Thin Lizzy was supposed to be the warming-up band for June-July North American tour, but because Phil Lynott became ill, they had to cancel it. There were various different warming-up bands instead.
Click here for a tour laminate pass from the tour truck driver.
| Date | Venue | City and State | Country | Other bands | Comments |
| 1976-03-03 | Palasport | Torino | Italy | Cemento | Cancelled - the whole March tour in Europe was cancelled.
Click here for gig ad picture. |
| 1976-03-07 | Stadthalle | Erlangen | Germany | Cancelled - the whole March tour in Europe was cancelled.
Click here for the German tour gig ad picture. |
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| 1976-03-08 | Eberthalle | Ludwigshafen | Germany | Cancelled - the whole March tour in Europe was cancelled.
Click here for the German tour gig ad picture. |
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| 1976-03-09 | Stadthalle | Offenbach | Germany | Cancelled - the whole March tour in Europe was cancelled.
Click here for the German tour gig ad picture. |
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| 1976-03-11 | Philipshalle | Dusseldorf | Germany | Cancelled - the whole March tour in Europe was cancelled.
Click here for the German tour gig ad picture. |
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| 1976-03-12 | Westfalenhalle | Dortmund | Germany | Cancelled - the whole March tour in Europe was cancelled.
Click here for the German tour gig ad picture. |
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| 1976-03-14 | Stadthalle | Wolfsburg | Germany | Cancelled - the whole March tour in Europe was cancelled.
Click here for the German tour gig ad picture. |
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| 1976-03-16 | Musikhalle | Hamburg | Germany | Cancelled - the whole March tour in Europe was cancelled.
Click here for the German tour gig ad picture. |
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| 1976-06-06 | Nor'wester '76 Festival, NorthWest Speedway | Stateline, ID | USA | Bachman Turner Overdrive, Blue Oyster Cult | Cancelled as the festival promoters did not pay the bands at this festival. The audience of 5000 started a riot after the bands did not appear.
Click here for a ticket picture. Click here for a gig ad picture. Click here for 2nd gig ad picture. Click here for a backstage pass pin picture. Click here for US tour poster picture. |
| 1976-06-11 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | Columbus, OH | USA | Thin Lizzy was going to be the warming-up band but as they arrived to Columbus, OH, Phil Lynott was diagnosed with hepatitis and they had to cancel their tour with Rainbow.
Click here for US tour poster picture. Click here for gig ad picture. |
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| 1976-06-13 | Palace Theater | Albany, NY | USA | Thin Lizzy was going to be the warming-up band but as Phil Lynott was diagnosed with hepatitis, they had to cancel their tour with Rainbow. According to "The Sunday Record" newspaper, Rainbow and Thin Lizzy played at this date at The Palace in New York City, NY but that is most likely just a confusion. A fan also confirms that he saw Rainbow on this date in Albany, NY.
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| 1976-06-14 | Fairgrounds Agricultural Hall | Allentown, PA | USA | Thin Lizzy was going to be the warming-up band but as Phil Lynott was diagnosed with hepatitis, they had to cancel their tour with Rainbow. Most likely also Rainbow postponed this gig to 1976-07-01. In addition, some sources list this gig for 1976-06-12 and the generic US tour poster has the date as 1976-06-13.
Click here for US tour poster picture. |
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| 1976-06-14 | Le Theatre St. Denis | Montreal, PQ | Canada | Cancelled and rescheduled for 1976-07-20. | |
| 1976-06-15 | Allen Theater | Cleveland, OH | USA | Thin Lizzy was going to be the warming-up band but as Phil Lynott was diagnosed with hepatitis, they had to cancel their tour with Rainbow.
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| 1976-06-16 | The Arena | Binghamton, NY | USA | Thin Lizzy was going to be the warming-up band but as Phil Lynott was diagnosed with hepatitis, they had to cancel their tour with Rainbow. Rainbow was cancelled as well by the promoter.
