During the late 1970s, promoters Gary Cormier and Gary Topp (aka The Two Garys) booked an eclectic range of acts leaning heavily toward punk and new wave. Others travelled from as far away as California and Florida. See Tickets. [39] They began rehearsing a live performance of the rock opera at Hanwell Community Centre on 1 April, where they worked out a running order that could be played live by the group. Photo byPhotoscream. 1971) became annual events that continue to this day. The other two were Canada Jam held August 26, 1978 and the punk and new wave themed Heatwave Festival held August 23, 1980. Moon had a day to recover, and by the next show at The Forum, was playing at his usual strength. The last concert at Varsity Stadium was on September 06, 1976. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The Kids Are Alright concerts Mosport is a 500-acre (2.0km2) auto racing venue. [3] The Who played the rock opera live from 1969 to 1970, which elevated the band's critical standing. While acts including Blondie and Elvis Costello graced its stage, the biggest headlines the venue garnered came when the Rolling Stones played two nights to record a side of their Love You Live album in March 1977. Menu. View of the central harbour and burgeoning skyline in 1970. [42] The following day, the group flew out to New York for a US tour, starting at the Grande Ballroom, Detroit. City Hall (ca. comments, Wild turkey spotted casually waiting for a ride in Mississauga bus shelter, A recession is coming and Ontario could be one of the hardest hit provinces, Someone near Toronto just won a whopping $60 million and might not know it yet, Giant machine named after David Bowie is about to break all kinds of Toronto records, 171 'plausible burials' found at Ontario residential school site in sad first for the province, Scanning your PRESTO card reveals a neat trick for Toronto commuters, People are slipping all over Toronto as freezing rain slicks roads and sidewalks with ice, One of Toronto's next transit stations just got a step closer to reality. A steady stream of college rock, punk, and new wave acts played here through the late 1970s and early 1980s. Approaching Yonge and Bloor (ca. [80] The performances of "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" were used in the finished film. So, for those Stones fanatics not heading south of the border, let's. Toronto wasnt ready for baby boomers and their music, but it was coming. [71], The Who began their "Greatest Rock and Roll Band In The World" tour on 3 October 1975, the same day that The Who By Numbers was released. "We know Caravan is successful because it's being copied," Leon Kossar. Manager Sandy Leblanc felt punk was a passing fad, believing the genre wouldnt last because it wasnt socially acceptable. Cash was sometimes borrowed from person to person at the lineup. Photo by Robert Taylor. [10] After the death of Entwistle in 2002,[11] Townshend and Daltrey continued as the Who, releasing two new albums in 2006 and 2019 respectively and continued touring. [63], The US tour started on 20 November at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. The Who toured North America for the first time since 2008, (their first appearance in North America since their, The group undertook its "long goodbye" with its first ever appearance in the. [43] Two weeks later, the group played the second Isle of Wight Festival, using one of the largest live PAs available. One person turned away at the Canadian border crossing at Prescott, Ontario, drowned while attempting to swim into Canada across the St. Lawrence River near Watertown, New York. The rising punk/new-wave scene saw venerable venues like the Horseshoe transformed and other places rise before quickly living up to the name of one of its earliest halls, Crash n Burn. April Wine In Concert, August 31, 1973. The infamous red subway trains,1971. Supported by The Faces, Mott The Hoople, Lindisfarne, Quintessence, Atomic Rooster, Eugene Wallace, America, Grease Band, Cochise & (comperes) Ricky Farr & Jeff Dexter), September 28, 1971 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, ENG, October 2, 1971 Reading University, Reading, ENG, October 9, 1971 Surrey University Gymnasium, Guildford, ENG, October 10, 1971 Kent University Eliot Masters House, Canterbury, ENG, October 18, 1971 Guildhall, Southampton, ENG, October 21, 1971 Green's Playhouse, Glasgow, SCOT, October 22, 1971 Opera House, Blackpool, ENG, October 23, 1971 Liverpool University, Liverpool, ENG, October 24, 1971 Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent, ENG, November 9, 1971 Green's Playhouse, Glasgow, SCOT, November 20, 1971 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC, November 