Mahavishnu Orchestra

1971

July 21-26, 1971 Gaslight at the Au Go Go, New York City, NY (First Mahavishnu Gigs)

July 28-Aug 2, 1971 Gaslight at the Au Go Go, New York City, NY (Extended Run)

August 4-9, 1971 Gaslight at the Au Go Go, New York City, NY (Held Over Again)

September 14-15, 1971 Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY (Supporting Steve Miller Band and Cannonball Adderley)

October 22, 1971 Brown University, Providence, RI

November 4, 1971 Jabberwocky Club, Syracuse, NY

November 18, 1971 University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (Supporting Blue Oyster Cult & The Byrds)

November 19, 1971 unknown

November 20, 1971 SUNY- Lusk Field House, Cortland, NY (Supporting Blue Oyster Cult & The Byrds)

November 26, 1971 unknown

November 27, 1971 unknown

November 28, 1971 SUNY – Pritchard Gymnasium, Stony Brook,NY (Supporting Yes & the Kinks)

December 3, 1971 University of Maine, Bangor, ME, (Supporting Blue Oyster Cult & The Byrds)

December 4, 1971 University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI (Supporting Blue Oyster Cult & The Byrds)

December 9, 1971 Clarkson College of Technology, Potsdam, NY (Supporting Blue Oyster Cult & The Byrds)

December 10, 1971 University of Vermont – Patrick Gymnasium, Burlington, VT (Supporting Blue Oyster Cult & The Byrds)

December 11, 1971 SUNY – Pritchard Gymnasium, Stony Brook, NY (2 shows Supporting Blue Oyster Cult & The Byrds)

December 21-24, 1971 Quiet Knight, Chicago, IL

December 29, 1971 Carnegie Hall, New York City, NY (Supports Its A Beautiful Day)

1972

January 22, 1972 Union College – Chapel, Schenectady, NY

January 23, 1972 Villanova University, Philadelphia, PA (Supporting Jerry Garcia & Howard Wales)

January 26, 1972 Symphony Hall, Boston, MA (Supporting Jerry Garcia & Howard Wales)

January 28, 1972 Palace Theatre, Providence, RI (Supporting Jerry Garcia & Howard Wales)

January 29, 1972 University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (Supporting Jerry Garcia & Howard Wales)

February 18, 1972 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (supporting T. Rex)

February 21, 1972 Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

February 27, 1972 Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN (MO Road manager Elliott Sears questions accuracy)

March 2, 1972 Portland, ME

March 16, 1972 Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA

March 21, 1972 Denver Coliseum, Denver, CO (Supporting Emerson, Lake and Palmer)

March 22, 1972 Long Beach Auditorium, Long Beach, CA (Supporting Emerson, Lake and Palmer)

March 23, 1972 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA (Supporting Emerson, Lake and Palmer)

March 24-25, 1972 Winterland, San Francisco, CA (Supporting Emerson, Lake and Palmer)

March 27-28, 1972 Whiskey A Go Go, Los Angeles, CA

April 1, 1972 Princeton University – Alexander Hall, Prineton, NJ (supported by John Prine)

April 3, 1972 Mar Y Sol Festival, Vega Baja, PR (Band’s set begins at Sunrise)

April 7, 1972 Trenton, NJ

April 8, 1972 Sunshine In, Asbury Park, NJ

April 9, 1972 Philharmonic Hall, New York City, NY (MO Road Manager Elliott Sears questions accuracy)

April 14, 1972 Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA

April 16, 1972 Orpheum, Boston, MA (McKendree Spring supports)

April 17, 1972 Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI (Supporting Emerson, Lake and Palmer)

April 19, 1972 Miami University of Ohio, Middletown, OH

April 20, 1972 Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH

April 21, 1972 Cleveland Music Hall, Cleveland, OH (West, Bruce & Laing & Procol Harum also appear)

April 22, 1972 Marietta College – Ban Johnson Field House, Marietta, OH

April 23, 1972 Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH (Allman Brothers cancel, Spirit fills in)

