ted nugent and foghat for me

Cheap Trick, REO Speedwagon, the Cars, Head East, Ian Hunter, AC/DC, Molly Hatchet
and the Baby's LOL

They were at an outdoor concert with cheap trick, molly hatchet and AC/DC, you can imagine they were almost Boo'd off the stage. Til they did "Isn't it Time", then everybody sang along, then the booing started again as soon as they started a different song.

Quite a few!   ;D  Some were seen after the 70's...

Here's a twist on the question - who were some of the best (or worst) 70's concert acts you've seen?

One of the best shows I saw during the 70's was Earth, Wind and Fire, at college.  They were so colorful and funky and energetic - they just had us on our feet the whole time!  They played as if they had looked forward to playing for us for months.  Excellent show!   :)

The 70's bands/artists that I've seen have been after the decade finished...


The Doobie Brothers
The Eagles
Crosby, Stills & Nash
James Taylor

Bread, Chicago (probably the best), Rare Earth, Don McLean, Linda Ronstadt, CS&N, Neil Young, the James Gang (definitely the loudest), Dan Fogelberg (once with a band behind him, once just him - I liked the solo one the best)

I saw these groups from the 70's, but I didn't see them in concert until the 80's and 90's....
Billy Joel
Jackson Brown
Chicago (three times)

"70's" artists I've seen in concert:

Eric Clapton
AC/DC
Pink Floyd
Kiss
Deep Purple
Alice Cooper
Judas Priest

Only seen Mark Knofler and the Finn Brothers. (from Crowded House/Split Enz)

Not being around in the 70s makes it hard.  :-\\

And being in New Zealand.  ;)

Actually, I only saw Alice on the weekend, and none of the others until way in the 80s.

And being in New Zealand.  ;)

That too.  ;D

I've seen a few NZ bands from the 70s, whom I won't bother metioning here as no one will know them  ;)

Three Dog Night
Steppenwolf
Chicago
Beach Boys
Yes
James Taylor
Carol King
Lee Greenwood
Allman Bros.
Barbara Mandrell
Alice Cooper
Badfinger
Wilfrido Vargas y sus Bedoinos
Sha Na Na
Harry Chapin
Pure Prairie League
Ramsey Lewis Trio
Average White Band
Peter Nero
America

I saw Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, Judas Priest, AC/DC and Kiss, but all in the 80s, the only concerts I went to in the 70s was a danish rock band - THE danish raock band of the 70s - called Gasolin', but I doubt many know them here, although they did put out a US and a British album in '78.

Aerosmith in 1976, still have the ticket stub for $5.50
Peter Frampton in 1978 I think
Heart in 1979
Elton John numerous times
Charlie Daniels Band, Molly Hatchet, and some other southern rock bands at an outdoor concert in the late 70s.
Pink Floyd

Van Halen - 1979  Logan, Utah
Van Halen - 1979  Moby Gym-Fort Collins, Colorado
April Wine - 1982  McNichols Sports Arena-Denver Colorado
The Police - 1982  The Salt Palace-Salt Lake City, Utah
REO Speedwagon - 2003  Fiddlers Green-Denver, Colorado
Journey - 2003  Fiddlers Green-Denver Colorado
Styx - 2003  Fiddlers Green-Denver, Colorado
Heart - 2003  Red Rocks-Morrison, Coloradp
Boston - 2003  Red Rocks-Morrison Colorado
Fleetwood Mac - 2003  Pepsi Center-Denver Colorado
Rick Springfield - 2004  Universal Lending Pavilion-Denver Colorado
Neil Young - 2004  World Arena-Colorado Springs, Colorado

AND looking forward to seeing Paul McCartney in November :D

you guys are lucky,getting to see pink floyd and alice cooper and kiss. in augest steppenwolf is playing in my city.

you guys are lucky,getting to see pink floyd and alice cooper and kiss. in augest steppenwolf is playing in my city.

Then you're the lucky one Memory

I just saw a 70s band at a free concert ...

I went downtown earlier this evening just for a drive, and saw a concert going on in the Market Square.  So I stopped to check it out, and low and behold, it was TROOPER, so I stayed and saw the show.  They were awesome!

