11.01.1978 Shi Kokaido, Nagoya, Japan
[S]
[B]
[T]
support act: unknown
12.01.1978 Kenritsu Taiikukan, Hiroshima, Japan
[S]
[B]
[T]
support act: unknown
13.01.1978 Kumamoto Shiritsu Taiikukan, Kumamoto, Japan
[S]
[T]
support act: unknown
14.01.1978 Kyuden-Kinen Taiikukan, Fukuoka, Japan
[S]
[B]
support act: unknown
16.01.1978 Kosei Nenkin-Kaikan, Osaka, Japan
[S]
[T]
[B]
support act: unknown
17.01.1978 Kosei Nenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan
[S]
[T]
[B]
support act: unknown
18.01.1978 Kaikan Daiichi Hall, Kyoto, Japan
[S]
[T]
[B]
support act: unknown
20.01.1978 Kosei Nenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan
[S]
[T]
[B]
support act: unknown
21.01.1978 Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
[S]
[T]
[B]
support act: unknown
22.01.1978 Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
[S]
[T]
[B]
support act: unknown
24.01.1978 Shimin Bunka Center, Koriyama (Fukushima), Japan
[S]
[T]
[B]
support act: unknown
27.01.1978 Nakajima Sports Centre, Sapporo, Japan
[S]
[T]
[N]
[R]
[B]
support act: Cosmos Factory
young female college student Junko Kawaharada was killed and
several others injured as the crowd rushed the stage
28.01.1978 Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
extra show, not on original itinerary
postponed till Februari 3rd because of the accident the day before
29.01.1978 Kenmin Kaikan (Prefecture Hall), Akita, Japan
[S]
[T]
support act: unknown
31.01.1978 Kenmin-Kaikan Dai-Hall, Niigata, Japan
[S]
[T]
[B]
support act: unknown
01.02.1978 Shi Kanko Kaikan, Kanazawa, Japan
cancelled after the Sapporo accident
03.02.1978 Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
[S]
[M]
[T]
[B]
support act: unknown - extra show, not on original itinerary
Earlier plans for the 1977/78 World Tour, after the Japan Tour, had included Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and Malaysia though no shows in these territories seem to have been played - or even booked and cancelled. After the release of the "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" album, the continued effort to break America seemed all-important.
09.05.1978 Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis TN, USA
[S]
[T]
headliner: Foghat - support act: The Hounds / 1st date of the US Tour
11.05.1978 The Checkerdome, St. Louis MO, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
[P]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support act: No Dice
12.05.1978 Kemper Arena, Kansas City MO, USA
[S]
[SA]
[T]
[R]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support act: No Dice
13.05.1978 Kemper Arena, Kansas City MO, USA
[S]
[SA]
[T]
[R]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support act: No Dice
14.05.1978 Kansas Coliseum - Britt Brown Arena, Wichita KS, USA
[S]
[SA]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support act: No Dice
15.05.1978 Marvel Park Stadium, Morton Parsons KS, USA
cancelled - a surprisingly small community to host a concert.
May 15: After the Municipal Auditorium was closed in 1974. A teacher at the local high school
had started to promote concerts including Styx in 1976. An agreement was made with Rainbow's
booking agent and posters were printed but eventually the cost to put on the concert made
it prohibitive and it was cancelled
18.05.1978 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles CA, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
[P]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support act: No Dice
The set has been said to have included Gates Of Babylon and Lady Of The Lake
19.05.1978 Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino CA, USA
[S]
[M]
[T]
[R]
support acts: Montrose, No Dice
20.05.1978 Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco CA, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
[P1]
[P2]
[P3]
co-headliner: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support act: No Dice
21.05.1978 Warnors Theatre, Fresno CA, USA
[S]
[M]
[T]
[P]
[B]
support act: No Dice - no backdrop or rainbow - L.A. Connection was performed
22.05.1978 Sports Arena, San Diego CA, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[P1]
[P2]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support act: No Dice
26.05.1978 Sports Arena, Toledo OH, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support act: No Dice
27.05.1978 Louisville Gardens, Louisville KY, USA
[S]
[SA]
[T]
[R]
[B]
support acts: Henry Gross, No Dice - L.A. Connection was performed
radio station WLRS 102 promotion with admission pegged at $1.02
28.05.1978 Fairgrounds, Allentown PA, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[R]
[P]
[B]
headliner: Foghat - 2nd support: The Hounds