22, 1971 University of Alabama Memorial Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, AL, November 23, 1971 Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, GA, November 25-26, 1971 Convention Hall, Miami, FL, November 28, 1971 Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN, November 29-30, 1971 Warehouse, New Orleans, LA, December 1, 1971 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX, December 2, 1971 Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, TX, December 4-5, 1971 Denver Coliseum, Denver, CO, December 7, 1971 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ, December 8, 1971 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, December 10, 1971 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA, December 12-13, 1971 Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, December 15, 1971 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA, August 11, 1972 Festhalle, Frankfurt, GER, August 12, 1972 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, GER, August 16, 1972 Forest National, Brussels, BEL, August 21, 1972 K. B. Hallen, Copenhagen, DEN, August 23, 1972 Kungliga Tennishallen, Stockholm, SWE, August 24, 1972 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, SWE, August 25, 1972 K. B. Hallen, Copenhagen, DEN, August 30, 1972 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, GER, September 2, 1972 Stadthalle, Vienna, AUT, September 4, 1972 Deutsches Museum, Munich, GER, September 10, 1972 Sports Palais, Lyon, FRA, March 10, 1973 Vliegermolen, Voorburg, NED (Pop Gala '73. Image from the Toronto Archives. Another postcard, this one of YongeStreet. Just after the show started, the fan collapsed and was hospitalised. Several arrests related to the attempted importation of narcotics and banned substances were made.[8]. "The Day Led Zeppelin Was Booked to Play in Shediac, NB", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Strawberry_Fields_(Canadian_festival)&oldid=1053011439, This page was last edited on 1 November 2021, at 11:27. However, lets dig a little and discover our own history. When the Downchild Blues Band had a long run at Grossmans in the 1970s, one of its biggest fans was Second City comedian Dan Aykroyd. Photo by cgfletcher. In de-classified documents released in 2007 it was revealed in an RCMP report dated December 30, 1969, that the Canadian security service began spying on ex-Beatle John and Yoko after they announced their plans for the Peace Festival. The band returned 20 minutes later, playing older material. Date Location Venue; January 1, 1970: St. Catharines, Ontario: Laura Secord Secondary School: January 1, 1970: St. Thomas, Ontario: Parkside Collegiate Institute The Deezed Man Collective w/ Kia Rose & Jazz Cabbage. See Tickets. [70] On 10-11 and 13-14 June, the group played at Madison Square Garden, their first show in New York in almost three years. Some footage of an early appearance at the Railway was later used for the film The Kids Are Alright. 5 El Mocambo (464 Spadina Avenue) Unlike a number of major urban areas in the U.S., Toronto's downtown core was not rendered a ghost town by suburban emigration, and with the rise of the Parti Quebecois in Quebec, the city experienced such an influx of English-speaking Montrealers and Montreal-based companies that it became the fastest growing in North America. Strawberry Fields was the first of three major music festivals held at Mosport Park Raceway, between 1970 and 1980. List of all Janis Joplin tour dates and concert history (1966 - 197 Indie88 (CIND-FM) is Torontos New Alternative. Concerts Wiki is a FANDOM Music Community. Such was the case when Mainline unveiled the Bump n Grind Revue at the Victory in 1972which would later be shown on TVOntario. XiaoGuo Comedy @ Meridian Hall on Thu Jan 19, 2023. The other two were Canada Jam held August 26, 1978 and the punk and new wave themed Heatwave Festival held August 23, 1980. Flatiron building and skyline. Check out Now Playing Toronto for an up-to-date calendar on . The fans were unable to provide proof they had sufficient funds to look after themselves while visiting Canada or produce adequate identification. [23] In January 1967, the group played the Saville Theatre for the first time, on the same bill as Jimi Hendrix. [79], Unhappy with the Gaumont performance, the Who played another show at Shepperton Studios on 25 May 1978 in front of a hand-picked audience of 500. The group spent the rest of 1967 playing sporadic gigs in the UK. Drake Underground - Toronto, Canada. [73], Owing to group debts, the Who spent much of 1976 touring. The band reformed in 1983, and regular tours resumed in 1984 and continued over the next few decades . Some shows drew better than others: the