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Starting and ending the "Powerage" world tour in the
UK, that year was again marked by a massive US tour, playing huge
festivals in stadiums and supporting heavyweight acts such as Aerosmith,
Rainbow and Cheap Trick. They were also now able to headline in
many markets.

Photo © by Alan Perry -
www.adpltd.uk.com/concertphotos;htm
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"Powerage" UK Tour:
(Supported by British Lions)
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26
Apr. 78 ·
27 Apr. 78 ·
29 Apr. 78 ·
30 Apr. 78 ·
1 May 78 ·
2 May 78 ·
4 May 78 ·
5 May 78 ·
6 May 78 ·
7 May 78 ·
8 May 78 ·
9 May 78 ·
11 May 78 ·
12 May 78 ·
13 May 78 ·
14 May 78 ·
15 May 78 ·
16 May 78 ·
18 May 78 ·
19 May 78 ·
21 May 78 ·
22 May 78 ·
23 May 78 ·
24 May 78 ·
26 May 78 ·
27 May 78 ·
28 May 78 ·
29 May 78 ·
Jun. 78 ·
8 Jun. 78 ·
Early Jun. 78 ·
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Wolverhampton, UK (Civic Hall) -Cancelled-
Hanley, UK (Victoria Hall)
Aberdeen, UK (Capital Theatre)
Glasgow, UK (Apollo)
Middlesborough, UK (Town Hall)
Coventry, UK (Locarno)
Liverpool, UK (Empire)
Newcastle, UK (Mayfair) -Sold Out!-
Manchester, UK (Free Trade Hall)
London, UK (Hammersmith Odeon) -Sold Out!-
Swindon, UK (Oasis) -TBC-
Oxford, UK (New Theatre) -Cancelled-
Great Yarmouth, UK (Vauxhall Holiday Camp Ballroom)
Cambridge, UK (Corn Exchange)
West Runton, UK (Pavilion)
Birmingham, UK (Odeon)
Derby, UK (Assembly)
Keighley, UK (Victoria Hall)
Colchester, UK (ABC)
Leeds, UK (Polytechnic)
Sheffield, UK (Top Rank)
Bristol, UK (Colston Hall)
Bournmouth, UK (Village Bowl)
Plymouth, UK (Metro)
Blackburn, UK (King George's Hall)
Carlisle, UK (Market Hall)
Edinburgh, UK (Odeon)
Dundee, UK (Caird Hall)
UK dates, rescheduled from cancelled ones in May.
London, UK "Top Of The Pops" TV appearance.
Munich, Germ (ZDF Studios) "Rock Pop" TV appearance. |

