1976-1977 Technical Ecstasy Tour
World tour to support the “Technical Ecstasy” album.
Dates and research compiled by Joe Siegler & Robert Dwyer.
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Touring Personnel
- Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals
- Tony Iommi – Guitar
- Geezer Butler – Bass
- Bill Ward – Drums
- Jezz Woodruffe – Keyboards
Typical Set List
- Symptom of the Universe
- Snowblind
- All Moving Parts (Stand Still)
- War Pigs
- Gypsy
- Black Sabbath
- Dirty Women
- Drum Solo
- Guitar Solo
- Rock & Roll Doctor
- Electric Funeral
- Iron Man
- Embryo / Children of the Grave
- Paranoid
- N.I.B.
| Date | Location | Venue | Other Bands / Openers | Notes |
| Sep 25 1976 | Technical Ecstasy is released in the US | |||
| Oct 08 1976 | Technical Ecstasy Released in the UK | |||
| Oct 14 1976 | Portland | Memorial Coliseum Complex (Portland Coliseum) | Edgar Winter’s White Trash | Unconfirmed |
| Oct 22 1976 | Tulsa | Assembly Center | Boston, Moxy | First date of Technical Ecstasy Tour |
| Oct 23 1976 | Houston, TX | Sam Houston Coliseum | Boston | |
| Oct 24 1976 | San Antonio, TX | San Antonio Convention Center Arena | Boston, Moxy | |
| Oct 26 1976 | Dallas, TX | Dallas Convention Center | Boston | |
| Oct 28 1976 | Des Moines, IA | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Boston | |
| Oct 29 1976 | Lincoln, NE | Pershing Auditorium | Boston | |
| Oct 30 1976 | Kansas City, MO | Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Hall | Target | [ Concert Reviews ] |
| Oct 31 1976 | Denver, CO | McNichols Sports Arena | Boston, Heart | 5th Annual Halloween Show |
| Nov 01 1976 | Phoenix, AZ | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Unconfirmed | |
| Nov 02 1976 | San Bernardino, CA | Swing Auditorium | ||
| Nov 03 1976 | Santa Monica, CA | Santa Monica Civic Center | Unconfirmed | |
| Nov 05 1976 | San Diego, CA | San Diego Sports Arena | Bob Seger | |
| Nov 06 1976 | Long Beach, CA | Long Beach Arena | Target | |
| Nov 09 1976 | Fresno, CA | Selland Arena | Boston, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | |
| Nov 11 1976 | Portland, OR | Memorial Coliseum Complex | ||
| Nov 12 1976 | Spokane, WA | Spokane Coliseum | ||
| Nov 15 1976 | Seattle, WA | Seattle Center Arena | Target | Unconfirmed |
| Nov 23 1976 | Knoxville, TN | Knoxville Civic Coliseum? | Bob Seger, Target | |
| Nov 24 1976 | Chicago, IL | International Amphitheatre | Target | Black Oak Arkansas & Tommy Bolin Band were advertised, but did not play |
| Nov 25 1976 | Chicago, IL | International Amphitheatre | Mother’s Finest | |
| Nov 25 1976 | Charleston, SC | Charleston Civic Center | Black Oak Arkansas | Unconfirmed – Unlikely |
| Nov 26 1976 | Detroit, MI | Cobo Arena | Black Oak Arkansas (featuring Ruby Starr), Target | |
| Nov 28 1976 | Cleveland, OH | Richfield Coliseum | Boston | |
| Nov 30 1976 | Kalamazoo | Wings Stadium | Mother’s Finest, Climax Blues Band | |
| Dec 01 1976 | Providence, RI | Providence Civic Center – Brown Auditorium | Montrose | Unconfirmed |
| Dec 03 1976 | Boston, MA | Boston Music Hall | Ted Nugent, Mother’s Finest | |
| Dec 04 1976 | Philadelphia, PA | The Spectrum | Ted Nugent, Mother’s Finest | |
| Dec 06 1976 | New York City, NY | Madison Square Garden | Ted Nugent | |
| Dec 08 1976 | Pittsburgh, PA | Civic Arena | Ted Nugent | |
| Dec 09 1976 | Largo (Landover), MD | Capital Centre | Ted Nugent | |
| Dec 10 1976 | Niagara Falls | Niagara Falls Convention Center | Ted Nugent | |
| Dec 11 1976 | New Haven, CT | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Ted Nugent | |
| Dec 12 1976 | Syracuse, NY | War Memorial | Ted Nugent | |
| Jan 19 1977 | Nottingham | CANCELLED | ||
| Jan 20 1977 | Manchester | CANCELLED | ||
