Japan Tour . 1974
Rory's first Japan Tour. Around this time, he'd appeared in Japanese music magazines as
"a hope of young guitarists" who followed Clapton. And he'd begun to become popular in Japan.He arrived in Japan by delay from the schedule on the first. However, he did hot live performances as usual and he was praised highly from not only general fans but also music journalists. Rory seems to have had embarrassment at first, but seems to have felt a good response.
" Irish Tour " album is the live recording of Irish tour performed just before Japan tour. This album was released in August of this year and succeeded in impressing 1st Japan tour with it.
Photo : M.Takahashi / 25 Jan '74 at Nakano Sunplaza
("Ongaku-Senka" Mar. 1974)
Rory Gallagher : Vo & Guitars
Gerry McAvoy : Bass
Rod de'Ath : Drums
Lou Martin : Keyboards
Tour Dates
| 23 Jan. | wed | 6:30 pm | Tokyo | Yubin-Chokin Hall |
| 25 Jan. | fri | 6:30 pm | Tokyo | Nakano Sunplaza Hall |
| 26 Jan. | sat | 6:30 pm | Tokyo | Nakano Sunplaza Hall |
| 27 Jan. | sun | 6:30 pm | Nagoya | Nagoya-shi Kokaido |
| 28 Jan. | mon | 6:30 pm | Osaka | Kousei-nenkin Kaikan |
-- ticket price (yen) --
S : 3,000 . A : 2,500 . B : 2,000 . C : 1,500 (Tokyo, Osaka)
S : 2,800 . A : 2,400 . B : 2,000 . C : 1,600 (Nagoya)
Presented by Universal Orient Promotions
*the original plan was changed (30 Jan. to 23 Jan).
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*pic : Osaka-live flyer / from muew (thanx!)
Tour-Book
Pink colored Cover . B4 size .pics from "Checker & Blues" (thanx! megumi)
P.1 : Tour Date
P.5 - P.8 : Rory Gallagher interview by Kathie Kaiser
P.14 "The most passionate guitarist - Rory Gallagher"
. . . . (by Haruko Minakami / music reviewer)
P.17 - P.18 : AD (Universal Oriented Promotions, Shinko Gakufu Publishing)
P.19 - P.20 : AD (Polydor Japan, Heibon Publishing)
P.21 - P.22 : AD (UN - ROPE, Suntry)
design : TAKASHIRO - NAKAJIMA , print : MORIOKA-PRINTING
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The Days in Japan ' 74
22 Jan - tue -
21:05 arrived at Haneda airport / PANAM #2tour members : Rory Gallagher, Gerry McAvoy, Rod de'Ath, Lou Martin
Donal Gallagher (Rory's brother), Tom O'Driscoll (equipment), David Oddie (management)
They went to the Hotel New-Japan (they stayed at there). Afterwards, staff meeting.
23 Jan. - wed -
about 11:00 They took late breakfast.Rory was interviewed for "Ongaku-Senka" magazine afterwards.
18:30 - LIVE at Yubin-chokin Hall, Tokyo
24 Jan. - thu -
OFFRory slept till afternoon.
He was interviewed for a couple of radio programs & magazines.
25 Jan. - fri -
18:30 - LIVE at Nakano Sunplaza Hall, Tokyo26 Jan. - sat -
18:30 - LIVE at Nakano Sunplaza Hall, Tokyo- Because of good reputation of his shows, this concert was full packed.
27 Jan. - sun -
11:00 went to Nagoya / Hikari #33- They were surprised at the speed of the Shinkansen which they got on for the first time.
18:30 - LIVE at Nagoya-shi Koukaido, Nagoya
- There was a slight trouble among guards with audience, and an encore was shortish.
28 Jan. - mon -
12:03 went to Osaka / Hikari #29- They admired a snow scene of Maibara on the way.
18:30 - LIVE at Osaka Kouseinenkin-Kaikan Hall, Osaka
- 2 hours 45 min. 19 songs / the hottest live performance!
29 Jan. - tue -
12:55 back to Tokyo / Hikari #32OFF
30 Jan. - wed -
21:30 flight to USA / JAL #62- with Kimono & Japanese doll (for his mother) , camera, small electronic calculator
( from "Ongaku-Senka" magazine Mar. 1974 + arranged by nero)
Live review
++ Overpowered the audience by his earnest passion for Blues. . ( "Rory On!" # 373 )
. . from "Music Life" march 1974 by Kazuhisa Yoneda
. . (23 Jan 1974 / YubinChokin Hall, Tokyo)
Live set-list (from Bootleg recordings)
Yubin-chokin Hall, Tokyo / 23 Jan 1974
- Messing With The Kid- Cradle Rock
- I Wonder Who (Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man)
- Tattoo'd Lady
- Walk On Hot Coals
- A Million Miles Away
- Laundromat
- Who Do Man (Hoodoo Man)
- Hands Off
- As The Crow Flies
- Pistol Slapper Blues
- Banker's Blues
- Unmilitary Two-Step
- Going To My Hometown
- Who's That Comin'
- In Your Town (cut)
Nakano Sunplaza Hall, Tokyo / 25 Jan 1974
- Messin' with the Kid- I Wonder Who
- Cradle Rock
- Tattoo'd Lady
- Just A Little Bit
- A Million Miles Away
- Laundromat
- Hands Off
- Pistol Slapper Blues
- Gypsy Woman
- Banker's Blues
- Going To My Home Town
- Who's That Coming
- In Your Town
- Bullfrog Blues (encore)
- Bo Diddley (encore)
Nakano Sunplaza Hall, Tokyo / 26 Jan 1974
- Messin' With The Kid- I Wonder Who
- Cradle Rock
- Walk On Hot Coals
- A Million Miles Away
- Hands Off
- Laundromat
- Gypsy Woman
- Pistol Slapper Blues
- Banker's Blues
- Unmilitary Two-Step
- Going To My Home Town
- Hoodoo Man
- In Your Town
- Bullfrog Blues (encore)
- Too Much Alcohol (encore)
Nagoya-shi Kokaido, Nagoya, Aichi / 27 Jan 1974
- Messin' With The Kid- I Wonder Who
- Cradle Rock
- Tattoo'd Lady
- Walk On Hot Coals
- A Million Miles Away
- Too Much Alcohol
- Laundromat
- Gypsy Woman
- Pistol Slapper Blues
- Banker's Blues
- Going To My Home Town
- Who's That Coming
- In Your Town
- Bullfrog Blues (encore)
Osaka Kosei-nenkin Kaikan , Osaka / 28 Jan 1974
(unknown)(A bootleg CD titled "74/01/28, Kousei-Nenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan" is completely same as "Oh No There Goes To Tokyo" (74/01/26). It's not this show.)
++ recording data from "Checker & Blues" / thank you ++
pics from Japanese magazines
+Photo by Setsuko Matsumoto / 23 Jan 74 / Yubin-chokin Hall, Tokyo
/ from "FM fan" 25 Feb 74
+23 Jan 74 / Yubin-chokin Hall / from "Music Life" Mar. 1974
+photo by M.Hotta / 23 Jan 74 /Yubin-chokin Kaikan
/ from "weekly FM" 11 Feb. 1974
+photo by M.Takahashi / 25 Jan 74 / Nakano Sunplaza
/ from "Ongaku Senka" Mar. 1974
