Alvin Lee Gigs 1980 - 1981Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor joins Alvin Lee Band for a tour of Europe in 1981.Alvin Lee Band (Alvin Lee, Steve Gould, Mickey Fe'at, Tom Compton) September 30, 1980 - Pavilion/Bath, England October 1, 1980 - Top Rank/Birmingham, England October 2, 1980 - King George’s Hall/Blackburn, England October 3, 1980 - City Hall/Hull, England October 4, 1980 - Market Hall/Carlisle, England October 5, 1980 - Tiffany’s/Glasgow, England October 6, 1980 - Town Hall/Middlesbrough, England October 8, 1980 - Top Rank/Sheffield, England October 9, 1980 - Palais/Nottingham, England October 10, 1980 - Cardiff University/Cardiff, Wales October 11, 1980 - Liesure Center/Maidenhead, England October 14, 1980 - University/Leicester, England October 15, 1980 - Sussex University/Brighton, England October 16, 1980 - Poole Art Centre/Poole, England October 17, 1980 - Surrey University/Guildford, England October 23, 1980 - Strand Lyceum/London, England November 12, 1980 - West Palm Beach Auditorium/West Palm Beach, FL ZZ Top is also on the bill. November 15, 1980 - Sandy Creek Campground/Montgomery, AL ZZ Top is also on the bill. November 16, 1980 - Greensboro Coliseum/Greensboro, NC ZZ Top is also on the bill. November 19, 1980 - Wheeling Civic Center/Wheeling, WV ZZ Top is also on the bill. November 26, 1980 - Agora Ballroom/Columbus, OH November 28, 1980 - Tennessee Theatre/Nashville, TN December 5, 1980 - Aragon Ballroom/Chicago, Illinois Are You Ready (To Rock & Roll), Good Morning Little School Girl, Heartache, No More Lonely Nights, Ridin' Truckin', Help Me, Slow Down, Scat Thing, Stealin', I'm Going Home, Choo Choo Mama, Rip It Up, Sweet Little Sixteen, Roll Over Beethoven. December 6, 1980 - Kiel Auditorium/St. Louis, MO also on the bill: The Outlaws, 707 December 7, 1980 - Western Illinois University/Macomb, IL also on the bill: Molly Hatchet December 9, 1980 - The Summit/Houston, TX also on the bill: Kansas December 10, 1980 - Convention Center/San Antonio, TX also on the bill: Kansas December 11, 1980 - Wintergarden/Dallas, TX December 12, 1980 - El Paso County Coliseum/El Paso, TX also on the bill: Kansas December 13, 1980 - Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum/Phoenix, AZ also on the bill: Kansas December 14, 1980 - Tucson Community Center Arena/Tucson, AZ also on the bill: Kansas December 17, 1980 - Los Angeles Sports Arena/Los Angeles, CA also on the bill: Kansas December 19, 1980 - Cow Palace/San Francisco, CA also on the bill: Kansas December 26, 1980 - Calderone Concert Hall/Hempstead, New York The following songs are broadcast during the BBC Rock Hour Show on WLIR-FM: Are You Ready, Good Morning Little School Girl, No More Lonely Nights, Ridin' Truckin', Stealin', I'm Going Home, Choo Choo Mama, Rip It Up. December 27, 1980 - Loew's Center For The Performing Arts/Worcester, MA December 29, 1980 - Capital Center/Largo, Maryland Are You Ready, Good Morning Little School Girl, No More Lonely Nights, Ridin' Truckin', Help Me, Stealin', I'm Going Home, Choo Choo Mama. also on the bill: The Kinks December 31, 1980 - Cobo Arena/Detroit, Michigan This show is broadcast on WABX-FM radio: Are You Ready, Good Morning Little School Girl, No More Lonely Nights, Ridin' Truckin', Help Me, Stealin' (with drum solo by Tom "Animal" Compton), Slow Down, Scat Thing, Hey Joe, "Going Down To Detroit" I'm Going Home, Choo Choo Mama, Rip It Up, Sweet Little Sixteen. with: Spirit January 7, 1981 - Paramount Theatre/Seattle, Washington January 8, 1981 - Paramount Theatre/Portland, OR Alvin Lee Band with Mick Taylor (Alvin Lee, Mick Taylor, Fuzzy Samuels, Tom Compton) The album 'RX5' is released in October 1981 October 26, 1981 - Palasport/Turin, Italy One Of These Days, Honey Pie, Good Morning Little School Girl, Slow Blues In C, Love Like A Man, Going Through The Door, Can't Stop (I'm Writing You A Letter), Help Me, I'm Going Home, Choo Choo Mama. October 27, 1981 - Teatro Tenda Firenze/Firenze, Italy One Of These Days, Good Morning Little School Girl, Love Like A Man, Slow Blues In C, Going Through The Door , Slow Down, Can't Stop, I'm Writing You A Letter, Just Another Boogie (with