U.S. Tour #2
roadies: Ian "Fergie" Ferguson, Nicky Bell, Tim Boyle:

Happy chaps from England by Kathy Orloff (from San Antonio Express And News, May 30)
Note: The item above contains the full text and is typical of a major article that appeared in several newspapers all over the USA during or immediately following this tour.


March 5, 1971 (Friday)
Field House, University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A.

[announcement from The Collegian, March 2, 1971] thanks to Peggy Burneka
[ad from the Toledo Blade] thanks to Peggy Burneka
[Toledo Blade concert announcement, March 5, 1971] thanks to Dan Matovina

2 performances
with Dada


March 6, 1971 (Saturday)
Brogden Hall, New Hanover High School
Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.A.

[concert memories]

Love Me Do/Lucille/Rip It Up-Long Tall Sally
(set list incomplete)

with The Grass Roots; Goose Creek
McKendree Spring did not appear; Badfinger arrived late and performed last


March 7, 1971 (Sunday)
Civic Auditorium
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.

with The Grass Roots; McKendree Spring


March 8, 1971 (Monday) *CANCELLED*
Dane County Coliseum
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

[news article from Madison Capital Times, March 08]
[news article from Wisconsin State Journal, March 08]
[news article from State Journal, Madison, WI, March 09]


March 9, 1971 (Tuesday)
Appalachian State College
Boone, North Carolina, U.S.A.

[concert poster]
[concert memories]

No Matter What [version 1]
Watford John
Feelin' Alright
We're For The Dark
Blodwyn
Suitcase
I Can't Take It
No Matter What [version 2]
Love Me Do/Lucille/Rip It Up-Long Tall Sally
Johnny B. Goode
(songs not in correct order and set list incomplete)


March 10, 1971 (Wednesday)
Erskine College
Due West, South Carolina, U.S.A.


March 13, 1971 (Saturday)
Virginia Theater
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A. - thanks to Cary Caldwell

[concert ad from Washington Post: March 13]
[concert memories]

2 performances


March 18, 1971 (Thursday) *CANCELLED*
unknown venue
Utica, New York, U.S.A.


March 19, 1971 (Friday)
Eastown Ballroom (Theater)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.

[concert announcement]
[concert memories]

with Eric Burdon & War; Wishbone Ash
3 encores


March 20, 1971 (Saturday)
The Draft House
Akron, Ohio, U.S.A.


March 25, 1971 (Thursday)
Music Factory
Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.A.

[concert memories] NEW


March 26, 1971 (Friday)
Dobyns-Bennett High School auditorium - thanks to Mark Lindamood
Kingsport, Tennessee, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from Kingsport News, Mar. 26]
[concert photo report from Kingsport Times News, Mar. 28]
[concert review from Kingsport News, Apr. 03]
[concert memories]

with The Grass Roots, Hog Heaven (in place of McKendree Spring) thanks to Doug Christian


March 27, 1971 (Saturday)
Civic Auditorium
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.A.

[ticket stub] thanks to Stephane Fremon
[concert photos (slides)] thanks to Charlie Moore

with The Grass Roots, Hog Heaven thanks to Charlie Moore


March 28, 1971 (Sunday)
Castaways Club
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.A.


April 1, 1971 (Thursday)
Robinson Auditorium
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A.

[radio ad (from KAAY archives)] thanks to Brad Howard

Note: This date is the most likely, but it has not been confirmed. It could also be April 15.

April 2, 1971 (Friday) *CANCELLED*
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from Los Angeles Times, January 26]

April 2, 1971 (Friday)
Foster Auditorium, University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.A.

[concert poster] thanks to Paul Nyman


April 3, 1971 (Saturday) *CANCELLED*
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
Pasadena, California, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from Los Angeles Times, January 26]

This concert was rescheduled to April 30.

April 3, 1971 (Saturday) *CANCELLED* thanks to Dan Matovina
The County Hall
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A. - thanks to Debbie Harrison


April 3, 1971 (Saturday)
Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.

[concert ad for tickets from Charlotte Observer] thanks to Greg

with The Grass Roots; Hog Heaven


April 5, 1971 (Monday)
L. C. Walker Arena
Muskegan, Michigan, U.S.A.

[concert review from The Grand Rapids Press, April 10, 1971] thanks to Paul Nyman


April 7, 1971 (Wednesday)
Cyrus Erie West
Elyria, Ohio, U.S.A.

