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The Rainbow World Tour was a 2000 concert tour by Mariah Carey in support of her 1999 album "Rainbow."

The tour began on February 14, 2000 in Antwerp, Belgium and ended on April 18, 2000 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

According to Billboard, the tour's nine-date North American leg grossed $7.1 million.

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Concert Background [ ]

The tour marked Mariah's first tour in the U.S. in seven years since her 1993 Music Box Tour garnered a flurry of bad initial reviews. In addition to visiting more European countries, she also visited Singapore for the first time.

During this tour, Mariah debuted new songs from the Rainbow album such as: "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)", "Heartbreaker", "Thank God I Found You" and much more, including some of her biggest hits. Once again, her longtime friend Trey Lorenz was featured as a backup singer.

Set List [ ]

  • "Rainbow" / "Petals" (Video Introduction)
  • "Dreamlover"
  • "X-Girlfriend"
  • "Vulnerability"
  • "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
  • "Without You"
  • "Make It Happen"
  • "Thank God I Found You"
  • Band Interlude
  • "Always Be My Baby"
  • "Close My Eyes"
  • "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)"
  • "Heartbreaker"
  • "Vision of Love"
  • "Rainbow (Interlude)"
  • "Butterfly" (Outro)

Personnel [ ]

  • Vernon Black
  • Keyboards: Eric Daniels
  • Gregory Gonaway
  • Marco Oliveria
  • Michael McKnight
  • Background & featured vocalist: Trey Lorenz
  • Background vocals: Melonie Daniels, MaryAnn Tatum & Tracy Harris

Concert Dates [ ]

  • The April 13, 2000 concert in Boston, Massachusetts at the Fleet Center was originally planned to take place on April 4, but was rescheduled due to illness.
  • The April 18, 2000 concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Air Canada Center was originally planned to take place on April 7 but was rescheduled due to illness.

Critical Reception [ ]

The tour was not without problems, and in Austria, Blackmore was held in jail over-night after an altercation with one of the bouncers. The show in Munich was filmed for German TV, the only complete concert featuring the Blackmore / Dio / Powell axis (issued on DVD in 2006). The 1977 tour was much heavier than 1976 and cemented the band in the affections of European fans.

Rainbow returned to the studio in December to finish the new album, and then toured Japan in January 1978, before setting out to America on the back of the new LP "Long Live Rock'n Roll" - which, in some ways (especially the production) was an even better album than "Rising". However after a serious difference of opinion, Ronnie Dio left at the end of 1978 before the next album was finished. Daisley and Stone also received notice, and a new line-up emerged.

Bob Daisley later played with future Deep Purple keyboard player Don Airey in Ozzy Osbourne and Gary Moore's bands. In 2003 both men played with Deep Purple spin-off Living Loud along with Steve Morse. Ronnie Dio replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath, where he was in turn replaced by Ian Gillan in 1983.

(photo: Ronnie Dio, David Stone, Bob Daisley, Ritchie Blackmore, Cozy Powell)

Bonnet had been remembered for a hit with a sixties band called The Marbles, and was tracked down (though a number of other singers were auditioned or linked to the band at this time). Most of the album was already taped, and Bonnet added the vocals. The band began shifting towards a more AOR direction over the next year and a half and this line-up became commercially very successful, with hits like "All Night Long" (UK #5) and "Since You Been Gone" (UK #6) and the album "Down To Earth" (UK #6).

Rainbow headlined the first Monsters Of Rock festival with the new line-up in August 1980 (a live compilation album from the show was issued). However Cozy Powell didn't like the poppy direction of tracks such as 'Since You Been Gone' and the festival was his last show. They brought in a new American drummer Bobby Rondinelli and started work on the next album, but the sessions were low on ideas and Bonnet went back to America. There was a suggestion to bring in another singer and do half the album each, but it wasn't going to work. Blackmore now asked Joe Lynn Turner over to work on "I Surrender" and, pleased with the results, offered him the job.

On the back of Rainbow Mk5's success Graham Bonnet had a UK #6 hit single with 'Night Games'. Jon Lord played on his 1981 solo album 'Line-Up''. Cozy Powell also had a 1981 solo success (in Japan), with his album 'Tilt', then joined the Michael Schenker Group, leaving in 1982 just as Graham Bonnet was drafted in. He next turned up in Whitesnake.

(photo: Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Don Airey, Cozy Powell, Graham Bonnet)

Having finished work in November, they released the new album "Difficult To Cure" in early 1981 (UK #3), which produced their biggest UK hit "I Surrender" ( #3), as well as gaining a lot of American radio play. Turner, Blackmore and Glover stayed with the band until they split (and later played together in Deep Purple Mk 5 from 1989-92), although there were further changes in the drum and keyboard roles. Don Airey quit the group in August 1981 after another world tour, and went on to work with Ozzy Osbourne and Whitesnake, in 2001 he replaced Jon Lord in Deep Purple. In Rainbow he was replaced by the classically trained David Rosenthal.

(photo: Don Airey, Roger Glover, Joe Lynn Turner, Ritchie Blackmore, Bobby Rondinelli)

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Fyns forum in odense, denmark on wed, 28 sep 1983.

The acoustic was awfull -thats why Ritchie stopped playing. He hates bad sound. People refused to leave. They wanted something for their money and started to rip off the gear. Suddenly a local motorcycle gang member jumped on the scene and kicked the pole that carried the light spots and it all fell down on the audince hurting a girl badly. The police came but people still refused to leave and the police backed off. Later police came again - this time with sheeperd dogs and people left nice and quiet. So sad.

Ritchie Blackmore was an ase that night (too). He played 45 minuttes and left the stage. Panic broke out, and sevarel people were injuried.

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Containing the belting ‘Since You Been Gone’, Rainbow’s ‘Down To Earth’ album was a muscular, radio-friendly classic from the Ritchie Blackmore-led band.

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While Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow have assembled a back catalog synonymous with high-quality hard rock – among them classic albums such as Rising , Long Live Rock’n’Roll, and Down To Earth – the band’s artistic triumphs have often come at a price, not least where the longevity of Blackmore’s bandmates is concerned.

Rainbow’s history has been heavily punctuated by line-up changes. Their initial nucleus of Blackmore, former Elf vocalist Ronnie James Dio and drummer Cozy Powell was fleshed out by keyboardist Tony Carey and bassist Jimmy Bain for their much-lauded second album, 1976’s Rising , yet the latter pair had already departed prior to ’78’s Long Live Rock’n’Roll , for which Blackmore laid down the majority of the bass parts himself.

