originally compiled by Francois Angers
(formerly belier@riq.qc.ca, now missing).
Now maintained by Dan Barrett.
This list is incomplete. I recommend instead visiting Jack Skelly's fabulous Gentle Giant Tour History.
Date City Venue [Other Bands]
Apr. 1 Germany ? [Colosseum] Apr. 5 Munich, Germany Circus Krone Sep. 11 London, England Royal Festival Hall [Groundhogs] Nov. 5 London, England Harrow Tech [Callum Bryce] ??? ? Haverfordwest, Dyfed, Wales The Market Hall [Gnidrolog] Oct. 22 Novara, Italy Palazzetto Dello Sport [Jethro Tull]
Jan. 2 Essen, Germany Grugahalle Jan. 6 Holsted, Denmark [Jethro Tull] Jan. 7 Odense, Denmark [Jethro Tull] Jan. 8 Copenhagen, Denmark K.B. Hallen [Jethro Tull] Jan. 9 Gotebörg, Sweden Konserthuset [Jethro Tull] Jan. 10 Oslo, Norway Konserthuset [Jethro Tull] Jan. 11 Stockholm, Sweden [Jethro Tull] Jan. 14 Lund, Sweden [Jethro Tull] Jan. 15 Copenhagen, Denmark Tivoli [Jethro Tull] Jan. 16 Copenhagen, Denmark Tivoli [Jethro Tull] Jan. 17 Munster, Germany Munsterlandhalle [Jethro Tull] Jan. 18 Berlin, Germany Deutschlandhalle [Jethro Tull] Jan. 19 Hamburg, Germany Congress Centrum Halle [Jethro Tull] Jan. 20 Lubeck, Germany Hansahalle [Jethro Tull] Jan. 21 Essen, Germany Grugahalle [Jethro Tull] Jan. 22 Offenbach, Germany Stadthalle [Jethro Tull] Jan. 23 Nurnberg, Germany [Jethro Tull] Jan. 24 Vienna, Austria Konserthaus [Jethro Tull] Jan. 26 Ludwigshafen, Germany Friedrich-Ebert Halle [Jethro Tull] Jan. 27 Hannover, Germany Kuppelsaal [Jethro Tull] Jan. 28 Offenburg, Germany Oberheim Halle [Jethro Tull] Jan. 29 Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion [Jethro Tull] Jan. 30 Bern, Switzerland Festhalle [Jethro Tull] Jan. 31 Milan, Italy [Jethro Tull] Feb. 1 Rome, Italy PalaEur [Jethro Tull] Feb. 2 Napoli, Italy [Jethro Tull] Feb. 3 Bologna, Italy [Jethro Tull] Feb. 4 Varese, Italy [Jethro Tull] Feb. 5 Lyon, France Palais des Sports [Jethro Tull] Feb. 6 Paris, France [Jethro Tull] Feb. 11 Rotterdam, Holland de Doelen [Jethro Tull] Feb. 12 Amsterdam, Holland Concertgebouw [Jethro Tull] Apr. 17 Buckinghamshire, England High Wycombe Town Hall May 12 Offenbach, Germany Stadthalle [Jethro Tull??] May 19 Hamburg, Germany Musikhalle Hamburg [Man, Chicken Shack] May 21 Berlin, Germany Waldbuehne ??? ?? Cheltenham, England Town Hall Aug. 24 Charleston, West Virginia Aug. 25 Nashville, Tennessee Aug. 26 Louisville, Kentucky Kentucky State Fairgrounds Stadium [Black Sabbath] Aug. 27 Detroit, Michigan Aug. 28 Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Armory [Black Sabbath] Aug. 30 Knoxville, Tennessee Aug. 31 Roanoke, Virginia Sep. 1 Savannah, Georgia Sep. 2 Chandler, Indiana Sep. 7 Jackson, Mississippi Sep. 8 New Orleans, Louisiana Sep. 9 Mobile, Alabama Sep. 10 San Diego, California Sep. 11 Salt Lake City, Utah Sep. 13 Portland, Oregon Sep. 15 Hollywood, California Hollywood Bowl [Black Sabbath] Sep. 16 Sacramento, California Sep. 20 Indianapolis, Indiana Fairgrounds Coliseum [Yes/Eagles] Sep. ?? Portland, Oregon ? [Black Sabbath] Oct. 7 Montreal, Quebec Centre Sportif