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Manfred Mann's EarthBand 1971 Tour

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In the Beginning.....

The first 'MMEB' concert was in March 1971 at the Piper Club in Rome. In May 1971 they played in two gigs in Australia - one of them together with Deep Purple. In August 1971 they had a televison debut in Paris. All these gigs were played as Manfred Mann Chapter Three.

October 1971 a concert in Ireland. While waiting for an aeroplane the name Earth Band was suggested by Chris Slade - until then the bandīs name was still Chapter Three.

On October 17, 1971 London`s Roundhouse. Also October 1971 a BBC radio show" Sounds Of The 70`s " was their first radio show.

Date

Country/Town

Venue

April

   

22 April

Rome, Italy

Piper Club
appear as Manfred Mann, band spend 2 weeks in Rome.

29 April

Rome, Italy

Piper Club
appear as Manfred Mann, with Crisalide

Ticket 22/4/71  - Thanks to Jens Goetske

May

   

7 May

Perth, WA. Australia

Beatty Park Aquatic Centre, Billed as MMCHIII, support to Deep Purple and Free, with Pirana

8 May

Adelaide, S.A. Australia

Apollo Stadium, Billed as MMCHIII, support to Deep Purple and Free, with Pirana

9 May

Sydney, Australia

Randwick Racecourse (Open Air),>30,000 people
Played with Deep Purple and Australian support acts Wendy Saddington and Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs - Free did not play

10 May

Brisbane, Australia

Festival Hall, Billed as MMCHIII.
CANCELLED due to death threats against Manfred and tour manager Bob Foster

11 May

Melbourne. Australia

Festival Hall, Billed as MMCHIII.
CANCELLED due to death threats against Manfred and tour manager Bob Foster

June

   

18 June

London,  England

Crystal Palace Bowl, billed as Manfred Mann, debut UK concert, with Desmond Dekker.

25 June

Swansea, Wales

Top Rank, billed as Manfred Mann, with Humble Pie

July

   

3 July

Birmingham, England

Belfry, billed as Manfred Mann

5 July

Wolverhampton, England

Park Hall, billed as Manfred Mann

8 July

Fulham, England

Fulham Greyhound, billed as Manfred Mann

9 July

High Wycombe, England

Town Hall, billed as Manfred Mann

11 July

London, England

Roundhouse,billed as Manfred Mann with Close to the Edge, headliners Sha Na Na

24 July

Epping, England

Epping Wake Arms, billed as Manfred Mann

August

   

8 August

Vilar de Mouros, Portugal

Festival (first pop/ open air rock festival in Portugal) with Elton John, Quartero 1111, Bridge, Psico, Pentagno, Sindicato, Objectivo, Celos, Contacto, Chinchilas, Pop Five, Amaila Rodrigues, Duo Ouro Negro, Banda da Guarda Nacional Republicana, Coral Polifonico de Viana do Castelo and dance group Verde Gaio

September

   

6 September

Palermo, Sicily

Palermo Pop Festuval - Second Sicilian International Folk Rock, Jazz Fest, Parco della Favorita, Palermo Italy.  Billed as Manfred Mann the band played the second of three nights, also with Bill Coleman, Tullio De Piscopo, Rosanna Fratello, Stephan Grapelli, Maya, Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Julie Driscoll, The Stars of Faith, Black Sabbath, Colosseium, Livin' Blues, Mungo Jerry, The Pretty Things, Toad and (Bill Wymans's) Tucky Buzzard

11 September

Dublin, Ireland

Headland Festival, Royal Dublin Society, billed as Manfred Mann.  With Stud, Georgie Fame and Alan Price and many others.
The name change to Manfred Mann's Earth Band was discussed on the flight back home to London.  The name change was made effective December 1st 1971.

24 September

Crawley, England

Crawley Polytechnic, billed as Manfred Mann

27 September

Sunderland, England

Sunderland Polytechnic, billed as Manfred Mann

30 September

Aberystwyth, Wales

Aberystwyth University, billed as Manfred Mann

October

   

2 October

Brighton, England

Brighton Polytechnic, billed as Manfred Mann

8 October

Exeter, England

Exeter University, billed as Manfred Mann

12 October

London, England

Marquee Club, billed as Manfred Mann

15 October

Salford, England

Salford University, billed as Manfred Mann

16 October

Liverpool, England

Liverpool University, billed as Manfred Mann

17 October

Chalk Farm, England

Roundhouse, billed as Manfred Mann, with Jude, Paladin and others

November

   

14 November

London, England

Bumpers, billed as Manfred Mann

26 November

Hull, England

Malcolms, billed as Manfred Mann

December

   

All gigs from 1 December 1971 onwards were billed as Manfred Mann's Earth Band unless otherwise noted

3 December

Exmouth, England

Rolle College

4 December

Watford, England

Kingham Hall Hydrospace, with Unicorn

5 December

London, England

Roundhouse

7 December

London, England

Marquee Club, London with Vinegar Joe( featuring Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer ) on the bill.

8 December

Cardiff, Wales

 

9 December

London, England

Guy's Hospital

10 December

Egham, England

Royal Holloway College

18 December

Halifax, England

Clarence Club