Worth Leaving Home For, Le Grand Tour

America & Canada 1981/82

Tour book

Music paper ad with tour dates

Tour shirt

The band:

Jay Davis, bass / Jimmy Zavala, harmonica & saxophone / Tony Brock, drums

Kevin Savigar, keyboards / Robin LeMesurier, guitar / Jim Cregan, guitar

Wally Stocker, guitar

Caught in the act 1981/82.

“Worth Leaving Home For...” took Rod and the band across North America and Canada. It started in Greensboro, NC in November ’81 and ended in the spring of ’82. 26 songs were played on this tour.

Concert dates 1981/82

81-11-11 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, SC, USA

Opening night of the tour.
No set list details available

On stage in Greensboro, NC on opening night of the 1981/82 tour.

81-11-12 Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, SC, USA
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81-11-15 Louisiana Centroplex, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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81-11-16 Alabama Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, AL, USA
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81-11-18 Bay Front Center, St. Petersburg, FL, USA
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81-11-19 Sportatorium, Miami, FL, USA
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81-11-21 Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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81-11-22 The Omni, Atlanta, GA, USA
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81-11-23 Municipal Arena, Nashville, TN, USA
(fractures his big toe at this concert)
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81-11-25 Capital Centre, Largo, MD, USA

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81-11-26 Madison Square Garden, NY, USA

The Stripper/Gi' Me Wings/Sweet Little Rock N Roller/Hot Legs/You Wear It Well/Passion/Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright)/She Won't Dance With Me-Little Queenie/You’re In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)/I Just Wanna Make Love To You/Young Turks/Just Like A Woman/If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right/Tora, Tora, Tora (Out With The Boys/(I Know) I'm Losing You/Maggie May/Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?/I Was Only Joking/Tear It Up/Stay With Me

First known live performance of Young Turks, Tora, Tora, Tora (Out With The Boys), Tear It Up and Just Like A Woman. First known inclusion of Little Queenie in She Won’t Dance With Me

Audience recording

81-11-27 Madison Square Garden, NY, USA
No set list details available

At the Carlyle Hotel in New York City after one of the MSG shows.

81-11-30 McNicholls Arena, Denver, CO, USA

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81-12-02 Northlands Coliseum,  Edmonton, BC, Canada
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81-12-06 Coliseum, BC Vancouver, Canada
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81-12-07 Coliseum, BC Vancouver, Canada
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81-12-09 Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Cow Palace, San Francisco, December 9th, 1981.

81-12-10 Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA, USA
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81-12-13 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA
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81-12-14 Los Angeles Forum, CA, USA
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81-12-15 Los Angeles Forum, CA, USA
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81-12-18 Los Angeles Forum, CA, USA
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81-12-19 Los Angeles Forum, CA, USA

Gi' Me Wings/Sweet Little Rock N Roller/Tear It Up/Passion//Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright) with Kim Carnes/She Won't Dance With Me-Little Queenie/You’re In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)/Rock My Plimsoul/Get Back with Tina Turner/Hot Legs with Tina Turner/Young Turks/(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right/Tora Tora Tora (Out With The Boys)/(I Know) I’m Losing You/Gasoline Alley/Maggie May/Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?/You Wear It Well/The Wild Side Of Life

First known live performance of Rock My Plimsoul with the solo band.

Two soundboard sources exist. One from the tv broadcast and one from from a radio broadcast.

82-01-11 Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, USA
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82-01-12 The Horizon, Chicago, IL, USA
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82-01-14 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX, USA
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82-01-15 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX, USA
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Radio station Q102 badge.

82-01-17 The Summit, Houston, TX, USA
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82-01-20 Richfield Arena, Cleveland, OH, USA
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82-01-22 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY, USA
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82-01-24 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI, USA

The Stripper/Gi' Me Wings/Sweet Little Rock N Roller/Hot Legs/Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright)/Passion/She Won't Dance With Me-Little Queenie/You’re In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)/Rock My Plimsoul/Young Turks/If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right/You Wear It Well/Tonight I’m Yours/(I Know) I'm Losing You/Gasoline Alley/Maggie May/Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?/I Was Only Joking/Tear It Up/Stay With Me/Young Turks reprise

First known live performance of Tonight I’m Yours

Audience recording

82-01-26 Civic Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
No set list details available

82-01-28 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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82-01-30 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO, USA
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82-01-31 Checkerdome, St. Louis, MO, USAM

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82-02-01 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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82-02-03 Boston Gardens, Boston, MA, USA
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82-02-05 Civic Center, Providence, RI, USA
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82-02-06 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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82-02-08 Brendan Byrne Arena, Meadowlands, NJ, USA
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82-02-09 Civic Center, Hartford, CT, USA
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82-02-11 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada
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82-02-14 The Forum, Montréal, Canada
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82-02-15 The Forum, Montréal, Canada

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82-03-01 US Airways Arena, Largo, Landover, MD, United States

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82-03-02 Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, NC, USA

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82-03-?? Knoxville Coliseum, Knoxville, TN

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82-03-23 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA

The Stripper/Tonight I’m Yours/Sweet Little Rock N Roller/Hot Legs/Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright)/Passion/She Won't Dance With Me/Little Queenie/You’re In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)/I Just Wanna Make Love To You/How Long/Young Turks/Young Turks/If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right/You Wear It Well/(I Know) I'm Losing You/Gasoline Alley/Maggie May/Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?/I Was Only Joking/Tear It Up/Stay With Me May

First known live performance of How Long

Audience recording

82-04-05 Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME

No set list details available