The Allman Brothers Band in 1981

Thursday, 1 January 1981Concert

Concert (venue and city unlisted in the band's show database).

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Friday, 2 January 1981Concert

Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey. Concert poster (w/ McGuffey Lane).

Source: concertarchives.org

Saturday, 3 January 1981Concert

The Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ. Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UYi6jOMXsRA?si=GYUlJA0A5jtooR55 Setlist: From the Madness of the West Mystery Woman I Got a Right to Be Wrong Need Your Love So Bad Angeline One Way Out Whipping Post Pegasus Jessica Ramblin' Man Southbound Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: Wikipedia (Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey)

Sunday, 4 January 1981Concert

The Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ. Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uYaSKFSdzRA?si=bzvxYsXv-qX0U5yK Setlist: Don't Want You No More It's Not My Cross to Bear Angeline Blue Sky From the Madness of the West Mystery Woman I Got a Right to Be Wrong Need Your Love So Bad Can't Take It With You One Way Out Whipping Post Encore: Pegasus Jessica Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: Wikipedia (Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey)

Tuesday, 6 January 1981Concert

War Memorial, Utica, New York. Setlist (partial): Angeline Encore: Pegasus Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Wednesday, 7 January 1981Concert

Shea's Theater, Buffalo, New York. Setlist: Don't Want You No More It's Not My Cross to Bear Angeline Blue Sky From the Madness of the West Mystery Woman I Got a Right to Be Wrong Need Your Love So Bad Can't Take It With You One Way Out Whipping Post Encore: Pegasus Encore: Jessica Ramblin' Man Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Thursday, 8 January 1981Concert

Broome County Arena, Binghamton, New York. Setlist (partial): Southbound Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Friday, 9 January 1981Concert

Wicomico Civic Center, Salisbury, Maryland. Setlist (partial): Ramblin' Man Angeline One Way Out Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Saturday, 10 January 1981Concert

Ocean State Theater, Providence, Rhode Island.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Monday, 12 January 1981Concert

Calderone Concert Hall, Hempstead, New York.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Tuesday, 13 January 1981Concert

Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Setlist: Don't Want You No More It's Not My Cross to Bear Angeline Blue Sky From the Madness of the West Mystery Woman I Got a Right to Be Wrong Need Your Love So Bad Can't Take It With You One Way Out Whipping Post Pegasus Southbound Jessica Encore: Midnight Rider Ramblin' Man Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Thursday, 15 January 1981Concert

Stabler Arena, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Friday, 16 January 1981Concert

Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Saturday, 17 January 1981Concert

Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Saturday, 17 January 1981Reviews

The Philadelphia Inquirer — "Allmans' appearance lacks spark" (Jack Lloyd): review of the Spectrum show; a capacity crowd, but "flashes of vintage musical highs ... too infrequent."

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via concertarchives.org)

Sunday, 18 January 1981Concert

New Westchester Theatre, Tarrytown, New York.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Monday, 19 January 1981Concert

Volunteer Jam VI, Nashville, Tennessee.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Tuesday, 20 January 1981Concert

Civic Center, Glens Falls, New York.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

March 1981Release

Records "Brothers of the Road" at Young 'Un Sound, Nashville, TN, with producer John Ryan — the band's only studio album without Jaimoe, who had left in November 1980.

Source: Wikipedia

Saturday, 7 March 1981Concert

Radio appearance — NBC's 'The Source'.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Saturday, 30 May 1981Concert

Nashville Motor Speedway, Nashville, Tennessee.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Friday, 5 June 1981Concert

Cotton Carnival, Memphis, Tennessee.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Thursday, 18 June 1981Concert

Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke, Virginia.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Saturday, 20 June 1981Concert

JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Setlist: Don't Want You No More It's Not My Cross to Bear Can't Take It With You Blue Sky Need Your Love So Bad I Got a Right to Be Wrong Things You Used to Do Statesboro Blues The Heat Is On One Way Out Whipping Post Pegasus Midnight Rider Ramblin' Man Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Saturday, 20 June 1981Reviews

The Philadelphia Inquirer — "90,000 jam rock festival at JFK": news report on The Round-Up at JFK Stadium (Allman Brothers, Outlaws, Molly Hatchet, Marshall Tucker, .38 Special).

