Alvin Lee - Ten Years After Gigs 1975

Alvin Lee tours with Alvin Lee & Company, but heads to the U.S. for one final tour with Ten Years After. It will be 1989 before he appears with TYA in the U.S. again.



ALVIN LEE & COMPANY



January 4, 1975 - Miami Beach Convention Center/Miami Beach, FL
Opening act: American Tears


January 7, 1975 - The Warehouse/New Orleans, LA
Also on the bill: Eric Burdon


J anuary 10, 1975 - Orpheum Theater/Boston, Massachusetts
Got To Keep Moving, Let's Get Back, Somebody's Calling, Somebody Waltz, Freedom For The Stallion,All Life's Trials, Time In Space, There's A Feeling, Every Blues You've Ever Heard, Percy's Blues, Money Honey, Jam, Going Through The Door, I'm Writing You A Letter, Ride My Train (1st encore), Slow Down (2nd encore).


January 11, 1975 - The Spectrum/Philadelphia, PA
Also on the bill: Roy Buchanan, American Tears


January 12, 1975 - West Hartford Music Hall/West Hartford, Connecticut


January 16, 1975 - Syria Mosque/Pittsburgh, PA
Opening act: American Tears


January 18, 1975 - Academy of Music, NYC
Opening act: Gentle Giant, American Tears
Partial Set List broadcast on the King Biscuit Flower Hour:
Somebody's Calling, Going Through The Door, Money Honey, Ride My Train


January 19, 1975 - GWU Lisner Auditorium/Washington D. C.


January 22, 1975 - Kleinhans Music Hall/Buffalo, NY
Opening act: Gentle Giant


January 23, 1975 - Auditorium Theatre, Rochester NY
Opening act: Gentle Giant


January 24, 1975 - Masonic Auditorium/Detroit, MI
Opening act: American Tears


January 28, 1975 - Auditorium Theatre/Chicago, IL


January 29, 1975 - St. Paul Civic Center Theatre/St. Paul, MN


February 1, 1975 - Tulsa Municipal Auditorium, Tulsa, OK
Opening act: Gentle Giant


February 2, 1975 - Kiel Auditorium/St. Louis MO
With Gentle Giant, Mason Proffitt


February 7, 1975 - Long Beach Arena/Long Beach, California
With Flo & Eddie


February 8, 1975 - Warnors Theatre/Fresno, CA
Opening act: Gentle Giant


February 11, 1975 - Memorial Coliseum/Portland, Oregon
The other performers on the bill were the James Cotten Blues Band and Johnny Winter.


February 14, 1975 - Winterland/San Francisco, CA
With Gentle Giant, Raw Soul


February 15, 1975 - Winterland/San Francisco, CA
With Gentle Giant, Raw Soul


February 16, 1975 - Honolulu International Center Arena/Honolulu, HI
With: Sugarloaf


February 28, 1975 - Texas Theatre/San Antonio, TX
With Gentle Giant


March 1, 1975 - UTA Texas Hall/Arlington, TX
With Gentle Giant


March 14, 1975 - Brunel University/Uxbridge, England


March 15, 1975 - Loughborough University/Loughborough, England


March 21, 1975 - Alvin Lee & Company appear on the Midnight Special TV show.
Somebody's Calling Me, Time and Space, Going Through the Door, Ride My Train


March 22, 1975 - Roundhouse/Dagenham - Essex, England


March 23, 1975 - Pavilion/Hemel Hempstead, England


March 27, 1975 - Mayfair Ballroom/Newcastle, England


March 29, 1975 - Pavillion/Lea's Cliff Hall/Folkstone England


Ten Years After

July 29, 1975 Tucson Community Center/Tucson, AZ
Other performers on the bill were: Peter Frampton, Gary Wright


July 31, 1975 Tempe Stadium/Tempe, AZ
Also on the bill: Robin Trower


July 31, 1975 Tempe Stadium/Tempe, AZ
Also on the bill: Robin Trower


August 1, 1975 Long Beach Arena/Long Beach, CA
Also on the bill: Slade


August 3, 1975 Olympic Gold Ice Arena/Modesto CA
Also on the bill: The Earthquakes


August 4, 1975 Winterland/San Francisco, California
Set list: Rock 'n Roll Music to the World, Love Like a Man, Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Slow Blues in C, Hobbit, One of These Days, I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes, I'm Going Home, Sweet Little Sixteen, Choo Choo Mama, Baby Won't You Let me Rock & Roll You
Other performers on the bill were: Slade, Frankie Miller Band


August 7, 1975 Release of the album "Pump Iron"


August 7, 1975 Albuquerque Civic Auditorium/Albuquerque, NM
Also on the bill: Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost


August 9, 1975 Municipal Auditorium/San Antonio TX


August 15, 1975 Milwaukee Arena/Milwaukee, WI
Also on the bill: Fleetwood Mac


August 16, 1975 - Met Center, Bloomington MN
Also on the bill: Fleetwood Mac, Sassafras


August 17, 1975 - International Amphitheatre/Chicago, IL


August 19, 1975 - Cobo Arena/Detroit MI
The bill includes Slade and Sassafras.


August 21, 1975 - Boston Garden/Boston,MA

Rock & Roll Music To The World, Love Like A Man, Good Morning Little School Girl, Slow Blues In C, "We're In Boston" (brief Shuffle), Hobbit, One Of These Days, Classical Thing, Scat Thing, I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes, I'm Going Home, Sweet Little Sixteen, Choo Choo Mama.
Also on the bill: Lynyrd Skynyrd


August 22, 1975 - RooseveltStadium/Jersey City, NJ
This show was billed as "The Battle Of The Bands" and included The Faces and Lynyrd Skynyrd.


August 24, 1975 - Commack Arena/Long Island, New York
The bill includes Peter Frampton and Sassafras. Part of the "Frampton Comes Alive" LP is from this concert.


August 26, 1975 - The Spectrum/Philadelphia, PA
Also on the bill: Peter Frampton


August 27, 1975 - Sports Arena/Toledo, Ohio


August 28, 1975 - Hara Arena/Dayton, OH
The bill includes Peter Frampton and Sassafras.


August 30, 1975 - Springfield Civic Center, Springfield Massachusetts


August 31, 1975 - Nova Scotia


September 1, 1975 - Moncton Auditorium, Moncton N.B.


"Speakeasy TV Show" (1975)
Alvin Lee was interviewed and performed on a 1975 Speakasy show that also included Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper


"Pump Iron" Promo Films (1975)
Alvin made four 16mm promo films for the 1975 "Pump Iron" LP. These include promos for: Truckin' Down The Other Way, One More Chance, Time In Space and You Told Me. These promos are included in the 1993 Viceroy Music Alvin Lee "Rockspective" home video. See them on our audio/video pages.