| Jan 20 1977 | Miami, FL | Jai Alai Fronton Hall | ||
| Jan 23 1977 | Leeds | Leeds University (?) | CANCELLED | |
| Jan 25 1977 | Birmingham, AL | Boutwell Auditorium | Target | |
| Jan 26 1977 | Atlanta, GA | The Omni | Ted Nugent, Target | |
| Jan 28 1977 | Memphis, TN | Mid South Coliseum | Target | |
| Jan 29 1977 | Charlotte, NC | Charlotte Coliseum | Target, Dr. Hook | |
| Jan 30 1977 | Fayetteville, AR | Cumberland County Arena | Target, Dr. Hook | |
| Feb 04 1977 | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Coliseum | Target, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | [ Concert Reviews ] |
| Feb 06 1977 | Erie, PA | Erie Fieldhouse | Target | |
| Feb 07 1977 | Salem, VA | Salem Civic Center | Target, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | [ Concert Reviews ] |
| Feb 08 1977 | Columbus, OH | Columbus Veterans Memorial | Target | |
| Feb 09 1977 | Nashville, TN | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | ||
| Feb 11 1977 | Terre Haute | Indiana State University – Hullman Civic University Center | ||
| Feb 12 1977 | St. Louis, MO | Keil Auditorium | Target | Unconfirmed |
| Feb 13 1977 | Springfield, MA | Hammons Center | Target | |
| Feb 14 1977 | Indianapolis, IN | Market Square Arena | Journey, Target | |
| Feb 15 1977 | Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne Memorial Coliseum | Journey, Target | |
| Feb 16 1977 | Little Rock | Barton Coliseum | Unconfirmed | |
| Feb 18 1977 | Lexington, KY | Rupp Arena Theater – Lexington Center | Journey, Target | |
| Feb 20 1977 | San Francisco, CA | Winterland Ballroom | ||
| Feb 23 1977 | Inglewood (Los Angeles), CA | Great Western Forum? | Unconfirmed | |
| Mar 02 1977 | Glasgow | The Apollo Theater | Nutz | |
| Mar 04 1977 | Newcastle-Upon-Tyne | Newcastle City Hall | Nutz | |
| Mar 06 1977 | Stafford | New Bingley Hall – County Showground | Nutz | |
| Mar 07 1977 | Liverpool | Empire Theater | Nutz | |
| Mar 09 1977 | Cardiff | Capitol Theatre | Nutz | |
| Mar 10 1977 | Southampton | Gaumont Theatre | Nutz | |
| Mar 12 1977 | London | Hammersmith Odeon | Nutz | |
| Mar 13 1977 | London | Hammersmith Odeon | Nutz | |
| Mar 14 1977 | London | Hammersmith Odeon | Nutz | |
| Mar 15 1977 | London | Hammersmith Odeon | Nutz | |
| Apr 05 1977 | Paris | Pavillon De Paris | AC/DC | |
| Apr 06 1977 | Colmar | Parc Des Expositions | AC/DC | |
| Apr 07 1977 | Offenbach | Stadthalle | Ian Gillan Band, AC/DC, Doctors Of Madness, The Commodores | Easter Rock Festival |
| Apr 09 1977 | Koln (Cologne) | Sporthalle | Ian Gillan Band, AC/DC, Jane | |
| Apr 10 1977 | Nürnberg (Nuremberg) | Messezentrum | Ian Gillan Band, AC/DC, John McLaughlin’s Shakti, Caravan, Jane, The Commodores | |
| Apr 11 1977 | Ludwigshafen | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle | Ian Gillan Band, AC/DC, John McLaughlin’s Shakti, Caravan, Doctors Of Madness | |
| Apr 13 1977 | Geneva | Salle Des Fetes de Thonex Chemin Tronchet Geneva | AC/DC | |
| Apr 14 1977 | Zurich | Volkshaus | AC/DC | |
| Apr 15 1977 | Odense | AC/DC | Unconfirmed | |
| Apr 16 1977 | Brussels | Cirque Royal (Royal Circus) | AC/DC | |
| Apr 17 1977 | Amsterdam | De Nieuwe Rai | AC/DC | |
| Apr 18 1977 | Hamburg | Ernst Merck Halle | AC/DC | |
| Apr 19 1977 | København (Copenhagen) | Falkoner Teatret (Falkoner Theater) | AC/DC | |
| Apr 21 1977 | Lund | Olympen | AC/DC | The “Killing Yourself to Die” Bootleg show |
| Apr 22 1977 | Göteborg (Gothenburg) | Scandinavium | AC/DC | Last date of Technical Ecstasy Tour |
| Apr 23 1977 | Oslo | Njardhalle | AC/DC | CANCELLED |
| Apr 26 1977 | Stockholm | Concerthalle | AC/DC | CANCELLED |
| Apr 26 1977 | London | AC/DC | CANCELLED | |
| Apr 26 1977 | Helsinki | Kulttuuritalo | AC/DC | CANCELLED |
