Where was Bob Marley’s 1978 live album Babylon by Bus recorded?

Bob Marley’s 1978 live album Babylon by Bus was recorded at the Pavillon de Paris.

The album was assembled from performances during the European leg of Marley’s Kaya Tour in 1978. The Pavillon de Paris, a concert venue in the French capital, hosted the shows used for the recording. The resulting double album captured the Wailers in a large-scale live setting.

Babylon by Bus followed Marley’s earlier live release, Live!, which had been recorded at London’s Lyceum Theatre in 1975. This distinction matters because the two albums are often mentioned together when discussing Marley’s essential concert recordings.

The album includes live versions of songs such as “Jamming,” “Punky Reggae Party” and “Is This Love.” Its title reflects Marley’s Rastafari vocabulary, in which “Babylon” commonly represents oppressive social systems.