Procol Harum Concerts 1970s

1970

January 24, 1970 Imperial College, London, ENG

March 11, 1970 Holstebro Hallen, Holstebro, DEN (supported by Delta Blues Band)

March 11, 1970 TV-Byen, Gladsaxe, DEN

March 28, 1970 Town Hall, High Wycombe, ENG

March 30, 1970 Aéroport du Bourget, Le Bourget, FRA

April 3-4, 1970 Sporthall, Cologne GER (Progressive Pop Festival)

April 11, 1970 Mothers, Birmingham, ENG

April 13, 1970 The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, ENG

April 18, 1970 Dagenham Roundhouse, London, ENG

April 24, 1970 Lancaster University, Lancaster, ENG

April 25, 1970 Alex's Disco, Salisbury, ENG

April 26, 1970 Fishmongers Arms, London, ENG

May 2, 1970 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, SUI

May 8, 1970 Southampton University Student's Union, Southampton, ENG

May 9, 1970 The Refectory, Leeds University, Leeds, ENG (with Humble Pie)

May 12, 1970 Playhouse Theatre, London, ENG

May 15, 1970 Bay Hotel, Sunderland, ENG

May 29, 1970 Olympia Theatre, London, ENG

May 30, 1970 Van Dike Club, Plymouth, ENG

June 4, 1970 Paris Cinema Studio, London, ENG

June 5, 1970 Lyceum Theatre, London, ENG (with Argent, Hard Meat & Supertramp)

June 12-13, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (supported by Rhinoceros & Seals and Crofts)

June 19-20, 1970 Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA

June 26-27, 1970 Eastown Theater, Detroit, MI

June 28, 1970 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD

July 3, 1970 Middle Georgia Raceway, Byron, GA (Atlanta International Pop Festival 1970)

July 6, 1970 Lambertville Music Circus, Lambertville, NJ

July 8, 1970 Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY

July 14-16, 1970 Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA (supported by Blodwyn Pig)

July 17, 1970 Ravinia Music Festival, Highland Park, IL

July 22, 1970 Factorie Ballroom, Waterford, MI

July 23, 1970 Eastown Theater, Detroit, MI

July 25, 1970 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX

July 26, 1970 Hemisfair Park, San Antonio, TX (with Josephus & Ten Years After)

July 29, 1970 Mammoth Gardens, Denver, CO

July 31, 1970 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA (supported by Blodwyn Pig)

August 1, 1970 Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA (supported by Leon Russell & Blodwyn Pig)

August 3-5, 1970 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (supported by Leon Russell & Blodwyn Pig)

August 7, 1970 Mosport Park, Clarington, ON (Strawberry Fields Festival 1970)

August 8, 1970 Stanley Park Stadium, Toronto, ON

August 10, 1970 Town Hall, Provincetown, MA

August 11-12, 1970 Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY

August 14-15, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (supported by Country Joe McDonald & Toe Fat)

August 28, 1970 Afton Down, Isle of Wight, ENG (Isle of Wight Festival 1970)

September 4, 1970 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, GER ("Super Concert '70" with Jimi Hendrix Experience, Ten Years After, Cold Blood & Cat Mother)

September 6, 1970 Flügger Strand, Fehmarn, GER (Fehmarn Festival 1970. PH were scheduled, but didn't appear)

Jethro Tull, Procal Harum & Tir na nOg Tour 1970

September 23, 1970 City Hall, Sheffield, ENG

September 24, 1970 Albert Hall, Nottingham, ENG

September 25, 1970 Town Hall, Birmingham, ENG

September 27, 1970 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG

September 28, 1970 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, ENG

September 30, 1970 The Music Hall, Aberdeen, SCOT

October 1, 1970 Caird Hall, Dundee, SCOT

October 2, 1970 Green’s Playhouse, Glasgow, SCOT

October 3, 1970 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, ENG

October 4, 1970 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG

October 9, 1970 Guildhall, Southampton, ENG

October 10, 1970 Olympia, Paris, FRA

October 13, 1970 Royal Albert Hall, London, ENG

October 15, 1970 Tivoli, Copenhagen, DEN

October 16, 1970 Sønderjyllandshallen, Aabenraa, DEN

October 17, 1970 Holstebro Hallen, Holstebro, DEN (supported by Belta BB with Lyd & Lys, Light show)

October 29-31-November 1, 1970 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (supported by Poco & Mungo Jerry)

November 6, 1970 Eastown Theater, Detroit, MI (joined by Johnny Winter & Rick Derringer for encore, who were appearing the next night with The Faces & Three Dog Night at the Olympia Stadium)

November 7, 1970 Warehouse, New Orleans, LA (supported by Allman Bros. Band)

November 14, 1970 The Spectrum, Philadephia, PA (supporting Ten Years After, with Leon Russell)

November 21, 1970 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

November 22, 1970 The Agora, Columbus, OH (supported by Matthews Southern Comfort)

November 24, 1970 Academy of Music, New York, NY

November 25, 1970 Colden Auditorium, Queen's College, Flushing, NY

1971

71xxxx

Atlanta Municipal Auditorium

Must have been before April as Trower was with them

71xxxx

San Diego (month unknown, but must have been after April as Trower was not with them)

7104xx

Quinnipiac College in Hamden CT

Mountain opened for them

710116

Manchester University

Procol were due to play, but it was cancelled owing to Robin Trower's illness

710119

Birmingham, England, Town Hall

With Amazing Blondel

710121

Newcastle, England, City Hall

With Amazing Blondel

710122

Manchester, England, Free Trade Hall

With Amazing Blondel

710123

Bristol, England, Colston Hall

With Amazing Blondel

710124

Portsmouth, England, Guilldhall

With Amazing Blondel

710125

Sheffield, England, City Hall

With Amazing Blondel

710324

Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo NY (Supported by Cactus)

710403

Kiel Auditorium, St Louis, Mo. USA (supporting Jethro Tull)

Curved Air were also on the bill

710408

University of Rochester Palestra

710409

Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Arena

With Jethro Tull, Cactus, Curved Air

710410

Cincinnati, Ohio

710411

Stony Brook, NY, SUNY Gym (two shows)

With Seatrain

710415

Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada

The support was Cactus

710415

Rochester, NY, at the War Memorial.

