1972 Tour Dates
Thanks to Ernie Garside for the loan of his tour calendars, which were used to put this page together. Not every date in the calendars involved MF, and it wasn’t always clear which ones did.
CBC TV appearance October 21, 1972
January Calendar page
1/3/72 London, England – Lansdowne Studios (possibly the sessions for MF Horn 2) Calendar page
1/4 to 1/9 Open
1/10 London, England – Lansdowne Studios Calendar page
1/11 London, England – Lansdowne Studios
1/18 London, England – Lansdowne Studios Calendar page
1/20 London, England – 100 Club
1/25 London, England – Lansdowne Studios Calendar page
Spinning Wheel, Country Road
1/26 Westminster – Central Hall
1/30 Leave for US tour
1/31 Boston, MA – Paul’s Mall Calendar page
February
2/1 – 2/6 Paul’s Mall – Boston, MA
2/7 Mattapoisett, MA – Old Rochester Regional High School Calendar page
2/8 – 2/13 Philadelphia, PA – Brandi’s Wharf
2/14 Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Massey Hall
Setlist
Take the A Train
Blue Birdland
MacArthur Park
Hey Jude (this setlist could refer to 12/14/71 show)
2/15 Rochester, NY
2/16 Off
2/17 Frostburg, MD – Frostburg State College
2/18 NY, NY – Town Hall
2/19 Lebanon, PA (moved to 3/4)
2/20 Baltimore, MD
2/21 Norwalk, CT Calendar page
2/22 Riker’s Island Prison, NY
From April 13, 1972 Downbeat Magazine:
“Maynard Ferguson brought 90 minutes of cheer to the inmates at Rikers Island Prison with his full band on Feb. 22. The booking was arranged by trumpeter Carl Warwick, the institution’s musical director.”
2/23 – 2/26 Cheswick, PA – Harmer House
2/27 Carlisle, PA
2/28 Off Calendar page
2/29 Stryker, OH
March
3/1 Cincinnati, OH – Amelia High School (Photos from Cincinnati Magazine) Photo 1 Photo 2
Set I
Blue Birdland
Give It One
Eli’s Comin’
Bridge Over Troubled Water
El Dopa / Blue Birdland
Set II
Maria
Take The A Train
Country Road
Airegin
McArthur Park
Hey Jude
Blue Birdland
3/2 Cuyahoga Falls, OH
3/3 Off
3/4 Lebanon, PA
3/5 Lakewood, OH
3/6 Off Calendar page
3/7 Bowling Green, OH
3/8 Dayton, OH – Chaminade High School
3/9 Kalamazoo, MI – Mr T-Bone’s
3/10 River Forest, IL – Rosary College
3/11 – 12 Livonia, MI – Clarenceville High School
3/12 Norton, OH – Brown Derby
3/14 Columbus, OH- Scott’s Inn Calendar page
3/15 Painesville, OH
3/16 Pottsville, PA
3/17 Cheswick, PA
3/18 Mansfield, PA
3/19 Montclair, NJ
3/20 Open Calendar page
3/21 East Patterson, NJ
3/22 Langhorne, PA – Neshaminy High School
3/23 Philadelphia, PA – Brandi’s Wharf
3/24 West Chester, PA – West Chester State College
Set 1
Blue Birdland
Give It One
Country Road
Mother
Two for Tea
Bridge Over Troubled Water
L’Dopa
Blue Birdland
Set 2
Maria
Living in the Past
Fire and Rain
Airegin
Eli’s Comin’
MacArthur Park
3/25 – 26 Philadelphia, PA Brandi’s Wharf
3/27 Falls Church, VA Calendar page
3/28 – 30 Open?
3/31 Leave US
April
4/3 – 4/8 London, England Ronnie Scott’s Calendar page
4/10 – 4/15 London, England Ronnie Scott’s Calendar page
CBS press party on 4/13
4/16 Frankfurt, Germany Rehearsal w/ Bassey Big Band
4/17 Frankfurt, Germany Calendar page
4/18 Berlin, Germany
4/19 Hamburg, Germany
4/20 Return to London
4/21 – 5/1 No info Calendar page
Some European dates may not include MF.
May Calendar page
5/4 London, England 100 Club
5/5 Lansdowne Studios ?
5/6 Wigan, England Bickershaw Festival
Review from festival-related website: “Musically the day started I think with Maynard Fergusan and his Orchestra. The trumpeter’s set was further testimony to me of the need to throw off a narrow set of listening values. Wall to wall rock tends to get tedious. The high noted trumpeter sang to the beat of a different drum. A welcome change.”
Setlist (setlist may be a guess by the person who put together the website)
MacArthur Park.
Mother.
Eli’s Coming.
Hey Jude.
5/9 Oxford, England w/ Bassey Big Band Calendar page
5/10 Oxford, England w/ Bassey Big Band
5/11 Off
5/12 Leicester, England w/ Bassey Big Band
5/13 Brighton, England w/ Bassey Big Band
5/14 London, England Albert Hall w/ Bassey Big Band
5/15 CBS Calendar page
5/16 Birmingham, England w/ Bassey Big Band
5/17 Newcastle, England w/ Bassey Big Band
5/18 Dundee, Scotland (off?)
