Fly By Night Tour Date Listing

[By-Tor X-1]

----------------Fly By Night Tour----------------​

Dates: February 8, 1975 - September 26, 1975​

Recording Key: Audio | Video
Other Performers Key: Headliner | Support | Cobill
Audio Statistics:

Total Recorded: 3/105 (3% of tour)​

Video Statistics:

Total Recorded: 0/105 (0% of tour)​

Date​	Venue​	Location​	Other Performers​	Notes​
February 8, 1975	St. Joseph's Elementary School Gymnasium	Cochrane, Ontario	none​
February 13, 1975	Community Centre Arena	Belle River, Ontario	Rose
February 15, 1975	Kingston Memorial Centre	Kingston, Ontario	unknown​
February 16, 1975	Barrie Arena	Barrie, Ontario	unknown​
February 17, 1975	London Arena	London, Ontario	Thundermug
February 20, 1975	Indiana Convention Center	Indianapolis, Indiana	Rod Stewart and the Faces	Promotional start of the main tour, however due to the proximity of the album release and minimal live documentation, it is uncertain how many of the directly preceding Canadian gigs would've focused on debuting newly written material. The lines between the first two tours are the hardest to comfortably define without reasonable doubt. Montrose cancelled as first opener due to Sammy Hagar quitting the band.
February 21, 1975	Finch Fieldhouse at Central Michigan University	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	ZZ Top
February 24, 1975	The Brewery	Lansing, Michigan	Brother Bait
February 25, 1975	The Brewery	Lansing, Michigan	Brother Bait	Show added due to popular demand.
February 27, 1975	Travis Street Electric Company	Dallas, Texas	Baked Bears
February 28, 1975	Sylvan Beach Pavilion	La Porte, Texas	Steve Long Group
March 1, 1975	Ritz Music Hall	Corpus Cristi, Texas	unknown​
March 3, 1975	Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom	Atlanta, Georgia	The Dictators
March 4, 1975	Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom	Atlanta, Georgia	The Dictators
March 5, 1975	Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom	Atlanta, Georgia	Heavy Metal Kids
March 6, 1975	Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom	Atlanta, Georgia	Heavy Metal Kids
March 7, 1975	Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom	Atlanta, Georgia	Heavy Metal Kids
March 8, 1975	Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom	Atlanta, Georgia	Heavy Metal Kids
March 11, 1975	Roxy Theater	Northampton, Pennsylvania	Slim Pickens	Recorded and broadcast by WSAN AM. Rescheduled from March 10 due to Rush's tour van breaking down that day. Support act Man originally scheduled, seemingly replaced by local band Slim Pickens due to rescheduling.
March 12, 1975	The Stone Balloon	Newark, Delaware	none​	Likely rescheduled from March 11 due to Rush's tour van breaking down on March 10.
March 13, 1975	Kee To Bala	Bala, Ontario	unknown​
March 14, 1975	The Pavilion (The Pav)	Orilla, Ontario	unknown​
March 16, 1975	Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum	Evansville, Indiana	James Gang	Likely rescheduled from February 1.
March 18, 1975	Morris Civic Auditorium	South Bend, Indiana	Aerosmith Leo Sayer
March 19, 1975	The Rafters	Battle Creek, Michigan	none​
March 20, 1975	Hulman Civic University Center	Terre Haute, Indiana	Aerosmith Styx
March 22, 1975	Schmidt Memorial Field House at Xavier University	Cincinnati, Ohio	Aerosmith Styx
March 24, 1975	Wendler Arena at Saginaw Civic Center	Saginaw, Michigan	Aerosmith
March 26, 1975	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Aerosmith James Gang
March 27, 1975	Kenosha Ice Arena	Kenosha, Wisconsin	Kiss	Thin Lizzy scheduled to open, but cancelled last minute.
March 28, 1975	Aragon Ballroom	Chicago, Illinois	Aerosmith Pavlov's Dog
March 30, 1975	Omni 41 Sports Center Ice Rink	Schererville, Indiana	unknown​
