Return to Forever Concert History

Return to Forever was the name of a jazz fusion band founded and led by keyboardist Chick Corea. The band cycled through many members, but the only consistent band mate of Corea's was bassist Stanley Clarke. Along with Weather Report and Mahavishnu Orchestra, these bands are often seen as the core of jazz fusion music in the 1970s. Several musicians, including Clarke, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira and Al Di Meola first became well-known through their performances on Return to Forever's albums.

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 02, 2008
Return to Forever / Chick Corea Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Aug 01, 2008
Stanley Clarke / Return to Forever / Chick Corea / Al Di Meola / Lenny White House of Blues Orlando Orlando, Florida, United States
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Jul 31, 2008
Return to Forever / Chick Corea
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Ruth Eckerd Hall St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
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Jul 30, 2008
Stanley Clarke / Return to Forever / Chick Corea
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Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theater Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Jul 25, 2008
"San Sebastian Heineken Jazzaldia" / Chick Corea / Stanley Clarke / Al Di Meola / Lenny White / Return to Forever

San Sebastian Heineken Jazzaldia

Kursaal Auditorium San Sebastian, Spain
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Jul 23, 2008
Nice Jazz Festival
"Nice Jazz Festival" / Return to Forever / ______ / Jean-Luc Ponty / Nigel Kennedy Quintet / Latches / Manouchka Orkestar / Stanley Clarke
Nice Jazz Festival Grounds Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Jul 21, 2008
Return to Forever
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indigo at The O2 London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 20, 2008
Return to Forever / Chick Corea / Al Di Meola / Stanley Clarke / Lenny White Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle Bonn Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Jul 19, 2008
Stanley Clarke / Return to Forever Grugahalle Essen Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Jul 18, 2008
"Montreux Jazz Festival" / DJ Logic / Marcus Miller / Return to Forever

Montreux Jazz Festival

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Stravinski Auditorium Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland
Jul 16, 2008
Return to Forever
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Neuhardenberg, Germany
Jul 13, 2008
Return to Forever Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Jul 12, 2008
Return to Forever Lorca, Spain
Jul 08, 2008
Stanley Clarke / Return to Forever
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L'Olympia Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Jul 06, 2008
Stanley Clarke / Return to Forever Kombank Arena Belgrade, Central Serbia, Serbia
Jul 05, 2008
Stanley Clarke / Return to Forever
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Papp Laszlo Budapest Sportarena Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Jul 04, 2008
Stanley Clarke / Return to Forever PKiN - Sala Kongresowa Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
Jul 02, 2008
Stanley Clarke / Return to Forever Utenos pramogų arena Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania
Jun 28, 2008
Herbie Hancock / Diana Krall / Etta James / Buddy Guy / Chick Corea / Sonny Rollins / Stacey Kent / Wayne Shorter / Ornette Coleman / Milton Nascimento / Return to Forever / John McLaughlin / Salif Keita / Manu Dibango / Jean-Luc Ponty / Tony Alle...
Herbie Hancock / Diana Krall / Etta James / Buddy Guy / Chick Corea / Sonny Rollins / Stacey Kent / Wayne Shorter / Ornette Coleman / Milton Nascimento / Return to Forever / John McLaughlin / Salif Keita / Manu Dibango / Jean-Luc Ponty / Tony Allen / Curtis Stigers / Alceu Valença / Cheikh Lo / Claude Bolling / Eric Bibb / Carla Bley / Toumani Diabaté / Stefano di Battista / Fred Wesley / Rad / Pee Wee Ellis / Eddy Clearwater / Simphiwe Dana / Davell Crawford / Wayne Shorter Quartet / Maria Schneider Orchestra / Flavio Boltro / Etta James and the Roots Band / Donald Brown / Stéphane Belmondo / Orchestre National De Lyon / Imani Winds / The Big 3 Palladium Orchestra / Ensemble Instrumental De Basse-normandie Dominique Debart / Boney Fields / Dany Doriz / Rosario Giuliani Quintet / Jean-pierre Bertrand / Bill Mobley / Rose Ann Dimalanta / Nicole Slack-jones Show all bands
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Théâtre Antique Vienne, France
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Jun 27, 2008
Return to Forever
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Salle Wilfred-Pelletier Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Sep 11, 2011
 Clearwater, Florida, United States
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Return to Forever / Larry Coryell & The Eleventh House on May 10, 1975 [247-small]

Return to Forever / Larry Coryell & The Eleventh House
May 10, 1975
 Gainesville, Florida, United States
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Bruce Springsteen / Return to Forever on May 6, 1974 [437-small]

Bruce Springsteen / Return to Forever
May 6, 1974
 Newtown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Return to Forever on Jun 6, 2008 [232-small]

Return to Forever
Jun 6, 2008
 Portland, Oregon, United States
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Return to Forever / Dweezil Zappa on Aug 24, 2011 [799-small]

Return to Forever / Dweezil Zappa
Aug 24, 2011
 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Santana / Return to Forever / Buddy Miles on May 9, 1976 [262-small]

Santana / Return to Forever / Buddy Miles
May 9, 1976
 Landover, Maryland, United States
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Roberta Flack / Return to Forever / Chick Corea on Jul 21, 1975 [570-small]

Roberta Flack / Return to Forever / Chick Corea
Jul 21 - 27, 1975
 Owings Mills, Maryland, United States
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mahavishnu orchestra / Return to Forever on Nov 30, 1973 [979-small]

mahavishnu orchestra / Return to Forever
Nov 30, 1973
 Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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mahavishnu orchestra / Return to Forever on Nov 30, 1973 [285-small]

mahavishnu orchestra / Return to Forever
Nov 30, 1973
 Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Return to Forever had?

Return to Forever has had 152 concerts.

What genre is Return to Forever?

Return to Forever is most often considered to be Jazz, Progressive Rock, Instrumental, Art Rock, Jazz Fusion, Symphonic Rock, Jazz-Funk, Fusion, Jazz Rock, and Contemporary Post-Bop.

When was the last Return to Forever concert?

The last Return to Forever concert was on June 08, 2022 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, United States. The bands that performed were: return to forever.

What setlist does Return to Forever play live?

The songs that Return to Forever performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the October 10, 2011 concert at Shizuoka Convention & Arts Center in Shizuoka, Japan:

  1. Beyond the Seventh Galaxy
  2. Captain Señor Mouse
  3. Sorceress
  4. The Shadow of Lo
  5. Renaissance
  6. After the Cosmic Rain
  7. Sometime Ago
  8. 500 Miles High
  9. Spain
  10. School Days

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