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Thanks to Philip Obbard, Starling and Russ Dean for providing most of this information. Sources include Moonage Daydream by Dave Thompson and David Bowie Chronology by Kevin Cann.
John Larkin
also sent me a collection of
photos from the 1978 tour, taken in Sydney Australia, which you can see
on the Heroes photo page.
March-July, November-December of 1978
Rehearsals were held March 16-25 in Dallas.
Note: The following dates and venues are
mostly, but not 100% accurate. If the name of the venue or city is
spelt incorrectly, or the date is not correct, and you have
incontrovertible proof (I seem to recall
is not
sufficient), then please
email me with the corrected
info.
| March 1978 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
March 29  | Sports Arena | San Diego, CA | USA |
| March 30 | Coliseum | Phoenix, AZ | USA |
| April 1978 | |||
| April 02 | Selland Arena | Fresno, CA | USA |
| April 03 | Forum | Los Angeles, CA | USA |
| April 04 | Forum | Los Angeles, CA | USA |
| April 05 | Oakland Coliseum | Oakland, CA | USA |
| April 06 | Forum | Los Angeles, CA | USA |
April 09 | Summit | Houston, TX | USA |
| April 10 | Convention Center | Dallas, TX | USA |
| April 11 | Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, LA | USA |
| April 13 | Municipal Auditorium | Nashville, TN | USA |
| April 14 | Mid South Coliseum | Memphis, TN | USA |
| April 15 | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, MO | USA |
| April 17 | Arie Crown Theatre | Chicago, IL | USA |
| April 18 | Arie Crown Theatre | Chicago, IL | USA |
| April 20 | Cobo Arena | Detroit, MI | USA |
| April 21 | Cobo Arena | Detroit, MI | USA |
| April 22 | Richfield Coliseum | Cleveland, OH | USA |
| April 24 | Mecca Auditorium | Milwaukee, WI | USA |
| April 26 | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, PA | USA |
| April 27 | Capital Center | Washington, DC | USA |
| April 28 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, PA | USA |
| April 29 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, PA | USA |
| May 1978 | |||
| May 01 | Maple Leaf Gardens | Toronto, ON | Canada |
| May 02 | Civic Center | Ottawa, ON | Canada |
| May 03 | Forum | Montreal, QB | Canada |
| May 05 | Civic Center | Providence, RI | USA |
| May 06 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | USA |
| May 07 | Madison Square Garden | New York, NY | USA |
| May 08 | Madison Square Garden | New York, NY | USA |
| May 09 | Madison Square Garden | New York, NY | USA |
| May 1978 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14 | Festhalle | Frankfurt | Germany |
| May 15 | Congress Centrum | Hamburg | Germany |
| May 16 | Deutschlandhalle | Berlin | Germany |
| May 18 | Grugahalle | Essen | Germany |
| May 19 | Sporthalle | Cologne | Germany |
| May 20 | Olympiahalle | Munich | Germany |
| May 21 | Musicladen | Bremen | Germany |
| May 22 | Stadthalle | Vienna | Austria |
| May 24 | Pavillion | Paris | France |
| May 25 | Pavillion | Paris | France |
| May 26 | Palais Des Sports | Lyon | France |
| May 27 | Palais Des Sports | Marseilles | France |
| May 31 | Falkoner Teatret | Copenhagen | Denmark |
| June 1978 | |||
| June 01 | Falkoner Teatret | Copenhagen | Denmark |
| June 02 | Kungliga Tennishallen | Stockholm | Sweden |
| June 04 | Scandinavium | Gothenburg | Sweden |
| June 05 | Ekersberghallen | Oslo | Norway |
| June 07 | Sports Palais Ahoy | Rotterdam | Holland |
| June 08 | Sports Palais Ahoy | Rotterdam | Holland |
| June 09 | Sports Palais Ahoy | Rotterdam | Holland |
| June 11 | Vorst Nationaal | Brussels | Belgium |
| June 12 | Vorst Nationaal | Brussels | Belgium |
| June 14 | City Hall | Newcastle | England |
| June 15 | City Hall | Newcastle | England |
| June 16 | City Hall | Newcastle | England |
| June 19 | Apollo Theatre | Glasgow | Scotland |
| June 20 | Apollo Theatre | Glasgow | Scotland |
| June 21 | Apollo Theatre | Glasgow | Scotland |
| June 22 | Apollo Theatre | Glasgow | Scotland |
| June 24 | Bingley Hall | Stafford | England |
| June 25 | Bingley Hall | Stafford | England |
| June 26 | Bingley Hall | Stafford | England |
| June 29 | Earl's Court | London | England |
| June 30 | Earl's Court | London | England |
| July 1978 | |||
| July 01 | Earl's Court | London | England |
| November 1978 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| November 11 | Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | Australia |
| November 14 | Perth | Australia | |
| November 18 | Melbourne Cricket Grounds | Melbourne | Australia |
| November 21 | Brisbane | Australia | |
| November 24 | RAS Showgrounds | Sydney | Australia |
| November 29 | Queen Elizabeth II Park | Christchurch | New Zealand |
| December 1978 | |||
| December 02 | Western Springs Stadium | Auckland | New Zealand |
| December 06 | Koseinenkin Kaikan | Osaka | Japan |
| December 07 | Koseinenkin Kaikan | Osaka | Japan |
| December 09 | Banpaku Kinen Hall | Osaka | Japan |
| December 11 | Budokan Arena | Tokyo | Japan |
| December 12 | Budokan Arena | Tokyo | Japan |
Intermission
Encore
And, on July 1, 1978 only at Earl's Court London...
