Even Now Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:	Even Now Tour
Artist:	Barry Manilow
Album:	Even Now
Number Of Legs:	2
Number Of Shows:	66 in North America 11 in Europe 77 total
Last Tour:	This One's for You Tour (1976-77)
This Tour:	Even Now Tour (1978)
Next Tour:	1980 World Tour (1980)

The Even Now Tour^[1] (also known as the North American Tour and advertised as Barry Manilow in Concert) is the fourth concert tour by American recording artist Barry Manilow. The tour supports his fifth studio album Even Now (1978). Beginning in the summer of 1978, Manilow performed over 60 shows in North America and, marks the first time the singer performed in Europe.

During this jaunt, Manilow played 15 shows at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California; performing for 72,000 people. Footage of the concerts became the singer's first HBO special, airing in 1979.^[2]

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on July 17, 1978, at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

Act I

1. "Here We Go Again"
2. "New York City Rhythm"
3. "Daybreak"
4. "Even Now"
5. "Jump Shout Boogie" / "Avenue C" / "Jumpin' at the Woodside" / "Cloudburst" / "Bandstand Boogie"
6. "Ready to Take a Chance Again"
7. "Weekend in New England"
8. "Looks Like We Made It"
9. "A Very Strange Medley"

Act II

3. "I Was a Fool (To Let You Go)"
4. "All the Time"
5. "Copacabana (At the Copa)"
6. "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" / "This One's for You" / "Could It Be Magic" / "Mandy" / "Could It Be Magic"
7. "It's a Miracle"
8. "Can't Smile Without You"

Encore

17. "I Write the Songs"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America^[3]
June 23, 1978	Providence	United States	Providence Civic Center
June 24, 1978
June 25, 1978
June 28, 1978	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 29, 1978
June 30, 1978
July 1, 1978
July 3, 1978	Holmdel Township		Garden State Arts Center
July 4, 1978
July 5, 1978
July 6, 1978
July 7, 1978
July 8, 1978
July 9, 1978	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 12, 1978	Philadelphia		Robin Hood Dell West
July 13, 1978
July 16, 1978	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center
July 17, 1978
July 18, 1978
July 20, 1978	Clarkston		Pine Knob Music Theatre
July 21, 1978
July 22, 1978
July 23, 1978
July 25, 1978	Highland Park		Ravinia Pavilion
July 26, 1978
July 28, 1978	New York City		Forest Hills Stadium
July 29, 1978
July 31, 1978	Boston		Harvard Stadium
August 3, 1978	Las Vegas		Versailles Room
August 4, 1978
August 5, 1978
August 8, 1978
August 9, 1978
August 10, 1978
August 11, 1978
August 12, 1978
August 13, 1978
August 14, 1978
August 15, 1978
August 16, 1978
August 19, 1978	Morrison		Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 20, 1978
August 22, 1978	Chicago		Hyatt Regency Ballroom
August 23, 1978	Concord		Concord Pavilion
August 24, 1978
August 27, 1978	Los Angeles		Greek Theatre
August 28, 1978
August 29, 1978
August 30, 1978
August 31, 1978
September 1, 1978
September 2, 1978
September 3, 1978
September 12, 1978
September 13, 1978
September 14, 1978
September 15, 1978
September 16, 1978
September 17, 1978
September 18, 1978
September 22, 1978	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum
September 24, 1978	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
September 25, 1978	Philadelphia		Spectrum
September 26, 1978
September 29, 1978	Chicago	Chicago Stadium
September 30, 1978
Europe^[4]
October 9, 1978	London	England	London Palladium
October 10, 1978
October 11, 1978
October 12, 1978
October 13, 1978
October 14, 1978
October 16, 1978	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Concertgebouw
October 23, 1978	London	England	Royal Albert Hall
October 25, 1978	Paris	Netherlands	L'Olympia
October 31, 1978	Frankfurt	West Germany	Jahrhunderthalle
November 3, 1978	Munich		Kongressaal

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

This concert was a part of the "Radio Programming Conference"^[5]

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

<	--Date-->	<	--City, (State or Country)-->	<	--Venue-->	<	--Reason/Additional Info-->
July 22, 1978	Saint Paul, Minnesota	St. Paul Civic Center	Cancelled
July 23, 1978	St. Louis, Missouri	Checkerdome	Cancelled
October 18, 1978	Copenhagen, Denmark	Falkoner Teatret	Cancelled
October 26, 1978	Brussels, Belgium	Cirque Royal	Cancelled

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets Sold / Available	Gross Revenue
Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Morrison	18,000 / 18,000 (100%)	$177,218^[6]
Concord Pavilion	Concord	15,298 / 15,298 (100%)	$128,074^[7]
Riverfront Coliseum	Cincinnati	12,105 / 12,105 (100%)	$136,666^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: After 30 Years, I Finally Went To A Barry Manilow Concert . Smith . Danyel . February 21, 2013 . . December 11, 2020. https://archive.today/20201211080651/https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2013/02/21/172506252/after-30-years-i-finally-went-to-a-barry-manilow-concert . December 11, 2020.
2. . Barry Manilow's First HBO Special . Los Angeles, California . . . April 30, 2009 . December 11, 2020. https://archive.today/20201211074413/https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2009/04/30/1196662/0/en/Barry-Manilow-s-First-HBO-Special.html . December 11, 2020.
3. Sources for tour dates in Providence, Holmdel Township, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, and Los Angeles:
   • Web site: Manilow Returns to New York After Year Recording, Touring . Palmer . Robert . July 30, 1978 . . December 11, 2020. https://archive.today/20201211081339/https://www.nytimes.com/1978/07/30/archives/manilow-returns-to-new-york-after-year-recording-touring.html . December 11, 2020.
   • Web site: Stadium Opens for Manilow Concert; Boston Sponsors 'Summerthing' Benefit . Marinkovic . Mel M. . July 11, 1978 . . . December 6, 2020. https://archive.today/20201206070455/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1978/7/11/stadium-opens-for-manilow-concert-boston/ . December 6, 2020.
   • June 17, 1978. L.A. Greek Ups Curtain. Billboard. 90. 24. 44. New York City, New York. Billboard Publications, Inc.. 0006-2510. December 11, 2020.
   • June 24, 1978. Sinatra in "Benefit" for Garden State Arts Center. Billboard. 90. 25. 84. New York City, New York. Billboard Publications, Inc.. 0006-2510. December 11, 2020.
   • June 10, 1978. Electric Factory Sets 11 Pop Philly Shows. Billboard. 90. 23. 44. New York City, New York. Billboard Publications, Inc.. 0006-2510. December 11, 2020.
4. October 7, 1978. Manilow, Parton Off To Europe For Boosts. White . Adam . Billboard. 90. 40. 40. New York City, New York. Billboard Publications, Inc.. 0006-2510. December 11, 2020.
5. August 26, 1978. NAB Opening 1st Program Meet in CHI. Billboard. 26 August 1978. 90. 34. 14. New York City, New York. Billboard Publications, Inc.. 0006-2510. December 11, 2020.
6. September 2, 1978. Top Boxoffice. Billboard. 2 September 1978. 90. 35. 45. New York City, New York. Billboard Publications, Inc.. 0006-2510. December 11, 2020.
7. September 9, 1978. Top Boxoffice. Billboard. 9 September 1978. 90. 36. 37. New York City, New York. Billboard Publications, Inc.. 0006-2510. December 11, 2020.
8. October 7, 1978. Top Boxoffice. Billboard. 90. 40. 42. New York City, New York. Billboard Publications, Inc.. 0006-2510. December 11, 2020.

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