1978 "10 Year Anniversary" Tour

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  Dates and research compiled by Joe Siegler & Robert Dwyer.

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Touring Personnel

  • Tony Iommi - Guitars
  • Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
  • Geezer Butler - Bass
  • Bill Ward - Drums
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  • Don Airey? - Keyboards

Set List (not in order)

  • Symptom of the Universe
  • War Pigs
  • Never Say Die
  • Dirty Women
  • Rock & Roll Doctor
  • Guitar Solo
  • Electric Funeral
  • Embryo / Children of the Grave
  • Paranoid
  • Snowblind
  • Black Sabbath
  • Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (instrumental)
  • Iron Man
  • Fairies Wear Boots
  • Hand of Doom
  • N.I.B.
  • Gypsy
  • Shock Wave (only on a few dates)
  • Swinging the Chain (only on one or two dates at most, I believe)

Date City Venue Opening Acts Notes
Oct 1
 		 Dave Walker and Don Airey join Sabbath for a while
 		 Dave Walker (formerly of Savoy Brown) joins the band for a very brief tenure as lead vocalist
Jan 6
 		 BBC Midlands TV appearance
 		 Rare one-off appearance with temporary vocalist Dave Walker - played Junior's Eyes
May 2 Ludwigshafen     Cancelled
May 4 Erlangen
 
 		 Cancelled
May 5 Wurzberg
 
 		 Cancelled
May 6 Goppingen
 
 		 Cancelled
May 8 Offenbach
 
 		 Cancelled
May 9 Dortmund Westfalenhalle
 		 Cancelled
May 16 Sheffield City (Oval) Hall Van Halen
 
May 17 Southport Floral Hall Van Halen
 
May 18 Glasgow The Apollo Theater Van Halen
 
May 19 Aberdeen Capitol Theater Van Halen
 
May 21 Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Newcastle City Hall Van Halen
 
May 22 Manchester Apollo Ardwick Theater Van Halen
 
May 23 Hanley Victoria Hall Van Halen
 
May 25 Portsmouth Guildhall Van Halen
 
May 25 London TOP OF THE POPS (1st 1978 appearance)
 		 1st TOP OF THE POPS appearance in '78. Performed "Never Say Die"
May 26 Bristol Colston Hall Van Halen
 
May 27 London Lewisham Odeon Van Halen
 
May 28 Ipswich Ipswich Gaumont Van Halen
 
May 30 Coventry Coventry Theater Van Halen
 
May 31 Leicester De Montfort Hall Van Halen
 
Jun 1 London Hammersmith Odeon Van Halen
 
Jun 2 Oxford New Theater Van Halen
 
Jun 3 Southampton Gaumont Theatre Van Halen
 
Jun 5 Birmingham Odeon Theatre Van Halen Aborted show, due to PA failure. Rescheduled for 6/12/78.
Jun 6 Birmingham Odeon Theatre Van Halen Rescheduled for 6/13/78.
Jun 7 Bradford St. George's Hall Van Halen
 
Jun 8 Preston Lockley Grand Hall - Guild Hall Van Halen
 
Jun 10 London Hammersmith Odeon Van Halen
 
Jun 11 London Hammersmith Odeon Van Halen Cancelled due to PA failure
Jun 12 Birmingham Odeon Theatre Tanz Der Youth
 
Jun 13 Birmingham Odeon Theatre Tanz Der Youth? Make-up gig for the 6/5 Odeon gig
Jun 14 Manchester Apollo Ardwick Theater Tanz Der Youth
 
Jun 15 Manchester Apollo Ardwick Theater Tanz Der Youth
 
Jun 16 Bridlington Bridlington Spa Tanz Der Youth
 
Jun 17 Liverpool Empire Theater Tanz Der Youth?
 
Jun 19 London Hammersmith Odeon Tanz Der Youth Filmed professionally
Jun 22 London TOP OF THE POPS (BBC TV)
 		 BBC TV Appearance; They performed "Never Say Die"
Aug 14 Chicago International Amphitheatre Van Halen Cancelled
Aug 22 Milwaukee Milwaukee Arena Van Halen
 
Aug 23 Chicago International Amphitheatre Van Halen
 
Aug 24 Chicago International Amphitheatre Van Halen
 
Aug 25 Terre Haute Indiana State University - Hulman Center Van Halen
 
Aug 27 NYC Madison Square Garden Van Halen Sold out
Aug 28 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum - Mitchell Field Complex Van Halen
 
