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THE MOST COMPLETE, DETAILED AND ACCURATE INFO ABOUT BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS TOUR DATES FROM 1973 TO 1980
last update: may 2013
1973 Catch a Fire tour
April 27 - Coleman Club, Nottingham, Derbyshire, England
April 28 - Lancaster University, Lancaster, England
April 29 - Mr. B's, Peckham, England
April ?? - Bouncing Ball Club, Admiral Ken, Peckham (cancelled)
May 1 - Old Grey Whistle Test TV Programme
May 1 - Top Gear Radio Broadcast (BBC radio program)
May 2 - Hatfield Polytechnic, England
May 4 - York University, England
May 5 - Manchester University, Manchester, England
May 6 - 67 Club, Wolverhampton, England
May 8 - Essex University, Colchester, England
May 9 - Boobs, Bristol, England
May 11 - Northstaffs, Polytechnic, Stoke, England
May 12 - Middleton St. George College, Teesside, England
May 13 - Mr. B's, Peckham, England
May 15 - Speakeasy, London, England
May 16 - Speakeasy, London, England
May 17 - Speakeasy, London, England
May 18 - Speakeasy, London, England
May 19 - Town Hall, Hitchin, England
May 20 - Greyhound Pub, Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, England
May 22 - Fantasia, Northampton, England
May 23 - Leicester Polytechnic, Leicester, England
May 24 - In Concert (BBC Radio), Paris Theatre, London, England
May 25 - Rolle College, Exmouth, England
May 26 - Bamboo Club, Bristol, England
May 27 - Edmonton, Hitchin, Herts, England (an afternoon show)
May 28 - Birmingham Top Rank, England (an evening show)
May 29 - Coach House, Southampton, England
June - (Bunny refuses to tour, replaced by Joe Higgs for the American leg of the tour)
July 11 - Paul's Mall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
-The Wailers play a week of shows with three sets per night
July 12 - Paul's Mall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
July 13 - Paul's Mall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
July 14 - Paul's Mall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
July 15 - Paul's Mall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
July 18 - Max's Kansas City, New York City, New York, USA
July 19 - Max's Kansas City, New York City, New York, USA
July 20 - Max's Kansas City, New York City, New York, USA
July 21 - Max's Kansas City, New York City, New York, USA
-The Wailers play a week of shows supporting Bruce Springsteen
The Wailers return to Jamaica to record "Burnin'"
1973 Burnin tour
September 15/16 - Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden, NY, for a Reggae Festival (to be confirmed)
October ?? - Homestead, Florida (with Sly)
October ?? - Lexington, Kentucky (with Sly)
October 06 - Nassau Coliseum, Long island, USA (to be confirmed)
October 12 - Hollywood Sportatorium. Miami, FL USA (to be confirmed)
October 13 - Tampa, Florida (with Sly and the Family Stone at Curtis Hixon Convention Centre. 8:30 pm)
October 14 - Annapolis, Maryland at the Naval Academy (with Sly -an afternoon concert)
October 16 - Bijou Cafe, Philadelphia, USA
October 19 - The Matrix Club, San Francisco, California, USA
October 20 - The Matrix Club, San Francisco, California, USA
October 21 - Ice Palace - Las vegas (with Sly)
October 22 - Coliseum, Denver Colorado University, Colorado, USA
October 23 - Philarmonic Hall or Avery Fisher Hall), New York (with Johnny Nash) cancelled
October 24 - Rehearsal at Capitol Records, Hollywood, California, USA
October 25 - Robertson GYM University of California Santa Barbara 8 pm (with Sly and the Family Stone)
October 26 - at Hollywood Palladium (with Sly and the Family Stone)
October 27 - at Hollywood Palladium (with Sly and the Family Stone)
October 28 - San Diego Sports Arena, California (last show with Sly and Family stone)
October 29 - The Matrix Club, San Francisco, California, USA
October 30 - The Matrix Club, San Francisco, California, USA
October 31 - Coliseum, Richmond (canceled)
October 31 - KSAN Broadcast, Record Plant, Sausalito, California, USA
November 01 - Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (may be cancelled)
November 03 - Barton Hall, New York, with Sly and Family Stones (Wailers set cancelled)
November 03 - Paul's Mall, Boston, USA
November 04 - Orpheum Theatre, Boston, USA
November 05 - The Spectrum Theater, Philadelphia, PA, USA (cancelled)
November 17 - University of Bradford - Bradford- UK (cancelled)
November 19 - Nottingham, Derbyshire, England (cancelled due to tosh’s illness)
November 20 - Bradford, England (cancelled due to tosh’s illness)
November 21 - Birmingham, England (cancelled due to tosh’s illness)
November 22 - Stafford, England (cancelled due to tosh’s illness)
November 22 - The Locarno, Blackpool, England
November 23 - Leeds Polytechnic, Leeds, England
November 24 - Liverpool, England
November 25 - Doncaster Outlook, Doncaster, England
November 26 - "Top Gear", Kensington House, Shephards Bush, London, England
November 28 - Leicester Polytechnic
November 29 - Worwick University - Coventry
November 30 - Northampton
December 01 - Hull university (cancelled)
December 02 - Mayfair ballroom, birmingham (cancelled)
December 03 - top of the world, stafford (cancelled)
December 05 - outlook, doncaster (cancelled)
December 06 - lycum strand (cancelled)
December 07 - sussex university, brighton (cancelled)
December 08 - bedford college of education (cancelled)
December 12- essex university, colchester (cancelled)
December 13 - cats wiskers, oldham (cancelled)
December 15 - california ballroom, dunstable (cancelled)
1974
May 19 - Bob Marley and the Wailers at Turntable Club to salute Marvin Gaye
May 21 - Bob Marley and the Wailers with Marvin Gaye, Carib Theatre, Jamaica
May 23 - Bob Marley and the Wailers with Marvin Gaye, National Arena, Kingston, Jamaica
-The Wailers line-up includes Bob, Peter, Bunny, the Barrett brothers, and Tyrone Downie on keyboards
May 26: Leeds (england) with jimmy cliff
May 27: Birmingham (england) with Jimmy Cliff and Inez Foxx
Oct 17: with Taj Mahal at Bottom Line New York (to be confirmed)
1975 Natty Dread tour
March 08 - Wailers with Jackson Five, National Heroes Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica
June 05 - Diplomat Hotel, Miami, Florida, USA
June 08 - Toronto Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
June 09 - Quiet Knight Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA
June 10 - Quiet Knight Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA
June 14 - Showcase Theater, Detroit, Michigan, USA
June 16 - Agora Theater, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
June 18 - Schaeffer Music Festival, Wohlman Skating Rink, Central Park, New York
June 20 - The Spectrum Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
June 21 - Manhattan Center, New York City, New York, USA
June 22 - Hartford Connecticut, USA
June 23 - Paul's Mall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (2 shows per night)
June 24 - Paul's Mall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (2 shows per night)
