HARD ROCK
FORUM
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| Date | Location | Venue | Other Bands / Openers | Notes |
| Sep 22 1969 | Birmingham | Henry’s Blues House | Exact date unknown | |
| Sep 23 1969 | London | Pied Bull – Islington | Exact date unknown | |
| Sep 24 1969 | Edinburgh | The Oasis | Exact date unknown | |
| Sep 25 1969 | Edinburgh | Cavendish | Exact date unknown | |
| Sep 26 1969 | The band is billed as “Black Sabbath” from this point forward | |||
| Sep 27 1969 | Dumfries | Drill Hall | Timothy Pink | |
| Oct 01 1969 | Hamburg | The Star Club | Exact date unknown | |
| Oct 07 1969 | “When I Came Down” recorded – Birmingham Arts Lab (Zella Studios) | |||
| Oct 10 1969 | Sheffield | Sheffield Ballroom | Unconfirmed | |
| Oct 11 1969 | Lichfield | The Pokey Hole – Frog Lane | Unconfirmed | |
| Oct 12 1969 | Regent Sound Studios [Recording sessions for BLACK SABBATH album] – Album recorded in two days | |||
| Oct 18 1969 | Birmingham | Henry’s Blues House | Ten Years After (HL) | |
| Oct 29 1969 | Birmingham | Unconfirmed | ||
| Nov 01 1969 | Nethertown | Tow Bar Inn | Society’s Child | |
| Nov 11 1969 | London | Maida Vale Studios | Recorded for John Peel’s TOP GEAR, which was broadcast on 11/21/69 and 3/21/70 | |
| Nov 14 1969 | London | The Marquee | Hardin & York (HL) | |
| Nov 16 1969 | Dumfries | Rugman’s Youth Club – Whitesands | Amplified Heat | |
| Nov 26 1969 | Carlisle | |||
| Nov 29 1969 | Birmingham | University | ||
| Dec 01 1969 | Zurich | Unconfirmed | ||
| Dec 18 1969 | Birmingham | Unconfirmed | ||
| Dec 26 1969 | Lichfield | The Pokey Hole – Frog Lane | ||
| Jan 07 1970 | Hull | Unconfirmed | ||
| Jan 09 1970 | “Evil Woman” single released – First Black Sabbath single release | |||
| Jan 13 1970 | Birmingham | Henry’s Blues House | Climax Chicago, Duster Bennett, Graham Bond | |
| Jan 24 1970 | Poleworth | Polesworth Memorial Hall | The Dave Harris Disc-K-Tek Show (DJ) | |
| Feb 05 1970 | Official beginning of the tour to support their BLACK SABBATH album. | |||
| Feb 05 1970 | Cardiff | ‘Cardiff Arts Centre Project’ – Sophia Gardens Pavilion | Pink Floyd, Quintessence, Daddy Longlegs, Gary Farr, Heaven, Tea & Symphony, Ron Geesin | Charity Show |
| Feb 06 1970 | Birmingham | Mother’s Club At Erdlington – High Street | John Peel | |
| Feb 10 1970 | Banklands | Banklands Youth Club | ||
| Feb 13 1970 | Black Sabbath’s debut album, Black Sabbath is released! | |||
| Feb 13 1970 | Workington | Workington College Of Further Education – Exhibition Hall | Confucius [formerly Hideaway’s from Liverpool] | Sabbath performed at a ‘Valentine Dance’ in this Cumberland county town. |
| Mar 04 1970 | Koln (Cologne) | Konzerthaus (also written as ‘Kouzenthans’) | Unconfirmed | |
| Mar 08 1970 | Bletchley | Bletchley Youth Centre – Derwent Dr. (Bucks) | Writing On The Wall | |
| Mar 09 1970 | London | ‘Atomic Sunrise’ Festival – The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm | Quintessence, Gypsy, Black Sabbath | 7-night festival; Sabbath played the 1st night. |
| Mar 11 1970 | Birmingham | Mother’s Club At Erdlington – High Street | ||
| Mar 13 1970 | London | The Marquee | ||
| Mar 14 1970 | Manchester | University | Stack Waddy | |
| Mar 15 1970 | Bradford | St. George’s Hall | Blodwyn Pig (HL) | |
| Mar 16 1970 | London | The Marquee | Grisby Dyke & Straight Lace | |
| Mar 18 1970 | Oxfam Dance – The Cosmo | Andromeda (HL) | Charity gig for Oxfam | |
| Mar 19 1970 | London | Hounds – Duke’s Head, East Ham | ||
| Mar 22 1970 | Birmingham | Holy Child School | ||