Police drew only 20 spectators over two nights in November 1978, while overcrowding at The Last Pogo punk concert a few weeks later led to a riot when the event was shut down. Forty-five minutes. Charity acoustic performance in New York and an appearance at, Tours of the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States, supporting. On 18 May, they headlined the "Summer of 74" festival at The Valley in front of an estimated 80,000 people. On June 2, 1980, a throng of young people rioted at Ontario Place to see Teenage Head, a successful punk band out of Hamilton. [6], Unlike in Canada, the "Strawberry Fields Festival" was promoted heavily in the U.S. as a three-day rock music festival with the slogan, "Love, Sun and Sound". Strawberry Festival acts included (not in order of appearance): Led Zeppelin and Leonard Cohen were listed on the bill but did not appear. [82] They played a number of other shows in the UK and Europe over summer, before beginning a tour of the US in September. The pissed-off crowd threw bottles and expressed anger, police were called in, and the band basically ran away as soon as their set was over. Among the lead attractions during this period was Stompin Tom Connors, whose May 1973 series of shows formed the basis of the film Across This Land. "[48], The Who held a press conference on 13 January 1971, explaining that they would be giving a series of concerts at the Young Vic theatre, where they would develop the fictional elements of the proposed film along with the audience. [45] The group's show on 14 December at the London Coliseum was filmed for a possible future Tommy feature. [86] In late 1982, they toured the US as the First Farewell Tour, playing their final show in Toronto.[87]. In fact, Toronto concerts have had a very significant part to play in the history of North American pop music, from being on the shocked receiving end of American sounds to hosting events that are significant in their own right. Looking west across an empty Queens Quay in the. The group's fourth album, the rock opera Tommy (1969) was a critical and commercial success. ?, 1972 Bushnell Memorial Theater, Hartford, CT, January 19, 1973 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR, January 20, 1973 Paramount Northwest Theatre, Seattle, WA, January 25, 1973 Municipal Auditorium Music Hall, Kansas City, KS (with JD Souther), January 31, 1973 Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, February 4, 1973 Penn State University Recreation Hall, University Park, PA, February 7, 1973 Rochester Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY, February 8, 1973 Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH, February 9, 1973 Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, OH, February 11, 1973 Felt Forum, New York City, NY (with JD Souther), February 13, 1973 C. W. Post College, Brookville, NY, February 15, 1973 Carnegie Hall, New York City, NY (with JD Souther), February 17, 1973 Palace Theatre, Providence, RI, February 18, 1973 Bushnell Memorial Theater, Hartford, CT, February 21, 1973 Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA, February 22, 1973 University of Maryland Richie Hall, College Park, MD, February 23, 1973 American Academy of Music, Philadelphi, PA, February 24, 1973 Richmond Mosque, Richmond, VA, February 25, 1973 Constitution Hall, Washington, DC, February 27, 1973 Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, SC, February 28, 1973 Charlotte Park Center, Charlotte, NC, March 2, 1973 Loyola Fieldhouse, New Orleans, LA (supported by J. D. Souther), March 5, 1973 Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX, March 6, 1973 University of Texas, Arlington, TX, March 10, 1973 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA (supported by J. D. Souther), March 13, 1973 Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA (supported by J. D. Souther), March 17, 1973 Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, HI, July 31, 1973 Tanglewood Music Shed, Lenox, MA (with Jackson Browne), August 3, 1973 Central Park, New York City, NY(Schaefer Music Festival), August 4, 1973 Palace Concert Theater, Providence, RI (with Jackson Browne), August 5, 1973 Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ (with Jackson Browne and Stanky Browne), August 8, 1973 Edwardsville Campus SIU, Edwardsville, IL (with Jackson Browne), August 11, 1973 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD (with Jackson Browne), August 13, 1973 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY (with Jackson Browne), August 19, 1973 Civic Center, Charleston, WV (with Jackson Browne), August 23, 1973 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (with Jackson Browne), August 26, 1973 