Rocks Tour

Rocks Tour

Tour by Aerosmith
Location	North America, Europe, Asia
Associated album	Rocks
Start date	April 16, 1976 (1976-04-16)
End date	February 9, 1977 (1977-02-09)
Legs	4
Number of shows	86 67 in North America 12 in Europe 7 in Asia
Aerosmith concert chronology

The Rocks Tour was a world concert tour by the American rock group Aerosmith. The tour began on April 16, 1976, in St. Louis, Missouri, and ended on February 9, 1977, in Tokyo, Japan. Opening acts included Jeff Beck, Bob Seger, REO Speedwagon, Rush, and Nazareth.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
First North American Leg
April 16, 1976	St. Louis, Missouri	United States	Kiel Auditorium
April 22, 1976	Indianapolis, Indiana		Market Square Arena
April 28, 1976	Kansas City, Missouri		Kemper Arena
April 30, 1976	Waterloo, Iowa		McElroy Auditorium
May 1, 1976	St. Paul, Minnesota		St. Paul Civic Center
May 8, 1976	Pontiac, Michigan		Pontiac Silverdome
May 10, 1976	New York City, New York		Madison Square Garden
May 12, 1976	Charlotte, North Carolina		Charlotte Coliseum
May 14, 1976	Jacksonville, Florida		Jacksonville Coliseum
May 17, 1976	Miami, Florida		Miami Jai-Alai Fronton
May 19, 1976	Huntsville, Alabama		Von Braun Civic Center
May 20, 1976	Mobile, Alabama		Municipal Auditorium
May 22, 1976	Atlanta, Georgia		Omni Coliseum
May 23, 1976	Birmingham, Alabama		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
May 25, 1976	Fort Wayne, Indiana		Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
May 26, 1976	Terre Haute, Indiana		Hulman Center
May 28, 1976	Hartford, Connecticut		Colt Park
May 30, 1976	Washington, DC		RFK Stadium
June 12, 1976	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		Three Rivers Stadium
June 13, 1976	Charleston, West Virginia		Charleston Civic Center
June 15, 1976	Nashville, Tennessee		Nashville Municipal Auditorium
June 16, 1976	Evansville, Indiana		Roberts Municipal Stadium
June 18, 1976	Memphis, Tennessee		Mid-South Coliseum
June 19, 1976	Jackson, Mississippi		Mississippi Coliseum
June 21, 1976	Pine Bluff, Arkansas		Pine Bluff Convention Center
June 22, 1976	Tulsa, Oklahoma		Expo Square Pavilion
June 24, 1976	Houston, Texas		Sam Houston Coliseum
June 25, 1976	San Antonio, Texas		Convention Center Arena
June 27, 1976	New Orleans, Louisiana		City Park Stadium
June 29, 1976	Dallas, Texas		Dallas Market Hall
July 2, 1976	Birmingham, Alabama		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
July 4, 1976	Winston-Salem, North Carolina		Groves Stadium
July 8, 1976	Milwaukee, Wisconsin		MECCA Arena
July 10, 1976	Chicago, Illinois		Comiskey Park
July 15, 1976	Peoria, Illinois		Peoria Civic Center
July 23, 1976	Buffalo, New York		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
July 24, 1976	Toronto, Ontario	Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens
July 28, 1976	Richfield, Ohio	United States	Richfield Coliseum
July 29, 1976
August 6, 1976	Providence, Rhode Island		Providence Civic Center
August 9, 1976	Springfield, Massachusetts		Springfield Civic Center
August 10, 1976	Hartford, Connecticut		Hartford Civic Center
August 11, 1976
August 13, 1976	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		Spectrum
August 20, 1976	Omaha, Nebraska		Omaha Civic Auditorium
August 24, 1976	Salt Lake City, Utah		Salt Palace
August 26, 1976	Fresno, California		Selland Arena
August 27, 1976	Daly City, California		Cow Palace
August 28, 1976
August 29, 1976	Honolulu, Hawaii		Neal S. Blaisdell Center
August 30, 1976
September 3, 1976	Seattle, Washington		Kingdome
September 8, 1976	Tempe, Arizona		Tempe Stadium
September 10, 1976	Anaheim, California		Anaheim Stadium
September 11, 1976	San Diego, California		San Diego Sports Arena
September 12, 1976	Anaheim, California		Anaheim Stadium
European Leg
October 13, 1976	Liverpool	England	The Empire
October 14, 1976	Glasgow	Scotland	Apollo Theatre
October 16, 1976	Birmingham	England	Birmingham Odeon
October 17, 1976	London		Hammersmith Odeon
October 20, 1976	Cologne	Germany	Sartory-Saal
October 21, 1976	Erlangen		Stadthalle Erlangen
October 23, 1976	Stockholm	Sweden	Stockholm Concert Hall
October 25, 1976	Amsterdam	Netherlands	RAI
October 26, 1976	Offenbach	Germany	Stadthalle Offenbach
October 28, 1976	Ludwigshafen		Friedrich-Ebert-Halle
October 30, 1976	Zurich	Switzerland	Volkshaus
November 1, 1976	Paris	France	Pavillon de Paris
Second North American Leg
November 10, 1976	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	United States	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
November 13, 1976	Boston, Massachusetts		Boston Garden
November 15, 1976
December 1, 1976	Detroit, Michigan		Cobo Arena
December 2, 1976
December 4, 1976	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania		State Farm Show Arena
December 7, 1976	Louisville, Kentucky		Freedom Hall
December 9, 1976	Cincinnati, Ohio		Riverfront Coliseum
December 15, 1976	Montreal, Quebec	Canada	Montreal Forum
December 16, 1976	New York City, New York	United States	Madison Square Garden
December 19, 1976	Columbia, South Carolina		Carolina Coliseum
Asia Leg
January 29, 1977	Maebashi	Japan	Gunma Sports Center
January 31, 1977	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
February 1, 1977	Nagoya		Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall
February 4, 1977	Fukuoka		Fukuoka Kyuden Kinen Gymnasium
February 6, 1977	Kyoto		Kyoto Kaikan
February 7, 1977	Osaka		Osaka Festival Hall
February 9, 1977	Tokyo		Budokan

Average Setlist

An average setlist from the Rocks Tour would look like this,

• 1. "Mama Kin"
• 2. "S.O.S. (Too Bad)" or "Write Me A Letter"
• 3. "Lick And A Promise"
• 4. "Big Ten Inch Record"
• 5. "Sweet Emotion"
• 6. "Rats In The Cellar"
• 7. "Dream On"
• 8. "Lord of the Thighs"
• 9. "Last Child"
• 10. "Walk This Way"
• 11. "Sick As A Dog"
• 12. "Same Old Song And Dance"
• 13. "Train Kept A-Rollin'"
• 14. "Get The Lead Out"
• 15. "Toys In The Attic"

External links

• http://www.aeroforceone.com