1971

A Question of Balance Tour (continued)

DATES

VENUES

SET LIST

NOTES

April 6, 1971

University of Alabama, Tuskegee, AL


Tour dates and venues noted in "Circus" magazine, April 1971 reported by Robin Bean

April 7, 1971

Loyola University, New Orleans, LA

April 8, 1971

Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, GA

April 9, 1971

Midsouth Coliseum, Memphis, TN

April 10, 1971

Arena, Orlando, FL

April 11, 1971

Convention Center, Miami FL

April 12, 1971

Civic Arena, Pittsburg PA

April 13, 1971

off

April 14, 1971

War Memorial, Rochester NY

April 15, 1971

Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN

April 16, 1971

University of Illinois, Champaign, IL

April 17, 1971

Iowa State University, Iowa City , IA

April 18, 1971

Southern Illinois U. Carbondale, IL

April 19, 1971

off

April 20, 1971

venue unknown, Winnepeg, MB

April 21, 1971

Sports Center, Minneapolis, MN

April 22, 1971

venue unknown, Omaha, NE

April 23, 1971

Syndrome, Chicago, IL

April 24, 1971

Exposition Center, city unknown, LA

April 25, 1971

Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, OH





June, 1971

Album Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is released in U.K.







July, 1971

Album Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is released worldwide







Every Good Boy Deserves Favour Tour

General Tour notes:
Tour dates and venues noted in "Rolling Stone" magazine, September 16, 1971 reported by Robin Bean.

Set list reported by Diana Jernigan-Evans from the October 5 show.

September 25, 1971

Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA

Gypsy
Tuesday Afternoon
Tortoise and the Hare
Our Guessing Game
Melancholy Man
After You Came
One More Time To Live
The Story In Your Eyes
Are You Sitting Comfortably?
The Dream
Have You Heard (Part 1)
The Voyage
Have You Heard (Part 2)
Nights In White Satin
Legend of a Mind
Question
Ride My See-Saw

Corrected from "venue unknown" by Doug Harrison, who also notes that this venue is now known as Key Arena

September 26, 1971

Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR


September 27, 1971

off


September 28, 1971

Los Angles Forum, Inglewood, CA

Concert noted on an advertising poster reported in "Higher and Higher" #34, Spring 1997, p. 22-23.

September 29, 1971

Coliseum, Vancouver, BC


September 30, 1971

Los Angles Forum, Inglewood, CA


October 1, 1971

Coliseum, Oakland, CA


October 2, 1971

Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ


October 3, 1971

Memorial Coliseum, Dallas, TX


October 4, 1971

off


October 5, 1971

Midsouth Coliseum, Memphis, TN


October 6, 1971

Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, LA


October 7, 1971

St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, MO

Venue corrected from Kiel Auditorium according to a review in the "St. Louis Globe Democrat" of October 9, 1971 headlined, "Freaks, Fashbulbs and Flowers Fill the Arena" reported by Jim Reed, who also reports Albert Hammond was the opening act for this show.

October 8, 1971

Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI


October 9, 1971

venue unknown, Minneapolis, MN






UK Tour with Hotlegs and Friends

General Tour notes:
Hotlegs (which eventually became 10cc) were Kevin Godley, Eric Stewart, Lol Creme), "and Friends" were Graham Gouldman, Mike Gilbourne and Mike Timoney.

Tour dates and venues from "New Music Express", September 25, 1971 which also said, "One or two extra dates have still to be announced." reported by Val Weston. Tour dates and venues also noted in "New Music Express", October 30, November 6 and November 13, 1971, reported by Doug Hinman of www.rocknrollresearchpress.com.

Set list from "New Music Express", No. 1293, November 6, 1971, reported by Tina Dion at www.moodyblu.demon.co.uk/moodybits/017.html, although "Legend of a Mind" was not mentioned. "Melody Maker", November 6, 1971, noted songs played as "Gypsy", "Tuesday Afternoon", "Melancholy Man", "Are You Sitting Comfortably?", "The Dream, "Have You Heard" (which was probably the whole suite), "Nights in White Satin", "Legend of a Mind", "Question", and "My Song" (as the encore, which is considered highly unlikely). Reported by Steve Davis.

October 30, 1971

Royal Festival Hall, London

Gypsy
Tuesday Afternoon
Tortoise and the Hare
Melancholy Man
Our Guessing Game
After You Came
One More Time To Live
Are You Sitting Comfortably?
The Dream
Have You Heard (Part 1)
The Voyage
Have You Heard (Part 2)
Nights In White Satin
Legend of a Mind
Question
Ride My See-Saw


October 31, 1971

New Theatre, Oxford

This show was originally noted to be at East Anglia University, Norwich in "New Music Express", September 25, 1971. Steve Davis reports that it was corrected to Gaumont, Hanley in "New Music Express, October 9, 1971. Doug Hinman of www.rocknrollresearchpress.com reports that the "New Music Express", October 30, 1971 corrected the venue and city to New Theatre, Oxford.

November 1, 1971

off


November 2, 1971

off


November 3, 1971

University, Lancaster canceled

Dates canceled due to John Lodge's bout with gastro-enteritis, noted in "New Music Express", November 13, 1971 reported by Val Weston. The cities were noted in the OFC Newsletter December 1971/January, 1972 along with the note, "John was so ill he lost over half a stone in three days." (Half a stone is about 7 pounds.)

November 4, 1971

University, Liverpool canceled

November 5, 1971

De Montfort Hall, Leicester canceled

November 6, 1971

Capitol, Cardiff canceled

November 7, 1971

Gaumont, Southampton canceled

November 8, 1971

off


November 9, 1971

off


November 10, 1971

off


November 11, 1971

off


November 12, 1971

Odeon, Manchester


November 13, 1971

University, Leeds


November 14, 1971

Odeon, Birmingham


November 15, 1971

off


November 16, 1971

Hammersmith Odeon, London






November 23, 1971

Mike and Donna Pinder's first child, Daniel, is born



Updated November 9, 2006


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