The Crisis tour
| 1975 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crisis, UK Tour | Supertramp/Armatrading/Movies | |||
| Thursday Nov 13 | Bristol | Colston Hall | Holiday Inn | The Day We Met Len Wright For The First Time. |
| Friday Nov 14 | Lancaster | Lancaster Uni | Mayfair Hotel | |
| Sat Nov 15 | Leeds | Leeds Uni | Draganora Hotel | |
| Sun Nov 16 | Croydon | Fairfield Hall | Home | |
| Mon Nov 17 | Brighton | Dome | Royal Crescent | |
| Tuesday Nov 18 | Off | |||
| Wed Nov 19 | Bournemouth | Wintergardens | Marsham Court | |
| Thursday Nov 20 | Portsmouth | Guildhall | Queens Hotel/Southsea | |
| Fri Nov 21 | Off | |||
| Sat Nov 22 | Newcastle | City Hall | Imperial Hotel | |
| Sun Nov 23 | Edinburgh | Usher Hall | Grosvenor Centre | |
| Mon Nov 24 | Glascow | Apollo | The Lorne | Gold Statuette For Sell Out, First One In A Long Time |
| Tues Nov 25 | Dundee | Caird Hall | Tay Centre | Crazy Night With Hornal And Water Filled Garbage Bags, Battle Of The Aqua Men |
| Wed Nov 26 | Off/Drive | Royal Angus | Cp Caught Cold And Someone Said “pete Boyer Is A Sausage That Won’T Cook” | |
| Thur Nov 27 | Off/Drive | Cardiff Center | Drank With Whispering Bob Until 0800hrs | |
| Fri Nov 28 | Cardiff | Capital Cinema | Cardiff Center | Chick Jumped On Stage And Kissed Rick During “Bloody Well Right” |
| Sat Nov 29 | Birmingham | Odeon | Birmingham Center | First Anniversary Of Pub Bombing In Town, Major Searches Delay To Show |
| Sun Nov 30 | Manchester | Palace Theatre | The Post House | |
| Mon Dec 1 | Leicester | De Montfort Hall | Holiday Inn | Major Rainstorm, Dave Margereson Arrives 15 Minutes Before Show Time With Replacement Organ/Best Show Of Tour |
| Tues Dec 2 | Hanley/Stoke On Trent | Victoria Hall | The Grand | Hotel That Inspired “faulty Towers” |
| Wed Dec 3 | Drive | The Rutland | ||
| Thur Dec 4 | Sheffield | City Hall | The Rutland | |
| Fri Dec 5 | Coventry | Coventry Theatre | Post House | |
| Sat Dec 6 | London | Odeon Hammersmith | Home | Photo Shoot With Dave Ellis, Roger Called “bright Boy Of Pop” In Evening Standard |
| Sun Dec 7 | London | Odeon Hammersmith | Home | |
| Mon Dec 8 | Off | |||
| Tues Dec 9 | Drive/Hull | Hull Centre | ||
| Wed Dec 10 | Hull | ABC | Hull Centre | |
| Thurs Dec 11 | Preston | Guildhall | Preston Crest | |
| Fri Dec 12 | Liverpool | Empire Theatre | Liverpool Centre | Dave Ellis, Photo Session |
| Sat Dec 13 | Ipswich | Gaumont Theatre | Drove To Great Yarmouth | |
| Sun Dec 14 | Great Yarmouth | ABC | Star Hotel/Hall Quay | |
| Mon Dec 15 | Off/Drive | Holiday Inn | Drove Through Thickest Fog In Many Years, Took 4 Hrs To Drive 2 Miles, John Stuck His Sax Out The Door And Made Like Fog Horn…. | |
| Tues Dec 16 | Plymouth | ABC | Holiday Inn | |
| Wed Dec 17 | Paignton | Festival Hall | San Remo/Torquay | |
| Thu Dec 18 | Swansea | University, Brangwyn Hall | N/A | |
| Fri Dec 19 | Southampton | Gaumont Cinema | Polygon Hotel | This Is The Night Biggle And I (plus Others???) Took Boyer Out Of His Room In His Underwear And Locked Him Out. He Had To Go To Lobby To Get New Key. Crazy Night. |
| Sat Dec 20 | Southend | Kursaal | Westcliff Hotel | We Might Have Driven Back To London After Show. My Notes Indicate We Drove Home After Show But Book Says We Stayed In Hotel! I Made A Note That The Manager Of The Hotel Would Listen In On Our Telephone Conversations… |
| BREAK | ||||
| 1976 | ||||
| Crisis, Europe Tour | ||||