710416

Detroit, MI, Eastown Theater

With J. Geils Band, Trapeze

710417

Detroit, MI, Eastown Theater

J. Geils Band, Trapeze

April 18, 1971 Painter's Mill Music Fair, Baltimore, MD (2 shows 4.00 & 8.30 Cat Stevens support)

710423

Fillmore East, NYC (Procol Harum, Paul Winter Consort, Teegarden & VanWinkle)

710424

New York, NY, Fillmore East (two shows)

WIth Winter Consort, Teagarden & Van Winkle

710425

Philadelphia, PA, Spectrum

With Emerson, Lake & Palmer, T. Rex

710426	Montreal Forum 710428

Boston, MA, Music Hall

With Mountain

710730 Celebrity Theatre Phoenix Arizona

Nancy Zohner wrote (but read on below): 'I was glad to see Dave Ball’s mum’s list of concert dates, as I have been trying for some time to fix in my mind just when I saw Procol in Phoenix in the late ‘60s/early ‘70s. I have some doubts about this date, as I will explain. Unfortunately all my memorabilia from that period have been lost, so I will try to reconstruct as much as I can, with apologies for my hazy memory.

'I distinctly recall the venue: a small outdoor stage at the Arizona State Fairgrounds, with no, or only minimal, audience seating. This combination of location and date would be very odd, for several reasons: First, the State Fair takes place in late October-early November, and the grounds are rarely used at other times, which is why I recalled the concert as being in the fall. Second, if the date was indeed July 30, 1971, that would have been the worst possible heat/humidity conditions in Phoenix. At least our famous “monsoon” thunderstorms didn’t make an appearance, and it was evening, so people weren’t dropping right and left from heat exhaustion! I remember wondering why the concert hadn’t been booked into the 14,000-seat Veterans Memorial Coliseum, then only a few years old, which is just a few hundred feet away on the same grounds. The Coliseum would have provided far superior sound, not to mention comfortable, indoor seating—and air conditioning!

'As to the music: I know that we all enjoyed the performance, despite the unfortunate setting and less-than-ideal sound system. I distinctly recall a beautiful rendition of Homburg, which thrilled and delighted me since it was then unavailable on vinyl save as a 45rpm. Other than that, and AWSoP as an encore, there were several numbers from A Salty Dog, which was one of our great favorites at the time. (I can’t swear to who was playing organ, since I now know Matthew was no longer with the group, but someone definitely did!) I recall Still There’ll Be More and Whisky Train, but I’m not sure about anything else from Home.

'Judging from the date, it would seem this tour preceded the US release of Broken Barricades, which I recall as fall 1971 (when a dear friend rushed out to buy it for me as a birthday gift). I do not recall any selections from BB, but then we hadn’t yet heard the album. They MAY have performed Power Failure or Simple Sister.

'I was, and am, ashamed that my hometown (and/or some misbegotten promoter) offered such a terrible venue for such a great band, but hopefully the 1976 Celebrity Theatre in-the-round date helped make amends—it was superb. Shine on!'

Dave Ball reponds:

The gig in Phoenix Arizona was in fact my very first gig with the band. It was a theatre in the round, with a revolving stage. We performed two shows that night, and between shows (whilst we were across the car park in our accommodation) a sand storm blew up and Derek collected us under a blanket. The next day we travelled to San Diego where we had the day off. We went to the venue for the next night and watched Taj Mahal. (I got 'pulled' by Susy Sunshine – but that's another story!).

Nancy's recollections of a Procol gig (below) will be from a tour previous to me, probably the one prior to my joining. It certainly was not mine. Firstly, we were indoors, and I never played Whisky Train with the band. Nice of her to have written however.

Nancy Zohner responded with three e-mails, as follows:

(1) The revolving stage is at the Celebrity Theatre, & the 1971 date was definitely not there. The Celebrity concert was in 1976 or 1977 – I'm sure about that because I was dating the house sound tech. :+)

(2) I wish I could find some documentation! I did attend both concerts, and while my memory of the Celebrity revolving-stage show is more distinct (I remember Keith peering out from the top of the stairs behind the house-mix board), I just don't have good recall of what was played at either. Whisky Train may not have been performed at the State Fairgrounds show – I just remember several ‘rockers’ and was guessing that might have been one of them. I'm sure the Celebrity has some record at least of dates, but I haven't been able to find anything online, and no longer know anyone on staff there. Sorry!

(3) I spoke with my ex this weekend about the Procol concert we attended at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. His memory of events past is frequently more specific than mine. He too recalls the setting and the minimal seating (bleachers – ugh!). Based on where we were living at the time and who went with us, we have reconstructed that the show must have been in late October-early November of 1969, or 1970 at the latest. He doesn't remember any of the setlist apart from AWSoP, but then I was the big PH fan. At any rate, this was definitely the period of A Salty Dog.

So I yield to Dave Ball's memory of Procol#s playing at the Celebrity Theatre in July 1971. It definitely makes more sense that a July date would have been indoors. It's very strange that I not only didn't attend that one, but didn't even know it happened. :+)

August 1, 1971 Earth Club, San Diego, CA

710804

Calgary

(not noted elsewhere at BtP : any info out there?)

710805

Edmonton

(not noted elsewhere at BtP : any info out there?)

710806

Vancouver

(not noted elsewhere at BtP : any info out there?)

710807

Seattle

(not noted elsewhere at BtP : any info out there?)

710808

Seattle

(not noted elsewhere at BtP : any info out there?)

710810

Santa Monica Civic

710811

Santa Monica Civic: Procol Harum,

As above, with Spencer Davis & Peter Jameson and Fanny.

710811 ???

