Setlist:

Eyes Of The World

Love's No Friend

Since You Been Gone

All Night Long

Catch The Rainbow

Lost In Hollywood

Man On The Silver Mountain

Blues

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow

Long Live Rock'n'Roll

Setlist Rarities/Rumours:

"Makin' Love" was played in Grenoble, France Feb. 9th (bootleg exists)

"Stargazer" only in August on 3 try-out shows plus Castle Donington (bootlegs of all four shows exists)

Support Acts:

Reeperbahn

Swedish band started in the punk waves in 1977. Debut LP in 1979, which mixed pop, punk and rock. They were support-act for both the Swedish shows at the start of the European Tour.

The Katchies

Unknown band from Manchester who released in October 1979 the single 'Shambles'. They were the support act for most dates of the European Tour and later added again as support act at the end of the U.K tour.

Einstein

German/Austrian hard rock band formed in 1978. A year later they released their first record titled “First Principles”. Their music was pitched somewhere between the progressive rock of Emerson, Lake And Palmer and the pomp AOR of Kansas or Journey. Greeted with disdain bordering on antipathy by reviewers, the band continued for only a few months after its release. They were the support act at the end of the European Tour for some dates in Germany.

Samson

Samson were a British hard rock band formed in 1977 by guitarist and vocalist Paul Samson. They are best known for their first three albums with future Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson, then known as "Bruce Bruce", and drummer Thunderstick, who wore a leather mask and performed on stage in a metal cage. Drummer Clive Burr was also a member of the band, both before and after his tenure with Iron Maiden. Support act on the U.K Tour. They got replaced by The Katchies at the end of the tour.

The Troggs

The Troggs are an English rock band from the 1960s that had a number of hits in the UK and the US. Their most famous songs include "Wild Thing", "With a Girl Like You" and "Love is All Around". Support-act on the 2nd Wembley gig. They got booed off stage by the audience.

Touch

Touch was an AOR band from New York City formed in 1978 and managed by Rainbow manager Bruce Payne. They were support act in Scandinavia on the three warm-up August shows for the Castle Donington show.

Festival Appearance Europe :

Monsters of Rock Festival at Castle Donnington

First Monsters of Rock Festival headlined by Rainbow. Other bands on the bill were Judas Priest, Scorpions, April Wine, Saxon, Riot & Touch