1981-1982 Mob Rules Tour

World tour to support the “Mob Rules” album.

Dates and research compiled by Joe Siegler & Robert Dwyer.
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Touring Personnel

  • Ronnie James Dio – Vocals
  • Tony Iommi – Guitar
  • Geezer Butler – Bass
  • Vinny Appice – Drums
  • Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards

Typical Set List

  • E5150
  • Neon Knights
  • NIB
  • Children of the Sea
  • Turn up the Night
  • Black Sabbath
  • War Pigs
  • Slipping Away
  • Drum Solo
  • Slipping Away (cont.)
  • Iron Man
  • The Mob Rules
  • Heaven and Hell
  • Guitar solo
  • Heaven and Hell (cont.)
  • Paranoid
  • Heaven and Hell (cont.)
  • Children of the Grave
  • Fluff (tape)

Date Location Venue Other Bands / Openers Notes
Aug 01 1981 Stoke-on-Trent ‘Heavy Metal Holocaust’ – Football Stadium Motorhead (HL), Ozzy Osbourne’s Blizzard Of Oz, Triumph Cancelled
Nov 10 1981 The Mob Rules is released in the US
Nov 15 1981 Quebec City Quebec City Coliseum (Le Colisee) Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) First date of Mob Rules Tour
Nov 16 1981 Kitchener Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Nov 17 1981 Sudbury Sudbury Arena Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Nov 19 1981 Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) Riot after show!
Nov 20 1981 Montreal Hall Forum Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Nov 21 1981 Ottawa Ottawa Civic Center Arena Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Nov 22 1981 Binghamton Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena Unconfirmed. Postponed until 2/17/82?
Nov 24 1981 Bethlehem Stabler Arena – Lehigh University Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Nov 25 1981 Glens Falls Glens Falls Civic Center Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Nov 27 1981 Pittsburgh, PA Civic Arena Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Nov 28 1981 Toledo Sports Arena Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Nov 29 1981 Columbus Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) Unconfirmed
Nov 30 1981 Charleston Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) Unconfirmed
Dec 01 1981 Buffalo, NY Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Dec 03 1981 Largo (Landover), MD Capitol Centre Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Dec 04 1981 Philadelphia, PA The Spectrum Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Dec 05 1981 Salisbury Wicomico Youth & Civic Center Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Dec 06 1981 Richmond, VA Richmond Coliseum Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Dec 08 1981 Cleveland, OH Richfield Coliseum Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) Unconfirmed
Dec 09 1981 Louisville, KY Louisville Gardens Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Dec 10 1981 Memphis, TN Mid-South Coliseum Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Dec 12 1981 Little Rock, AR Barton Coliseum Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Dec 13 1981 Mobile, AL Municipal Auditorium Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Dec 15 1981 Atlanta, GA The Omni Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor) Postponed until 2/27/82