| Fri Jan 2 | Depart From A&M To Drive To Basil, Suisse | “one Ton Of Mayonaise” | ||
| Sat Jan 3 | Basel | Saint Jacob Sportshall | The International | This Is The Gig Where I Paid The Police More Than What We Made As A Bribe To Let Them Take Our Gear Down And Out Of The Hall |
| Sun Jan 4 | Drive To Luxembourg | The Holiday Inn | ||
| Mon Jan 5 | Luxembourg | Radio Luxembourg Interview | ||
| Tues Jan 6 | Drive/Brussels | Sheraton | We All Missed Breakfast This Morning, You Were Incredibly Crabby | |
| Wed Jan 7 | Drive/Hasselt/Holland | Sheraton | ||
| Thu Jan 8 | Hasselt | Cultural Centre | Sheraton | |
| Fri Jan 9 | Kortrijk | Ontmoetingscentrum | Sheraton | |
| Sat Jan 10 | Brussels | Ancienne Belgique | Sheraton | I Had To Be Sneaked Into The Hall After I Called The Gig Manager A Cunt. |
| Sun Jan 11 | Heerlen | Stadsschouwburg | The Grand | |
| Mon Jan 12 | Amsterdam | Concert Hall | The Centraal | |
| Tues Jan 13 | Gronigen | Evenementenhal | Euro Motel | |
| Wed Jan 14 | Drive/Germany | Ramada Inn | ||
| Thu Jan 15 | Manheim | Rosengarten/Mozartsalle | Ramada Inn | |
| Fri Jan 16 | Drive Back To Amsterdam | |||
| Sat Jan 17 | Amsterdam | Concert Hall | Sheraton | This Is The First Time I Saw Dave M MAD. We Figured That Cyril Had Been Ripping Us Off And Dave Lowered His Voice And Tore Into Him, Somehow The Missing Dough Was Found. Dave More Than Earned His Stripes That Night. He Even Frightened Me, Never Saw This Side Of Him Again. |
| Sun Jan 18 | Drive/Berlin | Scheweitzer Hoff | Saw Albert Speer In The Restaurant In The Morning | |
| Mon Jan 19 | Berlin | Hothschule Der Kuenste | Scheweitzer Hoff | |
| Tues Jan 20 | Drive/Munich | Holiday Inn | We Did TV Show At Gasworks, Hotel Had A Big Fish Tank With Sharks Swimming Around | |
| Wed Jan 21 | Munich | Theatre An Der Brienner Strasse | Holiday Inn | |
| Thur Jan 22 | Drive/Hamburg | Parkhoch Haus | ||
| Fri Jan 23 | Hamburg | Musikhalle | Parkhoch Haus | |
| Sat Jan 24 | Hannover | Nieadersachsen | Holiday Inn | Crew Drove, Band Took The Train |
| Sun Jan 25 | Drive/Copenhagen | The Plaza | Some Funny Stuff With You/Dougie And Deburgh This Night! | |
| Mon Jan 26 | Copenhagen | PRESS Day | The Plaza | |
| Tues Jan 27 | Copenhagen | Tivoli Gardens | The Plaza | |
| Wed Jan 28 | Lund | Olympen | Esso Motor Hotel | |
| Thur Jan 29 | Drive/Oslo | Grand Hotel | ||
| Fri Jan 30 | Oslo | Chateau Neuf | Grand Hotel | Gig Cancelled Due To Cold/Broken Outdoor Lift And Revolt On The Part Of Biggles And Norman, Show Sold Out, Fights In The Lobby Etc |
| Sat Jan 31 | Drive/Stockholm | Could Not Do The Drive, Len’S Bus Radiator Frozen, Stayed In Town And Drank More/Flew To Stockholm Sunday Morning | ||
| Sun Feb 1 | Stockholm | Concert House | Carlton Hotel | |
| Mon Feb 2 | Fly/London | |||
| Thurs Feb 5 | London | Albert Hall | Home | |
| Sun Feb 15 | Fly To New York | Mayflower Hotel | The Band Has Moved To America, Start Of US Tour Shortly | |
| Since We Flew To All The Gigs During This Tour, Will Not Include Flight Numbers Unless You Want Them. | ||||
| Crisis US Tour | ||||
| Fri Feb 20 | Allentown | Agricultural Hall | Sheraton | Support ACE |
| Sat Feb 21 | Buffalo | Kleinhans Auditorium | Holiday Inn | Support ACE |
| Sun Feb 22 | Drive/London Ontario | Howard Johnsons | ||
| Mon Feb 23 | London | Rehearsals | Howard Johnsons | |
| Tues Feb 24 | London | Arena | Howard Johnsons | Support Gallagher And Lyle |
