uprising (1980) January 5 - Libreville, Gabon, Africa -The first of only two shows that Bob ever did in Africa January 14 - Don Taylor fired as manager January 15 - Bob Marley & The Wailers fly back to London to begin recording "Uprising" March - Bob Marley, Junior Marvin and Jacob Miller fly to Brazil to plan a series of concerts featuring Bob Marley & The Wailers and Inner Circle -Brazil shows never materialize because of Jacob Miller's untimely death April 17 & 18 - Zimbabwe Independence Concert - Rufaro Stadium - Salisbury, Zimbabwe -Riot breaks out on the 17th, and the concert was continued on the 18th -The second and final show that Bob ever played in Africa May - "Uprising" album released May 30 - Hallenstadion - Zurich, Switzerland June 1 - Munich Festival - Munich Horse Riding Stadium - Munich, Germany -Bob Marley & The Wailers open up for Fleetwood Mac June 3 - Palais de Sports - Grenoble, France June 4 - Parc de Sports - Dijon, France June 6 - Sporthalle - Cologne, Germany June 7 - Crystal Palace - London, England June 8 - Betzenberg Stadium - Kaiserslautern, Germany June 9 - Hall Rhenus - Strasbourg, France June 10 - Parc des Expositions - Orleans, France June 11 - Hall Exposition - Bordeaux, France June 12 - Westfalen Stadium - Dortmond, Germany June 13 - Reitstadion - Munich, Germany June 14 - Hamburg, Germany June 16 - Drammenshallen - Oslo, Norway June 17 - Grona Lund - Stockholm, Sweden June 18 - Forum - Copenhagen, Denmark June 20 - Waldbuehne - West Berlin, East Germany June 21 - Eissporthalle - Kassel, Germany June 22 - Forrest National - Brussels, Belgium June 23 - Ahoy Hall - Rotterdam, Holland, Netherlands June 24 - Grand Palais - Lille, France June 26 - Stade Mayol - Toulon, France June 27 - San Siro Stadio - Milan, Italy -Over 100,000 people in attendence June 28 - Stadio Comunale - Turin, Italy - also with Average White Band - view a ticket from the show, courtesy of Ivan Serra June 30 - Plaza de Toros Monumental - Barcelona, Spain July 2 - Palais de la Beujoire - Nantes, France July 3 - Le Bourget - Paris, France July 4 - Dijon, France July 6 - Dalymount Park - Dublin, Ireland -Nearly 100,000 people in attendance July 8-9 - The Brighton Centre - Brighton, England July 10-11 - Apollo - Glasgow, Scotland July 12 - Deeside Leisure Centre - Deeside, England July 13 - Stafford Bingey Hall - Staffordshire, England July 18 - Apollo - Glasgow, Scotland September 16 - Hynes Auditorium - Boston, Massachusetts September 17 - Meehan Auditorium at Brown University - Providence, Rhode Island September 19-20 - Madison Square Garden - New York City, New York -The Commodores also perform at these shows -20,000 people each night September 21 - Bob goes running and collapses in Central Park September 23 - Stanley Theater - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -Bob's last show November 4 - Bob is babtized into the Ethiopian Orthodox Church -Christened Berhane Selassie "Light of the Holy Trinity"