Badfinger concerts 1973 compiled by Tom Brennan

Badfinger concerts
1973
compiled by Tom Brennan
with assistance from Dan Matovina

For Badfinger's 5th U.S. tour, it was expected that their planned LP "Ass" would be released in time for it to be promoted. Because of various logistic problems, they had just submitted the tapes to Apple before leaving England, only to have it rejected upon their return home. They did change their set list by performing songs they had just recorded, like "Blind Owl" and "Timeless" which would eventually be released on their last Apple LP at the end of the year. Acoustic guitars were dropped from their instrumentation set-up.

In August, they started performing a few songs in the U.K. ("Matted Spam" and "Love Is Easy") which had just been recorded for their first album "Badfinger" for Warner Brothers Records. That album wouldn't be released until early in the next year.

1973 promo photos

Songs known to have been played this year (U.S. tour #5 and U.K. gigs):

Baby Blue
Blind Owl
Constitution
Day After Day
I Can't Take It
Icicles
I'd Die, Babe
Long Tall Sally
Love Is Easy
Matted Spam
Midnight Sun
No Matter What
Perfection
Sometimes
Suitcase
Take It All
Timeless

U.S. Tour #5
tour manager: Danny Aharoni thanks to Dan Matovina
roadies: Ian "Fergie" Ferguson, Nicky Bell

January 19, 1973 (Friday)
Aragon Ballroom
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from Chicago Tribune, Jan. 07]
[concert announcement from Chicago Tribune, Jan. 19] thanks to Vera Watson
[ticket] thanks to Paul Almond
[concert photo, incorrectly used for the "Day After Day - Live" Rykodisc CD]
[concert memories]

Timeless
Blind Owl
Perfection
I'd Die, Babe
No Matter What
(set list incomplete and not necessarily in this order)

with The Raspberries; Amazing Blondel

Mike Gibbins returns to touring with Badfinger

January 20, 1973 (Saturday)
Convocation Center, Ohio University
Athens, Ohio, U.S.A.

[concert poster] thanks to Rory Williams
[concert ad from Portsmouth Times, Jan. 10]
[concert announcement from Messenger, Athens, OH, Jan. 17]
[concert ad from Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Lancaster, OH, Jan 17]
[concert announcement from Terre Haute Star, Jan. 20]
[concert announcement from The Terre Haute Tribune, Jan. 20]
[concert memories]
[ticket stub: front | back] thanks to Paul Nyman

with Amazing Blondel; McKendree Spring

January 21, 1973 (Sunday)
Kiel Auditorium
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from Terre Haute Star, Jan. 20]
[concert announcement from The Terre Haute Tribune, Jan. 20]
[concert review from St. Louis Post Dispatch, Jan. 22]

supporting Rare Earth; with Chi Coltrane

January 24, 1973 (Wednesday)
McAlister Auditorium, Furman University thanks to Richard Scogin
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.A.

[concert memories]

with Amazing Blondel, REO Speedwagon

January 25, 1973 (Thursday)
College Field House, Morehead State University
Morehead, Kentucky, U.S.A.

[concert photocopies from Morehead State University archives] thanks to Peggy Burneka and Dan Matovina

with Amazing Blondel, REO Speedwagon

January 26, 1973 (Friday)
Hanner Fieldhouse, Georgia Southern College
Statesboro, Georgia, U.S.A.

[concert poster] thanks to Dan Matovina
[concert ticket] thanks to Paul Nyman and Rick Davis

with Bloodrock; Amazing Blondel

January 27, 1973 (Saturday)
Pirates World Arena
Dania, Florida, U.S.A.

[8.5 x 11 handbill] thanks to Dan Matovina
[concert announcement with Fall 1970 article from The Fort Lauderdale News, Jan. 24]
[concert announcement from The Fort Lauderdale News, Jan. 26]
[unused tickets: ticket #000947, ticket #001700, ticket #002627] thanks to Dan Matovina
[ticket stub: ticket #000792] thanks to Michael Vulcano
[color copies of photos] thanks to Michael Vulcano

with The Chambers Brothers; Amazing Blondel

February 1, 1973 (Thursday)
Northern University
Ada, Ohio, U.S.A.