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via concertarchives.org)

Sunday, 21 June 1981Concert

Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Tuesday, 23 June 1981Concert

Civic Center, Huntington, West Virginia.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Wednesday, 24 June 1981Concert

Palace Theater, Columbus, Ohio. Setlist: Don't Want You No More It's Not My Cross to Bear Can't Take It With You Blue Sky Need Your Love So Bad I Got a Right to Be Wrong Things You Used to Do Statesboro Blues The Heat Is On One Way Out Whipping Post Pegasus Midnight Rider Encore: Ramblin' Man Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Thursday, 25 June 1981Concert

Summerfest, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Setlist: Don't Want You No More It's Not My Cross to Bear Can't Take It With You Blue Sky Need Your Love So Bad I Got a Right to Be Wrong Things You Used to Do Statesboro Blues The Heat Is On One Way Out Whipping Post Encore: Pegasus Encore: Midnight Rider Ramblin' Man Encore: Southbound Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Wednesday, 1 July 1981Concert

Central Park, New York, New York. Setlist: I Got a Right to Be Wrong Angeline One Way Out Jessica Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

July 1981Release

Single "Straight from the Heart" released — lead single from the album "Brothers of the Road." Chart — US No. 39 Billboard Hot 100, No. 11 Mainstream Rock.

Source: Wikipedia (Straight from the Heart)

Monday, 6 July 1981Interviews

Gregg Allman speaks with journalist Jas Obrecht for Guitar Player magazine's "My Brother Duane" interview, reflecting at length on Duane's life, their childhood, first guitars, early bands, and the Allman Brothers Band, ahead of the tenth anniversary of Duane's death. Full interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNms5xRtFDs More on the interview: https://jasobrecht.substack.com/p/gregg-allmans-my-brother-duane-interview

Source: Guitar Player magazine (Jas Obrecht)

Monday, 27 July 1981Concert

Radio appearance — Rockline.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Wednesday, 29 July 1981Concert

Television performance — Tomorrow Show (Tom Snyder), New York, New York. Setlist (partial): Ramblin' Man Melissa Straight From the Heart Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Friday, 31 July 1981Concert

Harrisburg Arena, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Saturday, 1 August 1981Concert

Legend Valley, Newark, Ohio. Setlist (partial): Blue Sky Whipping Post Ramblin' Man Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Sunday, 2 August 1981Concert

Fieldhouse, Erie, Pennsylvania.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Tuesday, 4 August 1981Concert

Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Wednesday, 5 August 1981Concert

Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Friday, 7 August 1981Concert

Illinois State Fair, Springfield, Illinois.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Saturday, 8 August 1981Concert

Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, Wisconsin. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Need Your Love So Bad Leavin' Crazy Love Things You Used to Do The Heat Is On Midnight Rider In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Brothers of the Road One Way Out Southbound The Judgement Encore: Statesboro Blues Whipping Post Encore: Ramblin' Man Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Sunday, 9 August 1981Concert

Parade Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Saturday, 15 August 1981Concert

Ladd Memorial Stadium, Mobile, Alabama. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Leavin' Things You Used to Do The Heat Is On Midnight Rider In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Brothers of the Road One Way Out Southbound The Judgement Encore: Statesboro Blues Whipping Post Ramblin' Man Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

