Alvin Lee - Ten Years After Gigs 1974On a dare, Alvin Lee assembles a band and plays a gig that is recorded and released as "In Flight"; he continues with Ten Years After but takes the new band 'Alvin Lee & Company' on tour at the end of the year.Alvin Lee & Company March 22, 1974 - Rainbow Theater/London, England Alvin Lee performs with Mel Collins (Sax & Flute), Ian Wallace (Drums), Tim Hinkley (Keyboards), Alan Spenner (Bass), Neil Hubbard (Guitar) and Dyan Birch, Frank Collins & Paddie McHugh (Backing Vocals). The concert is recorded and will later be released as the Alvin Lee & Company "In Flight" double LP. Two songs from this concert "Money Honey" and "Don't Be Cruel" were broadcast on the U.K. TV show "Old Grey Whistle Test" a few weeks later, but none of the footage has since been released. Ten Years After April 18, 1974 - City Hall/Sheffield, England April 19, 1974 - Town Hall/Birmingham, England April 20, 1974 - Rainbow/London, England April 21, 1974 - City Hall/Newcastle, England April 22, 1974 - Free Trade Hall/Manchester,England Ten Years After perform their final U.K.concert. April 28, 1974 - Holstebrohallen/Holstebro,Denmark May 1, 1974 - Musikhalle Hamburg/Hamburg, GER May 1, 1974 - Jahrhunderthalle/Frankfurt, GER May 3, 1974 - Eberthalle/Ludwigshafen, Germany Rock & Roll Music To The World, Nowhere To Run, Good Morning Little School Girl, It's Getting Harder, Hobbit, Love Like A Man, Slow Blues In C, Look Me Straight Into The Eyes, Classical Thing, Scat Thing, I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes, I'm Going Home, Sweet Little Sixteen, Choo Choo Mama With: PFM May 4, 1974 - Circus Krone/Munich, Germany With: PFM May 5, 1974 - Messehalle Sindelfingen/Sindelfingen, Germany May 7, 1974 - Palais des Sports/Paris, France May 10, 1974 - Germany May 13, 1974 - Madison Square Garden/New York City, New York Start of the U.S.A. "Positive Vibrations" Tour. ZZ Top opens for Ten Years After. May 15, 1974 - Music Hall/Boston, Massachusetts Set List: Rock & Roll Music To The World, Nowhere To Run, Good Morning Little School Girl, It's Getting Harder, Hobbit, Love Like A Man, Slow Blues In C, Look Me Straight Into The Eyes, Classical Thing, Scat Thing, I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes, I'm Going Home. Encores: Sweet Little Sixteen, Choo Choo Mama, Roll Over Beethoven. May 16, 1974 - Music Hall/Boston, Massachusetts With: Black Sheep May 17, 1974 - The Spectrum/Philadelphia,Pennsylvania Also on the bill: BTO, Climax Blues Band May 18, 1974 - Broome County Veterans Arena/Binghamton, NY May 19, 1974 - Civic Center/Baltimore, Maryland With: ZZ Top May 21, 1974 - Charleston Civic Center/Charleston, WV With: Brownsville Station May 22, 1974 - The Omni/Atlanta, Georgia May 23, 1974 - Bayfront Arena/St. Petersburg, Florida May 24, 1974 - Miami Jai Alai Fronton/Miami, Florida With: Black Sheep May 25, 1974 - Veteran's Memorial Coliseum/Jacksonville, Florida May 26, 1974 - Municipal Auditorium/Birmingham, Alabama May 28, 1974 - Cobo Hall/Detroit, Michigan Also on the bill: 10cc May 29, 1974 - Ohio State Fairgrounds Coliseum/Columbus, Ohio May 30, 1974 - International Ampitheater/Chicago, Illinois With: Black Sheep May 31, 1974 - Met Center/Bloomington, Minnesota Opening act: Dave Mason June 1, 1974 - Memorial Hall/Kansas City, KS With: Morningstar June 4, 1974 - Municipal Auditorium/San Antonio, Texas With: King Crimson June 5, 1974 - Hofheinz Pavillion/Houston TX With King Crimson and Robin Trower June 6, 1974 - Tarrant County Convention Center/Ft. Worth, Texas With King Crimson and Robin Trower June 7, 1974 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma With King Crimson and Robin Trower June 8, 1974 - Civic Center/El Paso, Texas With King Crimson June 9, 1974 - Tempe Stadium/Tempe, Arizona With King Crimson and Robin Trower June 11, 1974 - Bakersfield Civic Auditorium/Bakersfield, California With The Strawbs June 13, 1974 - Cow Palace/San Francisco,California With King Crimson and The Strawbs June 14 & 15, 1974 - Shrine Auditorium/Los Angeles, California With 10cc June 16, 1974 - Selland Arena/Fresno, California With: Blue Oyster Cult, The Strawbs Alvin Lee & Company November 17, 1974 The Olympia, Paris France November 21, 1974 - Tivoli Koncertsal/Copenhagen, Denmark Got To Keep Moving, Let's Get Back, Running Round, Freedom For The Stallion, Somebody's Calling Me, All Life's Trials, Time And Space, How Does It Feel, There's A Feeling, Let The Sea Burn Down, Every Blues You've Ever Heard, Percy's Blues ), Money Honey, Going Through The Door, I'm Writing You A Letter, Ride My Train November 25, 1974 - Gothenburg Concert Hall/Gothenburg, Sweden December 7, 1974 - Stadthalle Heidelberg/Heidelberg, Germany December 14, 1974 - Kilburn Gaumont State/London, England |