de l'Universite de Montreal Oct. 8 Ste-Foy, Quebec Pavillon Maurice-Pollack - Universite Laval Oct. ? Rimouski, Quebec Centre Civique Oct. 13 Buffalo, New York Memorial Auditorium [Jethro Tull]Oct. 14 Rochester, New York War Memorial [Jethro Tull] Oct. 15 Los Angeles, California Hollywood Bowl [Black Sabbath/Iron Butterfly] Oct. 19 Columbia, South Carolina Carolina Colliseum [Jethro Tull] Oct. 25 Louisville, Kentucky Convention Center [Jethro Tull] Oct. 27 Jackson, Mississipi Mississipi Coliseum [Jethro Tull] Oct. 29 Macon, Georgia Macon Coliseum [Jethro Tull] Nov. 1 Boston, Massachusetts Boston Garden [Jethro Tull] Nov. 2 Boston, Massachusetts Boston Garden [Jethro Tull] Nov. 13 New York, New York Madison Square Garden [Jethro Tull] Dec. 22 Finsbury Park, London Rainbow [Groundhogs]
Jan. 2 Genova, Italy Teatro Alcione Jan. 3 Roma, Italy Palazzo dello Sport Mar. 10 Louisville, Kentucky Convention Center [Edgar Winter] Mar. 16 New York City, New York Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden [Mahavishnu Orchestra] Mar. 21 Ottawa, Ontario High School of Commerce Mar. 22 Quebec City, Quebec Mar. 23 Quebec City, Quebec Mar. ? Sherbrooke, Quebec Salle Maurice-O'Bradey Mar. ? Montreal, Quebec Sport Center, Université de Montréal [Nécessité] Mar. 31 ? ? [Vinegar Joe] Apr. 3 Fort Wayne, Indiana The Lantern Apr. 22 Kansas City, Missouri Cowtown Ballroom [King Crimson] Apr. 26 Portland, Oregon Paramount Theater [Sha-Na-Na] Spring Hampton, Virginia Hampton Roads Coliseum [Humble Pie/Uriah Heep] Sep. 17 Plymouth, England Guildhall Sep. 22 Manchester, England Stoneground Sep. 28 Birmingham, England Town Hall Sep. 30 Edinburgh, Scotland Caley Cinema [Wild Turkey] Sep. ? Quebec, Quebec Palais Montcalm Sep. ? Florida University of South Florida Oct. 14 Catania, Italy Metropolitan Teatro Oct. 20 Genova, Italy Teatro Alcione Oct. 27 Hamburg, Germany Congress Centrum Hamburg [Procol Harum, Leo Kottke, Vince Weber] Dec. ? London, England Paris Theater (BBC) ? Quebec, Quebec Le Colisee ? Bangor, Maine ? Roanoke, Virginia Civic Center [Foghat]
? Santa Monica, California Civic Auditorium ? Denver, Colorado Ebbets Field ? New Jersey A Joint In The Woods Mar. 11 Manchester, England Free Trade Hall Mar. 16 London, England Theatre Royal [String Driven Thing] Mar. 18 Birmingham, England Town Hall Mar. 21 Midlands, England Derby Town Hall [String Driven Thing] Mar. 28 Portsmouth, England Guildhall [String Driven Thing] Apr. 5 Munster, Germany Apr. 8 St. Gallen, Switzerland Apr. 9 Munich, Germany Theater in der Brienner Straße Jun. 15 Sheffield, England University - Students Union Sep. 21 London, England New Victoria Theatre Oct. 9 Los Angeles, California Whiskey-a-Go-Go [Harvey Mandel] Oct. 10 Los Angeles, California Whiskey-a-Go-Go [Harvey Mandel] Oct. 11 Los Angeles, California Whiskey-a-Go-Go [Harvey Mandel] Oct. 12 Los Angeles, California Whiskey-a-Go-Go [Harvey Mandel] Oct. 13 Los Angeles, California Whiskey-a-Go-Go [Harvey Mandel] Oct. 23 Parsippany, New Jersey Joint in the Woods Nov. 1 New York, New York The