THE EARLY DATES
A partial history of Firefall tour dates from May 1976 through the early 80βs.
Of course, this isnβt a complete list by any means. Weβll add more as we find them.
β
May 8, 1976 - Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
May 2, 1976 - Brown University Meehan Auditorium, Providence, RI - w/J.D. Souther
May 5, 1976 - Paulβs Mall, Boston, MA - w/J.D. Souther
May 7, 1976 β 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 β Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, NY β w/Fleetwood Mac
July 23, 1976 β Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO β w/The Beach Boys, Doobie Brothers, Jeff Beck, Ozark Mountain Daredevils
July 28, 1976 β Mississippi River Festival, Edwardsville, ILβ 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 β McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO β 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 β 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 β 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 β Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT β w/Fleetwood Mac - (Attendance 10,409)
March 28,1977 - Chrysler Hall, Norfolk, VA
May 1, 1977 β 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 β Dr. Pepper Central Park Music Festival, New York, NY β w/Little River Band
July 13, 1977 β Civic Centre, Syracuse, NY β 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 β Memorial Hall, St. Louis, MO
September 29, 1977 - Civic Auditorium, Emporia, KS - w/Missouri
September 30, 1977 β Myers Fieldhouse, Mankato, MN
October 1, 1977 β State Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
October 21, 1977 β Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, Pa β w/Sanford & Townsend
October 22, 1977 β Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ β w/Pierce Arrow, David Bromberg
October 28, 1977 β 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 β Folsom Field, Boulder, CO - w/The Beach Boys, Journey, Bob Welch
November 9, 1978 β Madison Square Garden, New York, NY β 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 β Capital Centre, Lanover, MD β w/Dr. Hook, Pablo Cruise, Atlanta Rhythm Section
December 14, 1978 β Community Theater, Sacramento, CA β w/Kenny Loggins
December 16, 1978 - Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA - w/Kenny Loggins
December 18, 1978 β 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 β Brigham Young University, Provo, UT β w/Pablo Cruise
???, 1979 - Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
January 26, 1979 β 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 β Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, MD β w/Heart (Attendance 12,639)
January 31, 1979 β Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke, VA β w/Heart
February 1, 1979 β Huntington Civic Center, Huntington, WV β w/Heart
February 2, 1979 β Freedom Hall Civic Center, Johnson City, TN β w/Heart
February 3, 1979 β Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC β w/Heart
February 6, 1979 β Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS β w/Heart
February 8, 1979 β Savannah Civic Center, Savannah, GA β w/Heart
February 10, 1979 β Hollywood Sportatorium, Hollywood, FL β w/Heart
February 11, 1979 β Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FL β 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 β Dee Events Center, Ogden, UT
April 17, 1979 β 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 β w/Harry Chapin
August 4, 1979 - Japan Jam - Enoshima Beach, Japan - w/Heart, The Beach Boys, TKO
September 8, 1979 β Savannah Civic Center, Savannah, GA - w/Heart
October 24, 1979 β City Auditorium, Colorado Springs, CO
November 9, 1979 β Rainbow Music Hall, Denver, CO
December 7, 1979 β Thunderbird Gym, Casper WY
February 23, 1980 β Rose Arena, Mount Pleasant, MI β w/The Marshall Tucker Band
March 13, 1980 β Royal Oak Music Theater, Royal Oak, MI
April 11, 1980 β Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS β w/Heart
July 5, 1980 β Empire Stadium, Vancouver, BC β w/Sammy Hagar, Little River Band, Rocky Burnette
July 8, 1980 β Mississippi River Festival, Edwardsville, IL β w/Kenny Loggins
July 19, 1980 β Louisville Gardens, Louisville, KY β w/Kenny Loggins
July 28, 1980 β Dr. Pepper Central Park Music Festival, New York, NY β w/Kenny Loggins
August 7, 1980 β Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA β w/Heart
August 16, 1980 β California Exposition & State Fair, Sacramento, CA β w/Eddie Money, Heart, Huey Lewis and the News
August 21, 1980 - Red Rocks Amphiteatre, Morrison, CO
???, 1981 - Perkinβs Palace, Pasadena, CA
February 7, 1981 β TV β Dick Clarkβs American Bandstand
February 20, 1981 β TV β The Midnight Special
April 18, 1981 β Tangerine Bowl, Orlando, FL β w/Heart, Cheap Trick, Blue Oyster Cult, UFO
April 19, 1981 β Baseball Stadium, Miami, FL β 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 - Cainβs Ballroom, Tulsa, OK - w/Danville
February 15, 1983 - Fort Lauderdale Beach, Fort Lauderdale, FL - “Summers on the Beach”