Black Sabbath: Heaven And Hell tour dates

The band toured both in Europe and States for the Heaven And Hell album. They had one personnel change during the tour, as their drummer Bill Ward left them in mid August 1980 and was replaced by Vinny Appice.

The band toured as headliners themselves and did a co-headlining tour titled Black + Blue with Blue Oyster Cult in October 1980 in the USA. Some sources suggest the two bands would've have some difficulties with each other so that they wouldn't have finished the tour together. On the list below (HL) indicates the known dates when Blue Oyster Cult headlined the shows.

Lots of thanks for figuring out many of these dates go to Rob Dwyer, webmaster of the now already gone Black Sabbath Live Project web site!

Pass pictures for the tour

• Access all areas laminate pass for May 1980 European tour
• Guest rectangle pass for the Black + Blue tour
• Guest rectangle pass for the Black + Blue tour, 2nd design
• Access all areas laminate pass
• Access all areas pass for November 1980 Japanese tour
• 2nd access all areas pass for November 1980 Japanese tour
• Access all areas laminate pass for November 1980 Australian tour

Tour poster and advertisement pictures

• UK tour advertisement for the April-May 1980 tour
• UK tour advertisement for the April-May 1980 tour
• German tour poster for the June 1980 tour - most of the gigs were cancelled
• German tour advertisement for the June 1980 tour - most of the gigs were cancelled
• Japan tour advertisement for the November 1980 tour
• Japan tour advertisement for the November 1980 tour
• Japan tour advertisement poster for the November 1980 tour
• UK tour advertisement for the January-February 1981 tour

Date	Venue	City and State	Country	Other bands	Comments
1980-04-17	Stadthalle	Aurich	Germany	Dusty Breeze, Amuthon?	Most likely Dusty Breeze was the only opening band. Apparently only about 500 people in audience. Click here for gig review picture. Click here for 2nd gig review picture.
1980-04-18	Weser-Ems-Halle	Oldenburg	Germany
1980-04-19	Ostwestfalenhalle	Kaunitz	Germany
1980-04-21	Heidemarkhalle	Fallingbostel	Germany
1980-04-22	Nordmarkhalle	Rendsburg	Germany
1980-04-24	Sophiensale	Vienna	Austria
1980-04-26	Sportshalle	Landshut	Germany
1980-04-29	Guildhall	Portsmouth	UK		Postponed to 1980-05-01 due to illness in the band - possible that Bill Ward had a bad cold on 29th.
1980-04-30	Guildhall	Portsmouth	UK	Angelwitch	Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture.
1980-05-01	Guildhall	Portsmouth	UK	Angelwitch	Rescheduled from 1980-04-29.
1980-05-01	Gaumont Theater	Southampton	UK		Postponed to 1980-06-25, as the 2nd Portsmouth gig was rescheduled for 1980-05-01.
1980-05-02	Colston Hall	Bristol	UK		Click here for ticket stub picture.
1980-05-03	Arts Centre	Poole	UK	Angelwitch	Some sources incorrectly list the venue as Wessex Hall. Click here for ticket stub picture.
1980-05-04	Centre	Brighton	UK		Cancelled and rescheduled to 1980-06-26.
1980-05-07	Hammersmith Odeon	London	UK	Girlschool	Sold out show. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub back side picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. Click here for 4th ticket stub picture. Click here for 5th ticket stub picture. Click here for 6th ticket stub picture (Emergency Booking Ticket). Click here for 7th ticket stub picture. Click here for 8th ticket stub picture. Click here for gig ad picture.
1980-05-08	Hammersmith Odeon	London	UK	Girlschool	Sold out show, Neon Knights B side (Children Of The Sea) recordings. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. Click here for gig ad picture.
1980-05-09	Hammersmith Odeon	London	UK	Girlschool	Sold out show. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. Click here for 4th ticket stub picture. Click here for 5th ticket stub picture. Click here for gig ad picture.
1980-05-10	Hammersmith Odeon	London	UK	Girlschool	Sold out show. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for gig ad picture.
1980-05-14	Apollo Theatre	Glasgow	UK	Girlschool	Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for the front side of 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for the back side of the 2nd ticket stub picture.
1980-05-15	Apollo Theatre	Glasgow	UK	Girlschool	Click here for ticket stub picture.
1980-05-16	Odeon	Edinburgh	UK		Some sources claim the venue was City Hall. Click here for gig ad picture.