Academy Of Music: 2 shows [Focus] Nov. 3 New York, New York ABC In Concert Nov. 10 Baltimore, Maryland Newton White Athletic Center, Johns Hopkins University Nov. 15 Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Civic Col. [Dave Mason, John Sebastian] Nov. 26 Rome, Italy PalaEur Nov. ? Los Angeles, California Whiskey-a-Go-Go Dec. 5 Sheffield, England City Hall Dec. 6 Leeds, England Town Hall Dec. 7 Norwich, England University of East Anglia Dec. 8 Birmingham, England Town Hall Dec. 9 Manchester, England Free Trade Hall Dec. 10 Stoke on Trent, England The Steam Machine Dec. 11 Glasgow, England Apollo Dec. 12 Liverpool, England Royal Court Theatre (cancelled?) Dec. 13 Newcastle, England City Hall Dec. 14 Edinburgh, England Usher Hall Dec. 16 Bristol, England Colston Hall Dec. 18 Redruth, England Regal Cinema Dec. 19 Plymouth, England Guildhall Dec. 22 London, England Rainbow Theatre
Jan. ? Los Angeles, California Whiskey A-Go-Go Jan. ? Los Angeles, California Whiskey A-Go-Go Jan. ? Los Angeles, California Whiskey A-Go-Go Jan. ? Los Angeles, California Whiskey A-Go-Go Jan. ? Los Angeles, California Whiskey A-Go-Go Jan. 14 Montreal, Quebec Montreal Forum [Maneige] Jan. 15 Ottawa, Ontario Civic Centre [John Lee Hooker] Jan. 18 New York, New York Academy of Music [American Tears, Alvin Lee] Jan. 23 Rochester, New York Auditorium Theatre [American Tears, Alvin Lee] Jan. 24 Toronto, Ontario ? [Myles and Lenny] Jan. 25 Waterloo, Canada ? [Myles and Lenny] Jan. 27 Cleveland, Ohio Agora Ballroom Jan. 29 Utica, New York Utica Memorial Auditorium [J. Geils] Feb. 13 Santa Monica, California Santa Monica Civic Auditorium [Captain] Feb. 15 San Francisco, California Winterland [Alvin Lee] Feb. 17 Chicago, Illinois Mar. 24 Turin, Italy Palasport Mar. 28 San Jose, California San Jose Center for the Performing Arts [Stallion, Pablo Cruise] Aug. 12 Northampton, Pennsylvania Roxy Theater Aug. 18 Trois-Rivieres, Quebec Stade de Trois-Rivieres [Pollen, Raoul Duguay?] Aug. 21 Quebec, Quebec Colisée de Québec [Pollen] Aug. 22 New York, New York WNEW interview Aug. 2? Trois-Rivieres, Quebec Stade de Trois-Rivieres Aug. 23 Hempstead, NY Calderone Hall [White Lightning?] Aug. 30 Montreal, Quebec Autostade [Weather Report, Pollen Sep. 16 London, England BBC (John Peel) Sep. 21 London, England New Victoria Theater Sep. 28 USA ? [King Biscuit, Aerosmith] Oct. 1 Largo, Maryland Capital Center [Jethro Tull] Oct. 3 White Plains, New York Music Hall Oct. 4 Boston, Massachusetts Orpheum Theater [James Montgomery Blues Band Oct. 5 Buffalo, New York New Century Theater [Gary Wright, Brian Augur's Oblivion Express] Oct. 7 Hempstead, New York Ultrasonic Recording Studio Oct. 9 Waterbury, Connecticut Palace Theater [Rick Wakeman] Oct. 10 Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia Spectrum [Rick Wakeman, Larry Coryell] Oct. 11 New York, New York The Academy Of Music [White Lightning] Oct. 16 Chicago, Illinois Auditorium Oct. 17 Detroit, Michigan Oct. 18 Cincinnati, Ohio Riverfront Coliseum [Rick Wakeman] Oct. 19 Indianapolis, Indiana