| Mar 25 1970 | Birmingham | Mother’s Club At Erdlington – High Street | Grisby Dyke & Straight Lace | |
| Mar 28 1970 | London | The Temple | Gypsy, Sour Milk Sea | Billed as “All Nighter” show from 9 PM to 6 AM. |
| Mar 29 1970 | London | Free Easter Festival – Victoria Park, Bethnal Green | Original scheduled lineup: John Lennon and Yoko Ono (HL), Amazing Grace, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Agula (?), Curved Air, J.J. Jackson’s Dilemma, Alan Rushton, The Scratch Orchestra, Shy Limbs, Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Sunflower Brass Band, | Cancelled? Festival organized by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Lineup listed in 2nd ad: Black Sabbath, Liverpool Scene, Toe Fat [featuring Ken Hensley of Uriah Heep] and The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown |
| Mar 30 1970 | Hamburg | ‘Pop & Blues Festival’ – Ernst Merck Halle | Renaissance (HL), Greatest Show On Earth, Warm Dust, Steamhammer, Groundhogs, Flaming Youth, Killing Floor, Sphinx Tush, The Nice (featuring Keith Emerson), Marsupliami, & Killing Floor. | |
| Mar 31 1970 | Workington | Banklands Youth Club | ||
| Apr 03 1970 | West Croydon | The Happy Star Hotel – Broad Green | White Lightning | |
| Apr 05 1970 | London | The Lyceum | Steamhammer (HL}, Gin House, Flare, Anne Nightingale [Radio I DJ] | |
| Apr 08 1970 | Birmingham | Mother’s Club At Erdlington – High Street | CANCELLED | |
| Apr 09 1970 | Newcastle-Upon-Tyne | Mayfair Ballroom | Taste (HL), Dogg | |
| Apr 10 1970 | Stoke-on-Trent | King’s Hall | Juicy Lucy | |
| Apr 11 1970 | Folkestone | Tofts | ||
| Apr 12 1970 | Epping | Groovesville Wake Arms | ||
| Apr 16 1970 | London | Empire Rooms – Tottenham Court Rd. (Warren St.) | Hardin And York, Van der Graaf Generator | Kilburn Polytechnic S.U. Charity Week Dance |
| Apr 17 1970 | Plymouth | Van Dike | ||
| Apr 18 1970 | London | The Pied Bull – Islington | ||
| Apr 19 1970 | Croydon | Fox At Greyhound | CANCELLED | |
| Apr 19 1970 | Crawley | Thomas Bennet School – Tillgate | Stray, Clark Hutchinson, Dr. Strangely Strange, Boris and a few local bands | CANCELLED |
| Apr 19 1970 | Darlington | Civic Theater | ||
| Apr 20 1970 | London | The Pied Bull – Islington | ||
| Apr 21 1970 | Birmingham | Town Hall | The Egg | |
| Apr 22 1970 | Watford | The Top Rank Suite | Caravan | |
| Apr 23 1970 | Newcastle-Upon-Tyne | Mayfair Ballroom | Taste | |
| Apr 24 1970 | Crawley | Arts Lab | Unconfirmed | |
| Apr 25 1970 | Essen | 2nd Pop And Blues Festival | Renaissance, Keef Hartley Band, Hardin And York, Marsha Hunt, Groundhogs, Flock, Rhinoceros, Taj Mahal, Ten Wheel Drive | 2-day festival show |
| Apr 26 1970 | London | Royal Albert Hall | CANCELLED | |
| Apr 26 1970 | London | John Peel’s ‘Sunday Show’ (Radio Session) | Medicine Head | Source for THE OZZMAN COMETH “basement tapes” |
| Apr 27 1970 | Montreux | Galas de la Rose d’Or – Montreux Casino | Antoine, Jeannie Bennett, Nimo Ferrer, Flirtation, R.B. Greaves, Half-a-Crown, Kathy Kovacs, Ashton Gardner & Dyke, New York Rock & Roll Ensemble | Unconfirmed |
| May 02 1970 | High Wycombe | Hellfire Cavern | Allegedly taped for German TV | |
| May 02 1970 | Portsmouth | Student’s Union – St. Paul’s College | Image [comedy act] | |
| May 03 1970 | Richmond | The Castle | CANCELLED | |
| May 03 1970 | Godalming | Angel | ||
| May 04 1970 | Paris | Recording Session for TV and Radio | ||
| May 07 1970 | Scarborough | Top Spot | ||
| May 08 1970 | Leicester | IL Rondo | ||
| May 09 1970 | Bradford | Bradford University | ||
| May 10 1970 | Redcar | Redcar Jazz Club | ||
