1979 Roxy Music Manifesto

The newly reformed Roxy Music promoted their Manifesto album with a world tour. The Tourists (fronted by Dave Stewart & Annie Lennox) were the support band in UK, Wire in Germany and Rough Diamond in USA.

An edited version of the Denver show was released as a live CD called Concert Classics (by Ranch Records) & an augmented version was later released as Concerto.

The Manchester show was recorded by Granada TV and a video was released
as 'On The Road' in 1991 and on DVD (Australia) in 2003. A new version of this footage was released with deluxe packaging in 2011 as the double disc (CD & DVD) Manchester Manifesto

Thanks to Graham Middleton for the following information:-

Roxy Music 1979
The tour started in Stockholm on 24/2/79 and was reviewed in detail by Alan
Jones (huge Roxy fan at the time) in 'Melody Maker'. 'Cry Cry Cry',
'Casanova', 'Both Ends Burning' and 'Virginia Plain' were played.
I went to 10 out of the 15 UK concerts. No 'Cry Cry Cry' and 'Both Ends
Burning' on any of those dates, but 'Virginia Plain' was played at
Manchester (for the Granada TV video) and 'Casanova' was played the last two nights at Hammersmith.

Tour Book

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Typical Set List

We don't have specific show setlists for this tour. Please contact us if you have anything of interest.

Tour Musicians & Credits

Tour Venues and Itinerary

24 February 1979 Isstadion (Ice Stadium)Stockholm Sweden

04 March 1979 Essen Grugahalle Germany

05 March 1979 Carre Amsterdam Holland

06 March 1979 Congresgebouw The Hague Holland

09 March 1979 Montreaux Switzerland

11 March 1979 Pavillon de Paris, Porte de Pantin, France

13 March 1979 Halle Münsterland, Münster, Germany

14 March 1979 Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany

28 March 1979 Montgomery County Community College Philladelphia USA

29 March 1979 Palladium New York USA

30 March 1979 Tower Theatre Philladelphia USA

31 March 1979 Orpheum Theatre Boston USA

01 April 1979 Towson University Maryland USA

04 April 1979 Coliseum Cleveland USA

05 April 1979 Masonic Auditorium DetroitUSA

06 April 1979 Uptown Theatre Chicago USA

08 April 1979 Buffalo NY USA

09 April 1979 Columbus USA

11 April 1979 Oriental Theatre Milwaukee USA

12 April 1979 Kiel Opera House St Louis USA

13 April 1979 One Block West, Kansas City USA

14 April 1979 Guthrie Theater Minneapolis USA

15 April 1979 Omaha USA

17 April 1979 Denver USA

20 April 1979 Oakland Auditorium Oakland USA

21 April 1979 Pasadena Civic USA

22 April 1979 San Diego USA

26 April 1979 Nagoya City Hall Nagoya Japan

27 April 1979 Hesuteipa Hall Osaka Japan

28 April 1979 Budokan Hall Tokyo Japan

02 May 1979 De Montford Hall Leicester England

03 May 1979 Odeon Birmingham England

04 May 1979 Odeon Birmingham England

06 May 1979 Apollo Manchester England

07 May 1979 Apollo Manchester England

08 May 1979 Apollo Glasgow Scotland

09 May 1979 Apollo Glasgow Scotland

10 May 1979 City Hall Newcastle England

11 May 1979 City Hall Newcastle England

12 May 1979 Empire Liverpool England

13 May 1979 Hippodrome Bristol England

14 May 1979 Gaumont Southampton England

16 May 1979 Hammersmith Odeon London England

17 May 1979 Hammersmith Odeon London England

18 May 1979 Hammersmith Odeon London England

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