Dec 16 1981 Nashville, TN Nashville Municipal Auditorium Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Dec 17 1981 Cincinnati, OH Riverfront Coliseum Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Dec 19 1981 Indianapolis, IN Market Square Arena Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Dec 20 1981 Chicago, IL International Amphitheatre Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Dec 21 1981 Chicago, IL International Amphitheatre Alvin Lee Band (featuring Mick Taylor)
Dec 31 1981 London, England Hammersmith Odeon 720
Jan 01 1982 London, England Hammersmith Odeon 720
Jan 02 1982 London, England Hammersmith Odeon 720
Jan 03 1982 London, England Hammersmith Odeon 720
Jan 05 1982 Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Newcastle City Hall
Jan 06 1982 Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Newcastle City Hall
Jan 07 1982 Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Newcastle City Hall
Jan 08 1982 Edinburgh Royal Highland Exhibition Hall Cancelled due to heavy snow
Jan 09 1982 Stafford New Bingley Hall
Jan 10 1982 Leicester Granby Halls
Jan 12 1982 Leeds Queen’s Hall
Jan 13 1982 Cardiff Sophia Gardens Pavilion Cancelled after the venue’s roof collapse from heavy snow
Jan 14 1982 St. Austell Cornwall Coliseum
Jan 15 1982 Portsmouth Guildhall
Feb 04 1982 New Haven, CT Veterans Memorial Coliseum Doc Holliday Postponed until 3/2/82
Feb 06 1982 Syracuse, NY Syracuse War Memorial Auditorium Doc Holliday Postponed until 5/22/82
Feb 07 1982 Kingston (Wilkes Barre) Kingston Armory Doc Holliday Postponed until 5/19/82
Feb 10 1982 New York City, NY Madison Square Garden Doc Holliday Postponed until 5/17/82
Feb 12 1982 Providence, RI Providence Civic Center Doc Holliday Postponed until 5/18/82
Feb 13 1982 Rochester, NY Community War Memorial Auditorium Doc Holliday Postponed until 5/21/82
Feb 16 1982 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex Doc Holliday
Feb 17 1982 Roanoke, VA Roanoke Civic Center Doc Holliday
Feb 17 1982 Binghamton, NY Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena Doc Holliday Postponed until 5/23/82
Feb 19 1982 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Doc Holliday
Feb 20 1982 Hollywood Hollywood Sportatorium Doc Holliday
Feb 21 1982 Lakeland, FL Lakeland Civic Center Doc Holliday
Feb 24 1982 Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Doc Holliday
Feb 25 1982 Knoxville, TN Knoxville Civic Coliseum Doc Holliday
Feb 26 1982 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Coliseum Doc Holliday, Molly Hatchet
Feb 27 1982 Atlanta, GA The Omni Doc Holliday
Mar 02 1982 New Haven, CT Veterans Memorial Coliseum Doc Holliday
Mar 03 1982 Baltimore, MD Civic Center (a.k.a. 1st Mariner Arena) Alvin Lee Band (?), Wrabit
Mar 04 1982 Boston, MA Boston Gardens Wrabit
Mar 06 1982 Detroit, MI Cobo Arena Wrabit
Mar 07 1982 Dayton, OH Hara Arena Wrabit
Mar 08 1982 Saginaw Wendler Arena – Saginaw Civic Center Wrabit
Mar 09 1982 Louisville, KY Louisville Gardens Alvin Lee Band Unconfirmed
Mar 10 1982 Green Bay, WI Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Wrabit
Mar 11 1982 Madison, WI Dane County Expostion Center Coliseum Wrabit
Mar 13 1982 Minneapolis, MN Metropolitan Sports Center Wrabit
Mar 15 1982 Cedar Rapids Five Seasons Center Wrabit
Mar 16 1982 Springfield Prairie Capital Convention Center Wrabit
Mar 17 1982 St. Louis, MO Checkerdome Wrabit?
Mar 19 1982 Omaha, NE Omaha Civic Auditorium Wrabit
Mar 21 1982 Wichita, KS Henry Levitt Arena Wrabit
Mar 22 1982 Kansas City, MO Kansas City Municipal Auditorium Arena Wrabit? Unconfirmed
Apr 09 1982 San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena The Outlaws