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Containing evergreen fan favorites such as “Kill The King” and “Gates Of Babylon,” plus minor UK hits courtesy of “LA Connection” and the anthemic titular song, Long Live Rock’n’Roll rewarded Rainbow with UK Top 10 success, yet Blackmore remained unsatisfied with the band’s commercial yield and Dio’s fantasy-themed lyrics. Consequently, after an extensive world tour across 1977 and ’78, Dio departed, along with bassist Bob Daisley.

Blackmore retained Cozy Powell’s services, but when he began to work up new material for what would become Rainbow’s fourth album, Down To Earth , late in 1978, he was still to establish a new working line-up. He had, however, headhunted his former Deep Purple bandmate Roger Glover to produce the new record, and the pair began co-writing songs in earnest prior to recruiting a new keyboardist, respected sessioneer Don Airey, fresh from contributing to Black Sabbath’s Never Say Die!

Replacing the charismatic Dio, however, proved problematic, with Blackmore initially considering, then rejecting, Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan and Trapeze frontman Peter Goalby. Rainbow’s frontman dilemma remained unresolved by the spring of 1979, by which time the band had brought in ex-Pretty Things bassist Jack Green and decamped to the south of France to record their new album at the Chateau Pelly De Cornfeld.

Green’s tenure was brief, however, and producer Glover eventually handled bass duties for the album. The search for Rainbow’s new frontman, meanwhile, finally ended when Glover tracked down Lincolnshire-born singer Graham Bonnet, formerly of late 60s rock duo The Marbles. With his short hair and sharp, new wave-style dress sense, Bonnet’s imaged contrasted with the era’s quintessential long-maned heavy rock frontmen, but he had a formidable vocal range and was immediately hired after auditioning in France.

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With the album in the can after further sessions in the US, Polydor released Down To Earth in July ’79. Indicative of the record’s muscular, yet radio-friendly hard rock sound, its trailer single, “Since You Been Gone,” shot to No.6 on the UK Top 40 in August, providing Rainbow with their first major smash hit.

Propelled by strident Blackmore riffs and a belting Bonnet vocal, “Since You Been Gone” was actually penned by ex-Argent-turned-songwriter-for-hire Russ Ballard. Blackmore and Glover, however, supplied Down To Earth ’s second classic single, the raunchy, anthemic “All Night Long,” which cracked the U.K. Top 10 in February 1980. The album could easily have delivered further hits, too, with the urgent “No Time To Lose” and the steely, Free -esque ballad “Love’s No Friend” also reflecting Rainbow’s newfound accessibility.

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Elsewhere, fans of the band’s trademark virtuosity were catered for by the moody, shape-shifting “Makin’ Love” (which included an exquisite, double-tracked Blackmore solo) and the epic, six-minute “Eyes Of The World.” The one concession to prog-style complexity found 03on Down To Earth , the latter afforded Bonnet a further opportunity to shine, while an on-form Airey responded to Blackmore’s intricate, phased guitars with a sweeping, classically inclined piano solo.

Down To Earth ’s invigorating, hook-friendly rock’n’roll paid dividends for Rainbow. Peaking at No.6 in the UK, it rewarded Ritchie Blackmore’s crew with a gold disc and their highest chart placing to date. A high-profile headlining slot at the inaugural Monsters Of Rock festival, held at Castle Donington in 1980, suggested mainstream acceptance was within their grasp, but a further bout of internal tension led to Graham Bonnet’s departure, and another new frontman, Joe Lynn Turner, helming 1981’s Difficult To Cure .

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE - Guitars RONNIE JAMES DIO - Vocals TONY CAREY- Keyboards COZY POWELL - Drums JIMMY BAIN - Bass

