SHOW DATES 1979
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September
29th.....Athens Ala(FIRST SHOW)
October
9th.....Bowling Green KY
Runaways
10th.....Dothan Ala
Carraige House
12th.....Washington NC
13th.....Newbern NC
14th.....Goldsboro NC
22nd.....Athens Ga
23th.....Athens Ga
24th.....Athens Ga
25th.....Athens Ga
26th.....Athens Ga
27th.....Athens Ga
Athens Fair
November
8th.....Louisville KY
9th.....Louisville KY
10th.....Louisville KY
Butch Cassidys Club
13th.....Bowling Green KY
Runaways
17th.....Moulton Ala
Lawrence County Colisium
23rd.....Dickson TN
VFW Club
24th.....Buras LA
The Happy Cajun Club
December
13th.....Goldsboro NC
(private show 1pm)
14th.....Huntsville Ala
Plush Horse Club
20th.....Pulaski TN
28th.....Jasper Ala
Jasper City Auditorium
29th.....Lewisburg TN
31st.....Dickson TN
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JANUARY 1980
11th.....Columbia. KY
Adair County High School
19th.....Florence, AL
Florence Lauderdale Coliseum
25th.....Cleveland, TN
American Legion Club
FEBURARY 1980
14th.....Kalamazoo, MI
Howard Chenery Auditorium
15th.....Port Huron, MI
McMorran Memorial Auditorium
16th.....Lansing, MI
Civic Center Arenna
17th.....Rochester, MI
Oakland University Field House
21st.....Dothan, AL
Dothan Civic Center
22nd.....McComb, MS
McComb High School
23rd.....Buras, LA
The Happy Cajun Club
24th.....Jefferson, LA
The Branding Iron Club
28th.....Beckley, West Virginia
El Cid Club/NOTE: CANCELED CLUB BURN DOWN
29th.....McMinnville, TN
Civic Auditorium
MARCH 1980
1st.....Athens, AL
Athens Middle School Auditorium
7th.....Moulton AL
15th.....Waldorf, Maryland
Thomas Stone High School Auditorium
20th.....Huntsville, AL
Jet Star Club
22nd.....Louisville, Ky.
Butch Cassidy's Night Club
23rd.....Lancaster, OH
Lancaster High School Auditorium
28th.....Cedartown, Georgia
Civic Center
29th.....Moulton, AL
Lawrence County Coliseum
APRIL 1980
2nd.....Athens, GA
J & J Center
4th.....Warren, OH
Packard Music Hall
7th.....Birmingham, AL
Brothers Music Hall
8th.....Birmingham, Al
Brothers Music Hall
11th.....Bristol, TN
The Hitchin' Post Club
12th.....Anniston, AL
The Switchyard Club
18th.....Tarrant City, AL
Tarrant City High School Auditorium
OVERSEAS.................................
20th.....ENGLAND SWITZERLAND GERMANY
27th.....PROMOTIONAL TOUR & PRESS INTERVIEWS
(ORION OVERSEAS TOUR NOTES)
April 20th 1980
2:30 pm meet at Sun Records go to airport check baggage
4:30 pm leave Nashville flight #447
6:10 pm arrive Atlanta go through customs
7:10 pm leave Atlanta on Delta flight #10
Monday April 21st 1980 London
8:45 arrive London Heathrow airport
go through customs Orion is met at airport by Joop Visser(managing director of Charley Records) and black limo
10:00 pm taken directly to Dorchestor Hotel overlooking Hyde Park
6:00 pm press party (Orion wears the Eagle suit) all the press from the English magazines is present they love Orion and his mask.
April 22nd 1980
8:00 am limo tour of London
11:00 pm meeting at Sonet offices
(Sun representative in Sweden) with Rod Buckle
1:30pm Shelby & Mac Wieman meet Joop Visser
April 23rd 1980
check out of Dorchestor Hotel at 8:00am
go to London Heathrow airport
leave London at 8:40 am on flight #724
arrive Frankfurt Germany airport
go through customs.
