| Concert Tour Name: | Technical Ecstasy Tour |
| Artist: | Black Sabbath |
| Album: | Technical Ecstasy |
| Number Of Legs: | 2 |
| Number Of Shows: | 81 (85 scheduled) |
| Last Tour: | Sabotage Tour (1975–76) |
| This Tour: | Technical Ecstasy Tour (1976–77) |
| Next Tour: | Never Say Die! Tour (1978) |
The Technical Ecstasy Tour was a concert tour by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It began on 22 October 1976 and ended on 22 April 1977.
Having toned down the band's 'black magic' image for Technical Ecstasy, Geezer Butler assured Circus, "Parents can take their kids to our shows now."[1] Opening acts included Ted Nugent and, promoting their Next album, Journey.
A notorious encounter occurred between Geezer Butler and Malcolm Young of support band AC/DC when the tour reached Europe. "Flick-knives were banned in England," Butler recalled, "but, when we were playing in Switzerland, I bought one. I was just flicking it, when Malcolm Young came up to me and started slagging Sabbath… He came over and said, 'You must think you're big, having a flick-knife.' I said, 'What are you talking about?' And that was it. Nobody got hurt."[2]
AC/DC's support slot had, in any case, begun inauspiciously. "All the gear was blowing up," reported Angus Young of their first show, in Paris. "We played about twenty minutes then destroyed the stage."[3]
| Date[4] [5] [6] | City | Country | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | ||||
| 22 October 1976 | Tulsa | United States | Tulsa Assembly Center Arena | |
| 23 October 1976 | Houston | Sam Houston Coliseum | ||
| 24 October 1976 | San Antonio | Convention Center Arena | ||
| 26 October 1976 | Dallas | Dallas Memorial Auditorium | ||
| 28 October 1976 | Des Moines | Veterans Memorial Audtiorium | ||
| 29 October 1976 | Lincoln | Pershing Memorial Auditorium | ||
| 30 October 1976 | Kansas City | Memorial Hall | ||
| 31 October 1976 | Denver | McNichols Sports Arena | ||
| 1 November 1976 | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |||
| 2 November 1976 | San Francisco | Winterland Ballroom | ||
| 3 November 1976 | Santa Monica | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium | ||
| 5 November 1976 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | ||
| 6 November 1976 | Long Beach | Long Beach Arena | ||
| 7 November 1976 | San Bernardino | Swing Auditorium | ||
| 9 November 1976 | Fresno | Selland Arena | ||
| 11 November 1976 | Portland | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | ||
| 12 November 1976 | Spokane | Spokane Coliseum | ||
| 13 November 1976 | Seattle | Seattle Center Arena | ||
| 23 November 1976 | Knoxville | Knoxville Civic Coliseum | ||
| 24 November 1976 | Chicago | International Amphitheatre | ||
| 25 November 1976 | Charleston | Charleston Civic Center | ||
| 26 November 1976 | Detroit | Cobo Center | ||
| 28 November 1976 | Richfield | Richfield Coliseum | ||
| 29 November 1976 | Chicago | International Amphitheatre | ||
| 30 November 1976 | Kalamazoo | Wings Stadium | ||
| 1 December 1976 | Providence | Providence Civic Center | ||
| 2 December 1976 | ||||
| 3 December 1976 | Boston | Boston Garden | ||
| 4 December 1976 | Philadelphia | Spectrum | ||
| 6 December 1976 | New York | Madison Square Garden | ||
| 7 December 1976 | Springfield | Civic Center | ||
| 8 December 1976 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | ||
| 9 December 1976 | Landover | Capital Centre | ||
| 10 December 1976 | Niagara Falls | Niagara Falls Convention Center | ||
| 11 December 1976 | New Haven | New Haven Coliseum | ||
| 12 December 1976 | Syracuse | War Memorial Auditorium | ||
| 20 January 1977 | Miami | |||
| 25 January 1977 | Birmingham | Boutwell Memorial Auditorium | ||
| 26 January 1977 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | ||
| 28 January 1977 | Memphis | Mid-South Coliseum | ||
| 29 January 1977 | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum | ||
| 30 January 1977 | Fayetteville | Cumberland County Memorial Arena | ||
| 2 February 1977 | Norfolk Scope | |||
| 4 February 1977 | Cincinnati | Riverfront Coliseum | ||
| 6 February 1977 | Erie | Erie County Field House | ||
| 7 February 1977 | Salem | Salem Civic Center | ||
| 9 February 1977 | Columbus | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | ||
| 10 February 1977 | Nashville | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | ||
| 11 February 1977 | Terre Haute | Hulman Center | ||
| 12 February 1977 | St. Louis | Kiel Auditorium | ||
| 13 February 1977 | Springfield | Hammons Student Center | ||
| 14 February 1977 | Indianapolis | Indiana Convention Center | ||
| 15 February 1977 | Fort Wayne | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | ||
| 16 February 1977 | Little Rock | Barton Coliseum | ||
| 18 February 1977 | Lexington | Rupp Arena | ||
| 20 February 1977 | San Francisco | Winterland | ||
| 23 February 1977 | Inglewood | Inglewood Forum | ||
| Europe | ||||
| 2 March 1977 | Glasgow | Scotland | The Apollo | |
| 4 March 1977 | Newcastle | England | Newcastle City Hall | |
| 6 March 1977 | Stafford | New Bingley Hall | ||
| 7 March 1977 | Liverpool | Liverpool Empire Theatre | ||
| 9 March 1977 | Cardiff | Wales | Capitol Theatre | |
| 10 March 1977 | Southampton | England | Southampton Gaumont Theatre | |
| 12 March 1977 | London | Hammersmith Odeon | ||
| 13 March 1977 | ||||
| 14 March 1977 | ||||
| 15 March 1977 | ||||
| 5 April 1977 | Paris | France | Pavillon de Paris | |
| 6 April 1977 | Colmar | Colmar Expo Hall | ||
| 7 April 1977 | Offenbach | West Germany | Stadthalle Offenbach (Easter Rock Festival) | |
| 9 April 1977 | Cologne | Sporthalle (Easter Rock Festival) | ||
| 10 April 1977 | Nuremberg | Messezentrum (Easter Rock Festival) | ||
| 11 April 1977 | Ludwigshafen | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle (Easter Rock Festival) | ||
| 13 April 1977 | Thonex | Switzerland | Thonex Party Hall | |
| 14 April 1977 | Zürich | Volkshaus | ||
| 15 April 1977 | Odense | Denmark | Fyns Forum | |
| 16 April 1977 | Brussels | Belgium | Cirque Royal | |
| 17 April 1977 | Netherlands | RAI Arena | ||
| 18 April 1977 | Hamburg | West Germany | Ernst-Merck-Halle | |
| 19 April 1977 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Falkoner Center | |
| 21 April 1977 | Lund | Sweden | Olympen | |
| 22 April 1977 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | ||
| City | Venue | Attendance | Gross | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 December 1976 | Pittsburgh, United States | Civic Arena | 15,000 / 15,000 | $112,500 | [7] |
| 10 December 1976 | Niagara Falls, United States | Niagara Falls Convention Center | 8,012 | $52,078 | |
| 11 December 1976 | New Haven, United States | New Haven Coliseum | 7,800 | $53,500 |