Some tourdates in France, Italy and Germany were planned for February/March but were cancelled
03.03.1976 Palasport, Torino, Italy
[M]
cancelled
07.03.1976 Stadthalle, Erlangen, Germany
[M]
cancelled
08.03.1976 Eberthalle, Ludwigshafen, Germany
[M]
cancelled
09.03.1976 Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany
[M]
cancelled
11.03.1976 Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
[M]
cancelled
12.03.1976 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
[M]
cancelled
14.03.1976 Stadthalle, Wolfsburg, Germany
[M]
cancelled
16.03.1976 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany
[M]
cancelled
24.03.1976 Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica CA, USA
[T]
[P]
[R]
Ritchie Blackmore plays Alright Now as encore with The Sweet
available officially on the Sweet Live EP
06.06.1976 Nor'Wester Festival, NorthWest Speedway, State Line ID, USA
[M]
[T]
[N]
festival: Nor'Wester Festival - cancelled
Three day festival should have been headlined by Bachman Turner Overdrive, Blue Oyster Cult and Rainbow
As the promoters hadn't paid them in advance so, when Bachman Turner Overdrive failed to appear
on the 1st night, the 5,000 crowd set about burning and looting the stage
11.06.1976 Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus OH, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[R]
support act: Thin Lizzy (cancelled)
13.06.1976 Palace Theater, Albany NY, USA
[S]
[SA]
[T]
support act: Thin Lizzy (cancelled)
14.06.1976 Le Theatre St. Denis, Montreal QC, Canada
cancelled - rescheduled for July 20
15.06.1976 Allen Theater, Cleveland OH, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
support act: Thin Lizzy (cancelled - no replacement support)
16.06.1976 Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton NY, USA
[M]
[N]
cancelled
17.06.1976 Beacon Theater, New York City NY, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
[P]
[B]
support act: Duke and the Drivers (Thin Lizzy was cancelled)
Ritchie smashes his guitar for the first time with Rainbow at this show
18.06.1976 Calderone Concert Hall, Hempstead Long Island NY, USA
[S]
[SA]
support act: Thin Lizzy (cancelled)
19.06.1976 The Century Theatre, Buffalo NY, USA
[M]
[T]
cancelled
20.06.1976 Erie County Field House, Erie PA, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
support act: Heart (Thin Lizzy was cancelled)
??.06.1976 Orpheum Theater, Boston MA, USA
unconfirmed - support act: Thin Lizzy (cancelled) - if this took place date most likely June 21st
In The Daily Mirror (July 26) [interview] another show is mentioned in that area for July
most likely that was Portland on July 22 - could this have replaced the Boston show?
22.06.1976 Hara Arena, Dayton OH, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
[B]
support act: Ted Nugent (Thin Lizzy was cancelled)
24.06.1976 Uptown Theater, Milwaukee WI, USA
[S]
[M]
support act: unknown
25.06.1976 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago IL, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[B]
support acts: Heart, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush, The L.A. Jets
26.06.1976 Convention-Expo Center, Indianapolis IN, USA
[M]
[N]
support acts: Thin Lizzy, Heart, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush - cancelled
27.06.1976 Orpheum Theater, Davenport IA, USA
[S]
support act: unknown
28.06.1976 Sports Arena, Toledo OH, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
support act: Heart
01.07.1976 Fairgrounds, Allentown PA, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[R]
Summer Rock Celebration Festival with Chumbi, Angel, Leslie West & Moxy
02.07.1976 Auditorium Theatre, Rochester NY, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
support acts: Angel, Gentle Giant
03.07.1976 Broadwalk Casino Arena, Asbury Park NJ, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
support act: Henry Gross
04.07.1976 Groves Stadium, Winston-Salem NC, USA
[M]
Concert at the Grove - Festival with Aerosmith, Black Oak Arkansas,
Jeff Beck & Jan Hammer Band, Bob Seger, Felix Papalardi & Nils Lofgren
08.07.1976 SMU McFarlin Memorial Auditorium, Dallas TX, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[P]
support act: Don Harrison Band
09.07.1976 Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio TX, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
headliner: Blue Oyster Cult - other support acts: Starz & Mott
10.07.1976 Music Hall, Houston TX, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[P1]
[P2]
[P3]
[P4]
support act: Don Harrison Band - interview & live excerpts filmed for 14 minute promofilm
