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Atlanta Municipal Auditorium
Must have been before April as Trower was with them: pictures here
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San Diego (month unknown, but must have been after April as Trower was not with them)
'Small short-lived club in Pacific Beach, don't recall any other bands.' (thanks, Liz)
Procol were due to play, but it was cancelled owing to Robin Trower's illness (thanks, Andrew)
'As I remember Mountain opened for them.' (Mark Ritucci)
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Kiel Convention Hall, St Louis, Mo. USA (supporting Jethro Tull) (thanks, Evan)
Jim Krapf writes: 'the name of this building was "Kiel Auditorium" not 'Convention Hall'. Though Tull was good that night Procol, as opening act, surprised the audience and stole the show.'
'I was
at this one. The first of dozens. I remember arriving late and missing
Teegarden & Van Winkle. Paul Winter was a little 'out there' for the 17
year-old me, and we couldn't wait for Procol Harum to begin.
'There was a lot of switching of instruments as I remember it. Robin
went to mandolin [? Ed] on A Salty Dog and bass on quite few
others, AWSoP being one, wish I could remember more specifically.
No bass guitar on Whaling Stories as Chris went to organ. This
didn't matter at all. It was great. It was the first time that us Yanks
ever heard Wee Small Hours, and we left the concert hall in
search of the rare UK 45. The Light Show was super, with a train engine
coming directly at us during Whisky Train. I've seen Procol so
many times since then that it's hard to remember. It was a GREAT show.
This was my favorite line-up. Chris Copping bassist extraordinaire!'
(thanks, Buddy Zech)
710816
Schaefer Music Festival, Wollman Rink, Central Park, NYC – with Mylon Lefevre opening the show
710822
Stakladen, Arhus, Denmark
Pictures here
710904
St Louis
'This show was at The Factory, an old movie theater in St Charles on the left as you came off the old St. Charles Rock Road Bridge. The sound was great and lots of bands played out there: Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes closed the place after a late show on Hallowe'en night ... they had too many people in the place and the local police and Fire Marshall came in and told the crowd to clear the aisles and Ted cranked up the guitar and started playing which pissed off the police ... after that they pulled the plug and shut off their power and ended the show ... after that night they wouldn't let them have any more shows out there.' (thanks, Evan)
'Procol did two shows that evening, back to back, and I was there for both of them. Unfortunately, I have lost any memorabilia from that time but I see the setlist and it certainly looks right. I remember walking up to the old movie theatre and hearing Mr Ball practising the opening to Shine on Brightly. What a rush! I know for sure that was their opening number. Though the setlists were almost the same, I'm pretty sure they did at least a couple of different tunes in their second show. I stayed in the theatre between shows but I don't remember if I bought tickets for both. I remember hunkering down so logic tells me I didn't – but no one told me to leave. It was a great, intimate space to see Procol.' (thanks, Jim Krapf)
Setlist here
710905
Auditorium Theatre Chicago
(Black Oak Arkansas opening the show)
'... possibly the most inappropriate pairing of acts since Jimi Hendrix opened for The Monkees in the ‘60s,' writes Pam Chwedyk. 'According to my notes, some of the songs played included Simple Sister, Still There’ll Be More, In the Wee Small Hours of Sixpence, Power Failure, Pilgrims Progress and “a large portion of In Held ‘Twas In I". My extremely sketchy notes also indicate that: (1) GB commented that the band was like “the bloody Marx Brothers.” (2) Somebody in the audience gave BJ an orange, with Brooker then suggesting that dill pickles would be more appropriate. (3) GB warned the audience not to eat fish from Lake Michigan. (4) Most of the songs played seemed to come from the Shine on Brightly album.' (thanks, Pam)
Regarding the 1970 / 1971 / 1972 concerts in Chicago, I was at all three – I believe the 1970 Ravinia Concert was 17 July 1970, my first PH Show – very excellent. Black Oak Arkansas show was a mess, less than an hour before the encores, all 50s and 60s blues songs. Brooker was clearly in a bad mood. Mark-Almond show was sweet. (thanks, George Andrews)
711008
London School of Economics
(from a Barclay James Harvest website ... thanks, Jim)
Ticket here
711017
Konserthuset, Göteborg, Sweden
Setlist and ticket here
Setlist here
711020
Holstebro Hallen, Holstebro Denmark
Procol were supported by two Danish bands: Day of Phoenix + Dr Dopo Jam. 971 tickets sold. Arranger: Scandinavium Booking Agency (thanks, Michael)
Ticket here
Ticket here
711028
Düsseldorf at the Rheinhalle (with Head Hands and Feet)
'I only remember, that they begun with Shine on Brightly and then played In the Wee Small Hours of Sixpence (thanks, Peter Krott)
Ticket here
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Setlist here
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Setlist here