THE EARLY DATES
A partial history of Firefall tour dates from May 1976 through the early 80’s.
Of course, this isn’t a complete list by any means. We’ll add more as we find them.
May 8, 1976 – Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
May 2, 1976 – Brown University Meehan Auditorium, Providence, RI – w/J.D. Souther
May 5, 1976 – Paul’s Mall, Boston, MA – w/J.D. Souther
May 7, 1976 – Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, Pa – w/Tom Waits
June 5, 1976 – Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA – w/Leon Russell
June 22, 1976 – TV – Austin City Limits
July 12, 1976 – Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA – w/Fleetwood Mac, New Riders of the Purple Sage
July 13, 1976 – Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, NY – w/Fleetwood Mac
July 23, 1976 – Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO – w/The Beach Boys, Doobie Brothers, Jeff Beck, Ozark Mountain Daredevils
July 28, 1976 – Mississippi River Festival, Edwardsville, IL– w/Loggins & Messina
August 1, 1976 – The Civic Center, Charleston, WV – w/The Doobie Brothers
August 24, 1976 – Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA – w/Fleetwood Mac
August 28, 1976 – Santa Monica Civic Center, Santa Monica, CA – w/Spirit
September 5, 1976 – Sunday Break II, Austin, TX – w/Fleetwood Mac, The Band, Steve Miller Band
September 21, 1976 – Century II, Witchita, KX – w/Lynyrd Skynyrd (Attentdance 5,034)
September 22, 1976 – Omaha Auditorium Arena, Omaha, NE – w/The Outlaws, Lynyrd Skynyrd
September 25, 1976 – St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN – w/Leon & Mary Russell
October 24, 1976 – McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO – w/The Doobie Brothers (Ticket price $7.70, Attendance 12,478)
October 31, 1976 – Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH – w/The Doobie Brothers (Attendance 11,539)
November 3, 1976 – Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA – w/Pure Prarie League (Attendance 2,700)
December 10, 1976 – Gusman Center, Miami, FL
January 23, 1977 – Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA – w/Dave Mason (Attendance 7,508)
January 25, 1977 – Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA – w/ELO, Steve Hillage
January 28, 1977 – Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV – w/Cheech & Chong
January 30, 1977 – San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA – w/ELO, Steve Hillage (Attendance 10,627)
March 19, 1977 – Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC – w/Fleetwood Mac (Attendance 15,821)
March 21, 1977 – Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA – w/Fleetwood Mac (Attendance 17,380)
March 24, 1977 – Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY – w/Fleetwood Mac
March 25, 1977 – Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT – w/Fleetwood Mac – (Attendance 10,409)
March 28,1977 – Chrysler Hall, Norfolk, VA
May 1, 1977 – Folsom Field, Boulder, CO – w/Fleetwood Mac, Jeff Beck, John Sebastian
May 29, 1977 – Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA – w/Climax Blues Band, Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, Marshall Tucker Band
July 11, 1977 – Dr. Pepper Central Park Music Festival, New York, NY – w/Little River Band
July 13, 1977 – Civic Centre, Syracuse, NY – w/Little River Band
July 31, 1977 – Erie County Fieldhouse, Erie, PA – w/Marshall Tucker Band
August 15, 1977 – Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI – w/Seals & Crofts
September 24, 1977 – Wausau West Fieldhouse, Wausau, WI
September 28, 1977 – Memorial Hall, St. Louis, MO
September 29, 1977 – Civic Auditorium, Emporia, KS – w/Missouri
September 30, 1977 – Myers Fieldhouse, Mankato, MN
October 1, 1977 – State Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
October 21, 1977 – Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, Pa – w/Sanford & Townsend
October 22, 1977 – Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ – w/Pierce Arrow, David Bromberg
October 28, 1977 – G. Rollie White Coliseum, College Station, Tx
November 16, 1977 – Paramount Northwest, Seattle, WA – w/Jesse Winchester and Midnight Bus
November 25, 1977 – Santa Monica Civic Center, Santa Monica, CA – KMET 94.7 FM show
November 30, 1977 – Houston Music Hall, Houston, TX
December 3, 1977 – The Warehouse, New Orleans, LA – w/Sanford-Townsend Band
December 11, 1977 – Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, FL
???, 1978 – University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, NC
