Mob Rules Tour

The Mob Rules Tour, by the English rock group Black Sabbath, began on 15 November 1981 in Quebec City and ended on 31 August 1982 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

Mob Rules Tour

Promotional tour by Black Sabbath
Location	North America Europe
Associated album	Mob Rules
Start date	15 November 1981
End date	31 August 1982
Legs	4
No. of shows	102
Black Sabbath concert chronology

Background

A cross was used in the stage production.[1][2]

"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."[3]

Recordings from the tour spawned the Live Evil album.[4]

Personnel

• Ronnie James Dio – Vocals
• Tony Iommi – Guitar
• Geezer Butler – Bass
• Vinny Appice – Drums and percussion

Setlist

Songs played overall "E5150" [Audio intro] "Neon Knights" "N.I.B." "Children of the Sea" "Country Girl" "Turn Up the Night" "Voodoo" "Black Sabbath" "War Pigs" "Slipping Away" Vinny Appice drum solo "Iron Man" "Falling Off the Edge of the World" "The Mob Rules" "Heaven and Hell" and Tony Iommi guitar solo "The Sign of the Southern Cross" and "Heaven & Hell" [Reprise] "Paranoid" [First encore] "Children of the Grave" [Final encore] "Fluff" [Audio outro]

Typical setlist "E5150" [Audio intro] "Neon Knights" "N.I.B." "Children of the Sea" "Voodoo" "Black Sabbath" "War Pigs" Vinny Appice drum solo "Iron Man" "The Mob Rules" "Heaven & Hell" and Tony Iommi guitar solo "The Sign of the Southern Cross" and "Heaven & Hell" [Reprise] "Paranoid" [First encore] "Children of the Grave" [Final encore] "Fluff" [Audio outro]