April 24, 1972 Town Cinema Theatre, Bloomington, IN (supported by Caroline Petton and the Screaming Gypsy Band)

April 25, 1972 The Ritz Theatre, Indianapolis, IN

April 29, 1972 Syracuse University-Skytop Lounge, Syracuse, NY (Outdoor daytime show, supported by Ravi Shankar)

April 29, 1972 Kodak Building, Rochester, NY (Same day as University of Syracuse show)

April 30, 1972 Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY

May 5, 1972 Yale University, New Haven, CT

May 6, 1972 University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

May 7, 1972 Sports Arena, Atlanta, GA

May 12, 1972 Indiana University – College Lodge, Indiana, PA

May 13, 1972 Camden Community College, Blackwood, NJ

May 14, 1972 Alfred University, Alfred, NY (Afternoon show)

May 15, 1972 Hunter College, New York City, NY (Radio Broadcast)

May 17, 1972 Council Rock High School, Newtown, PA (supported by Raw Silk)

May 20, 1972 The Capitol, Passaic, NJ (Harry Chapin also appears)

May 21, 1972 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL (supported by Alex Taylor (brother of James) and Seatrain)

May 27, 1972 Hollywood, FL (MO Road Manager Elliott Sears questions accuracy)

June 9, 1972 Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, TX (Dr. John supports, MO is the middle act supporting The Allman Brothers Band)

June 10, 1972 Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX

June 11, 1972 Hofheinz Pavillion, Houston, TX (Dr. John supports, MO is the middle act supporting The Allman Brother Band)

June 12, 1972 The Funky Quarters, San Diego, CA (2 shows)

June 14-17, 1972 Whiskey A Go Go, Hollywood, CA

June 18, 1972 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA (Supporting Cheech and Chong)

June 21, 1972 Boston Common, Boston, MA (supported by Loggins & Messina)

July 6, 1972 Carnegie Hall, New York City, NY (Newport Jazz Festival, Following Oscar Peterson)

July 8, 1972 Lenox Arts Center, Lenox, MA

July 19, 1972 Reflections, Cinncinnati, OH

July 20, 1972 Agora Theatre, Columbus, OH

July 21, 1972 Victoria Opera House, Dayton, OH

July 22, 1972 Ritz Theatre, Indianapolis, IN (2 shows supported by Caroline Peyton and the Screaming Gypsy Band)

July 23, 1972 Milwaukee SummerFest, Milwaukee, WI

July 31, 1972 Shady Grove Music Fair, Gaithersburg, MD

August 4, 1972 Wildwood Central Center, Wildwood, NJ (Taj Mahal also appears)

August 5, 1972 Central Park, New York City, NY (Schaefer Music Festival, Taj Mahal also appears)

August 7, 1972 The Painter’s Mill Music Fair, Reisterstown, MD

August 9, 1972  Ravinia Park, Hillside, IL (Ravinia Music Festival, Billy Preston Opens)

August 10, 1972 Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI

August 11, 1972 The Rubber Bowl, Akron, OH (Yes & the Eagles also appear)

August 12, 1972 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

August 13, 1972 Tyrone Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN

August 17, 1972 Deutsches Museum, Munich, GER (Filmed by German Television – venue questionable)

August 20, 1972 Montreux Jazz festival, Montreux, SUI

August 21, 1972

August 23, 1972 Festival De Chateauvation, Chateauvalion, FRA

August 25, 1972 BBC Theatre, London, ENG (Sounds for Saturday)

September 2, 1972 Crystal Palace, London, ENG

September 8, 1972 Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC (supported by the Eagles)

September 9, 1972 Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA (supported by Radar)

September 16, 1972 Windham College, Putney, VT

October 13, 1972 Lisner Auditorium, Washington DC

October 14, 1972 Cinncinnati Gardens, Cinncinnati, OH (Garden Party with Barnstorm with Joe Walsh, Curtis Mayfield, Edgar Winter, Marc-Almond, Nils Lofgren & Grin, Pure Food & Drug Act, The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie)