June 25 - Paul's Mall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (2 shows per night)
June 26 - Paul's Mall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (2 shows per night)
June 27 - Paul's Mall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (2 shows per night)
June 28 - Paul's Mall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (2 shows per night)
June 29 - Paul's Mall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (2 shows per night)
July 04 - Boarding House, San Francisco, California, USA
July 05 - Boarding House, San Francisco, California, USA
July 06 - Boarding House, San Francisco, California, USA
July 07 - Boarding House, San Francisco, California, USA
(audience of 18.000)
July 08 - Paramount Theater, Oakland, California, USA
July 09 - Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA
July 10 - Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA
July 11 - Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA
July 12 - Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA
July 13 - Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA
July 17 - The Lyceum Ballroom, London, England
July 18 - The Lyceum Ballroom, London, England
July 19 - The Odeon, Birmingham, England
July 20 - The Hardrock Concert Theatre, Manchester, England
July ?? - "The Manhattan Transfer Show"
Don Taylor drives Bob Marley & The Wailers to tape two songs -Only "Kinky Reggae" was actually broadcasted
August 29 - National Arena, Kingston, Jamaica (to be confirmed)
September 03 - I-Three's Concert in which Bob makes a surprise appearance (to be confirmed)
October 04 - Wonder Dream Concert, Kingston National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica
-Bob, Bunny, and Peter reunite for their last performance together as the Wailers
-The show is opened by Third World and also features Stevie Wonder in benefit for Jamaican Institute for the Blind
-For Stevie Wonder's encore, Stevie calls for Bob to join him on stage and they play "I Shot The Sheriff" and "Superstition" together
1976 Rastaman Vibration tour
March 21 - at NARM National Association Records Manufacture, Diplomat Hotel, Miami (set list: Lively Up Yourself, Revolution, BellyFull, Get Up Stand Up, Rebel Music, No Woman No Cry, Kinky Reggae, I Shot the Sheriff, Rat Race)
April 23 - Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA (Early and Late show)
April 24 - McDonough Arena, Georgetown University, Washington D.C, USA
April 25 - Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Early Show)
April 25 - Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Late Show)
April 30 - Beacon Theater, New York City, USA, (Early Show)
April 30 - Beacon Theater, New York City, USA, (Late Show)
May 01 - Beacon Theater, New York City, USA, (Early Show)
May 01 - Beacon Theater, New York City, USA, (Late Show)
May 04 - Centre Sportiff, Montreal, Canada
May 05 - Convocation Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, (Early Show)
May 05 - Convocation Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, (Late Show)
May 06 - Buffalo, New York, USA
May 07 - Music Hall, Cleveland Ohio, USA
May 10 - Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan, USA
May 11 - Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
May 13 - Orchestra Hall, Minneapolia, Minnesota, USA
May 14 - Ambassador Theatre, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
May 20 - Music Hall, Houston, Texas, USA
May 22 - Denver Auditorium, Denver, Colorado, USA
May 25 - Civic Theatre, San Diego, California, USA
May 26 - Roxy Theater, Hollywood, California, USA
May 27 - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA
May 28 - San Francisco, california, USA
May 29 - Paramount Theater, Oakland, California, USA
May 30 - Paramount Theater, Oakland, California, USA (Early Show)
May 30 - Paramount Theater, Oakland, California, USA (Late Show)
May 31 - Santa Barbara County Bowl, Santa Barbara, California, USA
June ?? - Miami, Florida, USA
June 06 - Offenburg, Germany at Sunrise Festival
June 08 - Dusseldorf, Germany
June 09 - Hamburg, West Germany
June 10 - Grona Lund, Stocholm, Sweden
June 13 - Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, Holland
June ?? - Paris, France (to be confirmed)
June 15 - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
June 16 - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
June 17 - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England (Early Show)
June 17 - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England (Late Show)
June 18 - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England (Early Show)
June 18 - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England (Late Show)
June 19 - West Coast Rock Show, Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales
June 20 - Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
June 21 - Hartford Bushnell memorial, Hartford, England
June 22 - The Odeon, Birmingham, England
June 23 - Colston Hall, Bristol, England
June 24 - Stardust Club, Exeter, Devon, England
June 26 - Leeds University, Leeds, England
June 27 - Bellevue, Manchester, England
December 05 - Smile Jamaica Concert, National Heroes Park, Kingston, Jamaica
1977 Exodus tour
May 10 - Paris Pavillion, Paris, France
May 11 - Brussels, Belgium
May 13 - Houtrust Hallen, Den Haag, Netherlands
May 15 - The Circus Krone, Munich, Germany
May 16 - Rhein-Neckar-Hulle, Heidelberg, Germany
May 17 - The CCH, Hamburg, Germany
May 18 - The Eissporthalle, Berlin, Germany
May 20 - Gronalund, Stockholm, Sweden
May 22 - Falconer Teatre, Copenhagen, Denmark
May 23 - Gothenborg, Scandinavia
June 01 - Rainbow Theatre, London, England
June 02 - Rainbow Theatre, London, England
June 03 - Rainbow Theatre, London, England
June 04 - Rainbow Theatre, London, England
June 05 - Rainbow Theatre, London, England (cancelled)
June 06 - Rainbow Theatre, London, England (cancelled)
June ?? - Top Of The Pops TV Program, London, England
cancelled dates:
July 8 – Gusman Centre, Miami, Florida, USA
July 9 – Gusman Centre, Miami, Florida, USA
July 12 – Fabulous Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (8:00 p.m.)
July 16 – Paramount Theatre, Austin, Texas, USA (two shows)
July 23 – Paramount Northwest Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA (8:00 p.m.)
July 24 – Paramount Northwest Theatre, Portland, Oregon, USA (8:00 p.m.)
July 26 – Paramount [Early & Late]
July 29 – Community Theatre, Berkeley, California, USA (8:00 p.m.)
July 29 – Greek Theatre on the U.C. Berkeley Campus, Berkeley, California, USA (8:00 p.m.)
July 31 – Starlight Bowl, Burbank, California USA
July 31 – Palladium Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
August 13 – Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
August 18 – Palladium Hall, New York City, New York, USA (8:00 p.m.)
August 19 – Palladium Hall, New York City, New York, USA (8:00 p.m.)
August 20 – Palladium Hall, New York City, New York, USA (8:00 p.m.)
August 21 – Music Inn, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA (5:00 p.m.)
