1981- '82

1981

January - March

"COMPLETION BACKWARD PRINCIPLE" Recorded at

Goodnight L.A. - Panorama City CA

Monterey Studios - Glendale CA

Davlen Studios - Hollywood CA

The title is based on a set of sales technique lectures

by Stanley Patterson called "Your Hidden Success Mechanism"

Rockline radio phone in show

audio

SCTV Network 90

Audio Video

April ‘81

16^th – 18^th Thu Palace of Fine Arts; San Francisco CA

20^th Mon

FEE WAYBILL - KMEL FM Los Angeles CA

Live radio broadcast

audio

21^st Sun

Completion Backward Principle released in UK and Europe by Capitol Records

23^rd Thu ZDF TV “Beat Club” studio; Bremen TV show set up Par Can

24^th Fri ZDF TV “Beat Club” studio; Bremen TV show Par Can

26^th – 30^th Sun Shepperton Studios video recording Par Can

May ‘81

1^st Fri

Completion Backward Principle released in the USA, Canada and worldwide by Capitol Records

2^nd Sat BBC studios “Old Grey Whistle Test”; London TV show Par Can

4^th Mon Goete lejon; Stockholm

5^th Tue Konserthuset storasalen; Goteborg audio

6^th Wed Chateau neuf; Oslo

8^th Fri StadtHalle; Bremen

9^th Sat MesseHalle; Hamburg

10^th Sun WestfalenHalle; Dortmund

11^th Mon PhillipsHalle; Dusseldorf

"Talk To Ya Later" released in UK / Europe by Capitol Records

12^th Tue EissesportsHalle; Kornwestheim

13^th Wed Cirkus krone; Munchen

14^th Thu StadtHalle; Offenbach audio

16^th Sat a.m. Antenne 2 TV; Paris TV show audio

p.m. Palais des Sports; Paris

17^th Sun SportsHalle; Herentals

18^th Mon NeidersachsenHalle; Hanover

19^th Tue EissesportsHalle; West Berlin audio Par Can

Fee interviewed by Paul Colbert of UK music paper "Melody Maker". Appeared in the June 13th edition

20^th Wed Freiderich ebert Halle grossersaal; Ludwigshafen audio Par Can

Shelley falls off stage bruising her right side. Vince visits the Berlin wall

Band fly from West Berlin to Frankfurt am Main

22^nd Fri P.O.C.;. Eindhoven audio Par Can

23^rd Sat de Doelen; Rotterdam Par Can

24^th Sun Congressgabouw de vereeniging; Nijmegan Par Can

25^th Mon Teatre Carre; Amsterdam Par Can

26^th Tue Eventhaal; Groningen audio Par Can

27^th Wed

Crew travel day, Groningen to Lisboa, 1450 miles plus 3 border crossings, journey in stages, 60 hours

Band fly Amsterdam to Lisboa, KLM flight KL785. penta hotel Lisboa

28^th Thu

Band day off

29^th Fri

Note in tour itinerary states "Chopper" arrives on ancestral soil (again) !!