LA Houston

(not noted elsewhere at BtP: on our existing page we have Santa Monica again)

710812

LA Houston

(not noted elsewhere at BtP : any info out there?)

16 August 1971

‘Schaefer Music Festival, Wollman Rink, Central Park,’ Mylon Lefevre opening the show

710817 Ohio? Unconfirmed

710818

Philadelphia

(not noted elsewhere at BtP : any info out there?)

710820	Place des Nations, Montreal, Canada

710821

New York Staten Island

(not noted elsewhere at BtP : any info out there?)

710822

Lake Milton Ohio

Our existing page has Stakladen, Arhus, Denmark … which can’t possibly be correct!

710824 Kansas (not noted elsewhere at BtP : any info out there?)

710825 Tulsa (not noted elsewhere at BtP : any info out there?)

710826 Denver (not noted elsewhere at BtP : any info out there?)

710829 El Paso (not noted elsewhere at BtP : any info out there?)

710901 Boston (not noted elsewhere at BtP : any info out there?)

710903

Wild Wood PA

The 'Wild Wood PA' date is actually Wildwood, NJ, at the Convention Center.

710904

St Louis

'This show was at The Factory, an old movie theater in St Charles on the left as you came off the old St. Charles Rock Road Bridge. The sound was great and lots of bands played out there: Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes closed the place after a late show on Hallowe'en night ... they had too many people in the place and the local police and Fire Marshall came in and told the crowd to clear the aisles and Ted cranked up the guitar and started playing which pissed off the police ... after that they pulled the plug and shut off their power and ended the show ... after that night they wouldn't let them have any more shows out there.' (thanks, Evan)

'Procol did two shows that evening, back to back, and I was there for both of them. Unfortunately, I have lost any memorabilia from that time but I see the setlist and it certainly looks right. I remember walking up to the old movie theatre and hearing Mr Ball practising the opening to Shine on Brightly. What a rush! I know for sure that was their opening number. Though the setlists were almost the same, I'm pretty sure they did at least a couple of different tunes in their second show. I stayed in the theatre between shows but I don't remember if I bought tickets for both. I remember hunkering down so logic tells me I didn't – but no one told me to leave. It was a great, intimate space to see Procol.' (thanks, Jim Krapf)

710905

Auditorium Theatre Chicago (Black Oak Arkansas opening the show)

'... possibly the most inappropriate pairing of acts since Jimi Hendrix opened for The Monkees in the ‘60s,' writes Pam Chwedyk. 'According to my notes, some of the songs played included Simple Sister, Still There’ll Be More, In the Wee Small Hours of Sixpence, Power Failure, Pilgrims Progress and “a large portion of In Held ‘Twas In I". My extremely sketchy notes also indicate that: (1) GB commented that the band was like “the bloody Marx Brothers.” (2) Somebody in the audience gave BJ an orange, with Brooker then suggesting that dill pickles would be more appropriate. (3) GB warned the audience not to eat fish from Lake Michigan. (4) Most of the songs played seemed to come from the Shine on Brightly album.' (thanks, Pam)

Regarding the 1970 / 1971 / 1972 concerts in Chicago, I was at all three – I believe the 1970 Ravinia Concert was 17 July 1970, my first PH Show – very excellent. Black Oak Arkansas show was a mess, less than an hour before the encores, all 50s and 60s blues songs. Brooker was clearly in a bad mood. Mark-Almond show was sweet. (thanks, George Andrews)

711022

Stakladen, Arhus, Denmark

711008

London School of Economics, UK

711014

Tivoli, Copenhagen

Ticket here

711015

Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen, Denmark

711017

Konserthuset, Göteborg, Sweden

711018

Chateau Neuf - Oslo, Norway

711020

Holstebro Hallen, Holstebro Denmark

Procol were supported by two Danish bands: Day of Phoenix + Dr Dopo Jam.

711026

Munich

(with Heads Hands and Feet)

711027

Frankfurt

(with Heads Hands and Feet)

711028

Düsseldorf at the Rheinhalle (with Head Hands and Feet)

711111

Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

King Crimson was the opener.

711115	Ackerman Union Grand Ballroom, University of California, Los Angeles, America Nils Lofgren opened the show with his band GRIN

711118

Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

711124

Palladium, NYC, USA

711125

Palladium, NYC, USA

1972

720119

Birmingham Town Hall (with the Amazing Blondel)

720121

Newcastle City Hall (with the Amazing Blondel)

720122

Manchester Free Trade Hall (with the Amazing Blondel)

720123

Bristol Colston Hall (with the Amazing Blondel)

720124

Portsmouth Guildhall (with the Amazing Blondel)

720125

Sheffield City Hall (with the Amazing Blondel)

720303

Salford University (with Iron Maiden and Victor Brox Blues Train)

720311	Oxford Polytechnic 'I went to this concert in Oxford 1972, 'writes Bill Redhead, who also kindly found us this ticket, 'but in the intervening years I lost any record of it. While sorting out some very old stuff at the weekend I came across my 1972 diary in which I had noted the concert date and venue. After all these years I can't remember a lot about the concert, but the bits I remember are: Dave Ball was on guitar; I heard Bringing Home the Bacon for the first time; they played In Held 'Twas In I, from Autumn of My Madness onwards. I also remember that when Gary announced In Held 'Twas In I, a guy sitting near me exclaimed "They can't play that!"' (thanks, Bill) 720317	Pavilion Theatre, Weymouth, Dorset

PA Hicks writes to BtP to say that this was his first-ever Procol Harum show: "I had just that day finished my first Teaching Practice – I was at teacher-training college in Weymouth, and was really looking forward to seeing them. It was a magnificent gig: they were supported by Supertramp and someone else who I can't remember. Dave Ball was on lead guitar. I particularly remember a blinding Whaling Stories. I was also shocked to hear the encore of AWSoP because a few days earlier I had read an interview with Gary Brooker who said he was fed up with it and wouldn't sing it again! As a result of the gig I immediately bought a copy of Home which I played incessantly! A great night – a mere 36 years ago!" 720330	Victoria Hall, Hanley, UK ... probably! See advertisement here (thanks, davelee) 7204xx	Pittsburgh Academy of Music (probably ... please let us know!) 720413