1980-05-18	City Hall	Newcastle	UK	Shakin' Street	Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture.
1980-05-19	City Hall	Newcastle	UK	Shakin' Street	Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture.
1980-05-20	Leisure Centre	Deeside	UK		Sometimes listed as Chester, but Chester is just a bigger town close by. Click here for ticket stub picture.
1980-05-21	City Hall	Newcastle	UK		Not confirmed, most likely just a rumored show.
1980-05-22	Apollo Theatre	Manchester	UK		Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. Click here for 4th ticket stub picture. Click here for 5th ticket stub picture.
1980-05-23	Apollo Theatre	Manchester	UK		Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture.
1980-05-24	Odeon	Birmingham	UK	Shakin' Street	Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture.
1980-05-25	Odeon	Birmingham	UK		Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. Click here for 4th ticket stub picture.
1980-05-26	De Montfort Hall	Leicester	UK	Shakin' Street	Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture.
1980-06-02	Stadthalle	Offenbach	Germany	Shakin' Street, Inertia	Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for gig poster picture.
1980-06-03	Circus Krone	Munich	Germany	Shakin' Street	Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for gig ad picture.
1980-06-05	Parking lot	Mannheim	Germany	Shakin' Street	Some sources incorrectly claim the venue was Rosengarten-Musensaal. Tour poster lists Eberthalle, Ludwigshafen instead of Mannheim, also incorrectly. Finally, the gig was scheduled for Rhein-Neckar-Halle in Mannheim, but apparently ended up being held in a parking lot instead.
1980-06-06	Hemmerleinhalle	Neunkirchen am Brand	Germany	Shakin' Street	Often listed as Nurnberg, but the venue is in Neunkirchen am Brand just outside of Nurnberg. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for gig poster picture.
1980-06-07	Haldenberghalle	Göppingen-Uhingen	Germany	Shakin' Street	Some claim this gig was cancelled, but according to two concert goers it happened. The city is sometimes listed as Stuttgart, but it was Göppingen-Uhingen instead, slightly outside Stuttgart. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for gig poster picture.
1980-06-08	Traber Franken Halle	Wurzburg	Germany	Shakin' Street	Listed on the tour poster, but cancelled and rescheduled to 1980-06-10.
1980-06-10	Traber Franken Halle	Wurzburg	Germany	Shakin' Street	Postponed from 1980-06-08, but cancelled again and not rescheduled.
1980-06-11	Halle Siegerland	Siegen	Germany	Shakin' Street	Cancelled.
1980-06-12	Phillipshalle	Dusseldorf	Germany	Shakin' Street	Cancelled. Click here for gig poster picture.
1980-06-14	Stadthalle	Bremen	Germany	Shakin' Street	Cancelled.
1980-06-15	Messehalle 8	Hamburg	Germany	Shakin' Street	Cancelled, originally scheduled for Audimax. Click here for gig poster picture. Click here for another gig poster picture.
1980-06-21	Volkshaus	Zurich	Switzerland		According to concert goer, the gig was cancelled at the last minute when people were already queuing at the door.
1980-06-24	New Cornish Riviera Lido	St. Austell	UK		Some sources incorrectly claim that this was cancelled. Click here for gig ad picture.
1980-06-25	Gaumont Theatre	Southampton	UK		Postponed from 1980-05-01. Some sources incorrectly claim that this was cancelled or that the date was 26th. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture.
1980-06-26	The Brighton Centre	Brighton	UK		Postponed from 1980-05-04. Some sources incorrectly claim that this was cancelled. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for gig ad picture.
1980-07-02	Coliseum	El Paso, TX	USA	Riot
1980-07-03	Civic Center	Lubbock, TX	USA	Riot
1980-07-05	Convention Center Arena	Dallas, TX	USA	Riot	Some sources list this incorrectly as Ventura, CA. Click here for ticket stub picture.
1980-07-06	The Forum	Los Angeles, CA	USA		Possibly scheduled at some point but never happened.
1980-07-07	Ventura Fairgrounds	Ventura, CA	USA		Possibly scheduled at some point but never happened. Might have been rescheduled to 1980-07-23.
1980-07-07	Corpus Christi Coliseum	Corpus Christi, TX	USA	Riot	Click here for ticket stub picture.
1980-07-08	The Old Waldorf	San Francisco, CA	USA	Blue Oyster Cult	Possibly scheduled at some point but never happened.
1980-07-09	National Orange Showground	San Bernardino, CA	USA	Blue Oyster Cult	Possibly scheduled at some point but never happened.
