Technical Ecstasy Tour
| Tour by Black Sabbath | |
| Location |
|
|---|---|
| Associated album | Technical Ecstasy |
| Start date | 22 October 1976 |
| End date | 22 April 1977 |
| Legs | 2 |
| No. of shows | 81 |
| Black Sabbath concert chronology | |
The Technical Ecstasy Tour was a concert tour by English rock band Black Sabbath. It began on 22 October 1976 and ended on 22 April 1977.
Overview
[edit]Background
[edit]North America leg
[edit]Having toned down the band's 'black magic' image for Technical Ecstasy, Geezer Butler assured Circus, "Parents can take their kids to our shows now."[1] Opening acts included Ted Nugent and, promoting their Next album, Journey.[citation needed]
Europe leg
[edit]A notorious encounter occurred between Geezer Butler and Malcolm Young of support band AC/DC when the tour reached Europe. "Flick-knives were banned in England," Butler recalled, "but, when we were playing in Switzerland, I bought one. I was just flicking it, when Malcolm Young came up to me and started slagging Sabbath… He came over and said, 'You must think you're big, having a flick-knife.' I said, 'What are you talking about?' And that was it. Nobody got hurt."[2]
AC/DC's support slot had, in any case, begun inauspiciously. "All the gear was blowing up," reported Angus Young of their first show, in Paris. "We played about twenty minutes then destroyed the stage."[3]
Tour dates
[edit]| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 January 1977 | Miami | United States | Miami Jai-Alai Fronton Arena |
| 25 January 1977 | Birmingham | Boutwell Memorial Auditorium | |
| 26 January 1977 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | |
| 28 January 1977 | Memphis | Mid-South Coliseum | |
| 29 January 1977 | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum | |
| 30 January 1977 | Fayetteville | Cumberland County Memorial Arena | |
| 2 February 1977 | Norfolk, Virginia | Norfolk Scope | |
| 4 February 1977 | Cincinnati | Riverfront Coliseum | |
| 6 February 1977 | Erie | Erie County Field House | |
| 7 February 1977 | Salem | Salem Civic Center | |
| 9 February 1977 | Columbus | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | |
| 10 February 1977 | Nashville | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | |
| 11 February 1977 | Terre Haute | Hulman Center | |
| 12 February 1977 | St. Louis | Kiel Auditorium | |
| 13 February 1977 | Springfield | Hammons Student Center | |
| 14 February 1977 | Indianapolis | Indiana Convention Center | |
| 15 February 1977 | Fort Wayne | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | |
| 16 February 1977 | Little Rock | Barton Coliseum | |
| 18 February 1977 | Lexington | Rupp Arena | |
| 20 February 1977 | San Francisco | Winterland | |
| 23 February 1977 | Inglewood | Inglewood Forum | |
| 2 March 1977 | Glasgow | Scotland | The Apollo |
| 4 March 1977 | Newcastle | England | Newcastle City Hall |
| 6 March 1977 | Stafford | New Bingley Hall | |
| 7 March 1977 | Liverpool | Liverpool Empire Theatre | |
| 9 March 1977 | Cardiff | Wales | Capitol Theatre |
| 10 March 1977 | Southampton | England | Southampton Gaumont Theatre |
| 12 March 1977 | London | Hammersmith Odeon | |
| 13 March 1977 | |||
| 14 March 1977 | |||
| 15 March 1977 | |||
| 5 April 1977 | Paris | France | Pavillon de Paris |
| 6 April 1977 | Colmar | Colmar Expo Hall | |
| 7 April 1977 | Offenbach | West Germany | Stadthalle Offenbach (Easter Rock Festival) |
| 9 April 1977 | Cologne | Sporthalle (Easter Rock Festival) | |
| 10 April 1977 | Nuremberg | Messezentrum (Easter Rock Festival) | |
| 11 April 1977 | Ludwigshafen | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle (Easter Rock Festival) | |
| 13 April 1977 | Thonex | Switzerland | Thonex Party Hall |
| 14 April 1977 | Zürich | Volkshaus | |
| 15 April 1977 | Odense | Denmark | Fyns Forum |
| 16 April 1977 | Brussels | Belgium | Cirque Royal |
| 17 April 1977 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | RAI Arena |
| 18 April 1977 | Hamburg | West Germany | Ernst-Merck-Halle |
| 19 April 1977 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Falkoner Center |
| 21 April 1977 | Lund | Sweden | Olympen |
| 22 April 1977 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | |
Box office score data
[edit]| Date | City | Venue | Attendance | Gross | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 December 1976 | Pittsburgh, United States | Civic Arena | 15,000 / 15,000 | $112,500 | [7] |
| 10 December 1976 | Niagara Falls, United States | Niagara Falls Convention Center | 8,012 | $52,078 | |
| 11 December 1976 | New Haven, United States | New Haven Coliseum | 7,800 | $53,500 |
Personnel
[edit]- Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
- Tony Iommi – guitar
- Geezer Butler — bass
- Bill Ward – drums
- Gerald Woodroffe – keyboards
References
[edit]- ^ Barackman, Michael (26 October 1976). "Sabbath surfaces". Circus. No. 142.
- ^ Elliott, Paul (June 2014). "Heavy Load: Geezer Butler". Classic Rock. No. 197. p. 138.
- ^ Wall, Mick (May 2012). "Let there be light! Let there be sound! Let there be rock!". Classic Rock. No. 170. p. 42.
- ^ "47 Ozzy Osbourne Wallpapers & Backgrounds for FREE".
- ^ "1977 Tour – Black Sabbath Online". www.black-sabbath.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012.
- ^ Black Sabbath Concert at the Scope Advertisement. The Virginian Pilot [Norfolk] 2 Feb. 1977: A18. Print.
- ^ "Top Box Office". Billboard. Vol. 88, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 25 December 1976. p. 40. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