Sunshine Inn, Asbury Park, New Jersey (see here)

720415	Rochester, NY, War Memorial Auditorium Ten Years After with Procol Harum (thanks, Bob Young) 720416	Buffalo, NY, Memorial Auditorium Ten Years After with Procol Harum (thanks, Bob Young) (ticket) 720419	Bloomington, MN, Metropolitan Sports Centre Ten Years After with Procol Harum, Wild Turkey (thanks, Bob Young) 720420	Auditorium Theatre, Chicago (with Mark-Almond) (setlist)

Songs played included Power Failure, A Salty Dog (with seagulls), Conquistador, In Held 'Twas In I (with explosion). They also previewed several new songs from the Grand Hotel album. (thanks, Pam Chwedyk)

Regarding the 1970 / 1971 / 1972 concerts in Chicago, I was at all three – I believe the 1970 Ravinia Concert was 17 July 1970, my first PH Show – very excellent. Black Oak Arkansas show was a mess, less than an hour before the encores, all 50s and 60s blues songs. Brooker was clearly in a bad mood. Mark-Almond show was sweet. (thanks, George Andrews)

720421	With West Bruce and Laing, and the Mahavishnu Orchestra (see here) (thanks, Bill Mounce) 720422

Ithaca College, NY

720423

Honolulu International Convention Center, with Humble Pie. "Most concerts were held in the HIC Arena but something else was going on that night so the show was held in the low ceiling convention center. There were ceiling supports all over so you had to be careful not to get behind one of those and lose visibility. I was 15 at the time and definitely stoned but one thing's for sure, it was one of the loudest concerts I've ever been too. The PA was meant for the arena so in this much smaller place it really blasted." (thanks, Joel Barron)

720425	Dallas, TX, Memorial Auditorium Ten Years After with Procol Harum (thanks, Bob Young) 720426	Phoenix, AZ, Coliseum Ten Years After with Procol Harum (thanks, Bob Young) 720427	Tucson, AZ, Community Center Ten Years After with Procol Harum (thanks, Bob Young) 720504 Tokyo

720506	 Koseinenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan 720507	Osaka, Japan, Festival Hall Ten Years After with Procol Harum

720630	'Procol Harum played at the Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California, on 30 June 1972. Support acts were Lamb, The Eagles.

7206xx	Houston, Texas 720701	The existence of a backstage pass would seem to indicate that Procol Harum played Las Vegas Convention Centre on this date 720702

Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, Ca, supported by The Eagles (review / setlist)

720703

Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, Ca, supported by The Eagles

720707	Corpus Christi (according to July 1972's Rolling Stone ... we await evidence that the gig was actually played) 720708	Houston (according to July 1972's Rolling Stone ... we await evidence that the gig was actually played) 720709	San Antonio (according to July 1972's Rolling Stone ... conflicts with other evidence) 720709	Oklahoma Civic Center Music Hall.

720711	Memphis (according to July 1972's Rolling Stone ... we await evidence that the gig was actually played) 720713	Atlanta (according to July 1972's Rolling Stone ... we await evidence that the gig was actually played) 720714	New Orleans (according to July 1972's Rolling Stone ... conflicts with other evidence) 720714	Atlanta Sports Arena 'You can add opening acts the Eagles, followed by Booger Band, then Procol Harum. Booger Band was a local Atlanta group, composed of a drummer (Joel Maloney) and keyboard player (Wil Boulware). Great site, by the way!' (John Underwood)

720715	Virginia Beach Civic Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA (ticket here): support, the Eagles 720715	Virginia Beach (according to July 1972's Rolling Stone ... and this tallies with other evidence we have already collected). 720716	Staten Island (according to July 1972's Rolling Stone ... we await evidence that the gig was actually played) 720721

The Music Hall, Kansas City

720723

St Louis ... Dave Ball's last gig with Procol Harum, it seems

'Procol Harum headlined this show,' writes Jim Krapf. 'Btw, this was at Kiel Auditorium and the place was 2/3 empty, and almost everyone left before the encore, so we few remaining true fans stormed down to the stage and Procol came out and played to what must have been less than a hundred people. In between encore songs, being only a few feet from Mr Brooker, I shouted Homburg and I remember Gary laughing and making eye contact with Alan Cartwright who also laughed recognition.It was as if to say, hey, there's some bloke here who knows Homburg! At their concert in St Louis the next year Procol played Homburg at encore'.

720922

The Rainbow, London ... Mick Grabham's first gig with Procol Harum

720930	Winterthur, SUI October 5, 1972 Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, GER October 7, 1972 Gothenburg, SWE October 10, 1972 Falkonerteatret, Copenhagen, DEN (2 shows 7.00 & 9.30, Supported by Tir Na Nog) October 15, 1972 Amsterdam, NED

721101 Loew's State Theater

721105	Art Dudley from Stereophile Magazine writes to 'Beyond the Pale': Re: your request for specific recollections of late-1972 Procol dates, I have here the ticket stub from my first PH concert, which took place at the Aquarius Theatre in Boston on the fifth of November, 1972.