1980-07-09	Lloyd Noble Center	Norman, OK	USA	Riot	Some sources suggest 1980-07-10 as the date, but the correct date is 1980-07-09 according to local newspapers.
1980-07-10	Assembly Center	Tulsa, OK	USA	Billy Squier, Riot	3838 people in the audience. Some sources suggest the date was 1980-07-09 but short review in Tulsa World newspaper confirm the date as Ronnie's birthday, 1980-07-10. Click here for gig review/note picture.
1980-07-12	Summer Jam '80 Festival, Convention Center Arena	San Antonio, TX	USA	Blue Oyster Cult, Mother's Finest, Humble Pie	Incorrect date, the gig happened on 1980-07-14 instead. Some gig posters and tickets have wrong date for this show.
1980-07-13	Robertson Stadium	Houston, TX	USA	Blue Oyster Cult, Riot, Alice Cooper, Billy Squier, Shakin' Street	This show started the "Black + Blue" tour with Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult. Some sources list the venue as Jeppeson Stadium, but the venue was renamed to Robertson Stadium before the show took place. Bram Tchaikovsky was scheduled to play as well but cancelled. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. Click here for 4th ticket stub picture. Click here for gig poster picture.
1980-07-14	Summer Jam '80 Festival, Convention Center Arena	San Antonio, TX	USA	Blue Oyster Cult, Mother's Finest, Humble Pie	The gig posters claim this show was on July 12th, but according to ticket stubs, Blue Oyster Cult's keyboard tech and a concert goer, this show took place on Monday, July 14th instead. Reason for the wrong date on tour posters remains unknown. Alice Cooper, Riot and Shakin' Street were also scheduled to play too but cancelled because of rescheduling conflicts. Click here for ticket stub picture with date as July 14. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture with date as July 14. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture with date as July 14. Click here for 4th ticket stub picture with date as July 14. Click here for gig poster picture with date as July 12. Click here for another gig poster picture with date as July 12.
1980-07-16	Metra Park Arena	Billings, MT	USA		Some sources claim the venue was Sportatorium, but according to an attendee, the venue was Metra Park Arena. There was no venue called "Sportatorium" in Billings, MT at the time. However, it is possible this gig never took place at all, as Cheap Trick played at Metra Park Arena on this date.
1980-07-18	Spokane Coliseum	Spokane, WA	USA	Shakin' Street	Cancelled. Click here for gig cancellation notice picture.
1980-07-19	Summer Jam '80 Festival, Memorial Stadium	Seattle, WA	USA	Blue Oyster Cult (HL), Molly Hatchet, Riot	28000 people, sold out show. Gig was apparently so loud that the venue banned concerts for over 10 years. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture.
1980-07-20	1st Oregon Jam/Summer Jam '80 Festival, Fairgrounds	Salem, OR	USA	Blue Oyster Cult (HL), Molly Hatchet, Riot	Salem, OR set a decibel limit for the gigs as this show was so loud. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. Click here for gig poster picture. Click here for 2nd gig poster picture.
1980-07-23	Ventura Fairgrounds	Ventura, CA	USA	Blue Oyster Cult (HL), Shakin' Street	Some sources list this incorrectly as 1980-07-07, possibly postponed from that date. 5556 tickets sold. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture.
1980-07-25	Arizona Jam '80, Phoenix Municipal Stadium	Phoenix, AZ	USA	Molly Hatchet, Shakin' Street	Rescheduled from 1980-07-27. Some sources claim the gig was on July 29th but according to an audience member it was July 25th. Blue Oyster Cult was going to headline but they cancelled because of a thunderstorm. Their gig was rescheduled to 1980-09-03. Riot cancelled as well. Click here for ticket stub picture.
1980-07-26	Summer Blowout, Memorial Coliseum	Los Angeles, CA	USA	Russia (1), The Babys (2), Molly Hatchet (3), Black Sabbath (4), Journey (5), Cheap Trick (HL)	Capacity 90000, 75000 people. Click here for gig ad picture. Click here for 2nd gig ad picture. Click here for medical team pass picture. Click here for stage hand pass picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture.
1980-07-27	A Day On The Green Festival, Oakland Stadium	Oakland, CA	USA	Journey (HL), Cheap Trick, Molly Hatchet, Gamma, Jo Jo Zep	Sold-out show, 57000 people. Shakin' Street was going to play instead of Gamma, but cancelled. Click here for a ticket picture. Click here for gig ad picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture.