August 1981Release

"Brothers of the Road" released. Production — Producer: John Ryan (Styx, Doobie Brothers) · Mixed at Sound City Studios. Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TohEXuWeSSk?si=4CrKtIWk1vnIQPLd Studio tracks — Hell & High Water: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2guGLunXWLk | Mystery Woman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWyJQs8KQx8 | From the Madness of the West: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZPGdd8QX2s | I Got a Right to Be Wrong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5nQlR_d7D4 | Angeline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blkIXEEPl3o | Famous Last Words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OclOQeFQFys | Keep on Keepin' On: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b-HS4sXhs0 | So Long: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ro8_quWR3s | Brothers of the Road: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3scj9Ahipg | Leavin': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6akQoGDndIw | Straight from the Heart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4W75NLUxFY | The Heat Is On: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmvLuIMqwdA | Maybe We Can Go Back to Yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o03ujKhjWhI | The Judgment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjf8siOfH_I | Two Rights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2hiixn91Vw | Never Knew How Much (I Needed You): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpFaQoZ4IZI | Things You Used to Do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHMJNk8CKpM | I Beg of You: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWin7y8EIso Chart — US Billboard 200: No. 44.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (discography)

August 1981Release

Single "Straight from the Heart" released as the lead single from "Brothers of the Road" — reached #39 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Source: Wikipedia (discography)

Friday, 21 August 1981Concert

Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Need Your Love So Bad Leavin' Crazy Love Things You Used to Do The Heat Is On Midnight Rider In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Brothers of the Road One Way Out Southbound The Judgement Statesboro Blues Whipping Post Ramblin' Man Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Saturday, 22 August 1981Concert

Music Mountain, South Fallsburg, New York.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Sunday, 23 August 1981Concert

Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Tuesday, 25 August 1981Concert

Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, Michigan. Setlist (partial): Whipping Post Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Thursday, 27 August 1981Concert

Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Leavin' Crazy Love Things You Used to Do The Heat Is On Midnight Rider In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Brothers of the Road Need Your Love So Bad One Way Out Southbound The Judgement Encore: Statesboro Blues Whipping Post Encore: Ramblin' Man Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Friday, 28 August 1981Concert

Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Saturday, 29 August 1981Concert

Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Missouri. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Leavin' Crazy Love Things You Used to Do The Heat Is On Midnight Rider In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Brothers of the Road Need Your Love So Bad One Way Out Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Sunday, 30 August 1981Concert

Zoo Amphitheater, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Leavin' Crazy Love Things You Used to Do The Heat Is On Midnight Rider In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Brothers of the Road Need Your Love So Bad One Way Out Southbound The Judgement Statesboro Blues Whipping Post Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Tuesday, 1 September 1981Concert

Paolo Soleri Amphitheater, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Leavin' Crazy Love Things You Used to Do The Heat Is On Midnight Rider In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Brothers of the Road Need Your Love So Bad One Way Out The Judgement Ramblin' Man Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Thursday, 3 September 1981Concert

Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Leavin' Don't Want You No More It's Not My Cross to Bear Things You Used to Do The Heat Is On Midnight Rider In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Need Your Love So Bad One Way Out Southbound The Judgement Statesboro Blues Whipping Post Ramblin' Man Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Friday, 4 September 1981Concert

Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Monday, 7 September 1981Concert

Idaho State University, Boise, Idaho.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Friday, 18 September 1981Concert

Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Saturday, 19 September 1981Concert

Paramount Theater, Portland, Oregon. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Leavin' Crazy Love Things You Used to Do The Heat Is On Midnight Rider In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Brothers of the Road Need Your Love So Bad One Way Out Southbound The Judgement Statesboro Blues Whipping Post Ramblin' Man Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Monday, 21 September 1981Concert

Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Midnight Rider Melissa Encore: Statesboro Blues Whipping Post Ramblin' Man Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Wednesday, 23 September 1981Concert

Jackson County Expo, Central Point, Oregon.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Friday, 25 September 1981Concert

SDSU Amphitheater, San Diego, California. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Leavin' Crazy Love Things You Used to Do Don't Want You No More It's Not My Cross to Bear The Heat Is On Midnight Rider In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Need Your Love So Bad Melissa Never Knew How Much (I Needed You) One Way Out Southbound Encore: The Judgement Statesboro Blues Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Saturday, 26 September 1981Concert

