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1978 ŠThe Wailers News

  • February 26 - National Heroes Stadium - Kingston, JA
    -Bob leads a chant session at the stadium, and reportedly, two 20 second earthquakes are felt in Jamaica soon after

  • April 22 - One Love Peace Concert - Kingston, Jamaica
    -Bob unites fueding Jamaican heads of government Edward Seaga and Michael Manley during the song "Jammin'"
    -Peter Tosh vocally bashes the Jamaican heads-of-state in his performance
    -Concert also features Jacob "Killer" Miller with Inner Circle, The Mighty Diamonds, Culture, Dennis Brown, and many others

  • May 19 - Music Hall - Cleveland, Ohio
  • May 24 - Veteran Memorial Hall - Columbus, Ohio
  • May 25 - Orpheum Theater - Madison, Wisconsin
  • May 27 - Uptown Theater - Chicago, Illinois
  • May 29 - Performing Arts Centre - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • May 30 - Northrup Auditorium - Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • June - Waldorf Astoria - New York City, New York
    -Bob is presented the United Nations Peace Medal from the Senegalese Youth Ambassador to the UN, Mohmmadu Johnny Seka, on behalf of 500 million Africans
  • June 2 - Stanley Theater - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • June 3 - Auditorium - Rochester, New York
  • June 4 - Masonic Temple - Detroit, Michigan
  • June 5 - The Spectrum - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • June 8 - Music Hall - Boston, Massachusetts
  • June 9 - Forum Concert Bowl - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • June 10 - Maple Leaf Gardens - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • June 11 - Klienhans Theater - Buffalo, New York
  • June 14 - Pinecrest Country Club - Shelton, Connecticut
  • June 16 - Capital Center - Landover, Maryland
  • June 17 - Madison Square Garden - New York City, New York
    -Bassist Stanley Clarke opens the show up
  • June 18 - Music Inn - Lenox, Massachusetts

  • Steel Pulse opens for BMW on their European leg of tour
  • June 22 - New Bingley Hall - Staffordshire, England
  • June 25 to 27 - Paris Pavillion - Paris, France
  • June 28 - Plaza de Toros - Ibiza, Spain
  • June 30 - The Grona Lund - Stockholm, Sweden

  • July 2 - Horten Festival - Horten, Norway
  • July 7 - Rotterdam, Holland
  • July 14 - Queen Elizabeth Theater - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • July 15 - Paramount Theater - Seattle, Washington
    -Anthony & The Imperials opens up the show
  • July 16 - Paramount Theater - Portland, Oregon
  • July 18 - Civic Center - Santa Cruz, California
  • July 20 - Greek Theater, University of California at Berkeley - Berkeley, California
  • July 21 - Starlite Bowl - Burbank, California
    -Mick Jagger & Diana Ross are backstage during the performance
    -During the final encore of "Get Up, Stand Up," Peter Tosh joins Bob Marley in an unplanned duet
  • July 22 - State Amphitheater - San Diego, California
  • July 23 - Santa Barbara County Bowl - Santa Barbara, California
    -Haile Selassie's Birthday
  • July 25 - The Roxy - Los Angeles, California
  • July 27 - Municipal Auditorium - Austin, Texas
  • July 30 - The Warehouse - New Orleans, Louisiana

  • August 5 - Jai Alai Fronton - Miami, Florida
  • September - Music Inn - Lenox, Massachusetts