The Technical Ecstasy Tour was a concert tour by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It began on 22 October 1976 and ended on 22 April 1977.
Overview
Background
North America leg 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."
Europe leg 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."
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."
Tour dates + List of 1976 concerts Black Sabbath Concert at the Scope Advertisement. The Virginian Pilot [Norfolk] 2 Feb. 1977: A18. Print.DateCityCountryVenue22 October 1976TulsaUnited StatesTulsa Assembly Center Arena23 October 1976HoustonSam Houston Coliseum24 October 1976San AntonioConvention Center Arena26 October 1976DallasDallas Memorial Auditorium28 October 1976Des MoinesVeterans Memorial Audtiorium29 October 1976LincolnPershing Memorial Auditorium30 October 1976Kansas CityMemorial Hall31 October 1976DenverMcNichols Sports Arena1 November 1976Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum2 November 1976San FranciscoWinterland Ballroom3 November 1976Santa MonicaSanta Monica Civic Auditorium4 November 1976BakersfieldBakersfield Civic Auditorium5 November 1976San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena6 November 1976Long BeachLong Beach Arena7 November 1976San BernardinoSwing Auditorium9 November 1976FresnoSelland Arena11 November 1976PortlandVeterans Memorial Coliseum12 November 1976SpokaneSpokane Coliseum13 November 1976SeattleSeattle Center Arena23 November 1976KnoxvilleKnoxville Civic Coliseum24 November 1976ChicagoInternational Amphitheatre25 November 1976CharlestonCharleston Civic Center26 November 1976DetroitCobo Center28 November 1976RichfieldRichfield Coliseum29 November 1976ChicagoInternational Amphitheatre30 November 1976KalamazooWings Stadium1 December 1976ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center2 December 19763 December 1976BostonMusic Hall4 December 1976PhiladelphiaSpectrum6 December 1976New YorkMadison Square Garden7 December 1976SpringfieldCivic Center8 December 1976PittsburghCivic Arena9 December 1976LandoverCapital Centre10 December 1976Niagara FallsNiagara Falls Convention Center11 December 1976New HavenNew Haven Coliseum12 December 1976SyracuseWar Memorial Auditorium
+ List of 1977 concertsDateCityCountryVenue20 January 1977MiamiUnited StatesMiami Jai-Alai Fronton Arena 25 January 1977BirminghamBoutwell Memorial Auditorium26 January 1977AtlantaOmni Coliseum28 January 1977MemphisMid-South Coliseum29 January 1977CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum30 January 1977FayettevilleCumberland County Memorial Arena2 February 1977 Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk Scope4 February 1977CincinnatiRiverfront Coliseum6 February 1977ErieErie County Field House7 February 1977SalemSalem Civic Center9 February 1977ColumbusVeterans Memorial Auditorium10 February 1977NashvilleNashville Municipal Auditorium11 February 1977Terre HauteHulman Center12 February 1977St. LouisKiel Auditorium13 February 1977SpringfieldHammons Student Center14 February 1977IndianapolisIndiana Convention Center15 February 1977Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial Coliseum16 February 1977Little RockBarton Coliseum18 February 1977LexingtonRupp Arena20 February 1977San FranciscoWinterland23 February 1977InglewoodInglewood Forum2 March 1977GlasgowScotlandThe Apollo4 March 1977NewcastleEnglandNewcastle City Hall6 March 1977StaffordNew Bingley Hall7 March 1977LiverpoolLiverpool Empire Theatre9 March 1977CardiffWalesCapitol Theatre10 March 1977SouthamptonEnglandSouthampton Gaumont Theatre12 March 1977LondonHammersmith Odeon13 March 197714 March 197715 March 19775 April 1977ParisFrancePavillon de Paris6 April 1977ColmarColmar Expo Hall7 April 1977OffenbachWest GermanyStadthalle Offenbach (Easter Rock Festival)9 April 1977CologneSporthalle (Easter Rock Festival)10 April 1977NurembergMessezentrum (Easter Rock Festival)11 April 1977LudwigshafenFriedrich-Ebert-Halle (Easter Rock Festival)13 April 1977ThonexSwitzerlandThonex Party Hall14 April 1977ZürichVolkshaus15 April 1977OdenseDenmarkFyns Forum16 April 1977BrusselsBelgiumCirque Royal17 April 1977 Amsterdam NetherlandsRAI Arena 18 April 1977HamburgWest GermanyErnst-Merck-Halle19 April 1977CopenhagenDenmarkFalkoner Center21 April 1977LundSwedenOlympen22 April 1977GothenburgScandinavium24 April 1977HelsinkiFinlandHouse of Culture
Box office score data +List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, referencesDateCityVenueAttendanceGross8 December 1976Pittsburgh, United StatesCivic Arena15,000 / 15,000$112,50010 December 1976Niagara Falls, United StatesNiagara Falls Convention Center8,012$52,07811 December 1976New Haven, United StatesNew Haven Coliseum7,800$53,500
Personnel Ozzy Osbourne – vocals Tony Iommi – guitar Geezer Butler — bass Bill Ward – drums Gerald Woodroffe – keyboards
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