Oct. 21 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Riverside Theater [Gary Wright, Peter Frampton Oct. 22 St. Louis, Missouri Oct. 23 Vancouver, British Columbia Commodore Cabaret [REO Speedwagon] Oct. 24 Portland, Oregon Oct. 28 Berkeley, California Community Theater Oct. 30 Phoenix, Arizona Nov. 1 Los Angeles, California Shrine Auditorium Nov. 2 San Diego, California Golden Hall [Strawbs] Nov. 5 New York, New York Academy of Music Nov. 7 Detroit, Michigan Nov. 10 Oslo, Norway Chateau Neuf Nov. 12 Stockholm, Sweden Concert House Nov. 15 Hannover, Germany Nov. 16 Berlin, Germany HDK Concerthall Nov. 17 Dusselorf, Germany Nov. 18 Hamburg, Germany Musikhalle Hamburg Nov. 20 Gutersloh, Germany Nov. 21 Wiesbaden, Germany Nov. 22 Munich, Germany Circus Krone Nov. 24 Basel, Switzerland Volkhaus Nov. 25 Karlsruhe, Germany Nov. 26 Mannheim, Germany Rosengarten (Mozartsaal) Nov. 27 Basel, Switzerland Volkshaus Nov. 29 Paris, France Olympia Nov. 30 Bruxelles, Belgium Nov. ? Prague, Czechoslovakia Praha Konzerthaus Dec. 1 Amsterdam, Holland Carre Theater Dec. 5 Norwich, England University of East Anglia Dec. 6 Leeds, England University Dec. 7 Hemel Hempstead, England Pavillion Dec. 8 Birmingham, England Town Hall Dec. 9 Manchester, England Free Trade Hall Dec. 11 Bristol, England Colston Hall Dec. 12 Cambridge, England Corn Exchange Dec. 13 Liverpool, England Stadium Dec. 15 Derby, England Queens Hall Dec. 16 Newcastle, England City Hall Dec. 17 Shefield, England City Hall Dec. 19 Portsmouth, England Guildhall ?? Seattle, WA Moore Theater? Egyptian Theater? [Strawbs] ?? Wales
Apr. 30 Cambridge, England Corn Exchange [Solution] May 1 Southend, England Korsaal [Solution] May 2 London, England Theatre Royal [Solution] May 5 Norwich, England University of East Anglia May 6 Warwick, England University [Solution] May 7 Birmingham, England Town Hall [Solution] May 8 Malvern, England Winter Gardens [Solution] May 10 Oxford, England New Theatre [Solution] May 12 Manchester, England Free Trade Hall [Solution] May 13 Shefield, England City Hall [Solution] May 14 Newcastle, England City Hall [Solution] May 15 Edinburgh, Scotland Usher Hall [Solution] May 17 Southampton, England Gaumont Theatre [Solution] May 21 Breda, Holland Turfschip [Kayak, others...] May 22 Delft, Holland May 25 Lille, France Le Palais Rameaux May 26 Lyon, France May 27 Grenoble, France May 29 Bordeaux, France May 31 Turin, Italy Jun. 1 Brescia, Italy Jun. 4 Reggio Emilia, Italy Jun. 5 Rimini, Italy Jun. 7 Roma, Italy Palazzo dello Sport Jun. 17 Upper Darby, Pennsylvannia Tower Theater [Starcastle] Jun. 18 New York, New York Wollman Rink [Starcastle] Jun. 19 Baltimore, Maryland Hollywood Palace [Dr. Feelgood] Jun. 22 Springfield, Massachussets Jun. 24 Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton Colliseum [Starcastle] Jun. 25 Quebec, Quebec Colisee [Starcastle] Jun. 26 Ottawa, Ontario Civic Centre [Starcastle] Jun. 27 Toronto, Ontario Massey Hall [Starcastle] Jun. 28 Montreal, Quebec Place des Nations [Starcastle] Jun. 29 London, Ontario