March 31, 1975	Metro Ice Arena	Lansing, Michigan	Aerosmith Ted Nugent
April 1, 1975	Alibi East	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	Wedsel's Edsels
April 2, 1975	Veterans Memorial Auditorium	Columbus, Ohio	Aerosmith
April 4, 1975	New Century Theatre	Buffalo, New York	Aerosmith Les Variations	Rush and Aerosmith cancelled due to bad winter weather, leaving only Les Variations to perform.
April 5, 1975	Beeghly Center at Youngstown State University	Youngstown, Ohio	Aerosmith REO Speedwagon	Cancelled.
April 6, 1975	Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University	Washington, DC	Kiss Heavy Metal Kids
April 7, 1975	Agora Ballroom	Cleveland, Ohio	Sky King	Recorded and broadcast by WMMS FM.
April 8, 1975	Akron Civic Theatre	Akron, Ohio	Kiss Heavy Metal Kids
April 9, 1975	Erie County Fieldhouse	Erie, Pennsylvania	Kiss Vitale's Madmen
April 11, 1975	Michigan Palace	Detroit, Michigan	Status Quo
April 12, 1975	Union Auditorium at Illinois State University	Normal, Illinois	Kiss
April 13, 1975	Aviation Field at Forest Park	St. Louis, Missouri	The Charlie Daniels Band Backdraft	KSHE Kite Fly Festival.
April 15, 1975	Stanley Theatre	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Kiss Heavy Metal Kids
April 17, 1975	Burlington Memorial Auditorium	Burlington, Iowa	Kiss The Kids (formerly Heavy Metal Kids)
April 18, 1975	Belleville Area College Student Activities Building	Belleville, Illinois	Megan McDonough Star (featuring J. Welch)
April 19, 1975	William Fremd High School Main Gym	Palatine, Illinois	Kiss
April 21, 1975	Memorial Auditorium	Louisville, Kentucky	Kiss
April 22, 1975	Convention Center	Indianapolis, Indiana	Kiss Status Quo
April 24, 1975	Freedom Hall Civic Center	Johnson City, Tennessee	Kiss The Kids
April 25, 1975	Charlotte Park Center	Charlotte, North Carolina	Kiss
April 26, 1975	Cumberland County Memorial Arena	Fayetteville, North Carolina	Kiss Atlanta Rhythm Section
April 27, 1975	Richmond Arena	Richmond, Virginia	Kiss Brian Auger's Oblivion Express M-S Funk
May 2, 1975	Hershey Hall Fieldhouse at the Tri-State University Campus	Angola, Indiana	Kiss
May 3, 1975	St. Peter Chanel High School	Bedford, Ohio	Sweatleaf
May 6, 1975	Riverside Theater	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Kiss
May 8, 1975	John F. Kennedy Sports Center Gymnasium	Romeoville, Illinois	Kiss
May 9, 1975	Ohio Northern University	Ada, Ohio	Kiss James Gang	Unconfirmed. Rush may have cancelled due to Geddy's tonsillitis.
May 10, 1975	State Farm Show Arena	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	Aerosmith	Unconfirmed. Rush may have cancelled due to Geddy's tonsillitis
May 16, 1975	Capitol Theatre	Portchester, New York	Blue Oyster Cult
May 17, 1975	Cambria County War Memorial Arena	Johnstown, Pennsylvania	Kiss
May 18, 1975	Western Illinois University Campus Grounds	Macomb, Illinois	Mason Proffit Windfall Roger Cooper The Wright Brothers Overland Stage Company	Free outdoor concert "Hey Days Of May" celebration.
May 19, 1975	St. Paul Civic Center Theater	St. Paul, Minnesota	Kiss	Rush may have cancelled.
May 22, 1975	Sherar Gymnasium at the Yakima Valley Community College	Yakima, Washington	Kiss
May 23, 1975	Medford Armory	Medford, Oregon	Kiss
May 24, 1975	Paramount Northwest Theatre	Portland, Oregon	Kiss
May 25, 1975	Paramount Northwest Theatre	Seattle, Washington	Kiss
May 26, 1975	Paramount Northwest Theatre	Portland, Oregon	Kiss
May 27, 1975	Spokane Coliseum	Spokane, Washington	Kiss
May 29, 1975	Sahara Hotel Space Center	Las Vegas, Nevada	Kiss	10:00 pm show.
May 30, 1975	Sahara Hotel Space Center	Las Vegas, Nevada	Kiss	2:00 am show.
May 31, 1975	Shrine Auditorium	Los Angeles, California	Kiss James Gang	Rush unconfirmed.