October 15, 1972 University of Miami, Miami, FL

? Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO

Oct 28, 1972 Princeton University – Alexander Hall, Princeton, NJ

November 3, 1972 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL (supported by The Siegal-Schwall Blues Band)

November 4, 1972 Hoch Auditorium, Lawrence, MA

November 6, 1972 Student Union Building - University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

November 9, 1972 Community Theater, Berkeley, CA (supported by Joe Walsh & Barnstorm)

November 10, 1972 Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA

November 11, 1972 Seattle, WA

December 2, 1972 Palace Theatre, Providence, RI (Mott the Hoople also appears)

December 5, 1972 Loretta, PA

December 8, 1972 Poughkeepsie, NY

December 9, 1972 Irvine Auditorium, Philadelphia, PA

December 10, 1972 New Britain, CT

December 27, 1972 Speedway, Hollywood, FL

1973

January 19, 1973 Yale University – Woolsey Hall, New Haven, CT (Aerosmith supports – Elliott Sears questions accuracy of Aerosmith appearance)

January 21, 1973 Philharmonic Hall, New York City, NY

January 24, 1973 Le Grande Theatre, Quebec City, QC

January 25, 1973 Palais D’Arts, Montreal, QC

January 26, 1973 Convocation Hall, Toronto, ON

January 27, 1973 Century Theatre, Buffalo, NY

January 28, 1973 Albany State College, Albany, NY

February 2, 1973 Bloomsburg State College, Bloomsburg, PA (supported by Aerosmith)

February 9, 1973 Dartmouth College – Hopkins Center, Hanover, NH (2 shows)

February 10, 1973 Trinity College – Ferris Athletic Center, Hartford, CT (supported by Aerosmith)

February 11, 1973 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (supported by Leo Kottke)

February 14, 1973 Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI

February 15, 1973 University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

February 16, 1973 Kenyon College, Gambier, OH

February 17, 1973 Case Western Reserve University – Adelbert Gym, Cleveland, OH (support Aerosmith bumped because their equipment was late)

February 18, 1973 Kinetic Playground, Chicago, IL (supported by Aerosmith)

February 20, 1973 NEC Convention, Cinncinnati, OH (Showcase 20 minute set for concert bookers)

February 21 or 22, 1973 Bananafish Gardens, New York City, NY

February 23, 1973 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

February 24, 1973 Franklin Pearce College, Rindge, NH

February 25, 1973 Southeastern Massachusetts University, North Dartmouth, MA (supported by James Cotton)

February 27, 1973 CW Post College, Greenvale, NY

March 3, 1973 LeMoyne College, Ithaca, NY (Supported by Tarika Blue)

March 9, 1973 Franklin and Marshall University – Mazer Center, Lancaster, PA

March 10, 1973 Constitution Hall, Washington, DC

March 11, 1973 Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA

March 15, 1973 Bananafish Gardens, New York City, NY

March 16, 1973 Felt Forum, New York City, NY (supported by Gentle Giant)

March 17, 1973 SUNY at New Paltz, New Paltz, NY (2 shows supported by Larry Coryell)

March 18, 1973 Tyrone Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN

March 19, 1973 University of Wisconsin – Stock Pavillion, Madison, WI (supported by Mr. Brown)

March 20, 1973 Wisconsin State University – Albee Hall, Oshkosh, WI

March 21, 1973 Beloit College, Beloit, WI (supported by Sick Man of Europe)

March 23-24, 1973 Winterland, San Francisco, CA (supported by Captain Beefheart)

March 25, 1973 Paramount Theater, Portland, OR (supported by Taj Mahal supports. Back-up singers are The Pointer Sisters)

March 26, 1973 Paramount Theater, Seattle, WA (supported by Taj Mahal supports. Back-up singers are The Pointer Sisters)

March 27, 1973 Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA (supported by The Section)

