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  • UK dates for July had to be scrapped as the album wasn't finished

  • US dates starting at the end of July through to September were referred to in interviews but had also been scrapped

  • Tour rehearsals were held in September at Shepperton Studios in the UK during the week prior to the Scandinavian dates


  • 13.08.1977 Rich Stadium, Buffalo NY, USA
    cancelled

  • 09.09.1977 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles CA, USA
    cancelled

  • 10.09.1977 Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi TX, USA [M]
    cancelled

  • 14.09.1977 Civic Center Jones Hall, Houston TX, USA [M]
    cancelled

  • 18.09.1977 Rainbow Theatre, London, UK [M]
    cancelled - rescheduled for November 11

  • 19.09.1977 Rainbow Theatre, London, UK
    cancelled - rescheduled for November 12

  • 20.09.1977 Rainbow Theatre, London, UK
    cancelled - rescheduled for November 13

  • 21.09.1977 Rainbow Theatre, London, UK [T]
    cancelled - rescheduled for November 14

  • 23.09.1977 Finlandia Hall, Helsinki Finland [M] [N]
    cancelled - reason: the gear was held up at Customs

  • 25.09.1977 Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden [S] [SA] [T] [R] [P] [B]
    no support act - start delayed by an hour, no guitar demolition

  • 26.09.1977 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden [S] [SA] [M] [T] [B]
    support act: Vikivaki

  • 27.09.1977 Chateau Neuf, Oslo, Norway [S] [SA] [M] [T] [P1] [P2] [B]
    support act: Kingfish - no rainbow arch, venue too small

  • 28.09.1977 Nidarøhallen, Trondheim, Norway [S] [SA] [T] [R] [P]
    support act: Kingfish - riot between the fans and roadies
    the show started half an hour late and was done without the rainbow which hadn't arrived from Oslo
    Rainbow was banned from the city of Trondheim in 1977 after serious riots at the Nidarøhallenn.


  • 30.09.1977 Idraettens Hus, Vejle, Denmark
    cancelled / unconfirmed - not in final tour itinerary

  • 01.10.1977 Falkoner Teatret, Copenhagen, Denmark [S] [SA] [M] [T] [P1] [P2]
    support act: Kingfish

  • 02.10.1977 Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark
    cancelled / unconfirmed - not in final tour itinerary

  • 04.10.1977 Congresgebouw, The Hague, The Netherlands [S] [SA] [M] [T] [R] [P1] [P2] [P3] [B]
    support act: Kingfish - no guitar demolition

  • 05.10.1977 Halle Münsterland, Münster, Germany [M]
    cancelled / unconfirmed - not in final tour itinerary

  • 06.10.1977 Grugahalle, Essen, Germany [S] [SA] [M] [T] [R] [P]
    support act: Kingfish - not on original itinerary
    during the demolition, one guitar goes into the audience intact


  • 07.10.1977 Eissporthalle, Berlin, Germany
    cancelled - rescheduled for October 15

  • 08.10.1977 Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany [S] [SA] [M] [T] [P] [B]
    support act: Kingfish - guitar demolition during encore

  • 09.10.1977 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
    cancelled / unconfirmed - not in final tour itinerary

  • 10.10.1977 Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany [S] [SA] [M] [T]
    support act: Kingfish

  • 11.10.1977 Friedrich-Eberthalle, Ludwigshafen, Germany [S] [SA] [M] [T] [P] [B]
    support act: Kingfish

  • 12.10.1977 Messegelände Halle 1, Friedrichshafen, Germany [M]
    support act: Kingfish - possibly cancelled

  • 13.10.1977 Sporthalle, Stuttgart, Germany
    cancelled / unconfirmed - not in final tour itinerary

  • 14.10.1977 Sporthalle, Hannover, Germany [S] [SA] [M] [T] [P]
    originally scheduled for October 15 - support act: Kingfish - no encore
    band not on stage in time for the "over the rainbow" intro tape ending


  • 15.10.1977 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany [S] [SA] [M] [T] [B]
    Replaced Berlin Eissporthalle originally scheduled for October 7 - support act: Kingfish

  • 16.10.1977 Congress Centrum, Hamburg, Germany [S] [SA] [M] [T]
    support act: Kingfish

  • 17.10.1977 Rhein-Main-Hallen, Wiesbaden, Germany
    rescheduled for October 21

  • 18.10.1977 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria [S] [SA] [T] [R] [R2] [B]
    support act: Kingfish - could have been planned originally for October 22 but rescheduled for October 18
  • Oct 18: Ritchie arrested after the show and jailed, after an alleged scuffle
       resulted in a security man getting a broken jaw. He was later fined over £ 5,000
  • 19.10.1977 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
    postponed - rescheduled for October 20

  • 20.10.1977 Freiheitshalle, Hof, Germany [M]
    cancelled / unconfirmed - not in final tour itinerary