For those of you who don't recognize the name Trooper, they are a Canadian band that had a total of 17 hits in Canada between 1975-1982; 1989-1991.  Their lone charting single in America was 'Raise A Little Hell' in 1978, which charted on the Billboard Hot 100, but failed to make the Top 40

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trooper_%28band%29#Singles

REO Speedwagon
STYX
Barry Manilow
Journey

The only ones I remember seeing are Sha Na Na and Rick Nelson.  :)

Van Halen (5x), Cheap Trick (5x), Heart, Ted Nugent, Journey, Doobie Brothers (2x), REO Speedwagon (2x), Kansas (2x), Rush (3x), Styx (4x), Eagles, Supertramp, Boston, Bob Seger, Foreigner (3x), Head East, Peter Frampton, Fleetwood Mac, Jimmy Buffet, Kenny Loggins, Grand Funk, Steve Miller Band

Gilbert O' Sullivan
The Carpenters
Johnny Cash
Englebert Humperdink 8-P My Mom dragged me to it
John Denver
Judy Collins
Bill Withers
Sly and the family stone
Deep purple
Bruce Springsteen (In a bar before he became really famous) for a .50 cover charge that included a free drink too.
Queen
Thin Lizzy
Pink Floyd
Moody Blues 6 times
Lou Reed
Rainbow
Reo Speedwagon
Gary Wright
Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Steve Miller Band  The worse concert I ever went to.
Patti Smith Group

Does Alice Cooper count?

I saw them in '05 and it was grood

Does Alice Cooper count?

I saw them in '05 and it was grood


Yes.

I've seen Gary Puckett and the Union Gap. (They were still doing stuff in the 70's)

Gordon Lightfoot with my Aunt a few years ago.

Earth Wind and Fire, two years ago.

I've seen Gary Puckett and the Union Gap. (They were still doing stuff in the 70's)

Gordon Lightfoot with my Aunt a few years ago.

Earth Wind and Fire, two years ago.


I love Gary Puckett and the Union Gap  "Young Girl get outta my mind my love for you is way outta line, bettter run girl, you're much too young girl".

I love Gary Puckett and the Union Gap  "Young Girl get outta my mind my love for you is way outta line, bettter run girl, you're much too young girl".


That song is great when done live. :)

I didnt actually see any bands during the 70s - but in the 80s 90s and now I have seen many singers and bands from the 70s - so here is my list (have included the Aussie/NZers):

(PS - due to answerings this kind of question a lot - I recently started to compile a list of every concert, play, musical etc I have ever been to on my homepage - makes it so much easier to just paste lists here - after deleting all the 80s and 90s stuff !!!).

1983: Cliff Richard
1984: Dr Hook
1984: Split Enz
1984: Cliff Richard
1985: Rod Stewart
1985: Meat Loaf
1985: Australian Crawl (Support: The Motels)
1985: Tina Turner
1986: Jimmy Barnes
1986: Genesis
1987: Eurythmics
1987: John Farnham
1988: Cliff Richard
1988: Sting (Reno, Nevada)
1989: Cliff Richard (Wembley Stadium, UK)
1990: John Farnham
1991: Skyhooks
1991: Billy Joel
1991: Cliff Richard (x2)
1992: Neil Diamond (Sydney)
1993: Meat Loaf
1994: Peter Gabriel
1994: John Farnham
1994: Johnny Cash/Kris Kristofferson
1994: Willie Nelson/Waylon Jennings
1994: 70’s Superstar Celebration (featuring Marti Rhone, John Paul Young, William Shakespeare, Rose Royce, Thelma Houston, Vicky someone who sang Turn the beat around before Gloria Estefan, KC & The Sunshine Band - there were more but I forget!)
1994: Billy Joel
1995: Cliff Richard (x2)
1995: The Highwaymen
1996: Neil Diamond
1996: Sting
1998: Cliff Richard w/ Olivia Newton John
1998: Elton John w/ Billy Joel
1998: Brian May
1999: Neil Diamond
2004: David Bowie
2004: Meat Loaf
2006: Let It Be – featuring John Waters, Christine Anu, Leo Sayer, Rick Price
2006: Split Enz
2006: The Countdown Spectacular (featuring a mass of acts: John Paul Young, Swanee, Cheetah, Frankie J Holden & Wilbur Wilde from Ol’ 55, Stephen Cummings from The Sports, Jo Jo Zep, Hush, Leo Sayer, Jon English, Renee Geyer, James Reyne, Sherbet)
2008: The Police
2008: Rod Stewart. (Sup. Ian Moss from Cold Chisel)

The Bands I've seen in the 70's are in bold the rest are 70's bands that I've seen later.
I'm sure I'm missing some but....