1980-07-27	Arizona Jam '80, Phoenix Municipal Stadium	Phoenix, AZ	USA	Blue Oyster Cult (HL), Molly Hatchet, Riot Shakin' Street	Rescheduled to 1980-07-25.
1980-07-30	Tingley Coliseum	Albuquerque, NM	USA		Cancelled and rescheduled to August, but cancelled then again.
1980-08-01	Selland Arena	Fresno, CA	USA		Cancelled. The original scheduled date may have been in July, too.
1980-08-04	Henry Levitt Arena	Wichita, KS	USA		Cancelled and rescheduled to 1980-11-07. Bill Ward decided to leave the band for the first time.
1980-08-05	Rupp Arena Theater	Lexington, KY	USA		Cancelled and rescheduled to 1980-09-23. This gig was still advertised on 1980-07-27. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for gig ad picture.
1980-08-06	Civic Center	Wheeling, WV	USA	Blue Oyster Cult, Spike	Cancelled and rescheduled to 1980-10-22.
1980-08-08	Lebanon Valley Speedway	West Lebanon, NY	USA	Blue Oyster Cult (HL), Shakin' Street	23000 people. Some sources incorrectly claim that Vinny Appice was on drums here already as Bill Ward was about to leave the band, but Bill Ward had agreed to play with Black Sabbath again. West Lebanon town board banned gigs at the Speedway as two youths died in car accidents after the gig, and there had also been rioting after the gig. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. Click here for 4th ticket stub picture.
1980-08-09	Spectrum	Philadelphia, PA	USA	Sammy Hagar, Shakin' Street	Sold-out show, 16927 people. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture.
1980-08-09	Civic Center	Hartford, CT	USA	Shakin' Street, Blue Oyster Cult (HL)	Rescheduled to 1980-08-10.
1980-08-10	Civic Center	Hartford, CT	USA	Shakin' Street, Blue Oyster Cult (HL)	Sold-out show, 14390 people. The show was originally scheduled for August 9th and some ticket stubs were printed for August 9th. The gig was recorded for King Biscuit Flower Hour radio show. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture.
1980-08-12	Civic Center	Providence, RI	USA	Sammy Hagar, Shakin' Street	10843 people. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture.
1980-08-13	Scarborough Downs Speedway	Portland, ME	USA	Sammy Hagar	Mentioned in Circus magazine August 26th, 1980 issue. Unknown if this really happened.
1980-08-14	Hara Arena	Dayton, OH	USA	Sammy Hagar, Riot	Humble Pie was probably also scheduled to perform, but did not play. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. Click here for 4th ticket stub picture.
1980-08-15	Mesker Music Theater	Evansville, IN	USA	Sammy Hagar
1980-08-16	Wings Stadium	Kalamazoo, MI	USA	Sammy Hagar, Saxon	4000 people, Riot was scheduled to play as well but cancelled at the last minute.
1980-08-17	Speedway Jam	Rockford, IL	USA	Blue Oyster Cult, Molly Hatchet, Shakin' Street	Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. Click here for 4th ticket stub picture. Click here for gig ad picture. Click here for gig poster picture.
1980-08-18	International Amphitheater	Chicago, IL	USA		Almost certainly a rumored show only, originates from mislabeled live tape of the Rockford, IL show.
1980-08-19	Metropolitan Sports Center	Bloomington, MN	USA	Blue Oyster Cult, Shakin' Street	Black Sabbath headlined, 13000 people. The last gig with Bill Ward on drums. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture.
1980-08-21	McNichols Sports Arena	Denver, CO	USA	Blue Oyster Cult (HL), Shakin' Street	Black Sabbath cancelled at the last minute, Blue Oyster Cult played an extended set instead. According to Bill Ward's drum tech at the time, this was the last show with Bill but apparently Bill Ward had left the city already before the show. Click here for ticket stub picture.
1980-08-22	Bonneville Raceway	Salt Lake City, UT	USA	Vandenburg, Shakin' Street, Blue Oyster Cult	Capacity 12000. Black Sabbath tried to get Bill Ward back without much luck. The Black Sabbath gear was apparently already on stage but they had to cancel their gig. The venue is sometimes claimed to be Bonneville Salt Flats, sometimes Salt Palace, sometimes Rocky Mountain Raceway but apparently Bonneville Raceways was the correct name.