in case of cancellation May 30 had been set aside as a 'rain date'
29.05.1978 Civic Arena, Springfield MA, USA
[S]
[SA]
[T]
[R]
headliner: Foghat
31.05.1978 Hara Arena, Dayton OH, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support act: Cheap Trick
01.06.1978 Fieldhouse, Erie County PA, USA
[M]
cancelled - due to illness
02.06.1978 Capitol Theater, Passaic NJ, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
[P1]
[P2]
support acts: No Dice, Uriah Heep
L.A. Connection & Gates Of Babylon were played in the set according to person present at the show
03.06.1978 Palace Theatre, Albany NY, USA
[S]
[SA]
[T]
headliner: REO Speedwagon
04.06.1978 Civic Center, Providence RI, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
headliner: Foghat - other support acts: The Sweet, Atlanta Rhythm Section
05.06.1978 Garden, Boston MA, USA
[S]
headliner/support act: unknown - might've been June 6
07.06.1978 Mid-Hudson Civic Center Arena, Poughkeepsie NY, USA
[S]
[M]
headliner: REO Speedwagon
08.06.1978 Pinecrest Country Club, Shelton CT, USA
[M]
support: Cheap Trick - cancelled
09.06.1978 War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester NY, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
headliner: REO Speedwagon
10.06.1978 Veterans Memorial Coliseum CT, USA
[M]
[T]
headliner: Foghat - Rainbow cancelled and got replaced by The Sweet
10.06.1978 Suffolk Forum, Commack NY, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
[P]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support: The Godz
venue: better known as the Commack Arena or Long Island Arena
11.06.1978 Capital Center, Largo MD, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
headliner: Foghat - support: Cheap Trick
15.06.1978 Boutwell Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham AL, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
headliner: Foghat
16.06.1978 Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville FL, USA
[S]
[SA]
[T]
headliner: Foghat
17.06.1978 Civic Center, Lakeland FL, USA
[S]
[SA]
[T]
headliner: Foghat - support acts: Cheap Trick, Max Webster
18.06.1978 Sportatorium, Hollywood FL, USA
[M]
[T]
cancelled - headliner: Foghat - replacement support acts: Point Blank, Cozy Powell
19.06.1978 Jai Alai Fronton, Miami FL, USA
[S]
headliner/support act: unknown - date: press listed this as June 18
22.06.1978 Civic Center, Dothan AL, USA
cancelled - headliner: REO Speedwagon
23.06.1978 Coliseum, Greensboro NC, USA
cancelled - headliner: REO Speedwagon - exact date: some sources say this was June 20
23.06.1978 Freedom Hall, Johnson City TN, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - support act: Nantucket
24.06.1978 Omni, Atlanta GA, USA
[S]
[SA]
[T]
[R]
[B]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - support act: Nantucket - 60 minute set recorded for radio
Blackmore had a fight with Reo Speedwagon's stage manager Andy Green on stage
25.06.1978 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte NC, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
headliner: Reo Speedwagon - support act: Nantucket
27.06.1978 Civic Auditorium, Knoxville TN, USA
[S]
headliner/support act: unknown
28.06.1978 Municipal Auditorium Arena, Nashville TN, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[B]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - support act: Nantucket
29.06.1978 Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis TN, USA
[T]
A source tells not Rainbow but Nantucket & Wet Willie were support for REO Speedwagon on this show
29.06.1978 Carolina Coliseum, Columbia SC, USA
[M]
[T]
[R]
headliner: Alice Cooper - 2nd support act: Rob Crosby
AC/DC cancelled (and got replaced by Rob Crosby on acoustic guitar)
30.06.1978 Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson MS, USA
headliner: REO Speedwagon - listed in the press & on original tour schedule
Reo Speedwagon played here on July 1 without Rainbow as support
30.06.1978 Convention Centre, Pine Bluff AR, USA
[S]
[SA]
[T]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - also been listed as Barton Coliseum, Little Rock AR
01.07.1978 The Armory, Springfield IL, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
headliner: Cheap Trick - 2nd support act: Max Webster
- listed as Jackson, MS in Circus (Reo Speedwagon played here on July 1)
02.07.1978 International Amphitheater, Chicago IL, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
[P1]
[P2]
[B]
headliner: Cheap Trick - 2nd support act: Max Webster
Roger Glover: "I went to see them live in Chicago [July 2] and talked to Ritchie.
All the past was kind of forgotten; I didn't bring it up and he didn't, and I felt good
in a way that he was looking for me to help after what had happened in 1973."
