1983-1984 Born Again Tour
World tour to support the “Born Again” album.
Dates and research compiled by Joe Siegler & Robert Dwyer.
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Touring Personnel
- Ian Gillan – Vocals
- Tony Iommi – Guitar
- Geezer Butler – Bass
- Bev Bevan – Drums
- Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards
Typical Set List
- Hot Line
- War Pigs
- Born Again
- Black Sabbath
- The Dark/Zero the Hero
- Guitar Solo
- Digital Bitch
- Iron Man
- Neon Knights (added in Jan 84)
- Children of the Grave
- Supernaut
- Drum Solo
- Rock ‘n’ Roll Doctor
- Disturbing the Priest
- Keep it Warm (only played once or twice)
- Heaven & Hell
- Smoke on the Water (Encore)
- Paranoid (Encore)
| Date | Location | Venue | Other Bands / Openers | Notes |
| Aug 07 1983 | Birmingham, UK | NEC | Tour Rehersals Start | |
| Aug 14 1983 | Birmingham, UK | NEC | Tour Rehersals Finish | |
| Aug 18 1983 | Drammen, Norway | Drammenshallen | Pretty Maids | First date of Born Again Tour, First show with Ian Gillan |
| Aug 19 1983 | Stockholm, Sweden | Johanneshovs Isstadion | Pretty Maids | |
| Aug 21 1983 | Helsinki | Helsinki Icehall (Helsingen Jäähalli) | Pretty Maids | |
| Aug 23 1983 | Lund | Olympen | Pretty Maids | |
| Aug 24 1983 | Copenhagen | Falkoner Teatret (Falkoner Theater) | Pretty Maids | |
| Aug 27 1983 | Reading | Thamembe Arena | Stevie Ray Vaughan, Marillion, Suzi Quatro, Magnum, Anvil, Mama’s Boys, Heavy Pettin’, Wendy & The Rocketts, Fortune, Crazy Angel | Reading Festival ’83 |
| Aug 28 1983 | Dublin | Dalymount Park | Motorhead, Twisted Sister, Mama’s Boys, Anvil | Monsters Of Rock festival |
| Sep 10 1983 | Mulhouse | ‘Sunrise Festival ’83’ – Nationale 66 | Blue Oyster Cult (?), Motorhead, Stormbringer, Twisted Sister, Anvil, Diamond Head, Satan | Cancelled |
| Sep 12 1983 | Born Again is released in the UK. Probably. Maybe. Read here for more detail. | |||
| Sep 13 1983 | Barcelona, Spain | Plaza De Toros Monumental | Diamond Head, Girlschool | |
| Sep 14 1983 | Madrid | Estadio Román Valero | Diamond Head, Girlschool | Venue also shown as Estadio Román Valero. |
| Sep 15 1983 | San Sebastian | Velódromo Anoeta | Diamond Head | |
| Sep 18 1983 | Offenbach | Stadthalle | Diamond Head | |
| Sep 19 1983 | Düsseldorf | Phillipshalle | Diamond Head | |
| Sep 20 1983 | Mannheim | Musensaal – Rosengarten | Diamond Head | |
| Sep 22 1983 | München (Munich) | Circus Krone | Diamond Head | |
| Sep 24 1983 | Frauenfeld | Festhalle Ruegerhols | Diamond Head | Unconfirmed |
| Sep 25 1983 | Geneva (Geneve) | Pavillon Des Sports Del Champel Geneve | Diamond Head | |
| Sep 27 1983 | Nuenkirchen | Hemmerleinhalle | Diamond Head | |
| Sep 28 1983 | Böblingen | Sporthalle | Diamond Head | |
| Sep 30 1983 | Paris | Espace Balard | Diamond Head | |
| Oct 01 1983 | Brussels | Vorst Nationaal (Forest National) | Diamond Head, Acid | |
| Oct 02 1983 | Zwolle | Ijsselhallen Veemarkt (Ijsselhal) | Diamond Head | |
| Oct 03 1983 | Nijmegen | De Vereeniging | ||
| Oct 04 1983 | Born Again is released in the US | |||
| Oct 13 1983 | Moncton | Moncton Coliseum | Streetheart [Quiet Riot cancelled] | Cancelled |
| Oct 15 1983 | Halifax | Halifax Metro Center | Streetheart [Quiet Riot cancelled] | Cancelled |
| Oct 17 1983 | Rimouski | Colisee de Rimouski | Unconfirmed | |
| Oct 18 1983 | Chicoutimi | Centre Georges Vezina | Unconfirmed | |
| Oct 20 1983 | Quebec City | Quebec City Coliseum (Le Colisee)? | Nazareth | |
| Oct 21 1983 | Montreal | Montreal Forum | Nazareth | |
| Oct 22 1983 | Ottawa | Ottawa Civic Centre Arena | Nazareth | |
| Oct 24 1983 | Sudbury | Sudbury Arena | Nazareth | |
| Oct 25 1983 | Toronto | Maple Leaf Gardens | Quiet Riot | |
| Oct 26 1983 | London | London Gardens | Nazareth (replaced Sabbath as headliner), Quiet Riot | Cancelled |
| Oct 27 1983 | Buffalo, NY | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Quiet Riot | |
| Oct 29 1983 | East Rutherford, NJ | Brendan Byrne Arena – Meadowlands (a.k.a. Continental Airlines Arena) | Quiet Riot | |
| Oct 30 1983 | Uniondale, NY | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Quiet Riot | |
| Nov 01 1983 | Providence, RI | Providence Civic Center | Quiet Riot | [ Concert Reviews ] |
| Nov 02 1983 | Largo (Landover) | Capital Centre | Quiet Riot | |
