By
Betsy HijaziAir Supply Tours Asia and Europe: Stops to Include Japan, China, Ireland, U.K. and Italy
On September 6th, Air Supply began its heavy two-month international tour schedule by returning to South Africa after a 23-year absence. Air Supply performed in Cape Town and Johannesburg and by all accounts had great shows. After a mere two days' rest at home in the U.S., they were once again on a flight to Ohio for a private performance and then off to the St. George Theatre in Staten Island, NY for a show on September 15th.
This week Airheads will find Air Supply in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Orillia, Ontario Canada for a combined four shows. Tickets can still be purchased at through Ticketmaster.
Next week, Air Supply and crew will get a few days' rest but will be off to Fayetteville, North Carolina and Petosky, MI on September 28th and 29th, respectively. On October 3rd, Air Supply will perform at the Tulsa State Fair in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The concert is free for patrons who pay the $8.00 fair gate admission, with discounts for seniors, military personnel and children. Talk about a Blue Ribbon Winner! When was the last time you saw Air Supply for that price?!
After the Tulsa State Fair, the band is on a plane headed to the desert southwest with a stop in Arizona. Harrah's Casino, 35 miles south of Phoenix, brings Air Supply to Maricopa for two shows at 7:00 and 9:00 pm. This is a special night for all as Air Supply is the first band ever to perform at this venue. Tickets are $35 and $45 and may only be purchased in person at the casino. With only 400 seats available for each show, it's sure to sell out fast!
Air Supply hits the road early on October 5th, departing from Arizona and making the trek to Humphrey's in San Diego, California for an early 7:00 pm show. Located in a marina, Humphrey's is a beautiful outdoor venue that boasts fresh sea air and breathtaking stars above.
The last stop on this domestic leg of the tour is San Diego and the next morning Air Supply jets off to Japan. No time to rest, the band and crew lose a day heading west to Asia. Japan welcomes Air Supply and the band performs two nights in Fukuoka, Japan with two shows on October 8th at 5:30 and 8:30 pm and two shows on the 9th at 6:30 and 9:30 pm. Air Supply then heads to Tokyo on the 11th and 12th performing nightly at 6:30 and 9:30 pm and on the 13th at 6:00 and 9:00 pm.
Osaka, Japan hosts Air Supply on the 15th, 16th and 17th. Osaka fans also have the opportunity to see Air Supply twice nightly with performances at 6:30 and 9:30 pm. Japan certainly gets its fill of Air Supply during this international tour as the band performs for a combined 16 shows in a span of 10 days! Tickets may be purchased by calling Japan for the following venues: Fukuoka: 092-715-6666, Tokyo: 03-3405-1133 and Osaka: 06-6342-7722, or by visiting http://www.billboard-live.com/.
Air Supply takes a much needed break and unwinds in Macau, China for a whopping one day before their two-night run at the Sands Macao. Air Supply performs for this 600+ person venue at 9:00 pm on October 19th and 20th. Tickets just went on sale and can be purchased via the Web at https://www.venetianmacaotickets.com/VCLTicketing/event.do, in person at the Sands Macao and Venetian Box Offices, or by calling the Sands in China at +853.2882.8818. Hopefully not a typo, the Sands advertisement says that Air Supply will be singing all of their hits, including Love and Other Bruises. Hopefully someone will let us know if that special song makes it into the set list for Macau.
Air Supply bids a fond farewell to Asia and racks up more frequent flyer miles as they head over to Ireland and England for shows in Castlebar and Dublin, Ireland and Blackpool, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Salford and Barnsley, U.K.
Air Supply performs on October 24th at the Royal A Theatre in Castlebar at 8:00 pm. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.worldticketshop.com/ (Castlebar). On October 25th Dublin hosts Air Supply at Vicar Street. Tickets for the 8:00 pm performance are available via Ticketmaster.
Air Supply crosses the small pond and jets over to the U.K. for 4 shows in as many nights. On October 26th Air Supply performs at 8:00 pm at the Opera House in Blackpool, U.K.. On October 27th the band can be found at The Journal Tyne Theatre in Newcastle Upon Tyne and on Sunday, October 28th Air Supply performs in Salford for an 8:00 pm show at the Lowry. Tickets for this performance can be purchased by calling the Lowry box office at 0870 787 5780. Air Supply rounds out its U.K. tour with its last stop at the Metrodome Arena in Barnsley at 7:30 pm on October 29th. Tickets may be purchased via phone at +01226 730098 or online.
As Russell Hitchcock says at nearly every performance, ‘It ain’t over yet!’ and Air Supply has two more performances to round out this two-month international tour. On Tuesday October 28th, Air Supply arrives in Milan, Italy for two performances at the Blue Note in Milan. It’s a good thing shows start late in Milan, and hopefully Air Supply will have had a few minutes to catch their breath before their 9:00 and 11:30 pm shows! Tickets for these performances can be purchased through the Blue Note online, at their box office or via phone at +39 026 901 6888.
Air Supply is said to perform an additional show in Germany at the end of this tour, but the venue has not yet been announced.
Air Supply will return to the United States for a brief period to rest, but they will be quickly on their way out to the East Coast for shows in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Air Supply pianist Jed Moss will not be present for these three venues as he is off to Montevideo, Uruguay to perform with the Filarmonica Orchestra of Montevideo.
Also not yet announced, Air Supply is rumored to be celebrating the New Year with a performance in Korea. If they fly back to the U.S. on the 1st does that mean they get to celebrate the New Year in the U.S. too?
Best wishes for safe travels for the band and crew. Have a great time and we look forward to hearing stories from the road!
Betsy Hijazi attends Air Supply concerts and writes reviews and posts video clips on her blog at
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