Blondes 'Ave More Fun Tour

{{Infobox concert

|concert_tour_name = Blondes 'Ave More Fun Tour

|image =

|artist = Rod Stewart

|album = Blondes Have More Fun

|type =

|location = {{hlist|North America|Europe|Japan|Australia}}

|start_date = 20 November 1978

|end_date = 28 June 1979

|number_of_legs = 4

|number_of_shows = 89

|last_tour = Foot Loose & Fancy Free Tour
(1977)

|this_tour = Blondes 'Ave More Fun Tour
(1978–1979)

|next_tour = Foolish Behaviour Tour
(1980–1981)

}}

The Blondes 'Ave More Fun Tour was a worldwide concert tour held by British singer-songwriter Rod Stewart to promote his album Blondes Have More Fun. The tour began on 20 November 1978 in Paris and ended on 28 June 1979 in Los Angeles, California.

Tour dates

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20 November 1978 \| Paris \| France \| Pavillon de Paris
21 November 1978 \|Brussels \|Belgium \|Forest National
22 November 1978 \|Rotterdam \|Netherlands \|Ahoy Rotterdam
24 November 1978 \|Stockholm \| rowspan="2" \|Sweden \|Johanneshovs Isstadion
25 November 1978 \|Gothenburg \|Scandinavium
27 November 1978 \|Oslo \|Norway \|Ekeberghallen
28 November 1978 \|Copenhagen \|Denmark \|Falkoner Teatret
2 December 1978 \| rowspan="4" \|Manchester \| rowspan="17" \|England \| rowspan="4" \|Kings Hall
3 December 1978
5 December 1978
6 December 1978
8 December 1978 \| rowspan="2" \|Leicester \| rowspan="2" \|Granby Halls
9 December 1978
11 December 1978 \| rowspan="3" \|Brighton \| rowspan="3" \|Brighton Centre
12 December 1978
13 December 1978
16 December 1978 \| rowspan="2" \|Birmingham \| rowspan="2" \|National Exhibition Centre
17 December 1978
21 December 1978 \| rowspan="6" \|London \| rowspan="6" \|Olympia London
22 December 1978
23 December 1978
28 December 1978
29 December 1978
30 December 1978
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31 January 1979 \| rowspan="3" \|Perth \| rowspan="10" \|Australia \| rowspan="3" \|Perth Entertainment Centre
1 February 1979
2 February 1979
5 February 1979 \|Adelaide \|Adelaide Oval
9 February 1979 \|Melbourne \|VFL Park
12 February 1979 \| rowspan="2" \|Sydney \| rowspan="2" \|Sydney Showgrounds
13 February 1979
16 February 1979 \| rowspan="3" \|Brisbane \| rowspan="3" \|Brisbane Festival Hall
17 February 1979
18 February 1979
22 February 1979 \|Auckland \| rowspan="3" \|New Zealand \|Western Springs Stadium
25 February 1979 \|Wellington \|Athletic Park
27 February 1979 \|Christchurch \|Lancaster Park
colspan="4" \|Asia
6 March 1979 \| rowspan="2" \|Tokyo \| rowspan="8" \|Japan \| rowspan="2" \|Nippon Budokan
7 March 1979
8 March 1979 \|Fukuoka \|Fukuoka Kokusai Center
10 March 1979 \|Nagoya \|Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall
11 March 1979 \| rowspan="2" \|Osaka \| rowspan="2" \|Festival Hall
12 March 1979
14 March 1979 \| rowspan="2" \|Tokyo \| rowspan="2" \|Nippon Budokan
15 March 1979
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18 March 1979 \| rowspan="3" \|Honolulu \| rowspan="3" \|United States \| rowspan="3" \|Neal S. Blaisdell Center
19 March 1979
20 March 1979
12 April 1979 \|Edmonton \| rowspan="3" \|Canada \|Northlands Coliseum
14 April 1979 \| rowspan="2" \|Vancouver \| rowspan="2" \|Pacific Coliseum
15 April 1979
17 April 1979 \|Denver \| rowspan="13" \|United States \|McNichols Sports Arena
19 April 1979 \|San Antonio \|HemisFair Arena
21 April 1979 \| rowspan="2" \|Houston \| rowspan="2" \|The Summit
22 April 1979
24 April 1979 \|Birmingham \|Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
25 April 1979 \|Atlanta \|Omni Coliseum
27 April 1979 \|Louisville \|Freedom Hall
28 April 1979 \|Indianapolis \|Market Square Arena
29 April 1979 \|Cincinnati \|Riverfront Coliseum
1 May 1979 \| rowspan="2" \|Chicago \| rowspan="2" \|Uptown Theatre
2 May 1979
3 May 1979 \| rowspan="2" \|Richfield \| rowspan="2" \|Richfield Coliseum
5 May 1979
6 May 1979 \| rowspan="2" \|Toronto \| rowspan="3" \|Canada \| rowspan="2" \|Maple Leaf Gardens
7 May 1979
9 May 1979 \|Montreal \|Montreal Forum
11 May 1979 \| rowspan="3" \|Detroit \| rowspan="22" \|United States \| rowspan="3" \|Cobo Arena
12 May 1979
13 May 1979
29 May 1979 \|Pittsburgh \|Civic Arena
30 May 1979 \|Landover \|Capital Centre
1 June 1979 \|Providence \|Providence Civic Center
2 June 1979 \|Boston \|Boston Garden
4 June 1979 \|Philadelphia \|Spectrum
5 June 1979 \| rowspan="4" \|New York City \| rowspan="4" \|Madison Square Garden
7 June 1979
8 June 1979
9 June 1979
11 June 1979 \|Kansas City \|Kemper Arena
15 June 1979 \| rowspan="2" \|Daly City \| rowspan="2" \|Cow Palace
17 June 1979
19 June 1979 \|San Diego \|San Diego Sports Arena
21 June 1979 \| rowspan="6" \|Los Angeles \| rowspan="6" \|The Forum
22 June 1979
24 June 1979
25 June 1979
26 June 1979
28 June 1979

