DOG OF TWO HEAD TOUR 1971/1972
Band members: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Bob Young (Harmonica)
Main Setlist: Junior's Wailing, Someones Learning, Umleitung, In My Chair, Railroad, Is It really Me/Gotta Go Home, Mean Girl, Roadhouse Blues, Bye Bye Johnny.
Additional/unusual songs performed: Gerdundula, Nanana, Big Fat Mama (early version), Spinning Wheel Blues, April Spring, Summer and Wednesday.
Tour Crew: Bob Young (Tour Manager), Mal Kingsnorth (Sound engineer/Stage Equipment), Paul Robert Lodge (Roadie/Equipment). Management: Acron Artists, Gaff-Masters Management (mid 1972) Manager: Colin Johnson, Billy Gaff
Tour support: Paul Brett's Sage (only in the UK*).
Tour Note: The gigs at Wolverhampton, UK 7.2.1972 and Weymouth, UK 13.2.1972 were cancelled, shows in July 1972 (27. Bournemouth, 28. London and 29. Cromer) were postponed due to Alan Lancaster's illness.
1971
05/11/ UK, Barnstaple - Queen Anne's Hall (1st gig of day, early evening spot)
05/11/ UK, Fulham - The Greyhound (support band Thin Lizzy & Dantas)
06/11/ UK, Birmingham - Polytech North Campus
11/11/ UK, Dudley - College of Education
13/11/ UK, Glasgow - Electric Garden (support Quendulum)
15/11/ UK, Brighton - The Dome (support Hawkwind)
20/11/ LUXEMBOURG, "Blow Up Club" RTL Radio Session
23/11/ SWEDEN, Gävle - Saga Korner
24/11/ SWEDEN, Stockholm - Kären Glädjehuset
25/11/ SWEDEN, Stockholm - Radiohuset | 45' min. FM/Soundboard Quality: 5
26/11/ SWEDEN, Jönköping - Strágágarden(10pm show)
27/11/ SWEDEN, Tranás - Pub Stopet (2am show)
27/11/ SWEDN, Växjo - Barbarella Club
28/11/ SWEDEN, Gothenburg - Studengáren
01/12/ UK, London - Marquee Club (support Heron)
02/12/ UK, Oxford - Town Hall
03/12/ UK, Oxford - Town Hall (2nd night)
04/12/ UK, Durham - University Dunelm House
09/12/ UK, Sunderland - Locarno
10/12/ UK, Scarborough - Penthouse
11/12/ UK, Dudley - College of Education
13/12/ UK, London - King's College
14/12/ UK, London/Fulham - Greyhound Hotel (support Tricky Dicky)
15/12/ UK, Ipswich - St. Matthews Baths Hall
17/12/ UK, London/Leytonstone - Red Lion
18/12/ UK, Birmingham - Bourneville Tech College
19/12/ UK, Bexley - Black Prince Hotel
21/12/ UK, London/Wood Green - Nightingale Chez Club
22/12/ UK, Altrincham - North Cheshire College
23/12/ UK, Torquay - Victoria Hotel (support Howitzer & Stomachs)
26/12/ UK, Croydon - Greyhound Hotel (support Easyleaf)
28/12/ UK, Maidstone - Corn Exchange Kent Hall "Madhatter Club"
30/12/ UK, London/Tolworth - Toby Jug (1st gig - early evening spot)
30/12/ UK, Kingston Upon Thames - Polytechnic (2nd gig late at night)
1972
05/01/ UK, London - Kew Bridge The Boathouse
06/01/ UK, Derby - Cleopatra's Club
07/01/ UK, Hereford - Training College
12/01/ UK, Cardiff - University Students Union