February 2, 1973 (Friday)
St. Joseph's Auditorium
Hazelton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

[concert ad from Hazelton Standard-Speaker, Jan. 02]
[concert ad from The Sunday Times, Jan. 14]
[concert announcement from Hazelton Standard-Speaker, Jan. 31]

with Amazing Blondel

February 3, 1973 (Saturday)
Calvert Hall College High School Gym thanks to Jim Considine
Towson, Maryland, U.S.A.

[concert memories]
[ticket stub] thanks to Brian Mitchell
[concert photo] photo by Steve Considine, thanks to Jim Considine
[concert poster photo] thanks to Jim Considine
[polaroid color photos by Steve Carter: Pete Ham 1 | Pete Ham 2 | Pete & Nicky Bell 1 | Pete & Nicky Bell 2 | Pete & Nicky Bell 3 | Pete & Joey 1 | Pete & Joey 2 | Bill Collins & Pete | Mike Gibbins | Tom & Fergie]

[audience tape] thanks to Drew Caldwell and Dan Matovina
Day After Day
Midnight Sun
Blind Owl
Take It All
Sometimes
Suitcase
Timeless
I'd Die Babe
(set list incomplete)

with Amazing Blondel; Expressway

February 6, 1973 (Tuesday)
Coliseum, University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia, U.S.A.

February 7, 1973 (Wednesday)
Exhibition Hall, University of South Alabama
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.A.

[ticket stub (1024, left half)] thanks to Scott Lee
[ticket stub (2005, right half)] thanks to Rory Williams
[concert memories]

with Amazing Blondel, Poco (both didn't appear)
10,000 seat capacity

February 9, 1973 (Friday)
Frostburg State College
Frostburg, Maryland, U.S.A.

[Bud Becker t-shirt for roadies] thanks to Bud Becker
[concert review by Jack Kegg from Cumberland Evening Times, 12 Feb]
[concert memories]

2 performances

Day After Day
Blind Owl
Midnight Sun
Take It All
Timeless
Baby Blue
Suitcase
No Matter What
I Can't Take It
Love Me Do/Lucille/Rip It Up-Long Tall Sally
(set list incomplete and not necessarily in this order) thanks to Timmy Kunis and Jack Kegg

with Tramp

February 11, 1973 (Sunday)
Clarkson Gym, State University of New York (SUNY)
Potsdam, New York, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from Potsdam Clarkson Integrator, Feb. 06]
[concert review from Clarkson Integrator, Potsdam, NY, Feb. 14]

Day After Day
Baby Blue
Suitcase
(set list incomplete)

with (Joey) Edmonds and (Thom) Curley (comedians); John Sebastian

February 16, 1973 (Friday)
Terrace Ballroom
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.

[concert announcement from Salt Lake Tribune, Feb. 11]
[concert announcement from Salt Lake Tribune, Feb. 16]
[concert review from Salt Lake Tribune, Feb. 17]

5 songs
Suitcase
Baby Blue

with Celebration, Gladstone

February 17, 1973 (Saturday)
Boise State College Gym
Boise, Idaho, U.S.A.

[concert memories]

February 18, 1973 (Sunday)
Aquarius Club
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.

February 22, 1973 (Thursday) *CANCELLED*
Animal Husbandry Building, Mississippi State University
Mississippi State (near Starkville), Mississippi, U.S.A.

February 23, 1973 (Friday)
Hara Arena
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A.

[concert memories]
[red handbill]
[gold handbill] thanks to Dan Matovina
[concert announcement from The Daily News, Feb. 23]
[ticket stub] thanks to Peggy Burneka
[concert review from The Journal Herald, Feb. 26, 1973]

Baby Blue
Take It All
Day After Day
Long Tall Sally
(set list is incomplete)

with The Guess Who

February 24, 1973 (Saturday)
Thomas Johnson High School Gym
Frederick, Maryland, U.S.A.