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA (with Jackson Browne), October 13, 1973 Edinboro State College, Edinboro, PA, October 26, 1973 University of Georgia Coliseum, Athens, GA, November 2, 1973 Michigan State University Auditorium, East Lansing, MI, November 4, 1973 BSU Emens Auditorium, Muncie, IN (with Ian Matthews), November 9, 1973 Eastern Michigan University Bowen Field House, Ypsilanti, MI, November 11, 1973 Western Michigan University Read Field House, Kalamazoo, MI, Apr 14, 1974 Scope, Norfolk, VA (supported by Burton Cummings), May 31, 1974 Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, NED (supported by Lindisfarne), June 30, 1974 Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ (Cancelled, with Seals & Crofts, Maria Muldaur & Souther & Hillman & Furay), July 3, 1974 Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, TX, July 13-14, 1974 University of Houston's Cullen Auditorium, Houston, TX, July 16, 1974 Convention Center, Asbury Park, NJ, July 17, 1974 Central Park, New York City, NY (with Ian Matthews), July 18, 1974 Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, NY, July 21, 1974 Ozark Music Festival, Sedalia, MO (State Fairgrounds), July 24, 1974 Place des Nations, Montreal, QC, July 26, 1974 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA (with James Taylor & Linda Ronstadt), July 27, 1974 Varsity Stadium, Toronto, ON (with James Taylor & Linda Ronstadt), July 28, 1974 Youngstown State University Gym, Youngstown, OH, July 30, 1974 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Detroit, MI, August 2, 1974 Arie Crown Theatre, Chicago, IL, August 3, 1974 Ambassador Theatre, St. Louis, MO, August 9, 1974 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR, August 10, 1974 Paramount Northwest Theatre, Seattle, WA (with Wendy Waldeman), August 13, 1974 University of Utah Special Events Center, Salt Lake City, UT (with Dave Loggins & Wendy Waldeman), August 14, 1974 Nevada State Fairgrounds Pavilion, Reno, NV, August 15, 1974 California Exposition, Sacramento, CA, August 16, 1974 Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, CA, August 17, 1974 Convention Center, Anaheim, CA, September 29, 1974 University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, October 18, 1974 Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA, October 19, 1974 University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, October 23, 1974 Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI (with Douglas Ross), October 24, 1974 SUNY College at Cortland, Cortland, NY, October 25, 1974 West Point Military Academy, Highland Falls, NY, October 26, 1974 Madison College, Harrisonburg, VA, October 28, 1974 Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA, October 29, 1974 University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, October 30, 1974 Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN (sponsored by WGOW radio), November 1, 1974 Appalachian State University, Boone, NC (with Doug Ross), November 3, 1974 Miami Marine Stadium, Miami Beach, FL, November 5, 1974 University of North Alabama, Florence, AL (with Chad Stuart), November 6, 1974 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum, Oxford, MS, November 7, 1974 Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY (with Chad Stuart), November 12, 1974 Villanova University Fieldhouse, Villanova, PA (with Chad Stuart), November 14, 1974 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, November 15, 1974 Loyola College in Maryland, Baltimore, MD (with Chad Stuart), November 16, 1974 UMASS Lowell Gymnasium, Lowell, MA (with Chad Stuart), November 17, 1974 University of Maine at Portland-Gorham, Portland, ME (with Chad Stuart), November 19, 1974 Crete Memorial Civic Center, Plattsburgh, NY (with Chad Stuart), November 20, 1974 University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, November 22, 1974 College of the Holy Cross Fieldhouse, Worcester, MA, November 23-24, 1974 Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, NY, November 26, 1974 Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, MN (with Poco), November 27, 1974 Pershing Municipal Auditorium, Lincoln, NE, April 21, 1975 Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, April 26, 1975 Miami University Millet Hall, Oxford, OH (with Captain), April 27, 1975 Kent State University Gym, Kent, OH (with Captain), May 1, 1975 Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA (with Captain), May 2, 1975 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ (with Captain), May 3, 1975 New Haven Coliseum, New Haven, CT, May 5, 1975 Felt Forum, New York City, NY, May 13, 1975 Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, GA, May 14, 1975 Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN (with Captain), May 16, 1975 Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson, MS (with Captain), May 21, 1975 Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, TX, May 22, 1975 Civic Center, El Paso, TX (with Captain), May 23, 1975 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, May 30, 1975 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA, May 31, 1975 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR, June 1, 1975 Spokane Coliseum, Spokane WA, August 2, 1975 Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA (with John Sebastian), August 3, 1975 Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA (with George Martin & the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra), August 7, 1975 Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO, August 10, 1975 Edwardsville Campus SIU, Edwardsville, IL (with John Sebastian), August 13, 1975 Cumberland County Auditorium, Fayetteville, NC (with Poco), August 14, 1975 Memorial Auditorium, Greenville, SC (with Poco), August 15, 1975 Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, SC (with Poco), August 16, 1975 Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, FL (with Poco), August 17, 1975 Civic Center, Lakeland, FL (with Poco), August 21, 1975 Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ (with John Sebastian), August 22, 1975 CNE Stadium, Toronto, ON (with Captain and Tenille), August 23, 1975 Civic Center, Springfield, MA (with Poco), August 24, 1975 Central Park, New York City, NY (Schaefer Music Festival), Aug 25, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME (with John Sebastian), August 26, 1975 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY (with John Sebastian), August 30, 1975 Washington Park, Homewood, IL, September?, 1975 Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ (with John Sebastian), September 2, 1975 New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, NY (with the Beach Boys, Doobie Brothers, Jefferson Starship, New Riders of the Purple Sage, and the Stanley Brown Group), September 4, 1975 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI (with John Sebastian), September 6, 1975 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (with John Sebastian and David Bromberg Band), September 7, 1975 Murray State University, Murray, KY (with John Sebastian), September 18, 1975 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, ENG (with Poco), September 20, 1975 Southport Theatre, Liverpool, ENG (with Poco), September 21, 1975 Odeon, Newcastle, ENG (with Poco), September 22, 1975 Apollo Theater, Glasgow, SCOT (with Poco), September 23, 1975 Hippodrome, Birmingham, ENG (with Poco), September 24-5, 1975 New Victoria Theatre, London, ENG (with Poco), September 27, 1975 Pavillion De Paris, Porte De Pantin, Paris FRA (with Poco), September 28, 1975 Stadthalle, Offenbach, W.GER (with Poco), September 29, 1975 Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, NED (with Poco), January 1, 1976 Diamond Head Crater Festival, Honolulu, HI (with Seals & Crofts and BTO), April 16, 1976 Arie Crown Theater, Chicago, IL (with Eric Carmen), April 17, 1976 Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, April 18, 1976 St. John Arena, Columbus, OH (with Eric Carmen), April 22, 1976 Capital Centre, Largo, MD (with Eric Carmen), April 23, 1976 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (with Eric Carmen), April 24, 1976 Boston Gardens, Boston, MA, April 27, 1976 New Haven Coliseum, New Haven, CT (with Eric Carmen), April 30, 1976 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA (with Eric Carmen), June 30, 1976 Special Events Center, Salt Lake City, UT (with John Sebastian & Silver), July 2, 1976 Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA (with the Beach Boys, Elvin Bishop & John Sebastian), July 3, 1976 Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA (with the Beach Boys, Santana & Gerard), July 14-15, 1976 Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, AUS (with The Ray Burton Band), July 16, 1976 Festival Hall, Melbourne, AUS (2 shows), July 21-22, 1976 Festival Hall, Osaka, JPN, July 23, 1976 Fukuoka Sports Center, Fukuoka, JPN, August 8, 1976 Washington Park, Homewood, IL, August 12, 1976 Fairgrounds, Milwaukee, WI, August 23-24, 1976 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, August 25, 1976 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnatti, OH (with John Sebastian & Silver), August 30, 1976 Robin Hood Dell West, Philadelphia, PA (with John Sebastian), August 31, 1976 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY (with John Sebastian & Silver), September 1, 1976 Onondaga War Memorial, Syracuse, NY (with John Sebastian and Silver), September 2, 1976 Erie Stadium, Erie, PA (with the Beach Boys, Doobie Brothers & Jefferson Starship), September 6-7, 1976 Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, September 10, 1976 Metra Park Pavillion, Billings, MT, September 14-16, 1976 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI, February 26, 1977 Taylor County Coliseum, Abilene, TX (with Silver), February 27, 1977 Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK (with Silver), March 1, 1977 Civic Center, Amarillo, TX (with Silver), March 2, 1977 Century II Convention Hall, Wichita, KS (with Silver), March 5, 1977 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO (with Silver), March 9, 1977 Arizona State University Activities Center, Tempe, AZ (with Silver), March 10, 1977 Tucson Arena, Tucson, AZ (with Silver), March 12, 1977 UCLA Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA (with Silver), March 14, 1977 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA (with Silver), April 2, 1977 Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, April 9, 1977 Civic Center, Lakeland, FL (with Burton Cummings), April 12, 1977 Omni, Atlanta, GA (with Burton Cummings), April 15, 1977 Capital Centre, Largo, MD (with Burton Cummings), April 16, 1977 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (with Burton Cummings), April 18, 1977 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pa (with Burton Cummings), April 20, 1977 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (with Burton Cummings), April 21, 1977 Civic Center, Hartford, CT (with Burton Cummings), April 22, 1977 Civic Center, Providence, RI (with Burton Cummings), June 24, 1977 Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY (with Poco), June 25-26, 1977 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD (with Poco), June 28-30, 1977 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI (with Poco), July 1, 1977 Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI (with Poco), July 2, 1977 Coliseum, Ft. Wayne, IN (with Poco), July 3, 1977 Centennial Hall, Toledo, OH (with Poco), July 5-6, 1977 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (with Poco), July 7, 1977 Arie Crown, Chicago, IL (with Poco), July 8, 1977 Summerfest Main Stage, Milwaukee, WI (with Poco), July 9, 1977 Civic Center, St. Paul, MN (with Poco), July 10, 1977 Civic Center, Omaha, NE (with Poco), July 16-17, 1977 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO (with Poco), July 21-24, 1977 Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA (with Stephen Bishop), July 26, 1977 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT (with Poco), July 27, 1977 Aladdin Theatre, Las Vegas, NV (with Poco), July 29, 1977 Armory, Salem, OR (with Poco), July 30, 1977 Expo Park, Central Point, OR (with Poco), July 31, 1977 Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA (supported by Poco & Little River Band), September 25, 1977 SUNY College at Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY (with Jimmy Webb), September 29, 1977 Clarkson University Walker Arena, Potsdam, NY (with Jimmy Webb), November 7, 1977 Roxy, Los Angeles, CA (Benefit for the Tarzana Psychiatric Hospital, with Jimmy Webb), November 11-13, 1977 Sahara Tahoe Hotel & Casino, Stateline, NV (with Jimmy Webb), November 17, 1977 Civic Center, Saginaw, MI (with Jimmy Webb), November 19, 1977 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI (supported by Jimmy Webb), November 20, 1977 Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, November 23, 1977 Arie Crown Theatre, Chicago, IL (with Jimmy Webb), February 16, 1978 Selland Arena, Fresno, CA (with Michael Murphy), February 18, 1978 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR (with Michael Murphy), February 20, 1978 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA (with Michael Murphy), February 21, 1978 Spokane Coliseum, Spokane, WA (with Michael Murphy), March 1, 1978 Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Rapid City, SD, March 3, 1978 Kansas State University Fieldhouse, Manhattan, KS (with Michael Murphy), March 4, 1978 Drake University, Des Moines, IA, March 5, 1978 MSU Hammons Center, Springfield, MO (with Michael Murphy), March 8, 1978 University of Illinois Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL, March 9, 1978 Notre Dame University, South Bend, IN (with Michael Murphy), March 10, 1978 Youngstown State University Beegley Center, Youngstown, OH, March 11, 1978 County Fieldhouse, Erie, PA (with Michael Murphy), March 12, 1978 West Chester State College, West Chester, PA (with Michael Murphy), March 14, 1978 King's College, Wilkes-Barre, PA, March 15, 1978 Colgate University, Hamilton, NY (with