Blondes 'Ave More Fun Tour
1978–79 concert tour by Rod Stewart
- North America
- Europe
- Japan
- Australia
- Foot Loose & Fancy Free Tour
(1977) - Blondes 'Ave More Fun Tour
(1978–1979) - Foolish Behaviour Tour
(1980–1981)
The Blondes 'Ave More Fun Tour was a worldwide concert tour held by British singer-songwriter Rod Stewart to promote his album Blondes Have More Fun. The tour began on 20 November 1978 in Paris and ended on 28 June 1979 in Los Angeles, California.
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
---|---|---|---|
Europe [1][2][3] | |||
20 November 1978 | Paris | France | Pavillon de Paris |
21 November 1978 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National |
22 November 1978 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ahoy Rotterdam |
24 November 1978 | Stockholm | Sweden | Johanneshovs Isstadion |
25 November 1978 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | |
27 November 1978 | Oslo | Norway | Ekeberghallen |
28 November 1978 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Falkoner Teatret |
2 December 1978 | Manchester | England | Kings Hall |
3 December 1978 | |||
5 December 1978 | |||
6 December 1978 | |||
8 December 1978 | Leicester | Granby Halls | |
9 December 1978 | |||
11 December 1978 | Brighton | Brighton Centre | |
12 December 1978 | |||
13 December 1978 | |||
16 December 1978 | Birmingham | National Exhibition Centre | |
17 December 1978 | |||
21 December 1978 | London | Olympia London | |
22 December 1978 | |||
23 December 1978 | |||
28 December 1978 | |||
29 December 1978 | |||
30 December 1978 | |||
Oceania[4][5][6] | |||
31 January 1979 | Perth | Australia | Perth Entertainment Centre |
1 February 1979 | |||
2 February 1979 | |||
5 February 1979 | Adelaide | Adelaide Oval | |
9 February 1979 | Melbourne | VFL Park | |
12 February 1979 | Sydney | Sydney Showgrounds | |
13 February 1979 | |||
16 February 1979 | Brisbane | Brisbane Festival Hall | |
17 February 1979 | |||
18 February 1979 | |||
22 February 1979 | Auckland | New Zealand | Western Springs Stadium |
25 February 1979 | Wellington | Athletic Park | |
27 February 1979 | Christchurch | Lancaster Park | |
Asia[5][4] | |||
6 March 1979 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan |
7 March 1979 | |||
8 March 1979 | Fukuoka | Fukuoka Kokusai Center | |
10 March 1979 | Nagoya | Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall | |
11 March 1979 | Osaka | Festival Hall | |
12 March 1979 | |||
14 March 1979 | Tokyo | Nippon Budokan | |
15 March 1979 | |||
North America[7][8][4] | |||
18 March 1979 | Honolulu | United States | Neal S. Blaisdell Center |
19 March 1979 | |||
20 March 1979 | |||
12 April 1979 | Edmonton | Canada | Northlands Coliseum |
14 April 1979 | Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | |
15 April 1979 | |||
17 April 1979 | Denver | United States | McNichols Sports Arena |
19 April 1979 | San Antonio | HemisFair Arena | |
21 April 1979 | Houston | The Summit | |
22 April 1979 | |||
24 April 1979 | Birmingham | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center | |
25 April 1979 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | |
27 April 1979 | Louisville | Freedom Hall | |
28 April 1979 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | |
29 April 1979 | Cincinnati | Riverfront Coliseum | |
1 May 1979 | Chicago | Uptown Theatre | |
2 May 1979 | |||
3 May 1979 | Richfield | Richfield Coliseum | |
5 May 1979 | |||
6 May 1979 | Toronto | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens |
7 May 1979 | |||
9 May 1979 | Montreal | Montreal Forum | |
11 May 1979 | Detroit | United States | Cobo Arena |
12 May 1979 | |||
13 May 1979 | |||
29 May 1979 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | |
30 May 1979 | Landover | Capital Centre | |
1 June 1979 | Providence | Providence Civic Center | |
2 June 1979 | Boston | Boston Garden | |
4 June 1979 | Philadelphia | Spectrum | |
5 June 1979 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |
7 June 1979 | |||
8 June 1979 | |||
9 June 1979 | |||
11 June 1979 | Kansas City | Kemper Arena | |
15 June 1979 | Daly City | Cow Palace | |
17 June 1979 | |||
19 June 1979 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | |
21 June 1979 | Los Angeles | The Forum | |
22 June 1979 | |||
24 June 1979 | |||
25 June 1979 | |||
26 June 1979 | |||
28 June 1979 |
Set list
- Hot Legs
- Born Loose
- Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
- The Wild Side of Life
- Get Back (The Beatles cover)
- You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
- I Don't Want to Talk About It
- (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right (Luther Ingram cover)
- Blondes (Have More Fun)
- Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
- I Just Want to Make Love to You (Willie Dixon cover)
- The Killing of Georgie (Parts I & II)
- Maggie May
- (I Know) I'm Losing You (The Temptations cover)
- Sweet Little Rock And Roller (Chuck Berry cover)
- Sailing (Sutherland Brothers cover)
Encore
- Twistin' the Night Away (Sam Cooke cover)
- You Wear It Well[9][10]
Personnel
- Rod Stewart – vocals and harmonica
- Gary Grainger – guitars
- Billy Peek – guitars and vocals
- Jim Cregan – guitars and vocals
- Phil Chen – bass and vocals
- Carmine Appice – drums
- Kevin Savigar – keyboards
- Phil Kenzie – horns
References
- ^ "ABOUT ROD - Tour 1978". Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Rod Stewart Concert Map by year: 1978 - setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm.
- ^ Rod Stewart FullShows (11 February 2013). "Rod Stewart - Live In Manchester (Full Concert) 1978" – via YouTube.
- ^ a b c "ABOUT ROD – Tour 1978". www.rodstewartfanclub.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Search for setlists: rod stewart 1979 (page 5) | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "rod stewart tour 1978–1979 – Buscar con Google". www.google.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "ROD STEWART 1979 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN TOUR Unused Concert Ticket". eBay. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Search for setlists: rod stewart 1979". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Rod Stewart Average Setlists of tour: Blondes Have More Fun Tour | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Rod Stewart concert, archived from the original on 20 July 2016, retrieved 13 July 2017
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