THIS IS, WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE MOST UP-TO-DATE TOSH TOUR DATE LIST AVAILABLE.
Over the past several months, the MIDNIGHT RAVER BLOG has been conducting research through newspaper/periodicals/wire archives to find concert dates and reviews for Peter Tosh performances. While conducting this research, we have documented shows, dates, and venues that have not been previously documented. Many of the shows previously documented by tapers have the wrong dates based upon review of newspaper articles, ticket stubs, adverts, etc.
Shows documented by the MIDNIGHT RAVER BLOG are formatted in RED. Several shows have been documented by our friend and blog contributor Andreas von der Heide from Germany. In order to show our sincere gratitude for his crucial works, these shows are formatted in green.
If you know of a show that is not included in this list, or if you notice any discrepancy regarding date(s) and/or venue(s), please contact us at midnightraverblog@gmail.com. Any information you share will be properly credited to you as a contributor.
Stay tuned for more lost shows!
1973 – CATCH A FIRE TOUR
APRIL ADMIRAL KEN’S BOUNCING BALL CLUB PECKHAM ENGLAND CANCELLED APRIL 27 COLEMAN CLUB NOTTINGHAM, DERBYSHIRE ENGLAND APRIL 28 LANCASTER UNIVERSITY LANCASTER ENGLAND APRIL 29 MR. B’S PECKHAM ENGLAND MAY 1 OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST LONDON ENGLAND BBC TV MUSIC SHOW MAY 1 TOP GEAR LONDON ENGLAND BBC RADIO PROGRAM MAY 2 HATFIELD POLYTECHNIC HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE ENGLAND MAY 4 UNIVERSITY OF YORK HESLINGTON, YORK ENGLAND MAY 5 MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY MANCHESTER ENGLAND MAY 6 67 CLUB WOLVERHAMPTON ENGLAND MAY 8 ESSEX UNIVERSITY COLCHESTER ENGLAND MAY 9 BOOBS BRISTOL ENGLAND MAY 11 NORTH STAFFS POLYTECHNIC STOKE-ON-TRENT ENGLAND MAY 12 MIDDLETON ST. GEORGE COLLEGE TEESSIDE ENGLAND MAY 13 MR. B’S PECKHAM ENGLAND MAY 15 SPEAKEASY LONDON ENGLAND MAY 16 SPEAKEASY LONDON ENGLAND MAY 17 SPEAKEASY LONDON ENGLAND MAY 18 SPEAKEASY LONDON ENGLAND MAY 19 TOWN HALL HITCHIN ENGLAND MAY 20 GREYHOUND PUB HAMMERSMITH, LONDON ENGLAND MAY 22 FANTASIA NORTHAMPTON ENGLAND MAY 23 LEICESTER POLYTECHNIC LEICESTER ENGLAND MAY 24 PARIS THEATRE LONDON ENGLAND BBC RADIO SHOW MAY 25 ROLLE COLLEGE EXMOUTH ENGLAND MAY 26 BAMBOO CLUB BRISTOL ENGLAND MAY 27 SUNDOWN EDMONTON, HITCHIN, HERTS ENGLAND MAY 28 BIRMINGHAM TOP RANK BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND MAY 29 COACH HOUSE SOUTHAMPTON ENGLAND JULY 11 PAUL’S MALL BOSTON, MA USA JULY 12 PAUL’S MALL BOSTON, MA USA JULY 13 PAUL’S MALL BOSTON, MA USA JULY 14 PAUL’S MALL BOSTON, MA USA JULY 15 PAUL’S MALL BOSTON, MA USA JULY 18 MAX’S KANSAS CITY NEW YORK CITY, NY USA JULY 19 MAX’S KANSAS CITY NEW YORK CITY, NY USA JULY 20 MAX’S KANSAS CITY NEW YORK CITY, NY USA JULY 21 MAX’S KANSAS CITY NEW YORK CITY, NY USA
1973 – BURNIN’ TOUR
OCTOBER HOMESTEAD, FL USA OCTOBER TAMPA, FL USA OCTOBER LEXINGTON, KY USA OCTOBER DENVER, CO USA OCTOBER LAS VEGAS, NV USA OCTOBER 16 BIJOU CAFÉ PHILADELPHIA, PA USA OCTOBER 19 THE MATRIX CLUB SAN FRANCISCO, CA USA OCTOBER 20 THE MATRIX CLUB SAN FRANCISCO, CA USA OCTOBER 22 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER, CO USA OCTOBER 24 CAPITOL RECORDS HOLLYWOOD, CA USA OCTOBER 29 THE MATRIX CLUB SAN FRANCISCO, CA USA OCTOBER 30 THE MATRIX CLUB SAN FRANCISCO, CA USA OCTOBER 31 THE PLANT STUDIOS SAUSALITO, CA USA KSAN BROADCAST NOVEMBER 5 THE SPECTRUM THEATER PHILADELPHIA, PA USA NOVEMBER 19 NOTTHINGHAM, DERBYSHIRE ENGLAND CANCELLED NOVEMBER 20 BRADFORD ENGLAND CANCELLED NOVEMBER 21 BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND CANCELLED NOVEMBER 22 STAFFORD ENGLAND CANCELLED NOVEMBER 23 THE LOCARNO BLACKPOOL ENGLAND NOVEMBER 24 LIVERPOOL ENGLAND NOVEMBER 25 DONCASTER OUTLOOK DONCASTER ENGLAND NOVEMBER 26 TOP GEAR LONDON ENGLAND BBC RADIO PROGRAM NOVEMBER 27 LEEDS POLYTECHNIC LEEDS ENGLAND NOVEMBER 28 MANCHESTER ENGLAND NOVEMBER 30 NORTHAMPTON, LONDON ENGLAND
1974
MAY 28 CARIB THEATRE KINGSTON JAMAICA MAY 31 NATIONAL ARENA KINGSTON JAMAICA
1975
OCTOBER 4 WONDER DREAM CONCERT, NATIONAL STADIUM KINGSTON JAMAICA WITH STEVIE WONDER
1976 – LEGALIZE IT TOUR
OCTOBER GAINESVILLE, FL USA OCTOBER UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, FL USA OCTOBER 16 BEACON THEATER NEW YORK CITY, NY USA OCTOBER 17 BEACON THEATER NEW YORK CITY, NY USA OCTOBER 22IRVINE AUDORIUM UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYVANIA, PA USA OCTOBER SAVOY THEATER NEW YORK CITY, NY USA NOVEMBER 26 SANDERS THEATER BOSTON, MA USA PLAYER’S TAVERN, WESTPORT, CT, USA
1977 – EQUAL RIGHTS
WXFM RADIO STATION CHICAGO, IL USA KZEL RADIO STATION EUGENE, OR USA MIAMI, FL USA JULY 27-29 NATIONAL STADIUMBERMUDA SUMMER FESTIVAL DECEMBER SAVANNA-LA-MAR JAMAICA UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA COLISEUM, ATHENS, GA, USA
1978 – BUSH DOCTOR TOUR
