Catch a Fire Tour

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Catch a Fire Tour 1973
Tour by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Start date April 27, 1973
End date July 21, 1973
Legs 2
Shows 28 in England
9 in the USA
37 in total
Bob Marley & The Wailers tour chronology
Catch a Fire Tour
(1973)
Burnin' Tour
(1973)

The Catch a Fire was a concert tour organised to support the album Catch a Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers (Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer).

The tour began at the Coleman Club in Nottingham, England, on April 27, 1973, as the first show in Peckham had been cancelled before, and ended with four shows at Max's Kansas City in New York City, in late July. Bunny Wailer refused to participate in the second tour leg in the United States and was replaced by Joe Higgs.

[edit] Setlist

Unlike on later tours and although very little is publicly known yet about the concert setlist of the Catch a Fire Tour, the setlist greatly varied on almost every show. What can be said from the known recordings is that:

  • all songs from the album had been performed at least once, except for "Baby We've Got A Date (Rock It Baby)"
  • all shows included one or two songs by Peter Tosh (mostly "Stop That Train", sometimes also "400 Years")
  • songs like "Rastaman Chant", "Slave Driver", "Burnin' And Lootin'" or "Lively Up Yourself" were rather played in the first part of the set when performed.
  • songs like "Get Up, Stand Up", "Kinky Reggae" and "Concrete Jungle" were rather played towards the end of the set when performed.
  • most shows featured also some songs prior to 1973 ("Rude Boy", "Lively Up Yourself", "Put It On", "Bend Down Low", "Don't Rock My Boat") and one song from the following album Burnin' ("Get Up, Stand Up").

[edit] Tour dates

Date Venue City State Notes
April Admiral Ken's Bouncing Ball Club Peckham Flag of England England cancelled
April 27 Coleman Club Nottingham, Derbyshire Flag of England England
April 28 Lancaster University Lancaster Flag of England England
April 29 Mr. B's Peckham Flag of England England
May 1 Old Grey Whistle Test London Flag of England England BBC TV music show
May 1 Top Gear London Flag of England England BBC radio program
May 2 Hatfield Polytechnic Hatfield, Hertfordshire Flag of England England
May 4 University of York Heslington, York Flag of England England
May 5 Manchester University Manchester Flag of England England
May 6 67 Club Wolverhampton Flag of England England
May 8 Essex University Colchester Flag of England England
May 9 Boobs Bristol Flag of England England
May 11 North Staffs Polytechnic Stoke-on-Trent Flag of England England
May 12 Middleton St. George College Teesside Flag of England England
May 13 Mr. B's Peckham Flag of England England
May 15 Speakeasy London Flag of England England
May 16 Speakeasy London Flag of England England
May 17 Speakeasy London Flag of England England
May 18 Speakeasy London Flag of England England
May 19 Town Hall Hitchin Flag of England England
May 20 Greyhound Pub Hammersmith, London Flag of England England
May 22 Fantasia Northampton Flag of England England
May 23 Leicester Polytechnic Leicester Flag of England England
May 24 Paris Theatre London Flag of England England BBC radio show
May 25 Rolle College Exmouth Flag of England England
May 26 Bamboo Club Bristol Flag of England England
May 27 Sundown Edmonton, Hitchin, Herts Flag of England England
May 28 Birmingham Top Rank Birmingham Flag of England England
May 29 Coach House Southampton Flag of England England
July 11 Paul's Mall Boston, MA Flag of the United States USA
July 12 Paul's Mall Boston, MA Flag of the United States USA
July 13 Paul's Mall Boston, MA Flag of the United States USA
July 14 Paul's Mall Boston, MA Flag of the United States USA
July 15 Paul's Mall Boston, MA Flag of the United States USA
July 18 Max's Kansas City New York City, NY Flag of the United States USA Opening act for Bruce Springsteen
July 19 Max's Kansas City New York City, NY Flag of the United States USA Opening act for Bruce Springsteen
July 20 Max's Kansas City New York City, NY Flag of the United States USA Opening act for Bruce Springsteen
July 21 Max's Kansas City New York City, NY Flag of the United States USA Opening act for Bruce Springsteen