April 13, 1978 – Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY
April 20, 1978 – Gaillard Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, SC – w/Wet Willie
May 13, 1978 – Folsom Field, Boulder, CO – w/The Beach Boys, Journey, Bob Welch
November 9, 1978 – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY – w/The Marshall Tucker Band
November 16, 1978 – Civic Center, Oklahoma City, OK
December 1, 1978 – Aladdin Theater for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV – w/Heart
December 10, 1978 – Capital Centre, Lanover, MD – w/Dr. Hook, Pablo Cruise, Atlanta Rhythm Section
December 14, 1978 – Community Theater, Sacramento, CA – w/Kenny Loggins
December 16, 1978 – Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA – w/Kenny Loggins
December 18, 1978 – Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA – w/Kenny Loggins, Jack Tempchin
December 30, 1978 – The Warehouse, New Orleans, LA – The Marshall Tucker Band, Jay Boy Adams
December 31, 1978 – The Warehouse, New Orleans, LA – The Marshall Tucker Band, Jay Boy Adams
???, 1979 – Brigham Young University, Provo, UT – w/Pablo Cruise
???, 1979 – Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
January 26, 1979 – Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI – w/Marshall Tucker Band
January 27, 1979 – Notre Dame A.C.C., Notre Dame, IN – w/Marshall Tucker Band
January 30, 1979 – Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, MD – w/Heart (Attendance 12,639)
January 31, 1979 – Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke, VA – w/Heart
February 1, 1979 – Huntington Civic Center, Huntington, WV – w/Heart
February 2, 1979 – Freedom Hall Civic Center, Johnson City, TN – w/Heart
February 3, 1979 – Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC – w/Heart
February 6, 1979 – Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS – w/Heart
February 8, 1979 – Savannah Civic Center, Savannah, GA – w/Heart
February 10, 1979 – Hollywood Sportatorium, Hollywood, FL – w/Heart
February 11, 1979 – Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FL – w/Heart
February 20, 1979 – Municipal Auditorium, Austin, TX – w/Marshall Tucker Band
March 8, 1979 – Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC – w/Marshall Tucker Band (Attendance 4,000)
March 9, 1979 – Spokane Memorial Coliseum, Spokane, WA – w/Marshall Tucker Band
April 4, 1979 – Dee Events Center, Ogden, UT
April 17, 1979 – Royal Oak Music Theater, Royal Oak, MI
April 19, 1979 – Palace Theatre, Cleveland, OH – w/Marc Tanner Band (Tickets $7.50 adv / $8.50 DOS)
April 27, 1979 – Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Pa
July 22, 1979 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO – w/Harry Chapin
August 4, 1979 – Japan Jam – Enoshima Beach, Japan – w/Heart, The Beach Boys, TKO
September 8, 1979 – Savannah Civic Center, Savannah, GA – w/Heart
October 24, 1979 – City Auditorium, Colorado Springs, CO
November 9, 1979 – Rainbow Music Hall, Denver, CO
December 7, 1979 – Thunderbird Gym, Casper WY
February 23, 1980 – Rose Arena, Mount Pleasant, MI – w/The Marshall Tucker Band
March 13, 1980 – Royal Oak Music Theater, Royal Oak, MI
April 11, 1980 – Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS – w/Heart
July 5, 1980 – Empire Stadium, Vancouver, BC – w/Sammy Hagar, Little River Band, Rocky Burnette
July 8, 1980 – Mississippi River Festival, Edwardsville, IL – w/Kenny Loggins
July 19, 1980 – Louisville Gardens, Louisville, KY – w/Kenny Loggins
July 28, 1980 – Dr. Pepper Central Park Music Festival, New York, NY – w/Kenny Loggins
August 7, 1980 – Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA – w/Heart
August 16, 1980 – California Exposition & State Fair, Sacramento, CA – w/Eddie Money, Heart, Huey Lewis and the News
August 21, 1980 – Red Rocks Amphiteatre, Morrison, CO
???, 1981 – Perkin’s Palace, Pasadena, CA
February 7, 1981 – TV – Dick Clark’s American Bandstand
February 20, 1981 – TV – The Midnight Special
April 18, 1981 – Tangerine Bowl, Orlando, FL – w/Heart, Cheap Trick, Blue Oyster Cult, UFO
April 19, 1981 – Baseball Stadium, Miami, FL – w/Heart, Blue Oyster Cult, Motorhead, Freewheel
June 29, 1981 – Summerfest Main Stage, Milwaukee, WI – w/Pure Prarie League
July 11, 1981 – Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO – w/The Marshall Tucker Band, Franke & the Knockouts
???, 1982 – Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
January 29, 1983 – Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, OK – w/Danville
February 15, 1983 – Fort Lauderdale Beach, Fort Lauderdale, FL – “Summers on the Beach”