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! width="150" | Country

! width="300" | Venue

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20 November 1978

| Paris

| France

| Pavillon de Paris

21 November 1978

|Brussels

|Belgium

|Forest National

22 November 1978

|Rotterdam

|Netherlands

|Ahoy Rotterdam

24 November 1978

|Stockholm

| rowspan="2" |Sweden

|Johanneshovs Isstadion

25 November 1978

|Gothenburg

|Scandinavium

27 November 1978

|Oslo

|Norway

|Ekeberghallen

28 November 1978

|Copenhagen

|Denmark

|Falkoner Teatret

2 December 1978

| rowspan="4" |Manchester

| rowspan="17" |England

| rowspan="4" |Kings Hall

3 December 1978

5 December 1978

6 December 1978

8 December 1978

| rowspan="2" |Leicester

| rowspan="2" |Granby Halls

9 December 1978

11 December 1978

| rowspan="3" |Brighton

| rowspan="3" |Brighton Centre

12 December 1978

13 December 1978

16 December 1978

| rowspan="2" |Birmingham

| rowspan="2" |National Exhibition Centre

17 December 1978

21 December 1978

| rowspan="6" |London

| rowspan="6" |Olympia London

22 December 1978

23 December 1978

28 December 1978

29 December 1978

30 December 1978

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31 January 1979

| rowspan="3" |Perth

| rowspan="10" |Australia

| rowspan="3" |Perth Entertainment Centre

1 February 1979

2 February 1979

5 February 1979

|Adelaide

|Adelaide Oval

9 February 1979

|Melbourne

|VFL Park

12 February 1979

| rowspan="2" |Sydney

| rowspan="2" |Sydney Showgrounds

13 February 1979

16 February 1979

| rowspan="3" |Brisbane

| rowspan="3" |Brisbane Festival Hall

17 February 1979

18 February 1979

22 February 1979

|Auckland

| rowspan="3" |New Zealand

|Western Springs Stadium

25 February 1979

|Wellington

|Athletic Park

27 February 1979

|Christchurch

|Lancaster Park

colspan="4" |Asia

6 March 1979

| rowspan="2" |Tokyo

| rowspan="8" |Japan

| rowspan="2" |Nippon Budokan

7 March 1979

8 March 1979

|Fukuoka

|Fukuoka Kokusai Center

10 March 1979

|Nagoya

|Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall

11 March 1979

| rowspan="2" |Osaka

| rowspan="2" |Festival Hall

12 March 1979

14 March 1979

| rowspan="2" |Tokyo

| rowspan="2" |Nippon Budokan

15 March 1979

colspan="4" |North America{{Cite web|url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/ROD-STEWART-1979-BLONDES-HAVE-MORE-FUN-TOUR-Unused-Concert-Ticket-/200664489405|title=ROD STEWART 1979 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN TOUR Unused Concert Ticket|website=eBay|language=en|access-date=13 July 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/search?query=rod+stewart+1979|title=Search for setlists: rod stewart 1979|website=setlist.fm|access-date=13 July 2017}}

