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RAINBOW ARCHIVE TOUR DATES
RAINBOW
MK VIIII
AUGUST
1983 - MARCH 1984
RITCHIE
BLACKMORE - GUITAR
ROGER
GLOVER
- BASS
JOE
LYNN TURNER - VOCALS
DAVID
ROSENTHAL - KEYBOARDS
CHUCK
BÜRGI - DRUMS
Rondinelli
was replaced by Chuck Bürgi and the line-up recorded 'Bent Out Of Shape' and
toured thereafter. The bands final gigs were at the Budokan in Japan, where they
performed with a full symphony orchestra for the track 'Difficult To Cure.'
Blackmore,
along with Glover then joined the reformed Deep Purple.
Below
are all the dates known from this period.
If
a show, in part or full has been released on one or more bootlegs these are
listed in green.
All
interesting facts and anecdotes are in italics.
If
you see any errors or omissions please contact
me with any details you may have.
1983
| Month |
Day |
Date |
Country,
place, venue |
Comments |
| September |
Tuesday |
6th |
ENGLAND:
Liverpool, Royal Court Theatre |
Fade
To The Mercy |
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Wednesday |
7th |
ENGLAND:
Liverpool, Royal Court Theatre |
Liverpool
83 |
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Thursday |
8th |
ENGLAND:
Whitley Bay, Ice Rink |
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Saturday |
10th |
ENGLAND:
Stafford, Bingley Hall |
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Sunday |
11th |
ENGLAND:
Bristol, Hippodrome |
England
Night: Bristol' 83; Bristly Bristol |
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Monday |
12th |
ENGLAND:
Nottingham |
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Wednesday |
14th |
WALES:
Cardiff, St. David's Hall (Radio broadcast) |
Ritchie
Blackmore's Rainbow; Cardiff 1st Night; Cardiff 1983;
Heavy Metal Holocaust; Captured Live |
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Thursday |
15th |
WALES:
Cardiff, St. David's Hall |
Cardiff
2nd Night |
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Saturday |
17th |
ENGLAND:
London, Michael Sobell Centre |
Freshness
Night |
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Sunday |
18th |
ENGLAND:
London, Michael Sobell Centre |
Sweet
Silence |
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Monday |
19th |
ENGLAND:
St. Austell, Cornwall Coliseum |
Stargazer;
Stranded; Death Alley Driver |
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Wednesday |
22nd |
SCOTLAND:
Edinburgh, Playhouse |
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Thursday |
23rd |
SCOTLAND:
Edinburgh, Playhouse |
Scotland
Night: Edinburgh 83 |
|
Thursday |
30th |
SWEDEN:
Gothenburg, Scandinavium |
Live
At Gothenburg; Stranded In Sweden; Monsters Night |
| October |
Friday |
1st |
SWEDEN:
Stockholm, Isstadion |
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Tuesday |
5th |
DENMARK:
Copenhagen, Falconer Theatre |
Bent
Out Of Falconer |
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Thursday |
7th |
FINLAND:
Helsinki, Jäähalli |
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| November |
Wednesday |
2nd |
USA:
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Spectrum |
Street
Of Dreams |
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Tuesday |
8th |
USA:
Maryland, Baltimore |
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Friday |
25th |
USA:
California, San Francisco, Cow Palace |
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Wednesday |
30th |
USA:
California, Los Angeles, Long Beach Arena |
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1984
| March |
Sunday |
11th |
JAPAN:
Osaka, Castle Hall |
Satan'
84; World Tour '84 |
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Tuesday |
13th |
JAPAN:
Tokyo, Budokan |
The
Day Before the Final Gig |
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Wednesday |
14th |
JAPAN: Tokyo,
Budokan (Officially released on
video in Japan only; Japan '84) |
On
Stage '84; Last Stand; Japan Tour; Sexism Outrage |
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