[concert ad from Elyria Chronicle Telegram, Mar. 30]
[concert announcement from The Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 2, 1971] thanks to Dan Matovina
[concert ad from Elyria Chronicle Telegram, Apr. 06]


April 8, 1971 (Thursday)
Sugar Shack
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.

[mention in April 2, 1971 Columbus Dispatch "Eddietorials"] thanks to Peggy Burneka
[review from April 9, 1971 Columbus Dispatch] thanks to Peggy Burneka

encore:
Johnny B. Goode


April 9, 1971 (Friday)
Midland High School gymnasium
Midland, Michigan, U.S.A.

[concert memories]
[concert poster] thanks to Michael O'Brien

I Can't Take It
Midnight Sun
Better Days
Blodwyn
We're For The Dark
Crimson Ship
Watford John
No Matter What
Love Me Do/Lucille/Rip It Up-Long Tall Sally
Rock Of All Ages
(set list not confirmed and not necessarily in this order) thanks to Bo White

with Third Power; Sunday Funnies


April 10, 1971 (Saturday)
Palladium (Punch's Club, run by Punch Andrews)
Birmingham, Michigan, U.S.A.


[concert poster] thanks to Paul Nyman
[concert announcement from The Windsor Star, Apr. 10]

with Third Power; Tea


April 11, 1971 (Saturday)
Sherwood Forest Auditorium (teen-oriented club)
Davison, Michigan, U.S.A.


[concert poster] thanks to David R. Sherwood

with Ormandy; Big Red


April 13, 1971 (Tuesday)
Eastown Ballroom (Theater)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.

[audience tape]
introduction
My Dark Hour
Midnight Sun
Better Days
Blodwyn
We're For The Dark
Feelin' Alright
Suitcase
I Can't Take It
No Matter What


April 14, 1971 (Wednesday)
Cow Palace, Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds Park
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

[concert ad from Fond Du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Apr. 10]
[concert announcement from Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Apr. 14]
[concert flyer]
[concert photos from Fond Du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Apr. 23]


April 17, 1971 (Saturday)
Athletic Field, North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.

[concert ad from the NC Technician, April 01]
[concert announcement from Raleigh Twig, April 08]
[concert ad from the NC Technician, April 09]
[concert ad from the NC Technician, April 14]
[concert article from the NC Technician, April 16]
[Yearbook page with photo, front stage view]
[Yearbook page with photo, rear stage view]
[concert review from the NC Technician, April 19]

Badfinger appeared at 2:00 PM for a crowd of nearly 6000.

with Sol, Dreams, Early Scruggs, Johnny Hartford, Shanti
Judy Collins cancelled due to strep throat


April 18, 1971 (Sunday)
Lyman Auditorium, Southern Connecticut State College
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.

[ATI tour contract (dated March 18, 1971): page 1 | page 2] thanks to Dan Matovina
[ATI concert contract cover page, dated April 14, 1971] thanks to Dan Matovina
[ATI concert contract, dated March 18, 1971] thanks to Dan Matovina
[concert memories]
[home movie taken after the concert by the manager of "Surprise" at his home] thanks to Nick Stargu

with Surprise thanks to Nick Stargu


April 19, 1971 (Monday)
Gloucester High School
Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S.A.


April 20, 1971 (Tuesday)
Memorial Auditorium
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from Denton Record Chronicle, April 18]
[concert ad from Dallas Morning News: April 18]
[concert poster]

Quad Fest with Leon Russell; Poco; Lee Michaels
promoted by Concerts West (Terry Bassett)

Tom Evans was interviewed backstage


April 22, 1971 (Thursday)
Sam Houston Coliseum
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

[concert memories]
[concert review from April 23 Houston Post] thanks to Bill Thompson
[concert review from Houston Chronicle, Apr. 23]
[color concert photos] thanks to rockinhouston.com

with Leon Russell; Poco; Lee Michaels
promoted by Concerts West (Terry Bassett)


April 23, 1971 (Friday)
Convention Center Arena
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.

[concert ad from San Antonio Express, Apr. 18]
[concert announcement from San Antonio Light, Apr. 22]
[concert ad from Austin Daily Texan, Apr. 22]

Fiesta Rock Concert with Leon Russell; Poco; Lee Michaels
promoted by Concerts West (Terry Bassett)


April 25, 1971 (Sunday) *CANCELLED*
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, Texas Christian University campus
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A.