The opening act was Steeleye Span, who played a lively set to generous applause. Some time later, the lights were all turned down, and one could barely make out the members of Procol Harum taking the darkened stage. We heard the sound of drums being tried out –  no surprise, of course  –  but then that morphed into the opening drum figure for Bringing Home the Bacon (which none of us had ever heard before, of course). By accident or intent, the lighting person very effectively flickered the lights during those introductory measures, and only when Chris Copping played the famous organ line was the stage bathed in light: Nice! I remember also hearing Grand Hotel for the first time that night –  Gary told us it was the title for their forthcoming new album  –  and Fires (Which Burnt Brightly), which Gary introduced by saying, 'Keith Reid describes this one as a campaign song.' (I didn't know what he meant by that, but I do remember thinking it was one of the most gorgeous pop songs I'd ever heard.) Gary introduced Mick Grabham (we were, of course, expecting Mr Ball), who broke at least two guitar strings during the set but played brilliantly well, and he made a brief reference to the famous date. ('Anyone here know what day it is? Gunpowder and treason, mates...!') I vaguely remember a music hall-type number that may or may not have been Souvenir of London, punctuated with lots of corny jokes by Messrs Brooker and Wilson, plus, I think, Long Tall Sally and Good Golly, Miss Molly as two of the three encore numbers, the third being precisely what one would hope for and expect. In other words, a magical evening with a transcendently original band! Thanks for prompting such a nice recollection –  and of course enduring thanks for all that you continue to do for PH lovers the world 'round. Best wishes.

721104	Buffalo, NY (two shows)

731106	Queens College NY

Tom Silvestri was not sure whether he'd seen PH at Queens College in 1972 or 1973. As he wrote to BtP: "I can’t remember the exact date of this show, which contained much Grand Hotel material, but I believe it was near Thanksgiving, possibly the Friday of that holiday weekend. Also, the opening acts were Tir Na Nog (first, for about half an hour) and Steeleye Span (for about an hour)". ['Thanksgiving' is a public holiday in America, falling on the fourth Thursday in November] Marvin Chassman wrote to clarify, as follows: "I found this link at the omniscient Wikipedia. It shows Tir Na Nog at Queens College in 1972 (on 6 November, several weeks before Thanksgiving). In fact this late 1972 tour appears to be their only US tour. Assuming this info is correct (and it must be; I found it on the internet), the show in question is actually from 1972. It's possible Procol played Queens College in '73 without Tir Na Nog but the tour list at BtP shows them in Europe at the time, so that's doubtful. Clicking the links in this Wikipedia schedule doesn't provide any details of the concerts, just the venues (for example, a picture of the movie theater where they played on 1 November). But assuming Tir Na Nog didn't play any solo gigs, you can add these dates to the PH list of dates for late '72."

So the question is now: how many of the following gigs featured Procol Harum? Those we can confirm from other sources are featured in bold type

01 November 1972 Loew's State Theater, Syracuse, NY 02 November 1972 Palace Theater, Albany, NY 03 November 1972 Brown University, Providence, RI 04 November 1972 Kleinhan's Auditorium, Buffalo, NY 05 November 1972 Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA 06 November 1972 Queens College, Flushing, NY 07 November 1972 George Washington University, Washington, DC 08 November 1972 Academy of Music, New York, NY 10 November 1972 Regis College, Denver, CO November 12, 1972 Santa Monica Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA (2 shows 8.00 & 11.30, supported by Steeleye Span & Tir Na Nog) 15 November 1972 Ford Theater, Detroit, MI 17 November 1972 John Caroll University, Cleveland, OH 18 November 1972 Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19 November 1972 Lyric Theater, Baltimore, MD 20 November 1972 Yale University, Hartford, CO

'To aid your discussion, writes Tony Eyre, 'I can definitely say that Tir Na Nog played Kings Hall Derby England on 5th November 1972 with Bridget St John as support. I can say this for definitely as during some research I was doing on the venue I found an advertisement in the local paper for the gig and a subsequent review. Therefore the Wikipedia entry to which you refer is definitely incorrect that they played Boston that night. Hope this helps with your website.' (thanks, Tony)

721108	Academy of Music, NYC 721110	Regis College, Denver, CO 721111	Winterland, with Wet Willie and Joy of Cooking. 721117	Cleveland, Ohio : John Carroll University 721118	Philadelphia, PA : Temple University

72xxxx	They played at the Kennedy Centre, in Washington DC on this tour. KenCen used to host occasional rock shows at the time. (I saw PH as well as ELO there, so maybe there had to be some "classical" connection, no matter how tenuous.) I was there, got in with a SRO ticket (standing room only.) Eagles' first national tour. I have no idea of the date, but it was 1972, my senior year of HS. 'You have the last date listed as the Kennedy Centre. It was Constitution Hall instead. The Kennedy Centre was on a later tour I believe. Or vice versa. But they definitely played CH,' says David Pelletier

721xxx PH played at Mansfield State College in Mansfield, PA in the winter of 1972.

1973

730224

Lisbon (Cascais)

Pavilhão Gimnodesportivo (Sports Pavillion)

Lloyd Watson

730225

Lisbon (Cascais)

Pavilhão Gimnodesportivo (Sports Pavillion)

Lloyd Watson

March 3, 1973

York University

Hemlock

March 5, 1973

Bristol

Colston Hall

Hemlock

March 6, 1973

Portsmouth

Guildhall

Hemlock

March 7, 1973

Birmingham

Town Hall

Hemlock

March 8, 1973

Liverpool

Mountford Hall

Hemlock

March 9, 1973

Lanchester Polytechnic

Hemlock

March 10, 1973

Manchester University

Hemlock

March 12, 1973

Oxford

Town Hall

Hemlock

March 14, 1973

Edinburgh

Usher Hall

Hemlock

March 15, 1973

Glasgow

City Hall

Hemlock

March 16, 1973 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG (supported by Hemlock)

March 17, 1973

Leeds University

Hemlock

730404

Boston

Aquarius Theater

Tranquility

730405

Hartford, Conn.

University

Steeleye Span

730406

Wayne, NJ

University

730407

Centre Sportif de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC (support artist, the legendary Roger Rodier, who played solo, no band)

730408

Quebec

Pavillion Jeunesse

730410

Detroit

Masonic Auditorium

Tranquility

Leo Kottke (not Tranquility) that served as warm-up for this show. Perhaps Tranquility was there, as well, but Leo certainly was the first act.

730411

Columbus, Ohio

Steeleye Span

730413

Chicago

Kinetic Playground

Gentle Giant

730414

St. Louis

Kiel Auditorium

Fanny & Mike Quatro Sound

730415

Charleston, Ill.