Allman Brothers
Annie Haslam
Ashford and Simpson
Beach Boys
Billy Joel
Black Sabbath
Blue Oyster Cult
Bob Dylan
Burton Cummings And The Guess Who
Cars
Cheap Trick
Cher
Chicago
Clash
Crosby, Stills And Nash
Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young
David Bowie
Deep Purple
Emerson Lake & Palmer
Eric Clapton
Foghat
Foreigner
Gary Puckett And The Union Gap
Genesis
George Thorogood
Greg Kihn
Hall And Oates
Heart
Ian Hunter
Jefferson Starship
Jethro Tull
Joan Baez
John Kaye And Steppenwolf
Johnny Rivers
Journey
Judas Priest
Kansas
Kenny Loggins
Kiss
Led Zeppelin
Linda Ronstadt
Meatloaf
Monkees
Moody Blues
Neil Young
Ozzy Osbourne
Pat Matheny
Patti LaBelle
Phil Collins
Pink Floyd
Queen
Renaissance
Rolling Stones
Rush
Santana
Sammy Hagar
Spirit
Stevie Nicks
Sweet
Teddy Pendergrass
Tina Turner
.38 Special
Tom Petty
Van Halen
Who
Yes
ZZ Top

The Bands I've seen in the 70's are in bold the rest are 70's bands that I've seen later.
I'm sure I'm missing some but....

Allman Brothers
Annie Haslam
Ashford and Simpson
Beach Boys
Billy Joel
Black Sabbath
Blue Oyster Cult
Bob Dylan
Burton Cummings And The Guess Who
Cars
Cheap Trick
Cher
Chicago
Clash
Crosby, Stills And Nash
Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young
David Bowie
Deep Purple
Emerson Lake & Palmer
Eric Clapton
Foghat
Foreigner
Gary Puckett And The Union Gap
Genesis
George Thorogood
Greg Kihn
Hall And Oates
Heart
Ian Hunter
Jefferson Starship
Jethro Tull
Joan Baez
John Kaye And Steppenwolf
Johnny Rivers
Journey
Judas Priest
Kansas
Kenny Loggins
Kiss
Led Zeppelin
Linda Ronstadt
Meatloaf
Monkees
Moody Blues
Neil Young
Ozzy Osbourne
Pat Matheny
Patti LaBelle
Phil Collins
Pink Floyd
Queen
Renaissance
Rolling Stones
Rush
Santana
Sammy Hagar
Spirit
Stevie Nicks
Sweet
Teddy Pendergrass
Tina Turner
.38 Special
Tom Petty
Van Halen
Who
Yes
ZZ Top



Did you ever see Renaissance? I noticed Annie Haslam on your list. I saw them three times during the 80s. They were amazing.

Having been born in 1957 i was in my prime in the seventies so the way for me to answer the question would be who didn't i see....And believe it or not the one major act i have never seen live is Led Zeppelin...don't know how it happened but something always prevented me from seeing them live >:( 

Did you ever see Renaissance? I noticed Annie Haslam on your list. I saw them three times during the 80s. They were amazing.


ooppss sorry I just noticed them on your list. :-[

ooppss sorry I just noticed them on your list. :-[


That's okay, Renaissance should have been in bold, I saw them in '79 and then again in '82. Annie Haslem
was living in the Philadelphia area, I don't know if she still does, so she played the TLA in Philly quite often.
I tried not to miss a show.

That's okay, Renaissance should have been in bold, I saw them in '79 and then again in '82. Annie Haslem
was living in the Philadelphia area, I don't know if she still does, so she played the TLA in Philly quite often.
I tried not to miss a show.

