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1973: Countdown To Ecstasy

Very little information is known about the Countdown To Ecstasy tour, even moreso than the 1972 tour. Songs from Can't Buy A Thrill and Countdown To Ecstasy were played, along with a few non-album songs. Like the 1972 tour, no recordings of this tour have ever surfaced. Not even concrete information on setlists circulates.
If you have any information about this tour, please email me. It would be very much appreciated.

Here is a taste of what MAY have been played during this tour.

  • 01. Bodhisattva
  • 02. Reelin' In The Years
  • 03. Do It Again
  • 04. My Old School
  • 05. Show Biz Kids
  • 06. Fire In The Hole
  • 07. Megashine City
  • 08. Brooklyn (Owes The Charmer Under Me)

(Encores)

  • 09. My Boyfriend's Back

Here is a list of shows from this tour. Dates written in red text were cancelled.

Date Venue City State/Country Performed with
1973 (January?) ABC's "In Concert" New York City New York, US
January 9, 1973 Dick Clark's American Bandstand Philadelphia Pennsylvania, US
January 30, 1973 Don Kirshner's Midnight Special Burbank California, US
January 26, 1973 Paramount Theatre Seattle Washington, US The Doobie Brothers
January 27, 1973 Salem Armory Auditorium Salem Oregon, US The Doobie Brothers
January 28, 1973 Terrace Ballroom Salt Lake City Utah, US The Doobie Brothers
February 2, 1973 Long Beach Arena Long Beach California, US The Guess Who
February 4, 1973 Big Surf Tempe Arizona, US El Roacho, The Guess Who
February 9, 1973 Arie Crown Theater Chicago Illinois, US The Guess Who
February 10, 1973 Arie Crown Theater Chicago Illinois, US The Guess Who
February 16, 1973 Winterland Arena San Francisco California, US Cold Blood, It's A Beautiful Day
February 17, 1973 Winterland Arena San Francisco California, US Cold Blood, It's A Beautiful Day
February 22, 1973 Denver Coliseum Denver Colorado, US Chuck Berry, Sha Na Na
February 23, 1973 Albuquerque Civic Auditorium Albuquerque New Mexico, US Mason Proffit, Sha Na Na
February 24, 1973 El Paso County Coliseum El Paso Texas, US Mason Proffit
March 9, 1973 Memorial Coliseum Corpus Christi Texas, US Rare Earth
March 10, 1973 Ector County Coliseum Odessa Texas, US Jade Warrior, Rare Earth
March 11, 1973 Amarillo Civic Center Amarillo Texas, US The Doobie Brothers, Rare Earth
March 16, 1973 Westbury Music Fair Westbury New York, US Cheech & Chong
March 17, 1973 Westbury Music Fair Westbury New York, US Cheech & Chong
March 23, 1973 Shady Grove Music Fair Gaithersburg Maryland, US Cheech & Chong
March 24, 1973 Shady Grove Music Fair Gaithersburg Maryland, US Cheech & Chong
March 30, 1973 Hollywood Palladium Los Angeles California, US Black Oak Arkansas, Focus
April 6, 1973 Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle Washington, US Bread
April 7, 1973 Denver Coliseum Denver Colorado, US Bread
April 8, 1973 Cobo Arena Detroit Michigan, US Beck, Bogert, & Appice; Stevie Wonder; Wet Willy
April 13, 1973 The Spectrum Philadelphia Pennsylvania, US Loggins & Messina, Mother Earth
April 14, 1973 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale New York, US Loggins & Messina, The Doobie Brothers
April 20, 1973 Tuscon Community Center Music Hall Tuscon Arizona, US Bread
April 21, 1973 Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim California, US Bread
April 24, 1973 [Unknown] San Jose California, US
April 25, 1973 Cow Palace Daly City California, US
April 30, 1973 Whiskey A Go-Go Los Angeles California, US
May 1, 1973 Whiskey A Go-Go Los Angeles California, US
May 3, 1973 Atlanta Muncipal Auditorium Atlanta Georgia, US Bread
May 5, 1973 Winterland Arena San Francisco California, US Humble Pie, Slade
May 6, 1973 Winterland Arena San Francisco California, US Humbie Pie, Slade
May 10, 1973 [Unknown] Austin Texas, US
May 11, 1973 ABC Theater Dallas Texas, US
May 12, 1973 ABC Theater Houston Texas, US
May 13, 1973 Shrine Mosque Springfield Missouri, US
May 18, 1973 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix Arizona, US Bread
May 19, 1973 Salt Palace Salt Lake City Utah, US Bread
May 25, 1973 Pirates World Dania Beach Florida, US Chicago
May 26, 1973 Tampa Stadium Tampa Florida, US Chicago
May 27, 1973 Atlanta Stadium Atlanta Georgia, US Chicago
August 16, 1973 Civic Center Music Hall Oklahoma City Oklahoma, US Gladstone
August 17, 1973 Muncipal Auditorium Topeka Kansas, US Gladstone
August 18, 1973 Dallas Cotton Bowl Dallas Texas, US Elton John
August 19, 1973 Shreveport Municipal Auditorium Shreveport Louisiana, US Gladstone
August 20, 1973 Pensacola Municipal Auditorium Pensacola Florida, US
August 23, 1973 Sioux City Municipal Auditorium Sioux City Iowa, US Jim Croce
August 24, 1973 [Unknown] Minot North Dakota, US Gladstone
August 25, 1973 Central State Fairgrounds Rapid City North Dakota, US
August 26, 1973 Iowa State Fair Des Moines Iowa, US Elton John
August 31, 1973 Don Kirshner's Midnight Special Burbank California, US
September 1, 1973 Balboa Stadium San Diego California, US Elton John
September 2, 1973 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Santa Monica California, US B.W. Stevenson
September 7, 1973 Arie Crown Theater Chicago Illinois, US Jim Croce
September 8, 1973 ISU Hilton Coliseum Ames Iowa, US Ozark Mountain Daredevils
September 9, 1973 Pine Knob Music Theatre Clarkston Michigan, US Looking Glass
September 10, 1973 Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis Minnesota, US
September 13, 1973 Houston Music Hall Houston Texas, US
September 15, 1973 D.A.R. Constitution Hall Washington D.C. US
September 16, 1973 Independence Hall Baton Rogue Louisiana, US Gladstone, Pot Liquor
September 17, 1973 Louisiana Tech University Ruston Louisiana, US Gladstone, Pot Liquor
September 22, 1973 Ice Palace Las Vegas Nevada, US Boz Scaggs
September 27, 1973 Whiskey A Go-Go Los Angeles California, US
September 28, 1973 Paramount Theatre Portland Oregon, US
September 29, 1973 Paramount Theatre Seattle Washington, US Painter
September 30, 1973 Terrace Ballroom Salt Lake City Utah, US
December 8, 1973 Whiskey A Go-Go Los Angeles California, US
December 10, 1973 Whiskey A Go-Go Los Angeles California, US