14.07.1976 Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa FL, USA
[S]
[M]
support act: unknown
15.07.1976 Jai Alai Fronton, Miami FL, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[B]
support act: Savoy Brown, Roy Buchanan
16.07.1976 Bay Front Center, St Petersburg FL, USA
[S]
[M]
[T]
[R]
support act: Savoy Brown, Roy Buchanan
17.07.1976 Civic Auditorium, Jacksonville FL, USA
[S]
[M]
[R]
support act: unknown
20.07.1976 St. Denis Theater, Montreal QC, Canada
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
support act: Max Webster
22.07.1976 Exposition Building, Portland ME, USA
[M]
support act: unknown
26.07.1976 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh PA, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
headliner: Jethro Tull
27.07.1976 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis IN, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
headliner: Jethro Tull
30.07.1976 Hirsh Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport LA, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
support act: REO Speedwagon, The Cate Brothers
02.08.1976 Aladdin Theatre, Las Vegas NV, USA
[S]
[M]
support act: unknown
03.08.1976 Starlight Amphitheater, Burbank CA, USA
[S]
[M]
[T]
[N]
[R]
[B]
support act: Man (Paris cancelled)
06.08.1976 Civic Auditorium, San Jose CA, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[R]
[P]
support act: Man - Mile Hi
07.08.1976 Community Theater, Berkeley CA, USA
[S]
support act: Montrose, Elvin Bishop
26.08.1976 Theatre d'Antique d'Orange, Orange, France
[M]
cancelled - Orange Festival - first day of a three-day festival
line up: Rainbow / Kevin Ayers / Rory Gallagher / Eddie And The Hot Rods / The Troggs / Curved Air
three day festival / all cancelled - 2nd and 3rd day to be held at Arénas Romaines, Nimes France
2nd day including Ted Nugent, Black Oak Arkansas and Status Quo (on August 27)
3rd day including Patti Smith, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Hot Tuna (on August 28)
28.08.1976 Corbierres (near Perpignon), France
cancelled - another three-day festival in France, another cancellation!
line up: Rainbow / Chuck Berry / Dr. Feelgood / Ange / The Mighty Diamonds / Mallard / U-Roy
this would have been the second night, the Saturday of the bank holiday weekend
the opening night would have included Rick Wakeman, Procol Harum and The Groundhogs
the closing night Caravan, Gong, Van Der Graaf Generator and Hot Tuna
31.08.1976 Hippodrome, Bristol, UK
[S]
[SA]
[T]
[R]
[B]
support act: Stretch - guitar demolition during encore
01.09.1976 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, UK
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
[B]
support act: Stretch - guitar demolition during encore
03.09.1976 Empire Theatre, Liverpool, UK
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
[P]
support act: Stretch
04.09.1976 Playhouse, Edinburgh Scotland, UK
[S]
[SA]
[T]
[R]
support act: Stretch - guitar demolition during encore
start delayed due to a problem with the generators
part of the Edinburgh Festival Of Popular Music, coinciding with the Edinburgh Festival
05.09.1976 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, UK
[S]
[SA]
[T]
[R]
[B]
support act: Stretch - guitar demolition during encore
07.09.1976 Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
[P]
[B]
support act: Stretch - no encore
Don Airey was in the audience
08.09.1976 Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
[P]
[B]
support act: Stretch - guitar demolition during encore
Glover, Lord, Paice and Coverdale were in attendance
09.09.1976 Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK
provisional date reported in the press but never put on sale
10.09.1976 Cardiff Castle, Cardiff Wales, UK
[M]
[T]
[R]
headliner: Queen - Rainbow cancelled
Sept 10: Full-page adverts were done for this show, billed as special guests supporting Queen
Rainbow didn't play, unwilling to appear without their rainbow, and were replaced by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
the bill would have been: Queen / Rainbow / Andy Fairweather Low / Frankie Miller's Full House
the concert went ahead in virtually monsoon conditions
11.09.1976 Odeon, Birmingham, UK
[S]
[SA]
[T]
[R]
[B]
support act: Stretch - guitar demolition during encore
Roger Glover watched the show
12.09.1976 Gaumont Theatre, Southampton, UK
support act: Stretch - postponed till September 13
13.09.1976 Capitol Theatre, Cardiff Wales, UK
[M]
cancelled when the festival appearance on September 10 was booked
