Bat Out Of Hell Tour
| Tour by Meat Loaf | |
| Associated album | Bat Out Of Hell |
|---|---|
| Start date | November 14th 1978 |
| End date | October 10th 1978 |
| Legs | 3 |
| No. of shows | 77 |
| Meat Loaf concert chronology | |
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The Bat Out Of Hell tour or the Bat I Tour as it sometimes known was the tour from 1977-1978 promoting the 1977 "Bat Out Of Hell" album. It is notable for being the first tour featuring Meat Loaf and the Neverland Express.
Pre-Tour Show[edit]
On July 30th 1977 the Neverland Express performed a concert at the CBS Record Convention in Honolulu. They performed 2 songs[1]. A cover of the Chuck Berry song "Johnny B. Goode" and the final song from Bat Out Of Hell "For Crying Out Loud". This show is rarely included as part of the Bat Out Of Hell tour but c01.onsidered a Pre-Tour show.
Setlist[edit]
US Leg (November 14th 1977-May 26th 1978)[2][edit]
Average Setlist[edit]
- Great Boleros Of Fire (Maurice Ravel cover)
- Bat Out Of Hell
- You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
- All Revved Up With No Place To Go
- Paradise By The Dashboard Light
- Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry cover)
- River Deep, Mountain High (Tina Turner cover)
- Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
- All Revved Up (reprise)
Occasionally Played[edit]
- For Crying Out Loud
- More Than You Deserve
- Nocturnal Pleasure (Shadows On The Freeway)
- Heaven Can Wait
- Wasted Youth (Love & Death Of An American Guitar)
- Just One Victory (with Todd Rundgren)
- Hot Patootie (Bless My Soul)
- Hammerdown (Ted Nugent cover)
International Leg (June 1st 1978-August 29th 1978)[3][edit]
Average Setlist[edit]
- Great Boleros Of Fire (Maurice Ravel cover)
- Bat Out Of Hell
- You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
- Wasted Youth (Love And Death Of An American Guitar)
- All Revved Up With No Place To Go
- Paradise By The Dashboard Light
- Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry cover)
- River Deep, Mountain High (Tina Turner cover)
- Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
- All Revved Up (reprise)
Occasionally Played[edit]
- River Deep (reprise)
Todd Rundgren Leg (September 1st 1978-October 10th 1978)[4][edit]
Average Setlist[edit]
- Great Boleros Of Fire (Maurice Ravel cover)
- Bat Out Of Hell
- You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
- Wasted Youth (Love And Death Of An American Guitar)
- All Revved Up With No Place To Go
- Nocturnal Pleasure (Shadows On The Freeway)
- Heaven Can Wait
- Paradise By The Dashboard Light
- More Than You Deserve (sung by Jim Steinman)
- Just One Victory (Todd Rundgren cover)
- Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
- All Revved Up (reprise)
Occasionaly Played[edit]
- Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry cover)
- River Deep, Mountain High (Tina Turner cover)
Indochinese Boat Benefit (February 16th 1979)[5][edit]
On February 16th 1979 Meat Loaf played two songs with Utopia[6] at the Palladium, New York for the Indochinese Boat Benefit.
Setlist[edit]
- Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry cover)
- All Revved Up With No Place To Go
Neverland Express[edit]
The lineup stayed rather consistent throughout the tour with a couple of changes in the later part of the tour.
- Bob Kulick: Lead Guitar
- Bruce Kulick: Guitar
- Steve Buslowe: Bass Guitar
- Joe Stefko: Drums
- Jim Steinman: Piano
- Paul Jacobs: Piano (replaced Jim during most of the International leg)
- Paul Glanz: Keyboards
- Karla DeVito: Female Lead Vocals
- Meat Loaf: Male Lead Vocals
- Rory Dodd: Backing Vocals
References[edit]
- ↑ "Meat Loaf Setlist at CBS Records Convention, Honolulu". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ↑ "Search for setlists: tour:(Bat Out Of Hell) (page 7) | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ↑ "Search for setlists: tour:(Bat Out Of Hell) (page 4) | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ↑ "Search for setlists: tour:(Bat Out Of Hell) | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ↑ "Meat Loaf Setlist at Indochinese Refugee Concert". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ↑ "Megacalm Trading > Todd Rundgren: Music Live > 1979 - Bootlegs for Trade : Trading DVD VCD VHS CD : DVD's, VCD's, Videos, and CD's". megacalm.trconnection.com. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
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