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| Jan '78 | Maison Rouge Studio | London, UK |
| | Recording 'Heavy Horses'. |
| 10/4/78 | US release of 'Heavy Horses' Highest chart position: 19 |
| 21/4/78 | UK release of 'Heavy Horses' Highest chart position: 20 |
| 28/4/78 | Euston Tower | London, UK |
| | Ian & Martin interviewed by Nicky Horne on 'Your Mother Wouldn't Like It' (Capital Radio). |
| 1/5/78 | Usher Hall | Edinburgh, UK |
| 2/5/78 | Apollo Centre | Glasgow, UK |
| | John Glascock's birthday |
| 3/5/78 | Apollo Theatre | Manchester, UK |
| | Quartet, No Lullaby, Sweet Dream, Skating Away..., One Brown Mouse, Heavy Horses, A New Day Yesterday (w. flute solo (incl. God Rest Ye.../Bourée), Living In The Past (inst.)/Thick As A Brick (inst.)), Songs From The Wood, Hunting Girl, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Conundrum (incl. drum solo), Minstrel In The Gallery, Pop Goes The Weasel/Cross-Eyed Mary, Locomotive Breath, Thick As A Brick, Quatrain/Aqualung/Dambusters March
First verified performance of 'Conundrum', though some ascribe the title to a different instrumental played 1976-77. |
| 4/5/78 | Apollo Theatre | Manchester, UK |
| | A hand-written note from Ian informed fans arriving at the venue that the concert had been cancelled, as John Glascock had injured his wrist, at the hotel after the previous concert. |
| 5/5/78 | Odeon Theatre | Birmingham, UK |
| | Cancelled; a sign informed fans arriving at the venue that John Glascock had injured his hand. |
| 7/5/78 | Rainbow Theatre | London, UK |
| 8/5/78 | Rainbow Theatre | London, UK |
| | Quartet, No Lullaby, Sweet Dream, Skating Away..., Jack-In-The-Green, One Brown Mouse, Heavy Horses, A New Day Yesterday (w. flute solo (incl. God Rest Ye.../Bourée), Living In The Past (inst.)/Songs From The Wood, Wond'ring Aloud, Hunting Girl, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Conundrum (incl. drum solo), Minstrel In The Gallery, Pop Goes The Weasel/Cross-Eyed Mary, Locomotive Breath, Thick As A Brick, Quatrain/Aqualung/Dambusters March/Aqualung (reprise) |
| 9/5/78 | Hammersmith Odeon | London, UK |
| 10/5/78 | Hammersmith Odeon | London, UK |
| | Quartet, No Lullaby, Sweet Dream, Skating Away..., Jack-In-The-Green, One Brown Mouse, Heavy Horses, A New Day Yesterday (w. flute solo (incl. God Rest Ye...)/Living In The Past (inst.)/Thick As A Brick (inst.)), Songs From The Wood Wond'ring Aloud, Hunting Girl, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Conundrum (incl. drum solo), Minstrel In The Gallery, Pop Goes The Weasel/Cross-Eyed Mary, Locomotive Breath, Thick As A Brick, Quatrain/Aqualung/Dambusters March/Aqualung (reprise)
Italicised tracks unconfirmed. |
| 11/5/78 | Hammersmith Odeon | London, UK |
| 13/5/78 | Congresgebouw | Den Haag, Netherlands |
| | Quartet, No Lullaby, Sweet Dream, Skating Away..., Jack-In-The-Green, One Brown Mouse, Heavy Horses, A New Day Yesterday (w. flute solo (incl. God Rest Ye...)/Living In The Past (inst.)/Thick As A Brick (inst.)), Songs From The Wood - [Interval] - Wond'ring Aloud, Hunting Girl, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Conundrum (incl. drum solo), Minstrel In The Gallery, Pop Goes The Weasel/Cross-Eyed Mary, Locomotive Breath, Thick As A Brick, Quatrain/Aqualung/Dambusters March/Aqualung (reprise) |
| 14/5/78 | Voorst Nationaal | Bruxelles, Belgium |
| 15/5/78 | Sporthalle | Köln, Germany |
| 16/5/78 | Stadthalle | Bremerhaven, Germany |
| 17/5/78 | Münsterlandhalle | Münster, Germany |
| | Quartet, No Lullaby, Sweet Dream, Skating Away..., Jack-In-The-Green, One Brown Mouse, Heavy Horses, A New Day Yesterday (w. flute solo)/Living In The Past (inst.), Songs From The Wood, Wond'ring Aloud, Hunting Girl, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Conundrum (incl. drum solo), Minstrel In The Gallery, Pop Goes The Weasel/Cross-Eyed Mary, Locomotive Breath, Thick As A Brick, Quatrain/Aqualung/Dambusters March/Aqualung (reprise) |
