1980 -1981 Mick Taylor Joins ALB
Alvin Lee Gigs 1980-1981
Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor joins Alvin Lee Band for a tour of Europe in 1981.
Alvin Lee Band
(Alvin Lee, Steve Gould, Mickey Fe’at, Tom Compton) September 30, 1980 – Pavilion/Bath, England
October 1, 1980 – Top Rank/Birmingham, England October 2, 1980 – King George’s Hall/Blackburn, England October 3, 1980 – City Hall/Hull, England
October 4, 1980 – Market Hall/Carlisle, England October 5, 1980 – Tiffany’s/Glasgow, England October 6, 1980 – Town Hall/Middlesbrough, England October 8, 1980 – Top Rank/Sheffield, England October 9, 1980 – Palais/Nottingham, England
Alvin Lee Gigs 1980-1981
October 10, 1980 – Cardiff University/Cardiff, Wales
October 11, 1980 – Liesure Center/Maidenhead, England
October 14, 1980 – University/Leicester, England
October 15, 1980 – Sussex University/Brighton, England
October 16, 1980 – Poole Art Centre/Poole, England
October 17, 1980 – Surrey University/Guildford, England
October 23, 1980 – Strand Lyceum/London, England
November 12, 1980 – West Palm Beach Auditorium/West Palm Beach, FL ZZ Top is also on the bill.
November 15, 1980 – Sandy Creek Campground/Montgomery, AL ZZ Top is also on the bill.
November 16, 1980 – Greensboro Coliseum/Greensboro, NC ZZ Top is also on the bill.
November 19, 1980 – Wheeling Civic Center/Wheeling, WV ZZ Top is also on the bill.
November 26, 1980 – Agora Ballroom/Columbus, OH November 28, 1980 – Tennessee Theatre/Nashville, TN
December 5, 1980 – Aragon Ballroom/Chicago, Illinois
Are You Ready (To Rock & Roll), Good Morning Little School Girl, Heartache, No More Lonely Nights, Ridin’ Truckin’, Help Me, Slow Down, Scat Thing, Stealin’, I’m Going Home, Choo Choo Mama, Rip It Up, Sweet Little Sixteen, Roll Over Beethoven.
December 6, 1980 – Kiel Auditorium/St. Louis, MO also on the bill: The Outlaws, 707
December 7, 1980 – Western Illinois University/Macomb, IL also on the bill: Molly Hatchet
December 9, 1980 – The Summit/Houston, TX also on the bill: Kansas
December 10, 1980 – Convention Center/San Antonio, TX also on the bill: Kansas
December 11, 1980 – Wintergarden/Dallas, TX
December 12, 1980 – El Paso County Coliseum/El Paso, TX also on the bill: Kansas
December 13, 1980 – Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum/Phoenix, AZ also on the bill: Kansas
December 14, 1980 – Tucson Community Center Arena/Tucson, AZ also on the bill: Kansas
December 17, 1980 – Los Angeles Sports Arena/Los Angeles, CA also on the bill: Kansas
Alvin Lee Gigs 1980-1981
December 19, 1980 – Cow Palace/San Francisco, CA also on the bill: Kansas
December 26, 1980 – Calderone Concert Hall/Hempstead, New York
The following songs are broadcast during the BBC Rock Hour Show on WLIR-FM:
Are You Ready, Good Morning Little School Girl, No More Lonely Nights, Ridin’ Truckin’, Stealin’, I’m Going Home, Choo Choo Mama, Rip It Up.
December 27, 1980 – Loew’s Center For The Performing Arts/Worcester, MA
December 29, 1980 – Capital Center/Largo, Maryland
Are You Ready, Good Morning Little School Girl, No More Lonely Nights, Ridin’ Truckin’, Help Me, Stealin’, I’m Going Home, Choo Choo Mama.
also on the bill: The Kinks
December 31, 1980 – Cobo Arena/Detroit, Michigan
This show is broadcast on WABX-FM radio:
Are You Ready, Good Morning Little School Girl, No More Lonely Nights, Ridin’ Truckin’, Help Me, Stealin’ (with drum solo by Tom “Animal” Compton), Slow Down, Scat Thing, Hey Joe, “Going Down To Detroit” I’m Going Home, Choo Choo Mama, Rip It Up, Sweet Little Sixteen.
with: Spirit
January 7, 1981 – Paramount Theatre/Seattle, Washington
January 8, 1981 – Paramount Theatre/Portland, OR
Alvin Lee Band with Mick Taylor
(Alvin Lee, Mick Taylor, Fuzzy Samuels, Tom Compton)
The album ‘RX5’ is released in October 1981
October 26, 1981 – Palasport/Turin, Italy
One Of These Days, Honey Pie, Good Morning Little School Girl, Slow Blues In C, Love Like A Man, Going Through The Door, Can’t Stop (I’m Writing You A Letter), Help Me, I’m Going Home, Choo Choo Mama.
October 27, 1981 – Teatro Tenda Firenze/Firenze, Italy
One Of These Days, Good Morning Little School Girl, Love Like A Man, Slow Blues In C, Going Through The Door , Slow Down, Can’t Stop, I’m Writing You A Letter, Just Another Boogie (with solos by Fuzzy Samuels and Tom Compton), Help Me, I’m Going Home, Choo Choo Mama.