[concert handbill, 8.5 x 11"] thanks to Dan Matovina
[TCU Skiff concert announcement: April 16, 1971] thanks to Bill Thompson
[TCU Skiff concert announcement: April 20, 1971] thanks to Bill Thompson
[ESP-TCU concert announcement] thanks to Bill Thompson
[KFJZ concert announcement] thanks to Bill Thompson
[Fort Worth Star Telegram, April 25 concert announcement] thanks to Bill Thompson
[Fort Worth Star Telegram, April 26 cancellation announcement] thanks to Bill Thompson
[Excerpt of student letter to the editor from Fort Worth Daily Skiff, Oct. 29, 1974]

"Quad Fest" with Leon Russell; Poco; Lee Michaels
cancelled the day before or the day of the concert
promoted by Concerts West (Terry Bassett)


April 26, 1971 (Monday)
Memorial Hall
Joplin, Missouri, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from Joplin Globe, Apr. 18]
[concert ad]
[concert memories] thanks to Ron Butler

[audience tape] thanks to Mark Woodin
My Dark Hour
Midnight Sun
Better Days
Blodwyn
We're For The Dark
Feelin' Alright
Suitcase
I Can't Take It
Name Of The Game
No Matter What
Love Me Do/Lucille/Rip It Up-Long Tall Sally
Roll Over Beethoven


April 27, 1971 (Tuesday)
Broncho Field House, Central State University
Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from The Daily Oklahoman, Apr. 18]
[concert announcement from The Daily Oklahoman, Apr. 20]


April 28, 1971 (Wednesday)
Century II Concert Hall, Henry Levitt Arena, Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from The Wichita Eagle, Apr. 25]
[concert ad from The Wichita Eagle, Apr. 27]
[concert announcement from The Wichita Beacon, Apr. 28]
[concert review from The Wichita Beacon, May 05]

set list (incomplete):
My Dark Hour
Blodwyn
We're For The Dark
Feelin' Alright
I Can't Take It
Love Me Do/Lucille/Rip It Up-Long Tall Sally
Roll Over Beethoven
Johnny B. Goode

with Zachary Beau

Attendance of 700.


April 30, 1971 (Friday)
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
Pasadena, California, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from The Desert Sun, Apr. 17]
[concert announcement from Pomona Progress Bulletin, Apr. 17]
[concert ad from L.A. Times, Apr. 25] thanks to Dan Matovina
[concert ad from L.A. Times, Apr. 29] thanks to Dan Matovina
[concert announcement from San Bernardino County Sun, Apr. 29]
[concert memories]
[concert review from L.A. Times, May 03]
[concert review from The Desert Sun, May 05]
[concert review from L.A. Free Press, May 14] thanks to Dan Matovina

Feelin' Alright
No Matter What
encore:
Love Me Do/Lucille/Rip It Up-Long Tall Sally
(set list incomplete)

with Pollution

Pete: "...we've had a lot better nights than that particular night in Pasadena."
Tom: "...it was a bad night for us."
Tom: "We got there after travelling...we traveled from... Where was it?"
Pete: "...Wichita..."
Joey: "...Kansas..."
Pete: "...straight after the gig..."
Tom: "...Arizona desert, you know and got here six o'clock the day that we were playing... six o'clock in the morning, and we've been having a lot of trouble with our P.A.s and we couldn't use that, so the roadies were out all day trying to find a P.A. So, when we got to the gig about five, there's none of our equipment here; the roadies hadn't arrived."
Mike: "...Very shoddy, you know..."
Tom: "And the P.A. that they had wasn't any good, so we were in a bad mood. We knew that all these people were there watching us, so we got a little let down...It was like the first time we'd been in L.A. after hearing so much about it."
Pete: "The one good thing about Badfinger, with this group... is that we're not very good actors... and when we get it on, we get it on, and it's real and everybody knows about it and really dig us for it, but when it's bad, everybody knows that as well. We're not very good at hyping up a big show."
source: raw tape of Harold Bronson interview with Badfinger for Rolling Stone magazine, recorded May 3, 1971


May 1, 1971 (Saturday)
San Jose Pavilion, Santa Clara County Fairgrounds
San Jose, California, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from Daily Review, Hayward, CA, April 29]
[concert poster (beige)] thanks to Paul Nyman
[concert handbill (beige)] thanks to Paul Nyman
[concert memories]

[audience recording] thanks to Drew Caldwell
My Dark Hour
Midnight Sun
Better Days
Blodwyn
Feelin' Alright
We're For The Dark
Suitcase
I Can't Take It
No Matter What
Love Me Do/Lucille/Rip It Up-Long Tall Sally

with Lee Michaels; Tower of Power


May 2, 1971 (Sunday)
Aquarius Club
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.

