The Mob Rules Tour was a concert tour by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, which began on 15 November 1981 in Quebec City and concluded on 31 August 1982 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
Background A cross was used in the stage production.
"The album is more rockier than we've done before," observed guitarist Tony Iommi, "and the show is far more uptempo that it has been before – and a lot more involved… with stage presentation and effects and stuff like that. We enjoy it, the whole thing – we're very happy with the situation at the moment."US radio interview, broadcast 20 November 1981, transcribed in Sabbath fanzine Southern Cross #12, January 1994, p26
Recordings from the tour spawned the Live Evil album.
Tour dates + List of 1981 concertsDateCityCountryVenue15 November 1981Quebec CityCanadaQuebec Coliseum16 November 1981KitchenerKitchener Memorial Arena17 November 1981SudburySudbury Community Arena19 November 1981TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens20 November 1981MontrealMontreal Forum21 November 1981OttawaOttawa Civic Arena22 November 1981BinghamtonUnited StatesBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena23 November 1981AllentownAgricultural Hall24 November 1981BethlehemStabler Arena25 November 1981Glens FallsGlens Falls Civic Center27 November 1981PittsburghCivic Arena28 November 1981ToledoToledo Sports Arena29 November 1981ColumbusColumbus Fairgrounds Coliseum30 November 1981CharlestonCharleston Civic Center1 December 1981BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium3 December 1981LandoverCapital Centre4 December 1981PhiladelphiaSpectrum5 December 1981SalisburyWicomico Civic Arena6 December 1981RichmondRichmond Coliseum8 December 1981RichfieldRichfield Coliseum9 December 1981LouisvilleLouisville Gardens10 December 1981MemphisMid-South Coliseum12 December 1981Little RockBarton Coliseum13 December 1981MobileMobile Municipal Arena14 December 198115 December 1981AtlantaOmni Coliseum16 December 1981NashvilleNashville Municipal Auditorium17 December 1981CincinnatiRiverfront Coliseum19 December 1981IndianapolisMarket Square Arena20 December 1981ChicagoInternational Amphitheatre21 December 198131 December 1981LondonEnglandHammersmith Odeon
+ List of 1982 concertsDateCityCountryVenue1 January 1982LondonEnglandHammersmith Odeon2 January 19823 January 19825 January 1982NewcastleNewcastle City Hall6 January 19827 January 19828 January 1982EdinburghScotlandHighland Hall9 January 1982StaffordEnglandNew Bingley Hall10 January 1982LeicesterGranby Halls12 January 1982LeedsQueens Hall13 January 1982CardiffWalesSophia Gardens Pavilion14 January 1982St. AustellEnglandCornwall Coliseum15 January 1982PortsmouthPortsmouth Guildhall4 February 1982New HavenUnited StatesNew Haven Coliseum6 February 1982SyracuseOnondaga County War Memorial Arena7 February 1982KingstonKingston Armory10 February 1982New York CityMadison Square Garden11 February 1982BinghamtonBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena12 February 1982ProvidenceProvidence Civic Arena13 February 1982RochesterRochester Community War Memorial Arena16 February 1982GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum17 February 1982RoanokeRoanoke Civic Center19 February 1982JacksonvilleJacksonville Coliseum20 February 1982Pembroke PinesHollywood Sportatorium21 February 1982LakelandLakeland Civic Center24 February 1982TallahasseeLeon County Civic Center25 February 1982KnoxvilleKnoxville Civic Coliseum26 February 1982CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum27 February 1982AtlantaOmni Coliseum2 March 1982New HavenNew Haven Coliseum3 March 1982BaltimoreBaltimore Civic Center4 March 1982BostonBoston Garden6 March 1982DetroitCobo Center7 March 1982TrotwoodHara Arena8 March 1982SaginawWendler Arena9 March 1982LouisvilleLouisville Gardens10 March 1982AshwaubenonBrown County Veterans Memorial Arena11 March 1982MadisonDane County Veterans Memorial Coliseum12 March 198213 March 1982BloomingtonMetropolitan Sports Center15 March 1982Cedar RapidsFive Seasons Center16 March 1982SpringfieldPrairie Capital Convention Center17 March 1982St. LouisCheckerdome19 March 1982OmahaOmaha Civic Arena20 March 1982Kansas CityKansas City Municipal Arena21 March 1982WichitaLevitt ArenaApril 1982Las VegasRotunda9 April 1982San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena10 April 1982Long BeachLong Beach Arena12 April 1982PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum13 April 1982San BernardinoOrange Pavilion14 April 1982RenoReno-Sparks Convention Center 15 April 1982InglewoodThe Forum17 April 1982Daly CityCow Palace18 April 1982FresnoSelland Arena20 April 1982DavisDavis Recreation Hall21 April 1982 Central Point Jackson County Expo 22 April 1982PortlandVeterans Memorial Coliseum23 April 1982SeattleSeattle Center Arena (Live Evil)24 April 198226 April 1982VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum27 April 1982LethbridgeCanadian Games Sportsplex Arena28 April 1982CalgaryStampede Corral29 April 198230 April 1982EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum1 May 1982ReginaAgridome2 May 1982WinnipegWinnipeg Arena4 May 1982BillingsUnited StatesYellowstone METRA5 May 1982CasperCasper Events Center6 May 1982Salt Lake CitySalt Palace8 May 1982DenverMcNichols Sports Arena9 May 1982AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum11 May 1982HoustonSam Houston Coliseum12 May 1982DallasDallas Convention Center (Live Evil)13 May 1982San AntonioSan Antonio Convention Center (Live Evil)17 May 1982New York CityMadison Square Garden18 May 1982ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center19 May 1982KingstonKingston Armory21 May 1982RochesterRochester Community War Memorial22 May 1982SyracuseOnondaga County War Memorial23 May 1982BinghamtonBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena28 May 1982ChicagoUIC Pavilion29 May 19821 June 1982MilwaukeeMECCA Arena21 August 1982ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion22 August 1982East RutherfordMeadowlands Arena24 August 1982TorontoCanadaCNE Stadium25 August 1982OttawaLansdowne Park27 August 198228 August 1982ClarkstonUnited StatesPine Knob Music Theatre29 August 1982East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theatre31 August 1982Hoffman EstatesPoplar Creek Music Theater
Personnel Ronnie James Dio – vocals Tony Iommi – guitar Geezer Butler – bass Vinny Appice – drums, percussion
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