Some sources list this incorrectly as Ventura, CA. Not even the group's fans bought the record, and Molly Hatchet disbanded shortly afterward. They were a popular band during the late 1970s and early to mid-1980s among the southern rock and hard rock communities. Molly Hatchet tour dates 2023. Bram Tchaikovsky was scheduled to play as well but cancelled. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture for the Jan 4th date. Through more than 20 years of performing Southe I rock, Molly Hatchet has gone through multiple incarnations. Click here for gig ad picture with the January 5th date. Just before a gig at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, though, Brown, Holland, and Roland decided to leave and return home, leaving only Hlubek, West, and Borden to play the show. Guitarist/founder Hlubek, who later admitted to suffering from drug troubles, left Molly Hatchet in January 1987. | . Blackfoot is an American Southern rock band from Jacksonville. Warriors of the Rainbow Bridge (May 2005) featured the return of Hlubek after Rutter had left, but another guitarist, Jimbo Manion, played alongside Ingram until Hlubek had satisfied his other commitments and was able to return full time later that year. During this time, Beatin The Odds (1980) and Take No Prisoners (1981) was released with singer Jimmy Farrar. The band is currently touring worldwide and has plans for a new studio album release in 2024. Donate | Black Sabbath headlined, show rescheduled from 1980-08-06. Rescheduled from 1980-08-04. Drummer Bruce Crump died on March 16, 2015, at age 57, from complications after a 12-year battle with throat cancer. Tim Donovan (1997-2002), Scott Woods (2002), Jeff Ravenscraft (2003-2004), Gary Corbett (2004), and Richie Del Favero (2004-2005) played live keyboards until 2005, after which the group dispensed with having a touring keyboardist for a while. In 2003 the band is celebrating its 25th anniversary of the first national or international release with first a double Live album Locked and Loaded recorded in Germany as they consider this their home away from home and it is the first time in 7 years that a Live album has made the European Charts and SPV GmbH is still there beloved record company with Rainer Hansel and Manfred Schutz. Years on tour. Some sources list the venue as Jeppeson Stadium, but the venue was renamed to Robertson Stadium before the show took place. If that was the first emotional heartbreak, Danny Joe Brown the singer for Molly Hatchet passed away from complications of diabetes he had suffered with for many years and he gave so much to the rock and roll industry and music around the world all of our heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to his family and children and he also will never be forgotten. In June 2000, Bobby Ingram became the sole owner of the trade and service mark "Molly Hatchet", acquired from original member Duane Roland. Molly Hatchet proceeded to tour behind both records and expanded their fan base, appearing at theaters, arenas, and stadiums with the likes of AC/DC,[9][10][11] Aerosmith,[12] The Babys,[10] The Charlie Daniels Band,[13] Cheap Trick,[10][11] Def Leppard,[9] Journey,[14] Judas Priest,[9] Eddie Money,[14] The Outlaws,[13] REO Speedwagon,[12] Rush,[15] Santana,[14] Scorpions,[11] Bob Seger,[12] Thin Lizzy,[14] .38 Special,[13] Pat Travers,[9] UFO,[12] and The Who.[11]. Apparently only about 500 people in audience. Click here for 3rd ticket stub picture with date as July 14. Lead singer, Danny Joe Brown left the band in 1980 and contacted Bobby Ingram, a Jacksonville-based guitarist and friend, who gave brown his first singing gig in 1975 with a Jacksonville based band called Rum Creek. John Galvin, though he continued to appear on the band's albums, was again not touring with the band in the 2000s (except for a short European tour in December 2001). Vinny Appice's first show, some sources incorrectly list the venue as N.B.C Stadium. Artists | Some sources claim Whitford/St. Often listed as Nurnberg, but the venue is in Neunkirchen