[concert memories]
[concert poster] thanks to Paul Nyman

Barry Richards live taping

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Badfinger concerts 1973 compiled by Tom Brennan with assistance from Dan Matovina For Badfinger's 5th U.S. tour, it was expected that their planned LP "Ass" would be released in time for it to be promoted. Because of various logistic problems, they had just submitted the tapes to Apple before leaving England, only to have it rejected upon their return home. They did change their set list by performing songs they had just recorded, like "Blind Owl" and "Timeless" which would eventually be released on their last Apple LP at the end of the year. Acoustic guitars were dropped from their instrumentation set-up. In August, they started performing a few songs in the U.K. ("Matted Spam" and "Love Is Easy") which had just been recorded for their first album "Badfinger" for Warner Brothers Records. That album wouldn't be released until early in the next year. 1973 promo photos Songs known to have been played this year (U.S. tour #5 and U.K. gigs): Baby Blue Blind Owl Constitution Day After Day I Can't Take It Icicles I'd Die, Babe Long Tall Sally Love Is Easy Matted Spam Midnight Sun No Matter What Perfection Sometimes Suitcase Take It All Timeless U.S. Tour #5 tour manager: Danny Aharoni thanks to Dan Matovina roadies: Ian "Fergie" Ferguson, Nicky Bell January 19, 1973 (Friday) Aragon Ballroom Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. [concert announcement from Chicago Tribune, Jan. 07] [concert announcement from Chicago Tribune, Jan. 19] thanks to Vera Watson [ticket] thanks to Paul Almond [concert photo, incorrectly used for the "Day After Day - Live" Rykodisc CD] [concert memories] Timeless Blind Owl Perfection I'd Die, Babe No Matter What (set list incomplete and not necessarily in this order) with The Raspberries; Amazing Blondel Mike Gibbins returns to touring with Badfinger January 20, 1973 (Saturday) Convocation Center, Ohio University Athens, Ohio, U.S.A. [concert poster] thanks to Rory Williams [concert ad from Portsmouth Times, Jan. 10] [concert announcement from Messenger, Athens, OH, Jan. 17] [concert ad from Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Lancaster, OH, Jan 17] [concert announcement from Terre Haute Star, Jan. 20] [concert announcement from The Terre Haute Tribune, Jan. 20] [concert memories] [ticket stub: front \| back] thanks to Paul Nyman with Amazing Blondel; McKendree Spring January 21, 1973 (Sunday) Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. [concert announcement from Terre Haute Star, Jan. 20] [concert announcement from The Terre Haute Tribune, Jan. 20] [concert review from St. Louis Post Dispatch, Jan. 22] supporting Rare Earth; with Chi Coltrane January 24, 1973 (Wednesday) McAlister Auditorium, Furman University thanks to Richard Scogin Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.A. [concert memories] with Amazing Blondel, REO Speedwagon January 25, 1973 (Thursday) College Field House, Morehead State University Morehead, Kentucky, U.S.A. [concert photocopies from Morehead State University archives] thanks to Peggy Burneka and Dan Matovina with Amazing Blondel, REO Speedwagon January 26, 1973 (Friday) Hanner Fieldhouse, Georgia Southern College Statesboro, Georgia, U.S.A. [concert poster] thanks to Dan Matovina [concert ticket] thanks to Paul Nyman and Rick Davis with Bloodrock; Amazing Blondel January 27, 1973 (Saturday) Pirates World Arena Dania, Florida, U.S.A. [8.5 x 11 handbill] thanks to Dan Matovina [concert announcement with Fall 1970 article from The Fort Lauderdale News, Jan. 24] [concert announcement from The Fort Lauderdale News, Jan. 26] [unused tickets: ticket #000947, ticket #001700, ticket #002627] thanks to Dan Matovina [ticket stub: ticket #000792] thanks to Michael Vulcano [color copies of photos] thanks to Michael Vulcano with The Chambers Brothers; Amazing Blondel February 1, 1973 (Thursday) Northern University Ada, Ohio, U.S.A. February 2, 1973 (Friday) St. Joseph's Auditorium Hazelton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. [concert ad from Hazelton Standard-Speaker, Jan. 