List of Blind Faith concerts

The rock band Blind Faith, composed of Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Rick Grech played a small number of gigs in England, Scandinavia and the United States between June and August 1969. The first gig, on 7 June at Hyde Park, London was witnessed by 100,000 fans.[1] This was followed by a series of dates in Scandinavia through the rest of the month, followed by a US tour starting in Madison Square Garden on 12 July.[2] The US tour continued until the group's final concert on 24 August in Hawaii, after which the group split.[3]

List of concerts

Date City Country Venue
Europe
7 June 1969 London England Hyde Park[1]
12 June 1969 Helsinki Finland Kulttuuritalo[2]
14 June 1969 Oslo Norway Njardhallen[citation needed]
16 June 1969 Stockholm Sweden Kungliga tennishallen[4][better source needed]
17 June 1969 Gothenburg Kulturpunkten
18 June 1969 Gothenburg Concert Hall[citation needed]
19 June 1969 Copenhagen Denmark K.B. Hallen
North America
11 July 1969 Newport[2] United States Fort Adams State Park (cancelled)[5]
12 July 1969 New York City Madison Square Garden[6]
13 July 1969 Bridgeport John F. Kennedy Stadium[7]
16 July 1969 Philadelphia Spectrum[8]
18 July 1969 Toronto Canada Varsity Stadium[citation needed]
19 July 1969 Montreal Montreal Forum[citation needed]
20 July 1969 Baltimore United States Baltimore Civic Center[citation needed]
23 July 1969 Kansas City Municipal Stadium[citation needed]
26 July 1969 West Allis Wisconsin State Fair Park[citation needed]
27 July 1969 Chicago International Amphitheatre[9]
1 August 1969 Detroit Olympia Stadium[8]
3 August 1969 St. Louis Kiel Auditorium[citation needed]
8 August 1969 Seattle Seattle Center Coliseum[8]
9 August 1969 Vancouver Canada Pacific Coliseum[2]
10 August 1969 Portland United States Memorial Coliseum[citation needed]
14 August 1969 Oakland Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum[citation needed]
15 August 1969 Inglewood The Forum[8]
16 August 1969 Santa Barbara Earl Warren Showgrounds[10]
19 August 1969 Houston Sam Houston Coliseum[citation needed]
20 August 1969 San Antonio HemisFair Arena[citation needed]
22 August 1969 Salt Lake City Salt Palace[8]
23 August 1969 Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum[8]
24 August 1969 Honolulu Honolulu International Center[3]

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b Welch 2016, p. 132.
  2. ^ a b c d Welch 2016, p. 133.
  3. ^ a b Welch 2016, p. 141.
  4. ^ "Biljett Clapton – Winwood – Baker – Blind Faith – Arrangörer: Karusell Konsertbyrå och SBA". Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Council Calls Off Friday's Festival". Newport Mercury and Weekly News. 11 July 1969. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Blind Faith group sings". New York Times. 14 July 1969. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  7. ^ Knelper, Michael (14 July 1969). "Blind Faith rewards Damp Throng's faith". Bridgeport Telegram. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Black, Johnny (June 1996). "Born Under A Bad Sign". Mojo. pp. 47–52.
  9. ^ "A Guitar God Comes to Skokie". WTTW. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  10. ^ Welch 2016, p. 138.

Sources

  • Welch, Chris (2016). Clapton – Updated Edition: The Ultimate Illustrated History. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-760-35019-5.