County Bowl, Santa Barbara, California.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Sunday, 27 September 1981Concert

Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Tuesday, 29 September 1981Concert

Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California. Setlist: Jessica Straight From the Heart Blue Sky You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had Midnight Rider In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Need Your Love So Bad Melissa One Way Out Southbound Whipping Post Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Wednesday, 30 September 1981Concert

Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Thursday, 1 October 1981Concert

Redwood Bowl, Arcata, California.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

October 1981Reviews

Guitar Player — "Duane Allman Remembered" (Jas Obrecht): a tribute feature built from interviews with Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Jimmy Johnson, John Hammond and Billy Gibbons on Duane's playing and lasting influence.

Source: Guitar Player (Jas Obrecht)

Wednesday, 14 October 1981Concert

Dallas Convention Center Arena, Dallas, Texas.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Thursday, 15 October 1981Concert

Austin City Limits, Austin, Texas. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Leavin' Crazy Love Things You Used to Do The Heat Is On Midnight Rider In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Need Your Love So Bad Melissa Never Knew How Much (I Needed You) One Way Out Southbound The Judgement Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Saturday, 17 October 1981Concert

Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Sunday, 18 October 1981Concert

Slick's, St. Martinville, Louisiana.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Tuesday, 20 October 1981Concert

Music Hall, Houston, Texas.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Wednesday, 21 October 1981Concert

Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Thursday, 22 October 1981Concert

Civic Center, Beaumont, Texas.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Saturday, 24 October 1981Concert

Saenger Theatre, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Thursday, 29 October 1981Concert

Radio appearance — NPR, New York, New York.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Thursday, 29 October 1981Reviews

Rolling Stone reviews "Brothers of the Road": Robert Palmer finds the album "lacking in personality, with too many tunes sounding like the group is marking time," though he praises Gregg Allman's "deeply felt" ballads "Things You Used to Do" and "Never Knew How Much (I Needed You)." Read the review: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/brothers-of-the-road-19811029

Source: Rolling Stone (Robert Palmer review)

Sunday, 1 November 1981Concert

Radio appearance — WNEW-FM, New York, New York.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Sunday, 15 November 1981Concert

Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, South Carolina.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Tuesday, 17 November 1981Concert

Civic Center, Asheville, North Carolina.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Wednesday, 18 November 1981Concert

Bell Auditorium, Augusta, Georgia. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Leavin' Crazy Love Things You Used to Do Midnight Rider In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Need Your Love So Bad Melissa Never Knew How Much (I Needed You) One Way Out Southbound The Judgement Encore: Statesboro Blues Whipping Post Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Friday, 20 November 1981Concert

Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Leavin' Crazy Love Things You Used to Do The Heat Is On Midnight Rider In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Need Your Love So Bad Melissa Never Knew How Much (I Needed You) One Way Out Southbound The Judgement Encore: Statesboro Blues Whipping Post Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Saturday, 21 November 1981Concert

Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Sunday, 22 November 1981Concert

Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee. Setlist: The Judgement Melissa Never Knew How Much (I Needed You) Jessica Statesboro Blues Whipping Post Ramblin' Man Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Wednesday, 25 November 1981Concert

Jefferson Civic Center Coliseum, Birmingham, Alabama. Setlist: Don't Want You No More It's Not My Cross to Bear Can't Take It With You Blue Sky Need Your Love So Bad I Got a Right to Be Wrong Pegasus Midnight Rider Ramblin' Man Mystery Woman From the Madness of the West Angeline One Way Out Jessica Encore: Whipping Post Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Friday, 4 December 1981Concert

Student Center, Niagara Falls, New York. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Leavin' Crazy Love Things You Used to Do The Heat Is On Midnight Rider In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Need Your Love So Bad Melissa Never Knew How Much (I Needed You) One Way Out Southbound Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Saturday, 5 December 1981Concert

Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Sunday, 6 December 1981Concert

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Tuesday, 8 December 1981Concert

Marietta College Gym, Marietta, Ohio.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Thursday, 10 December 1981Concert

Rutgers College Athletic Center, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Friday, 11 December 1981Concert

Armory, Kingston, Pennsylvania.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Friday, 11 December 1981Milestone

Gregg Allman performs a solo acoustic version of "Come and Go Blues" (from Brothers and Sisters) on a TV broadcast (venue/program unconfirmed) — a solo appearance, not a full Allman Brothers Band show, during the band's 1981–82 hiatus period.

Source: YouTube (video title/date)

Saturday, 12 December 1981Concert

New Haven Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Leavin' Crazy Love Things You Used to Do The Heat Is On Midnight Rider In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Need Your Love So Bad Melissa Never Knew How Much (I Needed You) One Way Out Southbound Encore: Ramblin' Man Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Monday, 14 December 1981Concert

Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Leavin' You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had In Memory of Elizabeth Reed The Heat Is On Midnight Rider Need Your Love So Bad Melissa Never Knew How Much (I Needed You) One Way Out Southbound The Judgement Encore: Statesboro Blues Whipping Post Ramblin' Man Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Monday, 14 December 1981Reviews

The Philadelphia Inquirer — "The Allmans, Molly Hatchet: A baroque concert it was not" (Jack Lloyd): review of the Spectrum show on the reunion-era tour.

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via concertarchives.org)

Tuesday, 15 December 1981Concert

Broome County Arena, Binghamton, New York. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Leavin' Crazy Love In Memory of Elizabeth Reed The Heat Is On Midnight Rider Need Your Love So Bad Melissa Never Knew How Much (I Needed You) One Way Out Southbound The Judgement Ramblin' Man Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Wednesday, 16 December 1981Concert

Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey. Video — Full concert (Capitol Theatre, HD, official): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2olNkgz5li4 Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Leavin' Crazy Love Things You Used to Do The Heat Is On In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Need Your Love So Bad Melissa Never Knew How Much (I Needed You) One Way Out Southbound The Judgement Statesboro Blues Whipping Post Encore: Ramblin' Man Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Thursday, 17 December 1981Concert

Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Friday, 18 December 1981Concert

Civic Center, Springfield, Massachusetts. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Leavin' Crazy Love You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had Things You Used to Do The Heat Is On Midnight Rider In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Statesboro Blues Whipping Post One Way Out Ramblin' Man Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Saturday, 19 December 1981Concert

Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Leavin' You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had Things You Used to Do The Heat Is On Midnight Rider In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Need Your Love So Bad Melissa Never Knew How Much (I Needed You) One Way Out Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Saturday, 26 December 1981Concert

Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Sunday, 27 December 1981Concert

Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Straight From the Heart Blue Sky Leavin' Crazy Love Things You Used to Do Midnight Rider In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Need Your Love So Bad Melissa Never Knew How Much (I Needed You) One Way Out Southbound The Judgement Whipping Post Encore: Statesboro Blues Ramblin' Man Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Monday, 28 December 1981Concert

Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Blue Sky Leavin' I Got a Right to Be Wrong You Don't Love Me Midnight Rider In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Need Your Love So Bad Melissa Never Knew How Much (I Needed You) One Way Out Southbound The Judgement Whipping Post Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Tuesday, 29 December 1981Concert

Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Setlist: Jessica Can't Take It With You Blue Sky Leavin' I Got a Right to Be Wrong You Don't Love Me Midnight Rider In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Need Your Love So Bad Melissa Never Knew How Much (I Needed You) One Way Out Southbound The Judgement Statesboro Blues Setlist source: setlist.fm

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

Thursday, 31 December 1981Concert

Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York.

Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)

1981Release

Single "Two Rights" released from "Brothers of the Road." Chart — US did not chart.

Source: Wikipedia (discography)