FEBRUARY 24 TRELAWNY HOTEL, TRELAWNY BEACH, JAMAICA APRIL 22 ONE LOVE PEACE CONCERT, NATIONAL STADIUM KINGSTON JAMAICA JUNE 10 CIVIC CENTER LAKELAND, FL USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JUNE 12 FOX THEATER ATLANTA, GA USA DID NOT APPEAR AT THIS SHOW. PATTI SMITH GROUP OPENED. JUNE 14 CAPITAL THEATER PASSAIC, NJ USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JUNE 15 WARNER THEATER WASHINGTON, DC USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JUNE 17 JFK STADIUM PHILADELPHIA, PA USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JUNE 19 THE PALLADIUM NEW YORK CITY, NY USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JUNE 21 HAMPTON COLISEUM HAMPTON, VA USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JUNE 22 CONVENTION CENTER MYRTLE BEACH, SC USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JUNE 26 WAR MEMORIAL GREENSBORO, NC USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JUNE 28 MIDSOUTH COLISEUM MEMPHIS, TN USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JUNE 29 RUPP ARENA LEXINGTON, KY USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JULY 1 MUNICIPAL STADIUM CLEVELAND, OH USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JULY 4 RICH STADIUM BUFFALO, NY USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JULY 6 MASONIC HALL DETROIT, MI USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JULY 7 SOLDIER FIELD, CHICAGO, IL, USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES (DAVE CASTRO) JULY 8 SOLDIER FIELD CHICAGO, IL USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JULY 9 THE CABOZEE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA JULY 10 CIVIC CENTER ST. PAUL, MN USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JULY 11 KIEL AUDITORIUM ST. LOUIS, MO USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JULY 13 SUPERDOME NEW ORLEANS, LA USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JULY 16 FOLSOM FIELD BOULDER, CO USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JULY 18 TARRANT COUNTY FORT WORTH, TX USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JULY 19 SAM HOUSTON COLISEUM HOUSTON, TX USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JULY 20 STARWOOD CLUB SANTA MONICA, CA USA
JULY 21 STARWOOD CLUB SANTA MONICA, CA USA
JULY 22 STARLITE BOWL BURBANK, CA USA SPECIAL GUEST FOR BOB MARLEY JULY 22 ANAHEIM STADIUM ANAHEIM, CA USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JULY 23 ANAHEIM STADIUM ANAHEIM, CA USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JULY 24 ANAHEIM STADIUM ANAHEIM, CA USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JULY 26 OAKLAND COLISEUM ARENA OAKLAND, CA USA OPENER FOR THE ROLLING STONES JULY 27 OLD WALDORF SAN FRANCISCO, CA USA SEPTEMBER 11 SÃO PAULO JAZZ FESTIVAL SÃO PAULO BRAZIL OCTOBER 25 ANCIENNE BELGIQUE BRUSSELS BELGIUM NOVEMBER 24 HAMBURG GERMANY NOVEMBER 27 PARADISO AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS(DATE CHANGE) NOVEMBER 28 GÖTA LEJON STOCKHOLM SWEDEN DECEMBER 3 APOLLO THEATRE MANCHESTER ENGLAND DECEMBER 5ST. GEORGES HALL, BRADFORD, ENGLAND (W/ MATUMBI) DECEMBER 6 RAINBOW THEATRE LONDON ENGLAND DECEMBER 7 RAINBOW THEATRE LONDON ENGLAND DECEMBER 8 THE VENUE, LONDON, ENGLAND (EXTRA DATE) DECEMBER 16 NBC STUDIOS NEW YORK CITY, NY USA SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE XX/XX JED’S, NEW ORLEANS, LA, USA
1979/1980 – MYSTIC MAN TOUR
FEBRUARY 1 UCD COFFEEHOUSE, UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS, USA FEBRUARY 2 GOLDEN BEAR, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA, USA FEBRUARY 3 ROXY THEATER LOS ANGELES, CA USA FEBRUARY 5 ROXY THEATER LOS ANGELES, CA USA 2 SHOWS FEBRUARY 6 ROXY THEATER LOS ANGELES, CA USA FEBRUARY 7 ROXY THEATER LOS ANGELES, CA USA FEBRUARY 8 OLD WALDORF SAN FRANCISCO, CA USA 2 SHOWS FEBRUARY 9 OLD WALDORF SAN FRANCISCO, CA USA 2 SHOWS FEBRUARY 10 CATALYST CLUB SANTA CRUZ, CA USA FEBRUARY 13 GLENN MILLER BALLROOM, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER, CO, USA FEBRUARY 15 DALLAS PALLADIUM DALLAS, TX USA 2 SHOWS FEBRUARY 16 OPRY HOUSE, AUDTIN, TX, USA FEBRUARY 21 CAPRI BALLROOM ATLANTA, GA USA FM BROADCAST FEBRUARY 24 PARK WEST CHICAGO, IL USA FEBRUARY 25 HEADLINERS MADISON, WI USA FEBRUARY 26 THUMPERS, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA FEBRUARY 27 PALMS, MILWAUKEE, WI, USA MARCH MILWAUKEE MARCH SCHAEFFER MUSIC FESTIVAL-CENTRAL PARK NEW YORK NY MARCH UNIVERSITY OF PA, PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA MARCH 1 PAINESVILLE AGORA, PAINESVILLE, OH, USA MARCH 2 CENTER STAGE, CANTON, MICHIGAN, USA MARCH 4 CONVOCATION HALL TORONTO, ON CANADA MARCH 5 MY FATHER’S PLACE OLD ROSLYN, NY USA MARCH 6 WALNUT STREET THEATER, PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA MARCH 7 BOTTOM LINE CLUB NEW YORK CITY, NY USA MARCH 8 BOTTOM LINE CLUB NEW YORK CITY, NY USA MARCH 9 PARADISE, BOSTON, MA, USA MARCH 10 PARADISE, BOSTON, MA, USA MARCH 12 STEINMAN FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS (ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY) MARCH 14 BAYOU CLUB GEORGETOWN, WASHINGTON, D.C. USA MARCH 15 MY FATHER’S PLACE OLD ROSLYN, NY USA MARCH 16 MY FATHER’S PLACE OLD ROSLYN, NY USA MARCH 17 BOTTOM LINE CLUB NEW YORK