04.07.1978 Edgewater Raceway Park, Cleves - Cincinnati OH, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
headliner: The Outlaws - other acts: Rick Derringer, Rare Earth, Dixie Dregs, Max Webster
Rainbow played for about an hour and Ritchie smashed a guitar
07.07.1978 Fairgrounds Pavillion, Tulsa, OK, USA
[S]
[M]
[T]
[P]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support: Bliss
08.07.1978 Myriad, Oklahoma City OK, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[P]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support: Ultra
09.07.1978 Civic Center Coliseum, Amarillo TX, USA
[S]
[SA]
[T]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support: Blackstone
11.07.1978 Taylor County Coliseum, Abilene TX, USA
[M]
[T]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - cancelled: poor ticket sales
13.07.1978 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston TX, USA
[S]
[SA]
[T]
[R]
[B]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support: Max Webster
14.07.1978 Convention Center Arena, Dallas TX, USA
[S]
[SA]
[T]
[R]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support: Max Webster
15.07.1978 Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio TX, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support: Max Webster
16.07.1978 Fair Park Coliseum, Beaumont TX, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support: Max Webster
18.07.1978 Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi TX, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support: Max Webster
20.07.1978 Riverside Centroplex, Baton Rouge LA, USA
[S]
[SA]
[T]
[R]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support act: CS Trucking
21.07.1978 Louisiana State University Assembly Center, Baton Rouge LA, USA
headliner/support act: unknown - unconfirmed
21.07.1978 Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport LA, USA
[M]
[T]
cancelled / postponed till July 22 at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
22.07.1978 Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport LA, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
[P]
headliner: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support: Bliss
23.07.1978 Municipal Auditorium, Austin TX, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
cancelled: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support: Max Webster
25.07.1978 County Coliseum, El Paso TX, USA
headliner: REO Speedwagon - 2nd support: Max Webster
El Paso Times reported on July 25: REO Cancels Tour.
REO Speedwagon, scheduled to perform with Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow and Max Webster at 8 p.m. Tuesday
in the El Paso County Coliseum, has cancelled its local show and the remainder of its summer tour.
28.07.1978 Coliseum, Richfield (Cleveland) OH, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[R]
[P]
support: Black Oak Arkansas - short set - crowd throwing missiles (beach balls and frisbees)
29.07.1978 John F. Kennedy Stadium, Bridgeport CT, USA
[M]
[N]
[R]
cancelled - festival with Blue Oyster Cult, The J. Geils Band & Rick Derringer, Rainbow cancelled
01.08.1978 Spectrum, Philadelphia PA, USA
cancelled - possibly a planned co-headlining date with Cheap Trick
02.08.1978 Tower Theater, Upper Darby (Philadelphia) PA, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
[P]
[B]
support acts: Cheap Trick, Nantucket
05.08.1978 Leroy Concert Theater, Pawtucket RI, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
[P]
support act: Cheap Trick
09.08.1978 Salem Civic Center, Salem VA, USA
[M]
[T]
support act: AC/DC - 2nd support act: Cheap Trick
Although tickets exist, gig advert shows AC/DC as headliner, Rainbow most likely cancelled
Fan Report says AC/DC headlined with Cheap Trick & UFO as support
13.08.1978 Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Dallas TX, USA
[T]
headliner: Kansas - 2nd support act: Thin Lizzy / Rainbow most likely cancelled
14.08.1978 Music Theatre, Royal Oak MI, USA
[S]
[SA]
[T]
[R]
[P]
support act: The Cars, Rob Tyner Band
15.08.1978 Music Theatre, Royal Oak MI, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[R]
[P]
support act: The Cars
16.08.1978 Music Theatre, Royal Oak MI, USA
support act: The Cars - claimed to be an unusual three-night stint
Michigan Concert Database only shows two gigs in this venue
17.08.1978 Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh PA, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[P]
support act: Eddie Money - Rainbow played only 45 minutes, audience almost rioted after the show
18.08.1978 Calderone Concert Hall, Hempstead NY, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
support act: AC/DC
19.08.1978 Paramount Theater, Wilkes-Barre PA, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
support act: AC/DC - no encore, fireworks thrown onstage just before band returned to play encore
20.08.1978 War Memorial, Johnstown PA, USA
[M]
cancelled - support act: AC/DC
21.08.1978 Paradise Theatre, Boston MA, USA
AC/DC did a headlining show here with Dirty Angels supporting, no Rainbow
23.08.1978 Palace Theater, Albany NY, USA
[S]
[SA]
support act: AC/DC
24.08.1978 Palladium, New York City NY, USA
[S]
[SA]
[M]
[T]
[R]
support act: AC/DC - only 2 songs, then abandoned because of technical problems
interference problems between the rainbow and the PA, after a further ninety minutes of efforts that
left the problem unresolved, Ronnie announced to the audience that ticket money would be refunded
26.08.1978 Convention Hall, Asbury Park NJ, USA
[M]
[T]
[R]
cancelled - with the interference problems still persisting during the soundcheck this show was cancelled
and ticket money refunded, instead David Johansen (ex-New York Dolls) played a free show.
And so this era of the band came to what seems an undignified end. The sound problems that had arisen with the rainbow from the outset had returned; the rainbow would go into storage (or, depending on which story you believe, into an ocean!), never to be seen again and it would be more than a year before the band played live again.
27.12.1978 The Marquee Club, London Soho, UK
[M]
[R]
Ritchie Blackmore jammed with the Ian Gillan Band during encore
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