catch a fire/burnin' - the end (1973)

1973 ŠThe Wailers News

  • April 27 - Coleman Club - Nottingham, Derbyshire, England
  • April 28 - Lancaster University - Britain
  • April 29 - Mr. B's - Peckham

  • May 1 - Old Grey Whistle Test & Top Gear (BBC radio program)
  • May 2 - Hatfield Polytechnic
  • May 4 - York University
  • May 5 - Manchester University
  • May 6 - 67 Club - Wolverhampton
  • May 8 - Essex University - Colchester
  • May 9 - Boobs - Bristol
  • May 11 - Northstaffs, Polytechnic - Stoke
  • May 12 - Middleton St. George College - Teesside
  • May 13 - Mr. B's - Peckham
  • May 15 to May 18 - Speakeasy - London
  • May 19 - Town Hall - Hitchin
  • May 20 - Greyhound Pub - Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith
  • May 22 - Fantasia - Northampton
  • May 23 - Leicester Polytechnic
  • May 24 - In Concert (BBC Radio) - Paris Theatre, London
  • May 25 - Rolle College - Exmouth
  • May 26 - Bamboo Club - Bristol
  • May 27 - Sundown Edmonton - England
    -an afternoon show
  • May 28 - Birmingham Top Rank
    -an evening show
  • May 29 - Coach House - Southampton

  • June - Bunny refuses to tour, replaced by Joe Higgs for the American leg of the tour

  • July 11 - Paul's Mall - Boston, Massachusetts
    -The Wailers play a week of shows with three sets per night
  • Mid July - Max's Kansas City - New York City, New York
    -The Wailers play a week of shows supporting Bruce Springsteen

  • Mid August - Matrix Club - San Francisco, California

  • The Wailers return to Jamaica to record "Burnin'"

  • Early October - Play five US dates opening for Sly & The Family Stone
    -Homestead, Florida
    -Tampa, Florida
    -Lexington, Kentucky
    -Denver, Colorado
    -Las Vegas, Nevada
    -Dropped from tour and left stranded after playing Las Vegas show
    -The Wailers were better recieved than Sly was
  • Mid October - KSAN Broadcast - Record Plant - Sausalito, California
  • October 19 - The Matrix Club - San Francisco, California
  • October 20 - The Matrix Club - San Francisco, California
  • Late October - Boarding House - San Francisco, California
  • Late October - Ethiopian Famine Relief Fund - Edmonton, UK
  • Late October - Rehearsal Session for Capitol Records - Hollywood, California

  • Mid November - Wailers return to England, still minus Bunny, for their second tour of the year
  • November 26 - "Top Gear" - Kensington House - London
  • November 27 - Leeds Polytechnic - Leeds, England
  • November 30 - Northampton, London
    -Heavy snow plagues tour, and out of 26 booked dates, they perform only four of them
    -The Wailers abandon the rest of the tour and returned back to Jamaica

  • Mid December - Carib Theatre - Kingston, Jamaica
  • Mid December - National Heroes Stadium - Kingston, Jamaica
    -For both of the above shows, the Wailers were the opening act for Marvin Gaye
    -The Wailers line-up includes Bob, Peter, Bunny, the Barrett brothers, and Tyrone Downie on keyboards
  • The Wailers split-up
    -The reasons range from they couldn't get along all the way to each wanting to persue solo careers