Black Sabbath Concerts 1970s

1970

1977

Oct 01 1977	Dave Walker (lead vocals) & Don Airey (keyboards) join the band for awhile

1978

Jan 06 1978	Rare one-off appearance with temporary vocalist Dave Walker on BBC (Look Hear program) - played Junior's Eyes. May 02 1978	Ludwigshafen	Friedrich-Ebert-Halle? CANCELLED May 04 1978	Erlangen			CANCELLED May 05 1978	Wurzberg			CANCELLED May 06 1978	Goppingen			CANCELLED May 08 1978	Offenbach			CANCELLED May 09 1978	Dortmund			CANCELLED May 16 1978	Sheffield	City (Oval) Hall	Van Halen	First date of Never Say Die Tour May 17 1978	Southport	Floral Hall	Van Halen May 18 1978	Glasgow	The Apollo Theater	Van Halen May 19 1978	Aberdeen	Capitol Theater	Van Halen May 21 1978	Newcastle-Upon-Tyne	Newcastle City Hall	Van Halen May 22 1978	Manchester	Apollo Ardwick Theater	Van Halen May 23 1978	Hanley	Victoria Hall	Van Halen May 25 1978	First "Top of the Pops" appearance of 1978. Performed "Never Say Die" May 25 1978	Portsmouth	Guildhall	Van Halen May 26 1978	Bristol	Colston Hall	Van Halen May 27 1978	London	Lewisham Odeon	Van Halen May 28 1978	Ipswich	Ipswich Gaumont	Van Halen May 30 1978	Coventry	Coventry Theater	Van Halen May 31 1978	Leicester	De Montfort Hall	Van Halen Jun 01 1978	London	Hammersmith Odeon	Van Halen Jun 02 1978	Oxford	New Theatre	Van Halen Jun 03 1978	Southampton	Gaumont Theatre	Van Halen Jun 05 1978	Birmingham	Odeon Theatre	Van Halen	Aborted show, due to PA failure. Rescheduled for 6/12/78. Jun 06 1978	Birmingham	Odeon Theatre	Van Halen	Rescheduled for 6/13/78 Jun 07 1978	Bradford	St. George's Hall	Van Halen Jun 08 1978	Preston	Lockley Grand Hall - Guild Hall	Van Halen Jun 10 1978	London	Hammersmith Odeon	Van Halen Jun 11 1978	London	Hammersmith Odeon	Van Halen	Cancelled due to PA failure Jun 12 1978	Birmingham	Odeon Theatre	Tanz Der Youth Jun 13 1978	Birmingham	Odeon Theatre	The Damned	Make-up gig for the 6/5 gig Jun 14 1978	Manchester	Apollo Ardwick Theater	Tanz Der Youth Jun 15 1978	Manchester	Apollo Ardwick Theater	Tanz Der Youth (or Fabulous Poodles?) Jun 16 1978	Bridlington	Bridlington Spa	Tanz Der Youth Jun 17 1978	Liverpool	Empire Theater	Tanz Der Youth Jun 19 1978	London	Hammersmith Odeon	Tanz Der Youth	Filmed Professionally Jun 22 1978	Secpnd "Top of the Pops" appearance of 1978. Performed "Never Say Die" Aug 14 1978	Chicago, IL	International Amphitheatre	Van Halen	CANCELLED Aug 22 1978	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee Arena	Van Halen Aug 23 1978	Chicago, IL	International Amphitheatre	Van Halen Aug 24 1978	Chicago, IL	International Amphitheatre	Van Halen Aug 25 1978	Terre Haute, IN	Indiana State University - Hulman Center	Van Halen Aug 27 1978	New York City, NY	Madison Square Garden	Van Halen Aug 28 1978	Uniondale, NY	Nassau Coliseum - Mitchell Field Complex	Van Halen Aug 29 1978	Philadelphia, PA	The Spectrum	Van Halen Aug 31 1978	Erie, PA	Erie Fieldhouse	Van Halen Sep 01 1978	Hampton	Hampton Coliseum	Van Halen Sep 02 1978	Pittsburgh, PA	Civic Arena	Van Halen Sep 04 1978	South Yarmouth	Cape Cod Coliseum	Van Halen Sep 05 1978	Portland	Cumberland County Civic Center	Van Halen Sep 07 1978	Utica, NY	Utica Memorial Coliseum	Van Halen Sep 08 1978	Niagara Falls	Niagara Falls	Van Halen Sep 09 1978	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore Civic Center	Van Halen Sep 10 1978	New Haven, CT	Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Van Halen Sep 12 1978	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Convention Center	Van Halen Sep 14 1978	Detroit, MI	Cobo Hall	Van Halen Sep 15 1978	Cleveland, OH	Richfield Coliseum	Van Halen Sep 16 1978	