The Even Now Tour (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.
Opening act Eddy Arnold
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 "Here We Go Again" "New York City Rhythm" "Daybreak" "Even Now" "Jump Shout Boogie" / "Avenue C" / "Jumpin' at the Woodside" / "Cloudburst" / "Bandstand Boogie" "Ready to Take a Chance Again" "Weekend in New England" "Looks Like We Made It" "A Very Strange Medley" Act II "Beautiful Music" "I Was a Fool (To Let You Go)" "All the Time" "Copacabana (At the Copa)" "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" / "This One's for You" / "Could It Be Magic" / "Mandy" / "Could It Be Magic" "It's a Miracle" "Can't Smile Without You" Encore "I Write the Songs"
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueNorth AmericaSources for tour dates in Providence, Holmdel Township, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, and Los Angeles:June 23, 1978ProvidenceUnited StatesProvidence Civic CenterJune 24, 1978June 25, 1978June 28, 1978ColumbiaMerriweather Post PavilionJune 29, 1978June 30, 1978July 1, 1978July 3, 1978Holmdel TownshipGarden State Arts CenterJuly 4, 1978July 5, 1978July 6, 1978July 7, 1978July 8, 1978July 9, 1978Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts CenterJuly 12, 1978PhiladelphiaRobin Hood Dell WestJuly 13, 1978July 16, 1978Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music CenterJuly 17, 1978July 18, 1978July 20, 1978ClarkstonPine Knob Music TheatreJuly 21, 1978July 22, 1978July 23, 1978July 25, 1978Highland ParkRavinia PavilionJuly 26, 1978July 28, 1978New York CityForest Hills StadiumJuly 29, 1978July 31, 1978BostonHarvard StadiumAugust 3, 1978Las VegasVersailles RoomAugust 4, 1978August 5, 1978August 8, 1978August 9, 1978August 10, 1978August 11, 1978August 12, 1978August 13, 1978August 14, 1978August 15, 1978August 16, 1978August 19, 1978MorrisonRed Rocks AmphitheatreAugust 20, 1978August 22, 1978ChicagoHyatt Regency BallroomAugust 23, 1978ConcordConcord PavilionAugust 24, 1978August 27, 1978Los AngelesGreek TheatreAugust 28, 1978August 29, 1978August 30, 1978August 31, 1978September 1, 1978September 2, 1978September 3, 1978September 12, 1978September 13, 1978September 14, 1978September 15, 1978September 16, 1978September 17, 1978September 18, 1978September 22, 1978CincinnatiRiverfront ColiseumSeptember 24, 1978UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumSeptember 25, 1978PhiladelphiaSpectrumSeptember 26, 1978September 29, 1978ChicagoChicago StadiumSeptember 30, 1978EuropeOctober 9, 1978LondonEnglandLondon PalladiumOctober 10, 1978October 11, 1978October 12, 1978October 13, 1978October 14, 1978October 16, 1978AmsterdamNetherlandsConcertgebouwOctober 23, 1978LondonEnglandRoyal Albert HallOctober 25, 1978ParisFranceL'OlympiaOctober 31, 1978FrankfurtWest GermanyJahrhunderthalleNovember 3, 1978MunichKongressaal
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances This concert was a part of the "Radio Programming Conference"
Cancellations and rescheduled shows July 22, 1978Saint Paul, MinnesotaSt. Paul Civic CenterCancelledJuly 23, 1978St. Louis, MissouriCheckerdomeCancelledOctober 18, 1978Copenhagen, DenmarkFalkoner TeatretCancelledOctober 26, 1978Brussels, BelgiumCirque RoyalCancelled
Box office score data VenueCityTickets Sold / AvailableGross RevenueRed Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison 18,000 / 18,000 (100%) $177,218Concord Pavilion Concord 15,298 / 15,298 (100%) $128,074Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati 12,105 / 12,105 (100%) $136,666
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