The Bark at the Moon Tour was a tour by Ozzy Osbourne from 1983 to 1985, supporting his album Bark at the Moon.
Background Mötley Crüe and Waysted were support acts for the tour. Osbourne witnessed Mötley Crüe perform at the US Festival in May 1983 and chose them as his opening act for his upcoming world tour. Osbourne has been credited for the fame and success Mötley Crüe received going forward in their careers, and also the popularity of their hedonistic lifestyle.
Personnel Europe and USA (to Feb 1984) Ozzy Osbourne – vocals Jake E. Lee – guitar Bob Daisley – bass Carmine Appice – drums Don Airey – keyboards
USA and Asia (Feb 1984 onwards) Ozzy Osbourne – vocals Jake E. Lee – guitar Bob Daisley – bass Tommy Aldridge – drums Don Airey – keyboards
Tour schedule and personnel changes
In late 1983 Carmine Appice toured with Ozzy Osbourne in support of his Gold-selling Bark at the Moon album, but shortly afterward was fired from the backing group. Though Osbourne had a good relationship with him, the singer's wife and manager Sharon detested Appice, and the decision to fire him was strictly hers.
Set lists
Songs played overall "O Fortuna" (Carl Orff song) [Introduction] "I Don't Know" "Mr Crowley" "Over the Mountain" "Rock 'N' Roll Rebel" "Bark at the Moon" "Revelation Mother Earth" "Steal Away the Night" "So Tired" "Suicide Solution" [and Jake E. Lee guitar solo] "Centre of Eternity" Carmine Appice/Tommy Aldridge drum solo "Flying High Again" "Iron Man" (Black Sabbath cover) and "Crazy Train" Encore "Paranoid" (Black Sabbath cover) "Goodbye to Romance"
Typical setlist "O Fortuna" (Carl Orff song) [Introduction] "I Don't Know" "Mr Crowley" "Rock 'N' Roll Rebel" "Bark at the Moon" "Revelation Mother Earth" "Steal Away the Night" "Suicide Solution" [and Jake E. Lee guitar solo] "Centre of Eternity" Carmine Appice/Tommy Aldridge drum solo "Flying High Again" "Iron Man" (Black Sabbath cover) and "Crazy Train" Encore "Paranoid" (Black Sabbath cover)
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueEuropeNovember 10, 1983LeicesterEnglandDe Montfort HallNovember 11, 1983IpswichGaumont TheatreNovember 12, 1983LeedsUniversity of Leeds RefectoryNovember 14, 1983BristolColston HallNovember 15, 1983DerbyDerby Assembly RoomsNovember 16, 1983SheffieldSheffield City HallNovember 18, 1983NewcastleMayfair BallroomNovember 19, 1983GlasgowScotlandThe ApolloNovember 20, 1983EdinburghEdinburgh PlayhouseNovember 22, 1983BirminghamEnglandBirmingham OdeonNovember 23, 1983November 24, 1983LiverpoolRoyal Court TheatreNovember 26, 1983Manchester Manchester ApolloNovember 27, 1983StokeVictoria HallNovember 29, 1983LondonHammersmith OdeonNovember 30, 1983December 1, 1983BirminghamBirmingham OdeonDecember 3, 1983CopenhagenDenmarkThe Salt WarehouseDecember 4, 1983LundSwedenOlympenDecember 5, 1983StockholmDrakenDecember 6, 1983December 8, 1983BremenWest GermanyBremen City HallDecember 10, 1983ZwolleNetherlandsIJsselhallenDecember 12, 1983MunichWest GermanyLöwenbräukellerDecember 13, 1983SindelfingenSindelfingen Exhibition HallDecember 14, 1983OffenbachStadthalle OffenbachDecember 15, 1983BrusselsBelgiumForest NationalDecember 17, 1983DortmundWest GermanyWestfalenhallen (Rock Pop)December 18, 1983December 19, 1983LudwigshafenFriedrich-Ebert-HalleDecember 20, 1983NeunkirchenHemmerleinhalleDecember 22, 1983ParisFranceEspace BalardNorth America (1st leg)Supported by Mötley Crüe (January 10–March 24; May 15–28, 1984) Supported by Ratt (March 31-April 30, 1984)January 10, 1984PortlandUnited StatesCumberland County Civic CenterJanuary 12, 1984Glens FallsGlens Falls Civic CenterJanuary 13, 1984BinghamtonBroome County Veterans Memorial ArenaJanuary 15, 1984PhiladelphiaSpectrumJanuary 16, 1984January 17, 1984WorcesterThe CentrumJanuary 18, 1984BethlehemStabler ArenaJanuary 20, 1984ProvidenceProvidence Civic CenterJanuary 21, 1984BostonBoston GardenJanuary 22, 1984East RutherfordBrendan Byrne ArenaJanuary 24, 1984New HavenNew Haven ColiseumJanuary 25, 1984HempsteadNassau ColiseumJanuary 27, 1984RochesterRochester Community War Memorial ArenaJanuary 28, 1984BuffaloBuffalo Memorial AuditoriumJanuary 30, 1984New York CityMadison Square GardenFebruary 1, 1984LandoverCapital CentreFebruary 2, 1984PittsburghPittsburgh Civic ArenaFebruary 4, 1984IndianapolisMarket Square ArenaFebruary 5, 