10.11.1975 Forum Montreal, PQ Canada 12.11.1975 Beacon Theater New York City, NY USA 13.11.1975 Palace Theater Waterbury, CT USA 14.11.1975 Calderone Concert Hall Hempstead, NY USA 15.11.1975 Tower Theater Upper Darby, PA USA 16.11.1975 Civic Theater Akron, OH USA 18.11.1975 Ford Auditorium Detroit, MI USA 19.11.1975 Uptown Theater Milwaukee, WI USA 20.11.1975 Ambassador Theater St Louis, MI USA 22.11.1975 Auditorium Theater Chicago, IL USA 26.11.1975 Warnors Theater Fresno, CA USA 28.11.1975 Berkeley Community Theater Berkeley, CA USA 29.11.1975 Civic Auditorium Santa Monica, CA USA Might also be December 13th ??.12.1975 Paramount Theater Portland, OR USA ??.12.1975 Paramount Theater Seattle, WA USA ??.12.1975 Queen Elizabeth Theater Vancouver, BC Canada ??.12.1975 Orpheum Theater Boston, MA USA ??.12.1975 Syria Mosque Pittsburgh, PA USA ??.12.1975 Agricultural Hall Allentown, PA USA ??.12.1975 Tampa, FL USA 06.06.1976 Stateline, ID USA 11.06.1976 Columbus, OH USA 13.06.1976 Fairgrounds Allentown, PA USA 14.06.1976 Le Theatre St Denis Montreal, PQ Canada 15.06.1976 Allen Theater, Cleveland OH USA 17.06.1976 Beacon Theater New York City, NY USA ??.06.1976 The Calderone Heampsted, NY USA ??.06.1976 Orpheum Theater Boston, MA USA 22.06.1976 Hara Arena Dayton, OH USA 24.06.1976 Uptown Theater Milwaukee, WI USA 25.06.1976 Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL USA 26.06.1976 Indianapolis, IN USA 27.06.1976 Orpheum Theater Davenport, IA USA ??.06.1976 Allen Theater, Cleveland, OH USA 02.07.1976 Masonic Temple Rochester, NY USA 03.07.1976 Ashbury Park Casino Arena, NJ USA 04.07.1976 Outdoor venue USA 06.07.1976 Rochester, NY USA ??.07.1976 Starlight Bowl Amphitheatre, Burbank CA USA 10.07.1976 Music Hall Houston, TX USA 12.07.1976 St. Denis Theater Montreal, PQ Canada 15.07.1976 Jai Alai Fronton Miami, FL USA ??.07.1976 Jacksonville, FL USA 20.07.1976 St. Denis Theater Montreal, PQ Canada 26.07.1976 Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA USA 27.07.1976 Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN USA 03.08.1976 Starlight Amphitheater Burbank, CA USA 31.08.1976 Hippodrome Bristol UK 01.09.1976 De Montfort Hall Leicester UK 03.09.1976 Empire Theatre Liverpool UK 04.09.1976 Playhouse Edinburgh UK 05.09.1976 Free Trade Hall Manchester UK 07.09.1976 Hammersmith Odeon London UK 08.09.1976 Hammersmith Odeon London UK 10.09.1976 Cardiff Castle Cardiff UK cancelled 11.09.1976 Odeon Birmingham UK 12.09.1976 Gaumont Theatre Southampton UK 13.09.1976 Capitol Theatre Cardiff UK cancelled 13.09.1976 Speakeasy London UK (Blackmore jammed with The Fabulous Poodles) 14.09.1976 City Hall Newcastle UK 16.09.1976 Speakeasy London UK (Blackmore jammed with Lord Sutch) 17.09.1976 Lund Sweden cancelled 20.09.1976 Konserthus Stockholm Sweden 22.09.1976 Tivoli's Koncertsal Copenhagen Denmark 23.09.1976 Musikhalle Hamburg Germany 24.09.1976 Stadthalle Bremen Germany 25.09.1976 Sporthalle Cologne Germany On Stage recordings 27.09.1976 Philipshalle Dusseldorf Germany 28.09.1976 Messezentrum Halle A Nurnberg Germany 29.09.1976 Circus Krone Munich Germany On Stage recordings 01.10.1976 Rhein Main Halle Wiesbaden Germany 02.10.1976 Westfallenhalle Festival Dortmund Germany 03.10.1976 Geneva Switzerland 04.10.1976 Casino Bern Switzerland 05.10.1976 Volkshaus Zurich Switzerland 06.10.1976 Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt Germany ??.10.1976 Stadthalle Erlangen Germany 11.10.1976 Le Mans France ??.10.1976 Marseilles France 13.10.1976 Pavillion Paris France 15.10.1976 Rouen France 16.10.1976 Cirque Royal Brussels Belgium 18.10.1976 Congres Gebouw The Hague Netherlands 04.11.1976 Entertainment Centre Perth Australia 09.11.1976 Festival Hall Melbourne Australia 11.11.1976 Horden Pavillion Sydney NSW Australia 12.11.1976 Civic Theatre Newcastle NSW Australia 13.11.1976 Festival Hall Brisbane Australia 16.11.1976 Horden Pavillion Sydney Australia 18.11.1976 Festival Theatre Adelaide Australia 19.11.1976 Festival Theatre Adelaide Australia 20.11.1976 Festival Theatre Adelaide Australia afternoon show 20.11.1976 Festival Theatre Adelaide Australia night show 22.11.1976 Festival Hall Melbourne Australia 02.12.1976 Sports Centre Tokyo Japan 04.12.1976 Shi Kokaido Nagoya Japan 05.12.1976 Koseinenkin-Kaikan Osaka Japan On Stage recordings 06.12.1976 Budokan Tokyo Japan On Stage recordings 07.12.1976 Shi Kokaido Nagoya Japan 08.12.1976 Koseinenkin-Kaikan Osaka Japan 09.12.1976 Koseinenkin-Kaikan Osaka Japan On Stage recordings 10.12.1976 Kyotokaikan Kyoto Japan 13.12.1976 Kyuden-Kinen-Taiikukan Fukuoka Japan 14.12.1976 Ken Taiikukan Hiroshima Japan 16.12.1976 Budokan Tokyo Japan 1st show at 3.00pm 16.12.1976 Budokan Tokyo Japan 2nd show at night

RITCHIE BLACKMORE - Guitars RONNIE JAMES DIO - Vocals DAVID STONE - Keyboards COZY POWELL - Drums BOB DAISLEY - Bass

RITCHIE BLACKMORE - Guitars GRAHAM BONNET - Vocals DON AIREY - Keyboards COZY POWELL - Drums ROGER GLOVER - Bass