| May 13 1970 | Walsall | Whiskey Villa Club – Hatherton Hall, Freer Street | Slam Hammer | Possibly two sets |
| May 14 1970 | London | The Marquee | Bakerloo | |
| May 15 1970 | Twickenham | Eel Pie Island | Tiny Clanger | |
| May 16 1970 | Salisbury | Alexis Disco | ||
| May 17 1970 | Leamington Spa | Jephson Gardens Pavilion | Galliard | |
| May 18 1970 | Romford | King’s Head – Market Place | Ipsissimus | |
| May 19 1970 | Surbiton | Surbiton Assembly Rooms | ||
| May 20 1970 | Tonypandy | Judges Hall | Unconfirmed | |
| May 21 1970 | Bournemouth | The Ritz | ||
| May 22 1970 | Glamorgan | Blackwood | Cancelled? | |
| May 22 1970 | Hilversum | DOEBIDOE Dutch TV Performance | Although we know for sure that this TV performance took place, no footage is known to exist. | |
| May 23 1970 | Ewell | Ewell Technical College | Caravan (HL), Mobius, Aural Plasma Lights and sounds from BC (DJ?) | |
| May 23 1970 | East Sussex | Whitsun / ‘Bank Holiday’ Festival – Plumpton Racecourse – Lewes | Ginger Baker’s Air Force (HL), Richie Havens (HL), Julie Driscoll, Hard Meat, King Crimson, Christine Perfect [aka Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac], Judas Jump, Keith Tippet Group, Fairfield Parlour, Chicken Shack, Roy Harper, Savoy Brown, Warm Dust, Gra | |
| May 23 1970 | Tarx Club – Potters Bar | CANCELLED | ||
| May 24 1970 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Hollywood Festival – Madeley – Leycett, Finney Green | Afternoon Show: Colosseum (HL), Free, Quintessence, Wildmouth. [Sabbath were the 2nd act to play, according to the order shown in ad for the show] | Afternoon Show |
| May 24 1970 | Turnstall | Golden Torch | Evening Show | |
| May 25 1970 | Bremen | ‘Beat Club’ – German TV | Rare Bird, Jody Grind, Blodwyn Pig, Renaissance, Canned | Filmed for German TV – “Blue Suede Shoes” and “Black Sabbath” |
| May 28 1970 | Swindon | McIlroy’s | ||
| May 28 1970 | Spennymoor | CANCELLED | ||
| May 29 1970 | Cambridge | Corn Exchange | ||
| May 30 1970 | Malvern | Malvern Winter Gardens | ||
| May 31 1970 | Cleethorpes | Cleethorpes Winter Gardens | ||
| Jun 01 1970 | The first album (BLACK SABBATH) is released in the US | |||
| Jun 02 1970 | London | “Extravaganza ’70” – Olympia National Hall | Afternoon Show: Status Quo, Stuart Henry Evening Show: Wild Angels, Black Sabbath | Festival show |
| Jun 05 1970 | Glasgow | Temple Of Peace | Family, Chicken Shack | Beginning of short tour with Family and Chicken Shack. |
| Jun 06 1970 | Edinburgh | Usher Hall | Family, Chicken Shack | |
| Jun 07 1970 | Epping | Groovesville Wake Arms | Family, Chicken Shack | |
| Jun 08 1970 | Aberdeen | Music Hall | Family, Chicken Shack | |
| Jun 10 1970 | London | Fox On The Hill – Denmark Hill, SE5 | Bob Stevens, D.J. | |
| Jun 12 1970 | Lancaster | University Of Lancaster | ||
| Jun 13 1970 | Weston Super Mare | Winter Gardens Pavilion | Brass Syndrome, Lizard Sounds Discotheque with D.J. Paul, Mike Slocombe Combo & Kaleidoscope Lightshow | |
| Jun 14 1970 | Croydon | Fox At Greyhound – Park Lane | Bob Stevens D.J. | |
| Jun 15 1970 | Cambridge | Churchill College | ||
| Jun 16 1970 | Paranoid Recording Sessions (Jun 16 through Jun 21) | |||
| Jun 21 1970 | Frankfurt | ‘Rock Circus ’70’ – Neiderradeyeling Stadium (Radstadion) | Deep Purple (HL), The Byrds, Family, Black Sabbath, Edgar Broughton Band, Steamhammer, Badfinger, Chicken Shack, Jackie Lomax, Chuck Berry, Nosferatu, Screaming Lord Sutch, Bo Diddley, Heavy Jelly, Little Free Rock, and Ashton Gardner & Dyke | |
| Jun 22 1970 | Essen | Big Gig Festival – Klein Flottbek – Derby | Colosseum, Family, Rare Bird, Humble Pie, Uriah Heep, Gentle Giant | |