Eastern Illinois University

Frampton's Camel

730416

Cincinatti, Ohio

Music Hall

Steeleye Span & Tranquility

730418

Richmond, Va.

Coliseum

Blue Oyster Cult

730419

Greenvale, Long Island

CW Post College

Steeleye Span

730420?	 	Maybe a Felt Forum show? 730421

New York

Felt Forum

730422

Upper Darby, Pa. (Tower Theater ?)

730423

Virginia Beach

The Dome

730424

Roanoke, Va.

Civic Center

730425

Charleston, SC.

Municipal Auditorium

730426

Atlanta

Fox Theater (the Omni?)

Tranquility

730427

Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi

A strike forced the change from the Jackson Coliseum.

Supported by Hydra

730428

Pensacola, Fla.

May 22, 1973

Seattle

Paramount Theatre

Country Joe

May 23, 1973

Paramount Theater, Portland, Oregon

May 24, 1973 San Francisco

Winterland

Terry Reid & The Strawbs

May 25, 1973 Convention Center, Anaheim, CA (supported by Dr. John & The Strawbs)

May 26, 1973 San Diego

Civic Theatre

The Strawbs

May 31, 1973 Phoenix

Jo Jo Gunne

730601

Las Vegas

Dr. John & Jo Jo Gunne

730602

Salt Lake City

730605

Kansas City

Memorial Auditorium

Ozark Mountain Daredevils

730606

Wichita, Kansas

Century II

Brewer & Shipley

The Ozark Mountain Daredevils (OMD) failed to show.

730607

Oklahoma City

Music Hall

Dr. John

730608

Houston

Music Hall?

Dr. John & King Crimson

730609

Dallas

Majestic Theatre

King Crimson

730610

San Antonio

Dr. John & King Crimson

730613

Memphis

Ellis Auditorium

ELO

730614

Huntsville, Alabama

730615

New Orleans

Warehouse

730709

Belgian TV

Recording the Welcome To The Grand Hotel special

730710

Belgian TV

730715

Croydon

Fairfield Hall

730803

Dunstable

(Probably Queensway Hall, possibly Friars Civic Hall)

Leo Sayer

730817

Belgium

730818

Belgium

Bilzen Open Air Festival (PH's second appearance there) Three-day festival: Procol performs on the second day

730819

Belgium

730820

Brighton

Dome

Leo Sayer

730824

Edinburgh

Empire Theatre

730905

Melbourne

Festival Hall

730906

Melbourne

Festival Hall

730910

Sydney

Hordern Pavilion

730914

Auckland, NZ

730915

Wellington, NZ

730921

Los Angeles

Hollywood Bowl

731003

Amsterdam

Concertgebouw

Hobo String Band

731004

Brussels

Cine Marni

731007

Paris TV

731008

Paris

Salle Pleyel

731015

London US TV (Midnite Special)

Biba's

731019

Munster

Halle Munster Land

Leo Kottke

731020

Vienna

Concert House

Leo Kottke

731021

Munich

Deutsches Museum

Leo Kottke

731022

Frankfurt

Jahrhundert Halle

Leo Kottke

731023

Dusseldorf

Rhine Halle

Leo Kottke

731024

Bremen TV

The famous Musikladen special

Leo Kottke

731025

Bremen TV

Leo Kottke

731026

West Berlin

Deutschland Halle

Leo Kottke

731027

Hamburg

Congresscentrum

Leo Kottke

731029

Gotheborg

Konserthuset

Leo Kottke

731030

Stockholm

Scandinavium Arena

Leo Kottke

731031

Lund

Olympen

Leo Kottke

731101

Odense

Fyensforum

Leo Kottke

731102

Holstebro Denmark Holstebro Hallen

Leo Kottke

731103

Viborg

Tinghallen

Leo Kottke

731104

Aarhus

Vejlby-Risskov Hallen

Leo Kottke

731105

Copenhagen

Tivolis Koncertsal

Leo Kottke

731109

Stirling

University

731110

Glasgow

Strathclyde University

731112

London

Royal Festival Hall

Kevin Coyne

731117

Nottingham

University

731212

Air Studios

Start Exotic Birds & Fruit

1974

740228

Exeter

University

740302

Bradford

University

740309

Colchester

Essex University

740312

Radio Show BBC

John Peel Show

740314

Southampton

University

740315

Reading

University

Ruby (Dave Knights' band!)

740316

Norwich

University of East Anglia

740322

In Concert Radio Show

Golders Green, Hippodrome

740324

Birmingham

Town Hall

740329

Newcastle

Possibly cancelled

740403

Barcelona

Teatro Victoria, Paralelo Street

740404

Valencia

740405

Barcelona

Theatre Monumental

740423

Boston

Music Hall

King Crimson & Maggie Bell

740424

Lewiston, Maine

Armoury

Aerosmith (some accounts say The Womblers)

740425

Buffalo, NY

Kleinhan's

Maggie Bell

740426

Elting Gymnasium at SUNY, New Paltz, NY (supported by The Womblers)

740427

Hamilton, NY

Colgate University

The Sharks

740428

Philadelphia

Shubert Theatre

Maggie Bell

2 Shows

740429

Washington, D.C

Kennedy Centre

Maggie Bell

740501

Passaic, N.J.

Capitol Theater

Maggie Bell

740502

Hempstead, Long Island

Hofstra University (second show cancelled)

Chad (of Chad & Jeremy Fame)

2 Shows?

740503

Hamden, Conn.

Quinnipiac State College

Maggie Bell

740504

Rochester, NY

Auditorium Theater

Black Sheep

740505

Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Kutztown State College

Chad & Livingstone Taylor

740507

Cincinatti

University

Billy Joel & Golden Earring

740508

Atlanta

Municipal Auditorium

Renaissance

740510

Miami

Jai Alai

Renaissance & Dave Mason

740511

Tampa

Curtis Hixon Hall

Renaissance & Dave Mason

740514

New York

Felt Forum

Leo Kottke

740515

New York

Felt Forum

Leo Kottke

740516

Pittsburgh

Syria Mosque

'The opening act was Steeleye Span.