am Brand just outside of Nurnberg. [38] In June 2022, Ingram reported to the Creston News Advertiser that a new Molly Hatchet album is in the works and intended for a late 2023 release. One of its singles, "There Goes the Neighborhood", did, however, enter the top 30 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Molly Hatchet continues on to sign a new studio album recording deal, slated for release in 2018", "Molly Hatchet singer Phil McCormack Dead at 59", "Founding Molly Hatchet Guitarist Steve Holland Dies", "Molly Hatchet Announce Battleground Album, Tour with New Singer", "MOLLY HATCHET | full Official Chart History", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Molly_Hatchet&oldid=1141359276, Southern rock musical groups from Jacksonville, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from October 2008, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2018, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Though they are primarily a Southern rock band, they are also known as a hard rock act. Summer Jam '80 Festival, Convention Center Arena, Blue Oyster Cult, Mother's Finest, Humble Pie. Last gig of the Black + Blue tour. 230 W McCarty St, Indianapolis, IN 46225, USA, 3400 S Nova Rd, Port Orange, FL 32129, USA, 2023 Melbourne Ct, Melbourne, FL 32901, USA, 105 E Main St, St. Charles, IL 60174, USA, 342 Ludlow Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA, https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/16005E35EF9F3E7A, Molly Hatchet Album Version MP3 Downloads. Some sources incorrectly claim the venue was Rosengarten-Musensaal. The last gig with Bill Ward on drums. Click here for another gig poster picture. Donate | Blue Oyster Cult, Molly Hatchet, Shakin' Street: Aug 18 1980: Chicago, IL: International Amphitheatre: Aug 19 1980: Bloomington: Metropolitan Sports Center: Blue Oyster Cult, Shakin' Street: Aug 19 1980: Bill Ward's last gig with the band until Live Aid in 1985: . The show was originally scheduled for August 9th and some ticket stubs were printed for August 9th. Some sources incorrectly claim that Oct 1st would've been at Phoenix Stadium in Phoenix, AZ. B. [8] Nonetheless, Molly Hatchet toured successfully in support of Beatin' the Odds, opening for bands such as Blue yster Cult, AC/DC, and The Outlaws, as well as headlining their own tour that was supported by the Michael Schenker Group and the Johnny Van Zant Band.[17][18][19][20]. Memphis, TN Mid-South Fairgrounds **Carnival Musicfest**, 07/04/81? follow. Clarkston, MI Pine Knob Music Theatre, 04/27/80 Madison, WI Dane County Coliseum, 05/05/80 Boston, MA Boston Gardens **with Off Broadway**, 05/08/80 Binghampton, NY Broome County Arena, 05/09/80 Syracuse, NY War Memorial Auditorium, 05/12/80 New York, NY Madison Square Garden, 05/14/80 Augusta, ME Civic Center **with Natural Gas**, 05/19/80 Springfield, MA Civic Center **with Off Broadway**, 05/23/80 Philadelphia, PA Spectrum **with The Greg Kihn Band**, 06/04/80 Pittsburgh, PA Stanley Theater **with Off Broadway**, 06/05/80 Pittsburgh, PA Stanley Theater **with Off Broadway**, 06/20/80 New Orleans, LA Superdome **with The Eagles, Foreigner**, 06/21/80 Dallas, TX Cotton Bowl **Texas Jam with The Eagles, Foreigner, April wine, Sammy Hagar, Christopher Cross, Savvy**, 07/09/80 Austin, MN Riverside Arena **with Yipes! This page is maintained by Tapio Keihnen, A mixture of blues, country, gospel and the English invasion of rock and roll that later was to be coined the phrase Southern Rock. The music was filled with style and emotion and with bands in the forefront such as the Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd and a band from Jacksonville, Florida called Molly Hatchet. He was 53. In 2006, Duane Roland, guitarist of the band passed away and also left a legacy that will never be forgotten. Steve Holland, who was the guitarist of Molly Hatchet from 1971 to 1984, died on August 2, 2020, of pnuemonia as a complication of COVID-19 at age 66. 