02.09.1979 Civic Center Lakeland, FL USA 04.09.1979 Boutwell Auditorium Birmingham, AL USA 08.09.1979 Memorial Auditorium Fayetteville, NC USA 09.09.1979 Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC USA ??.09.1979 Civic Center Providence, RI USA 14.09.1979 Boston Garden Boston, MA USA 15.09.1979 Isle Forum Presque, ME USA 16.09.1979 Cumberland County Civic Center Portland, ME USA 18.09.1979 Coliseum New Haven, CT USA 19.09.1979 Civic Center Glen Falls, NY USA 20.09.1979 War Memorial Auditorium Rochester, NY USA 21.09.1979 Cobo Hall Detroit, MI USA 22.09.1979 Civic Center Lansing, MI USA 23.09.1979 Lakeview Arena Marquette, MI USA 26.09.1979 Memorial Arena Binghamton, NY USA 27.09.1979 Civic Center Glen Falls, NY USA 28.09.1979 Memorial Auditorium Utica, NY USA 29.09.1979 Spectrum Philadelphia, PA USA 30.09.1979 Civic Center Baltimore, MD USA 02.10.1979 Veterans Memorial Auditorium Columbus, OH USA 03.10.1979 Wendler Arena Saginaw, MI USA 04.10.1979 War Memorial Buffalo, NY USA 05.10.1979 Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA USA 06.10.1979 Hara Arena Dayton, OH USA 07.10.1979 Richfield Coliseum Cleveland, OH USA 10.10.1979 Dane County Coliseum Madison, WI USA 11.10.1979 Memorial Arena Greenbay, WI USA 12.10.1979 Universal Amphitheatre Chicago, IL USA 13.10.1979 Civic Auditorium Ohama, NE USA 16.10.1979 Wings Stadium Kalamazoo, MI USA 18.10.1979 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis IN USA cancelled 19.10.1979 Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN USA 21.10.1979 Civic Center Huntington, WV USA 24.10.1979 State Fairgrounds Springfield, IL USA 26.10.1979 Met Center Minneapolis, MN USA 06.11.1979 Civic Auditorium Santa Cruz, CA USA 07.11.1979 Civic Auditorium Oakland, CA USA 09.11.1979 Swing Auditorium San Bernadino, CA USA 10.11.1979 Fox Theatre San Diego, CA USA 11.11.1979 Long Beach Arena Los Angeles, CA USA 13.11.1979 Selland Arena Fresno, CA USA 15.11.1979 War Memorial Auditorium Worchester, MA USA 16.11.1979 McNicols Arena Denver, CO USA ??.11.1979 Salt Palace Salt Lake City, UT USA ??.11.1979 Sports Arena, Toledo, OH USA 19.11.1979 Music Hall Royal Oak, MI USA 20.11.1979 Cobo Hall Detroit, MI USA 23.11.1979 Beacon Theatre New York City USA 30.11.1979 Calderone Theatre New York City USA 01.12.1979 Capitol Theater Passaic, NJ USA 02.12.1979 Fairgrounds Allentown, PA USA 04.12.1979 Stanley Theater Pittsburgh, PA USA 05.12.1979 Civic Center Portland, ME USA 06.12.1979 Manning Bowl Lynn, MA USA 07.12.1979 Ocean State Theatre Providence, RI USA 08.12.1979 War Memorial Arena Syracuse, NY USA 09.12.1979 Palace Theater Albany, NY USA 17.01.1980 Scandinavium Gothenburg Sweden 18.01.1980 Isstadion Stockholm Sweden 20.01.1980 Falconer Theatre Copenhagen Denmark 22.01.1980 Ellenreidehalle Hannover Germany 23.01.1980 Festhalle Frankfurt Germany 25.01.1980 Saarlandhalle Saarbrucken Germany 26.01.1980 Le Rhenus Hall Strassbourg France 27.01.1980 Palais Des Grottes Cambrai France 29.01.1980 Grugahalle Essen Germany 30.01.1980 Stadthalle Bremen Germany 01.02.1980 Forest National Brussels Belgium 02.02.1980 Ahoy Rotterdam Netherlands 03.02.1980 Roda Hal Kerkrade Netherlands 05.02.1980 Sporthalle Cologne Germany 06.02.1980 Hemmerleinhalle Nuremberg Germany cancelled 07.02.1980 Messehalle Stuttgart Germany 09.02.1980 Alexpo Hall Grenoble France 10.02.1980 Eulahalle Winterthur Switzerland 12.02.1980 Pavillion de Paris Paris France 14.02.1980 Münsterlandhalle Münster Germany 15.02.1980 Rhein-Neckarhalle Heidelberg Germany 16.02.1980 Olympiahalle Munich Germany 19.02.1980 City Hall Newcastle UK 20.02.1980 City Hall Newcastle UK 22.02.1980 Ingliston Exhibition Hall Edinburgh UK 23.02.1980 Bingley Hall Stafford UK 24.02.1980 Hippodrome Bristol UK cancelled 26.02.1980 Apollo Theatre Manchester UK 27.02.1980 Deeside Leisure Center Chester UK 29.02.1980 Wembley London UK 01.03.1980 Wembley London UK 03.03.1980 Granby Halls Leicester UK 04.03.1980 Brighton Centre Brighton UK 05.03.1980 Sophia Gardens Cardiff UK 06.03.1980 Apollo Theatre Manchester UK 08.03.1980 Rainbow Theatre London UK 08.05.1980 Budokan Tokyo Japan 09.05.1980 Budokan Tokyo Japan 12.05.1980 Budokan Tokyo Japan 13.05.1980 Festival Hall Osaka Japan 14.05.1980 Festival Hall Osaka Japan 15.05.1980 Festival Hall Osaka Japan 19.05.1980 Budokan Tokyo Japan 08.08.1980 Vejlby-Risskov-Hallen Aarhus Denmark 09.08.1980 Folkets Park Malmo Sweden 10.08.1980 Hallen Alborg Denmark 16.08.1980 Donninton England 1st Monsters Of Rock Festival; last concert w/Powell & Bonnet

RITCHIE BLACKMORE - Guitars JOE LYNN TURNER - Vocals DON AIREY - Keyboards BOBBI RONDINELLI - Drums ROGER GLOVER - Bass

