Rainbow warmed up for REO Speedwagon on this tour at least on the West Coast of the USA. They also played with Cheap Trick co-headlining shows, at least on July 2nd they played before Cheap Trick. At some shows there were other bands too, they supposedly played before Rainbow every time. Most of the audience were Rainbow fans, though, and often most of the people left after the Rainbow set.
Some sources say that Long Live Rock 'N' Roll tour started already in 1977 when Rainbow played in the UK. I've listed those dates in the On Stage section of these tour date pages.
| Date | Venue | City and State | Country | Other bands | Comments |
| 09.05.1978 | Mid South Coliseum | Memphis, TN | USA | Foghat (HL), The Hounds | |
| 11.05.1978 | The Checkerdome Arena | St. Louis, MO | USA | Reo Speedwagon (HL) | Click here for ticket stub picture |
| 12.05.1978 | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, MO | USA | Reo Speedwagon (HL), No Dice | Capacity 15000.
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| 13.05.1978 | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, MO | USA | Reo Speedwagon (HL), No Dice | Capacity 15000.
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| 18.05.1978 | Shrine Auditorium | Los Angeles, CA | USA | Reo Speedwagon (HL), No Dice | Sold-out show, 6327 people. Some sources say the date was 19th, some sources claim the band played also Gates Of Babylon and Lady Of The Lake at this show.
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| 19.05.1978 | Swing Auditorium | San Berdardino, CA | USA | Ronnie Montrose, No Dice | Click here for ticket stub picture
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| 20.05.1978 | Winterland Ballroom | San Francisco, CA | USA | Reo Speedwagon (HL), No Dice | Some claim Blondie was one of the support acts.
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| 21.05.1978 | Warnors Theater | Fresno, CA | USA | No Dice | Capacity 2000, 1507 people in audience.
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| 22.05.1978 | San Diego Sports Arena | San Diego, CA | USA | REO Speedwagon (HL), No Dice | 5017 people, capacity 5400.
Click here for a note about ticket sales picture. |
| 26.05.1978 | Sports Arena | Toledo, OH | USA | REO Speedwagon (HL) | Click here for gig ad picture. |
| 27.05.1978 | Gardens | Louisville, KY | USA | Henry Gross, No Dice | Sold-out show, 7200 people. Industry press ticket sales announcement claims incorrectly the gig would've been on 1978-05-25.
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| 28.05.1978 | Fairgrounds | Allentown, PA | USA | Hounds, Foghat (HL) | Over 12000 people in audience.
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| 29.05.1978 | Civic Center | Springfield, MA | USA | Foghat | Sold-out show, 9532 people. According to some sources, this would've been a co-headlining show but at least the ticket stubs list only Foghat. Some sources also incorrectly claim this would've been on May 28th instead and the venue would've been Springfield Civic Arena.
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| 31.05.1978 | Hara Arena | Dayton, OH | USA | REO Speedwagon (HL), Cheap Trick | Click here for gig ad picture. |
| 02.06.1978 | Capitol Theater | Passaic, NJ | USA | No Dice, Uriah Heep | Short set, L.A. Connection and Gates Of Babylon were played in the set according to person present at the show. Sold-out show, 3456 people.
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| 03.06.1978 | Palace Theatre | Albany, NY | USA | REO Speedwagon (HL) | Sold-out show, 3200 people.
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| 05.06.1978 | Garden | Boston, MA | USA | Date might've been 6th | |
| 07.06.1978 | Mid Hudson Civic Center Arena | Poughkeepsie, NY | USA | REO Speedwagon (HL) | Click here for gig ad picture. |
| 08.06.1978 | Pinecrest Country Club | Shelton, CT | USA | Cheap Trick | Apparently cancelled on the day of the gig; the local newspaper still had an article about the gig on the same day.
