1972

13 JAN 1972 Scotland, Glasgow, Green’s Playhouse
w/ Help Yourself

14 JAN 1972 Scotland, Dundee, Caird Hall
w/ Help Yourself

15 JAN 1972 Scotland, Edinburg, Empire Theatre
w/ Help Yourself

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15 JAN 1972 TV BROADCAST (France) Rockenstock, England, Olympic Studios, London

  1. A Song For Me
  2. In My Own Time
  3. Children
  4. A Song For Me (Reprise)

Also appearing: Pink Floyd

17 JAN 1972 BBC SESSION Drummon, England, London, BBC Maida Vale 5
Broadcast 27 JAN 1972

  1. Between Blue And Me
  2. Children
  3. Spanish Tide
  4. Blind
  5. Holding The Compass

21 JAN 1972 England, Ipswitch, Odeon

22 JAN 1972 England, Cheltenham, Odeon
w/ Help Yourself

24 JAN 1972 Wales, Swansea, Top Rank

25 JAN 1972 England, Southhampton, Guild Hall

26 JAN 1972 England, Watford, Town Hall
w/ B.B. Blunder

29 JAN 1972 England, Crewe, University

03 FEB 1972 England, London, Imperial College

23 FEB 1972? Germany, Hamburg, Planten un Blomen, Halle 7
w/ Home

Roger Chapman on stage in London, 1972

14 MAR 1972 England, London, Marquee
w/ Rory Gallagher, Stud, Atomic Rooster, If, Hardin & York, Beggar’s Opera

16 MAR 1972 England, Purley, Orchid Ballroom

18 MAR 1972 England, London, Imperial College
w/ Gravy Train

25 MAR 1972 Wales, Llanelli, Glen Ballroom

28 MAR 1972 England, Brighton, Top Rank

31 MAR 1972 England, Reading, Top Rank

02 APR 1972 England, Reading, Top Rank
w/ Byzantium

01 MAY 1972 England, London, Chalkhouse
w/ Sam Apple Pie, Byzantium

Live at Bickershaw Festival

06 MAY 1972 England, near Wigan, Lancashire, Bickershaw Festival
w/ The Kinks, Sam Apple Pie

20 MAY 1972 Germany, Düsseldorf, Phillips Halle
w/ Hawkwind, Focus, Savoy Brown, Home, Mick Abrahams Band

22 MAY 1972 West Germany, Speyer, Second British Rock Meeting at the Insel Gruen
w/ Wishbone Ash, Atomic Rooster, Buddy Miles Express, Osibisa, Pacific Gas & Electric, Eloy, Home, Amon Düül II, Status Quo, Rory Gallagher, The Kinks, Humble Pie, Sam Apple Pie, Curved Air

23 JUN 1972 England, Newcastle, Mayfair Ballroom
w/ Audience

SUMMER 1972 BBC SESSION Bob Harris, England, London
Broadcast: 23 OCT 1972

  1. Broken Nose
  2. Ready To Go
  3. Dark Eyes
  4. Burlesque
  5. My Friend The Sun
  6. Coronation
  • John Wetton leaves Family owing to the usual musical differences and is replaced by ex-Blossom Toes and Stud guitarist Jim Cregan.
Charlie Whitney, Jim Cregan, Rob Townsend, Poli Palmer, Roger Chapman

FAMILY Mk VI
Roger Chapman: vocals, tenor saxophone, harmonica, percussion
John ‘Charlie’ Whitney: guitars, keyboards, mellotron, sitar
Rob Townsend: drums, percussion
Poli Palmer: flute, piano, vibes, synthesizers
Jim Cregan: bass, guitars, vocals

Rehearsing, London, July 1972.

02 JUL 1972 Denmark, Roskilde, Roskilde Festival
w/ The Kinks, Sha Na Na

19 JUL 1972 England, Torquay, Town Hall

21 JUL 1972 England, Barnstaple, Queen’s Hall

04 AUG 1972 England, Nottingham, Cavendish

18 AUG 1972 SINGLE RELEASE (#13, UK)

  1. Burlesque
  2. The Rockin’ R’s

19 AUG 1972 England, Southend, Kursaal


SEP 1972 ALBUM RELEASE Bandstand (#15, UK)


16 SEP 1972 England, Derbyshire, Buxton Pop Festival

  1. Good News Bad News
  2. Part Of The Load
  3. Burlesque
  4. Spanish Tide
  5. Holding The Compass
  6. Top Of The Hill
  7. The Weaver’s Answer

w/ Slade, Steppenwolf, Curved Air, John Kay Band, Uriah Heep, Wizzard, Wishbone Ash, Vinegar Joe, Wild Angels, Glencoe, Sunshine, Cold Comfort Farm

17 SEP 1972 England, Bristol, Electric Village, Locarno
w/ Man

26 SEP 1972 England, Ithaca, Cornell University, Barton Hall


SUPPORTING ELTON JOHN ON THE 2ND LEG OF HIS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN 1972
27 SEP 1972 United States, Boston, MA, Boston Music Hall

28 SEP 1972 United States, Boston, MA, Boston Music Hall

  1. Between Blue And Me
  2. Burlesque
  3. My Friend The Sun
  4. Holding The Compass
  5. Top Of The Hill
  6. The Weaver’s Answer

29 SEP 1972 United States, New Haven, CT, New Haven Arena

30 SEP 1972 United States, Philadelphia, PA Spectrum Arena

  1. Burlesque
  2. Good News Bad News
  3. My Friend The Sun
  4. Holding The Compass
  5. Top Of The Hill
  6. The Weaver’s Answer