Band day off

30^th Sat Pavilhao do Sporting clu de; Portugal

Lisboa to Porto, 195 miles, 5 hours

Unknown estadio d’avalade; Lisboan cancelled

31^st Sun Pavilhao dos Infantes des Sagres; Porto cancelled

porto atlantico hotel Porto

Porto to Coimbra, 75 miles, 2 hours

June ‘81

“Bremen Video” New Music Express Magazine (German) May 13^th ,

article & photos, pg;32 & 33

1^st Mon Futebol Clube etadio d’olivais; Coimbra Par Can

palace hotel Bucaco

Coimbra to Madrid, 280 miles, 7 hours

2^nd Tue Pabellon deportivo del real; Madrid Par Can

Band fly Lisboa to Madrid, flight TP700. hotel centro norte Madrid

Equipment, Madrid to Barcelona, 399 miles, 10 hours

3^rd Wed Palasports; San Sebastian cancelled

Band and Crew travel day, Madrid to Gerona

novotel Gerona

4^th Thu Palais des sports; Lyon cancelled

Band and Crew travel day, Gerona to Montpelier

hotel ibis Montpelier

5^th Fri

Band and Crew travel day, Montpelier to Milano

palace hotel Milano

6^th Sat Castelo viscuteo; Pavia cancelled

Palasports; Cantu Par Can

bootleg audio and interview with Rick Anderson

7^th Sun Teatro tendo; Via Reggio cancelled

Antistadio; Livorno audio Par Can

8^th Mon Palasports; Bologna audio Par Can

Bologna to Roma, 237 miles, 6 hours

9^th Tue Palasports; Roma Par Can

shangri la corsetti Roma

10^th Wed Palasports; Udine Par Can

ambassador palace hotel Udine

Udine to Torino, 323 miles, 8 hours

11^th Thu Parco Ruffini Motovelodromo; Torino audio Par Can

jolly h. ambasciatori hotel Torino

torino to San Remo, 120 miles, 3 hours

12^th Fri Campo Sportivo; San Remo Par Can

13^th Sat

Crew travel day, San Remo to Edinburgh, 1300 miles plus 3 border crossings, journey in stages, 40 hours

Band in San Remo

grand hotel de londres San Remo

15^th Mon

Band fly Nice to London on British Airways flight BA343, then London to Edinburgh on British Airways flight BA4812

posthouse hotel Edinburgh

16^th Tue Odeon Theatre; Edinburgh audio Par Can

support act: The Spangs

posthouse hotel Edinburgh

Edinburgh to Newcastle, 107 miles, 3 hours

royal station hotel Newcastle

17^th Wed City Hall; Newcastle audio Par Can

support act: The Spangs

Newcastle to Sheffield, 72 miles, 2 hours

royal victoria hotel Sheffield

18^th Thu City Hall Oval Hall; Sheffield Par Can

support act: The Spangs

Sheffield to Manchester, 38 miles, 1 hour

grand hotel Manchester

19^th Fri Free Trade Hall; Manchester Par Can

support act: The Spangs

grand hotel Manchester

Manchester to London, 228 miles, 5 hours

Kensington hilton hotel London

20^th & 21^st Sat Hammersmith Odeon; London Par Can

support act: The Spangs

22^nd Mon Hammersmith Odeon; London Par Can

support act: The Spangs

FEE WAYBILL arrested on Tottenham Court Road London

during a publicity stunt on the back of a flatbed truck while

The Tubes played tracks from "Completion Backward Principle".

audio and video

BBC radio 1 broadcast released as "Infomercial" in 1999

23^rd & 24^th Tue Hammersmith odeon London option dates / not used

support act: The Spangs

FEE WAYBILL - Fined £50 at Marlborough magistrates court London for "obstructing a police officer in the execution of his duty". P.C. Pearce stated in evidence that "Waybill was standing on the lorry and when asked if he was in charge replied: "Oh, there is a funny little man who wishes to speak to us." When asked to turn the music down he apparently replied: "No, not until we have finished." He was then arrested as he stepped off the lorry. Fee's defence counsel admitted that his client had behaved in "a somewhat flippant manner" but added that he did not appreciate the "gravity of the situation." The magistrate called John Waldo Waybill an "arrogant nuisance" before fining him. Afterwards Fee described the fine as a "little over the top I think, but it won't break the band."

“Tube Ticket Cost £50” SOUNDS (UK)

Record company meal at Greek restaurant for band & crew

25^th Thu de Montfort Hall; Leicester

support act: The Spangs

Leicester to Birmingham, 41 miles, 1 hour

26^th Fri Odeon Theatre; Birmingham

support act: The Spangs

Birmingham to Newquay, 230 miles, 6 hours

atlantic hotel Newquay

27^th Sat Cornwall Coliseum; St.Austell

support act: The Spangs

St.Austell to Bristol, 142 miles, 4 hours

holiday inn Bristol

28^th Sun Colston Hall; Bristol audio

support act: The Spangs

29^th Mon Gaumont Theatre; Southampton Par Can

support act: The Spangs

Southampton to London

Kensington royal gardens hotel London

30^th Tue

Band and Crew fly London to Los Angeles CA, Pan Am flight 001

July ‘81

3^rd Fri

"Tomorrow" TV show

audio

15^th Wed Shea’s Theatre; Buffalo NY Par Can

17^th Fri Maple Leaf Gardens; Toronto OT audio Par Can

“Fishing Musician” SCTV Network 90, Episode #8;

band and John Candy; Band plays, “Talk to Ya Later”