5/19 Dundee, Scotland w/ Bassey Big Band
5/20 Glasgow, Scotland w/ Bassey Big Band
5/21 Liverpool, England w/ Bassey Big Band
5/22 CBS Calendar page
5/23 Off
5/24 Cardiff, Wales w/ Bassey Big Band
5/25 Bristol, England w/ Bassey Big Band
5/26 Portsmouth, England w/ Bassey Big Band
5/27 Shefield, England w/ Bassey Big Band
5/28 Off
5/29 “Hall” w/ Bassey Big Band Calendar page
5/30 M/C w/ Bassey Big Band
5/31 Bournemouth, England w/ Bassey Big Band
June Calendar page
6/12 Dublin, Scotland Calendar page
6/22 London, England 100 Club Calendar page
6/23 Lancaster, England Lancaster University
6/24 Grangemouth, Scotland Town Hall
6/26 Dublin, Scotland Calendar page
6/27 Southhampton, UK
6/28 Opening, New CBS Studios
July Calendar page
7/10 BBC J. Club Calendar page
7/11 Birmingham, UK Opposite Lock
7/14 Albert Hall Calendar page
7/20 London, England 100 Club
7/24 Verona, Italy Calendar page
7/25 – 7/29 London, England(?) Grosvenor House
7/26 CBS Convention
7/29 CBS Convention Calendar page
August
8/3 Blankenberge, Belgium Calendar page
8/12 London, England Ronnie Scott’s
8/13 Blackpool, UK
8/14 Swinton, Pendlebury, Manchester, England Duke of Wellington Calendar page
8/19 Leave for US Tour
8/20 Boston, MA Boston Common
8/21 Rain date Calendar Page
8/23 – 8/26 Rochester, NY
8/24 Buffalo, NY
8/25 Buffalo, NY
8/28 Buffalo, NY Calendar page
8/29 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Savarin Club
8/30 Inlet, NY Ole Barn
8/31 Clay, NY Three Rivers Restaurant
September
9/1 Hyde Park, NY Playhouse
9/2 Seekonk, MA Nottingham Village
9/3 Seekonk, MA Nottingham Village
9/4 – 9/10 Boston, MA Calendar page
9/11 – 9/16 Springfield, MA The Warehouse No.1 Calendar page
9/17 Baltimore, MD Charles St.
9/18 Off
9/19 Pottsville, PA
9/20 Bethlehem, PA Moravian College, Johnston Hall
Setlist
Blue Birdland
Give It One
Country Road
Nice and Juicy
Two for Tea
Bridge Over Troubled Water
L’Dopa
Maria (Intro)
Theme From Shaft
Eli’s Comin’
9/21 Somerville, NJ Watchung View Inn
9/22 Hackensack, NJ
9/23 Philadelphia, PA The Spectrum
9/24 Livonia, MI Clarenceville High School
9/24 Detroit, MI MF plays at Vikings/Lions halftime Article
9/25 Livonia, MI Clarenceville High School
9/26 Chicago, IL Mr. Kelly’s
9/27 Miamiville, OH Ohio Miami Club
9/28 Youngstown, OH Idora Park
9/29 Pottstown, PA Sunnybrook Ballroom
9/30 NY, NY Town Hall
October
10/1 Dayton, OH Chaminade High School (cancelled—see 10/15)
10/2 Norton, OH Brown Derby Calendar page
10/3 Norton, OH Brown Derby
10/Columbus, OH Scotts Inn
10/5 Lima, OH Scotts Inn
10/6 River Grove, IL Triton College, College Center Building
10/7 River Grove, IL Triton College, College Center Building
10/8 Madison, WI University of Wisconsin, Stock Pavilion
10/9 Milwaukee, WI Calendar page
10/10 Appleton, WI
10/11 St. Paul, MN Prom Center Article
10/12 Off
10/13 Plattville, WI
10/14 Ann Arbor, MI Hill Auditorium
10/15 Dayton, OH (Chaminade High School?)
10/16 Waterbury, CT Palace Theatre Calendar page
10/17 Wilmongton, DE
10/18 Spring Valley, NY Ramapo High School
10/19 Eynon, PA
10/20 Utica, NY
10/21 Toronto, Ontario, Canada CBC (see also 2/14/72) VIDEO
10/22 Hollidaysburg, PA Hollidaysburg High School
10/23 Falls Church, VA Geo Marshal High Calendar page
10/24 Raleigh, NC Frog and Nightgown
10/25 Radford, VA Radford College
10/26 Springdale, PA Springdale High School
10/27 – 10/29 Cheswick PA Harmer House
10/28 North Syracuse, NY
10/31 St. Mary’s Calendar page
November
11/1 Dover, NJ Baker Theater.
11/2 New Haven, CT
11/3 Open?
11/4 NJ
11/5 – 11/6 Open? Calendar page
11/7 Fly home
11/8 to 11/21 Open Calendar page
11/22 BBC TV, Pebble Mill w/ MF Calendar page
11/23 London, England 100 Club
11/24 Worcestershire, England – Malvern Theatres, Winter Gardens
11/28 – 11/29 CBS Studios, 3 to 6 pm, 7 to 10 pm (possibly the sessions for MF Horn 3) Calendar page
December
12/4 Fletch Calendar page
12/11 CBS Studios, Studio 1, 10 to 1, 2:30 to 5:30, 7 to 10. (possibly the sessions for MF Horn 3) Calendar page
12/14 Southampton, England – Hammersmith Odeon
12/15 RAF Brize Norton, Sgt’s Mess
12/21 London, England – 100 Club Calendar page
12/28 British Rail Sports & Social Club, Wellingborough, UK Calendar page
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