London Gardens [Starcastle] Jul. 1 Binghamton, New York The Bijou [Lightning] Jul. 2 Rochester, New York Jul. 3 Hempstead, New York Calderone Theater Jul. 5 Elyria, Ohio The Joker Jul. 6 Columbus, Ohio Jul. 7 Chicago, Illinois Riviera Theater Jul. 9 Terre Haute, Indiana Jul. 11 Dallas, Texas Jul. 13 Austin, Texas Armadillo World Headquarters Jul. 16 Santa Barbara, California Arlington Theater Jul. 17 Anaheim, California Stadium [Peter Frampton, Gary Wright, Yes] Jul. 18 San Diego, California Balboa Stadium [Peter Frampton, Gary Wright] Jul. 19 Fresno, California Selland Arena [Yes] Jul. 20 Daly City, California Cow Palace [Yes] Jul. 22 Vancouver, British Columbia Pacific Coliseum [Yes] Jul. 23 Seattle, Washington Seattle Center Coliseum [Yes] Jul. 24 Spokane, Washington [Yes] Jul. 25 Portland, Oregon Coliseum [Yes] Jul. 28 Denver, Colorado McNichols Sports Arena [Yes] Sep. 16 Oslo, Norway Chateau Neuf Sep. 17 Gothenburg, Sweden Sep. 18 Stockholm, Sweden Sep. 19 Lund, Sweden Olympen Sep. 20 Kiel, Germany Sep. 23 Dusseldorf, Germany Sep. 24 Mannheim, Germany Sep. 25 Munich, Germany Circus Krone Sep. 26 Berlin, Germany Philarmonie [cancelled] Sep. 27 Hamburg, Germany Sep. 28 Frankfurt, Germany Sep. 30 Zurich, Switzerland Oct. 1 Neuchatel, Switzerland Temple du Bas Oct. 2 Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein Oct. 5 Paris, France Pavillon de Paris Oct. 7 Brussels, Belgium Le Cirque Royal (The "Breakdown in Brussels" show) Nov. 10 Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia Louie's Rock City [Dr. Feelgood]
? Portland, Oregon Memorial Coliseum [Yes]
? Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana Theater [Renaissance]
? San Jose, California San Jose Center for the Arts [Pablo Cruise]
? Terre Haute, Indiana [Ted Nugent]
Feb. 17 Buffalo, New York Century Theater [Rodan, Mr. Big]
Feb. 20 Quebec, Quebec Centre des congrès de Québec [Etcetera]
Feb. 22 Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens [Symphonic Slam]
Feb. 23 Montreal, Quebec Forum [John Mayall]
Feb. 24 Albany, New York Palace Theater [Dr. Feelgood]
Feb. 25 Boston, Massachussets Orpheum Theater
Feb. 26 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania Tower Theater
Feb. 27 New York City Avery Fisher Hall
Feb. 28 Hempstead, New York Calderone Theater [Ace]
Mar. 1 Baltimore, Maryland Hollywood Palace [Zed]
Mar. 4 Chicago, Illinois Riviera Theater [Renaissance]
Mar. 6 Detroit, Michigan Ford Auditorium
Mar. 11 Atlanta, Georgia Fox Theater [Renaissance, Sealevel]
Mar. 17 Dallas, Texas Electric Ballroom [Prism]
Mar. 18 Austin, Texas Armadillo World Headquarters [Wommack Brothers]
Mar. 26 Seattle, Washington Paramount Theater [Starcastle]
Mar. ? Cleveland, Ohio Agora
Apr. ? Los Angeles, California Shrine Auditorium
Aug. ? San Diego, California Golden Hall ('probably August')
Sep. ? Cambrai, France Le Palais des Grottes
Sep. 28 Eindhoven, Netherlands Stadsschouwburg
Sep. 29 Nijmegen, Holland De Vereeniging
Oct. 4 Munich, Germany Circus Krone
Oct. 8 Basel, Switzerland Volkshaus
Oct. 12 Guelph, Ontario ?