August 24 - Paramount Theatre, Portland (rescheduled from august 24 to september 11 and then canceled)
August 26: Fox Theatre, Atlanta
August 30 – Paramount Theatre, Austin, Texas, USA
September 02: Civic Centre, San Diego
September 04 - Santa Barbara County Bowl California
September 09 – Greek Theatre on the U.C. Berkeley Campus, Berkeley, California, USA
September 16 – Paramount Theatre, Austin, Texas, USA
September 20 – Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1978 Kaya tour
February 26: Bob gave an informal performance in the evening at National Heroe's Circle followed by several of the island's emerging dub poets, including Mutabaruka, Oku Onoura, and Mikey Smith (to be confirmed)
April 22 - One Love Peace Concert, Kingston, Jamaica
April ?? - Kinston Ritz Hotel, concert for 12 Tribes of Israel
May 06 - Fox Theatre, Atlanta (postponed to august 01))
May 07 - Warehouse, New Orleans (postponed to 30 july)
May 12 - Tarrant County Convention Center Theatre - Fort Worth - Texas (postponed to 28 july)
May 18 - Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, USA
May 19 - Music Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
May 24 - Veteran Memorial Hall, Columbus, Ohio, USA
May 25 - Orpheum Theater, Madison, Wisconsin, USA (Early Show)
May 25 - Orpheum Theater, Madison, Wisconsin, USA (Late Show)
May 27 - Uptown Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 29 - Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (Early Show)
May 29 - Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (Late Show)
May 30 - Northrup Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
June 02 - Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
June 03 - Landmark Theater, Syracuse, New York, USA
June 04 - Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan, USA
June 05 - The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
June 08 - Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Early Show)
June 08 - Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Late Show)
June 09 - Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
June 10 - Forum Concert Bowl, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
(audience of 6.500)
June 11 - Kleinhans Hall, Buffalo, New York, USA
June 12 - Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
June 14 - Pinecrest Country Club, Shelton, Connecticut, USA
June 16 - Capital Center, Landover, Maryland, USA
June 17 - Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USA
(audience of 20.000)
June 18 - Music Inn, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
June 22 - New Bingley Hall, Staffordshire, England
June 24 - Wimbley Empire Pool London England (cancelled)
June 25 - Wimbley Empire Pool London England (cancelled)
June 26 - Paris Pavillion, Paris, France
June 27 - Paris Pavillion, Paris, France
June 28 - Plaza De Toros, Ibiza, Spain
June 29 - Goteborg, Sweden (cancelled)
June 30 - Gronalund, Stockholm, Sweden
July 01 - The Great Stage, Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark
July 02 - Horten Festival, Horten, Norway
July 07 - Ahoy Hallen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
July 08 - Ijshal Glanerbrook, Geleen Netherlands
July 09 - Brussel's - Belguim
July 14 - Queen Elizabeth Theater, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
July 15 - Paramount Theater, Seattle, Washington, USA (Early Show)
July 15 - Paramount Theater, Seattle, Washington, USA (Late Show)
July 16 - Paramount Theater, Portland, Oregon, USA
July 18 - Civic Center, Santa Cruz, California, USA (Early Show)
July 18 - Civic Center, Santa Cruz, California, USA (Late Show)
July 21 - Greek Theater, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
July 22 - Starlight Amphitheater, Burbank, California, USA
-During the final encore of "Get Up, Stand Up," Peter Tosh joins Bob Marley in an unplanned duet
July 23 - Santa Barbara County Bowl, Santa Barbara, California, USA
July 24 - Open Air Theatre San Diego Univeristy
July 25 - Roxy Theater, Los Angeles, California, USA
July 27 - Municipal Auditorium - Austin, Texas, USA
July 28 - The Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth TX, USA
July 29 - Music Hall, Houston, TX, USA
July 30 - The Warehouse, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
August 01 - Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA
August 05 - Jai Alai Fronton - Miami, Florida, USA
December 08 - Trinidad, West Indies
December 09 - PSA grounds St James, Trinidad, West Indies
December 18 - Addis Ababa: at Ghion Imperial Hotel, Bob jammed "no woman no cry" on stage with ethiopian singer Teddy Makonnen and his Dahalak Band
1979 Tour
March 16 - Cote d'Ivoire - Abidjan - Stadium (cancelled)
March 17 - Cote d' Ivoire - Abidjan - Palais des congres at Hotel Ivoire (cancelled)
April 05 - Shinjuku Kouseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan
April 06 - Shinjuku Kouseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan
April 07 - Shibuya Public Hall, Tokyo, Japan - Early Show
April 07 - Shibuya Public Hall, Tokyo, Japan - Late Show
April 10 - Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan - Early Show
April 10 - Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan - Late Show
April 11 - Kosei Nenkin Main Hall, Osaka, Japan
April 13 - Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan
April 16 - Western Springs, Auckland, New Zealand
April 18 - Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia
April 20 - Apollo Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
April 21 - Apollo Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
April 23 - Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia
April 25 - Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
April 26 - Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
April 27 - Hoerdern Pavillion, Sydney, Australia
April 28 - Hoerdern Pavillion, Sydney, Australia
April 29 - Hordern Pavillion, Sydney, Australia
May 01 - Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
May 05 - Lahaini Civic Center, Maui, Hawaii
May 06 - Waikiki Shell, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
June 09 - Black Music Association, Sheraton main ballroom, Philadelphia, PA, USA (not november 7, as many said) Stevie Wonder joins Bob Marley on stage for"Get Up, Stand Up" and "Exodus"
July 06 - Reggae Sunsplash II, Jarrett Park - Montego Bay, Jamaica
July 21 - Amandla Festival, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
legendary African drummer Babatunde Olatunji played with wailers
Summer - General Penitentiary, Kingston
(with Jacob Miller and Triston Palma - to be confirmed)
August 10 - National Arena, Kingston, Jamaica for the International Year of the Child
(with Jacob Miller, Burning Spear, Third World, Ras Michael, Big Youth, Mighty Diamond etc a concert organised by the United House of Elders)
September 23 - National Arena Kingston for the Roots Rock Reggae Concert
(with among others, rita marley, melody makers, israel vibration, sheena spirit etc etc). Bob's last show in jamaica
October ?? - Boston, Massachusetts, USA
October 25 - Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York, USA (Early Show)
October 25 - Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York, USA (Late Show)
October 26 - Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York, USA (Early Show)
October 26 - Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York, USA (Late Show)
October 27 - Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York, USA (Early Show)
October 27 - Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York, USA (Late Show)
October 28 - Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York, USA
-Betty Wright opens up the shows
October 31 - Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, USA
November 01 - Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
November 02 - The Forum - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
November 03 - Civic Centre, Ottawa, Canada
November 04 - Memorial Hall, Burlington, VT, USA (Early Show)
November 04 - Memorial Hall, Burlington, VT, USA (Late Show)
November 07 - Penn Hall with Betty Wright - Philadelphia
(plus a radio Show at Temple University)
November ?? - A Tv appearance in Philadelphia in a program called "City Lights" KYW-TV
November 10 - Detroit, Michigan, USA
November 11 - Dane County Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
November 12 - The Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
November 13 - Uptown Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA
November 14 - Uptown Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA
November 15 - Northrup Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota,USA
November 17 - Kinsmen Field House, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
November 19 - Paramount Theatre, Portland, Oregon, USA
November 20 - Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA (Early Show)
November 20 - Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA (Late Show)
November 21 - The Colliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
November 23 - UCLA, Pauley Pavillion, Los Angeles, California, USA
November 24 - San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, USA
November 25 - County Bowl, Santa Barbara, California, USA
November 27 - Sugar Ray Robinson Foudation Benefit, Roxy Theater, LA, USA
November 30 - Oakland Colliseum, Oakland, California, USA
December 01 - Freeborn Hall on UC Davis Campus, Sacramento, CA, USA
December 02 - The Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, CA, USA (Early Show)
December 02 - The Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, CA, USA (Late Show)
December 05 - Denver University Arena, Denver, Colorado, USA
December 06 - Hoch Auditorium, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
December 07 - Dallas, Texas, USA
December 08 - Memorial Gymnasium, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
December 11 - New Orleans, LA, USA
December 12 - Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA
December 13 - Jai Alai Fronton, Tampa, Florida, USA
December 14 - Brothers Music Hall - Birmingham, Alabama
December 15 - Queen Elizabeth Sports Center, Nassau, Bahamas
1980 Tour
January 04 - Libreville, Gabon, Africa
January 05 - Libreville, Gabon, Africa
March 15 - Laurie Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas (cancelled)
April 18 - Zimbabwe Independence Concert, Rufaro Stadium, Salisbury, Zimbabwe
April 19 - Zimbabwe Independence Concert, Rufaro Stadium, Salisbury, Zimbabwe
-Riot breaks out on the 18th
May 30 - Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
June 01 - Munich Festival - Horse Riding Stadium, Germany
June 03 - Palais des Sports, Grenoble, France
June 04 - Parc des Sports, Dijon, France
June 06 - Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany
June 07 - Crystal Palace, London, England (not july, as many said)
June 08 - Kaiserslautern Festival, Betzenberg Stadium, Germany
June 09 - Hall Rhenus, Strasbourg, France
June 10 - Parc des Expositions, Orleans, France
June 11 - Hall Exposition, Bordeaux, France
June 13 - Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
June 14 - Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany
June 16 - Drammenshalle, Oslo, Norway
June 17 - Grona Lund, Stockholm, Sweden
June 18 - The Forum Copenhagen, Denmark
June 20 - Waldbuhne, West Berlin, East Germany
June 21 - Eissporthalle, Kassel, Germany
June 22 - Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
June 23 - Ahoy Hallen, Rotterdam, Holland
June 24 - Grand Palais, Lille, France
June 25 - Stade Mayol, Toulon, France
June 27 - San Siro Stadio, Milan, Italy (Bob's biggest concert ever)
June 28 - Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy
June 29 - Estadio Ramon Valero, Usera, Madrid, Spain (canceled)
June 30 - Plaza deTorros Monumental, Barcelona, Spain
July 02 - Palais de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France
July 03 - Le Bourget, Paris, France
July 04 - Dijon, France
July 06 - Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
July 08 - Brighton Leisure Centre, Brighton, England
July 09 - Brighton Leisure Centre, Brighton, England
July 10 - Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland
July 11 - Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland
July 12 - Deeside Leisure Centre, Deeside, Chester, England
July 13 - Stafford Bingey Hall, Staffordshire, England
September 16 - JB Hynes Auditorium, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (5600 people)
September 17 - Meehan Auditorium at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
September 19 - Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USA
September 20 - Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USA
September 23 - Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
-Bob's last show
October 23 - makes an appearance on stage at Stevie Wonder's concert in New York
Cancelled tour dates in 1980:
sept 25 at Cole Field House – University of Maryland
sept 26 at Irvine Auditorium – Philadelphia (2 sets per night?)
