Alvin Lee - Ten Years After Gigs 1971

Ten Years After continue their life on the road, playing to large enthusiastic audiences in the U.S. and Europe, and they tour the U.K. for the fiirst time in 18 months.

Alvin Lee 1971

February 26, 1971 - Konserthuset/Gothenburg, Sweden


February 27, 1971 - K. B. Hallen/Copenhagen, Denmark
Love Like A Man, No Title, Once There Was A Time, Hobbit, One Of These Days, "You're Walking Around With Your Head In The Sky" (introduced as "another new one"), She Lies In The Morning , I'm Going Home.


February 28, 1971 - Ernst-Merck-Halle/Hamburg, Germany


March 2, 1971 - Deutschlandhalle/Berlin, Germany
Love Like A Man, No Title, Once There Was A Time (Alvin says,"), Slow Blues In C (different lyrics), Hobbit, One Of These Days, "You're Walking Around With Your Head In The Sky" (actual title unknown, a rare number never released on an LP -), I'm Going Home.


March 5, 1971 - Circus Krone-Bau, Munich Germany
Love Like A Man, No Title, Once There Was A Time, Slow Blues In C , Hobbit, One Of These Days, She Lies In The Morning, I'm Going Home, Sweet Little Sixteen.
Mick Abrahams Band opens the show for TYA


March 6, 1971 - Rheinhalle/Düsseldorf, Germany


March 7 & 8, 1971 - Kongresshalle/Frankfurt, Germany


March 9, 1971 - Münsterland Halle/Münster, Germany


March 10, 1971 - Hall 16 du Wacken/Strasbourg, France


March 11, 1971 - Stadthalle/Freiburg, Germany


March 13, 1971 - Casino/Montreux, Sitzerland
Set List: Love Like a Man, No Title, Once There Was a Time, Slow Blues in C, Hobbit, One of These Days (20 min. version), She Lies in the Morning, I'm Going Home, Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'n Roll You,


March 17, 1971 - PalaEuropa/Rome, Italy
Love Like A Man, No Title, Once There Was A Time, Slow Blues In C, Hobbit, One Of These Days, I'm Going Home.


March 24, 1971 - Forest National/Brussels, Belgium
The concert is performed without Chick Churchill who was ill.


April 8, 1971 - Cobo Arena/Detroit, Michigan
support: Cactus, Mylon


April 9, 1971 - St. Paul Civic Center/St. Paul, MN


April 10, 1971 - Winnipeg Arena/Winnipeg, MB
with: Humble Pie


April 13, 1971 - Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum/Indianapolis, Indiana
with: Cactus


April 14, 1971 - Canton Memorial Auditorium/Canton, OH


April 15, 1971 - Rhode Island Auditorium/Providence, RI
with: Humble Pie


April 16, 1971 - Boston Garden/Boston, Massachusetts
Supporting acts are Cactus and Humble Pie.


April 17, 1971 - State Fair Coliseum/Syracuse, New York
with: Humble Pie


April 18, 1971 - SUNY Plattsburgh/Plattsburgh, NY
with: David Rea


April 20, 1971 - Fillmore East/New York City, New York
Love Like A Man, No Title, Silly Thing, Once There Was A Time (introduced by Alvin as "a new song you've never heard before"), Slow Blues In C, Hobbit, One Of These Days, She Lies In The Morning, I'm Going Home, Sweet Little Sixteen, Good Morning Little School Girl.
The opening act was the J. Geils Band.


Friday, April 23&24, 1971 - Pirates World/Dania, FL
with: Humble Pie


Friday, April 25, 1971 - Univ. of Illinois Assembly Hall/Champaign, IL
with: Curved Air


April 26, 1971 Montreal Forum/Montreal, Quebec, Canada
with: Procol Harum, Pagliaro


April 28, 1971 - Pacific Coliseum/Vancouver, BC
The opening act is Chilliwack.

April 29, 1971 - Memorial Coliseum/Portland, Oregon
The opening act is Ballin' Jack.


April 30 and May 1, 1971 - Winterland Ballroom/San Francisco, California
The supporting acts were Elixir and Grootna.


May 2, 1971 - Long Beach Arena/Long Beach, California
The concert is sold out and 400 disappointed fans are cleared out with tear gas after engaging in a bottle throwing spree.
Supporting acts are Cactus and Humble Pie.