10:45 met by George Zeiss(international label manager at Bellaphone records) taken to the Intercontinental Hotel
12:00 noon meeting at George Zeiss
office and then Armed Force radio for interview
2:00pm interview with #1DJ in Frankfurt
5:00pm press party for Orion by the German music magazines
April 24
meet Doris Schafer, Tuck Shelby and
Mac Weiman go to estate for German interview
5:00 pm meeting in Bellaphone with various promotion people sales managers to palm promotion of Orion in the German market
April 25th 1980
check out of Intercontinental at 8:30am
go to Franfurt airport
11:00 leave Frankfurt on Swiss Air flight #533
11:04(different time zone) arrive in
Zurich Switzerland
meet Willi Muller(A&R representative mangaer for Bellaphone)
1:00pm interview with Orion at Swiss art gallery
3:30 pm back to Zurich and meeting with tv producer of show Orion will do
midnight Orion show at the Black Out Club
April 26th 1980
12:00 noon during lunch Orion is interviewed by Hei Lamner for tv news magazines
3:00pm go to tv rehersal Orion reherses for show
7:30pm tv show
Orion sings, "It Ain't No Mystery"
"Ebony Eyes" interview and closes with
"Washing Machine"
April 27th return to United States
via flight #128
A succsessful tour for Orion.
MAY 1980
2nd.....Anniston, AL
The Switchyard Club
3rd.....Anniston, AL
The Switchyard Club
10th.....Dalton, GA
Carpet Country Jamboree
11th.....Chattanooga, TN
The Rock & Country Club
14th.....Lithonia, GA
Country Roads Supper Club
16th.....Athens, GA
J & J Center
17th.....Louisville, KY
Durrett High School
18th.....McCutcheonville, OH
Middle School Auditorium
21st.....Birmingham, AL
Concordia Club
24th.....Walker, LA
Old South Jamboree
25th.....Jefferson, LA
The Branding Iron Club
26th.....Biloxi, MS
Sanger Theatre
28th.....Meridian, MS
Jimmie Rodgers Memorial
29th.....Lincoln, AL
Lincoln School Auditorium
Benefit for Ambulance Service
30th.....Tuscumbia, AL
The Hayloft Opry
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JUNE 1980
1st.....Chattanooga Tn
Lake Winnepasauka
6th.....Ashville NC
7th.....Ashville NC
8th.....Raleigh NC
Fiesta Brava Supper Club
9th.....Nashville TN
Roy Acuff Theater Opryland
11th.....Nashville TN
CMA Fan Fair
14th.....Franklin GA
Franklin Music Park
26th.....Wilmington Ohio
Murphy Theater
27th.....Indianapololis Indiana
28th.....Indianapololis Indiana
Yesterdays Old Place
29th.....Lancaster Ohio
Lancaster Auditorium
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TOUR DATES & SCHEDULES
Aug 15......1987.....Lexington KY Rhinestone
Jan 8......1988.....Lesington KY
May 27.....1988.....Greensboro NC
May 28.....1988.....Semora NC
Aug..........1988.....Chesapeake VA
Aug 12......1988.....Springfield OH
Aug 13......1988.....Winesburg KY
Aug 14......1988.....Memphis Tn.
Oct...........1988.....Chesapeake VA
JANUARY 1989
15th.....Hickory NC
NOVEMEBER 1989
17th.....Alexandria VA
Lee's
18th.....Chesapeake VA
High Chappel
DECEMBER 1989
30 & 31st Little Rock AK
(tenative dates)
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JANUARY 1990
4th.....Columbus Ohio Fair
Managers Association
5th.....Williamsbury, VA
Fair Buyers Showcase
6th.....Pasadena, Maryland
Shane T's
7th.....Rose Dale, Maryland
Rose Dale Gardens
8th.....Laurel, Maryland
Round Table Restaurant
13th.....Jacksonville, Fla
14th.....Homosassa, Fla
19th.....Gastonia, NC
Rockin' Robbins
20th.....Burlington, NC
Churchills
21st.....Lorton, VA
Hillbilly Heaven
26th.....Athens & Atlanta GA
J & J Center/Fairbuyers showcase
27th.....Greenville, SC
Oprah House
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