Aug 29 Philadelphia The Spectrum Van Halen
 
Aug 31 Erie Erie County Fieldhouse Van Halen
 
Sep 1 Hampton Hampton Coliseum Van Halen
 
Sep 2 Pittsburgh Civic Arena Van Halen
 
Sep 4 South Yarmouth Cape Cod Coliseum Van Halen
 
Sep 5 Portland Cumberland County Civic Center Van Halen
 
Sep 7 Utica Utica Memorial Coliseum Van Halen
 
Sep 8 Niagara Falls Niagara Falls Convention Center Van Halen
 
Sep 9 Baltimore Baltimore Civic Center Theater Van Halen
 
Sep 10 New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum Van Halen
 
Sep 12 Indianapolis Indianapolis Convention Center Van Halen
 
Sep 14 Detroit Cobo Hall Van Halen
 
Sep 15 Cleveland Richfield Coliseum Van Halen
 
Sep 16 St. Louis Checkerdome Van Halen
 
Sep 17 Kansas City Kansas City Municipal Auditorium Arena Van Halen
 
Sep 18 Tulsa Assembly Center Van Halen
 
Sep 22 Fresno Selland Arena Van Halen
 
Sep 23 Anaheim Anaheim Stadium Boston (HL), Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, Richie Lecea, Russia Sold out
Sep 24 Anaheim Anaheim Stadium Boston (HL), Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, Richie Lecea, Russia
 
Sep 26 Vancouver P.N.E. Coliseum Van Halen
 
Sep 27 Portland Memorial Coliseum Complex Van Halen Sold out
Sep 28
 		 NEVER SAY DIE is released in the U.S.
 
 
Sep 28 Spokane Spokane Coliseum Van Halen
 
Sep 29 Seattle Key City Arena Van Halen
 
Sep 30 Seattle Key City Arena Van Halen
 
Oct 9 Hamburg Audimax Van Halen
 
Oct 10 Essen Gruga-Halle Van Halen
 
Oct 11 Offenbach Stadthalle Van Halen
 
Oct 13 Göppingen Göppingen-Uhingen Haldenberghalle Van Halen
 
Oct 14 Ludwigshafen Friedrich-Ebert-Halle Van Halen
 
Oct 15 Würzburg Kürnacthalle Van Halen
 
Oct 17 Nürnberg (Nuremberg) HÄMMERLEINHALLE Van Halen
 
Oct 18 Heilbronn Sporthalle
 
 
Oct 20 Cambrai Palais Des Grottes Van Halen
 
Oct 31 Atlanta The Omni Van Halen, The Ramones Postponed until 11/13/78
Nov 3 St. Petersburg Bayfront Center Van Halen
 
Nov 4 Jacksonville Coliseum Van Halen
 
Nov 5 Hollywood Hollywood Sportatorium Van Halen Sold out
Nov 7 Columbus
 
 		 Unconfirmed
Nov 8 Birmingham Boutwell Auditorium Van Halen
 
Nov 10 Memphis Mid-South Coliseum Van Halen
 
Nov 11 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum Van Halen [ Read Concert Review ]
Nov 13 Atlanta The Omni Van Halen, The Ramones Rescheduled from 10/31/78.
Nov 14 Mobile Mobile Municipal Auditorium Van Halen
 
Nov 15 Huntsville
 
 		 Unconfirmed
Nov 16 Nashville Nashville Municipal Auditorium Van Halen Postponed until 11/19/78
Nov 17 Austin
 
 
 
Nov 18 Odessa Ector County Coliseum
 
 
Nov 19 Nashville Nashville Municipal Auditorium Van Halen Make-up gig
 [ Read Concert Review ]
Nov 20 Oklahoma City The Myriad Van Halen
 
Nov 21 Amarillo The Amarillo Civic Center
 		 Unconfirmed
Nov 22 Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum
 
 
Nov 23 Houston Sam Houston Coliseum Van Halen
 
Nov 24 San Antonio Convention Center Arena Van Halen
 
Nov 25 Dallas Dallas Convention Center Arena Van Halen Sold out
Nov 26 Dallas Dallas Convention Center Arena Van Halen Added after 1st show sold out.
Nov 28 Denver McNichols Sports Arena Van Halen Sold out
Dec 1 San Bernardino Swing Auditorium - National Orange Showgrounds The Ramones
 
Dec 2 Oakland Oakland Coliseum Arena Van Halen
 
Dec 3 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena Van Halen
 
Dec 4 Long Beach Long Beach Arena The Ramones
 
Dec 5 Phoenix Veterans Memorial Coliseum The Ramones
 
Dec 7 Abilene Taylor County Coliseum Head East
 
Dec 8 El Paso
 
 
 
Dec 10 Albuquerque Tingley Coliseum
 
 
Dec 11 Albuquerque Tingley Coliseum
 		 Last show with Ozzy until LIVE AID reunion in 1985