Set list:
· Riff Raff
· Problem Child
· Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
· Rock 'N' Roll Damnation
· Bad Boy Boogie
· Dog Eat Dog
(Or Down Payment Blues)
· The Jack
· High Voltage
· Whole Lotta Rosie
· Let There Be Rock
· Rocker
· Fling Thing (In Glasgow)
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"Powerage" North American Tour:
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24 Jun. 78 ·
25 Jun. 78 ·
26 Jun. 78 ·
28 Jun. 78 ·
30 Jun. 78 ·
2 Jul. 78 ·
3 Jul. 78 ·
4 Jul. 78 ·
6 Jul. 78 ·
6 Jul. 78 ·
7 Jul. 78 ·
8 Jul. 78 ·
10 Jul. 78 ·
12 Jul. 78 ·
13 Jul. 78 ·
15 Jul. 78 ·
16 Jul. 78 ·
21 Jul. 78 ·
23 Jul. 78 ·
25 Jul. 78 ·
26 Jul. 78 ·
28 Jul. 78 ·
29 Jul. 78 ·
30 Jul. 78 ·
1 Aug. 78 ·
3 Aug. 78 ·
4 Aug. 78 ·
5 Aug. 78 ·
8 Aug. 78 ·
9 Aug. 78 ·
10 Aug. 78 ·
11 Aug. 78 ·
12 Aug. 78 ·
13 Aug. 78 ·
18 Aug. 78 ·
19 Aug. 78 ·
20 Aug. 78 ·
21 Aug. 78 ·
22 Aug. 78 ·
23 Aug. 78 ·
24 Aug. 78 ·
25 Aug. 78 ·
26 Aug. 78 ·
27 Aug. 78 ·
29 Aug. 78 ·
30 Aug. 78 ·
31 Aug. 78 ·
2 Sept. 78 ·
4 Sept. 78 ·
6 Sept. 78 ·
8 Sept. 78 ·
9 Sept. 78 ·
10 Sept. 78 ·
12 Sept. 78 ·
13 Sept. 78 ·
14 Sept. 78 ·
16 Sept. 78 ·
17 Sept. 78 ·
20 Sept. 78 ·
22 Sept. 78 ·
23 Sept. 78 ·
24 Sept. 78 ·
27 Sept. 78 ·
28 Sept. 78 ·
29 Sept. 78 ·
30 Sept. 78 ·
2 Oct. 78 ·
3 Oct. 78 ·
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Norfolk, VA (Scope) Supporting Alice Cooper
Lexington, KY (Rupp Arena) Supporting Alice Cooper
Birmingham, AL (Birm-Jeff. Civic Center) Supporting Alice Cooper
Knoxville, TN (Civic Coliseum) Supporting Alice Cooper
Miami, FL (Baseball Stadium) Supporting Bob Seger,
Pablo Cruise, Foreigner. -Canceled-
Houston, TX (Summit) Supporting Aerosmith & Journey
Dallas, TX (Fairgrounds Complex) "Texxas World Music Festival"
Supporting Mahogany Rush with 1994
Lubbock, TX (Municipal Coliseum) Supporting Aerosmith &
Mahogany Rush
Indianapolis, IN (Convention Center) Supporting Roadmaster &
Cheap Trick. - AC/DC slot cancelled-
Austin, TX (Opry House) Supported by Yesterday & Today
Corpus Cristi, TX (Ritz) Supported by Yesterday & Today
San Antonio, TX (Mun Auditorium) Supported by Yesterday &
Today, Artful Dodger
Salt Lake City, UT (Salt Palace) Supporting Aerosmith
Long Beach, CA (Arena) Supporting Aerosmith
Los Angeles, CA (Starwood) Supported by Cherie Currie [or Kevin
Borich Express] -Sold Out!-
Fresno, CA (Selland Arena) Supporting Aerosmith
San Jose, CA (San Jose Exhibit) Supporting Ronnie Montrose
Portland, OR (Coliseum) Supporting Aerosmith
Oakland, CA (Oakland Stadium) Opening for Aerosmith, Foreigner,
Van Halen, Pat Travers. "Day On The Green #3" Festival
Vancouver, Can (Pacific Coliseum) Supporting Aerosmith
Spokane, OR (Coliseum) Supporting Aerosmith
Billings, MO (Yellow Stone Metra) Supporting Aerosmith
Evansville, IN (Mesker Field) Supporting Molly Hatchet
Winnipeg, Can (Arena) Supporting Aerosmith
Rapid City, SD (Rushmore Plaza Civic) Supporting Aerosmith
East Troy, WI (Alpine Valley Music Center) Supporting Aerosmith
Chicago, IL (International Amphitheatre) Supporting Alvin Lee
Chicago, IL (Comiskey Park) "Summer Jam"
Supporting Aerosmith, Foreigner, Mahogany Rush, Walter Egan.
Nashville, TN (Record Bar Convention)
Salem, VA (Roanoke Civic Center) Supported by Cheap Trick
Fayetteville, NC (Cumb County Arena) Co-headlining with Cheap
Trick,
supported by Nantucket.
Atlanta, GA (Symphony Hall) Co-headline with Cheap Trick
Jacksonville, FL (Veterans Memorial Coliseum) Supported by Cheap
Trick
Miami, FL (Gussman Hall) Supported by Cheap Trick
Calderone, NY (Concert Hall) Supporting Rainbow
Wilkes-Barre, PA (Paramount) Supporting Rainbow
Johnstown, PA (Cambria County War Memorial Arena) Supporting Rainbow -Cancelled-
Boston, MA (Paradise Theatre) -Sold Out!-
Morristown, NJ (Morris Stage) Co-headline with Savoy Brown
Albany, NY (Palace Theatre) TBC
New York, NY (The Palladium) Supporting Rainbow
Warwick, RI (Rocky Point Park) Concert for W-PRO FM
Willimantic, CT (Shaboo) Supported by Avalanche
Owing Mills, MD (Painters Mill) Supporting Savoy Brown
Seattle, WA (Coliseum) Supporting Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick
Seattle, WA (Coliseum) Supporting Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick
Portland, OR (Paramount Theatre) Supporting Cheap Trick
Oakland, CA (Oakland Stadium) Supporting Ted Nugent, Journey,
Blue Oyster Cult, Cheap Trick. "Day On The Green #5"
Festival
Denver, CO (Red Rocks Amphitheater) Supporting Blue Oyster Cult
TV for ABC's "Midnight Special", band plays "Sin
City" live
Wheeling, WV (Civic Center) Supported by Cheap Trick
Johnson City, TN (Freedom Hall) Supported by Cheap Trick -Sold
Out!-
Columbus, OH (Veterans Memorial Auditorium) Supported by
Cheap Trick -Sold Out!-
Milwaukee, WI (Riverside Theater) Supporting UFO
Royal Oak, MI (Royal Oak Theater) Supporting Thin Lizzy
Schaumberg, IL (B'Ginnings) Headline
Cleveland, OH (Palace Theater) Supporting Thin Lizzy
Allentown, PA (Lehigh College) Supported by The Dictators
Huntington, WV (Civic Center) Supported by Cheap Trick
Chicago, IL (Aragon) Supporting Thin Lizzy, supported by The
Dictators
Kansas City, MO (Uptown Theater) Supporting Thin Lizzy
Omaha, NE (Music Hall Civic Center) Supporting Thin Lizzy &
The Dictators
Buffalo, NY (Memorial Auditorium) Supporting Aerosmith
Rochester, NY (War Memorial) Supporting Blue Oyster Cult &
Thin Lizzy
Detroit, MI (Cobo Hall) Supporting Aerosmith
South Bend, IN (AC. Centre) Supporting Aerosmith
Toledo, OH (Sports Arena) Supporting Aerosmith
Fort Wayne, IN (Coliseum) Supporting Aerosmith |