14/01/ UK, Lowestoft - Technical College
15/01/ UK, Wincanton - Race Course
19/01/ UK, High Wycombe - Town Hall(support Barrabus, Danta & Alpha Centauri)
20/01/ UK, Wallington - Public Hall
21/01/ UK, Birmingham - Town Hall (with The Equals) 2 shows 6.30h and 20.45h
22/01/ UK, Potters Bar - Elm Court Youth Centre (support Albert Monk)
23/01/ UK, Epping - The Wake Arms
25/01/ UK, Portsmouth - Cromat Progressive Music Club
27/01/ GERMANY, Minden - Studio M
28/01/ GERMANY, Edemissen - Discothek La Salle
29/01/ GERMANY, Menden - Rodenberger Hof (support Taras Bulba)
30/01/ GERMANY, Beckum - Kolpinghaus
31/01/ GERMANY, Hamburg - Musikhalle (support to T-Rex)
01/02/ GERMANY, Münster - Münsterlandhalle (support to T-Rex)
03/02/ UK, Barnstaple - Queens Hall*
04/02/ UK, Plymouth - Guildhall*
05/02/ UK, Harlow - Playhouse Theatre*
06/02/ UK, London - Shaw Theatre*
08/02/ UK, Salisbury - City Hall*
10/02/ UK, Corby - Festival Hall*
12/02/ UK, St. Albans - City Hall*
14/02/ UK, Gravesend - Lord's Club*
15/02/ UK, Barry - Memorial Hall*
16/02/ UK, Southport - Floral Hall*
17/02/ UK, Oxford - Town Hall*
20/02/ UK, Kinetic Kenilworth - Chesford Grange
24/02/ UK, Liverpool - Mardi Gras Club
26/02/ UK, Glasgow - University Students Union
27/02/ UK, Glasgow - Electric Garden
28/02/ UK, Chester - Quaintways Wall City (support Judas Priest)
03/03/ UK, Manchester - Inst of Science & Technology
04/03/ UK, York - University
07/03/ UK, London Marquee Club (support Flying Hatband)
09/03/ UK, Droitwich - Winter Gardens
10/03/ UK, Hull - University
11/03/ UK, Cromer - Royal Links Pavilion (support Mister Toad)
12/03/ UK, Birmingham - Barbarellas (support Focus)
13/03/ UK, Leicester - Croft Club
16/03/ UK, Tolworth - Toby Jug
17/03/ UK, Manchester - Free Trade Hall (support to Hawkwind)
18/03/ UK, Canterbury - Tech College (support Factory + Greasy Legs)
19/03/ UK, London - Bexley Black Prince Hotel
24/03/ UK, Sunderland - Locarno (support Lucas Tyson)
25/03/ UK, Buxton - Pavilion Gardens
26/03/ UK, London - Kew Bridge Kudos Boathouse
01/04/ UK, Dagenham - Roundhouse (support Cathedral)
05/04/ UK, Brighton - The Dome (support Southern Comfort + Together)
06/04/ UK, Wallington - Public Hall
07/04/ UK, Derby - Cleopatra's Club
08/04/ UK, Basingstoke - Haymarket Theatre (Support At Swim two Birds)
12/04/ UK, Turnbridge Wells - The Elizabethan Barn
14/04/ UK, Plymouth - Van Dyke Club
15/04/ UK, Penzance - Winter Gardens
20/04/ UK, Bristol - Old Granary
21/04/ UK, Leytonstone - Red Lion (support Paul Brett's Sage)
22/04/ UK, Gloucester - Leisure Centre (support Paul Brett's Sage)
23/04/ UK, Bletchley - Youth Centre (support Snake Eye)
24/04/ UK, Kenilworth - Chesford Grange "The Kinetic" [midnight show]
26/04/ UK, Buckley - Tivoli Ballroom