CITY, NY USA MARCH 23 CALDERONE AUDITORIUM HEMPSTEAD, NY USA MARCH 23 CALDERONE AUDITORIUM HEMPSTEAD, NY USA APRIL 22 CIVIC CENTER AUDITORIUM, OSHAWA, ONTARIO (benefit for the blind w/ Stones) JUNE AVRO’S TOPPOP AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS TV SHOW JUNE AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS JUNE 4 PINKPOP FESTIVAL LANDGRAAF NETHERLANDS TV SHOW JUNE 6 PAVILLON DE BALTARD NOGENT-SUR-MARNE, PARIS FRANCE JUNE 8 PALAIS DES SPORTS LYON FRANCE JUNE 10 VOLKSHAUS ZÜRICH SWITZERLAND JUNE 12 WIENER STADTHALLE, WIEN (VIENNA), AUSTRIA JUNE 16 NEUE WELT, BERLIN, GERMANY JUNE 18 CIVIC HALL WOLVERHAMPTON ENGLAND JUNE 19 APOLLO THEATRE MANCHESTER ENGLAND JUNE 20 TOP RANK CARDIFF WALES JUNE 21 RAINBOW THEATRE LONDON ENGLAND JUNE 22 RAINBOW THEATRE LONDON ENGLAND JUNE 28 OLYMPEN LUND SWEDEN JUNE 29 ROSKILDE FESTIVAL ROSKILDE DENMARK JUNE/JULY LEYSDREAM HALLEN, ROOSENDAAL, NETHERLANDS (WITH MASSADA) JULY 4 JAAP EDEN HALLE, NETHERLANDS JULY 7 REGGAE SUNSPLASH 2 MONTEGO BAY JAMAICA JULY 12 STRIX TV, ITALY JULY 12 PALASPORT BOLOGNA ITALY JUNE/JULY AUDIMAX HAMBURG, GERMANY JULY 16 MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL, LE CASINO, MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND AUGUST XX ANDREWS AMPHITHEATRE, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA, HI, USA (NEEDS CONFIRMATION) AUGUST 7 HOT TIN ROOF CLUB TISBURY, MA USA AUGUST 14 THE FORUM TORONTO, ON USA AUGUST 17 WOLLMAN SKATING RINK, NY, NY, USA AUGUST 19 XENON DISCO, NEW YORK, NY, USA AUGUST 22 CALDERONE AUDITORIUM HEMPSTEAD, NY USA AUGUST 24 HARVARD SQUARE THEATER, CAMBRIDGE, MA, USA AUGUST 25 PRATT INSTITUTE, BROOKLYN, NY USA (with Gwen Guthrie and Monyaka – Benefit for WBAI) SEPTEMBER 8 TRIBAL STOMP FESTIVAL MONTEREY, CA USA SEPTEMBER 13 BOTTOM LINE CLUB NEW YORK CITY, NY USA SEPTEMBER 16 THE ROBERT KLEIN HOUR, RADIO SHOW, RCA STUDIOS, NYC (AUDIO SOURCE EXISTS) SEPTEMBER 22 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN NEW YORK CITY, NY USA JUNE 30 HORTENSFESTIVALEN HORTEN NORWAY NOVEMBER 28 GÖTA LEJON STOCKHOLM SWEDEN
1980
JULY 3 REGGAE SUNSPLASH, JARRETT PARK MONTEGO BAY JAMAICA JULY LONDON ENGLAND JULY VIENNA AUSTRIA JULY STOCKHOLM SWEDEN JULY STADIO ROMEO NERI, RIMINI, ITALY JULY 7 MASSA-CARRARA ITALY JULY 8 BRESCIA ITALY JULY 9 UDINE ITALY JULY 12 NAPOLI ITALY JULY 13 CASTEL SANTANGELO, ROME, ITALY JULY 17 STADIO COMUNALE TURIN ITALY JULY 23 THE FORUM TORONTO, ON CANADA JULY FESTIVAL DE JAZZ DE SÃO PAULO SÃO PAULO BRAZIL
1981/1982 – WANTED DREAD AND ALIVE TOUR
JUNE 1, FALCONER THEATER, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
JUNE 2 GÖTA LEJON STOCKHOLM SWEDEN
JUNE 3 CHÂTEAU NEUF OSLO NORWAY
JUNE 5 WESTFALENHALLE DORTMUND GERMANY
JUNE 6 LORELEY AMPHITHEATER-FESTIVAL SANKT GOARSHAUSEN GERMANY
JUNE 7 ZEPPELINFELD-FESTIVAL NUREMBERG GERMANY JUNE 9 REGGAE SUMMER NIGHT, WALDBÜHNE, BERLIN, GERMANY (WITH JIMMY CLIFF, BLACK SLATE, MOTHER’S FINEST)
JUNE 10 REGGAE SUMMERNIGHT, FREILICHTTHEATER, BAD SEGEBERG, GERMANY (WITH JIMMY CLIFF)
JUNE 11 NIEDERSACHSENHALLE HANNOVER GERMANY
JUNE 12 PARADISO AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS
JUNE 13 JAAP EDENHAL AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS BEAT APARTHEID FESTIVAL
JUNE 14 STADTHALLE KASSEL GERMANY
JUNE 15 PHILIPSHALLE DÜSSELDORF GERMANY
JUNE 16 EISSPORTHALLE STUTTGART GERMANY JUNE 18 2ND VIENNA FOLK FESTIVAL, DONAUINSEL, WIEN, VIENNA, AUSTRIA (DVD FOOTAGE EXISTS)
JUNE 19 CIRCUS KRONE MUNICH GERMANY INCREDIBLE AUDIENCE JUNE 21 STADIA BRIAMASCO, TRENIO, ITALY JUNE 22 MIRA STADIO, ITALY
JUNE 23 ROME ITALY
JUNE 24 SAVONA ITALY
JUNE 26 GRENOBLE FRANCE
JUNE 27 HIPPODROME DE PANTIN PARIS FRANCE [ [JUNE 30]] RAINBOW THEATRE LONDON ENGLAND [JULY ?]CAPITOL THEATER PASSAIC NEW JERSEY JULY 20 THE RITZ NEW YORK CITY, NY USA (NEEDS CONFIRMATION) JULY 24 COLLEGE PARK MARYLAND, CA USA JULY 26 RITCHIE COLISEUM MARYLAND, CA USA JULY 28 THE RITZ, NYC, NY, USA JULY 29 THE RITZ, NYC, NY, USA JULY 31 DUKE UNIVERSITY, DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, USA AUGUST 1 GAILLARD MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, CHARLESTON, SC, USA AUGUST 7 SAENGER THEATER NEW ORLEANS, LA USA AUGUST 8 TOWER THEATER, HOUSTON, TX, USA AUGUST 9 PARAMOUNT THEATER AUSTIN, TX USA AUGUST 12 MESA COMMUNITY CENTER AMPITHEATRE, MESA, AZ (W/ JIMMY CLIFF) AUGUST 14 PAOLO SOLERI AMPHITHEATRE, SANTA FE, NM, USA AUGUST 15 MESA AMPHITHEATER PHOENIX, AZ USA AUGUST 16 MAIN AUDITORIUM TUCSON, AZ USA AUGUST 18 CALIFORNIA THEATER SAN DIEGO, CA USA AUGUST 20 ROXY THEATER LOS ANGELES, CA USA AUGUST 21 ROXY THEATER LOS ANGELES, CA USA AUGUST 22 ROXY THEATER LOS ANGELES, CA USA AUGUST 23 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BOWL SANTA BARBARA, CA USA AUGUST 25 CIRCLE STAR THEATER SAN CARLOS, CA USA AUGUST 26 GREEK THEATER, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY, CA USA AUGUST 28 THE COMMONS, SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY ROHNERT PARK, CA USA AUGUST 29 PARAMOUNT THEATER PORTLAND, OREGON USA SEPTEMBER PERSHING AUDITORIUM LINCOLN, NE USA SEPTEMBER 4 CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL, WINNIPEG, CANADA SEPTEMBER 6 RAINBOW MUSIC HALL DENVER, CO USA SEPTEMBER 8 LINCOLN CENTER DENVER, CO USA SEPTEMBER 10 LAWRENCE, KS USA SEPTEMBER 13 MADISON, WI USA SEPTEMBER 14 MINNEAPOLIS, MN USA SEPTEMBER 15 PARK-WEST, CHICAGO, IL, USA SEPTEMBER 17 FRONT ROW, CLEVELAND, OH, USA SEPTEMBER 18 HILL AUDITORIUM, ANN, ARBOR, MI, USA SEPTEMBER 19 ROYAL OAK MUSIC THEATER, ROYAL OAK, MI, USA SEPTEMBER 21 THE RITZ NEW YORK CITY, NY USA SEPTEMBER 23 LANDMARK THEATER SYRACUSE, NY USA SEPTEMBER 24 TRIANGLE THEATER ROCHESTER, NY USA SEPTEMBER 25 CIVIC CENTER SPRINGFIELD, MA USA SEPTEMBER 27 MELODY FAIR NORTH TONAWANDA, NY USA SEPTEMBER (NEEDS CONFIRMATION)
