1975–1979: Growing Stages, Louder Shows
From 1975 to 1979, Showco moved from pioneering live sound to defining it. These were the years of bigger rigs, longer tours, and louder, more ambitious shows—when a small Dallas company was out on the road with some of the biggest names in rock.
This section of the archive highlights Showco’s work during the mid‑ to late‑’70s, with materials from tours by artists like Led Zeppelin, The Who, Uriah Heep, and more.
I’m building this archive by hand and will keep adding photos, itineraries, stage plots, and ephemera as they’re located and digitized.
Were you on the road, in the crowd, or working with Showco between 1975 and 1979?
If you have photos, passes, documents, or stories from this era, please contact me to help expand this part of the archive.
Artists & Tours from This Era
Artists & Tours this Era
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Alice Cooper
Average White Band
Bee Gees
Black Sabbath
David Bowie
Jackson Browne
Eric Clapton
ELO
Ethos
Peter Gabriel
Genesis
Havana Jam
The Jacksons
The Kinks
Led Zeppelin
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Mardi Gras
Dave Mason
Nazareth
Willie Nelson
O’Jays & Commodores
Parliament Funkadelik
Richard Pryor
Linda Ronstadt
The Rolling Stones
Starship Encounters
Sunshine Festival
James Taylor
Thin Lizzy
Uriah Heep
Van Halen
Weather Report
The Who
Wings