BLACKMORE'S
NIGHT
ARCHIVE
TOUR DATES
Blackmore’s
Night I
July
1997 - December 1997
Ritchie
Blackmore - Guitars / Mandolin
Candice
Night - Vocals / Penny Whistle / Recorder
Joseph
James - Keyboards / Vocals / Recorder
Jessie
Haynes - Guitar / Vocals / Recorder
MICK
CERVINO - BASS
John
O. Reilly - Drums / Percussion
Before
the inaugural tour the first Blackmore's Night album 'Shadow Of The Moon' had
been released. However, as has been the case with all Blackmore's Night albums,
there was no recording band as such, Blackmore playing a lot of it himself, but
also choosing to use a few selected musicians as well. In some cases these
members have appeared in various touring incarnations but the recording
musicians are beyond the scope of these pages.
The
tour was due to start in Spain in September, however Ritchie had been suffering with a finger problem.
A recurring situation that had something to do with the break
he suffered way back in ’87 whilst on stage with Deep Purple.
His
Doctor stated, quite categorically that he should not play the guitar for at
least three weeks.
A
memo was sent to all the promoters along with a copy of the Doctor’s report.
As
such the European dates were put back, some falling by the wayside in the
process and Blackmore's Night was launched on stage in Tokyo.
Below
are all the dates known from this period.
If
a show, in part or full has been released on one or more bootlegs these are
listed in yellow.
All
interesting facts and anecdotes are in italics.
If
you see any errors or omissions please contact
me with any details you may have.
|
YEAR |
MONTH |
DAY |
DATE |
COUNTRY |
TOWN / CITY / AREA |
VENUE |
COMMENTS |
|
1997 |
September |
Friday |
12th |
SPAIN |
Madrid |
Canciller |
CANCELLED |
|
1997 |
September |
Sunday |
14th |
SPAIN |
Valencia |
Arena |
CANCELLED |
|
1997 |
September |
Monday |
15th |
SPAIN |
Barcelona |
Zeleste |
CANCELLED |
|
1997 |
September |
Wednesday |
17th |
GERMANY |
Stuttgart |
Mozartsaal |
CANCELLED |
|
1997 |
September |
Thursday |
18th |
GERMANY |
Köln |
Live Music Hall |
CANCELLED |
|
1997 |
September |
Friday |
19th |
GERMANY |
Mainz |
Eltzer Hof |
CANCELLED |
|
1997 |
September |
Saturday |
20th |
GERMANY |
Berlin |
Passionskirche |
CANCELLED |
|
1997 |
September |
Sunday |
21st |
GERMANY |
Hannover |
The Capitol |
CANCELLED |
|
1997 |
September |
Tuesday |
23rd |
DENMARK |
Esbjerg |
Performing Arts Centre |
CANCELLED |
|
1997 |
September |
Saturday |
27th |
RUSSIA |
Moscow |
Kremlin Palace |
CANCELLED |
|
1997 |
September |
Sunday |
28th |
RUSSIA |
St. Petersburg |
Sports Arena |
CANCELLED |
|
1997 |
September |
Monday |
29th |
FINLAND |
Helsinki |
Travastia |
CANCELLED |
|
1997 |
November |
Sunday |
2nd |
JAPAN |
Tokyo |
Nakano Sun Plaza Hall |
Tokyo
|
|
1997 |
November |
Monday |
3rd |
JAPAN |
Nagoya |
Koseinenkin Kaikan |
Nagoya
|
|
1997 |
November |
Tuesday |
4th |
JAPAN |
Kobe |
Kokusai Kaikan (Harbour Land Plaza) |
Kobe
|
|
1997 |
November |
Thursday |
6th |
JAPAN |
Hiroshima |
Mielparque Hall |
Minstrel
To The Moon
|
|
1997 |
November |
Friday |
7th |
JAPAN |
Osaka |
Festival Hall |
Osaka
|
|
1997 |
November |
Saturday |
8th |
JAPAN |
Tokyo |
International Forum |
.
|
|
1997 |
November |
Monday |
10th |
JAPAN |
Yokohama |
Kangawa Kenmin Hall |
Play Minstrel Hall |
|
1997 |
November |
Tuesday |
11th |
JAPAN |
Sendai |
Sun Plaza |
Sendai
|
|
1997 |
December |
Friday |
5th |
SPAIN |
Madrid |
Canciller |
Madrid
|
|
1997 |
December |
Saturday |
6th |
SPAIN |
Pamplona |
Sala Gares |
.
|
|
1997 |
December |
Monday |
8th |
SPAIN |
Barcelona |
Zeleste |
.
|
|
1997 |
December |
Wednesday |
10th |
SPAIN |
Granada |
Jardines De Neptuno |
CANCELLED
(Candice
was ill due to food poisoning. The rest of the band performed back at the
Hotel for a few fans. This was bootlegged and released on Secret Play) |
|
1997 |
December |
Saturday |
13th |
GERMANY |
Stuttgart |
Mozartsaal |
Black
Night in Germany
|
|
1997 |
December |
Sunday |
14th |
GERMANY |
Mainz |
Eltzer
Hof |
.
|
|
1997 |
December |
Tuesday |
16th |
GERMANY |
Köln |
Live
Music Hall |
(Filmed.
Most of it formed the basis of the Official Live In Germany video.) |
|
1997 |
December |
Wednesday |
17th |
GERMANY |
Berlin |
Passionskirche |
Berlin
|
|
1997 |
December |
Thursday |
18th |
GERMANY |
Hannover |
The
Capitol |
Hannover
|