SEPTEMBER 27 THE RITZ, NYC, NY, USA
SEPTEMBER 29 THE RITZ NEW YORK CITY, NY USA (NEEDS CONFIRMATION) OCTOBER 1 IRVINE AUDITORIUM, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PA, USA OCTOBER 3 CAPITOL THEATRE, PASSAIC, NJ, USA (W/MAX ROMEO) OCTOBER 4 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK STONY BROOK, NY USA OCTOBER 7 STRAND THEATER ITHACA, NY USA OCTOBER 8 CENTER STAGE, EAST PROVIDENCE, RI, USA OCTOBER 9 BERKLEE PERFORMANCE CENTER, BOSTON, MA, USA OCTOBER 13 THÉÂTRE ST-DENIS MONTREAL, CANADA CA OCTOBER 15 O’KEEFE CENTRE TORONTO, ON USA OCTOBER 16 O’KEEFE CENTRE TORONTO, ON USA OCTOBER 17 O’KEEFE CENTRE TORONTO, ON USA
1982
DETROIT, MI USA AUGUST CALGARY, AB CANADA AUGUST XX SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BOWL (w/Jimmy Cliff; this show was filmed!) 1982-xx-xx (probably around 1982-08-01) ALOHA STADIUM, HONOLULU, HI, USA (with Oingo Boingo) AUGUST 1 RIPLEY MUSIC HALL, PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA AUGUST 13 HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM LOS ANGELES, CA USA (WITH JIMMY CLIFF) AUGUST 14 HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM LOS ANGELES, CA USA (WITH JIMMY CLIFF) AUGUST 19 KABUKI THEATER SAN FRANCISCO, CA USA (WITH JIMMY CLIFF) AUGUST 21 CIVIC AUDITORIUM SANTA CRUZ, CA USA (WITH JIMMY CLIFF) AUGUST 24 PAOLO SOLARI AMPHITHEATER, SANTA FE, NM, USA (w/ Jimmy Cliff) AUGUST 25 DENVER, CO USA (WITH JIMMY CLIFF) AUGUST 26 BOULDER, CA USA (WITH JIMMY CLIFF) AUGUST 29 KERRISDALE ARENA, VANCOUVER, BC (W/ JIMMY CLIFF) SEPTEMBER 1 NORTHLANDS COLISEUM, EDMONTON, AB (W/JIMMY CLIFF) SEPTEMBER 2 MAX BELL ARENA CALGARY AB (W/ JIMMY CLIFF) SEPTEMBER 3 SASKATOON CENTENNIAL AUDITORIUM, SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN (WITH JIMMY CLIFF) SEPTEMBER 4 ARAGON BALLROOM, CHICAGO, IL, USA (WITH JIMMY CLIFF) SEPTEMBER 8 NORTHROP AUDITORIUM MINNEAPOLIS MN USA (WITH JIMMY CLIFF) SEPTEMBER 9 UPTOWN THEATER KANSAS CITY, MO USA (WITH JIMMY CLIFF) SEPTEMBER 10 UPTOWN THEATER KANSAS CITY, MO USA (WITH JIMMY CLIFF) SEPTEMBER 11 CHICAGO, IL USA (WITH JIMMY CLIFF) SEPTEMBER 13 OSCAR MAYER THEATER, MADISON CIVIC CENTER, MADISON, WI, USA (WITH JIMMY CLIFF) SEPTEMBER 14 PREMIERE CENTER, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI, USA (WITH JIMMY CLIFF) SEPTEMBER 15 FRONT ROW THEATER CLEVELAND, OH USA (WITH JIMMY CLIFF) 1982-XX-XX FINE ARTS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST, MA, USA SEPTEMBER 18 METROPOLITAN CENTER BOSTON, MA USA(WITH JIMMY CLIFF) SEPTEMBER 20 TOAD PLACE NEW HAVEN, CT USA (WITH JIMMY CLIFF) SEPTEMBER 23 TOWER THEATER, PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA (WITH JIMMY CLIFF) SEPTEMBER 24 TOWER THEATER, PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA(WITH JIMMY CLIFF) SEPTEMBER 25 FELT FORUM NEW YORK CITY, NY USA (WITH JIMMY CLIFF) SEPTEMBER 26 PAINTERS MILL, OWINGS MILLS, MD, USA (WITH JIMMY CLIFF) OCTOBER 7 THE ROXY, HOLLYWOOD, L.A., CA, USA (WILLIN PROPHETS AS OPENER) (NEEDS CONFIRMATION) OCTOBER 8 SUNRISE THEATER FORT LAUDERDALE, FL USA (WITH JIMMY CLIFF) OCTOBER 9 JAI ALAI FRONTON, TAMPA, FL, USA (CLIFF CANCELLED) (MANY THANKS SCOTT SCHAFFER FOR THIS DATE) OCTOBER 20 MONTEGO BAY JAMAICA OCTOBER 23 REGGAE FESTIVAL, WINTERGARDEN, DALLAS, TEXAS, USA (WITH JIMMY CLIFF) OCTOBER 24 SAENGER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, NEW ORLEANS, LOUSIANA, USA (WITH JIMMY CLIFF AS OPENER) OCTOBER 27 AGORA BALLROOM, ATLANTA, GA, USA OCTOBER 28 JAI ALAI FRONTON HALL, TAMPA, FL, USA (WITH NEW BREED BAND) OCTOBER 29 KEY WEST FANTASY FEST CARNIVAL ’82, KEY WEST, FL, USA (CLIFF CANCELLED) OCTOBER 30 SUNRISE MUSICAL THEATER, SUNRISE, FLORIDA, USA (WITH UP FRONT)
NOVEMBER 2 OLD WALDORF, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA (W/ UMOJA)
NOVEMBER 3 OLD WALDORF, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA (W/ UMOJA) NOVEMBER 4 COUNTRY CLUB RESEDA, CA USA NOVEMBER 5 ROXY THEATER LOS ANGELES, CA USA 2 SHOWS NOVEMBER 6 ROXY THEATER LOS ANGELES, CA USA NOVEMBER 7 ROXY THEATER LOS ANGELES, CA USA NOVEMBER 8 ROXY THEATER LOS ANGELES, CA USA NOVEMBER 9 CHICAGO, IL USA NOVEMBER 16 JARRETT PARK MONTEGO BAY JAMAICA NOVEMBER 25 WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL KINGSTON JAMAICA DECEMBER 25 YOUTH CONSCIOUSNESS FESTIVAL KINGSTON JAMAICA
1983 – MAMA AFRICA TOUR
MARCH XX LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
