Technical Ecstasy Tour

Technical Ecstasy Tour

Promotional tour by Black Sabbath
Location	United States Europe • United Kingdom • Germany • France • Switzerland • Sweden • Netherlands ? • Denmark • Belgium
Associated album	Technical Ecstasy
Start date	October 22, 1976
End date	April 22, 1977
Legs	United States • 1 Major Leg • 2 Individual Legs Europe (1 Major Leg) • United Kingdom (1) • Europe (1) -> Europe     (2 Individual Legs) Total: • 2 Major Legs • 4 Individual Legs
Number of shows	United States () Europe (24) • United Kingdom (10) • Germany (5) • France (2) • Switzerland (2) • Sweden (2) • Netherlands (1?) • Denmark (1) • Belgium (1) Total: Cancelled () Overall:
Black Sabbath concert chronology

Personnel

• Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals
• Tony Iommi – Guitar
• Geezer Butler — Bass
• Bill Ward – Drums

Setlist

Songs Played Overall

"Supertzar" [Audio Introduction]

1. "Symptom of the Universe"
2. "Snowblind"
3. "All Moving Parts Stand Still"
4. "War Pigs"
5. "Gypsy"
6. "Megalomania"
7. "Black Sabbath"
8. "Dirty Women"
9. "Bill Ward Drum Solo"
10. "Black Sabbath Instrumental Band Jam"
11. "Tony Iommi Guitar Solo"
12. "Rock 'N' Roll Doctor"
13. "Electric Funeral"
14. "Bassically" ["Geezer Butler Bass Solo"]
15. "N.I.B."
16. "Iron Man"
17. "Fairies Wear Boots"
18. "Embryo" + "Children of the Grave"
19. "Supernaut" [Intro] + "Paranoid" [Encore]

Typical setlist

"Supertzar" [Audio Introduction]

1. "Symptom of the Universe"
2. "Snowblind"
3. "All Moving Parts Stand Still"
4. "War Pigs"
5. "Gypsy"
6. "Black Sabbath"
7. "Dirty Women"
8. "Bill Ward Drum Solo"
9. "Black Sabbath Instrumental Band Jam"
10. "Tony Iommi Guitar Solo"
11. "Rock 'N' Roll Doctor"
12. "Electric Funeral"
13. "Bassically" ["Geezer Butler Bass Solo"]
14. "N.I.B."
15. "Iron Man"
16. "Embryo" + "Children of the Grave"
17. "Supernaut" [Intro] + "Paranoid" [Encore]