1980-08-23	Convention Center	Las Vegas, NV	USA		Cancelled.
1980-08-24	The Stadium	San Diego, CA	USA		Cancelled.
1980-08-25	Selland Arena	Fresno, CA	USA	Eddie Money	Cancelled. Click here for ticket stub picture.
1980-08-31	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu, HI	USA	Blue Oyster Cult, Molly Hatchet, Shakin' Street	Vinny Appice's first show, some sources incorrectly list the venue as N.B.C Stadium. 19399 tickets sold, nearly sold out show. Click here for press cutting picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture.
1980-09-05	Civic Center	Lakeland, FL	USA	Riot	Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. Click here for gig ad picture.
1980-09-06	Memorial Coliseum	Jacksonville, FL	USA	Riot, Johnny Van Zant Band
1980-09-07	The Miami Jai Alai Fronton	Miami, FL	USA	Riot, Johnny Van Zant Band	Sold-out show, 6585 people. Originally scheduled as Sportatorium, Hollywood, FL but moved to Jai Alai Fronton instead. Some sources incorrectly claim the date was September 2nd and that Thin Lizzy would've been the opener. Click here for ticket stub picture Click here for a note about ticket sales picture.
1980-09-07	National Orange Showground	San Bernardino, CA	USA	Blue Oyster Cult	Possibly scheduled at some point but never happened. Might have been also confused with 1980-07-09 but that show didn't happen either.
1980-09-08	The Old Waldorf	San Francisco, CA	USA	Blue Oyster Cult	Possibly scheduled at some point but never happened. Might have also been confused with 1980-07-08 but that show didn't happen either.
1980-09-09	Memorial Stadium	Seattle, WA	USA		Possibly scheduled at some point but never happened. Might have also been confused with 1980-07-19 Seattle show.
1980-09-10	Mid South Coliseum	Memphis, TN	USA	Sammy Hagar, Riot	Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for pass picture. Click here for gig ad picture.
1980-09-12	The Omni	Atlanta, GA	USA	Riot	Sammy Hagar was scheduled to play but cancelled. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for ticket stub back side picture. Click here for gig ad picture.
1980-09-14	Cumberland County Arena	Fayetteville, NC	USA
1980-09-17	Civic Center	Springfield, MA	USA	Blue Oyster Cult (HL), Riot	Incorrect date, the show happened on 1980-09-21.
1980-09-18	Boston Garden	Boston, MA	USA	Blue Oyster Cult	Cancelled. Originally advertised as two shows in Boston, MA but only the second one took place.
1980-09-19	Veterans Memorial Coliseum	New Haven, CT	USA	Blue Oyster Cult (HL), Riot	Some sources list this incorrectly as Springfield, MA. This show was part of "Black 'N' Blue Weekend" in New England. 9942 people. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture.
1980-09-20	Boston Garden	Boston, MA	USA	Blue Oyster Cult (HL), Riot	Sold-out show, 13600 people. This show was part of "Black 'N' Blue Weekend" in New England. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture.
1980-09-21	Civic Center	Springfield, MA	USA	Blue Oyster Cult (HL), Riot	7232 people. Some sources list this incorrectly as Springfield, IL, and some sources incorrectly claim the date was 1980-09-17. This show was part of "Black 'N' Blue Weekend" in New England. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture.
1980-09-23	Rupp Arena	Lexington, KY	USA	Riot	Most likely rescheduled from 1980-08-05. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for gig ad picture.
1980-09-24	Memorial Auditorium	Greenville, SC	USA	Riot	Nazareth is sometimes claimed to be the opener but that's incorrect, Riot opened the show at this gig. At the end of the Sabbath set, a nude girl ran across the stage and used the microphone to say "Happy birthday Black Sabbath". The date for this show is not confirmed; setlist.fm site lists it as 25th, but it is most likely wrong. Possibilities for the date are 1980-09-09, -11, -13, -15-18, -24 or -28, but logistically 24th is the most likely date.
1980-09-25	Boutwell Auditorium	Birmingham, AL	USA		This gig was still advertised still in the Annistown Star newspaper on 1980-09-20, but it ended up being cancelled for reasons unknown..
1980-09-26	Charlotte Coliseum	Charlotte, NC	USA	Riot, Jesse Bolt	Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for pass picture
1980-09-27	Charleston Civic Center Coliseum	Charleston, WV	USA	Riot	Click here for ticket stub picture.
