1977–78 concert tour by Fleetwood Mac
Rumours Tour Associated album Rumours Start date February 24, 1977 End date August 30, 1978 Legs 5 No. of shows96
The Rumours Tour was a concert tour by Fleetwood Mac , after the release of the band's eleventh album with the same title in February 1977. Due to the album's success Fleetwood Mac embarked on a world tour taking in North America, Europe, their native UK, Japan and Oceania.
Taking a break from the recording sessions for their follow-up album Tusk , the band went back on the road in the summer of 1978, playing arenas and stadiums in the United States. This leg of the tour was called "The Penguin Summer Country Safari".
Setlist
Second North American leg
"Say You Love Me"
"Monday Morning"
"Dreams"
"Oh Well"
"Rhiannon"
"Oh Daddy"
"Never Going Back Again"
"Landslide"
"Over My Head"
"Gold Dust Woman"
"You Make Loving Fun"
"I'm So Afraid"
"Go Your Own Way"
"World Turning"
"Blue Letter "
"Second Hand News "
"The Chain"
"Songbird"
The Penguin Summer Country Safari
"Monday Morning"
"Dreams"
"Oh Well"
"The Chain"
"Rhiannon"
"Oh Daddy"
"Say You Love Me"
"Never Going Back Again"
"Landslide"
"Gold Dust Woman"
"You Make Loving Fun"
"I'm So Afraid"
"World Turning"
"Go Your Own Way"
"Blue Letter"
"Sisters of the Moon "
"Songbird"
Tour dates
Date
City
Country
Venue
North America, leg 1 [ 1]
February 24, 1977
Uniondale
United States
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
February 28, 1977
Berkeley
Berkeley Community Theatre
March 6, 1977
Fort Worth
Tarrant County Convention Center
March 7, 1977
Houston
The Summit
March 10, 1977
San Diego
San Diego Sports Arena
March 19, 1977
Greensboro
Greensboro Coliseum
March 21, 1977
Philadelphia
Spectrum
March 22, 1977
Hershey
Hersheypark Stadium
March 23, 1977
Hartford
Hartford Civic Center
March 24, 1977
Uniondale
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
March 25, 1977
Hartford
Hartford Civic Center
March 27, 1977
Annapolis
US Naval Academy
March 29, 1977
San Diego
San Diego Sports Arena
April 1, 1977
Kansas City
Kemper Arena
Europe [ 2] [ 3]
April 2, 1977
Birmingham
England
Birmingham Odeon
April 4, 1977
Glasgow
Scotland
Apollo Theatre
April 5, 1977
Manchester
England
Manchester Apollo
April 8, 1977
London
Rainbow Theatre
April 9, 1977
April 10, 1977
April 11, 1977
Bristol
Colston Hall
April 12, 1977
Paris
France
Pavillon de Paris
April 13, 1977
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Jaap Edenhal
April 14, 1977
Munich
West Germany
Circus Krone
April 15, 1977
Frankfurt
Jahrhunderthalle
April 16, 1977
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre
April 19, 1977
Düsseldorf
West Germany
Phillipshalle
April 24, 1977
Stockholm
Sweden
Johanneshovs Isstadion
April 26, 1977
Lund
Olympen
North America, leg 2 [ 4] [ 5]
May 1, 1977
Boulder
United States
Folsom Field
May 7, 1977[ a]
Oakland
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
May 8, 1977
Santa Barbara
UCSB Campus Stadium
May 11, 1977
El Paso
El Paso County Coliseum
May 15, 1977
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Convention Center
May 16, 1977
Houston
The Summit
May 18, 1977
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State Fair Arena
May 21, 1977
Nashville
Nashville Municipal Auditorium
May 24, 1977
Columbia
Carolina Coliseum
May 28, 1977
Miami
Miami Stadium
May 29, 1977
Orlando
Tangerine Bowl
June 1, 1977
Atlanta
Omni Coliseum
June 2, 1977
Birmingham
Jefferson Civic Center
June 3, 1977
Memphis
Mid-South Coliseum
June 5, 1977
New Orleans
Tad Gormley Stadium
June 24, 1977
Charlotte
Charlotte Coliseum
June 25, 1977
Little Rock
Barton Coliseum
June 28, 1977
Syracuse
Oncenter War Memorial Arena
June 29, 1977
New York City
Madison Square Garden
June 30, 1977
July 2, 1977
Buffalo
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
July 4, 1977
Toronto
Canada
CNE Grandstand
July 5, 1977
Greater Sudbury
Sudbury Community Arena
July 7, 1977
Providence
United States
Providence Civic Center
July 11, 1977
Norfolk
Norfolk Scope
July 12, 1977
Landover
Capital Centre
July 13, 1977
July 16, 1977
Lexington
Rupp Arena
July 23, 1977
Chicago
Chicago Stadium
July 24, 1977
August 15, 1977
Clarkston
Pine Knob Music Theatre
August 24, 1977
Las Vegas
Aladdin Theatre
August 25, 1977
August 27, 1977
Tucson
University of Arizona
August 29, 1977
Inglewood
The Forum
August 30, 1977
August 31, 1977
September 3, 1977
Seattle
Seattle Center Coliseum
September 4, 1977
Portland
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
September 5, 1977
Vancouver
Canada
Pacific Coliseum
September 7, 1977
Edmonton
Northlands Coliseum
September 8, 1977
Calgary
Stampede Grandstand
September 11, 1977
Milwaukee
United States
Milwaukee County Stadium
September 12, 1977
Saint Paul
Saint Paul Civic Center
September 15, 1977
Lincoln
Bob Devaney Sports Center
September 16, 1977
Kansas City
Kemper Arena
September 17, 1977
St. Louis
Kiel Auditorium
September 20, 1977
Indianapolis
Market Square Arena
September 21, 1977
Louisville
Freedom Hall
September 22, 1977
Detroit
Cobo Arena
September 25, 1977
Richfield
Richfield Coliseum
September 26, 1977
September 27, 1977
Philadelphia
Spectrum
October 2, 1977
Santa Barbara