St. Louis, MO	Checkerdome	Van Halen Sep 17 1978	Kansas City, MO	Municipal Auditorium Arena	Van Halen Sep 18 1978	Tulsa, OK	Assembly Center	Van Halen Sep 22 1978	Fresno, CA	Selland Arena	Van Halen Sep 23 1978	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Stadium	Boston (HL), Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, Richie Lecea, Russia Sep 24 1978	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Stadium	Boston (HL), Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, Richie Lecea, Russia Sep 26 1978	Vancouver	P.N.E. Coliseum	Van Halen Sep 27 1978	Portland, OR	Memorial Coliseum Complex	Van Halen Sep 28 1978	Never Say Die is released in the US Sep 28 1978	Spokane, WA	Spokane Coliseum	Van Halen Sep 29 1978	Seattle, WA	Key City Arena	Van Halen Sep 30 1978	Seattle, WA	Key City Arena	Van Halen Oct 01 1978	Never Say Die is released in the UK Oct 09 1978	Hamburg	Audimax	Van Halen Oct 10 1978	Essen	Grugahalle	Van Halen Oct 11 1978	Offenbach	Stadthalle	Van Halen Oct 13 1978	GÃ¶ppingen	GÃ¶ppingen-Uhingen Haldenberghalle	Van Halen Oct 14 1978	Ludwigshafen	Friedrich-Ebert-Halle	Van Halen Oct 15 1978	WÃ¼rzburg	KÃ¼rnacthalle	Van Halen Oct 17 1978	NÃ¼rnberg (Nuremberg)	Hammerleinhalle	Van Halen Oct 18 1978	Bad Wimpfen (Heilbronn)	Stauferhalle	Van Halen Oct 20 1978	Cambrai	Palais Des Grottes	Van Halen Oct 22 1978	London	Rainbow Theatre	Van Halen, Lucifer's Friend Oct 31 1978	Atlanta, GA	The Omni	Van Halen, The Ramones	Postponed until 11/13/78 Nov 03 1978	St. Petersburg, FL	Bayfront Center	Van Halen Nov 04 1978	Jacksonville, FL	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum	Van Halen Nov 05 1978	Hollywood	Hollywood Sportatorium	Van Halen Nov 07 1978	Columbus, OH			Unconfirmed Nov 08 1978	Birmingham, AL	Boutwell Auditorium	Van Halen Nov 09 1978	Nashville, TN	Nashville Municipal Auditorium	Van Halen	Unconfirmed? Nov 10 1978	Memphis, TN	Mid-South Coliseum	Van Halen Nov 11 1978	Cincinnati, OH	Riverfront Coliseum	Van Halen Nov 13 1978	Atlanta, GA	The Omni	Van Halen, The Ramones	Rescheduled from 10/31/78 Nov 14 1978	Mobile, AL	Municipal Auditorium	Van Halen Nov 15 1978	Huntsville, AL			Unconfirmed Nov 16 1978	Nashville, TN	Nashville Municipal Auditorium	Van Halen	Sabbath Did not play, just Van Halen Nov 17 1978	Austin, TX Nov 18 1978	Midland, TX	Chaparral Center	Van Halen? Nov 18 1978	Odessa, TX	Ector County Coliseum		CANCELLED Nov 19 1978	Nashville, TN	Nashville Municipal Auditorium	Van Halen Make-up gig from 11/16/78 Nov 20 1978	Oklahoma City, OK	The Myriad	Van Halen Nov 21 1978	Amarillo, TX	The Amarillo Civic Center	Van Halen	Unconfirmed Nov 22 1978	Corpus Christi, TX	Memorial Coliseum	Van Halen Nov 23 1978	Houston, TX	Sam Houston Coliseum	Van Halen Nov 24 1978	San Antonio, TX	Convention Center Arena	Van Halen Nov 25 1978	Dallas, TX	Dallas Convention Center	Van Halen Nov 26 1978	Dallas, TX	Dallas Convention Center	Van Halen Nov 28 1978	Denver, CO	McNichols Sports Arena	Van Halen Dec 01 1978	San Bernardino, CA	Swing Auditorium - National Orange Showgrounds	The Ramones Dec 02 1978	Oakland, CA	Oakland Coliseum Arena	Van Halen Dec 03 1978	San Diego, CA	San Diego Sports Arena	Van Halen Dec 04 1978	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Arena	The Ramones Dec 05 1978	Phoenix, AZ	Veterans Memorial Coliseum	The Ramones Dec 07 1978	Abilene, TX	Taylor County Coliseum	Head East Dec 08 1978	El Paso, TX	El Paso County Coliseum? Dec 10 1978	Albuquerque, NM	Tingley Coliseum Dec 11 1978	Albuquerque, NM	Tingley Coliseum Dec 11 1978	Last date on the Never Say Die Tour - Also last show with Ozzy on vocals until Live Aid in 1985