20.02.1981 Peppermint Beach Club Virginia Beach, VA USA 21.02.1981 Empire Theatre Richmond, VA USA 22.02.1981 Louis Rock City Alexandria, VA USA ??.02.1981 Albany, NY USA 10.03.1981 Max Bell Arena Banff, Canada 14.03.1981 Concert Bowl Edmonton, Canada 16.03.1981 Pacific Coliseum Vancouver BC Canada 18.03.1981 Arena Seattle, WA USA 19.03.1981 Coliseum Portland, OR USA 21.03.1981 Cow Palace San Francisco, CA USA 22.03.1981 Forum Los Angeles, CA USA 23.03.1981 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA USA 24.03.1981 Coliseum Phoeniz, AZ USA 25.03.1981 Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino CA USA 26.03.1981 Selland Arena Fresno, CA USA 29.03.1981 Expo Hall Salt Lake City, UT USA 30.03.1981 Regis College Fieldhouse Denver, OH USA 02.04.1981 Convention Center San Antonio, TX USA 03.04.1981 Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX USA 04.04.1981 Fair Park Cliseum Beaumont, TX USA 05.04.1981 Sam Houston Coliseum Houston, TX USA 07.04.1981 Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX USA 08.04.1981 Brady Theater Tulsa, OK USA 09.04.1981 Lloyd Noble Arena Norman, OK USA 10.04.1981 Granite City St Louis, MO USA 11.04.1981 Dixon Myers Hall Memphis, TN USA 12.04.1981 Municipal Auditorium Arena Nashville, TN USA 15.04.1981 Civic Center St Paul Minneapolis, MN USA 16.04.1981 International Amphitheater Chicago, IL USA 17.04.1981 Cobo Hall Detroit, MI USA 18.04.1981 Convention Center Indianapolis, IN USA 19.04.1981 Gardens Memorial Auditorium Louisville, KY USA 21.04.1981 Palmer College Alumi Auditorium Davenport, IA USA 22.04.1981 Praire Capital Convention Center Springfield, IL USA 24.04.1981 Dane County Coliseum Madison, WI USA 25.04.1981 Auditorium Milwaukee, WI USA 26.04.1981 Sports Arena Toledo, OH USA 27.04.1981 Music Hall Cleveland, OH USA 28.04.1981 Wings Stadium Kalamazoo, MI USA 30.04.1981 Stanley Theater Pittsburgh, PA USA 02.05.1981 Nassau Coliseum Long Island, NY USA 03.05.1981 Palace Theater Waterbury, CT USA 06.05.1981 Orpheum Theather Boston, MA USA 07.05.1981 Orpheum Theather Boston, MA USA 08.05.1981 Capitol Theater Passaic, NJ USA 09.05.1981 Tower Theater Philadelphia, PA USA 10.05.1981 Tower Theater Philadelphia, PA USA 12.05.1981 Palace Theater Albany, NY USA 13.05.1981 Civic Center, Springfield, MA USA 03.06.1981 Scandinavium Gothenburg Sweden 04.06.1981 Isstadion Stockholm Sweden 05.06.1981 Brondbyhallen Copenhagen Denmark 07.06.1981 UKK Hall Helsinki Finland 10.06.1981 Grugahalle Essen Germany 11.06.1981 Palais d'Hiver Paris France 12.06.1981 Palais Sant Saveur Lille France 13.06.1981 Ahoy Rotterdam Netherlands 14.06.1981 Niedersachsenhalle Hannover Germany 16.06.1981 Diem Halle Würzburg Germany 17.06.1981 Kockelscheur Luxemburgh Luxemburgh 18.06.1981 Sporthalle Cologne Germany 19.06.1981 Forest Nationale Bruxelles Belgium 21.06.1981 Waldbuhne Berlin Germany 23.06.1981 Sindelfingen Messehalle Stuttgart Germany 25.06.1981 Ernst Merck Halle Hamburg Germany 26.06.1981 Fest Halle Frankfurt Germany 27.06.1981 Sedl Mayer Halle Munich Germany 29.06.1981 Rhein Neckar Halle Heidelberg Germany 30.06.1981 Palais De Beauleau Lausanne Switzerland 01.07.1981 Alpexpo Hall Grenoble France 03.07.1981 Plaza De Toros Barcelona Spain 04.07.1981 Roma Valero Madrid Spain 05.07.1981 Velodrome Hall San Sebastian Spain 07.07.1981 La Baugeoire Nantes France cancelled 08.07.1981 Parc d'Exposition Brest France cancelled 08.07.1981 Rainbow Theatre London UK 09.07.1981 Rainbow Theatre London UK 10.07.1981 Ingliston Showground Edinburgh UK 11.07.1981 Ingliston Showground Edinburgh UK 13.07.1981 Queens Hall Leeds UK 14.07.1981 Queens Hall Leeds UK 15.07.1981 Grandby Hall Leicester UK 16.07.1981 Grandby Hall Leicester UK 18.07.1981 Bingley Hall Stafford UK 19.07.1981 Bingley Hall Stafford UK 20.07.1981 Cornish Coliseum St. Austell UK 22.07.1981 Apollo Theater Manchester UK 23.07.1981 City Hall Newcastle UK 24.07.1981 City Hall Newcastle UK 26.07.1981 Hammersmith Odeon London UK 27.07.1981 Hammersmith Odeon London UK 18.08.1981 Kyuden Kinen Taiikukan Fukouka Japan 20.08.1981 Festival Hall Osaka Japan 21.08.1981 Festival Hall Osaka Japan 22.08.1981 Kyuden Kinen Taiikukan Fukouka Japan 23.08.1981 Shi Kokaido Nagoya Japan 24.08.1981 Kaikan Daiichi Hall Kyoto Japan 26.08.1981 Budokan Hall Tokyo Japan 27.08.1981 Budokan Hall Tokyo Japan 28.08.1981 Budokan Hall Tokyo Japan ??.08.1981 Honolulu Hawaii last concert with Don Airey

RITCHIE BLACKMORE - Guitars JOE LYNN TURNER - Vocals DAVID ROSENTHAL - Keyboards BOBBI RONDINELLI - Drums ROGER GLOVER - Bass

11.05.1982 IMA Auditorium Flint, MI USA 13.05.1982 Welsh Auditoreum Grand Rapids Lansing, MI USA 14.05.1982 Cobo Hall Detroit, MI USA 15.05.1982 Wings Stadium Kalamazoo, MI USA 16.05.1982 Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN USA 18.05.1982 Sports Arena Toledo, OH USA 20.05.1982 Gardens Cincinetti, OH USA 22.05.1982 Richfield Coliseum Cleveland, OH USA 23.05.1982 Convention Center Indianapolis, IN USA 25.05.1982 Holiday Star Theater Merrillville, IN USA 26.05.1982 Alumi Auditorium Davenport, IA USA 28.05.1982 Westfalenhalle Dortmund Germany cancelled 29.05.1982 Würzburg Festival Germany cancelled 29.05.1982 Iowa State Fairgrounds Des Moines, IA USA 02.06.1982 Met Center Minneapolis, MN USA 04.06.1982 Veterans Memorial Arena Greenbay, WI USA 05.06.1982 Alpine Valley Milwaukee, WI USA Rainbow left the stage after 30 mins 06.06.1982 St Louis, MO USA cancelled 07.06.1982 London Gardens London Canada 08.06.1982 Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Kitchener Canada cancelled 09.06.1982 Coliseum-Exhibition Place Toronto Canada cancelled 10.06.1982 Le Colisée Quebec City Canada 12.06.1982 Verdun Auditorium Montreal Canada 13.06.1982 Civic Center Glen Falls, NY USA 15.06.1982 Allentown Fairgrounds Outdoors Festival USA 16.06.1982 War Memorial Auditorium Rochester, NY USA 17.06.1982 Memorial Auditorium Utica, NY USA 18.06.1982 Coliseum New Haven, CT USA 19.06.1982 Madison Square Garden New York City NY USA 21.06.1982 City Island Harrisburg USA 22.06.1982 War Memorial Buffalo, NY USA 23.06.1982 Memorial Arena Binghamton, NY USA 25.06.1982 Civic Center Providence Rhode Island, PA USA 26.06.1982 Cape Cod Coliseum South Yarmouth, MA USA 27.06.1982 Spectrum Philadelphia, PA USA 09.07.1982 Forum Los Angeles, CA USA 10.07.1982 Swing Auditorium San Bernadino, CA USA 11.07.1982 Sports Arena San Diego CA USA 12.07.1982 Selland Arena Fresno, CA USA 14.07.1982 Civic Auditorium Bakersfield, CA USA 16.07.1982 Memorial Auditorium Sacramento, CA USA 17.07.1982 Cow Palace San Francisoco, CA USA 18.07.1982 Centennial Coliseum Reno, NE USA 20.07.1982 Capitol Center Largo, MD USA 22.07.1982 Arena Seattle, WA USA 23.07.1982 Coliseum Portland, OR USA 24.07.1982 Coliseum Portland, OR USA 25.07.1982 Coliseum Spokane, WA USA 27.07.1982 Pacific Coliseum Vancouver BC Canada 31.07.1982 Convention Center Springfield, IL USA 07.08.1982 Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX USA 09.08.1982 Ector County Coliseum El Paso, TX USA 10.08.1982 Miland, TX USA 11.08.1982 Civic Center Amarillo, TX USA 13.08.1982 Busch Memorial Stadium St Louis, MO USA 15.08.1982 Arrowhead Stadium Kansas, MO USA ??.08.1982 Boulder, CO USA 17.08.1982 Sam Houston Coliseum Houston, TX USA 18.08.1982 Convention Centre San Antonio TX USA (filmed for official video release Live Between The Eyes) 20.08.1982 Wintergarden Ballroom Dallas TX USA ??.08.1982 Civic Center Lakeland, FL USA 23.08.1982 New York City, NY USA 12.10.1982 Festival Hall Osaka Japan 13.10.1982 Festival Hall Osaka Japan 14.10.1982 Festival Hall Osaka Japan 16.10.1982 Kaikan Daiichi Hall Kyoto Japan 17.10.1982 Sun Palace Fukouka Japan 18.10.1982 Shikokaido Hall Nagoya Japan 19.10.1982 Shikokaido Hall Nagoya Japan 21.10.1982 Budokan Tokyo Japan 22.10.1982 Budokan Tokyo Japan 29.10.1982 Drammenshallen Drammen Oslo Norway 30.10.1982 Vejlby Risskov Hallen Aarhus Denmark 02.11.1982 Jäähalli Icehall Oulu Finland 03.11.1982 Icehall Helsinki Finland 05.11.1982 Brondby Hallen Copenhagen Denmark 06.11.1982 Isstadion Stockholm Sweden 08.11.1982 Ernst Merck Halle Hamburg Germany 09.11.1982 Deutcschland Halle Berlin Germany 11.11.1982 Gruga Halle Essen Germany 12.11.1982 Neckar Halle Heidelberg Germany 13.11.1982 Neunkirchen Hemmerleinhalle Nuremberg Germany 15.11.1982 Walter Kobel Halle Russelheim Germany 16.11.1982 Ahoy Rotterdam Netherlands 18.11.1982 Stadthalle Freiburg Germany 19.11.1982 Rudi Sedl Mayer Halle Munich Germany 21.11.1982 Patinoire Des Vernets Geneva Switzerland 24.11.1982 Boblingen Stuttgart Germany 25.11.1982 Eilenriederhalle Hanover Germany 26.11.1982 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle Hamburg Germany 27.11.1982 Forest National Brussels Belgium 28.11.1982 Hippodrome Paris France 30.11.1982 Plaza Toros Monumental Barcelona Spain 01.12.1982 Pabellon De Deportes Madrid Spain