sept 28 at Stone Brook University – Brookhaven (NY)
oct 01 at Landmark Theatre, Syracuse – (NY)
oct 02 Burlington, Vermont
oct 03 Montreal at the Forum
oct ?? 8 shows at Beacon Theatre – (NY)
oct 06 at Maple Leaf Gardens – Toronto Ontario
opt 11 at University of Michigan
oct 15 at Madison Wisconsin
oct 19 at Northrop Auditorium
oct 28 at Paramount Theatre – Portland Oregon
The Oct 25 show from 1973 is the Robertson GYM University of California Santa Barbara 8 pm sly and the family stone with speical guest wailers. Sly was 2 hours wait the wailers played a longer show and according to the person it was better then sly himself. After this show sly droped the wailers. And hung out in california with Yvette and Lee jaffe at Yvettes apartment. Lee was acting as bob booking agent/ tour manager at the time. Bob also spent a few days hiking in cali while out there. It was the first time he met yvette and started their relationship then.
stonechater
22-06-11, 16:26
I was at the library earlier today and read the latest number of the Mojo magazine with a big Bob Marley reportage. While speaking of Survival Tour and the Bahamas concert they mention a concert in Trinidad in Queens Park, December 1979 which according to Dan Taylor had influence of riots due to ticketless fans. What do we know about this visit?
The info are wrong because the tour in Trindad took place in 1978, not 1979
I have a photo of Bob with the promoter of the show and 5-6 photos of Bob in Trinidad with people, playing football etc
Unfortunatly I don't have photos of the shows
Good to see da guide back up! ;)
1973 Catch a Fire tour
April 27 - Coleman Club, Nottingham, Derbyshire, England
April 28 - Lancaster University, Lancaster, England
April 29 - Mr. B's, Peckham, England
April - Bouncing Ball Club, Admiral Ken, Peckham (cancelled)
May 1 - Old Grey Whistle Test TV Programme
May 1 - Top Gear Radio Broadcast (BBC radio program)
Came across this photographer that notes the OGWT shot in March.
Bob Marley and The Wailers
Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC TV - Lime Grove, London - March 1973
http://www.alanmesser.com/DZ_REX/BobMarley_OGWT_.jpg
http://www.alanmesser.com
Thanks Chico
I tend to think it's may 1973 and not march because the tour started late april
Could be, but why May 1? Do you have any 'proof' for that? In March they were in the UK already. If no proof for 1 May I tend to stick with the photographer who dated many shows of various artists. Maybe recorded in March and that it was aired later?
yes may be it was recorded before may and aired later
but I don't know if Bob was in England in march with the band
Going from below I think they were in the UK already.
"By March, 1973 Esther (ed. Anderson) had left Jamaica to accompany and help manage The Wailers' tours of the UK and the US."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12748659
Just got word from Alan Messer, the photographer. Still hard to tell.
"I have always thought that the show was in March from my job log."
Going from your answer Marco May 1 is a shot in the dark?
OK, pretty much clear now that the broadcast was on May 1 and that it was broadcasted live. Alan is most helpful and will contact Bob Harris, the program's presenter, for more possible details on The Wailers' appearance.
I was now in the way to store the uk show photo taken by Nigel Scott in 1975, catalogued here as Manchester, and went through the tour dates list to check the date and venue in order to name the folder where I was going to store the photo. I saw that the magazine list and ga?l's one have the same info for this show, which is the following one
July 20 - The Hard Rock, Manchester, England
I had always thought that the venue was the Hard Rock Cafe, but in Nigel's picture you clearly see that Bob is performing in a theatre and not in a cafe. Searching in google for other possible venues in Manchester having the same name, I found the following article
http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk...n_memory_lane/ (http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/features/traffordthroughtime/1594782.stretfords_hardrock_down_memory_lane/)
"Author Bill Mather is currently researching the history of Stretford's 3,000-capacity Hardrock' concert theatre".
"Sadly the venue - that's not to be mistaken with the mainstream Hard Rock Caf? global brand - was prominent for only a fleeting moment, opening in 1972 and closing in 1975".
"The last band to perform at The Hardrock was Tangerine Dream on October 19, 1975. The venue closed its doors for good a month later, on November 8, 1975".
"Other famous artists who performed at The Hardrock include: Elton John; Paul McCartney and Wings; Chuck Berry; Genesis; Black Sabbath; Fleetwood Mac; Status Quo; Bob Marley & The Wailers; Rod Stewart; Deep Purple; James Brown; Lou Reed; Al Green; Ike and Tina Turner; Free; Slade; The Sweet; Gary Glitter; Suzi Quatro; Fats Domino; and Roxy Music".
According to this info I think it would be good to correct venue's name in the tour date list and change it from "The Hard Rock" to "Hardrock Concert Theatre," because as this article well says one can think of it as the Hard Rock Caf?.
There is also another site that has some programs and tickets of different artists that played there. Nothing about Bob, but anyway interesting in my point of view. The link is the following one
http://www.mdmarchive.co.uk/archive/...act.php?vid=91 (http://www.mdmarchive.co.uk/archive/showartefact.php?vid=91)
Raul, I'm going to publish a little interview about the Hard Rock concert... unfortunatly no photos but I can confirm it's not the hard rock cafè
it's a great idea this Marco but i don't understand why the details for Deeside Leisure Centre and Great Hall, University of Exeter are still wrong
ticket from the 2nd date at rainbow
read this about the date in madison the 11th of october 1979
J.A. Bartlett: Saw Bob Marley and the Wailers here in Madison in 1979 with much ganjaweed—and joy—in the air. Opening act was Betty Wright, an R&B singer of the early 70s who had by ’79 gone in another direction. At one point about 30 minutes into her performance, a guy behind us stood and yelled, “Cut this disco sh.it and let’s hear some reggae!” He spoke for thousands
1979 Tour
November ?? - A Tv appearance in Philadelphia in a program called "City Lights" KYW-TV
Info? please let me know..you would know more...
