Evolution Tour - 1979

[tater1977]

31 nights straight with SP singing on the Evolution tour in 1979 ?
I remember 18-19 nights straight singing for SP..
but 31 straight nights singing...think my eyes are crossed...


http://steveperryfanclub.homestead.com/ ... nTour.html


Evolution Tour - 1979

Apr. 12, 1979 Nagoya Kokai-do. Nagoya, Japan
Apr. 14, 1979 Koseinenkin Hall. Osaka, Japan
Apr. 15, 1979 Shibuya Kokai-do, Shibuya. Tokyo, Japan
Apr. 16, 1979 Koseinennkin Hall, Shinjyuku. Osaka, Japan
Apr. 18, 1979 Shibuya Kokai-do, Shibuya. Tokyo, Japan
May 2, 1979 Jackson County Expo Center. Medford, OR
May 3, 1979 McArthur Court/University of Oregon. Eugene, OR May 4, 1979 Paramount Theater. Portland. OR
May 5, 1979 The Coliseum. Seattle, WA
May 6, 1979 Fairgrounds Exposition Building. Buise, ID
May 8, 1979 Terrace Ballroom. Salt Lake City, UT
May 9, 1979 Denver, CO

May 11, 1979 Memorial Hall. Kansas City, MO
May 12, 1979 Memorial Hall. Kansas City, MO
May 13, 1979 Kiel Center. St. Louis, MO
May 14, 1979 St. Paul Theater. St. Paul, MN
May 15, 1979 Auditorium. Milwaukee, WI
May 16, 1979 Aragon Ballroom. Chicago, IL
May 17, 1979 Aragon Ballroom. Chicago, IL
May 18, 1979 Aragon Ballroom. Chicago, IL
May 19 1979 Aragon Ballroom. Chicago, IL
May 20 1979 Aragon Ballroom. Chicago, IL
May 21, 1979 Toledo, OH
May 22, 1979 Toledo, OH
May 23, 1979 Cobo Hall. Detriot, MI
May 24, 1979 Cobo Hall. Detriot, MI
May 25, 1979 Cobo Hall. Detriot, MI
May 26, 1979 McMoran Arena. Port Huron, MI
May 27, 1979 Wendler Arena. Saginaw, MI
May 28, 1979 IMA Arena. Flint, MI
May 29, 1979 Civic Center. Lansing, MI
May 30, 1979 Public Hall. Cleveland, OH
May 31, 1979 County Fieldhouse. Erie, PA
Jun. 1, 1979 Shea's Theater. Buffalo, NY
Jun. 2, 1979 Performing Arts Center. Saratoga, NY
Jun. 3, 1979 War Memorial Auditorium. Syracuse, NY
Jun. 4, 1979 Auditorium. Rochester, NY
Jun. 5, 1979 Memorial Auditorium. Utica, NY
Jun. 6, 1979 Palace Theater. Albany, NY
Jun. 7, 1979 Cumberland County Civic Center. Portland, ME
Jun. 8, 1979 Orpheum Theater. Boston, MA
Jun. 9, 1979 Palladium Theater. New York City, NY
Jun. 10, 1979 Capital Theater. Passaic, NJ


