This proves to be a disastrous live year as Poco cancels one tour and has another cancelled underneath them. This is the fewest number of live shows Poco played since their formation in 1968. Despite that, Poco manages their third European and British tour late in the year. It was also the year that Poco added former Loggins & Messina sideman Al Garth to the band. While the musical results were great, the personalities didn’t gel and by year’s end, Garth was let go.
| DATE | VENUE | LOCATION | ALSO PERFORMING | NOTES |
| January 16 | Midnight Special airs in syndication | Poco performs ‘Keep on Tryin’,’ ‘Sagebrush Serenade,’ ‘Makin’ Love’ | ||
| May 10 | Barton Coliseum | Little Rock, AR | Willie Nelson (headliner), Flying Burrito Bros. | One show at 8:00 p.m. 3,500 attend this show for a gross of $20,000. |
| May 11 | Mid-South Coliseum | Memphis, TN | Willie Nelson (headliner), Flying Burrito Bros. | 7,000 of 11,200 potential attend this show for a $40,000 gross. |
| May 11 | Old Grey Whistle Test airs on BBC-TV | Poco performs ‘Starin’ at the Sky.’ It is unconfirmed whether they are seen on film or if the song was played on the show. | ||
| May 12 | Austin Peay University, Dunn Center | Clarksville, TN | Willie Nelson (headliner), Flying Burrito Bros. | One show at 8:00 p.m. |
| May 14 | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, NC | Willie Nelson (headliner) | One show at 8:00 p.m. |
| May 15 | Coliseum | Charlotte, NC | Willie Nelson (headliner), Flying Burrito Bros. | |
| May 16 | Municipal Auditorium | Birmingham, AL | Willie Nelson (headliner), Flying Burrito Bros. | 2,800 people in attendance for a gross of $18,000. |
| May 17 | Municipal Auditorium | Mobile, AL | Willie Nelson (headliner), Flying Burrito Bros. | One show at 8:00 p.m. |
| May 18 | Coliseum | Jacksonville, FL | Willie Nelson (headliner) | |
| May 19 | Civic Center | Savannah, GA | Willie Nelson (headliner) | . |
| May 21 | Fox Theatre | Atlanta, GA | Willie Nelson (headliner), Tompall Glasser | One show at 8:00 p.m. 4,000 attend this performance for a gross of $46,000. |
| May 22 | Louisville Gardens | Louisville, KY | Willie Nelson (headliner), The Flying Burrito Brothers |  Poco canceled their appearance at this show and all succeeding shows of the Willie Nelson tour after signing to open for the ill-fated Stills-Young Band tour in the summer. However, according to Willie’s band, Poco’s road crew told the Willie Nelson band that they were quitting because of the unprofessional manner that the Willie Nelson group conducted themselves. |
| May 23 | Hara Arena | Dayton, OH | Willie Nelson (headliner) |  One show at 8:00 p.m.Poco canceled their appearance, as did the Flying Burrito Brothers. Waylon Jennings replaced them on the bill. |
| May 24 | Indiana Fairgrounds Coliseum | Indianapolis, IN | Willie Nelson (headliner), Flying Burrito Brothers | Poco canceled their appearance. |
| May 25 | Arie Crown Theatre | Chicago, IL | Willie Nelson (headliner), Flying Burrito Brothers | Poco canceled their appearance. |
| May 26 | Civic Center | St. Paul, MN | Willie Nelson (headliner), Flying Burrito Brothers | Poco canceled their appearance. |
| May 28 | Henry Levitt Arena, Wichita State University | Wichita, KS | Willie Nelson( headliner), Flying Burrito Brothers | Poco canceled their appearance. |
| May 29 | City Auditorium, Arena | Omaha, NE | Willie Nelson (headliner), Flying Burrito Brothers | Poco canceled their appearance. Tompall and the Glaser Brothers replace them on the bill. |
| May 30 | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, MO | Willie Nelson (headliner), Flying Burrito Brothers | Poco canceled their appearance. |
| June 1 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Denver, CO | Willie Nelson (headliner) | Poco canceled their appearance. |
| June 13 | Mountain Aire, Calaveras County Fairgrounds | Angels Camp, CA | Seals & Croft (headliner), Pure Prairie League | This was a sell-out performance with nearly 10,000 in attendance according to Amusement Business. |
| June 23-24 | Pine Knob Music Theater | Clarkston, MI | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | Both shows were sellouts for a gross of $138,995. |
| June 26 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | One show at 8:00 p.m. Another sellout with 15,550 in attendance for a $127,000 gross. |
| June 27 | Springfield Civic Auditorium | Springfield, MA | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | One show at 6:30 p.m. 10,000 see this show for a gross of $70,000. |
| June 29 | Spectrum Sports Arena | Philadelphia, PA | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | One show at 8:00 p.m. The tour’s 4th sellout with 18,500 seats filled for a gross of $125,980. |
| July 1-2 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, NY | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | One show at 8:00 p.m. each night |
| July 3 | Anaheim Stadium, | Anaheim, CA | The Beach Boys (headliner), America, Santana | Poco canceled this appearance after signing to open the Stills-Young Band tour. The concert went on without them with Santana taking their place. |