Click here for gig ad picture. Click here for cancellation notice picture. |
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| 1976-06-17 | Beacon Theater | New York City, NY | USA | Southside Johnny And The Asbury Dukes (or Duke And The Backstreet Drivers, or Duke And The Drivers) | Thin Lizzy was going to be the warming-up band but as Phil Lynott was diagnosed with hepatitis, they had to cancel their tour with Rainbow. Some sources incorrectly claim Ac/Dc would've been the warming-up band. 2687 people.
Click here for a ticket picture. Click here for 2nd ticket picture. Click here for gig ad picture. Click here for 2nd gig ad picture. Click here for US tour poster picture. Click here for a note about ticket sales picture. |
| 1976-06-18 | The Calderone Concert Hall | Hempstead, NY | USA | Thin Lizzy was going to be the warming-up band but as Phil Lynott was diagnosed with hepatitis, they had to cancel their tour with Rainbow. Some sources incorrectly claim Ac/Dc would've been the warming-up band. | |
| 1976-06-19 | Century Theater | Buffalo, NY | USA | Thin Lizzy was going to be the warming-up band but as Phil Lynott was diagnosed with hepatitis, they had to cancel their tour with Rainbow.
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| 1976-06-20 | Erie County Fieldhouse | Erie, PA | USA | Heart | Thin Lizzy was going to be the warming-up band but as Phil Lynott was diagnosed with hepatitis, they had to cancel their tour with Rainbow.
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| 1976-06-?? | Orpheum Theater | Boston, MA | USA | Thin Lizzy was going to be the warming-up band but as Phil Lynott was diagnosed with hepatitis, they had to cancel their tour with Rainbow. If this gig happened at all, the date very likely was 1976-06-21. | |
| 1976-06-22 | Hara Arena | Dayton, OH | USA | Ted Nugent | Thin Lizzy was going to be the warming-up band but as Phil Lynott was diagnosed with hepatitis, they had to cancel their tour with Rainbow. Some sources incorrectly claim the gig would've been on 1976-06-26. 2600 people.
Click here for a ticket picture. Click here for 2nd ticket picture. Click here for gig ad picture. Click here for a note of ticket sales picture. |
| 1976-06-24 | International Amphitheater | Milwaukee, WI | USA | Some sources claim the venue was Uptown Theater. | |
| 1976-06-25 | Aragon Ballroom | Chicago, IL | USA | Heart, Mahogany Rush, The L.A. Jets | Capacity 5500, 3952 people.
Click here for a note of ticket sales picture. Click here for gig pass picture. Click here for US tour poster picture. |
| 1976-06-26 | Expo Center | Indianapolis, IN | USA | Mahogany Rush | Cancelled, possibly only a day before the show.
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| 1976-06-27 | RKO Orpheum Theater | Davenport, IA | USA | Click here for US tour poster picture. | |
| 1976-06-28 | Sports Arena | Toledo, OH | USA | Heart | Click here for a ticket stub picture.
Click here for gig ad picture. |
| 1976-07-01 | Fairgrounds Grandstand | Allentown, PA | USA | Angel, Chumbi | About 4000 people, capacity 14000. Most likely rescheduled from 1976-06-14.
Click here for gig poster picture. Click here for gig review picture. Click here for gig ad picture. |
| 1976-07-02 | Auditorium Theatre | Rochester, NY | USA | Angel, Gentle Giant | Some sources incorrectly claim this was on 1976-07-06.
Click here for 2 ticket stubs picture. Click here for gig ad picture. |
| 1976-07-03 | Broadwalk Casino Arena | Asbury Park, NJ | USA | Henry Gross | Thin Lizzy was going to be the warming-up band but as Phil Lynott was diagnosed with hepatitis, they had to cancel their tour with Rainbow.
Click here for gig ad picture. Click here for 2nd gig ad picture. Click here for pass picture. |
| 1976-07-04 | USA | Outdoor venue. | |||
| 1976-07-08 | SMU McFarlin Memorial Auditorium | Dallas, TX | USA | Don Harrison Band | Click here for ticket stub picture.
