1975 TYA Play Their “last” Tour
Alvin Lee – Ten Years After Gigs 1975
Alvin Lee tours with Alvin Lee & Company, but heads to the U.S. for one final tour with Ten Years After. It will be 1989 before he appears with TYA in the U.S. again.
ALVIN LEE & COMPANY
January 4, 1975 – Miami Beach Convention Center/Miami Beach, FL Opening act: American Tears
January 7, 1975 – The Warehouse/New Orleans, LA Also on the bill: Eric Burdon
J anuary 10, 1975 – Orpheum Theater/Boston, Massachusetts
Got To Keep Moving, Let’s Get Back, Somebody’s Calling, Somebody Waltz, Freedom For The Stallion,All Life’s Trials, Time In Space, There’s A Feeling, Every Blues You’ve Ever Heard, Percy’s Blues, Money Honey, Jam, Going Through The Door, I’m Writing You A Letter, Ride My Train (1st encore), Slow Down (2nd encore).
January 11, 1975 – The Spectrum/Philadelphia, PA Also on the bill: Roy Buchanan, American Tears
January 12, 1975 – West Hartford Music Hall/West Hartford, Connecticut
January 16, 1975 – Syria Mosque/Pittsburgh, PA Opening act: American Tears
January 18, 1975 – Academy of Music, NYC
Opening act: Gentle Giant, American Tears
Partial Set List broadcast on the King Biscuit Flower Hour:
Somebody’s Calling, Going Through The Door, Money Honey, Ride My Train
Alvin Lee – Ten Years After Gigs 1975
January 19, 1975 – GWU Lisner Auditorium/Washington D. C.
January 22, 1975 – Kleinhans Music Hall/Buffalo, NY Opening act: Gentle Giant
January 23, 1975 – Auditorium Theatre, Rochester NY Opening act: Gentle Giant
January 24, 1975 – Masonic Auditorium/Detroit, MI Opening act: American Tears
January 28, 1975 – Auditorium Theatre/Chicago, IL
January 29, 1975 – St. Paul Civic Center Theatre/St. Paul, MN
February 1, 1975 – Tulsa Municipal Auditorium, Tulsa, OK Opening act: Gentle Giant
February 2, 1975 – Kiel Auditorium/St. Louis MO With Gentle Giant, Mason Proffitt
February 7, 1975 – Long Beach Arena/Long Beach, California With Flo & Eddie
February 8, 1975 – Warnors Theatre/Fresno, CA Opening act: Gentle Giant
February 11, 1975 – Memorial Coliseum/Portland, Oregon
The other performers on the bill were the James Cotten Blues Band and Johnny Winter.
February 14, 1975 – Winterland/San Francisco, CA With Gentle Giant, Raw Soul
February 15, 1975 – Winterland/San Francisco, CA With Gentle Giant, Raw Soul
February 16, 1975 – Honolulu International Center Arena/Honolulu, HI With: Sugarloaf
February 28, 1975 – Texas Theatre/San Antonio, TX With Gentle Giant
March 1, 1975 – UTA Texas Hall/Arlington, TX With Gentle Giant
March 14, 1975 – Brunel University/Uxbridge, England
March 15, 1975 – Loughborough University/Loughborough, England
March 21, 1975 – Alvin Lee & Company appear on the Midnight Special TV show. Somebody’s Calling Me, Time and Space, Going Through the Door, Ride My Train
March 22, 1975 – Roundhouse/Dagenham – Essex, England March 23, 1975 – Pavilion/Hemel Hempstead, England March 27, 1975 – Mayfair Ballroom/Newcastle, England March 29, 1975 – Pavillion/Lea’s Cliff Hall/Folkstone England Ten Years After
July 29, 1975 Tucson Community Center/Tucson, AZ
Other performers on the bill were: Peter Frampton, Gary Wright
July 31, 1975 Tempe Stadium/Tempe, AZ Also on the bill: Robin Trower
Alvin Lee – Ten Years After Gigs 1975
July 31, 1975 Tempe Stadium/Tempe, AZ Also on the bill: Robin Trower
August 1, 1975 Long Beach Arena/Long Beach, CA Also on the bill: Slade
August 3, 1975 Olympic Gold Ice Arena/Modesto CA Also on the bill: The Earthquakes
August 4, 1975 Winterland/San Francisco, California
Set list: Rock ‘n Roll Music to the World, Love Like a Man, Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Slow Blues in C, Hobbit, One of These Days, I Can’t Keep From Crying Sometimes, I’m Going Home, Sweet Little Sixteen, Choo Choo Mama, Baby Won’t You Let me Rock & Roll You
Other performers on the bill were: Slade, Frankie Miller Band
August 7, 1975 Release of the album “Pump Iron”
August 7, 1975 Albuquerque Civic Auditorium/Albuquerque, NM Also on the bill: Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost
August 9, 1975 Municipal Auditorium/San Antonio TX
August 15, 1975 Milwaukee Arena/Milwaukee, WI Also on the bill: Fleetwood Mac
August 16, 1975 – Met Center, Bloomington MN Also on the bill: Fleetwood Mac, Sassafras
August 17, 1975 – International Amphitheatre/Chicago, IL
August 19, 1975 – Cobo Arena/Detroit MI The bill includes Slade and Sassafras.
August 21, 1975 – Boston Garden/Boston,MA
Rock & Roll Music To The World, Love Like A Man, Good Morning Little School Girl, Slow Blues In C, “We’re In Boston” (brief Shuffle), Hobbit, One Of These Days, Classical Thing, Scat Thing, I Can’t Keep From Crying Sometimes, I’m Going Home, Sweet Little Sixteen, Choo Choo Mama.
Also on the bill: Lynyrd Skynyrd
August 22, 1975 – RooseveltStadium/Jersey City, NJ
This show was billed as “The Battle Of The Bands” and included The Faces and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
August 24, 1975 – Commack Arena/Long Island, New York
The bill includes Peter Frampton and Sassafras. Part of the “Frampton Comes Alive” LP is from this concert.
August 26, 1975 – The Spectrum/Philadelphia, PA Also on the bill: Peter Frampton
August 27, 1975 – Sports Arena/Toledo, Ohio
August 28, 1975 – Hara Arena/Dayton, OH
The bill includes Peter Frampton and Sassafras.
August 30, 1975 – Springfield Civic Center, Springfield Massachusetts August 31, 1975 – Nova Scotia
September 1, 1975 – Moncton Auditorium, Moncton N.B.
“Speakeasy TV Show” (1975)
Alvin Lee was interviewed and performed on a 1975 Speakasy show that also included Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper
“Pump Iron” Promo Films (1975)
Alvin made four 16mm promo films for the 1975 “Pump Iron” LP. These include promos for: Truckin’ Down The Other Way, One More Chance, Time In Space and You Told Me. These promos are included in the 1993 Viceroy Music Alvin Lee “Rockspective” home video. See them on our audio/video pages.
Alvin Lee – Ten Years After Gigs 1975
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