Elf toured in the USA as a warming-up band for Deep Purple in 1974. Some of the shows had other bands than just Deep Purple and Elf, too, and as far as I know, Elf warmed up for them as well. The dates below have mainly been taken from Deep Purple's tour schedules, but they sometimes differ from the dates given elsewhere.
Although the band was discontinued in 1975 as the members formed Rainbow with Ritchie Blackmore, they did a handful of gigs still as Elf. They opened for Deep Purple in Dortmund on March 23rd, 1975 and in Cologne on March 29th, 1975; the rest of that Deep Purple European tour is listed below without any other confirmation than "if they did two shows, they probably did the whole tour." I'd appreciate any feedback concerning those dates you may have!
| Date | Venue | City and State | Country | Other bands | Comments |
| 18.04.1974 | Caird Hall | Dundee | UK | Deep Purple | |
| 19.04.1974 | Odeon Theatre | Edinburgh | UK | Deep Purple | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 21.04.1974 | Apollo | Glasgow | UK | Deep Purple | |
| 22.04.1974 | Apollo | Glasgow | UK | Deep Purple | |
| 29.04.1974 | Amsterdam | Holland | Deep Purple | Not confirmed if Elf warmed up the show | |
| 01.05.1974 | Amsterdam | Holland | Deep Purple | Not confirmed if Elf warmed up the show | |
| 04.05.1974 | Odeon | Birmingham | UK | Deep Purple | |
| 05.05.1974 | Guildhall | Preston | UK | Deep Purple | |
| 06.05.1974 | City Hall | Sheffield | UK | Deep Purple | |
| 07.05.1974 | Trentham Gardens | Stoke-On-Trent | UK | Deep Purple | |
| 09.05.1974 | Hammersmith Odeon | London | UK | Deep Purple | |
| 10.05.1974 | Theatre Royal | Norwich | UK | Deep Purple | |
| 11.05.1974 | Theatre Royal | Norwich | UK | Deep Purple | |
| 12.05.1974 | Lewisham Odeon | London | UK | Deep Purple | |
| 14.05.1974 | Odeon | Newcastle | UK | Deep Purple | |
| 15.05.1974 | Kings Hall, Belle Vue | Manchester | UK | Deep Purple | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 18.05.1974 | Gaumont | Southampton | UK | Deep Purple | |
| 19.05.1974 | Winter Gardens | Bournemouth | UK | Deep Purple | |
| 20.05.1974 | Colston Hall | Bristol | UK | Deep Purple | |
| 22.05.1974 | Kilburn State Gaumont | London | UK | Deep Purple | |
| 23.05.1974 | Brangwyn Hall | Swansea | UK | Deep Purple | |
| 24.05.1974 | Civic Hall | Wolverhampton | UK | Deep Purple | |
| 26.05.1974 | Capitol Theatre | Cardiff | UK | Deep Purple | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 28.05.1974 | Civic Theatre | Coventry | UK | Deep Purple | |
| 24.08.1974 | Orange Bowl | Miami, FL | USA | J. Geils Band, Deep Purple | |
| 26.08.1974 | Dillon Stadium | Hartford, CT | USA | Deep Purple, Aerosmith | |
| 28.08.1974 | Arrowhead Stadium | Kansas City, MO | USA | J. Geils Band, Deep Purple | |
| 30.08.1974 | Astrodome | Houston, TX | USA | Deep Purple | |
| 31.10.1974 | Nanticoke State Theatre | Nanticoke, PA | USA | Slim Pickings | Elf headlined, 1st show at 7.30pm. Click here for gig poster picture. |
| 31.10.1974 | Nanticoke State Theatre | Nanticoke, PA | USA | Slim Pickings | Elf headlined, 2nd show at 9.45pm Click here for gig poster picture. |
| 13.11.1974 | Cow Palace | San Francisco, CA | USA | Deep Purple | |
| 15.11.1974 | Portland, OR | USA | Deep Purple | ||
| 16.11.1974 | Seattle Center Coliseum | Seattle, WA | USA | Deep Purple | |
| 17.11.1974 | Pacific Coliseum | Vancouver, BC | Canada | Deep Purple, Electric Light Orchestra | |
| 20.11.1974 | Long Beach Arena | Long Beach, CA | USA | Deep Purple, Electric Light Orchestra | Click here for backstage pass picture. |
| 21.11.1974 | Selland Arena | Fresno, CA | USA | Deep Purple | Date could've been 22nd? |
| 29.11.1974 | Cobo Arena | Detroit, MI | USA | Deep Purple | |
| 01.12.1974 | OH | USA | Deep Purple | ||
| 02.12.1974 | IN | USA | Deep Purple | ||
| 03.12.1974 | St. Louis, MI | USA | Deep Purple | ||
| 05.12.1974 | International Amphitheater | Chicago, IL | USA | Deep Purple | |
| 06.12.1974 | Cleveland, OH | USA | Deep Purple, ELO? | ||
| 09.12.1974 | MS | USA | Deep Purple | ||
| 11.12.1974 | Mecca Arena | Milwaukee, WI | USA | Deep Purple, ELO | |
| 14.12.1974 | Coliseum | Jacksonville, FL | USA | Deep Purple | |
| 17.12.1974 | Scope Coliseum | Norfolk, VA | USA | Deep Purple | |
| 20.12.1974 | The Roxy Theater | Northampton, PA | USA | Slim Pickings | Elf headlined, first show at 7.30pm Click here for gig poster picture. |
| 20.12.1974 | The Roxy Theater | Northampton, PA | USA | Slim Pickings | Elf headlined, second show at 10.00pm Click here for gig poster picture. |
| 16.03.1975 | Pioneer Hall | Belgrade | Yugoslavia | Deep Purple | Not confirmed |
| 17.03.1975 | Sportshalle | Zagreb | Yugoslavia | Deep Purple | Not confirmed |
| 20.03.1975 | Brondby Hallen | Copenhagen | Denmark | Deep Purple | Not confirmed |
| 21.03.1975 | Scandinavium | Gothenburg | Sweden | Deep Purple | Not confirmed |
| 23.03.1975 | Westfalenhalle 1 | Dortmund | Germany | Deep Purple | |
| 25.03.1975 | Boblingen Sporthalle | Stuttgart | Germany | Deep Purple | Not confirmed |
| 27.03.1975 | Eberthalle | Ludwigshafen | Germany | Deep Purple | Not confirmed |
| 29.03.1975 | Easter Rock Festival, Sporthalle | Cologne | Germany | Deep Purple, Chicken Shack, Randy Pie, East Of Eden | |
| 30.03.1975 | Ernst Merck Halle | Hamburg | Germany | Deep Purple | Not confirmed |
| 03.04.1975 | Liebenauhalle | Graz | Austria | Deep Purple | Not confirmed |
| 05.04.1975 | Saarlandhalle | Saarbrucken | Germany | Deep Purple | Not confirmed |
| 07.04.1975 | Palais Des Sports | Paris | France | Deep Purple | Not confirmed |
| ??.04.1975 | The Heater | Wellsville, NY | USA |
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