Apr 10 1982 Long Beach, CA Long Beach Arena The Outlaws
Apr 12 1982 Phoenix, AZ Veterans Memorial Coliseum The Outlaws Originally scheduled for Apr 11
Apr 13 1982 San Bernardino, CA Orange Pavilion – National Orange Showgrounds The Outlaws
Apr 14 1982 Reno, NV Convention Center The Outlaws Unconfirmed
Apr 15 1982 Inglewood, CA The Forum The Outlaws
Apr 17 1982 San Francisco, CA (Daly City) Cow Palace The Outlaws
Apr 18 1982 Fresno, CA Selland Arena The Outlaws
Apr 20 1982 Davis UC Davis Recreation Hall The Outlaws
Apr 21 1982 Medford Unconfirmed
Apr 22 1982 Portland, OR Memorial Coliseum Complex The Outlaws
Apr 23 1982 Seattle, WA Seattle Center Arena (aka Mercer Arena) The Outlaws Recorded for “Live Evil”
Apr 24 1982 Seattle, WA Seattle Center Arena (aka Mercer Arena) The Outlaws Recorded for “Live Evil”
Apr 26 1982 Vancouver Pacific Coliseum The Outlaws
Apr 27 1982 Lethbridge Sportsplex Arena The Outlaws Unconfirmed
Apr 29 1982 Calgary Corral Arena The Outlaws
Apr 30 1982 Edmonton Northlands Coliseum (a.k.a. Skyreach Centre) The Outlaws
May 01 1982 Regina The Outlaws Unconfirmed
May 02 1982 Winnipeg, Ontario Cancelled to a double booking at the same arena with a circus!
May 04 1982 Billings, MT Yellowstone Metra Park Arena The Outlaws
May 05 1982 Casper Casper Events Center The Outlaws
May 06 1982 Salt Lake City, UT Salt Lake City Arena
May 08 1982 Denver, CO McNichols Sports Arena The Outlaws
May 09 1982 Albuquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum The Outlaws
May 11 1982 Houston, TX Sam Houston Coliseum The Outlaws
May 12 1982 Dallas, TX Dallas Convention Center The Outlaws Recorded for “Live Evil”
May 13 1982 San Antonio, TX San Antonio Convention Center Arena The Outlaws Recorded for “Live Evil”
May 17 1982 New York City, NY Madison Square Garden Doc Holliday Rescheduled from 2/10/82
May 18 1982 Providence, RI Providence Civic Center Doc Holliday [ Concert Reviews ]
Rescheduled from 2/12/82
May 19 1982 Kingston (Wilkes Barre) Kingston Armory Doc Holliday Rescheduled from 2/7/82
May 21 1982 Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena Doc Holliday
May 22 1982 Syracuse, NY War Memorial Auditorium Doc Holliday Rescheduled from 2/6/82
May 23 1982 Binghamton, NY Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena Doc Holliday Rescheduled from 2/17/82
May 28 1982 Chicago, IL UIC Pavillion Unconfirmed
May 29 1982 Chicago, IL UIC Pavillion Unconfirmed
Jun 01 1982 Milwaukee, WI Mecca (Milwaukee) Arena? Unconfirmed
Aug 02 1982 Detroit, MI Cobo Arena Unconfirmed
Aug 03 1982 Clarkston Pine Knob Music Theater Unconfirmed. Rescheduled for 8/28/82
Aug 17 1982 Chicago, IL Amphitheater Unconfirmed
Aug 21 1982 Columbia, SC Merriweather Post Pavilion Johnny Van Zant
Aug 22 1982 East Rutherford, NJ Brendan Byrne Arena – Meadowlands (a.k.a. Continental Airlines Arena) Johnny Van Zant
Aug 24 1982 Toronto, Ontario Canadian National Exhibition Grandstand Johnny Van Zant
Aug 25 1982 Ottawa Central Canada Exhibition Lansdowne Park Exciter, Johnny Van Zant Postponed – Rescheduled for 8/27 due to rain
Aug 27 1982 Ottawa Central Canada Exhibition Lansdowne Park Exciter, Johnny Van Zant [cancelled] Rescheduled from 8/25
Aug 28 1982 Clarkston Pine Knob Music Theatre
Aug 29 1982 East Troy Alpine Valley Amphitheater Johnny Van Zant
Aug 31 1982 Hoffman Estates Poplar Creek Music Theater
Aug 31 1982 Last Mob Rules date and last show with Dio/Appice until 1992
Jan 18 1983 Live Evil is released in the US
Jan 30 1983 Denver, CO The Ice Arena Unconfirmed – UNLIKELY!