Rolling Stones US Tour 1978
Overview
The Rolling Stones
' US Tour 1978 was a concert tour
of the United States
that took place during June and July 1978, immediately following the release of the group's 1978 album Some Girls
. Like the 1972 and 1975 U.S. tours, Bill Graham
was the tour promoter. One opening act was Peter Tosh
, who was sometimes joined by Jagger for their duet "Don't Look Back".
The tour used a stripped back, minimal stage show compared to the previous Tour of the Americas '75
and Tour of Europe '76
, possibly due to the emergence of the punk rock
scene and its emphasis solely on music and attitude rather than presenting a grandiose stage extravaganza.
Continuing a schedule started in 1966 of touring the United States exactly every three years, the Stones played in a mixture of theatre
s, sometimes under a pseudonym, arena
s, and stadium
s, a practice that they would follow for many of their future tours as well.
However, this US tour did not carry on into Europe in 1979, breaking the group's similar schedule of performing in Europe every three years, which had started in 1967.
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
' US Tour 1978 was a concert tour
Rolling Stones concerts
Since 1963, the English rock group The Rolling Stones has performed hundreds of concerts around the world, being one of the world's most popular live music attractions....
of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
that took place during June and July 1978, immediately following the release of the group's 1978 album Some Girls
Some Girls
Some Girls is the 14th British and 16th American studio album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1978 on Rolling Stones Records, catalogue COC 39108...
. Like the 1972 and 1975 U.S. tours, Bill Graham
Bill Graham (promoter)
Bill Graham was an American impresario and rock concert promoter from the 1960s until his death.-Early life:...
was the tour promoter. One opening act was Peter Tosh
Peter Tosh
Peter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh , was a Jamaican reggae musician who was a core member of the band The Wailers , and who afterward had a successful solo career as well as being a promoter of Rastafari.Peter Tosh was born in Grange Hill, Jamaica, an illegitimate child to a mother too young...
, who was sometimes joined by Jagger for their duet "Don't Look Back".
The tour used a stripped back, minimal stage show compared to the previous Tour of the Americas '75
Rolling Stones Tour of the Americas '75
The Rolling Stones' Tour of the Americas '75 was a 1975 concert tour originally intended to reach both North and South America. The plans for concerts in Central and South American never solidifed, however, and the tour covered only the United States and Canada.-History:This was the Stones first...
and Tour of Europe '76
Rolling Stones Tour of Europe '76
The Rolling Stones' Tour of Europe '76 was a concert tour of Europe that took place in Spring 1976.-History:Tickets were in high demand; on 1 April the promoters announced that they had received more than one million applications in the mail for tickets for three shows at London's Earls Court;...
, possibly due to the emergence of the punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
scene and its emphasis solely on music and attitude rather than presenting a grandiose stage extravaganza.
Continuing a schedule started in 1966 of touring the United States exactly every three years, the Stones played in a mixture of theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
s, sometimes under a pseudonym, arena
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
s, and stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
s, a practice that they would follow for many of their future tours as well.
However, this US tour did not carry on into Europe in 1979, breaking the group's similar schedule of performing in Europe every three years, which had started in 1967.
