Mob Rules Tour

Mob Rules Tour

Promotional tour by Black Sabbath
Location	North America • United States • Canada Europe • United Kingdom
Associated album	Mob Rules
Start date	November 15, 1981
End date	August 31, 1982
Legs	Total: 4
Number of shows	Cancelled () Overall Total:
Black Sabbath concert chronology

The Mob Rules Tour was a concert tour by the English rock group Black Sabbath. The tour began on November 15, 1981 in Quebec City and ended on August 31, 1982 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

Personnel

• Ronnie James Dio – Vocals
• Tony Iommi – Guitar
• Geezer Butler – Bass
• Vinny Appice – Drums & Percussion

Setlist

"E5150" [Introduction]

1. "Neon Knights"
2. "N.I.B."
3. "Children of the Sea"
4. "Country Girl" [Added in December] -> "Voodoo" [Replaced "Country Girl" after European Leg]
5. "Turn Up the Night" [Dropped from the Set in May]
6. "Black Sabbath"
7. "War Pigs"
8. "Slipping Away"
9. "Iron Man"
10. "Falling Off the Edge of the World [Only Performed in November 1981]
11. "The Mob Rules"
12. "Heaven and Hell"
13. "Sign of the Southern Cross" [Added to the Set after the European Leg]
14. "Paranoid"
15. "Children of the Grave"