1984CincinnatiRiverfront ColiseumFebruary 7, 1984RichfieldRichfield ColiseumFebruary 8, 1984LexingtonRupp ArenaFebruary 9, 1984St. LouisSt. Louis ArenaFebruary 11, 1984Kansas CityKansas City Municipal AuditoriumFebruary 12, 1984TulsaTulsa Convention CenterFebruary 13, 1984NormanLloyd Noble CenterFebruary 14, 1984AmarilloAmarillo Civic CenterFebruary 15, 1984San AntonioHemisFair ArenaFebruary 16, 1984DallasReunion ArenaFebruary 17, 1984HoustonThe SummitFebruary 19, 1984New OrleansLakefront ArenaFebruary 20, 1984MobileMobile Municipal Auditorium (Carmine's last show)February 22, 1984JacksonvilleJacksonville ColiseumFebruary 23, 1984LakelandLakeland Civic CenterFebruary 24, 1984Pembroke PinesHollywood SportatoriumFebruary 26, 1984BirminghamBoutwell Memorial AuditoriumFebruary 27, 1984AtlantaOmni ColiseumMarch 1, 1984MemphisMid-South ColiseumMarch 3, 1984RosemontRosemont Horizon (Tommy Aldridge's first show)March 4, 1984March 5, 1984MilwaukeeMECCA ArenaMarch 6, 1984DetroitJoe Louis ArenaMarch 8, 1984MadisonDane County Veterans Memorial ColiseumMarch 9, 1984BloomingtonMet CenterMarch 10, 1984OmahaOmaha Civic ArenaMarch 12, 1984DenverMcNichols Sports ArenaMarch 13, 1984AlbuquerqueTingley ColiseumMarch 14, 1984TucsonTucson Community Center ArenaMarch 16, 1984Las VegasThomas and Mack CenterMarch 18, 1984Salt Lake CitySalt Palace (Bark at the Moon Live)March 19, 1984BoiseBSU PavilionMarch 20, 1984SpokaneSpokane ColiseumMarch 22, 1984SeattleSeattle Center ColiseumMarch 23, 1984VancouverCanadaPacific ColiseumMarch 24, 1984PortlandUnited StatesVeterans Memorial ColiseumMarch 27, 1984RenoLawlor Events CenterMarch 28, 1984Daly CityCow PalaceMarch 29, 1984FresnoSelland ArenaMarch 31, 1984San DiegoSan Diego Sports ArenaApril 1, 1984PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial ColiseumApril 2, 1984IrvineIrvine Meadows AmphitheatreApril 4, 1984Long BeachLong Beach ArenaApril 5, 1984North America (2nd leg)April 21, 1984Grand ForksUnited StatesRalph Engelstad ArenaApril 22, 1984DuluthDuluth ArenaApril 24, 1984ToledoToledo Sports ArenaApril 25, 1984TorontoCanadaMaple Leaf GardensApril 26, 1984MontrealThe Mustache ClubApril 27, 1984Montreal ForumApril 28, 1984Quebec CityQuebec ColiseumApril 30, 1984OttawaOttawa Civic CenterMay 1, 1984SyracuseUnited StatesOnondaga County War Memorial ArenaMay 2, 1984WorcesterThe CentrumMay 3, 1984St. LouisKiel AuditoriumMay 4, 1984Kansas CityKemper ArenaMay 5, 1984CharlestonCharleston Civic CenterMay 6, 1984HamptonHampton ColiseumMay 8, 1984GreensboroGreensboro ColiseumMay 9, 1984GreenvilleGreenville Memorial AuditoriumMay 11, 1984CharlotteCharlotte ColiseumMay 12, 1984Fayetteville, North CarolinaCumberland County Memorial AuditoriumMay 13, 1984KnoxvilleKnoxville Civic ColiseumMay 15, 1984MemphisMid-South ColiseumMay 16, 1984NashvilleNashville Municipal AuditoriumMay 18, 1984JacksonvilleJacksonville ColiseumMay 19, 1984Pembroke PinesHollywood SportatoriumMay 20, 1984TampaThe Sun DomeMay 22, 1984AtlantaOmni ColiseumMay 23, 1984BirminghamBoutwell Memorial AuditoriumMay 25, 1984LouisvilleCardinal StadiumMay 26, 1984PeoriaPeoria Civic CenterMay 27, 1984Pine GroveTimber Ridge Ski Area (American Rock Festival 1984)May 28, 1984Des MoinesIowa State Fairgrounds Grandstand (Iowa Jam 1984)May 30, 1984RockfordRockford MetroCenterMay 31, 1984DaytonHara ArenaJune 1, 1984Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial ColiseumJune 3, 1984JacksonMississippi ColiseumJune 6, 1984BiloxiMississippi Coast ColiseumJune 8, 1984HoustonAstrodome (Texxas Jam)June 10, 1984DallasCotton Bowl (Texxas Jam)AsiaJune 28, 1984TokyoJapanTokyo Kōsei Nenkin KaikanJune 29, 1984June 30, 1984NagoyaNagoya Civic Assembly HallJuly 2, 1984OsakaFestival HallJuly 3, 1984FukuokaFukuoka SunpalaceJuly 5, 1984TokyoNakano SunplazaJuly 6, 1984July 7, 1984TokyoShibuya Public HallNorth AmericaAugust 4, 1984San JuanPuerto RicoHiram Bithorn StadiumEuropeMonsters of RockAugust 18, 1984Castle DoningtonEnglandDonington ParkBreaking Sound FestivalAugust 29, 1984ParisFranceBourget RotundaAugust 30, 1984Monsters of RockSeptember 1, 1984KarlsruheWest GermanyWildparkstadionSeptember 2, 1984NurembergZeppelin FieldRock in RioJanuary 16, 1985Rio de JaneiroBrazilRio Rock City (Bob, Tommy and Don's last shows)January 19, 1985
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