MARCH XX MIAMI, FL, USA MARCH XX HAWAII, HI, USA MARCH 10 HORDERN PAVILLION SYDNEY AUSTRALIA MARCH 11 HORDERN PAVILION SYDNEY AUSTRALIA MARCH 14 MYER MUSIC BOWL MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA MARCH 15 MYER MUSIC BOWL MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA
MARCH 17 ADELAIDE THEADRON ADELAIDE SOUTH AUSTRALIA MARCH 18 ADELAIDE THEADRON ADELAIDE SOUTH AUSTRALIA (VENUE CHANGE) MARCH 21 ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE PERTH AUSTRALIA MARCH 24 FESTIVAL HALL BRISBANE AUSTRALIA MARCH 25 FESTIVAL HALL BRISBANE AUSTRALIA MARCH 27 BRUCE SPORTS CENTRE CANBERRA AUSTRALIA MARCH 28 CIVIC THEATRE NEWCASTLE AUSTRALIA MARCH 30 WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND MARCH 31 CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND
APRIL 1 AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND APRIL 5 TOPPOP AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS DUTCH TV PROGRAM APRIL 19 COMMUNITY THEATER BERKELEY, BERKELEY, CA, USA (W/ DENNIS BROWN) JUNE 16 MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, GEORG MELCHES STADION, ESSEN, GERMANY JUNE 17 GEORG MELCHES STADION, ESSEN, GERMANY (MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM OPEN AIR)
JUNE 18 STADION AM BÖLLENFALLTOR, DARMSTADT, GERMANY (MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM OPEN AIR)
JUNE 19 ROSENAU-STADION, AUGSBURG, GERMANY (MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM OPEN AIR)CHICAGO, IL USA JULY THE DAVID LETTERMAN SHOW, NBC STUDIOS NEW YORK CITY, NY USA TV SHOW JULY 6 PIER 84 NEW YORK CITY, NY USA JULY 9 PLAZA CASTLE, BOSTON, MA, USA (with Boston’s I-Tones) JULY 10 AGORA BALLROOM NEW HAVEN, CT USA JULY 12 STANLEY THEATER PITTSBURGH, PA USA JULY 13 UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT RUTLAND, VT USA JULY 15 ARAGON BALLROOM, CHICAGO, IL, USA JULY 16 NORTHROP AUDITORIUM MINNEAPOLIS, MN USA JULY 19 PAOLO SOLERI AMPHITHEATER, SANTA FE, NM, USA JULY 21 UNKNOWN VENUE, EL PASO, TX, USA JULY 23 MEADOWS AMPHITHEATRE AUSTIN, TX USA JULY 25 CULLE AUDITORIUM HOUSTON, TX USA JULY 27 PRESIDENT RIVERBOAT CONCERT-CRUISE, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, USA
JULY 29 AGORA BALLROOM ATLANTA, GA USA JULY 31 CONSTITUTION HALL WASHINGTON, DC USA AUGUST 3 OLYMPIC STADIUM, MONTREAL, QUEBEC (w/Talking Heads, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and The Police) AUGUST 5 CNE EXHIBITION STADIUM, TORONTO, CA (Police Synchronicity tour) AUGUST 6 MICHIGAN THEATER ANN ARBOR, MI USA AUGUST FRONT ROW THEATER CLEVELAND, OH USA AUGUST 13 HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM LOS ANGELES, CA USA AUGUST 14 UBC WAR MEMORIAL GYMNASIUM, VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA
AUGUST 15 PARAMOUNT THEATER SEATTLE, WA USA AUGUST 19 COMMUNITY THEATER BERKELEY, CA USA AUGUST 20 SUNSPLASH SANTA CRUZ, CA USA AUGUST 21 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BOWL, SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, USA AUGUST 22 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BOWL SANTA BARBARA, CA USA AUGUST 23 GREEK THEATER, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY, CA USA AUGUST 24 OPEN AIR AMPHITHEATER SAN DIEGO, CA USA AUGUST 26 LAHAINA CIVIC CENTER LAHAINA, HI USA AUGUST 27 PARAMOUNT THEATER OAKLAND, CA USA AUGUST 28 SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, PETALUMA, CA, USA (W/ TAZMANIAN DEVILS)
AUGUST 29 PARAMOUNT THEATER, PORTLAND, OREGON, USA (WITH BILLY RANCHER) AUGUST 31 GAINESVILLE, FL USA SEPTEMBER PABELLON DOS DEPORTES PONTEVEDRA SPAIN SEPTEMBER 13 BARCELONA SPAIN SEPTEMBER 17 VELÓDROMO DE ANOETA SAN SEBASTIAN SPAIN SEPTEMBER 30 AHOY HALLEN ROTTERDAM NETHERLANDS OCTOBER 4 ESPACE BALARD PARIS FRANCE OCTOBER 6 LYON FRANCE OCTOBER 8 SALLE DE LA PISCINE TOULOUSE FRANCE OCTOBER 11 MESSEHALLE SINDELFINGEN GERMANY OCTOBER 12 STADTHALLE OFFENBACH AM MAIN GERMANY OCTOBER 13 ROSENGARTEN-MOZART SAAL MANNHEIM GERMANY OCTOBER 14 NIEDERSACHSENHALLE, HANNOVER GERMANY OCTOBER 15 HAMBURG GERMANY OCTOBER 16 METROPOL BERLIN GERMANY OCTOBER 17 PHILIPS HALLE DÜSSELDORF GERMANY OCTOBER 18 UNKNOWN VENUE, BREMEN, GERMANY OCTOBER 23 DOMINION THEATRE LONDON ENGLAND DECEMBER 17 SOMHOLO NATIONAL STADIUM LOBAMBA SWAZILAND DECEMBER 18 SOMHOLO NATIONAL STADIUM LOBAMBA SWAZILAND DECEMBER 31 PULSE SUPERJAM KINGSTON JAMAICA
I want to add BartSimpon’s (R.I.P) additions to the “Peter Tosh Live Show’s Quick List” on M&T in 2010:
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1978 February 24 – Trelawny Beach Hotel, Trelawny, Jamaica
Does the footage of Peter Tosh on ‘Heartland Reggae’ documentary comes from 1977-12-xx Savanna-la-Mar or from 1978-02~24 Trelawny Beach?
From http://www.heartlandreggae.com/backstage.htm:
“The filming started in November of 1977 at an outdoor festival in Savanna-la-mar featuring Jacob Miller, Dennis Brown (with newly sprouting dreadlocks), The I-Threes, U Roy, 12 year old Junior Tucker, Althea & Donna, Lloyd Parks and the “We The People Band.”
As you can see Peter Tosh is not mentioned for Savanna.