RITCHIE BLACKMORE - Guitars JOE LYNN TURNER - Vocals DAVID ROSENTHAL - Keyboards CHUCK BURGI - Drums ROGER GLOVER - Bass 06.09.1983 Royal Court Liverpool UK 07.09.1983 Royal Court Liverpool UK 08.09.1983 Ice Rink Whitley Bay UK 10.09.1983 Bingley Hall Stafford UK 11.09.1983 Hippodrome Bristol UK 12.09.1983 Royal Centre Nottingham UK 14.09.1983 St. David's Hall Cardiff UK 15.09.1983 St. David's Hall Cardiff UK 17.09.1983 Michael Sobel Centre London UK 18.09.1983 Michael Sobel Centre London UK 19.09.1983 Cornwall Coliseum St. Austell UK 22.09.1983 Playhouse Edinburgh UK 23.09.1983 Playhouse Edinburgh UK 29.09.1983 Odense Denmark cancelled 30.09.1983 Scandinavium Gothenburg Sweden 01.10.1983 Isstadion Stockholm Sweden 02.10.1983 Olympen Lund Sweden cancelled 03.10.1983 Helsink Finland cancelled 04.10.1983 Aarhus Denmark cancelled 05.10.1983 Falconer Theater Copenhagen Denmark 07.10.1983 Isshallen Helsinki Finland 28.10.1983 Centrum Worchester, MA USA 29.10.1983 Coliseum New Haven, CT USA 01.11.1983 Stanley Theater Pittsburgh, PA 02.11.1983 Spectrum Philadelphia PA USA 04.11.1983 War Memorial Auditorium Rochester, NY USA 05.11.1983 War Memorial Buffalo, NY USA 07.11.1983 Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA USA 08.11.1983 Civic Center Baltimore, MD USA 09.11.1983 War Memorial Arena Syracuse, NY USA 11.11.1983 Civic Center Providence, RI USA 12.11.1983 Civic Center Poughkeepsie, NY USA 13.11.1983 Civic Center Glen Falls, NY USA 16.11.1983 Five Seasons Center Cedar rapids, IA USA 17.11.1983 Auditorium Sioux City, IA USA 18.11.1983 Coliseum Wichita, NS USA 20.11.1983 Coliseum Albuquerque, NM USA 21.11.1983 Coliseum Phoenix, AZ USA 23.11.1983 Sports Arena San Diego, CA USA 25.11.1983 Cow Palace San Francisco, CA USA 27.11.1983 Selland Arena Fresno, CA USA 29.11.1983 Orange Pavillion San Bernardino, CA USA 30.11.1983 Long Beach Arena Los Angeles, CA USA 01.12.1983 Memorial Auditorium Sacramento, CA USA 02.12.1983 Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV USA 04.12.1983 McNicols Arena Denver, CO USA 11.03.1984 Castle Hall Osaka Japan 13.03.1984 Budokan Tokyo Japan 14.03.1984 Budokan Tokyo Japan (filmed for official video release)