| Wed Feb 25 | Hamilton | Hamilton Place | King Edward Sheraton | Support Gallagher And Lyle |
| Thu Feb 26 | Montreal | Forum | Seaway Motor Inn | Support Gallagher And Lyle, We Took The Turbo Train To Montreal From Toronto, This Is The First Night The Band Netted $50,000. I Got A Lot Of It In Cash And Layed It On My Bed. Many Of You Took Turns Diving Into The Pile Of Cash. |
| Fri Feb 27 | Quebec City | Convention Centre | Quebec Hilton | Support Gallagher And Lyle |
| Sat Feb 28 | Fly To Moncton | This Is The Flight Biggles Sat In Cockpit And We Nearly Bought The Farm When Another Plane Was Landing On A Cross Runway At The Same Time, Roger Asked Me Why The Flight Crew Looked So Nervous. | ||
| Sun Feb 29 | Moncton | Coliseum | Park House Inn | Support Gallagher And Lyle |
| Mon Mar 1 | Halifax | Forum | Nova Scotian | Support Gallagher And Lyle |
| Tues Mar 2 | Travel To Burlington | Sheraton Motor Inn | ||
| Wed Mar 3 | Burlington | Day Off | Sheraton Motor Inn | |
| Thur Mar 4 | Burlington | Memorial Auditorium | Sheraton Motor Inn | Support Gallagher And Lyle |
| Fri Mar 5 | Boston | Orpheum Theatre | Lenox Hotel And Motor Inn | Support ACE |
| Sat Mar 6 | Philadelphia | Tower Theatre | Penn Centre Hotel | Support ACE , I Wrote In “el Crap” Next To Hotel Name |
| Sun Mar 7 | Erie Gig Cancelled | Forced Day Off | Penn Centre Hotel | |
| Mon Mar 8 | Madison | Travel Day | Sheraton Inn | |
| Tues Mar 9 | Madison | Dane County Coliseum | Sheraton Inn | |
| Wed Mar 10 | Indianapolis | Rivoli Theatre | Holiday Inn | Support Gallagher And Lyle, Although I Have No Written Notes On It, Seems Kenny Thomson Was Arrested That Night |
| Thur Mar 11 | St Louis | Ambassador Theatre | Stouffers Riverfront | Support Gallagher And Lyle |
| Fri Mar 12 | Chicago | Riviera Theatre | Holiday Inn | Support Gallagher And Lyle |
| Sat Mar 13 | Milwaukee | Oriental Theatre | Milwaukee Inn | Support Gallagher And Lyle |
| Sun Mar 14 | Milwaukee | Oriental Theatre | Milwaukee Inn | Support Gallagher And Lyle |
| Mon Mar 15 | Winnipeg | Travel Day | Holiday Inn | |
| Tues Mar 16 | Winnipeg | Playhouse (2 Shows) | Holiday Inn | Support Gallagher And Lyle |
| Wed Mar 17 | Seattle | Travel Day | Edgewater Inn | |
| Thur Mar 18 | Seattle | Day Off | Edgewater Inn | |
| Fri Mar 19 | Seattle | Seattle Center Arena | Edgewater | Support Heart |
| Sat Mar 20 | Portland | Paramount Theatre | Congress Hotel | Support Heart |
| Sun Mar 21 | Spokane | Coliseum | The Ridpath (not A Typo) | Support Heart |
| Mon Mar 22 | Regina | Travel Day | Regina Inn | This Is Where The Important Doctor Gave Us The Meds We Needed Before Going Home |
| Tues Mar 23 | Regina | Centre Of The Arts | Regina Inn | Support Gallagher And Lyle, This Is Where We All Met BEAR |
| Wed Mar 24 | Saskatoon | Centenniel Auditorium | Sheraton Cavalier | Support Gallagher And Lyle |
| Thur Mar 25 | Edmonton | Jubilee Auditorium | Holiday Inn | Support Gallagher And Lyle |
| Fri Mar 26 | Calgary | Jubilee Auditorium | Sheraton Summit | Support Gallagher And Lyle, Remember Sitting In The Car With Me Outside The Hotel Revving The Engine Of Our Rental Car? |
| Sat Mar 27 | Vancouver | Travel Day | Train Overnight | Remember Drinking The Train Dry. First Time It Had Happened In 19 Years |
| Sun Mar 28 | Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth II | Bay Shore Inn | Support Gallagher And Lyle/Sign On Dressing Room Door Said “locker Room – With The Aroma Of Men” |
