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

David Bowie
Led Zeppelin
Jackson Browne
Alice Cooper
ELO
The Kinks
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Mardi Gras
Eric Clapton
Ethos
Peter Gabriel
Genesis
Havana Jam
The Jacksons
Average White Band
Black Sabbath
Bee Gees
Sunshine Festival
Thin Lizzy
James Taylor
Nazareth
The Rolling Stones
Starship Encounters
Linda Ronstadt
Dave Mason
Uriah Heep
Van Halen
Weather Report
The Who
Wings
Willie Nelson
O'Jays & Commodores
Parliament Funkadelik
Richard Pryor

Artists & Tours this Era

(click artist for more)

  • 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