U.S. Tour (promoting AIRWAVES)
Tom Evans, Joey Molland, Tony Kaye, Pete Clarke



Rolling Stone article by Sally Rayl from Iowa City Press-Citizen, 1979 May 16

May 26, 1979 (Tuesday) *RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 12 THEN 14*
Palladium
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from Paris News, May 27]

with Bob Welch


June 1, 1979 (Friday) thanks to Blue Oyster Cult History Project
Ector County Coliseum
Odessa, Texas, U.S.A.

[concert memories]

Supporting Blue Oyster Cult


June 2, 1979 (Saturday)
El Paso County Coliseum
El Paso, Texas, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from El Paso Times: June 02]
[concert review from El Paso Times: June 08]

set list (incomplete):
Rock 'N' Roll Contract
Look Out California
The Winner [from Airwaves LP]
Without You
Come And Get It

Attendance was about half of capacity

Supporting Blue Oyster Cult


June 4, 1979 (Monday) thanks to Dan Matovina
Apollo Delman Theatre
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A.

[concert memories]


June 5, 1979 (Tuesday)
Opry House
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

[concert ticket] thanks to Dan Matovina
[concert memories]

[audience tape]
Rock 'N' Roll Contract
Look Out California
The Winner [from Airwaves LP]
Lost Inside Your Love
Suitcase
Get Away
Blind Owl
Without You
Give It Up
Come And Get It
I've Been Waitin' (Natural Gas song)
Better Days
Andy Norris
Baby Blue
Lucille/Rip It Up/Long Tall Sally


June 9, 1979 (Saturday)
Alex Cooley's Capri Ballroom
Buckhead Village, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from The Atlanta Constitution: May 26]
[concert announcement from The Atlanta Constitution: May 27]
[concert announcement from The Atlanta Constitution: June 08]

2 performances
seating capacity of 1000


June 14, 1979 (Thursday)
Palladium
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
(switched from Tuesday, June 12, 1979)

[concert announcement from Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 31]
[concert calendar from Fort Worth Star-Telegram: June 10]
[concert review from Fort Worth Star-Telegram: June 19]
[Number 13 concert of 1979 from Fort Worth Star-Telegram: January 13, 1980]
String of Tragedies marked Badfinger by Roger Kaye | Badfinger's hits netted little cash (Roger Kaye part 2): Dec. 25, 1983

A 17-song, 65-minute set (incomplete):
[audience tape]
Rock 'N' Roll Contract
Look Out California
The Winner [from Airwaves LP]
Lost Inside Your Love
Suitcase
Get Away
Blind Owl
Without You
Oh, Susanna
Give It Up
Come And Get It
Come Down Hard
I've Been Waitin' (Natural Gas song)
Baby Blue
encores:
Rock Of All Ages
Johnny B. Goode

Attendance of 400.


June 15, 1979 (Friday)
Civic Center
Laredo, Texas, U.S.A.

[unused ticket] thanks to Stephane Fremon

[soundboard tape] thanks to BarbAlan Atkinson and Drew Caldwell
Rock 'N' Roll Contract
Look Out California
The Winner [from Airwaves LP]
Lost Inside Your Love
Love Is Gonna Come At Last
Come Down Hard
Suitcase
Get Away
Blind Owl
Without You
Give It Up
Come And Get It
Baby Blue
I've Been Waitin' (Natural Gas song)
Andy Norris
Rock Of All Ages
encores:
Better Days
Johnny B. Goode


June 17, 1979 (Sunday)
Armadillo World Headquarters
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from Austin American-Statesman: June 16]
[Armadillo ticket] thanks to Paul Nyman


June 23, 1979 (Saturday)
Fuzzy's
Amarillo, Texas, U.S.A.

[audience tape] thanks to Drew Caldwell
Rock 'N' Roll Contract
Look Out California
The Winner [from Airwaves LP]
Lost Inside Your Love
Route 66
Love Is Gonna Come At Last
Birthday
Come Down Hard
Suitcase
Andy Norris
Without You
Give It Up
Come And Get It
Baby Blue
Get Away
I've Been Waitin' (Natural Gas song)
Rock Of All Ages
Chuck Berry medley: Johnny B. Goode/Carol/Roll Over Beethoven/Johnny B. Goode (reprise)


June 25, 1979 (Monday)
Dooley's
(near Arizona State University)
Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A.

[concert review from Arizona Daily Star, June 26]

2 sets including:
Without You
Come And Get It
Rock Of All Ages

with Shep Cooke

nightclub that holds 1200 people


June ??, 1979
Roxy Theatre,  4642 Cass Street
San Diego, California, U.S.A.

[concert memories]

[soundboard tape] thanks to Drew Caldwell
Rock 'N' Roll Contract
Look Out California
The Winner [from Airwaves LP]
Lost Inside Your Love
Come Down Hard
Suitcase
Andy Norris
Blind Owl
Without You
Give It Up
Come And Get It
Baby Blue
I've Been Waitin' (Natural Gas song)
Get Away
Rock Of All Ages
encore:
Better Days

with The Fingers - thanks to Jenna Knowles
The Roxy Theatre operated from 1938 until November 1980. The Roxy was around until at least 1982. During its last days it was no longer a movie house and being used for bands. The venue was converted to a 629-seater for concerts, which were booked by local promoter Marc Berman from summer 1978 until August 1979. It was demolished to make room for a new post office which opened in 1984.