The TYA album 'A Space in Time' is released in August 1971


August 1971 - Gaelic Park/Bronx, New York City
The opening act is the Edgar Winter Band.
One Of These Days, No Title, Once There Was A Time, Here They Come, Hobbit, Slow Blues In C, Hard Monkeys, I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes, I'm Going Home, Baby Won't You Let Me Rock & Roll You. T


August 8, 1971 - Wildwood Convention Hall/Wildwood, NJ


August 12, 1971 - Hofheinz Pavilion/Houston, TX
with: Procol Harum


August 14 & 15, 1971 - The Warehouse/New Orleans, LA
The opening act is the Edgar Winter Band.


August 20, 1971 - Paramount Northwest/Seattle, Washington


August 24, 1971 - Municipal Auditorium/Kansas City, MO
with: Procol Harum


August 28, 1971 Kiel Auditorium/St. Louis, MO


August 29, 1971 - Merriweather Post Pavilion/Columbia, Maryland
The opening act is Mylon LeFevre & Holy Smoke.


September 14, 1971 - Colston Hall/Bristol, England


September 15, 1971 - Philharmonic Hall/Liverpool, England


September 16, 1971 - City Hall/Newcastle, England


September 18 & 19, 1971 - Coliseum Theater/London, England
On Saturday, Ten Years After are the first to play a midnight show at London's famous Coliseum Theater.
Also on the bill: Supertramp, Keith Christmas


September 20, 1971 - Guildhall/Southampton, England


September 22, 1971 - De Montfort Hall/Leicester, England


September 26, 1971 - Free Trade Hall/Manchester, England


September 27, 1971 - St. George's Hall/Bradford, England


September 28, 1971 - City Hall/Sheffield, England


October 4, 1971 - Town Hall/Birmingham, England


October 29, 1971 - Montreal Forum/Montreal, Canada
TYA replace Deep Purple, who had to cancel due to Ritchie Blackmore illness


October 30, 1971 - The Spectrum/Philadelphia, PA
Ten Years After start their 12th tour of America.
support for this evening: J. Geils Band, Tucky Buzzard


November 1, 1971 - Boston Garden/Boston, Massachusetts
The set list for this concert is: One Of These Days, No Title, Once There Was A Time, Good Morning Little School Girl, Hobbit, Slow Blues In C, Jam, Classical Thing, Scat Thing, I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes, I'm Going Home, Baby Won't You Let Me Rock & Roll You. She Lies In The Morning has been replaced in the set with an extended jam.


November 2, 1971 - Hara Arena/Dayton, OH


November 3, 1971 - International Amphitheatre/Chicago, IL


November 4, 1971 - Oklahoma State Fairgrounds/Oklahoma City, OK


November 5, 1971 - Pershing Auditorium/Lincoln, NE


November 7, 1971 - HemisFair Arena/San Antonio, TX


November 9, 1971 - El Paso County Coliseum/El Paso, TX


November 10, 1971 - San Diego Sports Arena/San Diego, CA
also on the bill: Yes, J. Geils Band


November 11, 1971 - Forum/Inglewood, CA
One Of These Days, No Title, Once There Was A Time, Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Hobbit, Slow Blues In C, Jam (Alvin says,"we've been doing a jam every night, this is another in a series"), Classical Thing, Scat Thing, I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes, I'm Going Home, Baby Won't You let Me Rock & Roll You.
also on the bill: Yes, J. Geils Band


November 12, 1971 - Winterland/San Francisco, California
also on the bill: Big Brother & the Holding Co., Gold


November 13, 1971 - Honolulu International Center
with: Good Thunder


November 16, 1971 - Denver Coliseum, Denver, CO


November 18, 1971 - Madison Square Garden/New York, NY


November 19, 1971 - William & Mary Hall/Williamsburg, VA
Yes is the opener


November 20, 1971 - Duke University Indoor Stadium, Durham NC
Yes is the opener


November 21, 1971 - Cobo Arena/Detroit, MI
with: J. Geils Band, Curved Air


November 21, 1971 - Dane County Coliseum/Madison, WI
with: J. Geils Band


November 24, 1971 - Fort Homer W. Hesterly/Tampa, FL
The opening act is Mylon LeFevre & Holy Smoke.


November 25, 1971 - Cincinnati Gardens/Cincinnati, OH
with: John Mayall, Glass Harp


December 1971 - R.A.I./Amsterdam, Netherlands
One Of These Days, No Title, Once There Was A Time, Good Morning Little School Girl, Hobbit, Classical Thing, Scat Thing, I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes, Silly Thing, I'm Going Home, Sweet Little Sixteen.


"I'd Love To Change The World"/Columbia Records Promo Film (1971)
This 16mm film promo was released by Columbia Records in 1971 to promote the "Space In Time" LP. It originally aired on a U.S. TV show in 1971, and later reappeared in a 1989 German TV special about the reformation of Ten Years After.