| Nov 04 1983 | Worcester, MA | Centrum | Quiet Riot | [ Concert Reviews ] Recorded by Westwood One for FM broadcast. |
| Nov 05 1983 | Philadelphia, PA | The Spectrum | Quiet Riot | Your Webmaster’s first Black Sabbath show! |
| Nov 06 1983 | Portland | Cumberland County Civic Center | Quiet Riot | |
| Nov 08 1983 | New Haven, CT | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Quiet Riot, Fastway | |
| Nov 09 1983 | Rochester, NY | Community War Memorial Auditorium | Quiet Riot | Rescheduled date – moved up from 11/10 |
| Nov 10 1983 | Pittsburgh, PA | Stanley Theater | Quiet Riot | Cancelled |
| Nov 11 1983 | Detroit, MI | Cobo Arena | Quiet Riot | |
| Nov 12 1983 | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Public Hall | Quiet Riot | |
| Nov 13 1983 | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Coliseum | Quiet Riot | Unconfirmed |
| Nov 14 1983 | Saginaw | Wendler Arena – Saginaw Civic Center | Quiet Riot | [ Concert Reviews ] |
| Nov 15 1983 | Rockford | Metro Center | Quiet Riot | |
| Nov 16 1983 | Green Bay, WI | Brown County Arena | Quiet Riot | |
| Nov 18 1983 | Chicago, IL | UIC Pavillion | Quiet Riot | [ Concert Reviews ] |
| Nov 19 1983 | Madison, WI | Dane County Memorial Arena | Quiet Riot | |
| Nov 20 1983 | Minneapolis, MN | Metropolitan Center | Quiet Riot | |
| Nov 22 1983 | Salt Lake City, UT | The Salt Palace | Quiet Riot | Cancelled |
| Nov 23 1983 | Reno, NV | Convention Center | Quiet Riot | Unconfirmed |
| Nov 25 1983 | Las Vegas, NV | Aladdin Theater For The Performing Arts | Quiet Riot | |
| Nov 26 1983 | Phoenix, AZ | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Quiet Riot | |
| Nov 27 1983 | Tucson, AZ | Tucson Convention Center Arena | Quiet Riot | |
| Nov 29 1983 | Albuquerque, NM | Tingley Coliseum | Quiet Riot | |
| Nov 30 1983 | El Paso, TX | El Paso County Coliseum | Quiet Riot | Unconfirmed |
| Jan 16 1984 | Calgary | Cancelled due to illness | ||
| Jan 17 1984 | Edmonton | Northlands Coliseum | Cancelled due to illness | |
| Jan 19 1984 | Vancouver | Cancelled due to illness | ||
| Jan 20 1984 | Seattle, WA | Seattle Center Coliseum | Cancelled due to illness | |
| Jan 21 1984 | Spokane, WA | Spokane Coliseum | Cancelled due to illness | |
| Jan 23 1984 | Portland, OR | Memorial Coliseum Complex | Cancelled | |
| Jan 25 1984 | San Francisco, CA (Daly City) | Cow Palace | Heaven, Ratt | |
| Jan 26 1984 | Long Beach, CA | Long Beach Arena | Heaven | |
| Jan 28 1984 | El Paso, TX | El Paso County Coliseum | Unconfirmed | |
| Jan 29 1984 | Salt Lake City, UT | The Salt Palace | Heaven | |
| Jan 31 1984 | Denver, CO | McNichols Sports Arena | ||
| Feb 01 1984 | Amarillo, TX | The Amarillo Civic Center | ||
| Feb 02 1984 | Lubbock, TX | Unconfirmed | ||
| Feb 03 1984 | Corpus Christi, TX | Memorial Coliseum | ||
| Feb 04 1984 | San Antonio, TX | Convention Center Arena | Girlschool? | |
| Feb 07 1984 | Houston, TX | Sam Houston Coliseum | Night Ranger | |
| Feb 08 1984 | Dallas, TX | Reunion Arena | Night Ranger | |
| Feb 10 1984 | Beaumont, TX | Beaumont Civic Center | Night Ranger | |
| Feb 11 1984 | Little Rock, AR | Barton Coliseum | Night Ranger | |
| Feb 12 1984 | New Orleans, LA | Lakefront Arena | Cancelled | |
| Feb 13 1984 | Birmingham, AL | Boutwell Auditorium | Unconfirmed | |
| Feb 14 1984 | Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum | Unconfirmed | |
| Feb 16 1984 | Lakeland, FL | Lakeland Civic Center | Night Ranger | |
| Feb 17 1984 | Sunrise, FL | Sunrise Musical Theater | ||
| Feb 18 1984 | Savannah, GA | Civic Center | Cancelled | |
| Feb 20 1984 | Atlanta, GA | Fox Theater | Night Ranger | |
| Feb 22 1984 | St. Louis, MO | Kiel Auditorium | Night Ranger | |
| Feb 24 1984 | Toledo, OH | Sports Arena | Night Ranger | |
| Feb 25 1984 | Dayton, OH | Hara Arena | Night Ranger | |
| Feb 26 1984 | Kalamazoo | Wings Stadium | Night Ranger | [ Concert Reviews ] |
| Feb 27 1984 | Salisbury | Wicomico Youth & Civic Center | Unconfirmed | |
| Feb 29 1984 | Utica, NY | Stanley Performing Arts Center | Helix | |
| Mar 01 1984 | Albany, NY | Palace Theatre | Helix | |
| Mar 04 1984 | Springfield | Springfield Civic Center | Cryer | |
| Mar 04 1984 | Last date on the Born Again Tour – Last live shows with Ian Gillan & Bev Bevan | |||