02] [concert ad from The Sunday Times, Jan. 14] [concert announcement from Hazelton Standard-Speaker, Jan. 31] with Amazing Blondel February 3, 1973 (Saturday) Calvert Hall College High School Gym thanks to Jim Considine Towson, Maryland, U.S.A. [concert memories] [ticket stub] thanks to Brian Mitchell [concert photo] photo by Steve Considine, thanks to Jim Considine [concert poster photo] thanks to Jim Considine [polaroid color photos by Steve Carter: Pete Ham 1 \| Pete Ham 2 \| Pete & Nicky Bell 1 \| Pete & Nicky Bell 2 \| Pete & Nicky Bell 3 \| Pete & Joey 1 \| Pete & Joey 2 \| Bill Collins & Pete \| Mike Gibbins \| Tom & Fergie] [audience tape] thanks to Drew Caldwell and Dan Matovina Day After Day Midnight Sun Blind Owl Take It All Sometimes Suitcase Timeless I'd Die Babe (set list incomplete) with Amazing Blondel; Expressway February 6, 1973 (Tuesday) Coliseum, University of Georgia Athens, Georgia, U.S.A. February 7, 1973 (Wednesday) Exhibition Hall, University of South Alabama Mobile, Alabama, U.S.A. [ticket stub (1024, left half)] thanks to Scott Lee [ticket stub (2005, right half)] thanks to Rory Williams [concert memories] with Amazing Blondel, Poco (both didn't appear) 10,000 seat capacity February 9, 1973 (Friday) Frostburg State College Frostburg, Maryland, U.S.A. [Bud Becker t-shirt for roadies] thanks to Bud Becker [concert review by Jack Kegg from Cumberland Evening Times, 12 Feb] [concert memories] 2 performances Day After Day Blind Owl Midnight Sun Take It All Timeless Baby Blue Suitcase No Matter What I Can't Take It Love Me Do/Lucille/Rip It Up-Long Tall Sally (set list incomplete and not necessarily in this order) thanks to Timmy Kunis and Jack Kegg with Tramp February 11, 1973 (Sunday) Clarkson Gym, State University of New York (SUNY) Potsdam, New York, U.S.A. [concert announcement from Potsdam Clarkson Integrator, Feb. 06] [concert review from Clarkson Integrator, Potsdam, NY, Feb. 14] Day After Day Baby Blue Suitcase (set list incomplete) with (Joey) Edmonds and (Thom) Curley (comedians); John Sebastian February 16, 1973 (Friday) Terrace Ballroom Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. [concert announcement from Salt Lake Tribune, Feb. 11] [concert announcement from Salt Lake Tribune, Feb. 16] [concert review from Salt Lake Tribune, Feb. 17] 5 songs Suitcase Baby Blue with Celebration, Gladstone February 17, 1973 (Saturday) Boise State College Gym Boise, Idaho, U.S.A. [concert memories] February 18, 1973 (Sunday) Aquarius Club Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. February 22, 1973 (Thursday) CANCELLED Animal Husbandry Building, Mississippi State University Mississippi State (near Starkville), Mississippi, U.S.A. February 23, 1973 (Friday) Hara Arena Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A. [concert memories] [red handbill] [gold handbill] thanks to Dan Matovina [concert announcement from The Daily News, Feb. 23] [ticket stub] thanks to Peggy Burneka [concert review from The Journal Herald, Feb. 26, 1973] Baby Blue Take It All Day After Day Long Tall Sally (set list is incomplete) with The Guess Who February 24, 1973 (Saturday) Thomas Johnson High School Gym Frederick, Maryland, U.S.A. [concert memories] [concert poster] thanks to Paul Nyman Barry Richards live taping U.K. gigs (1973, part 1) roadies: Ian "Fergie" Ferguson, David "Tag" Hall, Barrie Evans March 3, 1973 (Saturday) Students' Union, Whiteknights Park, Reading University Reading, England, U.K. [concert poster] The Rag Ball with Thin Lizzy; Hocket March 8, 1973 (Thursday) CANCELLED Leeds University Leeds, England, U.K. [concert ad] [concert ad (first UK appearance) from Leeds University Student Issue 55] with Billy Preston March 9, 1973 (Friday) Salford University Manchester, England, U.K. March 10, 1973 (Saturday) NE Essex Technical College Colchester, England, U.K. with Good Habit March 14, 1973 (Wednesday) Edge Hill College Ormskirk, England, U.K. March 16, 1973 (Friday) Westfield College Hampstead, England, U.K. [concert ad from Melody Maker] thanks to Dan Matovina Rag Ball (college event) with Kingdom Come; Arthur Brown; Hookfoot; 3 other supporting acts March 17, 1973 (Saturday) unknown venue Cambridge, England, U.K. March 23, 1973 (Friday) Bath University Bath, England, U.K. with Greenslade April 14, 1973 (Saturday) Dudley Technical College Dudley, England, U.K. European gigs April 29, 1973 (Sunday) Mannheim Eisstadion Mannheim, Germany [Klaus Holitzka concert poster, measures approx. 