13.09.1976 Gaumont Theatre, Southampton, UK
[S]
[SA]
[T]
support act: Stretch - mistakenly referred to as the Odeon in adverts in the UK music magazines
Cozy's car broke down on the way to this gig and he had to thumb a lift
13.09.1976 The Speakeasy, London Soho, UK
Ritchie Blackmore, along with Ian Hunter, jammed with The Fabulous Poodles
14.09.1976 City Hall, Newcastle, UK
[S]
[SA]
[T]
[R]
[B]
support act: Stretch - guitar demolition during encore
16.09.1976 The Speakeasy, London Soho, UK
Ritchie Blackmore jammed with Screaming Lord Sutch
18.09.1976 Olympen, Lund, Sweden
[M]
cancelled - the rainbow wouldn't fit into the venue
20.09.1976 Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden
[S]
[M]
[T]
[R]
[P1]
[P2]
[B]
no support act - guitar demolition during encore
22.09.1976 Tivoli's Koncertsal, Copenhagen, Denmark
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[P1]
[P2]
[P3]
[B]
support act: AC/DC
23.09.1976 Musikhalle Großer Saal, Hamburg, Germany
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[P1]
[P2]
support act: AC/DC - Concert partly filmed by Oyster
24.09.1976 Weser-Ems Halle, Oldenburg, Germany
[M]
rescheduled to Bremerhaven - mentioned in stars'n'stripes newspaper
24.09.1976 Stadthalle, Bremerhaven, Germany
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[N]
support act: AC/DC
25.09.1976 Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[P1]
[P2]
[B]
support act: AC/DC - guitar demolition during encore - recorded for live album
Cozy's backing tape gave up and the drum solo was done without the usual orchestral backing
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves, Stargazer and Still I'm Sad included on "Live In Germany 1976"
Man On The Silver Mountain included on "Rock Profile Volume Two"
Full show released as "Live in Köln 1976" (released in 2006)
26.09.1976 Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany
[M]
rescheduled for September 27
27.09.1976 Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[P]
[B]
support act: AC/DC - no encore - recorded for live album
Catch The Rainbow included on "Live In Germany 1976"
Full show released as "Live in Düsseldorf 1976" (released in 2007)
28.09.1976 Stadthalle, Erlangen, Germany
[M]
rescheduled to Nürnberg - mentioned in stars and stripes newspaper
28.09.1976 Messezentrum Halle A, Nürnberg, Germany
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[B]
support act: AC/DC - recorded for live album
Often this date was mistaken to be Mannheim Multihalle
Man On The Silver Mountain included on "Live In Germany 1976"
Full show released as "Live in Nürnberg" (released in 2007)
29.09.1976 Circus Krone, Munich, Germany
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
support act: AC/DC - guitar demolition during encore - recorded for live album
Kill The King, Mistreated and Do You Close Your Eyes included on "Live In Germany 1976"
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves included on "Rock Profile Volume Two"
Do You Close Your Eyes filmed for airing on Musikszene on German TV
30.09.1976 Multihalle, Mannheim, Germany
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[P]
support act: AC/DC
01.10.1976 Rhein-Main-Hallen, Wiesbaden, Germany
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
support act: AC/DC
02.10.1976 Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[B]
festival - Rainbow headliner
First Dortmunder Rock Dream Festival with Golden Earring, Procul Harum, John Cale, Scorpions,
Magna Carta, Quicksilver Messanger, Frank K, Camel & Van der Graaf Generator
03.10.1976 Geneva, Switzerland
rescheduled to October 9th
04.10.1976 Casino, Bern, Switzerland
unconfirmed / could be cancelled - support act: AC/DC
05.10.1976 Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland
unconfirmed / could be cancelled - support act: AC/DC
06.10.1976 Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
support act: AC/DC
08.10.1976 Luxor Theater, Hoensbroek, The Netherlands
cancelled / Venue was too small for Rainbow's light show
08.10.1976 Stadthalle, Dornbirn, Austria
[T]
[N]
cancelled / Rainbow refused to play as venue was too small
09.10.1976 Palais des Expositions, Geneva, Switzerland
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[N]
support act: AC/DC
11.10.1976 Le Mans, France
[M]
cancelled (after rescheduling all French dates)
12.10.1976 Le Havre, France
[M]
cancelled (after rescheduling all French dates)
12.10.1976 Palais des Sports, Besançon, France
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[N]
support act: AC/DC
13.10.1976 Porte De Pantin Pavillon, Paris, France