18^th Sat Ohio Coliseum; Richfield OH audio / video Par Can

19^th Sun Sports Arena; Toledo OH Par Can

22^nd & 23^rd Wed Royal Oak Music Theatre; Southfield MI Par Can

24^th Fri Gardens Arena; Louisville KY Par Can

25^th Sat Stanley Theatre; Pittsburgh PA Par Can

26^th Sun Merewether Post Pavilion ; Columbia MD Par Can

29^th Wed Jai Alai Fronton; Bridgeport CT Par Can

31^st Fri Music Mountain; South Fallsburg NY Par Can

August ‘81

1^st Sat Cumberland County Civic Centre George I. Lewis Arena; Portland ME Par Can

2^nd Sun Cape Cod Coliseum; South Yarmouth MA Par Can

4^th & 5^th Tue Palladium; New York City NY audio video Par Can

live radio broadcast

bootleg audio and video

6^th Thu Triangle Theatre; Rochester NY audio Par Can

7^th Fri Fairmount Park Mann Music Centre Amphitheatre; Philadelphia PA Par Can

8^th Sat Convention Hall; Asbury Park NJ Par Can

22^nd Sat Convention and Performing Arts Centre Golden Hall; San Diego CA audio Par Can

23^rd Sun

KBFH Radio broadcast of the palladium New York City NY 04 / 08 / 81

audio

27^th & 28^th Thu Perkins Palace; Pasadena CA Par Can

29^th & 30^th Sat Civic Centre; Santa Monica CA Par Can

SEPT ‘81

18^th Fri Opera House; Austin TX Par Can

19^th Sat Civic Centre Complex Lily and Roy Cullen Theatre; Houston TX Par Can

20^th Sun Winter Gardens; Dallas TX Par Can

23^rd Wed Cains Ballroom; Tulsa OK Par Can

24^th & 25^th Thu Uptown Theatre; Kansas City MO Par Can

26^th Sat Prairie Capitol Convention Centre; Springfield IL Par Can

27^th Sun Univ. Iowa Hauncher Auditorium; Iowa City IA audio Par Can

29^th Tue U.M.M. Northrop Auditorium; Minneapolis MN Par Can

30^th Wed Music Hall; Omaha NE audio Par Can

October ‘81

1^st Thu Oriental Theatre; Milwaukee WI Par Can

2^nd Fri Kolf Sports Centre Oshkosh; WI Par Can

3^rd Sat U.M.M. Hedgecock Field House; Marquette MI Par Can

4^th Sun Park West; Chicago IL Par Can

6^th Tue U.M.A.A. Hill Auditorium; Ann Arbor MI audio Par Can

8^th Thu Agora Ballroom; Youngstown OH Par Can

10^th Sat Grand Centre Welsh Auditorium; Grand Rapids MI Par Can

11^th Sun Convention Centre; Hamilton OT Par Can

12^th Mon U.T. Alumni Hall; London OT Par Can

15^th - 17^th Thu Misty Moon Club; Halifax NS Par Can

19^th Mon Lansdowne Park Civic; Centre Ottawa OT Par Can

20^th Tue Teatre st.Denis; Montreal PQ Par Can

21^st & 22^nd Wed Agora Ballroom; New Haven CT cancelled

“12^th Anniversary Special” Circus Magazine (UK) Oct. 21^st, Cover, article & photos

23^rd & 24^th Fri Savoy Theatre; New York City NY Par Can

times square Howard Johnson’s hotel Manhattan NY

25^th Sun Palace Theatre; Albany NY Par Can

27^th & 28^th Tue Brandywine Club; Chaddsford PA Par Can

29^th Thu Stargate Theatre; Dover NJ Par Can

The previous night, Atlanta Rhythm Section lighting director Paul Crockett, died after a ground supported lighting truss collapsed to the stage. The 33 year old R.A. Roth Lighting employee was standing on the truss during focussing, when the centre span snapped and fell 30 feet, crushing him on impact. This would have been only the second concert at the venue, which had recently re-opened on October 14th after being closed more than three years.