| July 4 | International Convention Center | Niagara Falls, NY | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | One show at 8:30 p.m. 9,000 people showed up for a gross of $54,000. |
| July 5 | Rochester War Memorial Auditorium | Rochester, NY | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | One show at 8:00 p.m. 9,000 of 11,000 potential for a gross of $60,071. |
| July 7 | Providence Civic Center | Providence RI | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | One show at 8:00 p.m. Finally! A concert tape from 1976. This has recently been circulating and it’s a beauty. |
| July 8 | Calderone Concert Hall | Hempstead, NY | Natural Gas | This gig was booked with Poco as headliner while Stills-Young took the day off to return to Criteria Studio in Florida to continue mixing their duo album. |
| July 9 | Capitol Centre | Largo, MD | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | One show at 8:00 p.m. Another tour sellout with 18,781 in attendance for a gross of $140,684. |
| July 9 | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu, HI | America (headliner), Flash Cadillac | Poco canceled after signing to open the Stills-Young Band tour. |
 July 10 | Schaefer Music Festival, Wollman Rink | Central Park, New York City, NY | This is another headlining show for Poco booked before the Stills-Young Band tour. However, they canceled it when they took on opening for Stills/Young. Thanks to Jon Rosenbaum for confirming the cancellation. Added an advert. | |
| July 11 | Colt Park | Hartford, CT | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | One show at 6:30 p.m. This show grossed $167,000 of a possible $225,000. |
| July 13 | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield, OH | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | One show at 7:30 p.m. 14,815 of a potential house of 19,276 see this performance. Gross take was $97,452. |
| July 14 | Riverfront Cincinnati Gardens | Cincinnati, OH | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | One show at 8:00 p.m. This was a sell out performance with 16,960 in attendance. |
| July 15 | Carter Barron Amphitheater | Washington DC | This was a sell-out performance with 17,334 in attendance for a gross of $117,371. | Poco canceled this appearance after being booked to open the Stills-Young Band tour |
| July 15 | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, PA | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | What turns out to be the final show of the Stills-Young Band tour is a sellout with 9,892 people in attendance. Gross take was $65,128. |
| July 17 | War Memorial Auditorium | Greensboro, NC | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | One show at 8:00 p.m. 10,743 attend this show for a gross of $83,785. |
| July 18 | Charlotte Coliseum | Charlotte, NC | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | While the local press was not impressed by Poco’s performance, the audience certainly was and they showed it with spirited applause. |
| July 20 | Carolina Coliseum, University Of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | 800 people attended this show. The crowd’s excitement and dancing in the aisles led to future bookings being banned at this venue. Press added. |
| July 21 | The Omni | Atlanta, GA | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | This show canceled when Neil Young fails to show up due to “throat problems.” |
| July 23 | Coliseum | Jacksonville, FL | Stephen Stills (headliner) | One show at 8:00 p.m. Still in shock over Young’s abrupt departure from the tour, Stills attempts to carry on without him. Three dates are fulfilled in Florida before promoters begin pulling the pin on the tour. |
| July 24 | Miami Baseball Stadium | Miami Beach, FL | Stephen Stills (headliner), Lynyrd Skynyrd | Poco opened the show, Lynyrd Skynyrd played second bill. Stills played with Chris Hillman, George “Chocolate” Perry and Joe Lala. 12,231 of a possible 22,000 showed up for a take of $101,928. |
| July 25 | Civic Center | Lakeland, FL | Stephen Stills (headliner), Lynyrd Skynyrd | One show at 7:30 p.m. This show was originally booked for Tampa Stadium but was changed to Lakeland at the request of Stills and Young, who wanted to play indoors. This was the final show of the tour with 9,000 people in the seats for a gross of $71,000. Promoters canceled the remainder of the tour. |
| July 27 | Municipal Auditorium | Mobile, AL | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | Show was canceled. Press added. |
| July 28 | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum | Shreveport, LA | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | Show was canceled. Press added. |
| July 29 | Mid-South Coliseum | Memphis, TN | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | Show was canceled. Press added |
| July 30 | Dallas Memorial Auditorium | Dallas, TX | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | Show was canceled in early July prior to Young’s departure so that the Stills-Young Band could perform at the Sunday Break II concert in Austin. That show was also subsequently canceled |