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Click here for gig ad/article picture. |
| 09.06.1978 | War Memorial Auditorium | Rochester, NY | USA | Reo Speedwagon (HL), Foghat | Sold out, 12000 people. |
| 10.06.1978 | Commack Arena | Commack, NY | USA | The Godz, Reo Speedwagon (HL) | Same gig as some sources say Long Island, NY. Some sources claim the venue was Suffolk Forum, but according to a concert goer, it was called Commack Arena at that time. The venue is also known as Long Island Arena. New Haven, CT gig is listed also for this same day but it seems that Rainbow was in Commack, NY instead.
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| 10.06.1978 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | USA | Foghat | Shelton, CT newspaper article from 2 days before claims Rainbow would've been with Foghat on this date. However, it appears Rainbow was in Commack, NY with Reo Speedwagon that night instead. |
| 11.06.1978 | Capitol Center | Largo, MD | USA | ||
| 16.06.1978 | Civic Auditorium | Jacksonville, FL | USA | Venue could've been Veterans' Memorial Coliseum | |
| 17.06.1978 | Civic Center | Lakeland, FL | USA | Cheap Trick, Max Webster | |
| 19.06.1978 | Jai Alai Fronton | Miami, FL | USA | Press listed this as June 18th | |
| 23.06.1978 | Freedom Hall | Johnson City, TN | USA | REO Speedwagon (HL), Nantucket | Some sources list this as Greensboro, NC, but apparently that gig was cancelled. Some sources also incorrectly list this as Atlanta, GA. |
| 24.06.1978 | Omni | Atlanta, GA | USA | Reo Speedwagon (HL), Nantucket | Capacity 9200, 6722 people. Rainbow played a 60 minute
set recorded for radio. Blackmore had a fight with Reo
Speedwagon's stage manager on stage. This show was originally
scheduled for the Fox Theater but was moved to a bigger
venue. It might be so that the date was changed from June 8th
to 24th at the same time.
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| 25.06.1978 | Charlotte Coliseum | Charlotte, NC | USA | ||
| 27.06.1978 | Civic Auditorium | Knoxville, TN | USA | ||
| 28.06.1978 | Municipal Auditorium Arena | Nashville, TN | USA | REO Speedwagon (HL), Nantucket | Capacity 9900, 4484 people.
Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture. |
| 29.06.1978 | Carolina Coliseum | Columbia, SC | USA | Alice Cooper (HL) | AC/DC was supposed to open the show but did not appear.
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| 30.06.1978 | Barton Coliseum | Little Rock, AR | USA | Listed as Jackson, TN in the press | |
| 01.07.1978 | The Armory | Springfield, IL | USA | Max Webster, Cheap Trick | Rainbow headlined. Listed as Jackson, MS in the press, but this
may be confused to the Reo Speedwagon tour dates?
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| 02.07.1978 | International Amphitheater | Chicago, IL | USA | Max Webster, Cheap Trick (HL) | Short concert.
Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 04.07.1978 | Edgewater Speedway | Cleves, OH | USA | The Outlaws (HL), Rick Derringer, Rainbow, Rare Earth, Dixie Dregs | |
| 07.07.1978 | Fairgrounds Pavillion | Tulsa, OK | USA | REO Speedwagon (HL), Bliss | 9034 people, sold out.
Click here for Billboard survey picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture. Click here for backstage pass picture. |
| 08.07.1978 | Myriad | Oklahoma City, OK | USA | REO Speedwagon (HL) | Click here for gig ad picture.
Click here for 2nd gig ad picture. Click here for REO Speedwagon stage pass picture. |
| 09.07.1978 | Civic Center | Amarillo, TX | USA | Reo Speedwagon (HL), Blackstone | Capacity 7800, 4442 people.
Click here for a note about ticket sales picture. |
| 13.07.1978 | Sam Houston Coliseum | Houston, TX | USA | Reo Speedwagon (HL), Max Webster | Capacity 11272, 6100 people.
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| 14.07.1978 | Convention Center Arena | Dallas, TX | USA | Reo Speedwagon (HL), Max Webster | Capacity 9000, 6050 people.
Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture. |
| 15.07.1978 | Municipal Auditorium | San Antonio, TX | USA | Reo Speedwagon (HL), Max Webster | Sold-out show, 5785 people.
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| 16.07.1978 | Fair Park Coliseum | Beaumont, TX | USA | Reo Speedwagon (HL), Max Webster | Capacity 7100, 4126 people. Some sources claim the show was on July 22nd, but ticket stub has July 16 as the date.
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| 18.07.1978 | Memorial Coliseum | Corpus Christi, TX | USA | REO Speedwagon (HL), Max Webster | Capacity 5500, 4315 people. Some sources incorrectly claim the show was on July 25th.
Click here for a note about ticket sales picture. |
| 20.07.1978 | Riverside Centroplex | Baton Rouge, LA | USA | REO Speedwagon (HL) | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 22.07.1978 | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum | Shreveport, LA | USA | REO Speedwagon (HL), Bliss | Some sources incorrectly list this as Louisiana State University Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, LA. This Shreveport, LA gig was originally scheduled for the smaller Municipal Auditorium (capacity about 4000) and for 1978-07-21. A day before the show it was moved to the larger Hirsch Coliseum (capacity 8000) because of electrical problems at the Municipal Auditorium. 2570 people in audience.
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| 23.07.1978 | Municipal Auditorium | Austin, TX | USA | REO Speedwagon (HL), Max Webster | Sold-out show, 3028 people. Venue also listed as University of Texas.
Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture. |
| 28.07.1978 | Richfield Coliseum | Cleveland, OH | USA | Black Oak Arkansas | Short gig. Some sources incorrectly claim this was in May 1978.
Click here for gig ad picture. |
| ??.07.1978 | Myriad | Oklahoma City, OK | USA | REO Speedwagon (HL) | |
| 02.08.1978 | Tower Theater | Upper Darby, PA | USA | Cheap Trick | Some sources claim this show was with REO Speedwagon and
Nantucket, but concert goer confirmed it was with Cheap Trick
instead. Cheap Trick opened for Rainbow at this gig. Some ticket stubs or gig ads apparently suggest that Nantucket would've been the opener.
Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for gig ad picture. |
| 05.08.1978 | Leroy Concert Theatre | Pawtucket, RI | USA | Cheap Trick | According to some sources, the venue name was Leroy Concert Hall.
Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| ??.08.1978 | The Royal Oak Music Theater | Royal Oak, MI | USA | The Cars | |
| ??.08.1978 | The Royal Oak Music Theater | Royal Oak, MI | USA | The Cars | |
| 14.08.1978 | The Royal Oak Music Theater | Royal Oak, MI | USA | The Cars | Unknown which of the three gigs was on 14th |
| 17.08.1978 | Stanley Theater | Pittsburgh, PA | USA | Eddie Money | Rainbow played only 45 minutes, audience almost rioted after the show.
Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 18.08.1978 | Calderone Concert Hall | Hempstead, NY | USA | Ac/Dc | 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. |
| 19.08.1978 | Paramount Theater | Wilkes-Barre, PA | USA | Ac/Dc | No encore played. Apparently someone threw a firework on the stage just before the band was going to come to play encore. On the other hand, one concert goer does not remember that this would've happened. |
| 20.08.1978 | War Memorial | Johnstown, PA | USA | Ac/Dc | Some claim the show was cancelled.
Click here for gig ad picture. |
| 21.08.1978 | Paradise Theater | Boston, MA | USA | Ac/Dc | Included Gates Of Babylon? Some sources claim the venue was Boston Garden, some others claim Orpheum Theater. |
| 23.08.1978 | Palace Theater | Albany, NY | USA | Ac/Dc | |
| 24.08.1978 | Palladium | New York City, NY | USA | Ac/Dc | Show ended after 3 songs, PA/rainbow interference problems, after
90 minutes of troubleshooting Ronnie announced to the audience that
the ticket price will be refunded.
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