7232 tickets sold. [1] The band released six studio albums on Epic Records between 1978 and 1984, including the platinum-selling hit records Molly Hatchet (1978), Flirtin' with Disaster (1979), and Beatin' the Odds (1980). Cincinnati, OH **with REO Speedwagon**, 05/19/85 Columbus, OH Battelle Hall **with REO Speedwagon**, 05/21/85 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center **with REO Speedwagon**, 05/22/85? Molly Hatchet is an American southern rock band formed in Jacksonville. Some sources incorrectly claim that this was cancelled or that the date was 26th. After the recording of Kingdom, guitarist Russ Maxwell came aboard after Bassett left the group to rejoin Foghat, then Shawn Beamer (from Southern Rock Rebellion) replaced Sean Shannon in the fall of 2001. This show was part of "Black 'N' Blue Weekend" in New England. Artists | Click here for 4th ticket stub picture for the Jan 4th date. San Antonio, TX Convention Centre Arena **with Aldo Nova & Axe**, 07/24/82? rectangle pass for the Black + Blue tour, Guest Lots of thanks for figuring out many of these dates go to Rob Dwyer, webmaster of the now already gone Black Sabbath Live Project web site! 1st Oregon Jam/Summer Jam '80 Festival, Fairgrounds. follow. Bass guitarist Banner Thomas, age 62, died from complications of pneumonia and rheumatoid arthritis on April 10, 2017. This show was part of "Black 'N' Blue Weekend" in New England. callback: cb Gainseville, FL O'Connell Center, 08/10/82 Shreveport, LA Municipal Auditorium **with Axe**, 08/? ?/83 Boone, NC Appalachian State Uni Varsity Gym, 10/08/83 Arlington, TX Six Flags Over Texas, 10/20/83 Corpus Christi, TX Memorial Coliseum, 10/28/83 Amarillo, TX Civic Center Arena **with Zebra**, 10/? Riot cancelled as well. Most likely Dusty Breeze was the only opening band. Postponed from 1980-05-04. [29] In 2013, Beamer returned to the band. Shakin' Street was going to play instead of Gamma, but cancelled. Images & Album Art appears courtesy of Paul Raymond Gregory 2008 Melody Crafter Music, Inc. All Rights Reserved. DE-Essen Turock 12.12. On June 19, 2006, guitarist Duane Roland died at his home in St. Augustine, Florida, at the age of 53. Nazareth is sometimes claimed to be the opener but that's incorrect, Riot opened the show at this gig. Brown returned to record No Guts The Southern Rock community has lost a great person that she gave all and loved Molly Hatchet and the friends she made along the way. Richmond, VA County Civic Center, 08/19/82 Knoxville, TN Civic Coliseum **with Joan Jett**, 08/24/82 Fitchburg, MA Wallace Civic Center, 08/25/82? Rescheduled from 1980-12-27. Molly Hatchet is currently touring across 5 countries and has 21 upcoming concerts. Chicago, IL Park West **with The Elvis Brothers**, 10/13/82 Chicago, IL Park West **with The Elvis Brothers**, 10/14/82 Chicago, IL Park West **with The Elvis Brothers**, 10/16/82 Roanoke, VA Civic Centre Coliseum **with Heart**, 10/17/82 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum **with Heart**, 10/19/82 Atlanta, GA (not known) **with Uriah Heep**, 10/21/82 New Orleans, LA Saenger Perf Arts Centre, 10/23/82 Nacogdoches, TX Stephen F Austin University Coliseum, 11/13/82? titled Black + Blue with Blue Oyster Cult in October 1980 in the USA. Norman OK LLoyd Noble Arena **with Saxon**, 07/18/82 Lubbock, TX Lubbock Coliseum **with Aldo Nova & Saxon**, 07/20/82 El Paso, TX Civic Center Plaza **with Saxon**, 07/21/82 Odessa, TX Ector Coliseum **with Saxon**, 07/23/82 Dallas, TX Reunion Arena **with Saxon**, 07/24/82? Santa Barbara, CA Arlington Theatre, 01/07/88 Tucson, AZ Tucson Garden **with Holland and Loud", 01/11/88 Dallas, TX Dallas Alley or The Boiler Room, February 29, 1988 Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH, 03/25/88 Daytona Beach, FL Ocean Center **with Henry Lee Summer, Elan**, 04/14/88 Sydney, Australia University of NSW's Roundhouse, 04/21/88 Laverton, Australia Tarmac Hotel, 04/24/88 Frankston, Australia 21st Century, 04/27/88 Dapto, NSW, Australia Tiffanys Dapto League Club, 05/xx/88 Montreux, Switzerland Montreux Festival, 05/16/88 Burlington, WI Chocolate City Festival, 05/27/88 Fort