solos by Fuzzy Samuels and Tom Compton), Help Me, I'm Going Home, Choo Choo Mama. October 28, 1981 - Rolling Stone/Milan, Italy One Of These Days, Honey Pie, Good Morning Little School Girl, Slow Blues In C, Love Like A Man, Going Through The Door, Slow Down, Can't Stop, Scat Thing, I'm Writing You A Letter, Just Another Boogie (with bass and drum solos), Sweet little Sixteen, I'm Going Home. October 29, 1981 - Teatro Tendastrisce/Rome, Italy One Of These Days, Honey Pie, Good Morning Little School Girl, Slow Blues In C, Love Like A Man, Going Through The Door, Slow Down, Can't Stop, I'm Writing You A Letter, Just Another Boogie, Help Me, I'm Going Home, Choo Choo Mama, Sweet Little Sixteen. November 1, 1981 - Hamburg, W. Germany November 3, 1981 - Kiel, W. Germany November 12, 1981 - Theatre Le Palace/Paris, France One Of These Days, Honey Pie, Good Morning Little School Girl, Slow Blues In C, Love Like A Man, Going Through The Door, Can't Stop, Just Another Boogie, I'm Writing You A Letter, I'm Going Home, Choo Choo Mama, Sweet Little Sixteen, Slow Down. November 14, 1981 - Montpellier, France Good Morning Little School Girl, One Of These Days, Slow Blues In C, Love Like A Man, Can't Stop, Help Me, Slow Down, Just Another Boogie, Choo Choo Mama, Sweet Little Sixteen, Scat Thing, I'm Going Home. November 17, 1981 - Hammersmith Odeon/London, England also on the bill: Dark Star November 19, 1981 - Maple Leaf Gardens/Toronto, ON with Black Sabbath November 20, 1981 - Hall Forum/Montreal, QC with Black Sabbath November 21, 1981- Ottawa Civic Center/Ottawa, ON Black Sabbath are also on the bill November 24, 1981 - Lehigh Univ. Stabler Arena/Bethlehem, Pennsylvania One Of These Days, Good Morning Little School Girl, Slow Blues In C, Honey Pie, Can't Stop, Slow Down, Just Another Boogie, I'm Going Home, Choo Choo Mama. / Black Sabbath are also on the bill November 25, 1981 - Glens Falls Civic Center/Glens Falls, NY Black Sabbath are also on the bill November 27, 1981 - Civic Arena, Pittsburgh Black Sabbath share the bill Alvin Lee Band (Alvin Lee, Tom Compton, Fuzzy Samuels) November 28, 1981 - My Father's Place/Roslyn, New York Radio Broadcast - Partial Set List: One Of These Days, Honey Pie, Good Morning Little School Girl, Slow Blues In C, Love Like A Man. November 29, 1981 - Ohio State Fairgrounds/Columbus Ohio Black Sabbath are also on the bill November 30, 1981 - Charleston W. Virginia December 1, 1981 - Buffalo Memorial Auditorium/Buffalo, New York December 3, 1981 - Capital Centre/Largo, Maryland One Of These Days, Good Morning Little School Girl, Slow Blues In C, Honey Pie, Can't Stop, Slow Down, Just Another Boogie, I'm Going Home, Choo Choo Mama. Black Sabbath are also on the bill December 4, 1981 - Spectrum/Philadelphia, Pennsylvania One Of These Days, Good Morning Little School Girl, Slow Blues In C, Honey Pie (introduced by Alvin as "Pecan Pie"), Can't Stop, Slow Down, Just Another Boogie, I'm Going Home, Choo Choo Mama. Black Sabbath also rock the bill. December 5, 1981 - Wicomico Youth & Civic Center/Salisbury, Maryland One Of These Days, Good Morning Little School Girl, Slow Blues In C, "Pecan Pie", Can't Stop, Slow Down, I'm Going Home, Choo Choo Mama. Black Sabbath are on the bill December 6, 1981 - Richmond Coliseum/Richmond, VA Black Sabbath are on the bill December 8, 1981 Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland OH with Black Sabbath on the bill December 9, 1981 - Louisville Gardens/Louisville, KY with Black Sabbath on the bill December 10, 1981 - Mid-South Coliseum/Memphis, Tennessee with Black Sabbath on the bill December 12, 1981 - T. H. Barton Coliseum/Little Rock, AR with Black Sabbath on the bill December 13, 1981 - Mobile Municipal Auditorium/Mobile, AL with Black Sabbath on the bill December 15, 1981 - Stages/Granite City, Illinois December 16, 1981 Nashville Municipal Auditorium/Nashville TN with Black Sabbath December 17, 1981 - Riverfront Coliseum/Cincinnati, OH with Black Sabbath December 18, 1981 - Studio One/Champaign, IL December 19, 1981 Market Square Arena/Indianapolis, IN with Black Sabbath December 20 & 21, 1981 - International Ampitheatre/Chicago, IL with Black Sabbath |