Set list when supporting :
· Live Wire
· Problem Child
· Sin City
· Gone Shootin'
(Or Rock 'N' Roll Damnation)
· Bad Boy Boogie
· High Voltage
· Whole Lotta Rosie
(Or Dog Eat Dog)
· Rocker
Set list when headlining :
· Live Wire
· Problem Child
· Sin City
· Gone Shootin'
· Bad Boy Boogie
· Rock 'N' Roll Damnation
· The Jack
· Dog Eat Dog
· High Voltage
· Rocker
· Let There Be Rock
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"Powerage" European Tour:
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10 Oct. 78 ·
11 Oct. 78 ·
13 Oct. 78 ·
14 Oct. 78 ·
15 Oct. 78 ·
16 Oct. 78 ·
17 Oct. 78 ·
18 Oct. 78 ·
19 Oct. 78 ·
20 Oct. 78 ·
22 Oct. 78 ·
23 Oct. 78 ·
24 Oct. 78 ·
26 Oct. 78 ·
27 Oct. 78 ·
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Malmö, Swe (Folkets Park)
Stockholm, Swe (Göta Lejon)
Hamburg, Germ (Audimax)
Nürnberg, Germ (Hemmerleinhalle) Supported by Mahogany Rush
Zurich, Swi (Volkshaus) Supported by Mahogany Rush
Mannheim, Germ (Mussensaal)
Dortmund, Germ (Westfalenhalle 3) Supported by Bastard
Köln,
Germ (Sartorysale)
Offenbach, Ger (Stadthalle)
München, Germ (Schwabinger Brau) Supported by Bastard
Amsterdam, Hol (Jaap Edenhal) Supported by Teaser
Nijmegen, Hol (De Vereeniging) Supported by Teaser
Paris, Fra (Le Stadium) Supported by Trust
Deurne, Bel (Arenahall) Supported by St. Paradise
Koekelare, Bel (Sporthal) |

Set list:
· Live Wire
· Problem Child
· Sin City
· Gone Shootin'
· Bad Boy Boogie
· High Voltage
· The Jack
· Whole Lotta Rosie
· Rocker
· Let There Be Rock
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"If You Want Blood" UK Tour :
(Supported by Blazer Blazer)
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28 Oct. 78 ·
30 Oct. 78 ·
31 Oct. 78 ·
1 Nov. 78 ·
2 Nov. 78 ·
3 Nov. 78 ·
4 Nov. 78 ·
6 Nov. 78 ·
7 Nov. 78 ·
8 Nov. 78 ·
9 Nov. 78 ·
10 Nov. 78 ·
12 Nov. 78 ·
13 Nov. 78 ·
14 Nov. 78 ·
15 Nov. 78 ·
16 Nov. 78 ·
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Colchester, UK (Essex University)
Liverpool, UK (Empire)
Edinburgh, UK (Odeon)
Glasgow, UK (Apollo)
Newcastle, UK (Mayfair) -Sold Out!-
Newcastle, UK (Mayfair) -Sold Out!-
Sheffield, UK (Polytechnic)
Wolverhampton, UK (Civic Hall)
Southampton, UK
(Gaumont)
Coventry, UK (Theatre)
Birmingham, UK (Odeon)
Manchester, UK (Apollo)
Stoke-On-Trent, UK (Trentham Gardens)
Bristol, UK (Colston Hall)
Derby, UK (Assembly Rooms)
London, UK (Hammersmith Odeon) -Sold Out!-
London, UK (Hammersmith Odeon) -Sold Out!- |

Set list:
· Live Wire
· Problem Child
· Sin City
· Gone Shootin'
· Bad Boy Boogie
· High Voltage
· The Jack
· Whole Lotta Rosie
· Rocker
· Rock N Roll Damnation
· Let There Be Rock
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