  • 20.10.1977 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany [S] [SA] [M] [T] [R] [B]
    originally scheduled for October 19 - support act: Kingfish
  • With bail refused in Vienna, the Munich show had to be rearranged. Ritchie was late arriving from Austria
    The start of the concert was considerably delayed. After Kingfish's set, refunds were offered
    It wasn't until midnight that Rainbow finally took to the stage. Filmed by Rockpalast

  • Official DVD "Live in Munich 1977" released in 2007
  • 21.10.1977 Yugoslavia
    unconfirmed/rumoured - city: unknown - venue: unknown

  • 21.10.1977 Messehalle, Nürnberg, Germany [S] [SA] [M] [T] [B]
    originally scheduled for October 18, possible at first replaced to October 20 as stub shows
    rescheduled to fit in the Vienna gig - support act: Kingfish


  • 22.10.1977 Stadthalle, Dornbirn, Austria
    unconfirmed - rumoured to be replaced by the earlier Vienna gig

  • 22.10.1977 Rhein-Main-Halle, Wiesbaden, Germany [S] [SA] [M] [T] [B]
    originally scheduled for October 17 - support act: Kingfish

  • 23.10.1977 Eulach Halle, Wintherthur, Switzerland [S] [SA] [M] [T] [P]
    support act: Kingfish

  • 24.10.1977 Salle Vallier, Marseilles, France [M]
    cancelled - in final tour itinerary but seems to be replaced by the gig in Colmar

  • 24.10.1977 Parc des Expositions, Colmar, France [M] [T] [N]
    Colmar replaced the cancelled gig in Marseille on October 24 - according to a fan this was also cancelled

  • 25.10.1977 Barcelona, Spain [N]
    cancelled

  • 26.10.1977 Bourse Du Travail, Lyon, France [S] [SA] [M]
    support act: Kingfish - date could have been October 25
    in final tour itinerary but unsure if this went through


  • 27.10.1977 Porte De Pantin - Pavillon de Paris, Paris, France [S] [SA] [M] [T] [N] [R] [P] [B]
    rumoured to be originally scheduled for October 26 - support act: Kingfish

  • 28.10.1977 Parc des Expositions, Colmar, France [M] [T] [N]
    rescheduled to October 24 to replace Marseille gig but in the end also cancelled



  • 31.10.1977 City Hall, Newcastle, UK [S] [SA] [M] [T] [P] [B]
    support act: Kingfish

  • 01.11.1977 City Hall, Newcastle, UK [S] [SA] [T] [R] [B]
    support act: Kingfish

  • 03.11.1977 Guildhall Lockley Grand Hall, Preston, UK [S] [SA] [T] [R]
    support act: Kingfish - no encore

  • 04.11.1977 Empire Theatre, Liverpool, UK [S] [SA] [T] [M] [R] [B]
    support act: Kingfish

  • 05.11.1977 Empire Theatre, Liverpool, UK [S] [SA] [M] [T] [P1] [P2] [B]
    support act: Kingfish - during the encore Ritchie appeared in the "royal" box
    guitar demolishing in the royal box, the venue banned Rainbow after assessing the damage done


  • 07.11.1977 Capitol Theatre, Aberdeen Scotland, UK [S] [SA] [M] [T]
    support act: Kingfish

  • 09.11.1977 Apollo Theatre, Glasgow Scotland, UK [S] [SA] [T] [R]
    support act: Kingfish

  • 11.11.1977 Rainbow Theatre, London, UK [S] [SA] [M] [T] [R] [P]
    support act: Kingfish

  • 12.11.1977 Rainbow Theatre, London, UK [S] [SA] [M] [T]
    support act: Kingfish

  • 13.11.1977 Rainbow Theatre, London, UK [S] [SA] [M] [T] [R]
    support act: Kingfish

  • 14.11.1977 Rainbow Theatre, London, UK [S] [SA] [M] [T] [B]
    support act: Kingfish

  • 16.11.1977 New Theatre, Oxford, UK [S] [SA] [T]
    support act: Kingfish

  • 17.11.1977 Granby Halls, Leicester, UK [S] [SA] [M] [T] [R]
    support act: Kingfish - a guitar went intact completely over the rainbow during the encore

  • 18.11.1977 New Bingley Hall, Stafford, UK [S] [SA] [M] [T] [R] [B]
    support act: Kingfish - encore with guitar demolition

  • 20.11.1977 Apollo Theatre, Manchester, UK [S] [SA] [T] [P] [R] [B]
    support act: Kingfish - no encore

  • 21.11.1977 Apollo Theatre, Manchester, UK [S] [SA] [T] [R] [B]
    support act: Kingfish - encore with guitar demolition

  • 22.11.1977 Capitol Theatre, Cardiff Wales, UK [S] [SA] [T] [B]
    support act: Kingfish - no rainbow arch as stage was too small