Technical Ecstasy Tour


The Technical Ecstasy Tour was a concert tour by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It began on 22 October 1976 and ended on 22 April 1977.

Overview

North America leg

Having toned down the band's 'black magic' image for Technical Ecstasy, Geezer Butler assured Circus, "Parents can take their kids to our shows now."

Europe leg

A notorious encounter occurred between Geezer Butler and Malcolm Young of support band AC/DC when the tour reached Europe. "Flick-knives were banned in England," Butler recalled, "but, when we were playing in Switzerland, I bought one. I was just flicking it, when Malcolm Young came up to me and started slagging Sabbath… He came over and said, 'You must think you're big, having a flick-knife.' I said, 'What are you talking about?' And that was it. Nobody got hurt."
AC/DC's support slot had, in any case, begun inauspiciously. "All the gear was blowing up," reported Angus Young of their first show, in Paris. "We played about twenty minutes then destroyed the stage."

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
20 January 1977MiamiUnited StatesMiami Jai-Alai Fronton Arena
25 January 1977BirminghamUnited StatesBoutwell Memorial Auditorium
26 January 1977AtlantaUnited StatesOmni Coliseum
28 January 1977MemphisUnited StatesMid-South Coliseum
29 January 1977CharlotteUnited StatesCharlotte Coliseum
30 January 1977FayettevilleUnited StatesCumberland County Memorial Arena
2 February 1977Norfolk, VirginiaUnited StatesNorfolk Scope
4 February 1977CincinnatiUnited StatesRiverfront Coliseum
6 February 1977ErieUnited StatesErie County Field House
7 February 1977SalemUnited StatesSalem Civic Center
9 February 1977ColumbusUnited StatesVeterans Memorial Auditorium
10 February 1977NashvilleUnited StatesNashville Municipal Auditorium
11 February 1977Terre HauteUnited StatesHulman Center
12 February 1977St. LouisUnited StatesKiel Auditorium
13 February 1977SpringfieldUnited StatesHammons Student Center
14 February 1977IndianapolisUnited StatesIndiana Convention Center
15 February 1977Fort WayneUnited StatesAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
16 February 1977Little RockUnited StatesBarton Coliseum
18 February 1977LexingtonUnited StatesRupp Arena
20 February 1977San FranciscoUnited StatesWinterland
23 February 1977InglewoodUnited StatesInglewood Forum
2 March 1977GlasgowScotlandThe Apollo
4 March 1977NewcastleEnglandNewcastle City Hall
6 March 1977StaffordEnglandNew Bingley Hall
7 March 1977LiverpoolEnglandLiverpool Empire Theatre
9 March 1977CardiffWalesCapitol Theatre
10 March 1977SouthamptonEnglandSouthampton Gaumont Theatre
12 March 1977LondonEnglandHammersmith Odeon
13 March 1977LondonEnglandHammersmith Odeon
14 March 1977LondonEnglandHammersmith Odeon
15 March 1977LondonEnglandHammersmith Odeon
5 April 1977ParisFrancePavillon de Paris
6 April 1977ColmarFranceColmar Expo Hall
7 April 1977OffenbachWest GermanyStadthalle Offenbach
9 April 1977CologneWest GermanySporthalle
10 April 1977NurembergWest GermanyMessezentrum
11 April 1977LudwigshafenWest GermanyFriedrich-Ebert-Halle
13 April 1977ThonexSwitzerlandThonex Party Hall
14 April 1977ZürichSwitzerlandVolkshaus
15 April 1977OdenseDenmarkFyns Forum
16 April 1977BrusselsBelgiumCirque Royal
17 April 1977AmsterdamNetherlandsRAI Arena
18 April 1977HamburgWest GermanyErnst-Merck-Halle
19 April 1977CopenhagenDenmarkFalkoner Center
21 April 1977LundSwedenOlympen
22 April 1977GothenburgSwedenScandinavium
24 April 1977HelsinkiFinlandHouse of Culture

Personnel