On this day, 13 Jan 1977, American pop duo Hall and Oates played the Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, on their UK Tour.
Formed in 1970 in Philadelphia. The two write most of the songs they perform, separately or in collaboration. They achieved their greatest fame from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s with a fusion of rock and roll and rhythm and blues.
The duo never really liked to be referred to as "Hall & Oates". In an interview with Esquire, Oates said, "There isn't one album that says Hall and Oates. It's always Daryl Hall and John Oates, from the very beginning. People never note that. The idea of 'Hall and Oates', this two-headed monster, this thing, is not anything we've ever wanted or liked." In a 2015 interview, Oates noted that "it's a horrible name" and that "it was a totally conscious decision" not to be known as "Hall & Oates". "We didn’t want to be the Everly Brothers, or Loggins & Messina, or whatever."
The duo are credited as Daryl Hall John Oates with no "and" or ampersand on many of their releases.
Tour Setlist
Back Together Again
Rich Girl
Crazy Eyes
Do What You Want, Be What You Are
Lady Rain
Falling
Camellia
You're Much Too Soon
Is It a Star
I'm Just a Kid (Don't Make Me Feel Like a Man)
Sara Smile
She's Gone
Abandoned Luncheonette
Encore 1:
Ennui on the Mountain
Gino (The Manager)
Encore 2:
Room to Breathe
