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Japan Tour . 1975


The 2nd Japan Tour.
In August 1974, "Irish Tour ' 74" LP was released in Japan. This tour was already announced then.
Rory didn't play new songs because new studio albums weren't released. However, he succeeded in appealing to Japanese music fans for himself by the live in Japan that he continued it for two years.

Rory joined The Rolling Stones recording session just before this tour. Because he was the first guest guitarist of this session, some music magazines wrote : "Rory Gallagher became a new member of The Rolling Stones !?". However he joined this session only two days, and he gave priority to Japan tour and following Australian tour, he went back to London and left for Japan soon.

Photo : M.Takahashi , 27th Jan '75 at Tokyo Taiiku-kan
(from "Ongaku-Senka" Mar. 1975)



Rory Gallagher : Vo & Guitars
Gerry McAvoy : Bass
Rod de'Ath : Drums
Lou Martin : Keyboards


Tour Dates

26 Jan. sun 4:00 pm Tokyo Shibuya Koukaido
27 Jan. mon 6:30 pm Tokyo Tokyo Taiiku-kan
28 Jan. tue 6:30 pm Osaka Kouseinenkin-Kaikan Hall
29 Jan. wed 6:30 pm Nagoya nagoya-shi Koukaido
31 Jan. fri 6:30 pm Osaka Mainichi Hall

-- ticket price (yen) --
S : 3,500. A : 3,000. B : 2,500 (Shibuya Koukaido)
S : 2,600. A : 2,100. B : 1,600 (Tokyo Taiiku-kan)
S : 3,200. A : 2,600. B : 2,100. C : 1,600 (Osaka Kouseinenkin Kaikan)

Presented by Universal Orient Promotions

*pic : Osaka, Tokyo-live flyer / from muew (thanx!)


Tour-Book

B4 size

P.2 : Tour Dates
P.5 : "Blues soul - he continues burning eternally"
. . . by Norio Misawa (Polydor Japan)
P.10 : "with his beloved Stratocaster..." (by Tsuneo Omori / music reviewer)
P.13 - P.14 : history of Rory Gallagher
P.17 - P.18 : AD (Universal Orient Promotions, Japan Air Line)
P.19 - P.20 : AD (Polydor Japan, Club Golden Gessekai)
P.21 - P.22 : AD (All Nippon Airline, Suntry)

photo : A.Miyashita , design : T.Nakazima , print : Morioka-Printing

cover
rear cover P.1 - 2
P.3 - 4
P.5 - 6
P.7 - 8
P.9 - 10
P.11 - 12
P.13 - 14
P.15 - 16
P.17 - 18
P.19 - 20
P.21 - 22



Live review

++ Japan Tour Report ( "Rory On!" # 368 )
. . from "Music Life" march 1975 by Youichi Shibuya
. . (26 Jan 1975 / Shibuya Kokaido)


Live set-list (from Bootleg recordings)

Shibuya Kokaido, Tokyo / 26 Jan 1975

- Messin' With The Kid
- Tattoo'd Lady
- Garbage Man
- Cradle Rock
- I Don't Know Why
- A Million Miles Away
- Walk On Hot Coals
- I Wonder Who
- Daughtar Of The Everglades
- Pistol Slapper Blues
- Unmilitary Two-Step
- Too Much Alcohol
- Who's That Comin'
- Bullfrog Blues (encore)
- Hands Off (encore)

Tokyo Taiiku-kan, Tokyo / 27 Jan 1975

- Messin' With The Kid
- Tattoo'd Lady
- Garbage Man
- Cradle Rock
- I Don't Know Why
- A Million Miles Away
- Walk On Hot Coals
- I Wonder Who
- Daughtar Of The Everglades
- Too Much Alcohol
- Pistol Slapper Blues
- Unmilitary Two-Step
- Going To My Home Town
- Who's That Comin'
- Bullfrog Blues
- Hands Off (encore)
- Tore Down (encore)

Osaka Kousei-nenkin Kaikan, Osaka / 28 Jan 1975

(unknown)

Nagoya-shi Kokaido, Nagoya, Aichi / 29 Jan 1975

(unknown)

Mainichi Hall, Osaka / 31 Jan 1975

(unknown)

++ recording data from "Checker & Blues" / thank you ++


pics from Japanese magazines

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