Lots of thanks for figuring out many of these dates go to Rob Dwyer, webmaster of the Black Sabbath Live Project web site!
| Date | Venue | City and State | Country | Other bands | Comments |
| 15.11.1981 | Coliseum | Quebec City, PQ | Canada | Some sources incorrectly say this show was on November 18th | |
| 16.11.1981 | Kitchener, PQ | Canada | |||
| 17.11.1981 | Sudbury Arena | Sudbury, PQ | Canada | Click here for ticket stub picture | |
| 19.11.1981 | Maple Leaf Gardens | Toronto, ON | Canada | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | 14 000 people, riot after the show. Click here for ticket stub picture Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. |
| 20.11.1981 | Hall Forum | Montreal, PQ | Canada | Click here for ticket stub picture | |
| 21.11.1981 | Civic Center Arena | Ottawa, ON | Canada | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | |
| 22.11.1981 | Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena | Binghamton, NY | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | Might've been postponed to February 17th, 1982, which then was postponed until May 23rd, 1982 |
| 24.11.1981 | Stabler Arena, Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | Some sources incorrectly list this as Allentown, PA |
| 25.11.1981 | Glens Falls Civic Center | Glens Falls, NY | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | Capacity 6500, sold out show. Some sources incorrectly list this
as Toledo, OH.
Click here for ticket stub picture |
| 27.11.1981 | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, PA | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 28.11.1981 | Sports Arena | Toledo, OH | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | Power went out during the show for the whole venue, some sources say Nov 28th 1981 was Ann Arbor, MI |
| 29.11.1981 | Columbus, OH | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | Some sources list this as November 26th, might've been cancelled | |
| 30.11.1981 | Charleston, WV | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | Not confirmed | |
| 01.12.1981 | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Buffalo, NY | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | Some sources list this as Kansas City, MO with Alvin Lee Band w/ Mick Taylor as the opener, some list this for December 6th and some claim the venue was War Memorial. Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 03.12.1981 | Capital Centre | Largo, MD | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | Click (here for ticket stub picture. Click here for another ticket stub picture. |
| 04.12.1981 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, PA | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | Click
here for ticket stub picture
Click here for pass picture. |
| 05.12.1981 | Wicomico Civic Center | Salisbury, MD | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | Some sources list the venue as State University |
| 06.12.1981 | Richfield Coliseum | Richmond, VA | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | Some sources claim this was Buffalo, NY. Click here for pass picture. |
| 08.12.1981 | Richfield Coliseum | Cleveland, OH | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | |
| 09.12.1981 | Louisville, KY | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | ||
| 10.12.1981 | Mid-South Coliseum | Memphis, TN | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 12.12.1981 | Barton Coliseum | Little Rock, AR | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | Some sources say December 13th. Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 13.12.1981 | Mobile, AL | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | Some sources say December 14th | |
| 16.12.1981 | Municipal Auditorium | Nashville, TN | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for pass picture. |
| 17.12.1981 | Riverfront Coliseum | Cincinnati, OH | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | Click
here for blue pass picture.
Click here for red pass picture. Click here for 2nd red pass picture. |
| 19.12.1981 | Market Square Arena | Indianapolis, IN | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | Some sources incorrectly list this as 18.12.1981.
Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 20.12.1981 | International Amphitheatre | Chicago, IL | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 21.12.1981 | International Amphitheatre | Chicago, IL | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | |
| ??.12.1981 | Kansas City, MO | USA | Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) | ||
| 31.12.1981 | Hammersmith Odeon | London | UK | ||
| 01.01.1982 | Hammersmith Odeon | London | UK | Some sources incorrectly list this as Remscheld, Germany | |
| 02.01.1982 | Hammersmith Odeon | London | UK | 720 | Tygers Of Pan Tang were scheduled to appear too, but cancelled.
Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. |
| 03.01.1982 | Hammersmith Odeon | London | UK | 720 | Click
here for ticket stub picture.
Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. |
| 05.01.1982 | City Hall | Newcastle | UK | Click here for ticket stub picture. | |
| 06.01.1982 | City Hall | Newcastle | UK | Click here for ticket stub picture | |
| 07.01.1982 | City Hall | Newcastle | UK | ||
| 09.01.1982 | New Bingley Hall | Stafford | UK | Concert was stopped for about 15-25 minutes because technical
problems with the smoke machine under the drum riser.
Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for another ticket stub picture. Click here for another ticket stub picture. |
|
| 10.01.1982 | Granby Hall | Leicester | UK | Not mentioned in the tour itineraries. Click here for ticket stub picture. | |
| 12.01.1982 | Queen's Hall | Leeds | UK | Click here for ticket stub picture Click here for another ticket stub picture. Click here for another ticket stub picture. | |
| 14.01.1982 | Cornwall Coliseum | St. Austell | UK | ||
| 15.01.1982 | Guildhall | Portsmouth | UK | Not mentioned in tour itineraries.