I was living in upstate N.Y. and they used to play at a place called "The Chance". It was around 82,83. saw them three times.
Last time was when they released Time Line, and managed to score an autographed poster of the band. This club was so cool,
before the shows the musicians would eat, with the crowd. My ex walked up to them after they had finished eating and asked them to autograph the poster. They were very nice. He got custody of it in the divorce though.
We saw some pretty amazing bands there Warren Zevon (a whole buncha times when he was in his prime,) Nils Lofgrin before he joined e street band. Jerry Garcia Band, Bobby and the Midnights Stevie Ray Vaughn.We would get drunk as skunks and always had the best time, and only lived like 5 mins away.
Then we had children, and had to behave like responsible adults.  BOO HISS....

Let's see, I'll break it down into what decade I saw them in concert:

The 70s:
Dr. Hook
Sha Na Na

The 80s:
Foreigner
Joe Walsh
Bryan Adams (although his main success was in the 80s and after)

The 90s:
Chicago
Styx
Journey
Kansas
Eric Clapton

Prism
Pink Floyd
Genesis
Supertramp
Dionne Warwick
Gordon Lightfoot

The Police{saw them just before Roxanne blew up on FM radio.Me & Friends were laughing at these 3 British Boys playing regaae}
Blue Oyster Cult {6 times}
Peter Frampton
Keith Carradine {promoting 1975's Nashville}
Kenny Loggins
James Taylor
Tina Turner
Twisted Sister
The Outlaws
Don McLean
Kiss

That's where I saw most of My concerts !
In the mid/late 70's a Relative owned The Chance.Me & My Friends were there ALL the time !
That's where I saw The Police {before they got big},Blue Oyster Cult,Frampton,etc.
I took My Daughter to Her first concert there {Fuel  &  Breaking Benjamin }
Last January We saw Rob Zombie there {for the second time !}



I was living in upstate N.Y. and they used to play at a place called "The Chance". It was around 82,83. saw them three times.
Last time was when they released Time Line, and managed to score an autographed poster of the band. This club was so cool,
before the shows the musicians would eat, with the crowd. My ex walked up to them after they had finished eating and asked them to autograph the poster. They were very nice. He got custody of it in the divorce though.
We saw some pretty amazing bands there Warren Zevon (a whole buncha times when he was in his prime,) Nils Lofgrin before he joined e street band. Jerry Garcia Band, Bobby and the Midnights Stevie Ray Vaughn.We would get drunk as skunks and always had the best time, and only lived like 5 mins away.
Then we had children, and had to behave like responsible adults.  BOO HISS....

I didnt actually see any bands during the 70s - but in the 80s 90s and now I have seen many singers and bands from the 70s - so here is my list (have included the Aussie/NZers):

(PS - due to answerings this kind of question a lot - I recently started to compile a list of every concert, play, musical etc I have ever been to on my homepage - makes it so much easier to just paste lists here - after deleting all the 80s and 90s stuff !!!).

1983: Cliff Richard
1984: Dr Hook
1984: Split Enz
1984: Cliff Richard
1985: Rod Stewart
1985: Meat Loaf
1985: Australian Crawl (Support: The Motels)
1985: Tina Turner
1986: Jimmy Barnes
1986: Genesis
1987: Eurythmics
1987: John Farnham
1988: Cliff Richard
1988: Sting (Reno, Nevada)
1989: Cliff Richard (Wembley Stadium, UK)
1990: John Farnham
1991: Skyhooks
1991: Billy Joel
1991: Cliff Richard (x2)
1992: Neil Diamond (Sydney)
1993: Meat Loaf
1994: Peter Gabriel
1994: John Farnham
1994: Johnny Cash/Kris Kristofferson
1994: Willie Nelson/Waylon Jennings
1994: 70’s Superstar Celebration (featuring Marti Rhone, John Paul Young, William Shakespeare, Rose Royce, Thelma Houston, Vicky someone who sang Turn the beat around before Gloria Estefan, KC & The Sunshine Band - there were more but I forget!)
1994: Billy Joel
1995: Cliff Richard (x2)
1995: The Highwaymen
1996: Neil Diamond
1996: Sting
1998: Cliff Richard w/ Olivia Newton John
1998: Elton John w/ Billy Joel
1998: Brian May
1999: Neil Diamond
2004: David Bowie
2004: Meat Loaf
2006: Let It Be – featuring John Waters, Christine Anu, Leo Sayer, Rick Price
2006: Split Enz
2006: The Countdown Spectacular (featuring a mass of acts: John Paul Young, Swanee, Cheetah, Frankie J Holden & Wilbur Wilde from Ol’ 55, Stephen Cummings from The Sports, Jo Jo Zep, Hush, Leo Sayer, Jon English, Renee Geyer, James Reyne, Sherbet)
2008: The Police
2008: Rod Stewart. (Sup. Ian Moss from Cold Chisel)