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| 1976-07-09 | Municipal Auditorium | San Antonio, TX | USA | Blue Oyster Cult (HL), Starz, Mott | 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. |
| 1976-07-10 | Music Hall | Houston, TX | USA | Don Harrison Band | Ronnie's birthday show. Some sources incorrectly claim this would've been with Blue Oyster Cult and Starz at Moody's Coliseum. Polydor filmed at least parts of this gig for a promotional video.
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| 1976-07-14 | Curtis Hixon Hall | Tampa, FL | USA | Click here for gig ad picture. | |
| 1976-07-15 | Jai Alai Fronton | Miami, FL | USA | Roy Buchanan | Click here for ticket stub picture.
Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. |
| 1976-07-16 | Bayfront Center Arena | St. Petersburg, FL | USA | Savoy Brown, Roy Buchanan | Capacity 8400, about 1500 people.
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| 1976-07-?? | Civic Auditorium | Jacksonville, FL | USA | Venue might've been Veterans' Memorial Coliseum instead. | |
| 1976-07-20 | St. Denis Theater | Montreal, PQ | Canada | Max Webster | Some sources incorrectly claim the date was 1976-07-12.
Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for gig review picture. |
| 1976-07-26 | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, PA | USA | Jethro Tull (HL) | Some sources incorrectly claim Jethro Tull did not play. 13130 people.
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 pass picture. Click here for 2nd pass picture. Click here for gig ad picture. Click here for note about ticket sales picture. |
| 1976-07-27 | Market Square Arena | Indianapolis, IN | USA | Jethro Tull (HL) | Some sources incorrectly claim Jethro Tull did not play.
Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 1976-07-30 | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum | Shreveport, LA | USA | REO Speedwagon, Cate Brothers | 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. |
| 1976-08-02 | Aladdin Theatre | Las Vegas, NV | USA | Click here for gig ad picture.
Click here for 2nd gig ad picture. Click here for 3rd gig ad picture. |
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| 1976-08-03 | Starlight Bowl Amphitheater | Burbank, CA | USA | Man | Some sources incorrectly claim the venue was Civic Arena. Originally scheduled
for July but vetoed by the Burbank Council; on the other hand there are no other Rainbow tour dates in the area in July. 3258 people.
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. Click here for press cutting picture. Click here for a note of ticket sales picture. Click here for 2nd note of ticket sales picture. |
| 1976-08-06 | Civic Auditorium | San Jose, CA | USA | Mile Hi, Man | Click here for gig ad picture.
Click here for pass picture. |
| 1976-08-07 | Community Theater | Berkeley, CA | USA | ||
| 1976-08-26 | Orange Festival | Nimes | France | Date might've been 27th. The festival was cancelled because of the residents' objections. Rainbow was set to headline the 1st or 2nd day. | |
| 1976-08-28 | Corbierres | France | Three day festival that was cancelled, Rainbow would've played on the 2nd day. | ||
| 1976-08-31 | Hippodrome | Bristol | UK | Stretch | |
| 1976-09-01 | De Montfort Hall | Leicester | UK | Stretch | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 1976-09-03 | Empire Theatre | Liverpool | UK | Stretch | Some claim that Ritchie caused damage to the venue and Rainbow got banned from the place, but that was on the On Stage tour instead. |
| 1976-09-04 | Playhouse | Edinburgh | UK | Stretch | Click here for ticket stub picture.
Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. |
| 1976-09-05 | Free Trade Hall | Manchester | UK | Stretch | Click here for ticket stub picture.
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| 1976-09-07 | Hammersmith Odeon | London | UK | Stretch | Click here for ticket stub picture.