Tour dates

Date[5][6]	City	Country	Venue
Warm-Up
1 August 1981	Burslem	England	Vale Park (Heavy Metal Holocaust)
4 September 1981	New York City	United States	"Madison Square Garden" Arena
North America
15 November 1981	Quebec City	Canada	Quebec Coliseum
16 November 1981	Kitchener		Kitchener Memorial Arena
17 November 1981	Sudbury		Sudbury Community Arena
19 November 1981	Toronto		Maple Leaf Gardens
20 November 1981	Montreal		Montreal Forum
21 November 1981	Ottawa		Ottawa Civic Arena
22 November 1981	Binghamton	United States	Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
23 November 1981	Allentown		Agricultural Hall
24 November 1981	Bethlehem		Stabler Arena
25 November 1981	Glens Falls		Glens Falls Civic Center
27 November 1981	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
28 November 1981	Toledo		Toledo Sports Arena
29 November 1981	Columbus		Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
30 November 1981	Charleston		Charleston Civic Center
1 December 1981	Buffalo		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
3 December 1981	Landover		Capital Centre
4 December 1981	Philadelphia		Spectrum
5 December 1981	Salisbury		Wicomico Civic Arena
6 December 1981	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum
8 December 1981	Richfield		Richfield Coliseum
9 December 1981	Louisville		Louisville Gardens
10 December 1981	Memphis		Mid-South Coliseum
12 December 1981	Little Rock		Barton Coliseum
13 December 1981	Mobile		Mobile Municipal Arena
14 December 1981
15 December 1981	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum
16 December 1981	Nashville		Nashville Municipal Auditorium
17 December 1981	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum
18 December 1981	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena
19 December 1981
20 December 1981	Chicago		International Amphitheatre
21 December 1981
Europe
31 December 1981	London	England	Hammersmith Odeon
1 January 1982
2 January 1982
3 January 1982
5 January 1982	Newcastle		Newcastle City Hall
6 January 1982
7 January 1982
8 January 1982	Edinburgh	Scotland	Highland Hall
9 January 1982	Stafford	England	New Bingley Hall
10 January 1982	Leicester		Granby Halls
12 January 1982	Leeds		Queens Hall
13 January 1982	Cardiff	Wales	Sophia Gardens Pavilion
14 January 1982	St. Austell	England	Cornwall Coliseum
15 January 1982	Portsmouth		Portsmouth Guildhall
North America
4 February 1982	New Haven	United States	New Haven Coliseum
6 February 1982	Syracuse		Onondaga County War Memorial Arena
7 February 1982	Kingston		Kingston Armory
10 February 1982	New York City		Madison Square Garden
11 February 1982	Binghamton		Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
12 February 1982	Providence		Providence Civic Arena
13 February 1982	Rochester		Rochester Community War Memorial Arena
16 February 1982	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
17 February 1982	Roanoke		Roanoke Civic Center
19 February 1982	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Coliseum
20 February 1982	Pembroke Pines		Hollywood Sportatorium
21 February 1982	Lakeland		Lakeland Civic Center
24 February 1982	Tallahassee		Leon County Civic Center
25 February 1982	Knoxville		Knoxville Civic Coliseum
26 February 1982	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
27 February 1982	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum
2 March 1982	New Haven		New Haven Coliseum
3 March 1982	Baltimore		Baltimore Civic Center
4 March 1982	Boston		Boston Garden
6 March 1982	Detroit		Cobo Center
7 March 1982	Trotwood		Hara Arena
8 March 1982	Saginaw		Wendler Arena
9 March 1982	Louisville		Louisville Gardens
10 March 1982	Ashwaubenon		Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
11 March 1982	Madison		Dane County Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12 March 1982
13 March 1982	Bloomington		Metropolitan Sports Center
15 March 1982	Cedar Rapids		Five Seasons Center
16 March 1982	Springfield		Prairie Capital Convention Center
17 March 1982	St. Louis		Checkerdome
19 March 1982	Omaha		Omaha Civic Arena
20 March 1982	Kansas City		Kansas City Municipal Arena
21 March 1982	Wichita		Levitt Arena
April 1982	Las Vegas		Rotunda
9 April 1982	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
10 April 1982	Long Beach		Long Beach Arena
12 April 1982	Phoenix		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
13 April 1982	San Bernardino		Orange Pavilion
14 April 1982	Reno		Reno-Sparks Convention Center
15 April 1982	Inglewood		The Forum
17 April 1982	Daly City		Cow Palace
18 April 1982	Fresno		Selland Arena
20 April 1982	Davis		Davis Recreation Hall
21 April 1982	Central Point		Jackson County Expo
22 April 1982	Portland		Veterans Memorial Coliseum
23 April 1982	Seattle		Seattle Center Arena (Live Evil)
24 April 1982
26 April 1982	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
27 April 1982	Lethbridge		Canadian Games Sportsplex Arena
28 April 1982	Calgary		Stampede Corral
29 April 1982
30 April 1982	Edmonton		Northlands Coliseum
1 May 1982	Regina		Agridome
2 May 1982	Winnipeg		Winnipeg Arena
4 May 1982	Billings	United States	Yellowstone METRA
5 May 1982	Casper		Casper Events Center
6 May 1982	Salt Lake City		Salt Palace
8 May 1982	Denver		McNichols Sports Arena
9 May 1982	Albuquerque		Tingley Coliseum
11 May 1982	Houston		Sam Houston Coliseum
12 May 1982	Dallas		Dallas Convention Center (Live Evil)
13 May 1982	San Antonio		San Antonio Convention Center (Live Evil)
17 May 1982	New York City		Madison Square Garden
18 May 1982	Providence		Providence Civic Center
19 May 1982	Kingston		Kingston Armory
21 May 1982	Rochester		Rochester Community War Memorial
22 May 1982	Syracuse		Onondaga County War Memorial
23 May 1982	Binghamton		Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
28 May 1982	Chicago		UIC Pavilion
29 May 1982
1 June 1982	Milwaukee		MECCA Arena
21 August 1982	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion
22 August 1982	East Rutherford		Meadowlands Arena
24 August 1982	Toronto	Canada	CNE Stadium
25 August 1982	Ottawa		Lansdowne Park
27 August 1982
28 August 1982	Clarkston	United States	Pine Knob Music Theatre
29 August 1982	East Troy		Alpine Valley Music Theatre
31 August 1982	Hoffman Estates		Poplar Creek Music Theater (Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice's last show)

References

1. "Home Of Metal exhibition opens in Birmingham". Birmingham Live. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
2. http://thequietus.com/articles/06485-tony-iommi-interview-home-of-metal
3. US radio interview, broadcast 20 November 1981, transcribed in Sabbath fanzine Southern Cross #12, January 1994, p26
4. http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-05-24/black-sabbath-albums-ranked-from-worst-to-best
5. Tapio Keihänen (21 July 2012). "Black Sabbath: Mob Rules tour dates". dio.net. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
6. Joe Siegler; Robert Dwyer. "1981-1982 Mob Rules Tour: World tour to support the "Mob Rules" album". Black Sabbath online. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2016.