24" by 33"] thanks to Dan Matovina Pop Festival with Fairport Convention; Spirit (U.S.A.); Flock; Atomic Rooster, Brian Auger's Oblivion Express; Manfred Mann's Earth Band; Chicken Shack; Hawkwind; Beggars Opera; Greenslade; Klaus Doldinger's Passport U.S. gigs May 24, 1973 (Friday) Six Flags Amusement Park Arlington, Texas, U.S.A. [concert announcement from Quanah Tribune Chief, May 24] Quanan High School Class of '73 Senior Class Trip with unknown local group (unverified gig) U.K. gigs (1973, part 2) August 15, 1973 (Wednesday) CANCELLED projected starting date for three-month U.S. tour to support "Ass" LP; tour cancelled on July 18, 1973 due to "Ass" LP release date being delayed indefinitely by legal issues August 17, 1973 (Friday) CANCELLED Tiger Stadium Massillon, Ohio, U.S.A. [concert ad from Sandusky Register, July 20] [concert ad from Mansfield Ohio News Journal, July 22] with The Beach Boys August 22, 1973 (Wednesday) Global Village Charing Cross, London, England, U.K. August 23, 1973 (Thursday) Global Village Charing Cross, London, England, U.K. August 24, 1973 (Friday) Hare Krishna Party Elstree, England, U.K. as a favor to George Harrison Ian "Fergie" Ferguson (roadie): "The band used to get a lot of Hare Krishna followers because of the connection to George. He had bought this house for British Hare Krishnas, which was about thirty minutes north of London. Badfinger was asked to play for some benefit. The Hare Krishna movement in Britain was more of a druggy scene, a lot of hangers-on, and it was a madhouse when we got there. The place was packed, but it was totally unorganized and chaotic, just stoned hippies wandering around. The gig was a disaster." source: "Without You, The Tragic Story of Badfinger" by Dan Matovina, p. 228 August 29, 1973 (Wednesday) thanks to Dan Matovina Global Village Charing Cross, London, England, U.K. with Joe Soap September 2, 1973 (Sunday) Roundhouse (Chalk Farm) London, England, U.K. [concert ad from Melody Maker] thanks to Dan Matovina with Colin Blunstone (formerly of The Zombies); Good Habit; Blue; Willy Barrett; Travis September 14, 1973 (Friday) Lyceum London, England, U.K. bomb scare led to crowd being evacuated during Badfinger's set September 15, 1973 (Saturday) Golden Diamond Sutton-In-Ashfield, England, U.K. September 21, 1973 (Friday) CANCELLED unknown location Lafayette, Wolverhampton, England, U.K. September 26, 1973 (Wednesday) CANCELLED Municipal Auditorium Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. [concert cancellation announcement from The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Sep. 09] September 27, 1973 (Thursday) CANCELLED Varsity Gymnasium, University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.A. [ticket] thanks to Chris Fonvielle [t-shirt made for concert committee: front/back] thanks to Chris Fonvielle, Wayne Rogers, and Paul Nyman this was part of the cancelled U.S. tour scheduled to start on August 15 with Barnaby Bye; Heather October 5, 1973 (Friday) University House, University of Salford Salford, England, U.K. [concert poster] thanks to David Millward Fresher's Ball with Southern Comfort, Snafu, Jack October 6, 1973 (Saturday) CANCELLED County College of Morris Randolph (Dover), New Jersey, U.S.A. October 6, 1973 (Saturday) London College Of Printing London, England, U.K. [concert ad from Melody Maker (text only)] thanks to Dan Matovina [concert ad from Melody Maker (with artwork)] thanks to Dan Matovina Freshers Dance with Blue Mink October 13, 1973 (Saturday) CANCELLED Rapides Parish Fair Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.A. [concert ad from Alexandria Daily Town Talk, Oct. 05] [concert ad from Alexandria Daily Town Talk, Oct. 07] [concert cancellation ad from Alexandria Daily Town Talk, Oct. 12]
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