740517

Chicago

Auditorium Theater

Leo Kottke

740518

Cleveland

Allen Theater

740519

Detroit

Masonic Auditorium

740604

London in Concert

The Rainbow

Jim Stafford, Foghat, Alex Harvey Band

Aired 5 July on US TV, hosted by Jim Stafford

740611

Reyjavik

University Theatre

740612

Reyjavik

University Theatre

740616

Oslo

Holmenkollen Ski-Jump Ragnarock Open Air Festival (where Copping's organ broke down) Recorded for TV

740622

Sheffield

University

740702

New Orleans

Warehouse

Poco

740703

Houston

Coliseum

Poco & Golden Earring

740704

Dallas

Memorial Auditorium

Poco & Golden Earring

740705

Dallas

Radio Show KZEW-FM

740707

St. Louis

Ambassador Theatre

Golden Earring

740708

Kansas City

Midland Theatre

Poco

740711

Seattle, WA

740712

Portland, OR

740714

Los Angeles

Santa Monica Civic

740727

London

Crystal Palace Open Air

Headliner, Rick Wakeman; support: Winkies, Wally, Gryphon, Leo Sayer

740802

Croydon

Fairfield Hall

BeBop DeLuxe

740810

Finland

Turku Music Festival Ruisrock '74

Locomotiv GT, Strawbs & Nazareth

740825

Reading

Reading Festival

740911

Birmingham

Town Hall

Strife

740912

Coventry

Coventry Theatre

Zzebra

740913

Portsmouth

Guildhall

Jess Roden's Band

740916

Manchester

Free Trade Hall

Strife

740919

Oxford

New Theatre

Jess Roden's Band

740920

Bristol

Colston Hall

Jess Roden's Band

740921

Brighton

Dome

Strife

740926

Sheffield

City Hall

740928

Hemel Hempstead

Pavilion

Rod Crisp

741003	Leeds University

741024

Herning, Denmark

Herning Hallen

741025

Copenhagen

Tivolis Konsertsal

Some reports claimed this show was on 29 October

741026

Randers

Randershallen

741027

Odense

Fyens Forum

741029

Göteborg, Sweden

Konserthuset

741030

Oslo

Njardhallen

741103

Vejle, Denmark

Idrættens Hus

741105

TV Holland

Top Pop (Beyond The Pale)

741109

London

Imperial College

741110

Wimbledon

Theatre

741113

Dunstable

Queensway Hall

741115

Guildford

Surrey University

741118

TV Denmark

Plyds og papegoyer

741122

Hamburg

Kongresszentrum

741123

Kaiserslautern

Landwirtschaftschule

741124

Munich

Circus Krone

741125

Vienna

Stadthalle

741126

Linz

741127

Karlsruhe

Stadthalle

741128

Stuttgart

Killesberghalle

741129

Frankfurt

Kongresshalle

741130

Dusseldorf

Philipshalle

741204

Biel

Kongresshaus

741206

Zurich

Volkshaus

741208

Amsterdam

Concertgebouw

1975

?Museum in Bavaria?

750308

Bristol

University

750313

Nottingham

University

(With Frankie Miller) Frankie did a set backed by Procol and also joined in for the encores.

750314

Hull

University

(with Frankie Miller)

750316

London

The Rainbow

Kevin Coyne Band (closed the show), Hatfield and the North, John Martyn, Frankie Miller (+ Procol), Sassafras, Richard & Linda Thompson

June 6, 1975 Eastbourne

June 20, 1975

Aberystwyth University

Penglais Campus

June 24, 1975 Bournemouth

Village Bowl Concert Theatre

June 27, 1975 Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, DEN (Roskilde Festival 1975)

June 28, 1975 Oland, Sweden

Castle Borgholm

June 30, 1975 Skien, Norway

Ibsen House

750701

Stavanger

Kuppel Hall

750702

Bergen

Engen Cinema

750704

Trondheim

Student Centre

750706

Alesund

Museum Alesund Festival

750806

Record Top of the Pops

for Pandora's Box

750809

Hastings

Pier Pavilion

750810

London

Sunday Night at the London Palladium

Viv Stanshall MC

750816

Orange

Theatre Antique: three-day open-air festival

Second day (Procol headlining): Zzebra, John Martyn, Baker Gurvitz Army, Tangerine Dream, Dr Feelgood (!)

August 28, 1975 Auditorio del Estado, Guadalajara MEX

750830 Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, MEX

750831

Mexico City

750917

Top of the Pops

for Pandora's Box

750919

TV Holland

Top Pop

750925

Fresno

Warner Theater

750926

Los Angeles

Santa Monica Civic

750930

Phoenix

Celebrity Theater

751007

Calgary

Convention Center

751008

Saskatoon

Centre Of The Arts

751009

Regina

Centre Of The Arts

751012

Edmonton

Jubilee Auditorium

751016

Toronto

Maple Leaf Gardens

751017

Passaic, NJ

Filmed at the Capitol Theatre (setlist)

Fleetwood Mac & David Blue

751018

Cincinatti ... aborted

Riverfront Auditorium

Rick Wakeman & Gentle Giant

751019

Indiana PA

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Supported by Alex Harvey

751021

New York

Felt Forum

Supported by Alex Harvey

751023

Detroit

Ford Auditorium

751024

Upper Darby, Pa

Tower Theater

The supporting act was the very popular Johnny's Dance Band, by then featuring Nan Mancini on vocals.