30^th Fri W.P.I. Harrington; Auditorium Worcester MA Par Can

31^st Sat Orpheum Theatre; Boston MA 2 shows Par Can

The first show was introduced by WBCN dj Mark Parenteau dressed in a nuns habit

2nd show broadcast live on WBCN FM

audio and video

November ‘81

1^st & 2^nd Sun the Cars recording studio; Boston MA studio recording

recording "Sports Fans"

3^rd Tue Felt Forum; Harrisburg PA Par Can

after show party at "The Metron" in Harrisburg PA, sponsored by FM 104

5^th Thu S.U.N.Y. King Concert; Hall Fredonia NY Par Can

6^th Fri St. Georges Theatre; Staten Island NY Par Can PCW Advert.

support act: BIG FEACHERS

7^th Sat Stage West; Hartford CT Par Can

support act: The PROBERS

8^th Sun S.U.N.Y. Gymnasium; Stonybrook L.I. NY Par Can

11^th Wed Mr C’s Rock Palace; Lowell MA Par Can

support act: The MEETINGS

12^th Thu Uncle Sam’s; Hull MA Par Can

support act: The ORBITS

13^th Fri Civic Centre; Providence RI cancelled Par Can

Day Off

14^th Sat Capitol Theatre; Concord NH Par Can

support act: The PROBERS

Concord NH to Allentown PA, 384 miles, 7 hours

15^th Sun Muhlenberg College Memorial Hall; Allentown PA Par Can

16^th Mon Agora Ballroom; New Haven CT Par Can

holiday inn New Haven CT

New Haven CT to Owings Mills MD, 267 miles, 5 hours

17^th Tue Painters Mill; Owings Mill MD Par Can

Support act: BOOTCAMP

18^th Wed

Pikesville MD to Baltimore airport, 20 miles, 30 minutes

Band and Crew fly from Baltimore MD to San Francisco CA on TWA flight

Prairie and Michael fly from Baltimore MD to New York City NY

Richard and Par Can fly from Baltimore MD to Boston MA

19^th Thu

Day off

Michael and Prairie working on art project in Mick Jagger's Manhattan NY apartment

20^th & 21^st Fri Fox Theatre; Atlanta GA cancelled

Dean, Bonnie, Richard and Par Can attend Earth Wind and Fire show in Hartford CT

Michael and Prairie working on art project in Mick Jagger's Manhattan NY apartment

29^th Sat

Day off / Travel, Richard and Par Can, Boston MA to San Francisco CA on TWA flight 753

Chez Prince, Alta Street, San Francisco CA

30^th Mon Warfield Theatre; San Francisco CA Par Can

San Francisco CA to Reseda CA

December ‘81

OUI Magazine, pg:36

1^st & 2^nd Tue Country Club; Reseda CA audio Par Can

support act: BOB DUBAK

valley Hilton hotel Sherman Oaks CA

3^rd Thu Country Club; Reseda CA cancelled

4^th Fri Country Club; Reseda CA Par Can

support act: GLEN SUPER

5^th Sat Country Club; Reseda CA Par Can

support act: GLEN SUPER

6^th Sun Country Club; Reseda CA Par Can

support act: BOB DUBAK

8^th Tue Civic Auditorium; Santa Cruz CA Par Can; CMB

9^th Wed Marin County Civic Centre; San Rafael CA

10^th Thu

Notice appears in Sylvie Simmons "Hollywood Highs" column in UK music paper "Sounds" announcing Fee and Vince's involvement in the Paramount movie "All Washed Up". Shot in Canada, They play members of a rock band "The Metal Corpses" doomed to failure, so much so, Vince snuffs it in the first few frames. The song "Roadmap Of My Tears" was recorded for the movie.

