On This Day 12/02/1977 Bryan Ferry

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On this day, 12 February 1977, Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry played Cardiff’s Capitol Theatre on his In Your Mind tour, first World solo tour. Support in the UK was provided by illusion.

In Your Mind was Ferry’s fourth solo studio album and It was his first solo album of all original songs. It was released after Ferry's band Roxy Music went on a four-year hiatus, it was supported by an extensive tour.

His band included Roxy bandmates Phil Manzanera & Paul Thompson and performed mainly tracks from his solo albums and a few tracks from Roxy's catalouge.

Chris Spedding joined Bryan for this tour after making a deal with Bryan's management to help promote his next album 'Hurt'

One of the Japanese shows were captured on film and has been shown on Japanese TV

The Junior Walker song 'Roadrunner' was part of the live set though Ferry had never recorded it before and The Beatles 'Ticket To Ride' was performed at some USA shows.



Typical Set List

Let's Stick Together

Shame, Shame, Shame

Roadrunner

All Night Operator

Party Doll

You Go To My Head

Could It Happen To Me

In Your Mind

Casanova

Love Me Madly Again

Love Is The Drug

Tokyo Joe

This Is Tomorrow

The 'In' Crowd

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

The Price Of Love

It's My Party (Selected Shows)

Tracks Of My Tears (Selected Shows)

Ticket To Ride (Selected Shows)




Tour Musicians & Credits

Bryan Ferry Vocals

Paul Thompson Drums

Phil Manzanera Guitars

Chris Spedding Guitars

Ann O'Dell Keyboards

John Wetton Bass

Dyan Birch Backing Vocals

Frank Collins Backing Vocals

Mel Collins Sax

Paddie McHugh Backing Vocals

Martin Drover Brass

Chris Mercer Brass