UC Santa Barbara Events Center
October 3, 1977
San Diego
San Diego Sports Arena
October 4, 1977
Oceania [ 5]
November 6, 1977
Auckland
New Zealand
Western Springs Stadium
November 9, 1977
Gold Coast
Australia
Gold Coast Parklands
November 11, 1977
Sydney
Sydney Showground Stadium
November 13, 1977
Melbourne
Calder Park Raceway
November 15, 1977
Brisbane
Lang Park
November 17, 1977
Sydney
Sydney Showground Stadium
November 18, 1977
Perth
Perth Entertainment Centre
November 19, 1977
November 23, 1977
Adelaide
Memorial Drive Park
Japan [ 6] [ 7]
December 1, 1977
Nagoya
Japan
Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall
December 3, 1977
Osaka
Osaka Festival Hall
December 4, 1977
December 5, 1977
Tokyo
Nippon Budokan
North America, leg 3 [ 8]
December 7, 1977
Honolulu, Hawaii
United States
Neil Blaisdell Center
December 10, 1977
Lahaina, Hawaii
United States
Royal Lahaina Tennis Stadium
The Penguin Country Summer Safari
July 17, 1978
East Troy
United States
Alpine Valley Music Theatre
July 18, 1978
July 19, 1978
July 21, 1978
Boulder
Folsom Field
July 22, 1978
Austin
Texas Memorial Stadium
July 23, 1978
Dallas
Cotton Bowl
July 26, 1978
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 28, 1978
Orchard Park
Rich Stadium
July 29, 1978
Philadelphia
John F. Kennedy Stadium
July 30, 1978
August 6, 1978
Landover
Capital Centre
August 7, 1978
August 24, 1978
Lexington
Rupp Arena
August 26, 1978
Cleveland
Cleveland Stadium
August 28, 1978
Birmingham
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
August 29, 1978
Atlanta
Omni Coliseum
August 30, 1978
Baton Rouge
Tiger Stadium
Box office score data
Notes
Personnel
Mick Fleetwood – drums, cowbell, congas, wind chimes, gong, talking drum
John McVie – bass guitars
Christine McVie – Hammond B3 organ, Hohner Pianet, Fender Rhodes, piano, maracas, vocals
Lindsey Buckingham – acoustic and electric guitars, vocals
Stevie Nicks – vocals, tambourine, cowbell
Additional musicians
Ray Lindsey – rhythm guitar on "Go Your Own Way", and "Second Hand News"
References
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^ Box Office Data:
San Diego (March 10, 1977): "Top Box Office" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 89, no. 11. March 19, 1977. p. 40. ISSN 0006-2510 .
Greensboro (March 19, 1977): "Top Box Office" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 89, no. 13. April 2, 1977. p. 47. ISSN 0006-2510 .
Philadelphia (March 21, 1977), Hartford (March 25, 1977): "Top Box Office" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 89, no. 14. April 9, 1977. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510 .
Boulder (May 1, 1977): "Top Box Office" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 89, no. 19. May 14, 1977. p. 37. ISSN 0006-2510 .
Oakland (May 7, 1977): "Top Box Office" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 89, no. 20. May 21, 1977. p. 42. ISSN 0006-2510 .
Nashville (May 21, 1977): "Top Box Office" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 89, no. 22. June 4, 1977. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510 .
Atlanta (June 1, 1977), Birmingham (June 2, 1977), Memphis (June 3, 1977): "Top Box Office" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 89, no. 24. June 18, 1977. p. 40. ISSN 0006-2510 .
New York City (June 29–30, 1977): "Top Box Office" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 89, no. 28. July 16, 1977. p. 39. ISSN 0006-2510 .
Providence (July 7, 1977): "Top Box Office" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 89, no. 29. July 23, 1977. p. 33. ISSN 0006-2510 .
Lexington (July 16, 1977): "Top Box Office" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 89, no. 30. July 30, 1977. p. 39. ISSN 0006-2510 .
Inglewood (August 29–31, 1977), Seattle (September 3, 1977): "Top Box Office" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 89, no. 37. September 17, 1977. p. 39. ISSN 0006-2510 .
Milwaukee (September 11, 1977): "Top Box Office" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 89, no. 38. September 24, 1977. p. 42. ISSN 0006-2510 .
Kansas City (September 16, 1977), St. Louis (September 17, 1977): "Top Box Office" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 89, no. 39. October 1, 1977. p. 60. ISSN 0006-2510 .
Indianapolis (September 20, 1977), Louisville (September 21, 1977): "Top Box Office" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 89, no. 40. October 8, 1977. p. 58. ISSN 0006-2510 .
Philadelphia (September 27, 1977): "Top Box Office" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 89, no. 41. October 15, 1977. p. 46. ISSN 0006-2510 .
San Diego (October 3–4, 1977): "Top Box Office" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 89, no. 42. October 22, 1977. p. 58. ISSN 0006-2510 .
East Troy (July 17–19, 1978): "Top Box Office" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 90, no. 31. August 5, 1978. p. 52. ISSN 0006-2510 .
Lexington (August 24, 1978): "Top Box Office" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 90, no. 36. September 9, 1978. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510 .
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