Poco 1982

Poco has one short tour and the first leg of a larger tour booked for this year. The summer is used for the Bayou Blitz tour as it was called by the band. The infamous GHOST TOWN tour began in December. Kim Bullard says it was just like Spinal Tap as Poco returned to the club circuit. Poco begins to visit small venues that would have been unthinkable only a few years before. It proved to be a tough adjustment for the band. A winter tour takes its toll with illness canceling a few shows and generally making the band feel it had run its course.

DATEVENUELOCATIONALSO PERFORMINGNOTES
April 16-19, 1982High Sierra TheatreLake Tahoe, NVMarshall Tucker BandFrom the Denny Jones archives
June (UD), 1982Sherkston Shores Port Colbourne, Ontario, CanadaThe Beach Boys 
June 17, 1982Maybee Center, Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa, OKThe Beach Boys 
June 18, 1982Zoo Amphitheatre Oklahoma City, OKThe Beach BoysA rough review from Gene Triplett of the Oklahoman, who complained, “Songs like Crazy Love, Heart of the Night, and Down to the Wire are watered-down, predictable California-cowboy rockers which just don’t compare well with their earlier stuff. But as a songwriting band, the “Pokes” have outlived their usefulness.” Due to a rainy day, the show was moved indoors to the Lloyd Noble Center.
June 19, 1982Civic Center Amarillo, TXThe Beach Boys 
June 22, 1982Old Town Music Hall Birmingham, AL After a grueling 1,000 mile drive, Poco play two shows at this small 250-seat club.
June 23, 1982Slick’s Rock and RollSt. Martinsville, LA One show performed at this 2,500 capacity hall.
June 24, 1982SouthPaws Bossier City, LA Venue had a capacity of 750.
June 25, 1982U.S. Presidential New Orleans, LA This show was booked for a river cruise. Poco performed one show as the boat moved upstream.
June 26, 1982The Iron Horse Thibodaux, LA  
June 27, 1982Billy Bob’sFt. Worth, TXAlice Cooper (headliner)Poco is the opening act and they played a 60 minute set.
June 28, 1982Liberty Lunch Austin, TX This semi-open air venue held 800 patrons.
July 4, 1982Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine, CAChristopher Cross (headliner) One show at 8:00 p.m.
July 17, 1982Sheraton Grand Ballroom Anchorage, AK Two shows at 7:00 & 10:00 p.m.
A rare concert in Alaska still had the local press being critical. “The band looked bored playing its popular hits but this concert-starved audience ate it up.” Poco also took some time off to fish and relax.
July 22, 1982Old Waldorf San Francisco, CA Poco postponed this performance, eventually playing it in December.
July 23, 1982Crest Theatre Sacramento, CA  Show was cancelled when promoter sells his lease on the venue after several shows are canceled due to low ticket sales.
July 24, 1982Sierra Summer Festival Mammoth Lakes, CA From the Denny Jones archives
October 2, 1982Concord Pavilion Concord, CA Poco performs a private party. From the Denny Jones archives
October 17, 1982Santa Clara Fairgrounds Santa Clara, CANorton Buffalo, Joe Sharino 
November 19, 1982Sweetwater Redondo Beach, CA From the Denny Jones archives
November 21, 1982Arnold Hall, U.S. Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, CO From the Denny Jones archives
November 22, 1982Events Center, Colorado University Boulder, CO Richie Furay sat in with Poco on the encore.
December 3, 1982The Pub, California State University, Fullerton Fullerton, CA The start of the GHOST TOWN tour that essentially led to the demise of the Legend-era band begins in a small on-campus venue.
December 9, 1982Warnor’s Star Palace Fresno, CA  
December 10, 1982Grand Ballroom Reno, NV From the Denny Jones archives
December 11, 1982Old Waldorf San Francisco, CAMichael de JongTwo shows at 8:00 & 11:00 p.m.
Poco was in a joking mood with many in the audience seeing both shows. Charlie Harrison broke a bass string during the second set, leading Rusty to joke that Tim Schmit had never broken a string in all the years he’d played with Poco.
December 12, 1982Lobero Theater Santa Barbara, CA  One show at 8:00 p.m.
December 15, 1982The Palomino North Hollywood, CA Two shows at 8:00 & 11:00 p.m.
Although tabbed as a country-rock artist from the beginning, this is Poco’s first appearance at the noted country music club.
December 17-18, 1982The Golden Bear Huntington Beach, CA The early show sold out as Poco returns to this Southern California club for the first time since their early days.
December 19, 1982Dooley’s Tempe, AZ From the Denny Jones archives
December 31, 1982Good Time Theatre, Knott’s Berry Farm Buena Park, CAPointer SistersFrom the Denny Jones archives