A few paragraphs later you can read this: “Nothing could portray this more poignantly than “Heartland Reggae” documenting on film, Peter Tosh’s Trelawny Beach concert [sic!]. Tosh, perhaps the most militant exponent of the Rasta movement, gives a biting performance.”
On http://www.skankproductions.com/warrensmith.htm I read: “It was in Trelawny and we had a 3-day festival. Burning Spear, Big Youth, Peter Tosh, Soul Syndicate, Culture and some others. It was government-funded and they flew me down and even paid for my hotel.”
Peter Tosh at Trelawny is also mentioned on http://www.burningspear.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7&start=10&st=0&sk=t&sd=a: “The first show was winter of 1978, in the old Trelawny Beach Hotel in Trelawny, Jamaica. It was a weekend festival in the hotel ballroom with Peter Tosh, Spear, Inner Circle, Big Youth, and others, produced by some of the earliest reggae concert promoters Eppy Epstein and Warren Smith. A life changing experience. I met Mr. Rodney for the first time that weekend, wonder if he remembers that show?”
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1981 August 03 – Agora Ballroom, Atlanta, GA, USA
This concert (with photos) is mentioned on http://www.life.com/search/?type=images&q0=peter%20tosh&lifxpet=1
& http://www.life.com/image/81016550 (together with 1979-02-21 – Alex Cooley’s Capri Ballroom, Atlanta)
Soul Rebel is listing Saenger Theater New Orleans, LA USA as “August 1″ (but you as “August 3″)
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1982 August 29 – Kerrisdale Arena, Vancouver, BC, Canada, with Jimmy Cliff
1982 September 1 – Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AB, Canada, with Jimmy Cliff
1982 September 2 – Max Bell Arena, Calgary, AB, Canada, with Jimmy Cliff (2 tracks Mystic Man & Glasshouse on Honorary Citizen CD2 from this show ?!)
Putting together this http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/46580 and that http://homepage.mac.com/blackmarketclash/Bands/Clash/recordings/1982/82-06-26 Kerrisdale Vanco/82-06- Kerrisdale Vanco.html will give the above mentioned dates of the Peter Tosh & Jimmy Cliff Canadian Tour 1982 not listed previously.
1979 August 24 – Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA, USA (early & late show) (concert poster as 1984-08-24)
On the following websites you can find a concert poster (attached) from Harvard Square Theater dated “August 24 1984″: http://www.intel-diplo.com/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=50&g2_itemId=980 http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/59583
Cause it is known that “1983-12-31 Pulse Superjam, Kingston” was the last live show of Peter I’ve searched for the right year of the Harvard Square concert (poster).
First af all: I found the SAME Peter-on-a-unicycle picture on a concert poster for the 1979 England Tour (attached).
On http://www.iration.com/wailers/agoodsmoke.html you can find an interview (which appeared in the book “Reggae International” by Stephen Davis & Peter Simon published in 1982) which stated:
“This interview took place in a hotel in Cambridge, Mass., during the first Word Sound and Power tour in 1979. In the corner of the room Tosh’s omnipresent ‘Inicycle’ leaned against the wall. Tosh rides the tall unicycle everywhere – backstage, while visiting radio stations, down long hotel corridors, at four in the morning…”
And on http://www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=564400&sid=582239d4c296b6c69bcdfcc45aa58c62 there is a short description of a visitor of this concert:
“Caught Bob Marley at the early show at Boston’s Music Hall (’76? *) and, after a cab ride to Cambridge caught the last [sic!] set of Peter Tosh at the Harvard Square Theater. It was a burning! Ja Music is love!”
The concert was also annnounced in the 1981-09-22 almanac of the University: http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/v28pdf/n03/092281.pdf
October 1 PUC concert series presents, PeterTosh: Wanted Dreador Alive. 8 p.m., Irvine Auditorium, 34th and Spruce St. Ticket prices are $10.50. $9.50, $8.50, with $2 off with Penn ID.
Scott Morehouse: I think I traveled in many circles but I might have terrified my jock comrades. Players Tavern – so much music..did anybody see Peter Tosh. He was so black with black sunglasses and the weed was so thick you could barely see him on stage. We also use to through frisbe in the parking lot after it closed down with many mind altering substances I’d rather not admit to, but you get the general picture.
In the Billboard Apr. 8 1977 issue Richard Melzer says: “Neverless, this semester the university has presented Peter Tosh, Dave Mason…”, therefore I think he talks about the 1976-10-22 show at Irvine Auditorium announced in Billboard Oct. 9 1976.
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1982-10-28 – Jai Alai Fronton Hall, Tampa, FL, USA (with New Breed Band) – billboard boxscore:
The September 15, 1981 show at the Park West-Chicago is missing : )
Thanks Dave!
Thanks for the detailed tour date info! My collection of shows is now looking very sparse! Did he ever play I Am That I Am in concert?
PABELLÓN DE DEPORTES DE PONTEVEDRA, SPAIN is 1983 September 18
I want to add BartSimpon’s (R.I.P) additions to the “Peter Tosh Live Show’s Quick List” on M&T in 2010:
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1978 February 24 – Trelawny Beach Hotel, Trelawny, Jamaica
Does the footage of Peter Tosh on ‘Heartland Reggae’ documentary comes from 1977-12-xx Savanna-la-Mar or from 1978-02~24 Trelawny Beach?
From http://www.heartlandreggae.com/backstage.htm:
“The filming started in November of 1977 at an outdoor festival in Savanna-la-mar featuring Jacob Miller, Dennis Brown (with newly sprouting dreadlocks), The I-Threes, U Roy, 12 year old Junior Tucker, Althea & Donna, Lloyd Parks and the “We The People Band.”
As you can see Peter Tosh is not mentioned for Savanna.
A few paragraphs later you can read this: “Nothing could portray this more poignantly than “Heartland Reggae” documenting on film, Peter Tosh’s Trelawny Beach concert [sic!]. Tosh, perhaps the most militant exponent of the Rasta movement, gives a biting performance.”
On http://www.skankproductions.com/warrensmith.htm I read: “It was in Trelawny and we had a 3-day festival. Burning Spear, Big Youth, Peter Tosh, Soul Syndicate, Culture and some others. It was government-funded and they flew me down and even paid for my hotel.”
Regarding the date you can find 1978-02-24 for Burning Spear at Trelawny (therefore +- 2 for Peter), e.g. here: http://rootsreggae.free.fr/spearshows.htm.
Peter Tosh at Trelawny is also mentioned on http://www.burningspear.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7&start=10&st=0&sk=t&sd=a: “The first show was winter of 1978, in the old Trelawny Beach Hotel in Trelawny, Jamaica. It was a weekend festival in the hotel ballroom with Peter Tosh, Spear, Inner Circle, Big Youth, and others, produced by some of the earliest reggae concert promoters Eppy Epstein and Warren Smith. A life changing experience. I met Mr. Rodney for the first time that weekend, wonder if he remembers that show?”