Tour Dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
HEAVY METAL HOLOCAUST (1981)
August 1, 1981	Burslem	England	Vale Park (Replaced by Ozzy Osbourne featuring Randy Rhoads)
NORTH AMERICA (1ST LEG)
United States (1st Leg)
September 4, 1981	New York City	United States	"Madison Square Garden" Arena
Canada (1st Leg)
November 15, 1981	Quebec City	Canada	Quebec Coliseum
November 16, 1981	Kitchener		Kitchener Memorial Arena
November 17, 1981	Sudbury		Sudbury Community Arena
November 19, 1981	Toronto		Maple Leaf Gardens
November 20, 1981	Montreal		Montreal Forum
November 21, 1981	Ottawa		Ottawa Civic Arena
United States (1st Leg)
November 22, 1981	Binghamton	United States	Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
November 24, 1981	Bethlehem		Stabler Arena
November 25, 1981	Glens Falls		Glens Falls Civic Arena
November 27, 1981	Pittsburgh		Pittsburgh Civic Arena
November 28, 1981	Toledo		Toledo Sports Arena
November 29, 1981	Columbus		Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
December 1, 1981	Buffalo		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
December 3, 1981	Landover		Capital Center
December 4, 1981	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
December 5, 1981	Salisbury		Wicomico Civic Arena
December 6, 1981	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum
December 8, 1981	Richfield		Richfield Coliseum
December 9, 1981	Louisville		Louisville Gardens
December 10, 1981	Memphis		Mid-South Coliseum
December 12, 1981	Little Rock		Barton Coliseum
December 13, 1981	Mobile		Mobile Municipal Arena
December 15, 1981	Atlanta		"The Omni" Coliseum
December 16, 1981	Nashville		Nashville Municipal Auditorium
December 17, 1981	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum
December 19, 1981	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena
December 20, 1981	Chicago		Chicago International Amphitheater
December 21, 1981
?	Charleston		Charleston Civic Coliseum
EUROPE
United Kingdom Leg
December 31, 1981	London	England	"Hammersmith Odeon" Theatre
January 1, 1982
January 2, 1982
January 3, 1982
January 5, 1982	Newcastle		Newcastle City Hall
January 6, 1982
January 8, 1982	Edinburgh	Scotland	Highland Hall
January 9, 1982	Stafford	England	New Bingley Hall
January 10, 1982	Leicester		Granby Arena
January 12, 1982	Leeds		Queen's Hall
January 13, 1982	Cardiff	Wales	Sophia Gardens Pavilion
January 14, 1982	St. Austell	England	Cornwall Coliseum
January 15, 1982	Portsmouth		Portsmouth Guild Hall
North America (Final Leg)
United States (2nd Leg)
February 4, 1982	New Haven	United States	New Haven Coliseum
February 6, 1982	Syracuse		Onondaga County War Memorial Arena
February 7, 1982	Kingston		Kingston Armory
February 10, 1982	New York City		"Madison Square Garden" Arena
February 11, 1982	Binghamton		Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
February 12, 1982	Providence		Providence Civic Arena
February 13, 1982	Rochester		Rochester Community War Memorial Arena
February 16, 1982	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
February 17, 1982	Roanoke		Roanoke Civic Arena
February 19, 1982	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Coliseum
February 20, 1982	Pembroke Pines		Hollywood Sportatorium
February 21, 1982	Lakeland		Lakeland Civic Arena
February 24, 1982	Tallahassee		Leon County Civic Arena
February 25, 1982	Knoxville		Knoxville Civic Coliseum
February 26, 1982	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
February 27, 1982	Atlanta		"The Omni" Coliseum
March 2, 1982	New Haven		New Haven Coliseum
March 3, 1982	Baltimore		Baltimore Civic Arena
March 4, 1982	Boston		Boston Garden
March 6, 1982	Detroit		Cobo Arena
March 7, 1982	Trotwood		Hara Arena
March 8, 1982	Saginaw		Wendler Arena
March 10, 1982	Ashwaubenon		Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
March 12, 1982	Madison		Dane County Veterans Memorial Coliseum
March 13, 1982	Bloomington		Bloomington Met Center
March 15, 1982	Cedar Rapids		Five Seasons Arena
March 16, 1982	Springfield		Prairie Capital Convention Center Arena
March 17, 1982	St. Louis		The Checkerdome
March 19, 1982	Omaha		Omaha Civic Arena
March 20, 1982	Kansas City		Kansas City Municipal Arena
March 21, 1982	Wichita		Levitt Arena
NORTH AMERICA (FINAL LEG)
United States (3rd Leg)
April ?, 1982 ?	Reno ?	United States	Reno-Sparks Convention Center Theater ?
April ?, 1982 ?	Las Vegas ?		The Rotunda ?
April 9, 1982	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
April 10, 1982	Long Beach		Long Beach Arena
April 12, 1982	Phoenix		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
April 13, 1982	San Bernardino		Orange Pavilion
April 15, 1982	Inglewood		The Forum
April 17, 1982	Daly City		"The Cow Palace" Arena
April 18, 1982	Fresno		Selland Arena
April 20, 1982	Davis		Davis Recreation Hall
April 21, 1982 ?	Central Point ?		"Jackson County Expo" Pavilion ?
April 22, 1982	Portland		Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum
April 23, 1982	Seattle		Seattle Arena (Live Evil)
April 24, 1982
Canada (2nd Leg)
April 26, 1982	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
April 27, 1982	Lethbridge		Canadian Games Sportsplex Arena
April 29, 1982	Calgary		"The Stampede Corral" Arena
April 30, 1982	Edmonton		Northlands Coliseum
May 1, 1982	Regina		The Agridome
May 2, 1982	Winnipeg		Winnipeg Arena
United States (Final Leg)
May 4, 1982	Billings	United States	The Yellowstone METRA
May 5, 1982	Casper		Casper Events Center
May 6, 1982	Salt Lake City		"The Salt Palace" Arena
May 8, 1982	Denver		McNichols Sports Arena
May 9, 1982	Albuquerque		Tingley Coliseum
May 11, 1982	Houston		Sam Houston Coliseum
May 12, 1982	Dallas		Dallas Convention Center Arena (Live Evil)
May 13, 1982	San Antonio		San Antonio Convention Center Arena (Live Evil)
May 17, 1982	New York City		"Madison Square Garden" Arena
May 18, 1982	Providence		Providence Civic Arena
May 19, 1982	Kingston		Kingston Armory
May 21, 1982	Rochester		Rochester Community War Memorial Arena
May 22, 1982	Syracuse		Onondaga County War Memorial Arena
May 23, 1982	Binghamton		Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
LIVE EVIL TOUR
August 21, 1982	Columbia	United States	Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 22, 1982	East Rutherford		"The Meadowlands" Arena
August 24, 1982	Toronto	Canada	CNE Stadium
August 25, 1982	Ottawa		Lansdowne Park
August 27, 1982
August 28, 1982	Clarkston	United States	Pine Knob Music Theater
August 29, 1982	East Troy		Alpine Valley Music Theater
August 31, 1982	Hoffman Estates		Poplar Creek Music Theater (Ronnie James Dio & Vinny Appice's Last Show)

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