# Technical Ecstasy Tour

The Technical Ecstasy Tour was a concert tour by English rock band Black Sabbath. It began on 22 October 1976 and ended on 22 April 1977.

## Overview
### North America leg

Having toned down the band's 'black magic' image for Technical Ecstasy, Geezer Butler assured Circus, "Parents can take their kids to our shows now." Opening acts included Ted Nugent and, promoting their Next album, Journey.

### Europe leg

A notorious encounter occurred between Geezer Butler and Malcolm Young of support band AC/DC when the tour reached Europe. "Flick-knives were banned in England," Butler recalled, "but, when we were playing in Switzerland, I bought one. I was just flicking it, when Malcolm Young came up to me and started slagging Sabbath… He came over and said, 'You must think you're big, having a flick-knife.' I said, 'What are you talking about?' And that was it. Nobody got hurt."
AC/DC's support slot had, in any case, begun inauspiciously. "All the gear was blowing up," reported Angus Young of their first show, in Paris. "We played about twenty minutes then destroyed the stage."

## Tour dates

List of 1976 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| 22 October 1976 | Tulsa | United States | Tulsa Assembly Center Arena |
| 23 October 1976 | Houston | United States | Sam Houston Coliseum |
| 24 October 1976 | San Antonio | United States | Convention Center Arena |
| 26 October 1976 | Dallas | United States | Dallas Memorial Auditorium |
| 28 October 1976 | Des Moines | United States | Veterans Memorial Audtiorium |
| 29 October 1976 | Lincoln | United States | Pershing Memorial Auditorium |
| 30 October 1976 | Kansas City | United States | Memorial Hall |
| 31 October 1976 | Denver | United States | McNichols Sports Arena |
| 1 November 1976 | Phoenix | United States | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 2 November 1976 | San Francisco | United States | Winterland Ballroom |
| 3 November 1976 | Santa Monica | United States | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium |
| 5 November 1976 | San Diego | United States | San Diego Sports Arena |
| 6 November 1976 | Long Beach | United States | Long Beach Arena |
| 7 November 1976 | San Bernardino | United States | Swing Auditorium |
| 9 November 1976 | Fresno | United States | Selland Arena |
| 11 November 1976 | Portland | United States | Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 12 November 1976 | Spokane | United States | Spokane Coliseum |
| 13 November 1976 | Seattle | United States | Seattle Center Arena |
| 23 November 1976 | Knoxville | United States | Knoxville Civic Coliseum |
| 24 November 1976 | Chicago | United States | International Amphitheatre |
| 25 November 1976 | Charleston | United States | Charleston Civic Center |
| 26 November 1976 | Detroit | United States | Cobo Center |
| 28 November 1976 | Richfield | United States | Richfield Coliseum |
| 29 November 1976 | Chicago | United States | International Amphitheatre |
| 30 November 1976 | Kalamazoo | United States | Wings Stadium |
| 1 December 1976 | Providence | United States | Providence Civic Center |
| 2 December 1976 | Providence | United States | Providence Civic Center |
| 3 December 1976 | Boston | United States | Boston Garden |
| 4 December 1976 | Philadelphia | United States | Spectrum |
| 6 December 1976 | New York | United States | Madison Square Garden |
| 7 December 1976 | Springfield | United States | Civic Center |
| 8 December 1976 | Pittsburgh | United States | Civic Arena |
| 9 December 1976 | Landover | United States | Capital Centre |
| 10 December 1976 | Niagara Falls | United States | Niagara Falls Convention Center |
| 11 December 1976 | New Haven | United States | New Haven Coliseum |
| 12 December 1976 | Syracuse | United States | War Memorial Auditorium |
List of 1977 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| 20 January 1977 | Miami | United States | Miami Jai-Alai Fronton Arena |
| 25 January 1977 | Birmingham | United States | Boutwell Memorial Auditorium |
| 26 January 1977 | Atlanta | United States | Omni Coliseum |
| 28 January 1977 | Memphis | United States | Mid-South Coliseum |
| 29 January 1977 | Charlotte | United States | Charlotte Coliseum |
| 30 January 1977 | Fayetteville | United States | Cumberland County Memorial Arena |
| 2 February 1977 | Norfolk, Virginia | United States | Norfolk Scope |
| 4 February 1977 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverfront Coliseum |
| 6 February 1977 | Erie | United States | Erie County Field House |
| 7 February 1977 | Salem | United States | Salem Civic Center |
| 9 February 1977 | Columbus | United States | Veterans Memorial Auditorium |
| 10 February 1977 | Nashville | United States | Nashville Municipal Auditorium |
| 11 February 1977 | Terre Haute | United States | Hulman Center |
| 12 February 1977 | St. Louis | United States | Kiel Auditorium |
| 13 February 1977 | Springfield | United States | Hammons Student Center |
| 14 February 1977 | Indianapolis | United States | Indiana Convention Center |
| 15 February 1977 | Fort Wayne | United States | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum |
| 16 February 1977 | Little Rock | United States | Barton Coliseum |
| 18 February 1977 | Lexington | United States | Rupp Arena |
| 20 February 1977 | San Francisco | United States | Winterland |
| 23 February 1977 | Inglewood | United States | Inglewood Forum |
| 2 March 1977 | Glasgow | Scotland | The Apollo |
| 4 March 1977 | Newcastle | England | Newcastle City Hall |
| 6 March 1977 | Stafford | England | New Bingley Hall |
| 7 March 1977 | Liverpool | England | Liverpool Empire Theatre |
| 9 March 1977 | Cardiff | Wales | Capitol Theatre |
| 10 March 1977 | Southampton | England | Southampton Gaumont Theatre |
| 12 March 1977 | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon |
| 13 March 1977 | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon |
| 14 March 1977 | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon |
| 15 March 1977 | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon |
| 5 April 1977 | Paris | France | Pavillon de Paris |
| 6 April 1977 | Colmar | France | Colmar Expo Hall |
| 7 April 1977 | Offenbach | West Germany | Stadthalle Offenbach (Easter Rock Festival) |
| 9 April 1977 | Cologne | West Germany | Sporthalle (Easter Rock Festival) |
| 10 April 1977 | Nuremberg | West Germany | Messezentrum (Easter Rock Festival) |
| 11 April 1977 | Ludwigshafen | West Germany | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle (Easter Rock Festival) |
| 13 April 1977 | Thonex | Switzerland | Thonex Party Hall |
| 14 April 1977 | Zürich | Switzerland | Volkshaus |
| 15 April 1977 | Odense | Denmark | Fyns Forum |
| 16 April 1977 | Brussels | Belgium | Cirque Royal |
| 17 April 1977 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | RAI Arena |
| 18 April 1977 | Hamburg | West Germany | Ernst-Merck-Halle |
| 19 April 1977 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Falkoner Center |
| 21 April 1977 | Lund | Sweden | Olympen |
| 22 April 1977 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium |
| 24 April 1977 | Helsinki | Finland | House of Culture |

### Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references :
| Date | City | Venue | Attendance | Gross |
| 8 December 1976 | Pittsburgh, United States | Civic Arena | 15,000 / 15,000 | $112,500 |
| 10 December 1976 | Niagara Falls, United States | Niagara Falls Convention Center | 8,012 | $52,078 |
| 11 December 1976 | New Haven, United States | New Haven Coliseum | 7,800 | $53,500 |

## Personnel

* Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
* Tony Iommi – guitar
* Geezer Butler — bass
* Bill Ward – drums
* Gerald Woodroffe – keyboards