| 18/5/78 | Deutschlandhalle | Berlin, Germany |
| | Tulls Tractor Tales
Quartet, No Lullaby, Sweet Dream, Skating Away..., Jack-In-The-Green, One Brown Mouse, Heavy Horses, A New Day Yesterday (w. flute solo)/Living In The Past (inst.), Songs From The Wood, Wond'ring Aloud, Hunting Girl, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Conundrum (incl. drum solo), Minstrel In The Gallery, Pop Goes The Weasel/Cross-Eyed Mary, Locomotive Breath, Thick As A Brick, Quatrain/Aqualung/Dambusters March/Aqualung (reprise) |
| 20/5/78 | Grugahalle | Essen, Germany |
| | No Lullaby, Sweet Dream, Skating Away..., Jack-In-The-Green, One Brown Mouse, Heavy Horses, A New Day Yesterday (w. flute solo), Songs From The Wood, Wond'ring Aloud, Hunting Girl, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Conundrum/Drum Solo, Minstrel In The Gallery, Pop Goes The Weasel/Cross-Eyed Mary, Locomotive Breath |
| 21/5/78 | Frederich-Ebert-Halle | Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| | The Ludwigshafen Outburst
Quartet, No Lullaby, Sweet Dream, Skating Away..., Jack-In-The-Green, One Brown Mouse, Heavy Horses, A New Day Yesterday (w. flute solo)/Living In The Past (inst.), Songs From The Wood, Wond'ring Aloud, Hunting Girl, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Conundrum/Drum Solo, Minstrel In The Gallery, Pop Goes The Weasel, Cross-Eyed Mary, Locomotive Breath, Thick As A Brick, Quatrain/Aqualung/Dambusters March
Italicised tracks unconfirmed. |
| 22/5/78 | Frederich-Ebert-Halle | Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| 23/5/78 | Sporthalle | Böblingen, Germany |
| 25/5/78 | Palais des congrès | Strasbourg, France |
| 26/5/78 | Saarlandhalle | Saarbrücken, Germany |
| 27/5/78 | Olympiahalle | München, Germany |
| 28/5/78 | Festhalle | Bern, Switzerland |
| | Most probable source of at least the spoken introduction to 'Bursting Out'. |
| 29/5/78 | Walter Köbel Halle | Rüsselsheim, Germany |
| 30/5/78 | Walter Köbel Halle | Rüsselsheim, Germany |
| 31/5/78 | Kuppelsalle | Hannover, Germany |
| 2/6/78 | Ostseehalle | Kiel, Germany |
| 4/6/78 | Odeon | Birmingham, UK |
| | Presumably added to the tour to replace the cancelled 5/5/78 concert. |
| 5/6/78 | Apollo Theatre | Manchester, UK |
| | Presumably added to the tour to replace the cancelled 3/5/78 concert.
Soundcheck included 'One Brown Mouse'. |
| 22/9/78 | UK release of 'Bursting Out' Highest chart position: 17 |
| 29/9/78 | US release of 'Bursting Out' Highest chart position: 21 |
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| | Tony Williams played bass for this N.American tour, 1/10 - 17/11
Tour support 1/10-17/11: Uriah Heep |
| 1/10/78 | Coliseum | Hampton, Va. USA |
| 2/10/78 | Capital Center | Landover, Md. USA |
| | Sweet Dream, No Lullaby, Thick As A Brick, One Brown Mouse, Heavy Horses, My God (w. flute solo incl. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Bourée), One White Duck (inst.), Songs From The Wood, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Conundrum (w. drum solo), Pop Goes The Weasel, Cross-Eyed Mary, Quatrain/Aqualung, Locomotive Breath/Aqualung (reprise)
Unconfirmed, but definitely began with 'Sweet Dream'. |
| 3/10/78 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pa. USA |
| 4/10/78 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pa. USA |
| 6/10/78 | Garden | Boston, Ma. USA |
| 7/10/78 | Garden | Boston, Ma. USA |
| | The 1978 tour programme lists the Boston shows as having been on 5 & 6 Oct. Presumably this one was rescheduled. |
| 8/10/78 | Madison Square Garden | NYC, NY. USA |
| | Pelted by steel bolts from audience members behind the stage, and disturbed by firecrackers, Ian threatened to pull out of the following night's satellite broadcast.
Audience: 20,000. |
| 9/10/78 | Madison Square Garden | NYC, NY. USA |
| | Madison Square Garden 1978 or Telstar
First ever Transatlantic simultaneous TV broadcast.
Officially released on CD & DVD in 2009.
Audience: 20,000.