Had to resurrect this old thread cos last night I saw the ultimate band from the 70s and had to add to my list:

2009: The Who

We were actually only going down to listen to the gig (near my house) from a nearby park as we couldnt afford the tickets. But two people were leaving just as we got there and they handed us their tickets. So we only missed the opening 3 numbers and their seats were just 20 rows from the stage!

Well, between the 80's and early 90's, I've seen Marshal Tucker, Heart, Damn Yankees (which is not a 70's band, but is made up from recycled Rockers from the 70's), and the Allman Brothers. No, not really a concert goer. On the flip side of that coin, I've also seen David Allen Coe, Reba Macintyre, and Loretta Lynn.

-The Cowsills 1971? '72?(I know, many of you are saying, "Who?" And I say, not the Who but the Cowsills.  :D ;D ;D )
-B.J. Thomas/Debby Boone 1977? '78?
-Blue Oyster Cult 1980? '81?
-Loverboy 1985? '86?
-Bob Dylan 1989 (Wasn't impressed)
-Meatloaf-1993? '94?
-Jethro Tull 2004? '05
-The Rascals 2006
-B.J. Thomas/Billy Joe Royal 2007
-Loving Spoonfuls/Rick Darriger 2008


The best out of all them-Meatloaf.



Cat

The Cowsils {the inspiration for The Partridge Family}were awesome !!
The Rain the Park and other Things : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltsGa2qWIGs&feature=related


-The Cowsills 1971? '72?(I know, many of you are saying, "Who?" And I say, not the Who but the Cowsills.  :D ;D ;D )
Cat

These are listed in rougly chronological order.

The Carpenters
The 5th Dimension
Dr. Hook
Paul Revere & The Raiders
Peter Noone
Johnny Rivers
Foreigner
Chicago
Kansas
Charlie Daniels
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Peter Frampton

There are probably others, but I can't think of them at the moment.

1970- Gary Pucket & the Union Gap
1971- The James Gang
1972- REO Speedwagon
        Sonny & Cher
1973- Alice Cooper
        Jethro Tull
        Cheech & Chong
1974- Styx
        Ace
1975- Rush- twice
        Montrose- twice
        Foghat- twice
        Aerosmith- twice
        ZZtop
        Kiss
        Blue Oyster Cult
1976- Queen
          Kiss
          Aerosmith
          Foghat
          Rush
          Montrose
          Mountain
          Yes
          Blue Oyster Cult
1977- Steppenwolf
          Aerosmith
          Kiss
1978-  Aerosmith

Other groups I've seen
1964- The Rolling Stones
          The Shangri-la's
        The Beach Boys
1965- Paul Revere & the Raiders
          Tommie Roe
1966- Paul Revere & the Raiders
        Gary Lewis & the Playboys
1967- The Who
1968- The Association
          Steppenwolf
1983- The Beach Boys
1986- The Cult
          The Moody Blues
1990- Paul McCartney
1992- The Moody Blues



       

I saw The Rubettes sometime in the 90s (as opening act for The Tremeloes... :D)

Trouble is, we had to sit through their act waiting for 'the hit' right at the end!  :P

These are listed in rougly chronological order.

The Carpenters


Wow...lucky you!  I would've loved to see The Carpenters in concert!

Prism
Pink Floyd
Genesis  (several times)
Gordon Lightfoot
Dionne Warwick
Rolling Stones
Supertramp

a definite variety here...