Marco..could u please help me?
yes, we have photos from this tv show
1973
A letter on Island Artists Ltd headed notepaper to Laurie O'Leary which reads "Dear Laurie, just a line to thank you for all your help in the promotion of the Wailers last week, and for your prompt settlement of accounts, etc. I hope you and your staff enjoyed it as much as ourselves and our guests. Looking forward to speaking to you in the near future. Thanks again, Regards Yours sincerely Robb Winn".
As many know, Bob had to perform in Ivory Coast, in 1979 and we have a poster from that canceled date. We don't know many details about that but I've just found this story:
CITI: When you did decide to go solo?
Kojo: Let me still talk a little about the Classic Vibes. You asked about the founders. When we met someone like Alpha Blondy (http://www.museke.com/node/2114), he had just come from the US. The guy who produced Alpha’s first album, Cocody Rock was George Benson. George was a radio presenter in Ivory Coast and married to the daughter of Boigny. He had wanted to promote Bob Marley to Ivory Coast but unfortunately for him Bob Marley couldn’t make it to Ivory Coast. They had already collected money from people for the Marley show so he was in deep trouble. It was around the same time that we went to Ivory Coast. We were in locks and in some overalls (like the one J.J. Rawlings used to wear. We went to IC and we didn’t even notice that Bob Marley had his musicians dressed in that time of overalls at the back of Survival (cover). The people saw us and we said we were from Ghana but they said ‘you can’t be from Ghana’. We had a show and I took off my T-shirt, the crowd took it and everyone wanted to have a piece of it. That is where I first learnt how to sign an autograph.
(http://www.museke.com/node/3931)
About Coach House Southampton concert:
A largely forgotten gig in a packed, sweaty Southampton nightclub in the early 1970s by reggae legends Bob Marley and the Wailers has been commemorated.
The Jamaican band members were yet to become global stars when they were booked to play the now-demolished Coach House Club, in Swaything, in May 1973.
Dave Poulton, the club's DJ, recalled how the "mesmerising moment" came after Marley sat in his caravan - a makeshift dressing room - complaining about the cold.
The gig was remembered on Friday, when a blue plaque was unveiled at the adjoining Fleming Arms Pub as part of this year's Black History Month.
Over the years a lot of people just didn't believe me when I told them [the gig] happened” (Milton Geddes Audience member)
Promoters Avenue Artists paid the Wailers £75 for the gig, on 29 May.
In his early 20s at the time, Mr Poulton said: "It was very primitive. Bob Marley was sitting on my bed, complaining about being cold.
"The air was thick with the smell of ganja.
"It was something completely new for Southampton. We were in awe - we didn't realise how big he would become."
Around 50 or 60 people were thought to have been packed into the Coach House Club that night. They were mostly students who have long left the city which may explain why the gig had all but disappeared from the Southampton's music folklore.
Milton Geddes, who was 22 at the time, was one of only a handful of Southampton residents in the club.
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/55972000/jpg/_55972935_marley.jpg Dave Poulton and Milton Geddes were at the Coach House Club in 1973
Steeped in reggae music from growing up in his native Jamaica, he recalls Marley on the small podium stage, giving way to Peter Tosh playing Stop that Train.
He said: "It was a great night - they were blasting away.
"Over the years a lot of people just didn't believe me when I told them it happened," he added.
A plaque commemorating the gig was unveiled in the Fleming Arms in what is the 30th anniversary year of Marley's death.
Unveiling the plaque, Southampton Solent University's vice chancellor, Prof Van Gore said: "Like so much of Black History, his presence and performance in the city have remained hidden.
"I am delighted, though, that they are now to be celebrated and the record put straight."
Marley went on to become the most widely known and revered performer of reggae music before his death from cancer in 1981 at the age of 36.
There are no known recordings, film footage or still photographs thought to exist of his Southampton appearance.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-15258893
teamster6924
12-10-11, 17:49
Vital Information in this thread!
a backstage pass from friday 21 but what year? the only date 21 friday is from july 1978 at greek theatre so i think it's from that concert
just for curiosity: an unusual "solo" concert by Rita marley and the I-Threes on 27-28-29 april 1978, toronto, canada
memories of santa barbara 1979 show:
... I did take the job and due to my military training and football-playing size I was assigned to the stage and backstage areas as a Security Supervisor. I had the opportunity to see, meet and even talk with so many great performers; Bruce Springsteen, INXS, STYX, Gary Wright, Peter Frampton…etc. etc. One day near the beginning of July 1979 I was called into my boss’ office for a meeting.
Tom, my boss, had his head down reading some information he had just received before he slowly looked up and gave me a sly smile. “Bill, we will be putting up some playbills for a band that will be playing on the 23rd.” He went on by saying, “I want you to coordinate with your crew and have extra security in the backstage area as I think there may be some trouble.” I hesitated before answering as I was trying to reconcile the smile with the warning. Shortly thereafter I answered, “Why do you think there may be trouble?” Tom answered, “They are a bunch of long-haired wild people from Jamaica called Bob Marley and the Wailers!” He continued, “Security at a Philadelphia venue in June reported witnessing massive open drug use by the group and what they referred to as ‘wild’ behavior.” “Here read what they sent me”, as he passed the report across the desk. I read the report and responded, “I never heard of these guys but I will certainly do my best to maintain control”. Tom nodded in agreement as I got up to go.
Finally, it was the 23rd of July 1979 and I showed up early in time to meet the equipment buses as they arrived at the Bowl. The roadies began unpacking the stage setups and the instruments as they scrambled around the stage area adapting their setup to the Bowl’s available if somewhat unusual space. The County Bowl was a 3500 or so seat WPA project from the ‘30s cut into a box canyon on the hillside above the town. A beautiful view of the Pacific Ocean in the distance enhanced the natural setting. Into this calm the “wild people” in their performers buses had arrived.
It was now about 2 hours before the show was to begin and we had yet to get a glimpse of the band. The generators were running on the buses but no one came out of the performers buses since their arrival. I decided to send a worker over to the bus to invite the performers into the dressing rooms as some refreshments and food had been setup for them to enjoy. The worker came back with a wide-eyed look saying that smoke was pouring out of the bus! I glanced over in time to see the band departing the bus and walking up the incline to the dressing rooms and I realize that the smoke was not as a result of a fire aboard the bus but from the funny, large cigarettes they were smoking.
It had been my observation that most bands come to the venue with a workman’s attitude towards the task at hand. It was just another gig, another show to do and then whisking off to the next town and another show in a seemingly endless stream of performances. These people were different. Their dress and appearance seemed strange and even a little on the “wild” side but their laughing, joking and incessant chatter in a strange tongue gave them an air of approachability. The performers entered the dressing rooms as the crowd began filing into the venue. Manager Mark Miller came over to review the security and invited me to come to the dressing room after the show.
I don’t remember much about the actual concert as it all just seemed like a dream. A living, wide-awake dream that was surreal but at the same time spiritually enlightening. His words were speaking to me and to the way I was living, or more precisely, “not living” my life. When Bob shouted, “Jah Rastafari ! Jah Rastafari ! And as you know that today is the 23rd of July, the month of Judah, which is His Majesty’s birthday inna Babylon, y’all !” , tears came to my eyes and I realized just how special this show was to him as it was to me.
