770415
Washington, Spokane Coliseum
770416
Washington, Pullman
770417
Oregon, Portland Paramount Theatre (see ticket, right)
770420
Washington, Seattle Arena (setlist)
770421
British Columbia, Penticton Arena
770422
British Columbia, Vancouver Coliseum (pictures here)
770423
British Columbia, Victoria Arena
770427
Minnesota, Minneapolis State Theatre
770428
Nebraska, Omaha Music Hall
770429
Missouri, St. Louis Kiel Auditorium
770430
Missouri, Kansas City
770501
Illinois, "Chicago Uptown Theatre"
Pam Chwedyk writes (January, 2003): I'd like to submit a clarification/correction and some comments about the gig listed as 5/1/77 at the Uptown Theater in Chicago:
This show actually took place at the Riviera Theater, a smaller venue across the street from the Uptown. The Uptown Theater (now closed) was a huge cavernous place where groups like the Kinks used to play. Apparently, disappointing ticket sales caused the Procol show to be moved to the Riv (as it is fondly known). As always, PH's performance was wonderful, but there was a sort of bittersweet sadness in the air. It was very evident that this was Procol's last tour and that they were going to break up when they got back to England. I can't recall for sure whether GB actually announced this on stage (though I seem to believe he did) or whether the writing was just obviously on the wall. I do remember very vividly that after the show I was standing on the corner of Clark Street and Lawrence Avenue waiting for a late night bus and thinking to myself, over and over, "I'm never going to see them again. What am I gonna do?" For years, whenever I traveled through that part of town and saw that street corner, I would get depressed. Of course, as we all know, the story has a happy ending--the Prodigal Strangers came back, 13 years later!
770503
Ohio, Akron Civic Center
770505
Michigan, East Lansing
770507
Michigan, Royal Oak Theatre
770508
Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Syria Mosque
770510
Pennsylvania, Erie Fieldhouse
770511
770512
Pennsylvania, Scranton University
770513
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Spectrum
770515
770519
Ontario, Hamilton, Hamilton Place
(but see here about these Canadian dates)770520
Ontario, Ottawa, National Arts Center
770521
Ontario, Sudbury Arena
770522
Toronto, Convocation Hall