March 30, 1973 Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, AZ

March 31, 1973 Palo Verde High School, Tucson, AZ

April 2-3, 1973 Ebbets Field, Denver, CO (Supported by John Martyn. Radio broadcast. (KFML)

April 5-6, 1973 Amardillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX

April 7, 1973 Majestic Theater, Dallas, TX (supported by Tufano & Giammerese)

April 8, 1973 ABC Theatre AKA Santa Rosa Theatre, Houston, TX

April 13, 1973 Morris A. Mechanic Theatre, Baltimore, MD

April 14, 1973 American University, Washington DC (late afternoon gig, school’s “Spring Concert”, supported by Bloodstone)

April 16, 1973 East Lansing, MI

April 18, 1973 Milwaukee, WI

April 20, 1973 Hampton Coloseum, Hampton Roads, VA (supported by John Hammond

April 21, 1973 Charlotte Memorial Stadium, Charlotte, NC )Festival show)

April 25, 1973 Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, OH

April 26, 1973 Thiel College, Greenville, PA

April 27, 1973 The Capitol, Passaic, NJ (supported by John Hammond)

April 28, 1973 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (Shared bill with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention)

April 29, 1973 Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA (Benefit show)

May 1, 1973 Kent State University, Kent, OH (Shared bill with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention)

May 2, 1973 The Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN (Shared bill with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention)

May 4, 1973 Maple Leaf Gardens, Totonto, ON (Shared bill with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Elliots Sears questions accuracy)

May 5, 1973 War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY (Shared bill with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention)

May 6, 1973 Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA (Shared bill with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Elliott Sear questions accuracy)

May 8, 1973 The Music Hall, Boston, MA (Shared bill with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention)

May 9, 1973 Morris A. Mechanic Theatre, Baltimore, MD (supported by Urchperch)

May 11, 1973 Milwaukee Arena, Milwaukee, WI (Shared bill with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, also appearin was Townes Van Zandt. Elliott questions accuracy. May have been John Hammond)

May 12, 1973 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI )Shared bill with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, also appearing was John Hammond)

May 13, 1973 University of Cinncinnati, Cinncinnati, OH (Shared bill with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, also appearing was Sandy Nassan)

May 14, 1973 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (supported by Deadly Nightshade)

May 17, 1973 Palace Theatre, Albany, NY (supported by John Urbantrow)

May 18, 1973 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, Long Island, NY (Shared bill with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, also appearing was Leo Kottke)

May 19, 1973 Palace Theatre, Waterbury, CT (supported by Leo Kottke)

May 20, 1973 Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI

May 25, 1973 University of MA at Lowell, Lowell, MA

June 2, 1973 Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, NED (This was a midnight concert)

June 3, 1973 Rheinhalle, Dusseldorf, GER

June 5, 1973 Musikhalle, Hamburg, GER

June 6, 1973 Philharmonie, Berlin, GER

June 7, 1973 Kongresshalle, Stuttgart-Boeblingen, GER

June 8, 1973 Kongresshalle, Frankfurt, GER

June 9, 1973 Circus Krone Bau, Munich, GER

June 11-12, 1973 Kongresshaus, Zurich, SUI

June 13, 1973 Olympia, Paris, FRA

June 14, 1973 French Television Studio, Paris, FRA

June 17, 1973 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, ENG

June 18, 1973 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, SCOT

June 19, 1973 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG

June 20, 1973 Town Hall, Birmingham, ENG

June 21, 1973 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG

June 30, 1973 Rainbow Theatre, London, ENG (supported by Jaki Whitren)

July 13, 1973 Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC (supported by Section)

July 14, 1973 Civic Center, Ottawa, ON (supported by Section)

July 15, 1973 Pavillion de la Jeunesse, Quebec City, QC (supported by Section)

July 21, 1973 Lenox Arts Festival, Lenox, MA (John plays Rex Bogue double-neck guitar for the first time in concert)

July 23, 1973 Schaefer Stadium, Foxboro, MA (Supporting J. Geils Band)

July 27, 1973 Sportsdrome, Jeffersonville, IN (Camel & J. Geils also appear)

July 28, 1973 Alpine Arena, Pittsburgh, PA

July 29, 1973 Staples High School, Westport, CT (Supported by Taj Mahal)

August 1, 1973 Johnson Gymnasium University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico

August 3, 1973 Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, TN (supported by The Marshall Tucker Band)

August 4, 1973 War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, TN (supported by The Marshall Tucker Band?)