Jun. 12, 1979 Broome County Arena - Binghamton, NY
Jun. 13, 1979 Central Park. New York, NY
Jun. 14, 1979 Croten Park - Croten, NY
Jun. 15, 1979 Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY
Jun. 17, 1979 Merriweather Post Pavillion, Columbia Maryland*
Jun. ??, 1979 Country Club. Shelton, CT
Jun. 19, 1979 Civic Center - Baltimore, MD
Jun. 20, 1979 Constitution Hall - Washington, DC
Jun. 21, 1979 Scope Arena - Norfolk, VA
Jun. 22, 1979 Coliseum - Charlotte, NC
Jun. 23, 1979 Constitution Hall - Washington, DC
Jun. 27, 1979 Tarrant County Convention Center. Fort Worth. TX
Jun. 30, 1979 Long Beach Arena. Long Beach, CA Thin Lizzy
Jul. 1, 1979 Long Beach Arena. Long Beach, CA Thin Lizzy
Jul. 2-4, 1979 "Day On The Green" Oakland Coliseum Stadium. Oakland, CA
Jul. 3, 1979 Selland Arena - Fresno, CA
Jul. 6, 1979 Coliseum. Reno, NV
Jul. 12, 1979 Kansas Coliseum - Wichita, KS
Jul. 13, 1979 Assembly Theater. Tulsa, AZ
Jul. 14, 1979 Kiel Auditorium. ST Louis, MO
Jul. 15, 1979 Municipal Auditorium. Kansas City, MO
Jul. 16, 1979 Municipal Auditorium. Kansas City, MO
Jul. 17, 1979 Memorial Hall. Joplin, MO
Jul. 18, 1979 Hammons Center. Springfield, MO
Jul. 20, 1979 Jai Ali Fronton - Miami, FL
Jul. 21, 1979 Bayfront Center - St Petersburg, FL
Jul. 24, 1979 Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA
Jul. 26, 1979 Mis South Coliseum. Memphis, TN
Jul. 28, 1979 World Series of Rock Stadium. Cleveland, OH
Aug. 4, 1979 Checkerdome - St Louis, MO
Aug. 8, 1979 Alpine Valley Music Theater. East Troy, WI
Aug. 9, 1979 Comiskey Park. Chicago, IL
Aug. 10, 1979 Civic Center. Lansing, MI
Aug. 11, 1979 Cobo Hall. Detriot, MI
Aug. 12, 1979 (No venue info available). Toronto, ONT
Aug. 13, 1979 Pinecrest Country Club - Shelton, CT
Aug. 14, 1979 Central Park. New York City, NY
Aug. 17, 1979 Convention Center. Las Vegas, NV
Aug. 28, 1979 San Antonio, TX AC/DC
Aug. 29, 1979 Corpus Christi, TX
Aug. 30, 1979 Houston, TX

[scarab]

Quoting Neal, they really did "tour to death".
Saint Paul Theater? Live there and never heard of it.
How Perry's voice held up to that is insane.
It's also amazing the demand was so high for a band that had 1 top 20 hit at the time.
The Aragon's 5 night span. Pretty impressive cause it holds 4500 people.
Of course 2 years later, with a a string of hits they were playing stadiums.

[Aaron]

It makes you wonder how Steve did it during those days. But it's no surprise how it ended. These guys went balls out in the day and left nothing in reserve when they got a bit older. Kudo's to them for kicking ass and putting their shite on the line every night. Well done Steve Perry. And Brad Delp and Lou Gramm.

Be greatful that Kelly Keagy and Jack Blades can still do it as good as the glory days.

[Archetype]

Neal definitely likes to put the singers through the wringer. They weren't exactly easy on Steve Augeri in his early days with the band, either.

[RPM]

5 nights In a row at the Aragon ballroom is just plain stupid.
The max capacity is only 4500 why wouldn't you book the Chicago stadium which holds 18,000

[Jeremey]

Aug. 11, 1979 Cobo Hall. Detriot, MI

The night that "Don't Stop Believin'" was conceived?

[brywool]

I don't think you can blame this schedule on Neal. I would think more Herbie and Columbia. Also, I would bet, especially with how things have ended up, that Steve had some steroidal help. Back then, it wasn't yet known what damage it could do longterm. I'm sure a lot of singers did this to keep up with the pace, in fact I know they did. I don't know this for sure, but I would guess that played a part with SP. He was also much younger and the bounceback's a lot better, especially if you're using your voice correctly in the first place, which he was. It was later that he changed his approach (either due to his pipes getting more ragged on him or for stylistic purposes - whichever you wanna believe [and I know which I believe]) and I think steroids were also part of that time. Look at his body difference between Escape and Frontiers and from Frontiers to Street Talk. Could be wrong, but it'd explain a lot. One more thing, were those headlining dates, or were they still an opener? If so, that'd be a bit easier for Steve as the shows were shorter. The first tour I saw was Departure and they were headliners on that tour. Not sure about tours prior.

[slucero]

The steroids Perry had injected into his voice (I believe he called them "vitamin B" ) would have prevented muscle breakdown and enhanced recovery. Beneficial while the taking it, but the effect backfires when one stops taking it.

It's likely Perry suffered some sort of vocal issue as a result of the steroid injections..

[JourneyHard]

It's also amazing the demand was so high for a band that had 1 top 20 hit at the time.

Remember that rock was big back then and didn't follow Top 20 lists. Rock Radio played Wheel in the Sky, Lights, Feeling That Way/Anytime, Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'/City of Angels, and Just The Same Way. You bet people wanted to go to Journey Concerts!

[jestor92]

Is that legit? 30 straight nights of performances from May 11th through June 10th?

If so damn.

[Marabelle]

nope