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1981 August 03 – Agora Ballroom, Atlanta, GA, USA
This concert (with photos) is mentioned on http://www.life.com/search/?type=images&q0=peter%20tosh&lifxpet=1
& http://www.life.com/image/81016550 (together with 1979-02-21 – Alex Cooley’s Capri Ballroom, Atlanta)
Soul Rebel is listing Saenger Theater New Orleans, LA USA as “August 1″ (but you as “August 3″)
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1982 August 29 – Kerrisdale Arena, Vancouver, BC, Canada, with Jimmy Cliff
1982 September 1 – Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AB, Canada, with Jimmy Cliff
1982 September 2 – Max Bell Arena, Calgary, AB, Canada, with Jimmy Cliff (2 tracks Mystic Man & Glasshouse on Honorary Citizen CD2 from this show ?!)
Putting together this http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/46580 and that http://homepage.mac.com/blackmarketclash/Bands/Clash/recordings/1982/82-06-26 Kerrisdale Vanco/82-06- Kerrisdale Vanco.html will give the above mentioned dates of the Peter Tosh & Jimmy Cliff Canadian Tour 1982 not listed previously.
1978-xx-xx – Jed’s, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
http://open.salon.com/blog/haggismold/2008/09/12/informal_open_call_best_concert_you_ever_saw
“Most marijuana (on stage and off) – Peter Tosh, Jed’s, New Orleans, 1978″.
The Jed’s was a club of the punk/alternative scene. You can find shows of other artists (e.g. Elvis Costello) from this venue around that time.
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1981 June 10 – “Reggae Summernight”, Freilichttheater, Bad Segeberg, Germany (with Jimmy Cliff)
http://www.rolf-thalmann.de/konzert-peter-tosh.htm (with ticket)
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1982 September 08 – Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN, USA (with Jimmy Cliff)
concert poster (attached) on http://www.jahcoustic.com/id50.html (nice page!)
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1983 December 18 – Somhlolo Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland, Africa
http://www.marleyandtoshtorrents.net/peter-tosh-s-love-child-swaziland-t4300.html (with attached poster & ticket)
Peter did two shows (December 17 + 18) in the Somhlolo Stadium…
1979 August 24 – Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA, USA (early & late show) (concert poster as 1984-08-24)
On the following websites you can find a concert poster (attached) from Harvard Square Theater dated “August 24 1984″:
http://www.intel-diplo.com/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=50&g2_itemId=980
http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/59583
Cause it is known that “1983-12-31 Pulse Superjam, Kingston” was the last live show of Peter I’ve searched for the right year of the Harvard Square concert (poster).
First af all: I found the SAME Peter-on-a-unicycle picture on a concert poster for the 1979 England Tour (attached).
On http://www.iration.com/wailers/agoodsmoke.html you can find an interview (which appeared in the book “Reggae International” by Stephen Davis & Peter Simon published in 1982) which stated:
“This interview took place in a hotel in Cambridge, Mass., during the first Word Sound and Power tour in 1979. In the corner of the room Tosh’s omnipresent ‘Inicycle’ leaned against the wall. Tosh rides the tall unicycle everywhere – backstage, while visiting radio stations, down long hotel corridors, at four in the morning…”
And on http://www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=564400&sid=582239d4c296b6c69bcdfcc45aa58c62 there is a short description of a visitor of this concert:
“Caught Bob Marley at the early show at Boston’s Music Hall (’76? *) and, after a cab ride to Cambridge caught the last [sic!] set of Peter Tosh at the Harvard Square Theater. It was a burning! Ja Music is love!”
1981-10-01 – Irvine Auditorium, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
I found the attached concert ticket here:
http://rootsreggae.free.fr/ToshTickets/Tickets.htm
The concert was also annnounced in the 1981-09-22 almanac of the University: http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/v28pdf/n03/092281.pdf
October 1 PUC concert series presents, PeterTosh: Wanted Dreador Alive. 8 p.m., Irvine Auditorium, 34th and Spruce St. Ticket prices are $10.50. $9.50, $8.50, with $2 off with Penn ID.
1979 August 19 – Xenon (disco), New York, NY, USA
http://www.wireimage.de/search/#events?q=Peter%20Tosh/%5B77804945%5D&ep=1/60/1&s=3
http://www.bobmarleymagazine.com/2011/10/reggae-legends/
http://www.gettyimages.de/detail/nachrichtenfoto/britt-ekland-during-peter-tosh-concert-august-19-1979-nachrichtenfoto/105896929?Language=de
1983 July 15 – unknown venue, Chicago, IL, USA
http://www.wireimage.de/search/#events?q=Peter%20Tosh/%5B75322285%5D&ep=1/60/1&s=3
one picture also from: 1982 September 11 – unknown venue, Chicago, IL, USA
1977 – unknown park, Brooklyn, NY
http://www.chuckpulin.com/photos.php?photo=4771&origin=%2Fphotos.php%3Fsearch%3Dtosh
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1979-02-26 – Thumpers, Minneapolis, MN, USA – see Minnesota Daily 1979-02-22:
http://app.mndaily.com/sites/default/files/paper-pdfs/1979/02/22/1979-02-22.pdf
Monday 26
Peter Tosh & Flamingo, 9 p.m. Thumpers South, Courthouse Blvd., Inver Grove Heights
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Correction:
1979-02-27 (NOT 1979-02-26) – Palms, Milwaukee, WI, USA – see Milwaukee Journal 1979-02-28:
“Tuesday night” was 1979-02-27 (not 1979-02-06)
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1976-xx-xx – Player’s Tavern, Westport, CT, USA
Two independent “i was there” reports:
http://www.westporters.com/roster.php?year=1976&start=500:
Scott Morehouse: I think I traveled in many circles but I might have terrified my jock comrades. Players Tavern – so much music..did anybody see Peter Tosh. He was so black with black sunglasses and the weed was so thick you could barely see him on stage. We also use to through frisbe in the parking lot after it closed down with many mind altering substances I’d rather not admit to, but you get the general picture.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/01/21/937792/-Who-have-you-seen-in-concert:
* [new] Ramones at the (2+ / 0-)
Westport County PlayHouse…. Might have been 76.
Beck and Hammer, outdoors in Stratford Conn, 76
FDR 9-23-33, “If we cannot do this one way, we will do it another way. But do it we will.
by Roger Fox on Thu Jan 20, 2011 at 10:34:27 PM PST
[ Parent ]
* [new] Yes to Beck and Hammer… (0+ / 0-)
…missed the Ramones…Bob Marley was outdoors a year or so later…Peter Tosh at Player’s Tavern about the same time?
by elial on Thu Jan 20, 2011 at 10:46:47 PM PST
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The venue of “1976 OCTOBER MIAMI, FL USA” is “University of Miami” – Image by Lee Jaffe: http://www.wbur.org/npr/137701446/peter-tosh-reclaiming-a-wailer
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1976-10-22 (instead of 1977-xx-xx) – Irvine Auditorium, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA – Billboard Oct 9 1976:
http://books.google.de/books?id=ySQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT33&dq=Billboard++1976+peter+tosh&hl=de&sa=X&ei=3RMFUfOUB6eo0QWo14CADg&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCA
In the Billboard Apr. 8 1977 issue Richard Melzer says: “Neverless, this semester the university has presented Peter Tosh, Dave Mason…”, therefore I think he talks about the 1976-10-22 show at Irvine Auditorium announced in Billboard Oct. 9 1976.
