▁started ▁over ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁F and ango ! ▁was ▁released , ▁allowing ▁fans ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁familiar ise ▁themselves ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁songs . ▁By ▁opening ▁night , ▁the ▁album ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁cert ified ▁gold ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁sold ▁over ▁one ▁million ▁copies ▁in ▁Canada . ▁The ▁first ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁tour , ▁ 3 0 ▁shows ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁altern ated ▁between ▁stad iums ▁and ▁aren as . ▁The ▁band ▁had ▁planned ▁over se as ▁concert s ▁in ▁Europe , ▁Japan , ▁Australia , ▁and ▁Mexico , ▁but ▁were ▁cancel led ▁due ▁to ▁quar antine ▁restrictions ▁for ▁buff alo . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁third ▁US ▁leg ▁began , ▁Te jas ▁had ▁sold ▁over ▁half - a - mill ion ▁copies ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁The ▁leg , ▁which ▁began ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁was ▁the ▁band ' s ▁first ▁full ▁ar ena ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁tour . ▁Four ▁days ▁of ▁heavy ▁rain ▁and ▁ha ilst orm s ▁preced ed ▁the ▁opening ▁show ▁at ▁Gro ves ▁Stadium , ▁which ▁decre ased ▁ticket ▁sales ▁to ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁T ick ets ▁for ▁two ▁shows ▁at ▁The ▁Sum mit ▁in ▁Houston ▁sold ▁out ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁twelve ▁hours . ▁ ▁T icket ▁prices ▁for ▁out door ▁ven ues ▁were ▁US $ 8 . 5 0 ▁in ▁advance ▁and ▁$ 1 0 ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁show , ▁while ▁ind oor ▁ven ues ▁were ▁$ 6 ▁in ▁advance ▁and ▁$