
The LEGEND-era of Poco hits the road with Cotton, Young, Steve Chapman, Charlie Harrison and Kim Bullard. The LEGEND album has been on the market for six months before Poco tours to promote it. This touring year finds Poco doing the club circuit early in the year and graduating to medium halls and festivals in the summer. Thanks to two hit records, Poco actually manages some headlining gigs – something they haven’t seen too much of since the early 70s.
| DATE | VENUE | LOCATION | ALSO PERFORMING | NOTES |
| February 9-10 | Rick’s American Cafe | Aspen, CO | Warm-up gigs for the upcoming club tour to reintroduce Poco to its audience. | |
| February 12-14 | The Blue Note | Boulder, CO | Mark Hallman | Two shows at 8:00 & 11:00 p.m. each night. This club was run by George Grantham’s former wife, Jenny. |
| March 7 | Thumper’s South | Inver Grove Heights, MN | Daisy Dillman | |
| March 9 | The Palms | Milwaukee, WI | Brian Balestrieri Band | |
| March 11 | Headliner’s | Madison, WI | Night Owl | Two shows at 6:30 & 10:00 p.m. |
| March 12 | The Venture Store | St. Louis, MO | No performance. This was an in-store promotional appearance. | |
| March 13-14 | Mississippi Nights At Lacledes Landing | St. Louis, MO | ||
| March 16 | Agora Club | Columbus, OH | Wheels | One show at 9:00 p.m. |
| March 17 | Palladium | Dallas, TX | ||
| March 17 | Park West | Chicago, IL | Show sells out and an additional show is added on the 19th. | |
| March 19 | Park West | Chicago, IL | One show at 7:30 p.m. Official tour itinerary lists this as a possible second date for the Park West. Bert Gangl supplies confirmation of this second date. | |
| March 20 | Agora Club | Painesville, OH | Chris Michael Band | Melanie hires the opening act as her backing band right after this show and sings a tune with them during their opening set. |
| March 23-24 | The Paradise | Boston, MA | Two shows each night. | |
| March 26-27 | Cabaret Theatre | Philadelphia, PA | David Sayh | |
| March 30-31 | The Bottom Line | New York City, NY | Grove Scrivener | Both shows were sellouts. Many Poconuts from the northeast in attendance, including Dennis Richards, Mark Gould, and Jon Rosenbaum. |
| April 2 | Capri Ballroom | Atlanta, GA | Two shows at 9:00 & 11:00 p.m. | |
| April (UD) | Weinberg Center for the Arts | Fredrick, MD | ||
| April 11 | Crossroads Of The World | Hollywood, CA | No performance. This was a photo shoot with photographer Henry Diltz. | |
| April 24-25 | Old Waldorf | San Francisco, CA | Collins & Levine | Two shows at 9:00 & 11:00 p.m. |
| April 27-28 | The Roxy | Los Angeles, CA | Katy Moffat | |
| April 29 | Irvine Bowl | Laguna Beach, CA | Kalapana | One show at noon. |
| May 13 | Folsom Field, Colorado University | Boulder, CO | The Doobie Brothers, Boston, Bob Welch | One show at noon. |
| May 15 | Civic Center Music Hall | Oklahoma City, OK | One show at 8:00 p.m. | |
| May 16 | Kiel Opera House | St. Louis, MO | One show at 8:00 p.m. 3,557 attend this performance. | |
| May 17 | Old Lady Of Brady | Tulsa, OK | Don White | One show at 8:00 p.m. 2,144 attend this performance. |
| May 19 | Memorial Stadium | Charlotte, NC | Boston, Atlanta Rhythm Section | Bruce Ritchie provided information on this show. One show at 5:00 p.m. |
| May 21 | Chrysler Hall | Norfolk, VA | Snuff | One show at 8:00 p.m. From the Denny Jones archives. |
| May 22 | Huntington, WVA | From the Denny Jones archives | ||
| May 23 | Memorial Auditorium | Chattanooga, TN | ||
| May 25 | Miami Stadium | Miami, FL | Boston, Doobie Bros., Granati Brothers | One show at 4:00 p.m. Rusty Young walks off stage after only a couple songs after nearly being hit by an object thrown from the audience. |
| May 27 | Tangerine Bowl | Orlando, FL | Boston, Doobie Bros., AC/DC | One show at 4:00 p.m. |
| Tennessee Theater | Nashville, TN | Roger Voudouris | One show at 8:30 p.m. | |
| Cotton Carnival, Fairgrounds | Memphis, TN | This was a free show sponsored by a local radio station, WBHQ. Poco crew members infuriated the radio staff by ripping down a station banner, and the band played a lackluster show. One show at 8:30 p.m. | ||
| June 2 | Carter Stadium | Raleigh, NC | Boston, Van Halen, Outlaws | Poco tailors their set to rock crowd and drops all ballads. One show at noon. |
| June 12 | Palace Theatre | Cleveland, OH | Tycoon | One show at 7:30 p.m. |
| June 13 | Capitol Centre | Largo, MD | ||
| June 15 | Mid-Hudson Civic | Poughkeepsie, NY | Ian Hunter-Mick Ronson Band | One show at 8:00 p.m. |
| June 16 | Belmont Park | Elmont, NY | Jay Ferguson | A fight broke out near the end of Poco’s set and 10 were arrested and several hired Pinkerton guards were injured. |
| June 17 | Giant Stadium | East Rutherford, NJ | Utopia, Boston, The Outlaws | One show at noon. Poco opens this show with a short 20-minute set. |
| June 19 | Memorial Hall, Fairgrounds | York, PA | David Hallet | One show at 8:00 p.m. This show grossed $14,796 of a possible $24,375 with an attendance of 2,006. |