RITCHIE BLACKMORE - Guitars DOUGIE WHITE - Vocals PAUL MORRIS - Keyboards CHUCK BURGI - Drums GREG SMITH - Bass CANDICE NIGHT - Back Vocals 30.09.1995 Culture House Helsinki Finland 02.10.1995 Circus Stockholm Sweden 03.10.1995 Centrum Scene Oslo Norway 06.10.1995 KB Hallen Copenhagen Denmark 08.10.1995 Music Hall Hannover Germany 09.10.1995 Philipshalle Dusseldorf Germany (filmed for Rockpalast WDR German TV) 10.10.1995 Huxley's Neue Welt Berlin Germany 12.10.1995 Schwarzwaldhalle Appenweier Germany 13.10.1995 Friedrich-Ebert Halle Ludwigshafen Germany 14.10.1995 Kongresszentrum Stuttgart Germany 16.10.1995 Stadthalle Osnabrück Germany 17.10.1995 Ahoy Sportpaleis Rotterdam Netherlands 18.10.1995 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle Hamburg Germany 20.10.1995 Stadthalle Erlangen Germany 21.10.1995 Terminal 1 Munich Germany 22.10.1995 Easy Auensee Leipzig Germany 24.10.1995 Stadthalle Offenbach Germany 25.10.1995 Freiheitshalle Hof Switzerland 26.10.1995 Volkshaus Zürich Switzerland 28.10.1995 City Square Milan Italy 30.10.1995 Le Transbordeur Lyon France 31.10.1995 Elysee Montmartre Paris France 01.11.1995 Forest National Brussels Belgium 03.11.1995 Hammersmith Apollo London UK 04.11.1995 Hammersmith Apollo London UK 11.11.1995 Yoyogi Olympic Pool Tokyo Japan 12.11.1995 Yoyogi Olympic Pool Tokyo Japan 14.11.1995 Kaikan daiichi Hall Kyoto Japan 16.11.1995 Furitu Gym Osaka Japan 17.11.1995 Sentury Hall Nagoya Japan 19.11.1995 Festival Hall Osaka Japan 20.11.1995 Kousei Nenkin Fukuoka Japan 22.11.1995 Bunka Yokohama Japan 23.11.1995 NK Hall Tokyo Bay Japan 27.06.1996 Teatro Monumental Santiago Chile 29.06.1996 Teatro Opera Buenos Aires Argentina 30.06.1996 Teatro Opera Buenos Aires Argentina 02.07.1996 Bar Opiniao Porto Alegre Brazil 04.07.1996 Aeroanta Curitiba Brazil 05.07.1996 Olympia Sao Paulo Brazil 06.07.1996 Olympia Sao Paulo Brazil 07.07.1996 Olympia Sao Paulo Brazil 21.07.1996 SWF-3 Festival Balingen Germany 24.07.1996 Sommerarena Vienna Austria 26.07.1996 Nibelungenhalle Passau Germany 28.07.1996 Gemeentehal Vosselaar Belgium 30.07.1996 Serenadenhof Nurnberg Germany 01.08.1996 Stadthalle Schmallenberg Germany 02.08.1996 Pier 2 Bremen Germany 03.08.1996 Eissporthalle Bad Wörishofen Germany 06.08.1996 Sentrum Oslo Norway 07.08.1996 Rondo Gothenburg Sweden 09.08.1996 Folkets Park Lidköping Sweden 10.08.1996 Skanderborg Festival Skanderborg Denmark 11.08.1996 Femoren Strandpark Copenhagen Denmark

RITCHIE BLACKMORE - Guitars DOUGIE WHITE - Vocals PAUL MORRIS - Keyboards JOHN MICELLI - Drums GREG SMITH - Bass CANDICE NIGHT - Back Vocals 20.02.1997 Old Bridge Birch Hill, NJ USA 21.02.1997 The Strand Providence, PA USA 22.02.1997 Jaxx Springfield, VA USA 26.02.1997 RPM Warehouse Toronto Canada 27.02.1997 The Machine Massilon, OH USA 28.02.1997 Alrosa Villa Columbus, OH USA 01.03.1997 Harpo's Concert Theater Detroit, MI USA 02.03.1997 Jack Hammers Schaumberg, IL USA 06.03.1997 Rave Milwaukee, WI USA 07.03.1997 Medina Entertainment Center Minneapolis, MN USA 08.03.1997 Ranch Bowl Entertainment Center Omaha, NE USA 09.03.1997 Beaumont Kansas City, MO USA 13.03.1997 Electric Ballroom Tempe, AZ USA 14.03.1997 Huntridge Theater Las Vegas, NV USA 16.03.1997 Galaxy Theater Santa Ana, CA USA 17.03.1997 Billboard Live W-Hollywood, CA USA 18.03.1997 Billboard Live W-Hollywood, CA USA 19.03.1997 Edge Palo Alto, CA USA 31.05.1997 Esjberg, Denmark

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Discover LGBTQ+ history on the Kansas City Rainbow Tour

The kansas city rainbow tour is a self-guided, app-narrated driving tour of kansas city’s rich lgbtq+ history..

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Years before Stonewall erupted, the gay rights movement gathered steam right here in Kansas City. Now, there’s an opportunity to see where it all started. Enter: Kansas City Rainbow Tour.

The Kansas City Rainbow Tour is a free self-guided, app-narrated driving tour of KC’s rich LGBTQ+ history — and it’s a great way to celebrate Pride all year round. “Kansas City plays a very important role in our national LGBTQ history. The tour will take you on a journey through KC’s rainbow from as far back as the late 1800s,” curator Joel Barrett told us.

The tour utilizes the VoiceMap app to guide a colorful, story-filled drive to 20+ destinations in KC — all with references to the history of the LGBTQ+ community in our neighborhoods.

The approximately 90-minute tour begins near UMKC and heads north with the final stop at the Kansas City Museum in the Historic Northeast. Stops include historic gay bar locations, Womontown, the Liberty Memorial, and the Jazz District.

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The Rainbow Tour takes people on an exploration of Kansas City's rich LGBTQ history

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Kansas City's history runs deeper than jazz and barbecue. Three years before the Stonewall Riots sparked the gay rights movement, LGBTQ leaders from across the country met in Kansas City to discuss community advocacy and activism. A newly launched self-guided tour highlights important points from the city's LGBTQ history.

A new tour takes drivers on a self-guided trip to more than 20 destinations that are a part of Kansas City's LGBTQ history. Audio interviews during the tour share lived experiences, stories of resiliency, and tales of lesser-known figures in Kansas City's queer community.

"Most people think of what was then called the 'gay rights' or 'gay liberation movement' as starting at Stonewall," said Joel Barrett, the KC Rainbow Tour creator. "I say it was birthed at Stonewall, but it was actually conceived three years earlier here in Kansas City."

Barrett created the KC Rainbow Tour, a self-guided exploration of some of Kansas City's well-known and, more importantly, lesser-known locations that served as welcoming spaces for the LGBTQ community and gay rights activism. The tour serves to both educate and preserve the history of Kansas City activism in the gay rights movement.

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Take a walking tour of historic LGBTQ neighborhoods

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Walking tours are a great way to learn how historic LGBTQ neighborhoods and gathering spots made history and changed D.C. culture—and appreciate how they inform our understanding of LGBTQ identity today.

Rainbow History Project offers informative guided and self-guided walking tours that trace sites where well-known leaders and unsung heroes alike shaped major political and social movements through formal and informal community centers, businesses, bars and restaurants, publications, and social and cultural organizations.