27/04/ UK, Nottingham - Palais (support Flying Hat Band)
28/04/ UK, York - St. John's College
29/04/ UK, Margate - Dreamland Ballroom (early show)
29/04/ UK, Canterbury - St. Thomas Hall (late show - support Renia)
30/04/ UK, Croydon - Greyhound (support Dragon Milk)
02/05/ UK, Nottingham - Palais (support Thin Lizzy)
04/05/ UK, Newport - Kensington Court Club
05/05/ UK, Eltham - Avery Hill College (support Armergyll Waad)
06/05/ UK, Wellingborough - The Rock (support Dark)
07/05/ UK, Kenilworth - Chesford Grange "The Kinetic"
10/05/ UK, Bradford - St. George Hall (support to Slade)
11/05/ UK, Glasgow - Greens Playhouse (support to Slade)
12/05/ UK, Sheffield - City Hall (support to Slade)
13/05/ UK, Liverpool - Stadium Hall (support to Slade)
14/05/ UK, Guildford - Civic Hall (support to Slade)
15/05/ UK, Birmingham - Top Rank (support to Slade)
16/05/ UK, Chatham - Central Hall (support to Slade)
17/05/ UK, Barry - Memorial Hall (support to Slade)
19/05/ UK, Aberdeen - Music Hall (support to Slade)
20/05/ GERMANY, Rheinhausen - Am Wertschenhof "MayOut 72 Festival"
22/05/ GERMANY, Germersheim - Insel Grün Festival
24/05/ UK, Norwich - St. Andrews Hall (support to Slade)
25/05/ UK, Purley - Orchid Ballroom (support to Slade)
26/05/ UK, Hereford - Flamingo (support to Slade)
27/05/ UK, Leicester - Leicester City FC (early show Festival with Slade, Atomic Rooster..)
27/05/ UK, Lowestoft - South Pier (late show)
28/05/ UK, Darlington - Civic Theatre (support Paul Brett + The Fettlers)
29/05/ UK, Bardney - Lincoln Great Western Festival (with Rory Gallagher)
30/05/ UK, Manchester - Free Trade Hall (support to Slade)
31/05/ UK, Bristol - Boobs Tiffanys
04/06/ UK, Felixstowe - Spa Pavilion
10/06/ UK, Bury St. Edmunds - Corn Exchange
16/06/ UK, Stafford - Ingestre Hall (support Fluff)
17/06/ UK, Edwinstowe - Broomhill Grange Farm
22/06/ UK, Leicester - College of Education (support Choise)
23/06/ UK, Scraptoft - Students Union Summer Ball'72
24/06/ UK, Dagenham - Roundhouse (support Malaka)
26/06/ UK, London - Marquee Club | 84' min. AUD Quality: 3+
27/06/ UK, London - Marquee Club (support Pugmaho)
30/06/ UK, Portsmouth - Guildhall (support Jailbait & Thumper)
01/07/ UK, Kings Lynn - Corn Exchange (support Mark Christie Sounds)
06/07/ GERMANY, Böblingen - Sporthalle (with hardin & york, Nazareth, Raw Material)
07/07/ GERMANY, Braunschweig - Am Kennelbad (Festival with Alice Cooper)
08/07/ GERMANY, Würzburg - Dallenberg Stadion (Festival with Nazareth)
09/07/ GERMANY, Würzburg - Dallenberg Stadion (Festival with Golden Earing)
11/07/ GERMANY, Göttingen - Stadthalle
12/07/ GERMANY,
13/07/ GERMANY,
21/07/ UK, Margate - Dreamland Ballroom (support Snake Eye)
22/07/ UK, Nottingham - Forest Recreation Ground (with Faces, Atomic Rooster..)