August 10, 1973 Civic Center, Saginaw, MI

August 11, 1973 Civic Auditorium, Grand Rapids, MI

August 12, 1973 Civic Auditorium, South Bend, IN

August 13, 1973 Memorial Auditorium, Kansas City, MO

August 14, 1973 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

August 17-18, 1973 Schaefer Music Festival – Central Park, New York City, NY (The live album Between Nothingness & Eternity is recorded)

August 25, 1973 Merriweather Post Pavillion, Columbia, MD

September 19, 1973 Shibuya Kokaido, Tokyo, JPN

September 20-21, 1973 Kosei Nenkin Kaikan Dai Hall, Osaka, JPN

September 22, 1973 Shimin Kaikan Dai Hall, Nagoya, JPN

September 24, 1973 Kaikan Daiichi Hall, Kyoto, JPN

September 26, 1973 Yubin Chokin Hall, Hiroshima, JPN

September 28, 1973 Budokan Dai Hall, Tokyo, JPN

October 7, 1973 Queens College, Flushing, NY

October 10, 1973 University of North Carolina – Carmichael Gym, Chapel Hill, NC

October 11, 1973 Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC (supported by Mark-Almond)

October 12, 1973 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (supported by Paul Butterfield)

October 19, 1973 The Music Hall, Boston, MA

October 20, 1973 The Capitol, Passaic, NJ

October 25, 1973 Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME (supported by Duke and the Drivers)

October 26, 1973 UMASS, Amherst, NY ?

October 28, 1973 Yale University, New haven, CT

October 30, 1973 Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL (supported by James Montgomery Blues Band)

November 1, 1973 Hallenbeck Hall - State College, St. Cloud, MN (supported by T.S. Henry Webb) in

November 2, 1973 Orpheum, Minneapolis, MN (2 shows supported by T.S. Henry Webb)

November 7, 1973 Palace Theatre, New York, NY (Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert taping)

November 4, 1973 University of Colorado at Boulder – Makey Auditorium, Boulder, CO (2 shows)

November 9, 1973 Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, AZ

November 10, 1973 University of California, La Jolla, CA (2 shows supported by Section)

November 11, 1973 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA (supported by Section)

November 12-13, 1973 The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA

November 15, 1973 Del Mar Theatre, Santa Cruz, CA

November 16, 1973 Community Theater, Berkeley, CA (2 Shows)

November 17, 1973 Paramount NW Theater, Seattle, WA

November 18, 1973 Paramount Theater, Portland, OR

November 21, 1973 Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, GA (supported by Papa John Creach & Argent)

November 22, 1973 Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, FL (supported by Papa John Creach & Argent)

November 23, 1973 Seminole Turf Club, Casselberry, FL (supported by Papa John Creach & Argent)

November 24, 1973 Jai Lai Fronton, Miami, FL

November 28, 1973 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY (supported by Raun McKinnon)

November 29, 1973 Cornell University – Barton Hall, Ithaca, NY (supported by Weather Report)

November 30, 1973 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (supported by Chick Corea & Return to Forever)

December 1, 1973 State University of New York at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY

December 2, 1973 Constitution Hall, Washington, DC (2 shows)

December 8, 1973 Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT (supported by Papa John Creach)

December 9, 1973 Columbia Music Hall, West Hartford, CT

December 14, 1973 Providence, RI ?

December 26, 1973 R & R Festival, Hollywood, FL

December 27-28, 1973 Philharmonic Hall, New York City, NY

December 29, 1973 Toledo Sports Arena, Toledo, OH

December 30, 1973 Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI (The last concert)