1980-09-27	Broome County Arena	Binghamton, NY	USA	Blue Oyster Cult	Cancelled and rescheduled to 1980-10-23, but that show was also cancelled.
1980-09-29	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City, MO	USA	Blue Oyster Cult, The Nice Guys	Sold-out show, 10144 people. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture.
1980-09-30	Checkerdome	St. Louis, MO	USA	Blue Oyster Cult, Gulliver	12266 tickets sold. Some sources claim Whitford/St. Holmes was one of the opener, but apparently that was not the case. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for backstage pass picture. Click here for stage pass picture.
1980-10-01	International Amphitheater	Chicago, IL	USA	Black Cat, Molly Hatchet, Blue Oyster Cult	Black Sabbath headlined. Some sources incorrectly claim that Oct 1st would've been at Phoenix Stadium in Phoenix, AZ.
1980-10-01	Phoenix Stadium	Phoenix, AZ	USA		Never happened, rumored show only.
1980-10-03	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh, PA	USA	Saxon, Blue Oyster Cult (HL)	12663 tickets sold. Click here for poster picture. Click here for support backstage pass picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture.
1980-10-04	Sports Arena	Toledo, OH	USA	Saxon	Some sources incorrectly claim this was October 11th instead.
1980-10-05	Joe Louis Arena	Detroit, MI	USA	Blue Oyster Cult, Adrenaline	Black Sabbath headlined the show. Sold-out show, 17843 tickets sold. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture.
1980-10-07	Ohio State University, St. John Arena	Columbus, OH	USA	The Rockets
1980-10-08	Civic Centre	Hartford, CT	USA	Blue Oyster Cult	Incorrect date, this gig happened on 1980-08-10 instead.
1980-10-08	Market Square Arena	Indianapolis, IN	USA	Blue Oyster Cult (HL), Shakin' Street	10 000 people in audience. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. Click here for gig review picture.
1980-10-09	Mecca Arena	Milwaukee, WI	USA	Blue Oyster Cult, Shakin' Street	Riot show, Black Sabbath (headliner) abandonded the show after 25 minutes when Geezer Butler was hit with a bottle. 8000-9000 people in audience. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture.
1980-10-10	Freedom Hall	Louisville, KY	USA	Blue Oyster Cult (HL), Shakin' Street	Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture.
1980-10-11	Sports Arena	Toledo, OH	USA	Saxon	Incorrect date, the show happened on 1980-10-04 instead.
1980-10-12	Richfield Coliseum	Richfield, OH	USA	Blue Oyster Cult, Shakin' Street	Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for pass picture. Click here for gig ad picture.
1980-10-13	War Memorial Auditorium	Buffalo, NY	USA	Blue Oyster Cult, Shakin' Street	Capacity 13390, 9757 or 9807 tickets sold depending on the source. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture. Click here for 2nd note about ticket sales picture.
1980-10-14	Capital Center	Largo, MD	USA	Blue Oyster Cult, Shakin' Street	Some claim that Girlschool would've been the opening act instead of Shakin' Street, but Girlschool was touring in Europe at the time. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. Click here for 4th ticket stub picture. Click here for gig ad picture.
1980-10-15	Nassau Coliseum	Uniondale, NY	USA	Blue Oyster Cult (HL), Shakin' Street	Incorrect date, the gig happened on 1980-10-17 instead.
1980-10-16	Community War Memorial Auditorium	Rochester, NY	USA	Blue Oyster Cult, Shakin' Street	Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture.
1980-10-17	Nassau Coliseum	Uniondale, NY	USA	Blue Oyster Cult (HL), Shakin' Street	Black+Blue filming, 13100 people. Some sources incorrectly list this as 1980-10-15. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture.
1980-10-18	Madison Square Garden	New York City, NY	USA	Blue Oyster Cult	19900 people. Top grossing show in the US for the week. According to Billboard magazine, Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult received $218,750 of the show. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. Click here for 4th ticket stub picture. Click here for gig ad picture. Click here for gig review (Billboard magazine, November 1 1980 issue) picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture.
1980-10-19	County Fieldhouse	Erie, PA	USA	Saxon	This show was earlier on listed as October 24th, but ticket stubs and eyewitnesses say it was on October 19th instead. Click here for ticket stub picture.
1980-10-20	Boston Garden	Boston, MA	USA	Blue Oyster Cult	Incorrect date, the gig happened on 1980-09-20 instead.