| July 31 | Lloyd Noble Center | Norman, OK | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | Show was canceled |
| August 2 | Sam Houston Coliseum | Houston, TX | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | Show was canceled in early July. See the above note. |
| August 3 | Convention Center | San Antonio, TX | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | Show was canceled in early July. See the above note. |
| August 10 | Chicago Stadium | Chicago, IL | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | Show was canceled |
| August 13 | Sports Center | St. Paul, MN | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | Show was canceled |
| August 14 | Summerfest Mainstage | Milwaukee, WI | The Stills-Young Band (headliner), Lynyrd Skynyrd | Show was canceled |
| August 17 | Cow Palace | San Francisco, CA | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | Show was canceled |
| August 19 | Concord Pavilion | Concord, CA | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | Show was canceled |
| August 21 | Balboa Stadium | San Diego, CA | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | Show was canceled |
| August 24 | The Forum | Inglewood, CA | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | Show was canceled |
| August 27 | Outdoor Theatre | Bakersfield, CA | Steve Ferguson | Poco managed to book one replacement show during the summer. My thanks to Poco buddy, Stu Rosenberg for this find. |
| August 29-31 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Denver, CO | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | Show was canceled |
| September 2, 1976 | PNE Coliseum, | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | Show was canceled |
| September 3 | Seattle Coliseum | Seattle, WA | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | Show was canceled |
| September 8 | Unknown venue | Edmunton, Canada | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | Show was canceled |
| September 10 | Unknown venue, | Calgary, Canada | The Stills-Young Band (headliner) | Show was canceled |
| September 25 | Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert airs in syndication | This is the NYC airdate | ||
| September 25 | Mar Race Track | Wentzville, MO | Poco also did a signing at Peaches Record Shop in St. Louis. From the Denny Jones archives | |
| September 26 | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium | Santa Monica, CA | Silver | Poco returns to the road after a miserable, non-profitable summer. They perform at a familiar hometown venue before leaving for a headlining European tour. 2,016 attend this show for a gross of $13,141. |
| October 2 | TopPop airs on AVRO, Netherlands | ‘Rose of Cimarron’ is lip-synched on the show and this clip has only recently been available to the public. | ||
| October 6 | Cirque Royal | Brussels, Belgium | A nice find after many years of searching. | |
| October 9 | Capitol Theatre | Passaic, NJ | Poco cancels this appearance to make 3rd European tour | |
| October 10 | Olympen | Lund, Sweden | ||
| October 11 | Chateau Neuf | Olso, Norway | Thanks to Norwegian Poconuts Kjell Arne Sunde and Rolf Loken for providing the venue name! | |
| October 12 | Konserthuset | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| October 14 | Sartory Saele | Cologne, Germany | Cate Brothers | |
| October 15 | Stadethalle | Offenbach, Germany | One show at 9:00 p.m. | |
| October 16 | Multi-halle | Mannheim, Germany | Cate Brothers | One show at 9:00 p.m. |
| October 19 | Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC-TV | Poco performed ‘Too Many Nights Too Long’ and ‘Rose of Cimarron.’ Rusty Young recalls that Elton John was also on the show. | ||
| October 20 | Oxford Polytechnic | Oxford, England | Cado Belle | |
| October 21 | Leeds University | Leeds, England | Cado Belle | |
| October 22 | Central Hall, York University | York, England | Cado Belle | 800 people attended this show. The crowd’s excitement and dancing in the aisles lead to future bookings being banned at this venue. |
| October 23 | Apollo Theatre | Glasgow, Scotland | Cado Belle | One show at 7:30 p.m. |
October 24 | Free Trade Hall | Manchester, England | Cado Belle | |
| October 25 | Wolverhampton Civic Hall | Wolverhampton, England | Cado Belle | One show at 7:30 p.m. The house mix was a bit shrill but the band put on a great show anyway. Al Garth was the standout for some reviewers. |
| October 27 | New Victoria Theatre | London, England | Cado Belle | One show at 7:30 p.m. New review added. |
| October 30 | Pavillions de Pantin | Paris, France | One show at 9:00 p.m. Thanks to Francois Didier for this information! | |
| October 31 | Jaap Edenhal | Amsterdam, Holland | Cado Belle | Jeffrey Middleton and Willem Pedroli provided the venue. Gerard Bruker has donated some great photos to the site. New information confirms that this concert was performed on the 31st, not the 17th as previously thought. Added a new advert and ticket stub. |
| November 17 | Juke Box, French TV | Patrick Moraz | This program showed clips from Don Kirchner’s Rock Concert. |
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