In a couple of recent posts on this Blog I have been revisiting some of the first gigs that I attended. As mentioned in this one (“More about 1970s gigs, and a correction”), I have created a list of the first 38 that I went to, from November 1974 to late December 1977. It appears at the end of this piece, along with photos of the tickets from all but one of these shows. I do not intend to extend this list any further, although I have continued to attend live music events in the 44 years since then, right up to a performance last night by Barb Jungr at the George IV on Chiswick High Road.
My attempts to document my early years of gig-going are nothing compared to the work that has gone into this site (raysgigs.com) which lists over 7,000 (and counting) live shows attended by another West Londoner. The year-by-year lists (like this one for 1974) show that he was at the first six gigs that I went to and dozens more in the years afterwards. I don’t believe that we have ever met. There’s news on his site of a forthcoming gig at a pub on Acton High Street that he will be playing at. I should get along there and introduce myself; I know at least one of the other performers. In the meantime, here’s my far less impressive list of gigs attended between 1974 and December 1977.
38 gigs attended, 11-Nov-1974 to 27-Dec-1977
Date | Act(s) | Where | Notes |
Mon 11/11/1974 | Sparks + Pilot | Hammersmith Odeon | |
Thu 20/03/1975 | 10cc + Fancy | Hammersmith Odeon | |
Sat 06/12/1975 | Supertramp + Joan Armatrading | Hammersmith Odeon | |
Sat 24/01/1976 | Dr Feelgood + Roogalator | Hammersmith Odeon | |
Fri 05/03/1976 | Robin Trower + John Miles | Wembley Empire Pool | |
Sat 21/08/1976 | Rolling Stones + 10cc + Lynyrd Skynyrd + Todd Rundgren’s Utopia + Hot Tuna + Don Harrison Band | Knebworth | |
Tue 07/09/1976 | Rainbow | Hammersmith Odeon | |
Sat 23/10/1976 | Peter Frampton + Gary Wright | Wembley Empire Pool | |
Thu 16/12/1976 | Steve Hillage + Nova | Hammersmith Odeon | |
Wed 19/01/1977 | Rory Gallagher | Hammersmith Odeon | |
Sat 12/02/1977 | Jethro Tull + Richard Digance | Hammersmith Odeon | |
Thu 17/02/1977 | Frank Zappa | Hammersmith Odeon | |
Sat 12/03/1977 | Black Sabbath + Nutz | Hammersmith Odeon | |
Tue 15/03/1977 | Black Sabbath + Nutz | Hammersmith Odeon | |
Wed 16/03/1977 | Pink Floyd | Wembley Empire Pool | |
Fri 20/05/1977 | Stranglers + London | Brunel University | |
Sun 22/05/1977 | Judas Priest+ Stateline Band | New Victoria Theatre | |
Mon 06/06/1977 | Klondyke + Nebula + Milk + Woods Band + Krisp + Short Stuff | Chiswick House Grounds | Jubilee Concert: None of these acts, as far as I know, became famous |
Tue 07/06/1977 | National Health + Simon Townsend Band + Shy + Simon Bury Burnett Band(?) + Lloyd Barclay and the Westminsters + Crosswind(?)+ Clive Harris + John Waters, Graham Ford, Peter Jenkins | Chiswick House Grounds | Jubilee Concert: None of these acts, as far as I know, became famous |
Sun 12/06/1977 | UFO | Roundhouse | |
Sat 18/06/1977 | Cado Belle | Music Machine | |
Fri 24/06/1977 | Genesis + Richie Havens | Earls Court | |
Sat 23/07/1977 | Crawler + Boxer + Moon | Rainbow | 3 Bands for £1, and singles as a freebie |
Mon 25/07/1977 | George Hatcher Band | Marquee | First trip to the Marquee, to check out George Hatcher before seeing him support Ted Nugent |
Wed 17/08/1977 | Ted Nugent + George Hatcher Band | Hammersmith Odeon | I wasn’t too old, and it wasn’t too loud |
Tue 04/10/1977 | Brothers Johnson | Hammersmith Odeon | |
Wed 05/10/1977 | Motors | Marquee | |
Thu 13/10/1977 | Ian Gillan Band + See Note | Rainbow | Billed as “The Sound Spectacular 77 Area Finals featuring Ian Gillan Band and Others |
Sun 16/10/1977 | Vibrators + 999 + Radiators from Space | Roundhouse | |
Sat 22/10/1977 | Bob Seger | Hammersmith Odeon | |
Tue 25/10/1977 | Yes + Donovan | Wembley Empire Pool | |
Sat 05/11/1977 | Stranglers + Dictators | Roundhouse | |
Sun 13/11/1977 | Rainbow | Rainbow | Rescheduled from Tue 20-Sep-1977, ticket has new date stamped on it |
Sun 20/11/1977 | Colosseum II | Victoria Palace | Name of the band does not appear on the ticket, I wrote it in pen on the reverse |
Sat 26/11/1977 | Burlesque + John Cooper Clarke | Nashville | |
Fri 02/12/1977 | Uriah Heep | Hammersmith Odeon | |
Sat 24/12/1977 | Eddie & the Hot Rods + The Only Ones + Stukas | Roundhouse | |
Tue 27/12/1977 | Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias + The Soft Boys | Marquee |
Tickets from all but one of them










1977 Gigs 13 to 18, Reverse View



