Poco gets a boost by replacing Larry Larson as manager with Rick Alter. He begins mapping out a more aggressive live schedule and tries to shop some demos around for a recording contract. The resulting reaction leads Poco to cut Tim Smith and Richard Neville loose mid-year and bring back George Grantham and Jack Sundrud.
| DATE | VENUE | LOCATION | ALSO PERFORMING | NOTES |
| February 18 | Church Street Station, Orlando, FL | One show at 7:00 p.m. Tim Smith returns to Poco on drums. Check out the excellent new pics! | ||
| February 19 | Neighborhood Theatre | Charlotte, NC | ||
| May 6 | Mayfest | Destin, FL | Firefall | Jock Bartley of Firefall sits in on the encore |
| May 27 | Foxwood Casino | Mashantucket, CT | Pure Prairie League | A tape of this show circulates. |
| May 28 | Roy Acuff Theatre | Nashville, TN | Firefall | This show was canceled. Richard Neville and Tim Smith are asked to leave Poco. |
| June 12 | Outdoor Festival | Little Rock, AR | BTO, Litte River Band, Chuck Negron | George Grantham and Jack Sundrud are recruited to rejoin Poco. This is the revamped Poco’s first show. |
| June 15 | The Plaza at Harrah’s | Reno, NV | Pure Prairie League, Firefall | Poco’s opening set consists of only five songs. They haven’t had enough time to rehearse more. Poco nearly misses the gig when their plane is delayed in Dallas. |
| June 23 | Meadow Brook Music Festival | Rochester, MI | Pure Prairie League (headliner) | One show at 8:00 p.m. A tape of this show circulates. |
| June 24 | Riverfest | Moline, IL | Pure Prairie League, Jeff Healy | Due to heavy rains and flooding, the entire festival was canceled.. |
| July 15 | Music on Main | Frisco, CO | Wendy Woo | Richie Furay sits in on several songs.Bad weather threatened the show but Poco managed to pull it off despite a steady drizzle during their set.A tape of this show circulates. |
| July 21 | Jefferson County Fair | Hillboro, MO | ||
| July 25 | Grandstand, Orange County Fairgrounds | Costa Mesa, CA | Firefall | Two shows at 7:00 & 9:00 p.m. Poco closes the first show and opens the second. Jock Bartley joined Poco on Boomerang to close the first show. |
 July 26 | Arlington Theater | Santa Barbara, CA | Firefall | Two shows at 7:00 & 9:00 p.m. |
| August 15 | Yokuts Park | Bakersfield, CA | ||
| August 18 | City Block Summer Series | Springfield, MA | ||
| August 19 | Mountain Days Festival | Dayton, OH | ||
| August 25 | Chinook Winds Casino | Lincoln City, OR | ||
| September 9 | Taste of the Beaches | Treasure Island, FL | Firefall (headliner) | One show at 6:00 p.m. A thunderstorm ends Firefall’s set early, only two songs into it. Jock Bartley again joins Poco on ‘Boomerang.’ |
| September 16 | Alton Expo | Alton, IL | Harmon Family | One show at 9:00 p.m. |
| September 21 | Sun Theatre | Anaheim, CA | Little Feat | |
| September 22 | Big Spring Jam | Huntsville, AL | Chuck Negron, Michael McDonald | |
| September 29 | Humphrey’s | San Diego, CA | America (headliner) | One show at 7:30 p.m. |
| October 6 | Westhampton Theatre | Westhampton, NY | Firefall | |
| October 7 | Ram’s Head Tavern | Annapolis, MD | ||
| October 22 | GTE Amphitheatre, | Virginia Beach VA | Marshall Tucker Band | Moved from October 29. |
| October 25 | The Little Bear | Evergreen, CO | Jock Bartley sits in on three songs. | |
| October 26 | Arizona State Fairgrounds | Phoenix, AZ | Pure Prairie League (headliner), Firefall | One show at 7:00 p.m. |
| October 27 | Grizzly Rose | Golden, CO | Pure Prairie League | Richie Furay sits in |
| October 28 | Rialto Theater | Loveland, CO | ||
| October 29 | Truckers Aid Benefit, GTE Amphitheatre | Virginia Beach, VA | Marshall Tucker Band | |
| November 3-4 | Hoosier Lounge, Casino Aztar | Evansville, IN | Firefall | Two shows each night at 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. |
| November 24 | JAXX | Springfield, VA | The Roaducks | |
| December 31 | Universal Amphitheatre | Universal City, CA | America (headliner), Christopher Cross | One show at 9:00 p.m. |