[concert memories]

date not verified


May 5, 1971 (Wednesday) - thanks to Dan Matovina
The Revelation
Kent, Ohio, U.S.A.

[concert ad from Daily Kent Stater, April 16, with gig on May 12 in error]
[concert ad from Daily Kent Stater, April 30]
[concert announcement with promo photo, Scene Magazine, April 29-May 5 issue] thanks to Dan Matovina
[concert poster] thanks to Dan Matovina


May 6, 1971 (Thursday)
Salem State College
Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

[concert memories]


May 7, 1971 (Friday)
Rock Pile (Action House)
Island Park, Long Island, New York, U.S.A.

[ATI tour contract (dated March 11, 1971): page 1 | page 2] thanks to Dan Matovina
[ATI concert contract, dated March 11, 1971] thanks to Dan Matovina
[concert ad from New York Times, Apr. 11]
[ATI concert contract cover page, dated April 12, 1971] thanks to Dan Matovina


May 8, 1971 (Saturday)
Rock Pile (Action House)
Island Park, Long Island, New York, U.S.A.

[concert ad from New York Times, Apr. 11]
[concert memories]
[autographed promo photo]

2 performances


May 9, 1971 (Sunday) *thanks to Tom Fontaine of http://www.rockandrollinvestments.com/
East Stroudsburg High School
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from The Pocono Record, Apr. 22]
[concert poster part 1] [concert poster part 2] thanks to John Loeffler (of Mass Confusion)
[concert memories]
[concert photo of Joey & Tom from The Pocono Record, May 10]

My Dark Hour
Midnight Sun
Watford John
Blodwyn
Feelin' Alright
I Can't Take It
No Matter What
Love Me Do/LucilleRip It Up-Long Tall Sally
(set list incomplete and not necessarily in this order) - thanks to John Loeffler and Lee Shafer

benefit for Monroe County Retarded Youth Services through P.A.R.C.
with Mass Confusion; Allison; Song and Lace Pavement


May 11, 1971 (Tuesday)
The Spot
Allegany, New York, U.S.A.

[concert ad from Bradford Era, Bradford, PA, May 10]


May 12, 1971 (Wednesday) *thanks to Tom Fontaine of http://www.rockandrollinvestments.com/
The Club
Rochester, New York, U.S.A.


May 13, 1971 (Thursday) *thanks to Tom Fontaine of http://www.rockandrollinvestments.com/
gym, St. Mary's College
St. Mary's City (Leonardtown), Maryland, U.S.A.

[concert memories]

with Crank


May 14, 1971 (Friday) *CANCELLED* - thanks to Dan Matovina
North Carolina State University
Cullowhee, North Carolina, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from Asheville Citizen-Times, May 09]

Badfinger didn't go to this gig due to a mechanical problem with the tour bus

Wayne Christian Treiber (photographer): "The band were pretty much exhausted by this point... Their dates were all over the place. A lot of times, they had to drive straight through. They didn't get motels; they'd sleep on the bus and pick up food on the road. One time, the bus broke down and everybody had to push it off the road. Between the conditions, the booze, and the drugs, they weren't always together onstage. It was live rock 'n' roll and it had a life of its own, but it was schizoid compared to their records... They threw in 'Rock Of All Ages' once and it was incredible, but they didn't do it at the following shows. I asked Tommy why and he said, 'That's from the old Iveys days, we don't do it anymore.' But they'd do 'Johnny B. Goode' and 'Roll Over Beethoven' every night! I couldn't understand that... Another time, they went offstage with the audience screaming for a second encore. But none of the group would come out. Finally, Tom appears and starts singing a Little Richard song, all by himself. It was great; he was really getting into it. Then Mike comes out and it's bass and drums. Finally, the whole group comes out and is kicking ass. Then they went right into a killer version of The Iveys' number, 'Daddy's A Millionaire!' I was shocked!"
source: "Without You, The Tragic Story of Badfinger" by Dan Matovina, p. 131

[black & white photo, after pushing tour bus] thanks to Dan Matovina, photographs by Wayne Christian Treiber


May 15, 1971 (Saturday) *thanks to Tom Fontaine of http://www.rockandrollinvestments.com/
The Other Eye
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.


May 16, 1971 (Sunday)
Continental Safari (Brandywine) Club
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

[concert ad from Philadelphia Daily News, May 07]
[concert ad from Delaware County Daily Times, Chester, PA, May 12]

[concert ad from Delaware County Daily Times, Chester, PA, May 14]
[concert interviews from Philadelphia Daily News, May 27]

with The Crystal Mansion