Tour Dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
1976
UNITED STATES LEG
United States (1st Leg)
October 22, 1976	Tulsa	United States	Tulsa Assembly Center Arena
October 23, 1976	Houston		Sam Houston Coliseum
October 24, 1976	San Antonio		San Antonio Convention Center Arena
October 26, 1976	Dallas		Dallas Memorial Auditorium
October 28, 1976	Des Moines		Des Moines Veterans Memorial Auditorium
October 29, 1976	Lincoln		Pershing Memorial Auditorium
October 30, 1976	Kansas City		Kansas City Memorial Hall
October 31, 1976	Denver		McNichols Sports Arena
October or November ?, 1976 ?	Phoenix ?		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix Exhibition Hall, or ?
October or November ?, 1976 ?	Albuquerque ?		Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, Johnson Gym, or ?
November 2, 1976	San Francisco		"The Winterland" Ballroom
November 3, 1976	Santa Monica		Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
November 5, 1976	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
November 6, 1976	Long Beach		Long Beach Arena
November 7, 1976	San Bernardino		The Swing Auditorium
November 9, 1976	Fresno		Selland Arena
November 11, 1976	Portland		Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum
November 12, 1976	Spokane		Spokane Coliseum
November 13, 1976	Seattle		Seattle Arena
November 23, 1976	Knoxville		Knoxville Civic Coliseum
November 25, 1976	Charleston		Charleston Civic Coliseum
November 26, 1976	Detroit		Cobo Arena
November 28, 1976	Richfield		Richfield Coliseum
November 29, 1976	Chicago		Chicago International Amphitheater
November 30, 1976	Kalamazoo		Wings Stadium
December 2, 1976	Providence		Providence Civic Arena
December 3, 1976	Boston		Boston Garden
December 4, 1976	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
December 6, 1976	New York City		"Madison Square Garden" Arena
December 8, 1976	Pittsburgh		Pittsburgh Civic Arena
December 9, 1976	Landover		Capital Center
December 10, 1976	Niagara Falls		Niagara Falls Civic Arena
December 11, 1976	New Haven		New Haven Coliseum
1977
United States (2nd Leg)
January 20 or February 2, 1977 ?	Tampa ?	United States	The Sun Dome, Tampa Jai-Alai Fronton Hall, Curtis Hixon Hall, or ?
January 23 or February 2, 1977 ?	Miami ?		Miami Jai-Alai Fronton Arena ?
January 25, 1977	Birmingham		Boutwell Memorial Auditorium
January 26, 1977	Atlanta		"The Omni" Coliseum
January 28, 1977	Memphis		Mid-South Coliseum
January 29, 1977	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
January 30, 1977	Fayetteville		Cumberland County Memorial Arena
February 4, 1977	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum
February 6, 1977	Erie		Erie County Field House
February 7, 1977	Salem		Salem Civic Arena
February 8, 1977	Columbus		Columbus Veterans Memorial Auditorium
February 9, 1977	Nashville		Nashville Municipal Auditorium
February 11, 1977	Terre Haute		Hulman Arena
February 12, 1977	St. Louis		Kiel Auditorium
February 13, 1977	Springfield		Hammons Center Arena
February 14, 1977	Indianapolis		Indianapolis Convention Center Arena
February 15, 1977	Fort Wayne		Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
February 16, 1977	Little Rock		Barton Coliseum
February 18, 1977	Lexington		Rupp Arena
EUROPE LEG
United Kingdom Leg
March 2, 1977	Glasgow	Scotland	"Glasgow Apollo" Theatre
March 4, 1977	Newcastle	England	Newcastle City Hall
March 6, 1977	Stafford		New Bingley Hall
March 7, 1977	Liverpool		The Empire Theatre
March 9, 1977	Cardiff	Wales	The Capitol Theatre
March 10, 1977	Southampton	England	Southampton Gaumont Theatre
March 12, 1977	London		"Hammersmith Odeon" Theatre
March 13, 1977
March 14, 1977
March 15, 1977
Europe Leg
Supported by AC/DC
April 5, 1977	Paris	France	Paris Pavilion
April 6, 1977	Colmar		Colmar Expo Hall
April 7, 1977	Offenbach	Germany	Offenbach City Hall (Easter Rock Festival Offenbach 1977)
April 9, 1977	Cologne		Cologne Sports Hall (Easter Rock Festival Cologne 1977)
April 10, 1977	Nuremberg		Nuremberg Convention Center Arena (Easter Rock Festival Nuremberg 1977)
April 11, 1977	Ludwigshafen		Friedrich Ebert Hall (Easter Rock Festival Ludwigshafen 1977)
April 13, 1977	Thonex	Switzerland	Thonex Party Hall
April 14, 1977	Zürich		The House of the People
April 16, 1977	Brussels	Belgium	The Royal Circus
April 17, 1977 ?	Amsterdam ?	Netherlands ?	RAI Arena ?
April 18, 1977	Hamburg	Germany	Ernst Merck Hall
April 19, 1977	Copenhagen	Denmark	Falconer Theatre
April 21, 1977	Lund	Sweden	Olympus
April 22, 1977	Gothenburg		The Scandinavium
April 24, 1977 ?	Helsinki ?	Finland ?	Helsinki Culture House ?