Michael Murphy), March 16, 1978 Rider College, Lawrenceville, NJ, March 18, 1978 Johnstown War Memorial, Johnstown, PA (with Michael Murphy), March 21, 1978 University of Southwestern Louisiana Blackham Coliseum, Lafayette, LA (with Michael Murphy), March 22, 1978 Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK (with Michael Murphy), March 23, 1978 Summit, Houston, TX (with Michael Murphy), March 24, 1978 Convention Center, Dallas, TX, March 25, 1978 Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK, March 27, 1978 McNichols Arena, Denver, CO (with Michael Murphy), March 28, 1978 Civic Center, Amarillo, TX, March 30, 1978 Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, AZ (supported by Michael Murphy), April 1, 1978 Stanford University Frost Theatre, Palo Alto, CA (with Michael Murphy), April 2, 1978 Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, NV (with Michael Murphy), April 8, 1978 Convention Center, Anaheim, CA (with Michael Murphy), June 2-3, Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI (with Pure Prairie League), June 4, 1978 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA (with Kate Taylor), June 6-7, 1978 Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA (with Kate Taylor), June 9, 1978 Music Hall, Boston, MA (with Aztec Two-Step), June 12, 1978 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH (with Pure Prairie League), June 14, 1978 New Haven Coliseum, New Haven, CT, June 15, 1978 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (with Pure Prairie League), June 16, 1978 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD (with Pure Prairie League), June 17, 1978 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY (with Pure Prairie League), June 18, 1978 Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME (with Livingston Taylor), June 19-20 1978 Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ (with Pure Prairie League), June 22, 1978 Edwardsville Campus SIU, Edwardsville, IL (with Pure Prairie League), June 25, 1978 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO (with Pure Prairie League), July 3-4, 1978 Universal Amphitheatre, Hollywood, CA (with Michael Murphy), June 2, 1979 Summit, Houston, TX (with Bob Welch and LeRoux), June 6, 1979 Lake Charles Civic Center, Lake Charles, LA (with Badfinger), June 8, 1979 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS (with McGuinn, Clark & Hillman), June 9, 1979 Five Seasons Center, Cedar Rapids, IA (with McGuinn, Clark & Hillman), June 10, 1979 Parade Stadium, Minneapolis, MN (with McGuinn, Clark & Hillman), June 14, 1979 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI (with McGuinn, Clark & Hillman), June 15, 1979 Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL (with The Faith Band), June 16, 1979 Edwardsville Campus SIU, Edwardsville, IL (with McGuinn, Clark & Hillman), June 19, 1979 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA (with McGuinn, Clark & Hillman), June 20, 1979 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (with McGuinn, Clark & Hillman), June 23, 1979 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (with Kate Taylor), June 24, 1979 Robin Hood Dell West, Philadelphia, PA, June 26, 1979 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY (with McGuinn, Clark & Hillman), June 29, 1979 Central Park Wollman Rink, New York City, NY (with Chris de Burgh), July 3, 1979 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO (with Willie Tyler), September 16, 1979 Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA, September 18-19, 1979 Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA, September 25, 1979 MSU Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, MS (with Hotel), September 25, 1979 Dan Peek at the Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA, October 2, 1979 Front Row Theatre, Mayfield Heights, OH, October 3, 1979 University of Michigan Dearborn, Dearborn, MI (with Larry Coryell), October 6, 1979 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, October 19, 1979 Virginia Polytechnic Institute Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, VA, October 21, 1979 Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, October 30-31, 979 Valley Forge Music Fair, King of Prussia, PA, November 1, 1979 Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY, November 2, 1979 Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME, November 6, 1979 SUNY College at Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY (with The Pousette-Dart Band), November 9, 1979 SUNY Oswego Laker Hall, Oswego, NY (with Dean Friedman), November 11, 1979 University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT. 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