Oct. 29 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania Tower Theater
Nov. 1 Montreal, Quebec Forum [Etcetera]
Nov. 4 Buffalo, New York New Century Theatre [Dr. Feelgood]
Nov. 5 New York City Palladium [Dr. Feelgood]
Nov. 8 New Haven, Connecticut Woolsey Hall
Nov. 9 Baltimore, Maryland Hollywood Palace [Source]
Nov. 11 Boston, Massachusetts The Paradise
Nov. 12 Boston, Massachusetts The Paradise
Nov. 13 Boston, Massachusetts The Paradise
Nov. 14 Buffalo, New York New Century Theater [Dr. Feelgood]
Nov. 15 Cleveland, Ohio Agora
Nov. 16 Hempstead, New York Calderone Theater [Dr. Feelgood]
Nov. 18 Asbury Park, New Jersey Convention Centre
Nov. 20 Chicago, Illinois
Dec. 2 Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Dec. 3 Milwawkee, Wisconsin Oriental Theater?
Mar. 8 ? ? [Renaissance] May 1 London, England Golders Green Hippodrome
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May 6? Boston, Massachusetts The Paradise May 7 Rensselaer, New York The Hulabaloo May 8 East Syracuse, New York Stage East [805] May ? New Haven, Connecticut Toad's Place May 9 Montreal, Quebec Theatre St-Denis (2 shows) [Diane Tell] May 13 Cleveland, Ohio Agora May 15 Buffalo, New York Kleinhan's Music Hall May 16 Upper Darby, Pennsylvannia Tower Theater May 20 Chicago, Illinois Park West ? New York, New York Palladium May 24 Hempstead, New York Calderone Theater [Regina Richards & the Red Hots] May 25 Baltimore, Maryland Painters Mill May 27 Virginia Beach, Virginia Rogues May 29 Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Agora May 31 Gainesville, Florida Great Southern Music Hall May ? New York City Avery Fisher Hall Jun. 1 Miami, Florida Gusman Cultural Center Jun. 2 Houston, Texas Palace Theater Jun. 5 Normal, Oklahoma Boomer Theater Jun. 6 Denver, Colorado Rainbow Music Hall Jun. 8 ? Rainbow ? Atlanta, Georgia The Agora Jun. 14 Los Angeles, California The Roxy (2 shows) Jun. 15 Los Angeles, California The Roxy (2 shows) Jun. 16 Los Angeles, California The Roxy (2 shows) Jun. ? San Francisco, California Old Waldorf Theater (last ever show)
Dates to confirm:
1972 Narberth, Dyfed, Wales ? 1972-73 St.Paul, MN Civic Centre 1972-73 Houston, Texas Houston Music Hall [Steve Miller Band, Frampton's Camel] 1973 Barry, Glamorganshire, Wales The Concert Hall 73 or 74 New Haven, CT Wolsey Hall, Yale University [Poco] 73 or 74 Allentown, PA Agricultural Hall [Edgar Winter & Forest Green] 74 or 75 Northampton, PA The Roxy Theatre [P.F. & the Flyers] 76 or 77 Center Valley, PA Allentown College [Robin Trower] 76 or 77 Miami, FL Gusman Hall [Renaissance] Late 70's Asbury Park, NJ The Fast Lane 1975?? Rotterdam, Holland de Doelen 1977-78? Dayton, Ohio University of Dayton Arena [Rick Wakeman/Procol Harum] 1979-80 Montgomery County College, PA
Thanks to the dozens of people who have contributed to the list!! (I used to list everyone's names here, but they have become so numerous....)