18 March 1979

| rowspan="3" |Honolulu

| rowspan="3" |United States

| rowspan="3" |Neal S. Blaisdell Center

19 March 1979

20 March 1979

12 April 1979

|Edmonton

| rowspan="3" |Canada

|Northlands Coliseum

14 April 1979

| rowspan="2" |Vancouver

| rowspan="2" |Pacific Coliseum

15 April 1979

17 April 1979

|Denver

| rowspan="13" |United States

|McNichols Sports Arena

19 April 1979

|San Antonio

|HemisFair Arena

21 April 1979

| rowspan="2" |Houston

| rowspan="2" |The Summit

22 April 1979

24 April 1979

|Birmingham

|Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center

25 April 1979

|Atlanta

|Omni Coliseum

27 April 1979

|Louisville

|Freedom Hall

28 April 1979

|Indianapolis

|Market Square Arena

29 April 1979

|Cincinnati

|Riverfront Coliseum

1 May 1979

| rowspan="2" |Chicago

| rowspan="2" |Uptown Theatre

2 May 1979

3 May 1979

| rowspan="2" |Richfield

| rowspan="2" |Richfield Coliseum

5 May 1979

6 May 1979

| rowspan="2" |Toronto

| rowspan="3" |Canada

| rowspan="2" |Maple Leaf Gardens

7 May 1979

9 May 1979

|Montreal

|Montreal Forum

11 May 1979

| rowspan="3" |Detroit

| rowspan="22" |United States

| rowspan="3" |Cobo Arena

12 May 1979

13 May 1979

29 May 1979

|Pittsburgh

30 May 1979

1 June 1979

|Providence Civic Center

2 June 1979

|Boston

|Boston Garden

4 June 1979

|Philadelphia

|Spectrum

5 June 1979

| rowspan="4" |New York City

| rowspan="4" |Madison Square Garden

7 June 1979

8 June 1979

9 June 1979

11 June 1979

|Kansas City

|Kemper Arena

15 June 1979

| rowspan="2" |Daly City

| rowspan="2" |Cow Palace

17 June 1979

19 June 1979

|San Diego

|San Diego Sports Arena

21 June 1979

| rowspan="6" |Los Angeles

| rowspan="6" |The Forum

22 June 1979

24 June 1979

25 June 1979

26 June 1979

28 June 1979

Set list

Hot Legs
Born Loose
Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
The Wild Side of Life
Get Back {{small|(The Beatles cover)}}
You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
I Don't Want to Talk About It
(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right {{small|(Luther Ingram cover)}}
Blondes (Have More Fun)
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
I Just Want to Make Love to You {{small|(Willie Dixon cover)}}
The Killing of Georgie (Parts I & II)
Maggie May
(I Know) I'm Losing You {{small|(The Temptations cover)}}
Sweet Little Rock And Roller {{small|(Chuck Berry cover)}}
Sailing {{small|(Sutherland Brothers cover)}}

Encore

Twistin' the Night Away {{small|(Sam Cooke cover)}}
You Wear It Well{{Cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/stats/average-setlist/rod-stewart-3d6bd43.html?tour=Blondes+Have+More+Fun+Tour|title=Rod Stewart Average Setlists of tour: Blondes Have More Fun Tour {{!}} setlist.fm|website=setlist.fm|access-date=13 July 2017}}{{Citation|title=Rod Stewart concert |url=http://www.concertvault.com/rod-stewart/bellevue-december-06-1978.html |language=en |accessdate=13 July 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720094542/http://www.concertvault.com/rod-stewart/bellevue-december-06-1978.html |archivedate=20 July 2016 }}

Personnel

Rod Stewart – vocals and harmonica
Gary Grainger – guitars
Billy Peek – guitars and vocals
Jim Cregan – guitars and vocals
Phil Chen – bass and vocals
Carmine Appice – drums
Kevin Savigar – keyboards
Phil Kenzie – horns

References

Category:1978 concert tours

Category:1979 concert tours

Category:Rod Stewart concert tours