June 29, 1979 (Friday)
Roxy Theater
West Hollywood, California, U.S.A.
(originally scheduled for Monday, July 2, 1979)

[concert announcement from L.A. Times: June 09]
[concert announcement from News-Pilot, San Pedro, CA: June 22]
[concert review from Los Angeles Herald Examiner: July 02] thanks to Dan Matovina
[concert review from Los Angeles Times: July 02] thanks to Dan Matovina
[concert memories]
[color concert photo, Joey & Tom close-up] thanks to Dan Matovina
[color concert photo] thanks to Liz Hays
[b&w concert photo] thanks to Liz Hays

2 performances
with John Batdorf


June 30, 1979 (Saturday)
Roxy Theater
West Hollywood, California, U.S.A.
(originally scheduled for Tuesday, July 3, 1979)

[concert announcement from L.A. Times: June 09]
[concert announcement from News-Pilot, San Pedro, CA: June 22]
[concert ticket: front | back] thanks to Dan Matovina
[concert memories]
[concert photos] thanks to Liz Hays

1st performance:
[audience tape] thanks to Dan Matovina and Drew Caldwell
Rock 'N' Roll Contract
Look Out California
The Winner [from Airwaves LP]
Lost Inside Your Love
Come Down Hard
Suitcase
Get Away
Better Days
Without You
Give It Up
Come And Get It
Baby Blue
I've Been Waitin' (Natural Gas song)
Rock Of All Ages
Johnny B. Goode
Andy Norris

2nd performance:
[audience tape] thanks to Dan Matovina and Drew Caldwell
Rock 'N' Roll Contract
Look Out California
The Winner [from Airwaves LP]
Lost Inside Your Love
Come Down Hard
Suitcase
Get Away
Better Days
Without You
Give It Up
Come And Get It
Baby Blue
I've Been Waitin' (Natural Gas song)
Rock Of All Ages
Red Sails In The Sunset
Andy Norris

with John Batdorf

Note: A break in the tour took place after this gig.



August ?, 1979
Brothers Music Hall, Shades Creek Parkway?
Homewood (Birmingham), AL, U.S.A. - thanks to Rick Boone

A live music venue which operated from the end of 1978 until New Year's Eve 1981. The building was destroyed by fire in 1984. A Courtyard by Marriott hotel now sits on the site.


August, 1979?
The Blue Note - thanks to Patrick Potts of The Drysdales
Columbia, Missouri, U.S.A.

[concert memories]
 

August 7, 1979 (Tuesday)
Compton Terrace
Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A.

[concert ad from The Arizona Republic, July 29]

[audience tape] thanks to Drew Caldwell
Rock 'N' Roll Contract
Look Out California
The Winner [from Airwaves LP]
Love Is Easy
Come Down Hard
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)
Andy Norris
Without You
Come And Get It
Baby Blue
Get Away
Better Days
Rock Of All Ages

supporting Cheap Trick


August 9, 1979 (Thursday)
Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.

[Blondie and Badfinger concert poster] - thanks to Paul Nyman


August 10, 1979 (Friday)
Old Waldorf
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

[San Francisco Examiner concert ad, Aug. 5]
[San Francisco Chronicle concert ad, Aug. 10]
[color photos: Joey & Tom 1 | Joey & Tom 2 | Joey & Tom 3 | Joey & Tom 4 | Joey & Tom 5 | Joey & Tom 6 | Joey & Tom 7 | Joey 1 | Joey 2 | Joey 3 | Tom 1 | Tom 2 | Tony Kaye] thanks to Garry L. Norris (photographer), Kiyoyuki Kohsaka
[ticket stub] thanks to John Kamb


August 11, 1979 (Saturday)
Old Waldorf
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.


September 15, 1979 (Saturday)
Amphitheater, Fresno State University
Fresno, California, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from The Fresno Bee, Sep. 14]
[concert memories]
[photos: Joey & Tom | Joey | Tom] thanks to Paul Nyman

[audience tape] thanks to Drew Caldwell
Rock 'N' Roll Contract
Look Out California
The Winner [from Airwaves LP]
Love Is Easy
Come Down Hard
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)
Andy Norris
Without You
Come And Get It
Sweet Little Sixteen
Come And Get It reprise
Baby Blue
Get Away
Rock Of All Ages

"Vintage Days" promotion (outdoor concert starting at Noon)
Attendance of over 12,000

with Jan & Dean (backed by Papa Doo Run Run)



U.S. dates (promoting AIRWAVES)
unknown members
Note: None of the 1980 gigs have been confirmed to have been performed

January 11, 1980 (Friday)
Troubadour
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

[concert ad from The Los Angeles Times, Jan. 06]
[concert announcement from The Los Angeles Times, Jan. 06]

with Maggi


January 12, 1980 (Saturday)
Troubadour
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

[concert ad from The Los Angeles Times, Jan. 06]
[concert announcement from The Los Angeles Times, Jan. 06]

with Whizzer


February 13, 1980 (Wednesday)
Mikatam Lounge, 4571 E. Stanley Road
Genesee Township, Michigan, U.S.A.


February 14, 1980 (Thursday)
Mikatam Lounge, 4571 E. Stanley Road
Genesee Township, Michigan, U.S.A.


March 14, 1980 (Friday)
Bodega
Campbell, California, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from San Francisco Examiner, Mar. 09]


March 31, 1980 (Monday) *CANCELLED*
Frenchy's Nite-Club
Hayward, California, U.S.A.

[concert ad from Datebook (San Francisco Examiner), Mar. 16]
[concert cancellation from San Francisco Examiner, Mar. 28]

with Sneezer

July 25, 1980 (Friday)
My Father's Place
Roslyn, Long Island, New York, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from The News, Paterson, NJ: July 19]


July 26, 1980 (Saturday)
Emerald City
Cherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S.A.

[concert ad from Philadelphia Daily News: July 11]
[concert announcement from Courier-Post, Camden, NJ: July 11]