After the show, I did go to the dressing room and briefly greeted the band members and I was stammering incessantly about how much I loved the show. I made myself a promise right then and there to go to Jamaica as soon as I could afford the cost and had the time. Little did I know right then that it would be the 3rd of July 1983 (5 years later) before the stars would align for me to pursue my dream.
http://www.negril.com/discus/messages/103/358546.html?1305172649
1973 Catch a Fire tour
May 22 - Fantasia, Northampton, England
May 23 - Leicester Polytechnic, Leicester, England
Got the below out of a nineties radio show. Seems like Leicester was skipped.
"One night after a show in Northampton Bob Marley and Peter Tosh had an argument and came to blows. The next night's gig in Leicester was quickly cancelled."
Ty Chico, we will investigate!
Ty Chico, we will investigate!
Did some of that myself and this article clearly contradicts above findings.
"... the wailers have dominated the West Indian scene for a decade now and at Leicester Polytechnic last night they showed why."
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/2800/leicesterq.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/14/leicesterq.jpg/)
Bob Marley was scheduled to play at the Cole Field House on September 25, 1980. The concert date before in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania turned out to be his last concert ever. Marley collapsed while jogging a few days before the Pittsburgh show and cancelled the Maryland date due to illness. Marley passed away the following spring. More than 10,000 tickets were sold and the student concert board, Student Entertainment Enterprises (SEE) thought it had financial success in its sight. After the concert was cancelled, the chairman of the SEE at the time commented, "Cole field house - there's just something about that place that won't let us win."
thank you, poster never seen before
Oct 11 1980 university of michigan
bad review of beacon concerts 1976
Marco, the reviewer seems more to be more criticizing the MC than the band itself
Yes, they criticized the MC (Tony G I think)
just added
1980 oct 19 at Northrop Auditorium
(give thanks Jack)
Review about concert in Southampton may 29, 1973:
about the 31 october concert 1979 at Colgate University:
BOB MARLEY PLAYED a Halloween concert and Bob Hope filmed one segment of a four-segment “Homecoming” television special that November.
I don’t remember the exact date of the Bob Hope special off the top of my head, but it was on the T-shirt that I got for working the stage crew. Teen Canadian “disco queen” France Jolie was his guest act for our segment. I was the only freshman invited to work on the crew because of my production experience in high school theater and my “current” (at that time) involvement with the University Theater program at Colgate. Hope’s production company hosted a wonderful banquet for both the professional and student volunteer crews.
Marley’s production company didn’t share what they brought with them, but there was a cooler of beer on hand for the student crew after the concert was over and all of the equipment was “struck,” packed away, and reloaded onto the trucks. Marley’s crew also had a little motorcycle they kept on one of their equipment trucks, and they took turns riding it around inside Cotterell Court while we were setting up for the concert.
Working “stage crew” was always a lot of fun (I also worked on Dave Mason, Pat Metheny, John Sebastian, and several others). Back in the days of “festival seating,” the best part was that we always got in first for the actual show. During the Marley concert, after the crew reset the stage once the warm-up band was done, the crowd pushed right up to the stage, and we had nowhere to go. The head roadie signaled us all simply to sit on the edge of the stage. I sat down where I was and then realized that I was right between Bob Marley’s monitors. I got to stay there for the entire concert — no more than two feet from him for the whole thing — and much less whenever he felt inclined (literally) to lean out over the audience!
(http://www.colgateconnect.org/s/801/scene_inside_2col.aspx?sid=801&gid=1&pgid=2765 (http://www.colgateconnect.org/s/801/scene_inside_2col.aspx?sid=801&gid=1&pgid=2765))
Dave Marion ’84
Chapel Hill, N.C.
about bob's concert in Nashville 1979:
http://leoweekly.com/music/good-vibrations-0
"...The best one ever was one of Bob Marley’s last shows in December of 1979. He died about a year later. They were doing a tour of the country … I was the co-chair of the committee, along with a guy named Steve Buchanan, who now runs Gaylord Entertainment. And the other guy that was with us was Ken Levitan. Ken is one of the biggest names in music now.
What happened was, the promoter for Bob Marley called and said, “We’d like to play Nashville.” I was always a big reggae fan, so I said, “That’s great! But we don’t have any money left, our semester’s budget has all been spent.” And he wanted to do it in a very short time frame ...So I said, “How much is Bob Marley?” “$25,000.” I said, “I’ll give you 6.” He said, “How about 8?” I said, “Done.”
So we put this Bob Marley show together in three weeks, and it was a wonderful experience. He was touring around the country, spreading a positive vibration
about the rastaman vibration tour:
Gloria Jones was on tour with Bob Marley in 1976 and she brought Marc Bolan to the soundcheck. She left him while she went to the dressing room backstage and when she came out she couldn’t find him. She then heard someone playing a guitar. When she walked into the main concert hall Marley was sitting on the stage playing acoustically & Marc was seated in the front row watching. No one else was in the venue at the time. Gloria described it as a “magical moment”. Oh, to have been there with a tape recorder and camera!
may be a new informal concert in 1978
Linsay Donald: On February 26, 1978, Bob Marley returned to Jamaica for the first time since fleeing the country after the Smile Jamaica concert in December 1976. Around 2000 people are estimated to have pushed past police barricades to swarm the plane when it came to a halt on the runway-the largest public gathering at the airport since Selassie's visit in 1966. Several functons had been organized to concide with Marley's return, which also marked the 50th anniversary of Garvey's UNIA; the National Heroe's Circle had been given over to a Rastafarian rally, at which Bob Marley gave an informal performance in the evening, followed by several of the island's emerging dub poets, including Mutabaruka, Oku Onoura, and Mikey Smith; flanked by body guards, Marley went on to join Lee Perry and the rest of the inner city's most devout brethren for a night-long grounation held by the Niyabinghi Theocracy in Matthews Lane.
The grounaton was one of a series held by the Boboshanti after the peace treaty had been announced to motivate the people towards embracing its philosophy; they were historic events in that the government granted permissions for the grounations to be held, and the brethren were able to chant and drum without the ever-present fear of police harassment that blighted so many of the events, particularly when held in Kingston.
After repeater player Jah Ned had a vision that the city was decorated in red, green, and gold, the brethren made tricolour sashes to mark off the area of the Niyabinghi, draping what had been streets of bloodshed with the presence of His Majesty. When Bob Marley arrived at the grounation after his brief performance at Heroes Park, he was overcome with emotion at seeing so many formerly at war gathered in a spirit of oneness; then, mid-way through the proceedings, Kingston was shaken by a earthquake as though in acknowledgment of the magnamity of the event.
Although Marley was busy making preparations for The One Love Peace Concert and spent many days visiting ghetto areas to help bolster the place, he also found the time to lay the foundations of a couple of new scorchers with Scratch one Sunday at Dynamics. Recorded in front of an array of onlookers that included Claudie Massop and Bucky Marshall, 'BlackMan Redemption' and 'Rastaman Live Up' were optimistic proclamations of righteousness, harder than the bulk of Marley's recent Kaya album; the rhythm of the historical 'Buffalo Soldier' was also laid at the same session.
1978 Kaya tour
July 28 - The Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth TX, USA
Like May 06 Fox Theatre, Atlanta (postponed to august 01)) and May 07 Warehouse, New Orleans (postponed to 30 july) above show had been postponed too.
Anything known on why the South was put to the end of the tour?
..
Bob Marley & The Wailers
1978/05/xx
KZEW radio, concert announcement
SILVER>EAC>FLAC
(taken from a compilation of KZEW commercials, bootleg)
The man who started a movement, Bob Marley!