October 28, 1981 – Rolling Stone/Milan, Italy
One Of These Days, Honey Pie, Good Morning Little School Girl, Slow Blues In C, Love Like A Man, Going Through The Door, Slow Down, Can’t Stop, Scat Thing, I’m Writing You A Letter, Just Another Boogie (with bass and drum solos), Sweet little Sixteen, I’m Going Home.
October 29, 1981 – Teatro Tendastrisce/Rome, Italy
One Of These Days, Honey Pie, Good Morning Little School Girl, Slow Blues In C, Love Like A Man, Going Through The Door, Slow Down, Can’t Stop, I’m Writing You A Letter, Just Another Boogie, Help Me, I’m Going Home, Choo Choo Mama, Sweet Little Sixteen.
October 1981 30. Alvin Lee Band with Mick Taylor – Biel – Kongresshaus
had to be canceled because the band arrived from Italiy around two hours after the concert had to start …
November 1, 1981 – Hamburg, W. Germany November 3, 1981 – Kiel, W. Germany
November 12, 1981 – Theatre Le Palace/Paris, France
One Of These Days, Honey Pie, Good Morning Little School Girl, Slow Blues In C, Love Like A Man, Going Through The Door, Can’t Stop, Just Another Boogie, I’m Writing You A Letter, I’m Going Home, Choo Choo Mama, Sweet Little Sixteen, Slow Down.
November 14, 1981 – Montpellier, France
Good Morning Little School Girl, One Of These Days, Slow Blues In C, Love Like A Man, Can’t Stop, Help Me, Slow Down, Just Another Boogie, Choo Choo Mama, Sweet Little Sixteen, Scat Thing, I’m Going Home.
November 17, 1981 – Hammersmith Odeon/London, England also on the bill: Dark Star
Alvin Lee Gigs 1980-1981
November 19, 1981 – Maple Leaf Gardens/Toronto, ON with Black Sabbath
November 20, 1981 – Hall Forum/Montreal, QC with Black Sabbath
November 21, 1981- Ottawa Civic Center/Ottawa, ON Black Sabbath are also on the bill
November 24, 1981 – Lehigh Univ. Stabler Arena/Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
One Of These Days, Good Morning Little School Girl, Slow Blues In C, Honey Pie, Can’t Stop, Slow Down, Just Another Boogie, I’m Going Home, Choo Choo Mama. / Black Sabbath are also on the bill
November 25, 1981 – Glens Falls Civic Center/Glens Falls, NY Black Sabbath are also on the bill
November 27, 1981 – Civic Arena, Pittsburgh Black Sabbath share the bill
Alvin Lee Band
(Alvin Lee, Tom Compton, Fuzzy Samuels)
November 28, 1981 – My Father’s Place/Roslyn, New York
Radio Broadcast – Partial Set List: One Of These Days, Honey Pie, Good Morning Little School Girl, Slow Blues In C, Love Like A Man.
November 29, 1981 – Ohio State Fairgrounds/Columbus Ohio Black Sabbath are also on the bill
November 30, 1981 – Charleston W. Virginia
December 1, 1981 – Buffalo Memorial Auditorium/Buffalo, New York
December 3, 1981 – Capital Centre/Largo, Maryland
One Of These Days, Good Morning Little School Girl, Slow Blues In C, Honey Pie, Can’t Stop, Slow Down, Just Another Boogie, I’m Going Home, Choo Choo Mama.
Black Sabbath are also on the bill
December 4, 1981 – Spectrum/Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
One Of These Days, Good Morning Little School Girl, Slow Blues In C, Honey Pie (introduced by Alvin as “Pecan Pie”), Can’t Stop, Slow Down, Just Another Boogie, I’m Going Home, Choo Choo Mama. Black Sabbath also rock the bill.
December 5, 1981 – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center/Salisbury, Maryland
One Of These Days, Good Morning Little School Girl, Slow Blues In C, “Pecan Pie”, Can’t Stop, Slow Down, I’m Going Home, Choo Choo Mama.
Black Sabbath are on the bill
December 6, 1981 – Richmond Coliseum/Richmond, VA Black Sabbath are on the bill
December 8, 1981 Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland OH with Black Sabbath on the bill
December 9, 1981 – Louisville Gardens/Louisville, KY with Black Sabbath on the bill
December 10, 1981 – Mid-South Coliseum/Memphis, Tennessee with Black Sabbath on the bill
December 12, 1981 – T. H. Barton Coliseum/Little Rock, AR with Black Sabbath on the bill
December 13, 1981 – Mobile Municipal Auditorium/Mobile, AL with Black Sabbath on the bill
Alvin Lee Gigs 1980-1981
December 15, 1981 – Stages/Granite City, Illinois
December 16, 1981 Nashville Municipal Auditorium/Nashville TN with Black Sabbath
December 17, 1981 – Riverfront Coliseum/Cincinnati, OH with Black Sabbath
December 18, 1981 – Studio One/Champaign, IL
December 19, 1981 Market Square Arena/Indianapolis, IN with Black Sabbath
December 20 & 21, 1981 – International Ampitheatre/Chicago, IL with Black Sabbath
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