Guided tours by appointment

We offer guided tours of the historic LGBTQ Dupont Circle and Capitol Hill neighborhoods on request. Tours usually last about 90 minutes. Tours are given by volunteers; we will do our best to meet your request. Guided tours are offered free-of-charge and donations to Rainbow History Project are welcome.

Please   contact us  as far in advance as possible.

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  • African American (2004)
  • Drag (2005)
  • East Dupont (17th Street area) (2007)
  • South Capitol Street (2003)
  • Walt Whitman in D.C. (2005)
  • Women’s tour (2008)

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  1. Rainbow Concert & Tour History

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    Over the Rainbow performed songs from every era of the band's history. After the first tour, Tony Carey had to leave the band due to health concerns; he was replaced by another former Rainbow member, Paul Morris. Plans for the band to record original material were scrapped and Over the Rainbow was formally disbanded in 2011.

  3. The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy

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  6. Rainbow World Tour

    The Rainbow World Tour was the fourth concert tour in 2000 by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, and supports her seventh studio album Rainbow (1999). The tour started in Europe on February 14, in Antwerp, Belgium, also an itinerary that included North America and ended on April 18, in Toronto.The tour's nine-date North American leg grossed $7.1 million according to Billboard.

  7. Rainbow World Tour

    The Rainbow World Tour was a 2000 concert tour by Mariah Carey in support of her 1999 album "Rainbow." The tour began on February 14, 2000 in Antwerp, Belgium and ended on April 18, 2000 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. According to Billboard, the tour's nine-date North American leg grossed $7.1 million. The tour marked Mariah's first tour in the U.S. in seven years since her 1993 Music Box Tour ...

  8. Rainbow History

    Rainbow History. The band now scheduled over 40 dates across Europe, starting in September. Polydor issued a live EP and the tour ended up promoting "On-Stage". The British leg, put back from early September 1977, now took over most of November. The tour was not without problems, and in Austria, Blackmore was held in jail over-night after an ...

  9. Rainbow concert reviews, tour history

    Rainbow is a group founded 50 years ago in 1974 in California, UK. Based on our research data, it appears, that the first Rainbow concert happened 49 years ago on Mon, 10 Nov 1975 in Montreal Forum - Montreal, Canada and that the last Rainbow concert was 2 years ago on Sat, 02 Oct 2021 in Fuel Rock Club - Cardiff, UK. See all Rainbow concert ...

  10. 'Down To Earth': How Rainbow Launched Into The Stratosphere

    Rainbow's history has been heavily punctuated by line-up changes. ... Consequently, after an extensive world tour across 1977 and '78, Dio departed, along with bassist Bob Daisley.

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    Rainbow - Tour Story RAINBOW TOUR . RAINBOW MARK I. RITCHIE BLACKMORE - Guitars RONNIE JAMES DIO - Vocals TONY CAREY- Keyboards COZY POWELL - Drums JIMMY BAIN - Bass. 10.11.1975 Forum Montreal, PQ Canada 12.11.1975 Beacon Theater New York City, NY USA 13.11.1975 Palace Theater Waterbury, CT USA

  12. Blackmore's Rainbow Concert & Tour History

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  13. Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Concert & Tour History

    The songs that Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the June 14, 2019 concert at Marenostrum Castle Park in Fuengirola, Spain: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow tours & concert list along with photos, videos, and setlists of their live performances.

  14. The Meaning Behind The Song: Rainbow Tour by Andrew Lloyd Webber

    The lyrics of "Rainbow Tour" paint a vivid picture of a world torn apart by chaos and injustice. However, it also provides a beacon of hope, emphasizing the power of coming together to create positive change. Webber's powerful lyrics remind us that we have the ability to shape our destiny and overcome even the most daunting challenges.

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  16. KC Rainbow Tour highlights LGBTQ+ history: You can legislate us, but

    K ansas City's LGBTQ+ history is one of its best kept secrets, Joel Barrett said, explaining his journey to share a wealth of local lore with residents and visitors alike.. The KC Rainbow Tour — a free, 90-minute self-guided driving tour — uses the VoiceMap app to highlight about 20 destinations with LGBTQ+ significance, including the sites of notable historic gay bars like the Dixie ...

  17. Rainbow Tickets, Tour Dates & Concerts 2025 & 2024

    Find information on all of Rainbow's upcoming concerts, tour dates and ticket information for 2024-2025. Rainbow is not due to play near your location currently - but they are scheduled to play 1 concert across 1 country in 2024-2025. View all concerts. 2024. 2023.

  18. Discover LGBTQ+ history on the Kansas City Rainbow Tour

    The Kansas City Rainbow Tour is a free self-guided, app-narrated driving tour of KC's rich LGBTQ+ history — and it's a great way to celebrate Pride all year round. "Kansas City plays a very important role in our national LGBTQ history. The tour will take you on a journey through KC's rainbow from as far back as the late 1800s ...

  19. The Rainbow Tour takes people on an exploration of Kansas City's rich

    A new tour takes drivers on a self-guided trip to more than 20 destinations that are a part of Kansas City's LGBTQ history. Audio interviews during the tour share lived experiences, stories of ...

  20. TourDateSearch.com: Rainbow tour dates

    Wed, Feb 28, 2024. Rainbow. Shows: 647. Earliest: Nov 10, 1975. Latest: Jun 15, 2019. Tweet. [ WikiPedia] Rainbow (also known as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow or Blackmore's Rainbow) are an English rock band formed in London and Los Angeles in 1975 by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. Established in the aftermath of Blackmore's first departure from ...

  21. Take a walking tour

    Walking tours are a great way to learn how historic LGBTQ neighborhoods and gathering spots made history and changed D.C. culture—and appreciate how they inform our understanding of LGBTQ identity today. Rainbow History Project offers informative guided and self-guided walking tours that trace sites where well-known leaders and unsung heroes ...

  22. Rainbow Tour (Kesha concert tour)

    The Rainbow Tour is the fourth headlining concert tour by American recording artist Kesha, in support of her third studio album Rainbow (2017). It was her first solo tour since the Warrior Tour in 2013. The tour started in Birmingham on September 26, 2017, and ended on November 16, 2019. Tickets ranged from $42 to $2,484 on the secondary ticket ...

  23. Kansas City Rainbow Tour

    The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The tour is free to experience thanks to the generous support of people like YOU! Contact Joel Barrett about sponsorship opportunities. The self-guided Kansas City Rainbow Tour will help you discover the rich history of our LGBTQ+ community. Inspiring and fun for everyone!