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| 1976-09-08 | Hammersmith Odeon | London | UK | Stretch | 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. |
| 1976-09-09 | Hammersmith Odeon | London | UK | Stretch | Mentioned in the newspapers but never put on sale. |
| 1976-09-10 | Cardiff Castle Festival | Cardiff | UK | Queen (HL), Andy Fairweather Low, Frankie Miller's Full House | Rainbow cancelled as the stage was too small for the rainbow stage prop. Another explanation given was that the rainbow didn't get in time to Cardiff as it was shipped from the USA, but it had already been present at the earlier UK shows. They were replaced by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. |
| 1976-09-11 | Odeon Theatre | Birmingham | UK | Stretch | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 1976-09-12 | Gaumont Theatre | Southampton | UK | Stretch | Cancelled and postponed to 1976-09-13 instead. |
| 1976-09-13 | Capitol Theatre | Cardiff | UK | Planned originally but cancelled after 1976-09-10 festival was booked. | |
| 1976-09-13 | Gaumont Theatre | Southampton | UK | Stretch | |
| 1976-09-14 | City Hall | Newcastle | UK | Stretch | Click here for ticket stub picture.
Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture. |
| 1976-09-17 | Olympen | Lund | Sweden | Cancelled, venue too small for the stage set | |
| 1976-09-20 | Konserthuset | Stockholm | Sweden | Some sources claim Ac/Dc was the support band at this gig but concert goer confirmed there was no warming up band. Ac/Dc most likely they joined the tour only in Hamburg, Germany. | |
| 1976-09-22 | Tivoli's Koncertsal | Copenhagen | Denmark | Some sources claim that Ac/Dc would've been the support band but they did not play at this show. | |
| 1976-09-23 | Musikhalle Grosser Saal | Hamburg | Germany | Ac/Dc | Filmed in part by Oyster label. |
| 1976-09-24 | Stadthalle | Bremen | Germany | Ac/Dc | Some sources suggest the city was Bremerhaven. |
| 1976-09-25 | Sporthalle | Cologne | Germany | Ac/Dc | On Stage recordings.
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| 1976-09-27 | Philipshalle | Dusseldorf | Germany | Ac/Dc | On Stage recordings.
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| 1976-09-28 | Messezentrum Halle A | Nurnberg | Germany | Ac/Dc | Some sources incorrectly claim this was Multihalle in Mannheim. On Stage recordings. |
| 1976-09-29 | Circus Krone | Munich | Germany | Ac/Dc | On Stage recordings.
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| 1976-09-30 | Multihalle | Mannheim | Germany | Ac/Dc | Click here for ticket stub picture.
Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. |
| 1976-10-01 | Rhein Main Halle | Wiesbaden | Germany | Ac/Dc | |
| 1976-10-02 | Westfallenhalle Festival | Dortmund | Germany | Ac/Dc, Van Der Graf Generator, Procol Harum | Click here for ticket stub and gig poster picture. |
| 1976-10-03 | Geneva | Switzerland | Ac/Dc | Cancelled and rescheduled for 1976-10-09 instead. | |
| 1976-10-04 | Casino | Bern | Switzerland | Ac/Dc | |
| 1976-10-05 | Volkshaus | Zurich | Switzerland | Ac/Dc | |
| 1976-10-06 | Jahrhunderthalle | Frankfurt | Germany | Ac/Dc | Click here for gig poster picture. |
| 1976-10-08 | Luxor Theater | Hoensbroek | Holland | Ac/Dc | Unconfirmed, most likely didn't happen at all. |
| 1976-10-09 | Palais de Expositions | Geneva | Switzerland | Some sources list this as October 3rd, with AC/DC as the opener, but according to Swiss newspaper "Tribune de Lousanne" on 1976-10-08, Rainbow played in Geneva on October 10th instead and there is no mention of AC/DC.
Click here for gig ad picture. |
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| 1976-10-11 | Le Mans | France | Ac/Dc | Unconfirmed, most likely didn't happen at all. | |
| 1976-10-12 | Le Havre | France | Ac/Dc | Unconfirmed, most likely didn't happen at all. | |
| 1976-10-13 | Porte de Pantin Pavillion | Paris | France | Ac/Dc | |
| 1976-10-14 | Cirque Royal | Brussels | Belgium | Ac/Dc | Some sources claim this was on 16th or 17th, but the ticket stub and eyewitness claim the date was 14th instead.
Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 1976-10-15 | Rouen | France | Ac/Dc | Unconfirmed, most likely didn't happen at all | |
| 1976-10-15 | Parc Des Expositions | Colmar | France | Ac/Dc | Rescheduled from 1976-10-16. At least some tickets have the 1976-10-16 date printed on them. |
| 1976-10-16 | Parc Des Expositions | Colmar | France | Ac/Dc | Cancelled and rescheduled to 1976-10-15 instead. |
| 1976-10-18 | Congress Gebouw | The Hague | Netherlands | Ac/Dc | Click here for gig ad picture. |
| 1976-10-18 | Lyon | France | Unconfirmed, most likely didn't happen. | ||
| 1976-10-21 | Kulttuuritalo | Helsinki | Finland | Cancelled. Help! magazine claimed the date would've been originally set as October 16th instead. Helsingin Sanomat newspaper reported that according to the concert organizer, the band was too exhausted and had decided to cancel their last European show.
Click here for gig cancellation note in Helsingin Sanomat. |
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| 1976-10-28 | Stadthalle | Erlangen | Germany | Ac/Dc | Most likely this gig did not happen. Live tape exists claiming to be from this show but is actually from Nurnberg on 1976-09-28 instead. |
| 1976-11-04 | Entertainment Centre | Perth | Australia | Fatty Lumpkin | |
| 1976-11-09 | Festival Hall | Melbourne | Australia | Buffalo | |
| 1976-11-11 | Horden Pavillion | Sydney | Australia | Buffalo | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 1976-11-12 | Civic Theatre | Newcastle | Australia | Buffalo | |
| 1976-11-13 | Festival Hall | Brisbane | Australia | Buffalo | |
| 1976-11-16 | Horden Pavillion | Sydney | Australia | Buffalo | |
| 1976-11-18 | Festival Theatre | Adelaide | Australia | ||
| 1976-11-19 | Festival Theatre | Adelaide | Australia | ||
| 1976-11-20 | Festival Theatre | Adelaide | Australia | 1st show at 5pm. | |
| 1976-11-20 | Festival Theatre | Adelaide | Australia | 2nd show at 8pm. | |
| 1976-11-22 | Festival Hall | Melbourne | Australia | Click here for ticket stub picture.
Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. Click here for gig ad picture. |
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| 1976-12-02 | Taiikukan Gymnasium | Tokyo | Japan | Sports Centre may have been the venue instead.
Click here for ticket stub picture. Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. |
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| 1976-12-04 | Shi Kokaido | Nagoya | Japan | Unconfirmed, most likely didn't happen. | |
| 1976-12-05 | Koseinenkin-Kaikan | Osaka | Japan | On Stage recordings, some sources list this as 4th.
Click here for a picture of a souvenir sticker sold at the show. |
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| 1976-12-06 | Budokan | Tokyo | Japan | Unconfirmed, most likely didn't happen even though this is said to be one of the shows where On Stage was recorded. | |
| 1976-12-07 | Shi Kokaido | Nagoya | Japan | ||
| 1976-12-08 | Koseinenkin-Kaikan | Osaka | Japan | The Anzen Band | On Stage recordings. |
| 1976-12-09 | Koseinenkin-Kaikan | Osaka | Japan | On Stage recordings.
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| 1976-12-10 | Kaikan Daiichi Hall | Kyoto | Japan | ||
| 1976-12-13 | Kyuden-Kinen Taiikukan | Fukuoka | Japan | ||
| 1976-12-14 | Hiroshima-Shi Kokaido | Hiroshima | Japan | Some sources claim the venue was Kenritsu Taiikukan, but most likely that's incorrect. | |
| 1976-12-16 | Budokan | Tokyo | Japan | 1st show at 3.00pm, On Stage recordings.
Click here for ticket stub picture (might also be from the evening show). Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture. |
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| 1976-12-16 | Budokan | Tokyo | Japan | 2nd show at night, On Stage recordings. |
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