| Jun 25 1970 | Hannover | Kuppelsaal – Niedersachsenhalle | ‘Magic’, ‘Life And Groups’ | |
| Jun 26 1970 | West Berlin | Audimax der Freien Universität – Henry-Ford-Bau | Frumpy (ex-City Preachers), Hairy Chapter | |
| Jun 27 1970 | Langelsheim | The Beat Club | ||
| Jun 28 1970 | Ciney | Wallon | ||
| Jul 01 1970 | Torquay | Marquay Club – Torquay Town Hall | Adolphus Rebirth, Blue Blood | |
| Jul 04 1970 | Southport | Margate Dreamland | ||
| Jul 05 1970 | Kiel | ‘Progressive Pop Festival’ – Ostseehalle (East Sea Hall) | Hardin & York, Groundhogs, Frumpy, Sphinx, Tush, Tomorrow’s Gift, Beautique In Corporation | Progressive Pop Festival. 2-day festival show. |
| Jul 08 1970 | London | The Marquee | Harry The Horse | |
| Jul 10 1970 | München (Munich) | Euro Pop A-Z Musik Festival – Olympia Eisstadion am Oberwiesenfeld | 2-day festival show (Sabbath played from 10:15PM till 11PM) | |
| Jul 11 1970 | Lincolnshire | Baston Festival | ||
| Jul 16 1970 | San Francisco, CA | Fillmore West | Postponed | |
| Jul 17 1970 | San Francisco, CA | Fillmore West | Postponed | |
| Jul 17 1970 | London | ‘Klooks At The Lyceum’ – The Lyceum Ballroom | Yes (HL), Uriah Heep, Clark Hutchinston, Big Lil, D.J. Andy Dunkley, First Light Show | |
| Jul 17 1970 | Paranoid Single Released | |||
| Jul 18 1970 | San Francisco, CA | Fillmore West | Postponed | |
| Jul 18 1970 | Dunstable | Dunstable Civic | ||
| Jul 19 1970 | San Francisco, CA | Fillmore West | Postponed | |
| Jul 20 1970 | Los Angeles, CA | Whiskey a Go-Go | Postponed | |
| Jul 21 1970 | Los Angeles, CA | Whiskey a Go-Go | Postponed | |
| Jul 22 1970 | Los Angeles, CA | Whiskey a Go-Go | Postponed | |
| Jul 23 1970 | Los Angeles, CA | Whiskey a Go-Go | Postponed | |
| Jul 24 1970 | Los Angeles, CA | Olympic Theater | Postponed | |
| Jul 25 1970 | Bishop’s Stortford | Rhodes Centre | Unconfirmed | |
| Jul 25 1970 | Lt. Bardfield | Barn Club | ||
| Jul 25 1970 | Los Angeles, CA | Olympic Theater | Postponed | |
| Jul 27 1970 | Chicago, IL | Beavers | Postponed | |
| Jul 28 1970 | Chicago, IL | Beavers | Postponed | |
| Jul 29 1970 | Torquay | Torquay Town Hall | Unconfirmed | |
| Jul 29 1970 | Chicago, IL | Beavers | Postponed | |
| Jul 30 1970 | Chicago, IL | Beavers | Postponed | |
| Jul 31 1970 | New York City, NY | Fillmore East | Postponed | |
| Aug 01 1970 | New York City, NY | Fillmore East | Postponed | |
| Aug 03 1970 | New York City, NY | Fillmore East | Postponed | |
| Aug 08 1970 | East Sussex | Plumpton Race Track – Lewes | Multi-Day Festival | |
| Aug 12 1970 | Dortmund | Fantasio Club | Unconfirmed. Rescheduled from 8/26? | |
| Aug 21 1970 | Vlaams | Jazz Bilzen ’70 & Humo VIII (Bilzen Blues And Jazz Festival) | Badfinger, Djengis Khan, Burnin’ Plague, The Dream, Bismark, Wild Angels, Arthur Conley, The Kinks, Kate’s Kennel Kate, Amazing Mistery, Doctor Down Trip, May Blitz, Johny Dover Big Band, Kleptomania, Humblebums, Eddy Boyd, Baba Robert Quintet, Willy Rogg | Bilzen Jazz Festival. 3-day festival (August 21-23). |
| Aug 22 1970 | Tiel | Betuwse Popfestival | Golden Earring (around 11 pm), The Wild Angels [from U.K.], Arthur Brown and The Gass (around 1:30 am), The Kinks, Cat Stevens, The Dream, May Blitz (didn’t play), Bismarck (didn’t play) | Outdoor festival show |
| Aug 25 1970 | Bielefeld | Unconfirmed. Rescheduled from 8/27? | ||
| Aug 31 1970 | Montreux | Montreux Casino | Taste (HL), The Doors [cancelled], Cactus | Rescheduled from 8/30 |
| Aug 31 1970 | End of the tour for the “Black Sabbath” album. | |||