June 1, 1975	The Winterland Ballroom	San Francisco, California	Kiss The Tubes
June 2, 1975	The Starwood	West Hollywood, California	Masters of the Airwaves
June 3, 1975	The Starwood	West Hollywood, California	Masters of the Airwaves
June 4, 1975	The Starwood	West Hollywood, California	Masters of the Airwaves
June 5, 1975	The Starwood	West Hollywood, California	Masters of the Airwaves
June 6, 1975	Warnors Theatre	Fresno, California	Kiss
June 7, 1975	Civic Theatre	San Diego, California	Kiss	Final date of US tour with Kiss. A whipped-cream-pie fight between Kiss and Rush ensued on stage.
June 13, 1975	Cleary Auditorium	Windsor, Ontario	Joe Mendelson
June 14, 1975	Iroquois Park Sports Centre Arena 1	Whitby, Ontario	Joe Mendelson
June 19, 1975	Winnipeg Convention Centre	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Joe Mendelson	Cancelled due to poor ticket sales.
June 19, 1975	Trianon Ballroom	Regina, Saskatchewan	Cambridge	Two shows performed. Originally scheduled for June 18.
June 20, 1975	Fort William Gardens	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Joe Mendelson
June 22, 1975	Sault Memorial Gardens	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	Joe Mendelson Trione	Originally scheduled for June 21.
June 23, 1975	Lakefield-Smith Community Centre Arena	Lakefield, Ontario	Fludd
June 24, 1975	Market Street Arena	Dundas, Ontario	Max Webster	Originally scheduled for June 22.
June 25, 1975	Massey Hall	Toronto, Ontario	Max Webster	Rush's first headline concert at Massey Hall.
June 26, 1975	Laurier Theatre Auditorium at the Sir Wilfrid Laurier University	Waterloo, Ontario	Joe Mendelson
June 27, 1975	Centennial Hall	London, Ontario	Symphonic Slam
June 28, 1975	Kee To Bala	Bala, Ontario	none​
June 29, 1975	Summer Garden Dance Hall	Port Dover, Ontario	Max Webster Joe Mendelson
July 25, 1975	Peterborough Memorial Centre	Peterborough, Ontario	unknown​	Unconfirmed.
August 2, 1975	Belgian Club	Delhi, Ontario	unknown​	Unconfirmed.
August 15, 1975	Garden City Arena	St. Catharines, Ontario	unknown​	Unconfirmed.
August 16, 1975	Talbot Gardens Arena	Simcoe, Ontario	unknown​	Unconfirmed.
August 24, 1975	Central Canada Exhibition Bandstand at Lansdowne Park	Ottawa, Ontario	none​	Two shows performed. Part of the 1975 "Central Canada Exhibition", an all day event for eleven days featuring various attractions. Despite some sources selecting this date as the start of the Caress Of Steel tour, due to it being the first confirmed gig after the studio sessions, this date is too far in advance of the album release. Evidence also suggests most newly written material was likely not being played this early, though early outings of Bastille Day are suggested as a possibility during these August and September shows.
August 27, 1975	Place des Nations	Montreal, Quebec	Nazareth
August 30, 1975	Moncton Coliseum	Moncton, New Brunswick	Nazareth
August 31, 1975	Halifax Forum	Halifax, Nova Scotia	Nazareth	Between Halifax and Winnipeg, Nazareth headlined several Ontario shows, with another Canadian band called Trooper opening.
September 17, 1975	Winnipeg Arena	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Nazareth	Allegedly performed a 50 minute set with "most material culled from Fly By Night". Fly By Night was the encore.
September 19, 1975	Saskatoon Arena	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Nazareth	Concert temporarily halted after a sparkler was thrown and landed on Neil's kit during his drum solo.
September 20, 1975	Kimsmen Field House	Edmonton, Alberta	Nazareth
September 21, 1975	Clearwater Beach	Calgary, Alberta	Nazareth
September 26, 1975	Pacific Coliseum	Vancouver, British Columbia	Nazareth	Rescheduled from September 23.

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