04/08/ UK, Leytonstone - Red Lion (support Jerusalem)
06/08/ UK, Croydon - Greyhound hotel (support J.S.D. Band)
09/08/ UK, Torquay - Town Hall (support Ezra Pound & Davy Jones)
10/08/ UK, Newquay - Blue Lagoon (support Oynx & Rocking Horse)
11/08/ UK, Plymouth - Guildhall
12/08/ UK, Penzance - Winter Gardens
13/08/ UK, Reading - Rock & Pop Festival (with Ten Years After)
17/08/ UK, Bournemouth - Starkers (support Fraternity)
18/08/ UK, London - Kings Cross Cinema (support Mahatma Kane Jeeves)
19/08/ UK, Bridlington Spa - At Popeye's (support Cottonwood)
20/08/ UK, Birmingham - Barbarella's
26/08/ UK, Cromer - Royal Links Pavilion (support Raw)
03/09/ UK, Hemel Hempstead - Pavilion (support Sunshine)
09/09/ UK, Harlow - Playhouse Theatre(support Quadrille)
14/09/ UK, Cleethorpes - Winter Gardens
16/09/ UK, Buxton - YFA Derbys Blues Festival (Quo performed around 1pm)
16/09/ UK, Liverpool - Stadium Hall (late evening show support Hackensack)
17/09/ UK, Derby - Clouds Club
21/09/ UK, London - Mile End Sundown (support Stray)
23/09/ UK, Grangemouth - The Stadium Rock & Blues Festival
24/09/ UK, Redcar - Coatham Bowl Jazz Club (support Rainmaker)
29/09/ UK, Sunderland - Top Rank (with Thin Lizzy)
30/09/ UK, Dagenham - Roundhouse (support the Incredible Hog)
04/10/ UK, Dunstable - Civic Hall (support Byzantium)
07/10/ UK, Southend on Sea - Kursaal(support Steve Ellis)
08/10/ UK, Gravesend - Civic Hall (support Quadrille)
12/10/ UK, Westcliff on Sea - Queens Hotel
13/10/ UK, Bristol - University (support Magic Muscle)
14/10/ UK, London - University (with Supertramp & Wild Turkey)
17/10/ UK, Potters Bar - Youth Centre
21/10/ UK, Cambridge - Corn Exchange (support Biggles)
22/10/ UK, Bournemouth - Chelesa Village (support Byzantium)
24/10/ UK, Ipswich - St. Matthews Baths Hall
29/10/ UK, Chelmsford - Chancellor Hall
02/11/ UK, Worthing - Assembly Hall (support Snake Eye)
03/11/ UK, Salford - University of Manchester
04/11/ UK, London - Imperial College (support New York Dolls)
10/11/ UK, Birmingham - Aston University
11/11/ UK, Northampton - Cricket Ground (support Quadrille)
12/11/ UK, Westcliff on Sea - Queens Hotel
15/11/ UK, Bristol - Tiffany's
18/11/ UK, Norwich - Melody Rooms (plus Howard's Heavier Disco)
*FACTS FROM THE ROAD:
03.12.1971 - Oxford Town Hall: The band's equipment was stolen at this gig althrough later recovered by the Oxfordshire Police. The Police officers who recovered the equipment were later made VIPs at the gig in Oxford again in 1973.
07.01.1972 - Hereford Teacher Training College: Francis recalls this was the gig the band partied heavyly with glam rocker SLADE afterwards who had played the Flamingo Club also in Hereford.
19.02.1972 - The gig at Coalfield Belfry Hotel Mayfair Suite (with support Jude) was cancelled due to a power cut.
10.05.1972 - a small UK tour supporting top glam artists of the day, Slade, would help Quo secure a deal to tour with the band in Australia in 1973. the publicity that Quo got during that tour earned them a fond place in the Aussie hearts and resulted in regular further tours down under.
20.05.1972 - Quo appeared at two German Festivals: one at Rheinhausen's May-Out Festival (20.5.) and the other one at the big Germersheim-Pfalz Insel Grün Festival in Germany along famous acts like The Faces, The Kinks, Rory Gallagher, Savoy Brown, Nazareth, Billy Joel and many others (22.5.) Here is a link for some very interessting facts about the 2nd British Rock Meeting www.ger72.lima-city.de/Festival.html
29.05.1972 - Lincoln Bardley Great Western Festival - one of Quo's most influential appearances. This was the festival that got Quo recognised as a high class live act and cemented their change to the 12-bar boogie rock that would prove to be their trademark for decades to come.