CMB invited back stage by Vince at Santa Cruz show. Also, Chopper’s B-Day. First meet Marilyn & her daughter..

11^th Fri Memorial Auditorium; Sacramento CA Par Can

12^th Sat

Sacramento CA to San Francisco CA

Par Can, San Francisco CA to Los Angeles CA on TWA flight 760

then Los Angeles CA to London on TWA flight 760

Upgraded to 1st class on LA to London, sat next to actress Jacqueline Bissett !!!

31^st Thu Civic Centre; San Jose CA Par Can

1982

January ‘82

1^st

“RocknRoll Thunder; the Naked Tubes Are Better Than Ever” Date Book, SF Chronicle,

Joel Selvin

10^th Sun Dallas Cowboys VS SF 49ers, Candle Stick Stadium, San Francisco Ca TV Broadcast

Sports Fans Live

22^nd Fri Country Club; Reseda CA audio

30^th & 31^st Sat Old Waldorf; San Francisco CA CMB

February ‘82

1^st - 3^rd Mon Old Waldorf; San Francisco CA

“The Tubes: Completion Backward Principle” Home Video; Music & Video LA WEEKLY,

Robert G. Salter

March ‘82

19^th Lake Tahoe, NV

29^th Mon Country Club; Reseda CA audio video

April ‘82

“Quiet Giant: The Tubes’ Prairie Prince”, Stanley Hall Modern Drummer 1982

23^rd Fri War Memorial Performing Arts Centre Opera House; San Francisco CA

Tubeland News Vol. 1, No. 1

June ‘82

12^th Sat Spartan Stadium; San Jose Ca

Earthquakes VS Roughnecks; Post Game Show CMB

25^th Fri Good Time Theatre; Buena Park CA

27^th Sun Country Club; Reseda CA

July ‘82

22^nd & 23^rd Thu O2 Club ;Monterey CA

25^th – 27^th Sun the Hofbrau; Squaw Valley CA

Tubeland News Vol. 1, No. 2

August ‘82

5^th Thu County Fairgrounds; Napa CA Par Can

26^th Thu Cal Expo Centre Amphitheatre; Sacramento CA Par Can

27^th Fri Magic Mountain Showcase Theatre; Valencia Ca Par Can

28^th Sat Frontier Town; San Bernardino CA Par Can

30^th Mon Cal Expo Centre Amphitheatre; Sacramento CA cancelled

September ‘82

6^th Mon Concord Pavilion ; Concord CA Par Can

26^th Sun Cowboys Club; Tucson AZ

27^th Mon Graham Central Station; Phoenix AZ

28^th Tue Chugger’s Club; Flagstaff AZ

30^th Thu Country Club; Reseda CA Par Can

October ‘82

Tubeland News, Vol. I, No. 3

2^nd Sat Cal Poly Gymnasium; San Luis Obispo CA

27^th Wed Cal Poly Gymnasium; San Luis Obispo CA

28^th Thu U.C.S.B. Gymnasium; Santa Barbara CA

el prado motor inn, Santa Barabara CA

29^th Fri Magic Mountain Showcase Theatre; Valencia CA

30^th Sat U.S.C.; Los Angeles CA

December ‘82

1^st Wed State College Gymnasium; San Francisco CA 2 shows / audio 1^st Show

2^ndThu Laxon Auditorium; Chico CA

3^rd Fri Phoenix Theatre; Petaluma CA 2 shows

5^th Sun Saddle Rack; San Jose CA CMB

18^th Sat the Galleria; San Francisco CA

20^th - 22^nd Mon Tubesound Studios; San Francisco CA rehearsals

27^th & 28^th Mon Tubesound Studios; San Francisco CA rehearsals

29^th – 31^st Wed Kabuki Theatre; San Francisco CA

November ‘82

TW – Engineering Mega Art; Fallucci Stendal San Francisco Ca. Cotton / Prince Exhibit.