Click here for ticket stub picture. |
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| 16.02.1982 | Coliseum | Greensboro, NC | USA | Doc Holliday | Filmed for a video release that was later cancelled |
| 17.02.1982 | Roanoke Civic Center | Roanoke, VA | USA | Doc Holliday | |
| 19.02.1982 | Memorial Coliseum | Jacksonville, FL | USA | Doc Holliday | Some sources, apparently incorrectly claim that this was on 21.02.1982 and that the venue was Coliseum. Sold out show with 10 000 people. |
| 20.02.1982 | Hollywood Sportatorium | Hollywood, FL | USA | Doc Holliday | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 21.02.1982 | Civic Center | Lakeland, FL | USA | Doc Holliday | Sold out, 10000 people. Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 24.02.1982 | Leon County Civic Center | Tallahassee, FL | USA | Doc Holliday | |
| 25.02.1982 | Civic Coliseum | Knoxville, TN | USA | Doc Holliday | |
| 26.02.1982 | Charlotte Coliseum | Charlotte, NC | USA | Doc Holliday, Molly Hatchet | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 27.02.1982 | The Omni | Atlanta, GA | USA | Doc Holliday | Rescheduled from December 15th, 1981. Click here for gig ad picture. |
| 02.03.1982 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | USA | Wrabit | Postponed from February 4th. Click here for ticket stub picture with Feb 4th date. Click here for 2nd version of ticket stub picture with Feb 4th date. |
| 03.03.1982 | Civic Center | Baltimore, MD | USA | Wrabit, Alvin Lee Band | Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for another ticket stub picture. Some sources incorrectly claim the venue was 1st Mariner Arena. |
| 04.03.1982 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | USA | Wrabit | Click here for pass picture |
| 06.03.1982 | Cobo Arena | Detroit, MI | USA | Wrabit | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 07.03.1982 | Hara Arena | Dayton, OH | USA | Wrabit | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 08.03.1982 | Wendler Arena / Saginaw Civic Center | Saginaw, MI | USA | Wrabit | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 09.03.1982 | Louisville Gardens | Louisville, KY | USA | Alvin Lee Band | Capacity 7500 |
| 10.03.1982 | Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena | Green Bay, WI | USA | Wrabit | |
| 12.03.1982 | Dane County Exposition Center Coliseum | Madison, WI | USA | Wrabit | |
| 13.03.1982 | Metropolitan Sports Centre | Minneapolis, MN | USA | Wrabit | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 15.03.1982 | Five Seasons Center | Cedar Rapids, IA | USA | Wrabit | Capacity about 5000 |
| 16.03.1982 | Prairie Capital Convention Center | Springfield, IL | USA | Wrabit | Capacity 7800.
Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 17.03.1982 | Checkerdome | St. Louis, MO | USA | Wrabit | Click
here for ticket stub picture.
Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. |
| 19.03.1982 | Civic Auditorium Arena | Omaha, NE | USA | Wrabit | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 21.03.1982 | Henry Levitt Arena | Wichita, KS | USA | Wrabit | Sold out show. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for another ticket stub picture. |
| 22.03.1982 | Municipal Auditorium Arena | Kansas City, MO | USA | Wrabit (?) | Capacity 10400 |
| 09.04.1982 | Sports Arena | San Diego, CA | USA | The Outlaws | Sold out.
Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 10.04.1982 | Long Beach Arena | Long Beach, CA | USA | The Outlaws | Sold out.
Click here for gig ad picture. |
| 12.04.1982 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Phoenix, AZ | USA | The Outlaws | Postponed from 11.04. (Easter Sunday). Some sources incorrectly claim they played in Las Vegas, NV instead. |
| 13.04.1982 | Orange Pavillion - National Orange Showgrounds | San Bernardino, CA | USA | The Outlaws | Some sources list this as Las Vegas, NV but that show possibly
happened on 11th or 12th instead. Sold out show.
Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 14.04.1982 | Convention Center | Reno, NV | USA | The Outlaws | Some sources incorrectly list this as Forum, Los Angeles, CA |
| 15.04.1982 | Forum | Inglewood, CA | USA | The Outlaws | Sold out.
Click here for gig ad picture. |
| 17.04.1982 | The Cow Palace | San Francisco, CA | USA | The Outlaws | Capacity 20000, sold out.
Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 18.04.1982 | Selland Arena | Fresno, CA | USA | The Outlaws | Some sources claim this was on April 16th instead |
| 20.04.1982 | Freeborn Recreation Hall, University of California | Davis, CA | USA | The Outlaws | No encore (Paranoid) played. Click here for gig poster picture. |
| 21.04.1982 | Medford, OR | USA | |||
| 22.04.1982 | Memorial Coliseum Complex | Portland, OR | USA | The Outlaws | Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for another ticket stub picture. |
| 23.04.1982 | Seattle Center Arena | Seattle, WA | USA | The Outlaws | Live Evil recordings, sold out show with 6000 people. Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 24.04.1982 | Seattle Center Arena | Seattle, WA | USA | The Outlaws | Live Evil recordings, sold out show with 6000 people |
| 26.04.1982 | Pacific Coliseum | Vancouver, BC | Canada | The Outlaws | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 27.04.1982 | Sportsplex Arena | Lethbridge, AB | Canada | The Outlaws | Some sources claim incorrectly that April 27th was in Calgary, AB |
| 29.04.1982 | Corral Arena | Calgary, AB | Canada | The Outlaws | Some sources list this as April 28th. Sold out show with 7500 people |
| 30.04.1982 | Northlands Coliseum | Edmonton, AB | Canada | The Outlaws | Some sources list this as April 29th. Almost sold out with 12975
people, capacity 13000. Venue called these days Skyreach Center.
Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for pass picture |
| 01.05.1982 | Regina, SK | Canada | The Outlaws | ||
| 04.05.1982 | Yellowstone Metra Park Arena | Billings, MT | USA | The Outlaws | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 05.05.1982 | Casper Events Center | Casper, WY | USA | The Outlaws | |
| 08.05.1982 | McNichols Sports Arena | Denver, CO | USA | The Outlaws | 10529 people, capacity 18000.
Click here for ticket stub picture |
| 09.05.1982 | Tingley Coliseum | Albuquerque, NM | USA | The Outlaws | 10656 people, sold out.
Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 11.05.1982 | Sam Houston Coliseum | Houston, TX | USA | The Outlaws | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 12.05.1982 | County Convention Center Arena | Dallas, TX | USA | The Outlaws | Live Evil recordings, the show was also filmed. Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for another ticket stub picture. Sold out show. |
| 13.05.1982 | Convention Center Arena | San Antonio, TX | USA | The Outlaws | Live Evil recordings, some sources incorrectly suggest that this
would've been San Francisco, CA.
Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. |
| 17.05.1982 | Madison Square Garden | New York City, NY | USA | Doc Holliday | Rescheduled from February 10th. Click here for the original Feb 10th date pass picture. Click here for the rescheduled May 17th date pass picture. Click here for ticket stub picture with the original date. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture with the original date. Click here for gig ad picture. |
| 18.05.1982 | Civic Centre | Providence, RI | USA | Doc Holliday | Rescheduled from February 12th. Some sources incorrectly list this as Convention Center Arena and some incorrectly say the date was May 15th. |
| 19.05.1982 | Kingston Armory | Kingston, PA | USA | Doc Holliday | Rescheduled from unknown February date. This gig is sometimes incorrectly listed for May 18th. Some sources incorrectly list the city as Wilkes-Barre, which is across the river from Kingston, PA. Roughly 2000 people in audience. |
| 21.05.1982 | Rochester Community War Memorial | Rochester, NY | USA | Doc Holliday | The venue was later renamed to Blue Cross Arena, capacity about 7500. |
| 22.05.1982 | War Memorial Auditorium | Syracuse, NY | USA | Doc Holliday | Rescheduled from February 6th.
Click here for ticket stub picture with Feb 6th date. Click here for pass/souvenir patch picture. Ronnie was handed the keys to the city during the show by Cortland's mayor, as Ronnie's hometown Cortland is close to Syracuse. |
| 23.05.1982 | Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena | Binghampton, NY | USA | Doc Holliday | Rescheduled from February 11th, although many sources claim it was from February 17th. Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 28.05.1982 | UIC Pavillion | Chicago, IL | USA | ||
| 29.05.1982 | UIC Pavillion | Chicago, IL | USA | ||
| 01.06.1982 | Milwaukee, WI | USA | Not confirmed | ||
| 17.06.1982 | Madison Square Garden | New York City, NY | USA | Not same show as May 17th, Black Sabbath played Madison Square Garden twice on the Mob Rules tour | |
| ??.??.198? | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, IL | USA | ||
| ??.??.1982 | Sportatorium | Miami, FL | USA | ||
| 17.08.1982 | International Amphitheater | Chicago, IL | USA | From this point on the tour was also called as "Live Evil" tour | |
| 21.08.1982 | Merriweather Post Pavillion | Columbia, MD | USA | Johnny Van-Zant Band | |
| 22.08.1982 | Brendan Byrne Arena | Meadowsland, NJ | USA | Johnny Van-Zant Band | 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. |
| 24.08.1982 | CNE Grandstand | Toronto, ON | Canada | Johnny Van-Zant Band | ~15 000 people. Some sources incorrectly claim the venue was
Canadian National Exhibition Hall.
Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for gig ad picture. |
| 25.08.1982 | Central Canada Exhibition (CCEA), Landsdowne Park | Ottawa, ON | Canada | Exciter, Johnny Van-Zant Band | Johnny Van-Zant Band might've cancelled because of rain. Some sources claim this was on 27th, since apparently some ticket stubs have 27th printed on them. Click here for ticket stub picture for August 25th. |
| 28.08.1982 | Pine Knob Music Theatre | Clarkston, MI | USA | Some sources incorrectly claim the date was August 2nd or 3rd.
Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. |
|
| 29.08.1982 | Alpine Valley Amphitheater | East Troy, WI | USA | Johnny Van-Zant | Some sources incorrectly claim the show was on 28th instead |
| 31.08.1982 | Poplar Creek Music Theater | Hoffman Estates, IL | USA | Ronnie's last show.
Click here for ticket stub picture. |
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