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.
Showco Shirt prices - 1975- Denton Monogram (Denton Tom)
Sep-07-1976-Dallas-Daily-Campus-Sunday Break II
Wet Willie - Lynyrd Skynyrd Contract - 1975
Bad Company Button
Apr-14-1975-Austin-Daily-Texan-p-12-CALMES-FREDDIE-KING_page-0001
Black and white poster announcing a Bread in Concert event on May 7th at 8 PM at the Dallas Convention Center, with ticketing information at Preston Tickets, Preston Records, Dave's Locker, and Fantasia Records.
Empty indoor concert arena with red seats, a stage in the distance, and large sound and lighting equipment hanging from the ceiling.
Steve Miller Band 1976 laminate - Summer Serenade
STRUNG OUT ON LASERS-SHOWCO-WHO-EARLS-COURT-ARTICLE-1975-2010_page-0001-STEVE-JANDER
STRUNG OUT ON LASERS-SHOWCO-WHO-EARLS-COURT-ARTICLE-1975-2010_page-0002-STEVE-JANDER
LEON RUSSELL-September,19-1976-Lubbock-Avalanche-Journal-p-73
Sep-02-1976-Austin-Daily-Texan-Sunday Break II - BJ SCHILLER
Showco alum, Donnie Kretzschmar's handwritten calendar/schedule for 1977
Nov 9, 1977-Richardson-Daily-News-p-1- John Blasutta (Showco crew)
August 27, 1976 Jeff Beck - Lynyrd Skynyrd Backstage Pass
Eric Clapton 1976 Fall Tou Pass Laminate
Carole King Backstage Pass Music Hall Feb. 29, 1976
9011 Governers Row Business Card Luggage Tag
STARSHIP-ENCOUNTERS June,29-1978-Seguin-Gazette-p-52
Sep-10-1978-Brownsville-Herald-p-28
Pockets-Itinerary 1978
Oct 4, 1978-Dallas-Park-Cities-News-p-9
Nov-26-1978-Brownsville-Herald-p-38
Nov 21, 1978-Colorado-Springs-Gazette-p-34
modern recording & music magazine , November 1978
Weather Report 1978 Stage Plot
April,9-1978-Paris-News-p-15
1978-CBS-RECORDS-SHOWCO-BUTTON
5-13-1978 The Dudek Finnigan Krueger Backstage Pass
9.19.1978 AUSTIN - SUPER DRUM CALMES_page-0001
Freddie King 1975 Birthday Celebration @Armadillo Headquarters - courtesy of the Sizemore Estate
Showco thans from Freddie King album 1975
Genesis 1975 Concert program cover
Showco Christmas Card Invitation
Showco Christmas Card Invitation
AWB stage-plot 1976
Paul 'Biker' Strong
Ryan Rose - Promoter ; wearing a Led Zeppelin Day on the Green jacket
Bobby Womack Input list
Brainstorm input list
Heatwave input list
Brainstorm stageplot
City Boy Stage Layout
Donnie Kretzschmar - The Band Tour circa 1974
Delton Bass
Donnie 'DK', Kretzschmar, Johnny 'JW' Roberts, John, 'JB' Blasutta
Bill Graham Presents Eddie Money Input & stage plot
Eddie Money Input list
Elvis Costello Input list
Elvis Costello Mic list
Elvis Costello mic list
England Dan and Ford Coley stage plot
Art Garfunkel set
Heatwave set
1976 Lynyrd Skynyrd stage plot
Paycheck stage plot
Pockets Itinerary
REX stage plot
1978 Rolling Stones setlist, Memphis, TN
Wild Cherry inputs
Pockets input list
3/9/1979 Daily Oklahoman Roadies Article p.1
3/9/1979 Daily Oklahoman Roadies Article p.2
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