Alvin Lee Gigs 1980 - 1981

Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor joins Alvin Lee Band for a tour of Europe in 1981.

Alvin Lee & mick Taylor

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