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1982-10-28 – Jai Alai Fronton Hall, Tampa, FL, USA (with New Breed Band) – billboard boxscore:
http://books.google.de/books?id=XiQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT40&lpg=PT40&dq=sunrise+theater+%22peter+tosh%22+billboard&source=bl&ots=Ce24Rrms1_&sig=Pf75mcRdqVvpaP_lAG1v4MVSkeE&hl=de&sa=X&ei=KBYEUdbaHIaV0QWcgoH4BA&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/peter-tosh/1982/jai-alai-fronton-hall-tampa-fl-13df6555.html
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1982-10-30 – Sunrise Musical Theater, Sunrise, Florida, USA (with Up Front) – billboard boxscore:
http://books.google.de/books?id=XiQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT40&lpg=PT40&dq=sunrise+theater+%22peter+tosh%22+billboard&source=bl&ots=Ce24Rrms1_&sig=Pf75mcRdqVvpaP_lAG1v4MVSkeE&hl=de&sa=X&ei=KBYEUdbaHIaV0QWcgoH4BA&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/peter-tosh/1982/sunrise-musical-theater-sunrise-fl-13df6569.html
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1979-06-16 – Neue Welt, Berlin, Germany – ticket:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/190678062445?nma=true&si=soYeahyUybXd3gwbCJVBFJQwNHM%3D&rt=nc&_trksid=p4340.l2557&orig_cvip=true#ht_693wt_1271
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Correction:
1981-09-04 (NOT 1980-09-04) – Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, Canada
In the upper left corner of the following newpaper article you can read the date “Friday, September 4, 1981″
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1904413DR-PETER-TOSH-PRINCE-OF-REGGAE-CONCERT-ADVERT-SEPTEMBER-4-1981-NEWSPAPER-/290734234093?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43b11c59ed
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1982-10-23 – Reggae Festival, Wintergarden, Dallas, Texas, USA (with Jimmy Cliff) – ticket:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/JIMMY-CLIFF-PETER-TOSH-1982-Full-unused-Concert-Ticket-Reggae-Festival-/400398634422?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d399e4db6
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1979-02-01 – UCD Coffeehouse, University of California, Davis, CA, USA – concert poster:
http://www.gigposters.com/poster/67779_Peter_Tosh.html
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day correction: 1978-11-27 instead of 1978-11-29:
1978-11-27 – Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands – concert poster:
http://www.gigposters.com/poster/72438_Peter_Tosh.html
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new tape, venue added on dimeadozen:
1980-07-13 – Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome, Italy
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=436664
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Two shows at the Starwood Club – 1978-07-20 & 1978-07-21
According to the following tickets Peter did to dates at the Starwood Club, Santa Monica, CA – 1978-07-20 & 1978-07-21:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PETER-TOSH-Unused-1978-GLOBE-Concert-Ticket-HOLLYWOOD-CA-Starwood-Club-VERY-RARE-/150917616322?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item23236412c2
http://www.ebay.com/itm/rare-PETER-TOSH-Concert-Ticket-Stub-7-20-78-STARWOOD-CLUB-Hollywood-CA-/121048464143?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c2f0cfb0f
According to the taper the recorded show was 1978-07-21:
Peter Tosh
Starwood club, Santa Monica, CA, USA
07-21-78 (july 21st)
Lineage : aud video>?>cd>flacfrontend>flac
Transfer : Semayat
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1982-08-12 – Mesa Community Center Amphitheater, Mesa, AZ (Jimmy Cliff as opener) – ticket:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-JIMMY-CLIFF-PETER-TOSH-Concert-Ticket-Stubs-1982-MESA-AZ-Community-Center-/140899264993?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20ce4029e1&nma=true&si=XpzUiZnhFYxQfESmreXPkWL1Dkc%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
1978-07-09 – The Cabozee, Minneapolis, MN, USA – see Minnesota Daily 1978-07-07:
http://app.mndaily.com/sites/default/files/paper-pdfs/1978/07/07/1978-07-07.pdf
“Special show before he appears with the Rolling Stones”
needs further research:
1982-xx-xx – Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
Images by Nancy Nutile-McMenemy:
http://photosbynanci.smugmug.com/OldNegativesc1980/Peter-Tosh/Peter-Tosh/21687780_vQdkv3#!i=1730158245&k=gRbn9hX
http://www.photosbynanci.com/nancynegatives.html
http://movementofjahpeople.freeforums.org/university-of-massachusetts-amherst-1982-t1310.html
1982-10-27 – Agora Ballroom, Atlanta, GA, USA
concert pictures by Enid Faber:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GFCokodYCSDM_PDlmk52fdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/3PJQfS9wv9XihScM-aVyDNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rOrqi_5UcEEaSRBWaBv4LdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0
https://plus.google.com/photos/103505159791516147398/albums/5568369992594855041?banner=pwa
date: http://rateyourmusic.com/concert/agora_ballroom/peter_tosh_f4/
concert pictures from 1981-08-03 – Agora Ballroom, Atlanta, GA by Tom Hill (Getty Images) are clearly different.
1979-03-01 – Painesville Agora, Painesville, OH, USA
http://www.clevelandrockandroll.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=2258%3Apeter-tosh-painesville-agora-march-1-1979&lang=en
Hi Ras Michael,
In the New York Magazine I found the follwing dates for The Ritz, NYC in 1981:
1981-07-28 – The Ritz, NYC, NY, USA
1981-07-29 – The Ritz, NYC, NY, USA
1981-09-27 – The Ritz, NYC, NY, USA
1981-09-29 – The Ritz, NYC, NY, USA
http://books.google.de/books?id=7eUCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA84&dq=Peter+Tosh+New+York+Magazine+1981&hl=de&sa=X&ei=aXoRUZ6KCaTI0QW5xICIBQ&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Peter%20Tosh%20New%20York%20Magazine%201981&f=false
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1981-10-08 – Center Stage, East Providence, RI, USA
http://www.angelfire.com/nd/satnight/concerts.html
“I Was There…Were You?
October 8, 1981 at Center Stage in East Providence, RI
Peter Tosh”
Hi again,
1982-11-02 – Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA, USA (Umoja as opener)
1982-11-03 – Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA, USA (Umoja as opener)
Bill Graham (promoter) concert list: http://sugarmegs.org/billgrahm.txt
11/2/82 Old Waldorf (AKG)
Peter Tosh
Umoja
11/3/82 Old Waldorf (AKG)
Peter Tosh
Umoja
1982-10-07 – The Roxy, Hollywood, L.A., CA, USA (Willin Prophets as opener)
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/WillinProphets
“Opening for Peter Tosh at The Roxy” Hollywood, Ca October 7, 1982
1983-08-29 – Paramount Theater, Portland, Oregon, USA (with Billy Rancher) – story & pics
CHEF’S SALAD…: http://celestep2k1.blogspot.de/
History of Portland Rock 3: http://www.spclarke.com/?page_id=10
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That show with the Police in Toronto was part of the Police Picnic III and also featured several other acts – but I only remember the Fixx.
gordon you did an amazing job, thank you