| Mon Mar 29 | Los Angeles | Travel Day | Sheraton Miramar | |
| Tues Mar 30 | Los Angeles | Day Off | Sheraton Miramar | |
| Wed Mar 31 | Los Angeles | Santa Monica Civic | Sheraton Miramar | Support Gallagher And Lyle — Steve Wolf Murdered A Few Weeks After These Shows |
| Thur Apr 1 | Los Angeles | Santa Monica Civic | Sheraton Miramar | Support Gallagher And Lyle |
| Fri Apr 2 | Fresno | Warner Theatre | Hilton | Support Gallagher And Lyle |
| Sat Apr 3 | Fresno | Warner Theatre | Hilton | Support Gallagher And Lyle |
| A Little Time Off | ||||
| Fri Apr 9 | Berkeley | Zellerback Auditorium | Claremont | Support Greg Kihn |
| Sat Apr 10 | Portland | Paramount Theatre | Congress Hotel | Support Tom Jans |
| Sun Apr 11 | Spokane | Convention Center | The Ridpath | Support Tom Jans |
| Mon Apr 12 | Denver | Travel Day | Executive Tower | |
| Tue Apr 13 | Denver | Day Off | Executive Tower | |
| Wed Apr 14 | Denver | Regis College | Executive Tower | Support Gallagher And Lyle |
| Thu Apr 15 | St Louis | Travel Day | Stouffers Riverfront | |
| Fri Apr 16 | St Louis | Ambassador Theatre | Stouffers Riverfront | Support Gallagher And Lyle |
| Sat Apr 17 | Kansas City | Memorial Auditorium | Holiday Inn Towers | Support Gallagher And Lyle |
| Sun Apr 18 | Chicago | Travel Day | Watertower Hyatt | |
| Mon Apr 19 | Chicago | Riviera Theatre | Watertower Hyatt | No Support |
| Tue Apr 20 | Toronto | Maple Leaf Gardens | Windsor Arms | Support BIM |
| Wed Apr 21 | Ottawa | Civic Centre | Carlton Towers | Support BIM |
| Thu Apr 22 | New York City | Travel Day | Mayflower Hotel | |
| Fri Apr 23 | New York City | Beacon Theatre | Mayflower Hotel | Support Pavlov’S Dog |
| Sat Apr 24 | New York City | Japanese Photo Session | Mayflower | |
| Sun Apr 25 | Washington DC | Warner Theatre | Brighton | |
| Mon Apr 26 | ||||
| Tues Apr27 | ||||
| Wed Apr 28 | Trenton | War Memorial | Inn Of Trenton | Support Pavlov’S Dog/ Remember The Famous “eat The Buns, They Are Vegetarian” Guys….. |
| Thurs Apr 29 | Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach Dome | Hilton Inn | Support Junior Mason – Sailors From HMS Ark Royal Wanted Autographs |
| Fri Apr 30 | Los Angeles | |||
| Far East Dates | ||||
| Wed May 26 | Tokyo | Nippon TV | Tokyo Prince Hotel | |
| Thu May 27 | Tokyo | Rehearsal | Tokyo Prince Hotel | |
| Fri May 28 | Tokyo | Sun Palace | Tokyo Prince Hotel | Hodgson Prints Anti-Whale Message With Tony, We Discover Crisis Lyrics Are Fubared And Dougie And Bob Are Returned To Their Rooms By Unknown Persons After “passing” Out In A Tokyo Club |
| Sat May 29 | Tokyo | Sun Palace | Tokyo Prince Hotel | |
| Arrival In Australia | Spy Arrives Into Our Lives…. | |||
| Fri June 4 | Adelaide | Stadium (2 Shows) | Park Royal Motor Inn | |
| Sun June 6 | Melbourne | Festival Hall | Melbourne Commodore | |
| Mon June 7 | Melbourne | Festival Hall | Melbourne Commodore | |
| Wed June 9 | Sydney | |||
| Thurs June 10 | Sydney | Hordern Pavillion | Boulevard Hotel | |
| Fri June 11 | Sydney | Hordern Pavillion | Boulevard Hotel | 100th Gig Party On Boat In Sydney Harbour…. |
| Sun June 12 | Newcastle | Civic Theatre | Travel Lodge Motel | Only Gig ST Ever Played Without Getting Encore |
| Mon June 14 | Brisbane | Festival Hall | Park Royal Motor Inn | |
| Tue June 15 | Brisbane | Festival Hall | Park Royal Motor Inn | |
| Sun June 20 | Auckland | Town Hall | Intercontinental Hotel |