01 OCT 1972 United States, Rochester, NY, Memorial Auditorium

02 OCT 1972 Canada, Montreal, Montreal Forum

05 OCT 1972 Canada, Toronto, Maple Leaf Gardens

  1. Good News Bad News
  2. Burlesque
  3. My Friend The Sun
  4. Holding The Compass
  5. Top Of The Hill
  6. The Weaver’s Answer

06 OCT 1972 United States, Detroit, MI, Cobo Hall

07 OCT 1972 United States, Buffalo, NY, Memorial Auditorium

09 OCT 1972 United States, Nassau, NY, Nassau Coliseum

11 OCT 1972 United States, Normal, IL, Illinois State University, Horton Field House

12 OCT 1972 United States, Wichita, KS, Civic Culture Center

13 OCT 1972 United States, Lawrence, KS, University of Kansas, Field House

14 OCT 1972 United States, Ames, IA, University of Iowa, Hilton Coliseum

15 OCT 1972 United States, Denver, CO, Auditorium Arena

18 OCT 1972 United States, Honolulu, HI, HIC Arena

20 OCT 1972 United States, Seattle, WA, Seattle Arena

21 OCT 1972 United States, Berkeley, CA, U.C. Berkeley, Community Theater

22 OCT 1972 United States, Anaheim, CA, Anaheim Convention Center

23 OCT 1972 United States, Inglewood, CA, LA Forum

Billboard Magazine Concert Review, 23 DEC 1972 – With anything less than such an overwhelming headliner, Family could have walked off with the show. Vocalist Roger Chapman is spellbindingly bizarre combination of Richard Harris and Joe Cocker, with his spaced-out robot-like marching antics. The UA English group gets a riveting sound with the synthesizer-distorted vibraphone of Poli Palmer. They will be welcome return visitors to the U.S. as their word-of-mouth reputation spreads. NAT FREEDLAND

25 OCT 1972 United States, Berkeley, CA, U.C. Berkeley, Community Theater

26 OCT 1972 United States, Tucson, AZ, Civic Plaza

27 OCT 1972 United States, San Diego, CA, San Diego Sports Arena

28 OCT 1972 United States, Phoenix, AZ, Civic Assembly Plaza
canceled for Elton to appear in London on 30 OCT 1972

01 NOV 1972 United States, Stillwater, OK, Oklahoma State University, Gallagher Hall

02 NOV 1972 United States, Tulsa, OK, Assembly Center Southwest

03 NOV 1972 United States, Oklahoma City, OK, Fair Grounds Arena

04 NOV 1972 United States, Kansas, KS, Memorial Auditorium

05 NOV 1972 United States, Dallas, TX Municipal Auditorium

08 NOV 1972 United States, College Station, TX, Texas A & M Coliseum

09 NOV 1972 United States, San Antonio, TX, Municipal Auditorium

10 NOV 1972 United States, Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana State University, Assembly Center

11 NOV 1972 United States, Memphis, TN, Mid-South Coliseum

12 NOV 1972 United States, Nashville, TN, Memorial Auditorium

14 NOV 1972 United States, Tuscaloosa, AL, University of Alabama, Memorial Coliseum

15 NOV 1972 United States, Atlanta, GA, Atlanta Coliseum

  1. Good News, Bad News
  2. Burlesque
  3. My Friend The Sun
  4. Holding The Compass
  5. Top Of The Hill
  6. The Weaver’s Answer

16 NOV 1972 United States, Charlotte, NC, Charlotte Coliseum

17 NOV 1972 United States, Charleston, WV Civic Center

18 NOV 1972 United States, Hampton Roads, VA The Coliseum

19 NOV 1972 United States, New York City, NY, Carnegie Hall

20 NOV 1972 United States, New York City, NY, Carnegie Hall

21 NOV 1972 United States, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Civic Center

22 NOV 1972 United States, Harrisburg, PA, State Farm Arena

24 NOV 1972 United States, Jacksonville, FL, Jacksonville Coliseum

25 NOV 1972 United States, Miami, FL, Jai Alai Fronton

26 NOV 1972 United States, St. Petersburg, Bay Front Center

30 NOV 1972 England, Portsmouth, Guild Hall

02 DEC 1972 England, Oxford, New Theatre

05 DEC 1972 England, Manchester, Free Trade Hall

06 DEC 1972 England, Birmingham, Town Hall

  1. Satd’y Barfly
  2. Part Of The Load
  3. My Friend The Sun
  4. Children
  5. Holding The Compass
  6. Burlesque
  7. The Weaver’s Answer
  8. Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu
  9. Good News Bad News

08 DEC 1972 England, Bristol, Colston Hall

09 DEC 1972 Wales, Cardiff, Capitol Theatre

10 DEC 1972 England, Bournemouth, Winter Gardens

15 DEC 1972 Scotland, Glasgow, Green’s Playhouse

16 DEC 1972 Scotland, Edinburg, Edinburg Empire

  1. Sat’d’yBarfly
  2. Part Of The Load
  3. Top Of The Hill
  4. My Friend The Sun
  5. Children
  6. Holding The Compass
  7. Burlesque
  8. The Weaver’s Answer
  9. Rockin’ Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu
  10. Let’s Have A Party

17 DEC 1972 England, Newcastle, City Hall

  • Poli Palmer quits Family. Tony Ashton is the replacement.