1980-10-21	Scope Arena	Norfolk, VA	USA	Blue Oyster Cult
1980-10-22	Civic Center	Wheeling, WV	USA	Blue Oyster Cult, Spike	Black Sabbath headlined, show rescheduled from 1980-08-06. Shakin' Street was going to be the opener but cancelled. Click here for ticket stub picture with the 1980-08-06 date.
1980-10-23	Memorial Coliseum	Ft. Wayne, IN	USA	Blue Oyster Cult	11597 tickets sold. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for gig ad picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture.
1980-10-23	Broome County Arena	Binghamton, NY	USA	Blue Oyster Cult	Rescheduled from 1980-09-27 but this one was cancelled too.
1980-10-24	County Fieldhouse	Erie, PA	USA	Saxon	Incorrect date, the gig happened on 1980-10-19 instead.
1980-10-25	Riverfront Coliseum	Cincinnati, OH	USA	Spike, Blue Oyster Cult	Sold-out show, 10136 tickets sold. Some sources say the venue was Riverfront Stadium or Riverfront Arena, but concert goer and ticket stubs confirm it was Riverfront Coliseum instead. Shakin' Street was going to be the opening band but they apparently were replace by a local band called Spike. Last gig of the Black + Blue tour. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for pass picture. Click here for gig ad picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture.
1980-11-01	Idaho State Fair Grandstand	Boise, ID	USA	The Air	Venue not confirmed.
1980-11-03	Salt Palace	Salt Lake City, UT	USA		Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for gig ad picture.
1980-11-04	City Auditorium	Colorado Springs, CO	USA	Johnnie	Click here for ticket stub picture,
1980-11-06	St. Joseph Civic Arena	St. Joseph, MO	USA	Johnnie	Some sources suggest this would've been a rescheduled show from August (as Bill Ward quit the band) at Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, UT, but that is incorrect. Newspaper confirms this St. Joseph, MO gig instead.
1980-11-06	Salt Palace	Salt Lake City, UT	USA	Johnnie	Incorrect date, gig happened on 1980-11-03 instead.
1980-11-07	Henry Levitt Arena	Wichita, KS	USA		Rescheduled from 1980-08-04. Some sources claim this happened on 1980-11-11, but at least the ticket stubs bear the 1980-11-07 date. Click here for ticket stub picture Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture
1980-11-08	Civic Auditorium	Omaha, NE	USA	Johnnie	Click here for ticket stub picture Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture.
1980-11-11	Henry Levitt Arena	Wichita, KS	USA		Most likely incorrect date, correct date was 1980-11-07.
1980-11-16	Sun Plaza Hall	Tokyo	Japan		Earlier show at 2pm. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture.
1980-11-16	Sun Plaza Hall	Tokyo	Japan		Later show at 6pm. Click here for ticket stub picture.
1980-11-17	Nippon Seinenkan Hall	Tokyo	Japan		Some sources incorrectly list this as Sun Plaza Hall or Youth Hall
1980-11-18	Sun Plaza Hall	Tokyo	Japan		Tony Iommi became ill after 70 minutes of the show, the gig had to be stopped. Some sources list the venue as Youth Hall. Click here for ticket stub picture.
1980-11-19	Sun Plaza Hall	Tokyo	Japan		Cancelled because Tony Iommi's illness.
1980-11-20	Kaikan Hall	Kyoto	Japan		Click here for ticket stub picture.
1980-11-21	Koseinenkin Hall	Osaka	Japan		Black Sabbath played Children Of The Grave as special encore as the crowd didn't leave after the lights came on at the end of the show. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture.
1980-11-24	Capitol Theatre	Sydney	Australia	Rose Tattoo	Kiss members were present at the show.
1980-11-25	Capitol Theatre	Sydney	Australia	Rose Tattoo
1980-11-26	Capitol Theatre	Sydney	Australia	Rose Tattoo
1980-11-27	Capitol Theatre	Sydney	Australia	Rose Tattoo
1980-11-29	Festival Hall	Brisbane	Australia	Rose Tattoo
1980-12-01		Melbourne	Australia	Rose Tattoo	Cancelled, Geezer Butler injured his finger while on tour in Japan and had surgery on it on 1980-11-30 in Sydney.
1980-12-05		Adelaide	Australia	Rose Tattoo	Cancelled, Geezer Butler injured his finger while on tour in Japan and had surgery on it on 1980-11-30 in Sydney.
1980-12-06		Perth	Australia	Rose Tattoo	Cancelled, Geezer Butler injured his finger while on tour in Japan and had surgery on it on 1980-11-30 in Sydney.
