I was too young to see the band then, but one thing I have wondered is why they started the tour so soon after the release of the album.
Their first performance was in Berkeley in Feb of 1977 and I read a blurb somewhere that said Stevie was battling a strained throat & left the stage during the performance. Then they played Philadlephia's Spectrum & Nassau Coliseum in March, and went on to cancel weeks worth of dates when Stevie's vocal strain flared up again.
Her vocals were not in the best of shape in 1977 and she had trouble even up through their 1978 summer tour.
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