Broadcast set (~45 mins of the ~105 min. show):
Thick As A Brick, No Lullaby, Flute Solo, Pibroch (inst.), Songs From The Wood, Quatrain/Aqualung, Locomotive Breath/Dambusters March, Conundrum (w. drum solo) |
| 10/10/78 | Madison Square Garden | NYC, NY. USA |
| | Four shows were scheduled to be played at Madison Square Garden, but this one was cancelled, allegedly due to Yom Kippur. |
| 11/10/78 | Madison Square Garden | NYC, NY. USA |
| 12/10/78 | Civic Center | Providence, RI. USA |
| 13/10/78 | Forum | Montréal, Canada |
| 15/10/78 | Maple Leaf Gardens | Toronto, Canada |
| 16/10/78 | War Memorial Auditorium | Buffalo, NY. USA |
| 17/10/78 | Cobo Hall | Detroit, Mi. USA |
| | Not listed in the tour programme, so presumably added after it was printed. |
| 18/10/78 | Cobo Hall | Detroit, Mi. USA |
| | Not listed in the tour programme, so presumably added after it was printed. |
| 19/10/78 | Checkerdome | St Louis, Mo. USA |
| | Not listed in the tour programme, so presumably added after it was printed. |
| 20/10/78 | Mid-South Coliseum | Memphis, Tn. USA |
| 21/10/78 | Von Braun Civic Center | Huntsville, Al. USA |
| | Not listed in the tour programme, so presumably added after it was printed.
No Lullaby, Sweet Dream, Thick As A Brick, One Brown Mouse, Heavy Horses, My God (w. flute solo incl. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Bourée), One White Duck (inst.), Songs From The Wood, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Conundrum (w. drum solo), Pop Goes The Weasel, Cross-Eyed Mary, Quatrain/Aqualung, Locomotive Breath/Aqualung (reprise) |
| 23/10/78 | Chicago Stadium | Chicago, Il. USA |
| | Another Outburst
Ian paused the show during 'Quatrain' because of audience members throwing things at Barrie.
No Lullaby, Sweet Dream, Thick As A Brick, One Brown Mouse, Heavy Horses, My God (w. flute solo incl. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen), One White Duck (inst.), Songs From The Wood, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Conundrum (w. drum solo), Pop Goes The Weasel, Cross-Eyed Mary, Quatrain/Aqualung, Locomotive Breath/Aqualung (reprise) |
| 24/10/78 | Sports Arena | Toledo, Oh. USA |
| | The tour programme lists a second show in Chicago on this date. |
| 25/10/78 | Riverfront Coliseum | Cincinnati, Oh. USA |
| 26/10/78 | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pa. USA |
| | The tour programme lists the Kalamazoo show as originally having been scheduled for this date. |
| 27/10/78 | Richfield Coliseum | Cleveland, Oh. USA |
| 28/10/78 | Wings Stadium | Kalamazoo, Mi. USA |
| | The show was moved to this date, originally a day 'off', to accommodate an additional show in Pittsburgh on 26 Oct. |
| 30/10/78 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, Ct. USA |
| 31/10/78 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, Ct. USA |
| 1/11/78 | War Memorial | Syracuse, NY. USA |
| | No Lullaby, Sweet Dream, Thick As A Brick, One Brown Mouse, Heavy Horses, My God (w. flute solo incl. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Bourée), One White Duck (inst.), Songs From The Wood, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Conundrum (w. drum solo), Pop Goes The Weasel, Cross-Eyed Mary, Quatrain/Aqualung, Locomotive Breath/Aqualung (reprise) |
| 2/11/78 | War Memorial Auditorium | Rochester, NY. USA |
| 7/11/78 | McNichols Arena | Denver, Co. USA |
| 8/11/78 | Salt Palace Arena | Salt Lake City, Ut. USA |
| 9/11/78 | Centennial Coliseum | Reno, Nv. USA |
| | Added to the tour after the programme went to press; the listed show for this date was to have been in Las Vegas.
With Uriah Heep |
| 10/11/78 | Alladin Theater | Las Vegas, Nv. USA |
| | Las Vegas, 10-11-1978
Was to have been scheduled for the night before, according to the tour programme.
Support (definitely): Uriah Heep, whose set was interrupted by a technical problem.
Intro, No Lullaby, Sweet Dream, Thick As A Brick, One Brown Mouse, Heavy Horses, My God (w. flute solo incl. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Bourée), One White Duck (inst.)/Pibroch (inst.), Songs From The Wood, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Instrumental/Drum Solo, Cross-Eyed Mary, Quatrain/Aqualung, Locomotive Breath |
| 12/11/78 | Coliseum | Oakland, Ca. USA |
| | Not listed in the 1978 tour programme, so presumably added after it was printed.
Support: Uriah Heep. |
| 13/11/78 | LA Forum | Inglewood, Ca. USA |
| 14/11/78 | LA Forum | Inglewood, Ca. USA |
| | Support: Uriah Heep.
Intro, No Lullaby, Sweet Dream, Thick As A Brick, One Brown Mouse, Heavy Horses, My God (w. flute solo incl. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Bourée), One White Duck (inst.)/Pibroch (inst.), Songs From The Wood, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Instrumental/Drum Solo, Cross-Eyed Mary, Quatrain/Aqualung, Locomotive Breath |
| 15/11/78 | Arena | Long Beach, Ca. USA |
| 16/11/78 | Arena | Long Beach, Ca. USA |
| 17/11/78 | Arena | Long Beach, Ca. USA |
| | Martin's birthday. |
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