | Central Hotel | |
| Sat Sun 24 | Strasbourg | Rhenus Hall | Holiday Inn | Tam Took 600 Amp Shock At Tear Down. Confrontation With French Electrician Ver Signals, Pat Ampe Episode There. Dav M’S Room On Fire, Cp Refuses To Leave His, Gets Veryone Mad. |
| Sun Nov 25 | Travel To Bordeaux | Sofitel Hotel | Amazing CAT 3 Flight, Thick Fog But Everybody Made It To Have Special Dinner At ????? | |
| Mon Nov 26 | Bordeaux | Parc Des Exposition | Sofitel Hotel | This Is Where The Amazing John Rivet Was Truly Amazing, He And Ete Burke Delivered Big Time |
| Tue Nov 27 | Nantes | La Buauxjoire | Sofitel Hotel | Tam Saved Someone’S Life In Freeway Accident |
| Wed Nov 28 | Drive To Paris | Hotel George V | ||
| Thu Nov 29 | Paris | Pavillion De Paris | Hotel George V | Gold Record Party Apres Show. For Band And Crew |
| Fri Nov 30 | Paris | Pavillion De Paris | Hotel George V | |
| Sat Dec 1 | Paris | Pavillion De Paris | Hotel George V | RTL Accoustic Set For Broadcast |
| Sun Dec 2 | Paris | Pavillion De Paris | Hotel George V | |
| Mon Dec 3 | Travel To Stuttgart | Holiday Inn | ||
| Tue Dec 4 | Stuttgart | Sportshalle | Holiday Inn | |
| Wed Dec 5 | Stuttgart | Sportshalle | Holiday Inn | |
| Thu Dec 6 | Travel To Frankfurt | Intercontinental | ||
| Fri Dec 7 | Frankfurt | Day Off | Intercontinental | |
| Sat Dec 8 | Zurich | Hallenstadion | Atlantis Hotel | Gold Record Party |
| Sun Dec 9 | Zurich | Hallenstadion | Atlantis Hotel | End Of Tour Party |
| Mon Dec 10 | Home |