Pick a Day

Music History Events: Tours

May 14, 1979 Kate Bush wraps up her first tour with a show at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. It ends up being her only tour, as she shifts her focus to producing her own songs and designing the visuals.

May 1, 1975 Bachman-Turner Overdrive begin their first UK tour at Glasgow Apollo; they are supported by Thin Lizzy.

July 9, 1974 In Seattle, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young play a four-hour show to kick off their reunion tour (they haven't toured together since 1970). It's the first rock stadium tour - not a great fit for the band, who aren't loud or flamboyant. After the tour, they start recording an album but part ways before it's finished.

January 4, 1973 Neil Young kicks off his Time Fades Away tour in Madison, Wisconsin with Linda Ronstadt his opening act. Ronstadt is used to playing clubs, but wins over crowds at arenas throughout the tour with her mighty pipes. The following year, she releases her breakthrough album Heart Like A Wheel.

July 9, 1970 In Bloomington, Indiana, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young wrap up their tour. The group members drift apart and don't hit the road again until 1974.

June 30, 1939 Frank Sinatra begins touring with Harry James' orchestra. He sings "Wishing" and "My Love For You" at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland. James wants him to go by "Frankie Satin," but Sinatra refuses.