751025

White Plains, NY

Music Hall

Supported by Little Feat

751026	Boston, MA	Paul's Mall 751027	Boston, MA	Paul's Mall 751028	Boston, MA	Paul's Mall 751029	Boston, MA	Paul's Mall 751030	Boston, MA	Paul's Mall 751107 Konserthuset, Abo, FIN

751108

Helsinki

Finlandia

751110

Stockholm

Konserthuset

751112

Oslo

Chateau Neuf

751114

Lund

Olympen

751115

Copenhagen

Tivolis Koncertsal

751116

Gothenburg

Konserthuset

751117

Aalborg

Aalborghallen

751118

Viborg

Tinghallen

751119

Vejle

Idraettens Hus

751120

Odense

Fyns Forsamlinghus

751121

Nykobing

Nykobing F.Hallen

751122

Vejlby-Riskov Hallen

751128

Southampton

University

751129

Leicester

University

751202

Tunbridge Wells

Assembly Rooms

751204

Swansea

University

751205

Sheffield

University

751206

Manchester

UMIST

751210

Paris

Salle Pleyel

751211

Brussels

Jansen University

751212

Groningen

Martinihal

751213

Breda

Turfschip

751214

Amsterdam

Rai-Congresscentrum

1976

January 1, 1976

London

Olympia Great British Music Festival: four day event, Procol headlined second day (though Barclay James Harvest closed)

Supported by Baker Gurvitz Army among others

January 3, 1976

Bristol

Colston Hall

UK tour: supported by Viv Stanshall's Vivarium

January 4, 1976

Cardiff (supported by Viv Stanshall's Vivarium)

Capitol Theatre

January 5, 1976

Portsmouth (supported by Viv Stanshall's Vivarium)

Guildhall

January 7, 1976 Town Hall, Middlesborough, ENG (supported by Viv Stanshall's Vivarium)

January 8, 1976

Nottingham (supported by Viv Stanshall's Vivarium)

Albert Hall

January 9, 1976

Birmingham (supported by Viv Stanshall's Vivarium)

Town Hall

January 11, 1976

Oxford (supported by Viv Stanshall's Vivarium)

New Theatre

January 14, 1976

Hamburg

Musikhalle

January 15, 1976

Frankfurt

Jahrhunderthalle

January 16, 1976

Dusseldorf

Philipshalle

January 17, 1976

Cologne

TV Show: Rockpalast

January 18, 1976

Mannheim

Rosengarten Mozartsaal

January 19, 1976

Munich

Deutsches Museum

January 20, 1976

Geneva

Salle des Fetes

January 21, 1976

Nafels

Linth Halle Naefels

January 22, 1976

Zurich

Volkhaus

January 24, 1976

Vienna

January 25, 1976

Linz

January 26, 1976

Graz

January 28, 1976

Zagreb

Dom Sportova

January 29, 1976

Rijeka

Sportska Dvorana Mladost

January 30, 1976

Ljubljana

Hala Tivoli

760202

Krakow

Hala Hutnik

760203

Katowice

Dom Muziki

760204

Warsaw

Congres Hall

760205

Warsaw

Congres Hall

760206

Poznan

Halla Arena

760207 Szczecin

760209 Lodz

760210 Wroclaw

March 2, 1976 Sports Hall, Kent University, Canterbury, ENG

March 5, 1976 Newcastle TV

Geordie Scene

March 6, 1976 Brunel University, Uxbridge, ENG

March 17, 1976 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, ENG

March 18, 1976 Warwick University, Coventry, ENG

March 19, 1976 Lancaster University

March 20, 1976 Stirling University

March 24, 1976 Kings West, Brighton, ENG

March 26, 1976 Pier Pavilion, Hastings, ENG

March 27, 1976 Vale Centre, Aylesbury, ENG

760418

Was there a gig?

760427

Strasbourg

Palais des Fetes

760428

Besancon

Palais des Sports

760429

Lyon

Bourse de Travail

760430

Clermont-Ferrand

Maison des Sports

760502

Toulouse

Palais des Sports

760503

Bordeaux

Alhambra

The official tour schedule had 1 May for Bordeaux

760529

Viv Stanshall gig in Basildon with Mick & BJ

760606

Offenburg, Germany

Open Air Festival

Van der Graaf Generator, Scorpions, Man, Alvin Lee, Wishbone Ash, Bob Marley (!)

760607

Dusseldorf

Phillipshalle

760704

York

Museum Gardens (York Arts Festival)

760724

Oulu, Finland

Uleaborg Festival

760726

Trondheim

Student Samford

760727

Sandefjord

760728

Skien

Ibsen House

760729

Hunnebostrand

760731

Kristianopel

Masten

760801

Copenhagen

Tivoli

760808

Isle of Man

Palace Lido

760911

Arnhem (should be Lochem)

Curved Air, J.Cale, Climax Blues Band, Dr Feelgood John Cale was cancelled, and Caravan performed

760920

Vaduz, Liechtenstein

760921

Villach, Austria

760925

Bucharest

760926

Bucharest

760927

Bucharest

761002

Dortmund

761020

Start at Criteria Studios

1977

770415

Washington, Spokane Coliseum

770416

Washington, Pullman

770417

Oregon, Portland Paramount Theatre

770420

Washington, Seattle Arena

770421

British Columbia, Penticton Arena

770422

British Columbia, Vancouver Coliseum

770423

British Columbia, Victoria Arena

770427

Minnesota, Minneapolis State Theatre

770428

Nebraska, Omaha Music Hall

770429

Missouri, St. Louis Kiel Auditorium

770430

Missouri, Kansas City

5/1/77

Illinois, "Chicago Uptown Theatre" This show actually took place at the Riviera Theater

770503

Ohio, Akron Civic Center

770505

Michigan, East Lansing

770507

Michigan, Royal Oak Theatre

770508

Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Syria Mosque

770510

Pennsylvania, Erie Fieldhouse

770511

New York, Hofstra, Long Island

770512

Pennsylvania, Scranton University

770513

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Spectrum

770514	Lafayette College, Easton, PA 770515

New York, New York Palladium

770519

Ontario, Hamilton, Hamilton Place

770520

Ontario, Ottawa, National Arts Center

770521

Ontario, Sudbury Arena

770522

Toronto, Convocation Hall

1978

1979