Earth Wind & Fire is my favorite band,but unfortunately,I didn't get to see them in concert in the 70s,during their heyday.The first time I saw them in concert was in the mid-90s,a few years after leader Maurice White stopped touring with them.To those of you who were fortunate to see them in their prime,I wanna hear your stories.Did you see them during their successful 1975 'That's the Way Of The World' tour,which is where much of the 'Gratitude' album was recorded? Or the 1976 'Spirit' Tour with The Emotions? Or the much-talked about 1978 tour where they added alot of eye-catching magic tricks and special effects to their shows?

sorry, same here, I just saw them without Maurice
in Europe it was rather difficult to catch them in the 70s or 80s anyway... but they were the opening act(!) for Santana and played in my hometown! shit is I was rather young back then, not going to concerts yet AND I only found out about it after the show


oh, and btw, they are my favorite band too of course

They're currently on tour with Chicago.Both bands appear onstage together,then they do their own songs,and reunite at the end for the encore.Check out a recent setlist...


Earth Wind and Fire/Chicago tour 2004

1) Earth Wind and Fire and Chicago onstage together:

"Beginnings"
"In The Stone"
"Dialogue"

2) Earth Wind and Fire----

"Boogie Wonderland"
"Getaway"
"Serpentine Fire"
"Kalimba Story"
"Got To Get You Into My Life"
Interlude
"After The Love Has Gone" (Chicago member Bill Champlin on lead vocals)
"That's The Way Of The World"
"Reasons"
"Fantasy"
"Let's Groove"
"Mighty Mighty"

3) Percussion Interlude
Both drummers along with EWF's percussionists

4) Chicago----

"Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon"
"If You Leave Me Now" (EW&F member Philip Bailey on lead vocals)
"Call On Me"
"Alive Again"
"Look Away"
"Mongonucleosis"
"Old Days"
"Just You N' Me"
"Saturday In The Park"
"Feeling Stronger Everyday"
"I'm A Man"
"Hard To Say I'm Sorry/Get Away"


5) ENCORE--Chicago and EW&F back onstage together

"September"
"Free"
"Singasong"
"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is"
"Shining Star"
"25 Or 6 To 4"



doesn't that look like an amazing show?!

DavidEye said:

Indeed! and I guess there won't be an Europen leg to this tour... I wouldn't pay a plane ticket just 2 see a concert, my wife would surely not like this, hehe

It was 1978- EWF seemed to appear on stage like magic. Poof, they appeared on stage jammin'. Totally new experience for us (all the Young Adults-hee hee) as concert goers. Ahh the Elements!

Billmenever said:

A then-unknown magician named David Copperfield was hired for that tour.I wish they would release a DVD of that tour!

Dancelot said:

Ahh,get a plane ticket and come out here.You don't wanna miss this show!

I wish I could've but I was busy bein' born n' stuff.

mochalox said:

DavidEye said:

Same here.. Way to young, but i do remember seeing an HBO concert back in the days that was amazing!! I'm sketchy on details, but I remember the stage being an elaborate pyramid, people dissappearing and flying and shit. Oh yeah, and then there was the music. Awesome!

Well, I wasn't alive back in the 70s, but I saw them a few weeks ago and they were AWESOME!

Sorry, Dave...Didn't make it here until '81, but I have seen them recently with Chicago and the show is great

Smooches;)

MsMisha319 said:

DavidEye said:

That's incredible.

There was a thread that announced this tour where I mentioned how great it would be if Bill Champlin sang "After The Love Is Gone" with EW&F since he co-wrote the tune.

What an amazing setlist and show.

Muchos gracias.

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

found1 said:

I think you're referring to their 1981 New Year's Eve show at the Oakland Coliseum.This show was broadcast on HBO in 1982,and it is now available on video and DVD.

DavidEye said:

The only bad thing about EWF in 70,'s were their dancesteps