Some sources say that the Long Live Rock 'N' Roll tour started already in 1977 when Rainbow played in the UK. Those dates have been included here instead of Long Live Rock 'N' Roll dates.
| Date | Venue | City and State | Country | Other bands | Comments |
| 25.09.1977 | Konserthus | Stockholm | Sweden | Kingfish | |
| 26.09.1977 | Scandinavium | Gothenburg | Sweden | Kingfish | |
| 27.09.1977 | Chateau Neuf | Oslo | Norway | Kingfish | |
| 28.09.1977 | Nidaroehallen | Trondheim | Norway | Kingfish | Riot between the fans and roadies |
| 30.09.1977 | Idraettens Hus | Vejle | Denmark | Kingfish | |
| 01.10.1977 | Falkoner Teatret | Copenhagen | Denmark | Kingfish | |
| 02.10.1977 | Vejlby Risskov Hallen | Aarhus | Denmark | Kingfish | |
| 04.10.1977 | Congresgebouw, Prinz Willem Alexanderzaal | The Hague | Netherlands | Kingfish | |
| 06.10.1977 | Grugahalle | Essen | Germany | Kingfish | |
| 08.10.1977 | Sporthalle | Cologne | Germany | Kingfish | |
| 10.10.1977 | Stadthalle | Bremen | Germany | Kingfish | |
| 11.10.1977 | Ebertshalle | Ludwigshafen | Germany | Kingfish | |
| 12.10.1977 | Friedrichshafen | Germany | Kingfish | Most likely the same gig as the Ludwigshafen | |
| 13.10.1977 | Sportshalle | Stuttgart | Germany | Kingfish | |
| 14.10.1977 | Sportshalle | Hannover | Germany | Kingfish | Originally scheduled for 15th |
| 15.10.1977 | Deutschlandhalle | Berlin | Germany | Kingfish | Originally scheduled for October 7th |
| 16.10.1977 | Congresszentrum | Hamburg | Germany | Kingfish | |
| 18.10.1977 | Stadthalle Theatre | Vienna | Austria | Kingfish | Ritchie Blackmore was arrested for kicking security guard |
| 20.10.1977 | Olympiahalle | Munich | Germany | Kingfish | Filmed for German TV, Ritchie arrived late and the audience was reduced to 250 |
| 21.10.1977 | Messehalle K | Nurnberg | Germany | Kingfish | Originally scheduled for October 18th. Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 22.10.1977 | Rhein-Main-Halle | Wiesbaden | Germany | Kingfish | Originally scheduled for October 17th.
Click here for ticket stub picture |
| 24.10.1977 | Palais d' Exposition | Colmar | France | Kingfish | Venue listed also as Salle D'Exposition. Some sources also claim this was in Marseille at Salle Vallier |
| 25.10.1977 | Palais Du Sport | Lyon | France | Kingfish | |
| 27.10.1977 | Porte de Pantin Pavillion | Paris | France | Kingfish | Originally scheduled for October 26th |
| 31.10.1977 | City Hall | Newcastle | UK | Kingfish | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 01.11.1977 | City Hall | Newcastle | UK | Kingfish | Click here for ticket stub picture |
| 03.11.1977 | Guildhall Lockley Grand Hall | Preston | UK | Kingfish | |
| 04.11.1977 | Empire Theatre | Liverpool | UK | Kingfish | |
| 05.11.1977 | Empire Theatre | Liverpool | UK | Kingfish | Venue banned Rainbow after damage caused by Blackmore's guitar demolishing |
| 07.11.1977 | Capitol | Aberdeen | UK | Kingfish | |
| 09.11.1977 | Apollo | Glasgow | UK | Kingfish | Click here for ticket stub
picture.
Click here for 2nd ticket stub picture |
| 11.11.1977 | Rainbow Theatre | London | UK | Kingfish | Originally scheduled for September 18th.
Click here for ticket stub picture |
| 12.11.1977 | Rainbow Theatre | London | UK | Kingfish | Originally scheduled for September 19th |
| 13.11.1977 | Rainbow Theatre | London | UK | Kingfish | Originally scheduled for September 20th |
| 14.11.1977 | Rainbow Theatre | London | UK | Kingfish | Originally scheduled for September 21st. Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 16.11.1977 | New Theatre | Oxford | UK | Kingfish | |
| 17.11.1977 | Granby Halls | Leicester | UK | Kingfish | Click here for ticket stub picture |
| 18.11.1977 | Bingley Hall | Stafford | UK | Kingfish | Click
here for ticket stub picture.
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| 20.11.1977 | Apollo | Manchester | UK | Kingfish | Click here for ticket stub
picture.
Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 21.11.1977 | Apollo | Manchester | UK | Kingfish | Click here for ticket stub picture. |
| 22.11.1977 | Capitol Theatre | Cardiff | UK | Kingfish | Some sources list the venue as St. Davids Hall, but that venue was not yet even built then |
| 11.01.1978 | Shi Kokaido | Nagoya | Japan | ||
| 12.01.1978 | Kenritsu Taiikukan | Hiroshima | Japan | ||
| 13.01.1978 | Kenritsu Taiikukan | Kumamoto | Japan | ||
| 14.01.1978 | Kyuden-Kinen Taiikukan | Fukuoka | Japan | ||
| 16.01.1978 | Koseinenkin-Kaikan | Osaka | Japan | ||
| 17.01.1978 | Koseinenkin-Kaikan | Osaka | Japan | ||
| 18.01.1978 | Kaikan Daiichi Hall | Kyoto | Japan | ||
| 20.01.1978 | Koseinenkin-Kaikan | Osaka | Japan | ||
| 21.01.1978 | Budokan | Tokyo | Japan | ||
| 22.01.1978 | Budokan | Tokyo | Japan | ||
| 24.01.1978 | Shimin Bunka Center | Koriyama | Japan | ||
| 27.01.1978 | Nakajima Sports Centre | Sapporo | Japan | Fatality during crowd crush before encore | |
| 28.01.1978 | Budokan | Tokyo | Japan | ||
| 29.01.1978 | Kenmin Kaikan | Akita | Japan | ||
| 31.01.1978 | Kenmin Kaikan | Niigata | Japan | ||
| 01.02.1978 | Shi Kanko Kaikan | Kanazawa | Japan | ||
| 03.02.1978 | Budokan | Tokyo | Japan |
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