Bob Marley and the Wailers, live in concert, Friday, May 12, 8 pm at the Tarrant County Convention Center theatre (ed. Fort Worth, TX, USA).
Special guest will be Little Anthony and The Imperials!
All seats reserved, get your tickets now...
total time: 01:11
One Love!
chico
TY Chico,
I think that many tour dates was postponed beacuse the band (or Junior alone) had some visa troubles
ABOUT THE DEESIDE CONCERT:
On July 12th 1980, Bob Marley and the Wailers performed live in front of 4,500 people at the Deeside Leisure Centre. The Deeside concert wasn’t actually in Chester, it was just across the border in Wales in a small town named Queensferry. The leisure centre was used primarily as an ice rink and was not on the music circuit, but was able to attract enough Marley fans to sell out. This was the second to last gig for Bob & The Wailers and the last UK show recorded.
"If there's one thing that stands out about a Bob Marley concert, it's the vast repertoire of top material that he and his band can produce.
Although there were a couple of songs that failed to raise the roof at the Deeside Leisure Centre during Marley's recent performance, the audience were kept cheering, clapping and chanting for 90 per cent of the time as one Marley standard after another boomed from the stage.
The concert which drew a vast crowd of around 4,500 people, opened with Marley's band Tuff Gong Uprising backing the I Three's, Marley's own backing singers. Though they received loud applause, it was nothing to compare with the roar that greeted the man himself, dreadlocks flying, pinned by a white spotlight.
The set opened with Natural Mystic, instantly recognisable, before Marley went on to play some of his lesser-known stuff. For the first hour or so, things went well enough, but then came the opening chords of Jammin', and the whole place nearly took off. The concert simply lifted to a different plane. And that was followed by Exodus.
At this point, rather aptly, the band and Marley simply got up and walked off-stage. No had the slightest intention of letting them go, and 4, 500 voices shouting for more put the message across (as if Marley wasn't intending to come back anyway).
The second part of the set included classics like Natty Dread, No Woman No Cry, I Shot The Sheriff, all played with little or no chat in between.
The music was tight without being strictly bound to the album originals, proving if nothing else that Marley is a professional and that his musicians are men of imagination and flexibility, unlike some bands who use tours simple to put across, note for note, the stuff they put on the albums they want to promote.
Last number was a loose version of Get Up Stand Up with the obligatory singalong in the middle of it. Then it was spots off, house light on."
Chester Chronicle, July 1980.
i've finally found the exact date of the Brother Music Hall Alabama concert in december 1979:
....Gary Weinberger doesn't hesitate when asked about his favorite concert ever.
"The best one I ever saw was Bob Marley & the Wailers at Brothers Music Hall," he says. "It was beyond magical. The Music Hall held 850 people, and there were 850 people there. From the time he came out until the end of the show maybe two-and-a-half hours later, everyone was standing on the tables or chairs. It was the most exciting concert I've ever seen. I'm caught up in it right now describing it to you."
That Weinberger can so vividly recall that concert on Dec. 14, 1979, speaks volumes. It was at the beginning of his still-thriving career as a music promoter. He's seen thousands of shows since then, from Bruce Springsteen to Barbra Streisand, Billy Joel to John Mayer, the Rolling Stones to Widespread Panic.
"It was unbelievable that night. It had sold out. That might be the most rememberable show that I have been a part of. It was beyond believable that night. Originally it was going to be at Boutwell but we had 850 or 900 tickets so we moved it to our club. It was packed. Marley had a 12 or 13 piece band and they played for 3 1/2 hours. I still get goose bumps now just telling you about that night. It was amazing"
abou the concert in Bahamas:
History of T-Connection
In the 70's, T-Connection debuted in the Trade Wind Lounge at Paradise Island one week after the Tavares Brothers and were a smashing success. They then moved on to the Nassau Beach Hotel, performing to sold out crowds. ....
T-Connection disbanded in 1979 in Freeport, Grand Bahama following a series of events amongst which the partnership termination between T-Connection and Mr. Thomas Maillis of the Connection Room Night Club as well as an incident involving the refusal of T-Connection to perform as the opening act for Bob Marley and the Wailers; at the time, Bob Marley and the Wailers were scheduled to perform at the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre for UNICEF in Nassau, Bahamas. The event was to be hosted by the Minister of Sports, the Hon. Kendal W. Nottage, and Deputy Prime Minister the Hon. A. D. Hanna's wife, Mrs. Beryl Hanna.
Mr. Don Taylor, (Manager for both Bob Marley and the T-Connection) was asked to approach T-Connection and ask them to open the concert for Bob Marley! In retrospect, we can appreciate T's decision to refuse such a treatment, in protest of how our local artists are consistently being denied the fame they deserve in their own country, even after achieving international fame.
teamster6924
20-10-12, 21:32
October 14, 1973 - The Wailers open for Sly and the Family Stone at Naval Academy Field House, Annapolis, MD.
Concert review at:
http://midnightraverblog.com/2012/03/07/wailers-and-family-stone-play-navy/ (http://midnightraverblog.com/2012/03/07/wailers-and-family-stone-play-navy/)
about the 10 november 1979 Detroit concert:
...Sitting in an African dance class in Wayne State’s Old Main building, his djembe drum resting beside him, percussionist King Sundiata Keita tells a story.
“At 17, I began to play the djembe, and I would take it everywhere I went.”
In 1979, Keita made his way to Detroit’s Masonic Temple to interview Bob Marley and the Wailers.
“The band was rehearsing in the dressing room, and I started jamming. Junior Marvin [the group’s guitarist] said to me, ‘Man, you sound pretty good. Why don’t you go ask Bob if you can sit in with us tonight?”’
Keita was hesitant. “I just couldn’t fix my mouth to say anything.”
Despite his stammering, Keita would make his way onstage that night. With encouragement and a shove by an enthusiastic Marvin, the shy 21-year-old found himself staring down the pipe of the same stage lights as his heroes.
He laughs. “All of a sudden you see this skinny kid come out from the wings. Yep, I played with Bob Marley.”
http://www2.metrotimes.com/music/story.asp?id=4560
about the lyceum concert:
I was at the very concert in London that is the Bob Marely Live album. It was the best concert I have EVER experienced in my life (and I have experienced some amazing ones). I was a little girl and my mother who is half Jamaican took me and my sister. We were the lightest skinned people in the audience and I can remember well the incredible feeling in the auditorium, literally electric with emotion and soul, of all those who loved Marley's music and how much it meant to them....tears were streaming down faces and expressions of ecstacy....the whole place was moving in rhythm and I was mesmerized by it all and my mother's loving hand in mine. After the concert ended (and this in itself was tumultuous with emotion) my mother took my sister and I back stage to the dressing room where we were immediately met with Bob Marley himself! I can never forget him! He stood there with the largest smile on a face you can imagine, literally grinning from ear to ear, glowing with life and energy and love! He greated us three with a lilting "Heloooo!" and Rita of the Wailers whom my mother knew came over and we were introduced to Marley and everyone in the room. As an aside, I noticed that Marley held in one hand an enormous joint, the largest I had ever seen (joints were not an unusual sight in my life, it was quite normal in groovy English society, whether a hippy or not) and did I mention his smile? Incredible....such hapiness! He had every reason to be so happy after all, for he had just given and been part of the best concert possibly of all time, anywhere! I remember him saying my name and my sister's and making quite a fuss of us. He obviously loved children and if I do say so myself, we were quite lovely, magical little girls and our mother was an exquisite, elegant young woman. He signed the back of a photo of us we had of my sister and I climbing up a tree. I have it to this day. It says "To Susanne and Diana, Live, jah, love, Bob Marley" and also on the back of this photo are the signatures and blessing comments of the wailers, things like "Irie, love"...