1980-12-??			New Zealand		Unknown if this was really scheduled, but at least the tour book sold on the Australian dates says "Essex Music welcomes Black Sabbath to Australia and New Zealand". The show didn't happen, Geezer Butler injured his finger while on tour in Japan and had surgery on it on 1980-11-30 in Sydney.
1980-12-27	Hammersmith Odeon	London	UK	A II Z, Max Webster, More	Cancelled and rescheduled to 1981-01-18.
1980-12-28	Hammersmith Odeon	London	UK	A II Z, Max Webster	Cancelled and rescheduled to 1981-01-19.
1980-12-29	Hammersmith Odeon	London	UK	A II Z, Max Webster	Cancelled and rescheduled to 1981-01-20.
1980-12-30	Hammersmith Odeon	London	UK	A II Z, Max Webster	Cancelled and rescheduled to 1981-01-21.
1981-01-03	Queen's Hall	Leeds	UK	A II Z, Max Webster	Cancelled and rescheduled to 1981-01-24.
1981-01-04	New Bingley Hall	Stafford	UK	A II Z, Max Webster	Cancelled and rescheduled to 1981-01-25.
1981-01-05	Sophie Gardens Pavillion	Cardiff	UK	A II Z, Max Webster	Cancelled and rescheduled to 1981-01-28.
1981-01-09	Gaumont Theatre	Southampton	UK	A II Z, Max Webster	Cancelled and rescheduled to 1981-01-30.
1981-01-12	Ernst Merck Halle	Hamburg	Germany		Never happened, possibly a rumored show only.
1981-01-18	Hammersmith Odeon	London	UK	A II Z	Max Webster and More were claimed to have been also the openers, but according to a A II Z member, they didn't play. Rescheduled from 1980-12-27. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for gig ad picture. Click here for gig poster picture.
1981-01-19	Hammersmith Odeon	London	UK	A II Z	Max Webster was claimed to have been also the openers, but according to a A II Z member, they didn't play. Rescheduled from 1980-12-28. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for gig ad picture. Click here for gig poster picture.
1981-01-20	Hammersmith Odeon	London	UK	A II Z	Max Webster was claimed to have been also the openers, but according to a A II Z member, they didn't play. Rescheduled from 1980-12-29. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. Click here for gig ad picture. Click here for gig poster picture.
1981-01-21	Hammersmith Odeon	London	UK	A II Z	Max Webster was claimed to have been also the openers, but according to a A II Z member, they didn't play. Brian May played on encore. Rescheduled from 1980-12-30. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for gig ad picture. Click here for gig poster picture.
1981-01-23	Royal Spa Hall	Bridlington	UK	A II Z
1981-01-24	Queen's Hall	Leeds	UK	A II Z, Max Webster	Apparently the only UK show with Max Webster. Rescheduled from 1981-01-03. Click here for ticket stub picture for the Jan 3rd date. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. Click here for 4th ticket stub picture. Click here for 5th ticket stub picture.
1981-01-25	New Bingley Hall	Stafford	UK	A II Z	Rescheduled from 1981-01-04. Click here for ticket stub picture for the Jan 4th date. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture for the Jan 4th date. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture for the Jan 4th date. Click here for 4th ticket stub picture for the Jan 4th date. Click here for 5th ticket stub picture for the Jan 4th date. Click here for 6th ticket stub picture for the Jan 4th date. Click here for ticket stub picture for the Jan 25th date.
1981-01-27	Colston Hall	Bristol	UK	A II Z
1981-01-28	Sophie Gardens Pavillion	Cardiff	UK	A II Z	First show of the day. Rescheduled from 1981-01-05. Click here for gig ad picture with the January 5th date.
1981-01-28	Sophie Gardens Pavillion	Cardiff	UK	A II Z	Second show of the day. Rescheduled from 1981-01-05. Click here for gig ad picture with the January 5th date.
1981-01-30	Gaumont Theater	Southampton	UK	A II Z	Rescheduled from 1981-01-09. Click here for ticket stub picture with the January 9th date. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture with the January 9th date.
1981-01-31	Leisure Centre	Crawley	UK	A II Z
1981-02-01	Arts Centre	Poole	UK	A II Z	Tour ad claims the venue was Wessex Hall.
1981-02-02	Cornwall Coliseum	St. Austell	UK	A II Z	Tour ad claims the venue was New Cornish Riviera.