| June 20 | Auditorium Theater | Rochester, NY | Fandango | One show at 8:00 p.m. This show grossed $19,178 of a possible $20,948. |
| June 21 | Shea’s Concert Theatre | Buffalo, NY | Jay Ferguson | One show at 8:00 p.m. |
| June 22 | Beeghley Center, Ohio State University | Youngstown, OH | Sea Level | One show at 8:00 p.m. This show grossed $12,153 of a possible $39,000. |
| June 23 | County Fieldhouse | Erie, PA | Postponed until August 1. | |
| June 23 | Paramount Theatre | Wilkes-Barre, PA | From the Denny Jones archives One show at 8:30 p.m. | |
| June 24 | Palace Theatre | Cincinnati, OH | Henry Paul Band | |
| June 26 | Memorial Auditorium | Columbus, GA | Stillwater | One show at 8:00 p.m. From the Denny Jones archives |
| June 28 | Birmingham Concert Hall | Birmingham, AL | Journey | This show drew a sell-out crowd of 3,000. |
| June 29 | Fox Theatre | Atlanta, GA | One show at 8:00 p.m. A show scheduled today for Columbus, Georgia was moved to June 26. | |
| July 1 | Texas Hall, University Of Texas | Arlington, TX | St. Elmo’s Fire | |
| July 2 | Music Hall | Houston, TX | St. Elmo’s Fire | One show at 8:00 p.m. Paul adds a radically altered arrangement of ‘A Right Along’ in tribute to Lowell George for the encore (Pat Marshall) |
| July 7 | Snowmass Resort Music Pavilion | Snowmass, CO | Two shows at 8:00 & 11:00 p.m. | |
| August 1 | Warner Theater | Erie, PA | From the Denny Jones archives | |
| August 3-4 | Wollman Rink, Central Park | New York City, NY | Livingston Taylor (cancel), England Dan and JF Coley (cancel) Dave Mallett | One show each night at 6:30 p.m. |
| August 6 | Blossom Music Center | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Jimmy Buffett | One show at 8:00 p.m. A sell-out show. |
| August 9 | Pinecrest Music Fair | Shelton, CT | Roy Buchanan | One show at 7:00 p.m. An excellent audience tape exists of this show. |
| August 10 | Robin Hood Dell West | Philadelphia, PA | Jimmy Buffett | One show at 8:00 p.m. |
| August 11 | Merriweather Post Pavilion | Columbia, MD | Pure Prairie League | One show at 7:30 p.m. A headlining show at the Robin Hood Dell West on this date was canceled in early July and Poco was added to the Jimmy Buffett show on August 10. |
| August 12 | Music Inn | Lenox, MA | David Bromberg, Aztec Two Step | One show at 4:00 p.m. 4,316 attend this show |
| August 14 | Calderone Concert Theatre | Hempstead, NY | Just learned that this show was canceled a month prior. | |
| August 15 | Garden State Arts Center | Holmdel, NJ | Steve Forbert | |
| August 18 | Mississippi River Festival, Southern Illinois University | Edwardsville, IL | John Stewart | One show at 7:00 p.m. This show was a late addition to the festival. |
| August 19 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, MO | John Stewart, Michael Stanley Band | One show at 8:30 p.m. From the Denny Jones archives |
| August 22 | Uihlein Hall, Performing Arts Center | Milwaukee, WI | Michael Stanley Band | One show at 8:00 p.m. 2,000 people attend show |
| August 25 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, CO | The Dirt Band | One show at 7:30 p.m. Richie Furay performs the encore with Poco. |
| August 26 | Assembly Hall, The Salt Palace | Salt Lake City, UT | One show at 7:00 p.m. From the Denny Jones archives. | |
| August 28 | Greek Theatre | Los Angeles, CA | The Dirt Band | One show at 8:00 p.m. |
| September 1 | Ventura County Fairgrounds | Ventura, CA | Maria Mulda uer, Sanford-Townsend Band | Canceled due to low ticket sales. |
| September 2 | Berkeley Community Theater | Berkeley, CA | The Dirt Band | |
| September 5 | Irvine Bowl | Laguna Beach, CA | One show at 7:00 p.m. Advertisements differ on the date of this show. The Denny Jones archives confirms the September date. | |
| September 23 | Battery Park | New York City | Crosby, Stills and Nash, Paul Simon, Jackson Browne, Carly Simon, James Taylor, John Hall, Jesse Colin Young, Bonnie Raitt, Stephen Bishop, Raydio | One show at 11:00 a.m. A daytime rally to generate interest in the night’s show. Thanks to Corey Bearak for providing the information. |
| September 23 | No Nukes Concert, Madison Square Garden | New York City, NY | Crosby, Stills and Nash, Raydio, Paul Simon, Jackson Browne, Carly Simon, James Taylor, John Hall, Jesse Colin Young, Bonnie Raitt, Stephen Bishop, | One show at 7:30 p.m. An audience tape of this show exists. |
| Central Washington State Fairgrounds | Yakima, WA | One show at 8:00 p.m. | ||
| October 20 | Ventura Seaside Arena, Ventura Fairgrounds | Ventura, CA | Crosby, Stills and Nash, Jackson Browne | One show at 7:30 p.m. This was a benefit concert in memory of Philippe Cousteau. The show was memorable for fans as CSN reunited onstage. Poco’s equipment was used by all groups. |
| October 26 | Activity Center, Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ | Graham Nash, Dave Mason | One show at 8:30 p.m. |
| December 29 | Don Kirchner’s Rock Concert airs in syndication | Rather than an in-studio performance, Poco promo videos are shown. |