[S]
[SA]
[T]
[P]
[B]
support act: AC/DC
14.10.1976 Cirque Royal, Brussels Belgium
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[P]
[B]
support act: AC/DC
15.10.1976 Rouen, France
[M]
cancelled (after rescheduling all French dates)
15.10.1976 Parc des Expositions, Colmar, France
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[N]
[R]
support act: AC/DC (they did not perform as Tony Carey got lost on his way and came in late for the soundcheck)
ticket says October 16, but pushed back to the 15th, tour advert has the right date
16.10.1976 Porte De Pantin Pavillon, Paris, France
[M]
rescheduled to October 13 (when rescheduling all French dates)
16.10.1976 Marseille, France
[M]
cancelled (after rescheduling all French dates)
18.10.1976 Palais des Sports, Lyon, France
[M]
cancelled
18.10.1976 Congresgebouw, The Hague, The Netherlands
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
[P1]
[P2]
[P3]
[P4]
[P5]
[B]
support act: AC/DC - 2 guitar demolitions during encore - the final date on this leg of the tour
late addition to the itinerary, tickets only going on sale two weeks before the show
21.10.1976 House Of Culture, Helsinki, Finland
[M]
[N]
cancelled
28.10.1976 Stadthalle, Erlangen, Germany
[M]
unconfirmed and most unlikely - the tour ended 10 days earlier in The Hague
mentioned in stars and stripes newspaper for September 28, rescheduled to Nürnberg
04.11.1976 Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia
[S]
[SA]
[T]
[N]
support act: Fatty Lumpkin - no encore
09.11.1976 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
[P]
[B]
support act: Buffalo
11.11.1976 Hordern Pavillion, Sydney, Australia
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
[B]
support act: Buffalo
12.11.1976 Civic Theatre, Newcastle, Australia
[S]
[SA]
support act: Buffalo
13.11.1976 Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia
[S]
[SA]
support act: Buffalo
16.11.1976 Hordern Pavillion, Sydney, Australia
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
[P]
support act: Buffalo - no encore
a press report said that Ritchie had planned to set fire to a guitar but, due to an oil strike, couldn't get any petrol
18.11.1976 Festival Theatre, Adelaide, Australia
[S]
[R]
support act: Buffalon
19.11.1976 Festival Theatre, Adelaide, Australia
[S]
[M]
[T]
support act: Buffalo
20.11.1976 Festival Theatre, Adelaide, Australia
[S]
[M]
[T]
[R]
support act: Buffalo - 1st show at 5pm
20.11.1976 Festival Theatre, Adelaide, Australia
[S]
[M]
support act: Buffalo - 2nd show at 8pm - no guitar demolitions in Adelaide
21.11.1976 Poynton's Carlton Club Hotel, Melbourne, Australia
[P]
Ritchie Blackmore & Jimmy Bain jammed with Greg Cook and Mario Baroni
22.11.1976 Festival Hall Melbourne, Australia
[S]
[T]
[P1]
[P2]
[B]
support act: Buffalo
02.12.1976 Tokyo Sports Arena, Tokyo, Japan
[S]
[M]
[T]
[B]
support act: unknown - venue: Taiikukan Gymnasium was mentioned previously as venue
04.12.1976 Shi Kokaido, Nagoya, Japan
often referred to, this show doesn't appear to have happened
the absence of any recordings - given that the rest of the tour was bootlegged - seems to confirm this
05.12.1976 Kosei Nenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan
[S]
[M]
[B]
support act: Utopia - some sources list this as December 4
recordings for "On Stage" live album
06.12.1976 Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
not confirmed - most unlikely
07.12.1976 Shi Kokaido, Nagoya, Japan
[S]
[T]
[B]
support act: unknown
08.12.1976 Kosei Nenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan
[S]
[SA]
[T]
[B]
support act: The Anzen Band - recordings for "On Stage" live album
Mistreated dedicated to Tommy Bolin who died on December 4
09.12.1976 Kosei Nenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan
[S]
[T]
[B]
support act: unknown - recordings for "On Stage" live album
10.12.1976 Kaikan Daiichi Hall, Kyoto, Japan
[S]
[M]
[T]
[B]
support act: unknown
13.12.1976 Kyuden-Kinen Taiikukan, Fukuoka, Japan
[S]
[T]
[B]
support act: unknown
14.12.1976 Kenritsu Taiikukan, Hiroshima, Japan
[S]
[P]
[B]
support act: unknown - venue: might have been Hiroshima-Shi Kokaido
16.12.1976 Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
[S]
[T]
[R]
[B]
support act: unknown - 1st show at 3.00pm
no encore - "On Stage" recordings - Light In The Black played instead of Stargazer
16.12.1976 Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
[S]
[M]
[T]
[B]
support act: unknown - 2nd show at 6.30pm
guitar demolition during encore - "On Stage" recordings
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