I am blessed to have a mother who made sure that my sister and I were part of the incredible energy of the music of the times and will treasure and be grateful for this and many other beautiful memories always.
No Woman no cry is my most favorite song of Bob's and in my estimation is to this day, unrivaled in pathos and humility by any
other singer or songwriter in what is being expressed and how it is conveyed.
Long Live Marley. I often think about if he would have continued to live how much his incredible gifts would have affected the world for the better....his legacy already is so very powerful and continues to touch and inspire and soothe lives and souls. Surely, I think sometimes, if he were alive, things might not be as they are, or if they were, he would certainly be the most active voice of justice and love.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL60870A09536A9166
There are some rumors about a concert of Taj Mahal and Bob Marley in New York 17 oct 1974, at Bottom Line. May be Bob played some songs at Taj concert or only during the rehearsal. Now we have the proof that Bob was really at Taj concert (even tough we don't know if the played together):
....Taj Mahal is another brilliant roots artist whose fan base is largely outside the black community. My single face-to-face encounter with Bob Marley was backstage at a Taj Mahal concert at New York City’s Bottom Line. Clearly, the two artists were kindred spirits..... (Diane Weathers)
http://atlantablackstar.com/2012/05/16/jazz-blues-roots-we-are-handing-our-dazzling-cultural-legacy-over-to-europeans-and-asians/
I've found the set list of the 18 october concert: TAJ MAHAL = Live At The Bottom Line, New York City, NY October 18, 1974 Soundboard Recording 60202 BMM 3150Y (1CDR) SBD 01 Satisfied 02 Cake Walk Into Town 03 Fishin' Blues 04 Good Morningf Good School Girl 05 Movin' Up To The Country 06 Black Jack Deavey 07 Fuether On Up The Road 08 Why Did You Desert Me 09 Cajun Waltz 10 Stealin' 11 St Kitt Woman 12 Johny Too Bad
I've found the set list of another 74 october concert and, as you can see, there is no song in which Bob could play (no slave driver for example)
01 Satisfied and Tickled Too
02 I Got the Blues So Bad
03 Fishin Blues
04 Band Intro
05 Good Mornin' Little Schoolgirl
06 Mailbox Blue
07 Black Jack Day
08 Further on Down the Road
09 Why Did You Have to Desert Me
10 Black Aristocrats
11 Stealin (cuts)
So what do you think about? Do you have more info?
reviews of Apollo Glasgow show, 1980
There is not a person who had the pleasure of seeing Bob Marley perform at the Glasgow Apollo in early 1980 who does not regard it as the best ever concert and all round musical experience of their lives.
In a recent thread on the CelticMinded forum here are quoted from posters who still rave about that night. "i was at the appollo gig on the friday july 1980,without showing off apart from the beatles ive seen them all from bob dylan to miles davis,james brown to the jesus and mary chain,and ive said on here numerous times the marley gig is the greatest gig ive ever seen by a country mile.
The atmosphere was electric,a vibe ive never expirenced before or since,im an athiest but it was like being in the precence of a god,the wailers done a half hour set and at the end of it they were leading the whole audience in a chant of "MARLEY MARLEY",The man himself bounced on and done a 3 hour set culminating with him onstage himself with an acoustic guitar,with glasgow written on it,sitting crying as he sang "redemption song",im getting goose bumps thinking about it"
"a true musical and spiritual game changer,up there with the likes of ghandi,mlk and malcolm x imo."
"Was a steward in The Apollo late 70s/early 80s.Great night,place packed but everyone so chilled there was not the slightest hint of bother.Know the girl who got to present him with his sold out award.Great memories.Along with AC/DC(with Bon Scott) it is one of my favourite concerts" "the appollo (sic) bouncers were ****ing animals back then,seen many a punk getting leathered at gigs espicially the stranglers for some reason,the marley gig they could not be nicer,turning a blind eye to joints and chillums ( double sic!) being passed"
"I endorse everything you say in that post and even today 32 years later it can still stop the conversation when you say you have seen Bob Marley in concert. One memory I have is that Bob looked a bit confused or maybe nonplussed after the first song as 3,000 almost exclusively white audience went mental but the Apollo was the Apollo and few of us ever believed we would get to see the King of Reggae in our home city. That didn't stop him and the Wailers and I-threes just blow the place apart. Many others followed on like Clint Eastwood & General Saint, The Mighty Diamonds, Yellowman ( iirc up at the QM Union) and Third World through in Edinburgh but that night with Bob was a piece of magic that lives in the memory. I'm not sure if my memory is quite up to the timelines any more but I'm sure just a few weeks before that Marley gig was our famous game against Real Madrid at CP in the quarter final of the European Cup when we won 2-0 in the first leg but lost over in Madrid. These football nights at CP and music nights in the Apollo were truly awe inspiring they left you drained of every emotion on the night but gave you a lifetime of memories to live with."
"Also of interest was Bob Marleys love of football and his support for Celtic which has been documented in Dixie Deans biography. "bob marleys son ziggy has been at celtic park many times over the years and is still going when he can,i got my picture with him in 2001,he has a friend who has seats in the business section,the guy must work in the music business because my freind sits near them and say a lot of celebs use the seats including norm from cheers believe it or not".
stonechater
17-11-12, 15:20
Don't know if this one is known since before.
Poster for may 05 1979, Maui.
born again
04-12-12, 15:59
Maybe here is right place for put images os show August 10 - National Arena, Kingston, Jamaica for the International Year of the Child
(with Jacob Miller, Burning Spear, Third World, Ras Michael, Big Youth, Mighty Diamond etc a concert organised by the United House of Elders)
Thanks advance
there is also a little video of that gig
born again
05-12-12, 13:03
Yes bro, I suspected that was this, i know that exist a little video with interview on Hope Road and small excerpts of this show, do you know if exist more or of the others artists that played on show too?
jamaican tv covered the event, may be there is a more complete video
born again
06-12-12, 15:21
would be great to see more like Spear and all others and also i love the Bob's version at the Jamaica, is more genuine.
Will be that have possibility of get this one?
Cbs covered the event but the cbs archives are in shambles...
One thing about list.
1978 May 11 (What a day!!) Music Hall Houston TX and postponed to 27 july
I don t know but ticket is in Babylon by Bus (back)
about the date 11 may 1973 at Northstaff Poly:
....First time I remember seeing the 115 was with Bob Marley in 1973 when we booked him for our Rag Ball at North Staffs Poly as support for Roy Woods Wizard (who used an RSD PA). The 215 had been around for a couple of years before this - it was Dave Martin's first big entry into the world of PA - and Pink Floyd used them from 1973 onwards (they weren't bothered by their size due to the venues they were playing - rumour has it that the roadie tasked with setting up their early quad system could lift a 215 bin on his back and carry it up stairs). The 215 was also used in the Rank Sundown clubs (Edmonton, Brixton & Charing Cross Road - which I used to frequent) - the' 40 years of Martin' mentions how this was a seminal installation for Martin.
anothe canceled date to add in 1977 section:
http://thefoxtheatre.tumblr.com/post/4612782764/1977
atlanta 26 august
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