Worth, TX Convention Center, 06/25/88 Houston, TX Astrodome parking lot, 07/06/88 London, England Hammersmith Odeon **with Living Colour**, 07/09/88 Louisville, KY Louisville Gardens **with Robert Plant**, 07/14/88 Miami, FL Miami Arena **with Robert Plant**, 07/15/88 Fargo, ND Red River Valley Fair **with Henry Lee Summer Band**, 07/17/88 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Coliseum **with Robert Plant**, 07/19/88 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum **with Robert Plant**, 07/20/88 Richmond, VA Richmond Coliseum **with Robert Plant**, 07/22/88 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum **with Robert Plant**, 07/23/88 Detroit, MI Hart Plaza-Motor City Fest, 07/24/88 Hershey, PA Hershey Park **cancelled due to rain, with Robert Plant**, 07/25/88 Providence, RI **with Robert Plant**, 07/26/88 Saratoga Springs, NY **with Robert Plant**, 07/28/88 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum **with Robert Plant**, 07/29/88 New York, NY Madison Square Garden **with Robert Plant**, 08/02/88 Davenport, IA Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, 08/05/88 Shawano, WI Menominee Reservation **with Joan Jett**, 08/07/88 St Louis, MO Six Flags Over Mid-America, 08/16/88 Bonner Springs, KS Sandstone Amphitheatre **with Moody Blues, Glass Tiger**, 08/20/88? Riot show, Black Sabbath (headliner) abandonded the show after 25 minutes when Geezer Butler was hit with a bottle. Apparently the only UK show with Max Webster. Some sources list the venue as Youth Hall. Farrar then left the group to make way for Brown's return. Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh Civic Center **with Heart**, 09/13/85 Syracuse, NY NY War Memorial **with Heart**, 09/20/85 Hoffman Estates, IL Poplar Creek **with Simon F**, 09/22/85 Honolulu, HI Aloha Stadium **with Aerosmith & REO Speedwagon**, 09/25/85 Irvine, CA Irvine Meadows **with Night Ranger**, 09/28/85 Las Vegas, NV Convention Centre **with Night Ranger**, 09/29/85 Pomona, CA Pomona Valley Auditorium **with Night Ranger**, 09 or 10/? Molly Hatchet's first studio album in five years, and only release on Capitol Records, Lightning Strikes Twice was released in 1989, and it was their first one not to appear on the charts. My own history with Molly Hatchet goes all the way back to 1980, and my first Hatchet concert in Greenville, SC at the old Greenville memorial Auditorium. Springfield, MA Springfield Civic Center, 06/29/85 Hershey, PA Hershey Park Stadium, 07/02/85 Augusta, GA Richmond County Civic Center **with REO Speedwagon**, 07/05/85 Birmingham, AL Civic Centre **with REO Speedwagon**, 07/06/85 Johnson City, TN Freedom Hall Civic Centre **with REO Speedwagon**, 07/09/85 Charlevoix, MI Castle Farms **with REO Speedwagon**, 07/13/85 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest main stage **with REO Speedwagon**, 07/14/85 Hoffman Estates, IL Poplar Creek **with REO Speedwagon**, 07/20/85 Peoria, IL Heart of Illinois Fair, 07/26/85 Baton Rouge, LA Tiger Stadium **National Sports Festival**, 08/16/85 Ottawa, ON, Canada Central Canadian Exh Grandstand **with REO Speedwagon**, 08/18/85 Toronto, ON Canada CNE Grandstand **with REO Speedwagon**, 08/21/85 Savannah, GA Civic Centre **with REO Speedwagon**, 08/22/85 Tampa, FL Orange County Civic Centre **with REO Speedwagon**, 08/23/85 Hollywood, FL Six Flags Atlantis, 08/24/85 Talahassee, FL Leon County Civic Centre **with REO Speedwagon**, 08/25/85 Pensacola, FL Civic Centre **with REO Speedwagon**, 08/27/85 Jackson, MS Coliseum **with REO Speedwagon**, 08/28/85 Little Rock, AR Barton Coliseum **with REO Speedwagon**, 08/29/85 Houston, TX Southern star Amphitheatre **with REO Speedwagon**, 08/31/85 Wichita, KS Kansas Coliseum **with REO Speedwagon**, 09/02/85 Morrison, CO Red Rocks **with REO Speedwagon**, 09/04/85 Portland, ME Cumberland Civic Center **with Heart**, 09/05/85 Boston, MA Boston Common **with Heart**, 09/06/85 Holmdel, NJ Garden State Arts Center, 09/08/85 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center **with Heart**, 09/12/85?