Updated: April 28th, 2008
1977
   
I first saw them play Kiel Auditorium, St.Louis, Missouri in January of 1977. The Michael Stanley Band opened the show and Leslie West (as a solo artist) followed before Heep headlined. Obviously it was one of the earlier Lawton sets to be played in the USA. I do remember they played both Sympathy and Firefly off the then unreleased Firefly album along with The Wizard and Sweet Lorraine amongst others.
 
Saw them again just a few months later at the Fox Theatre in St.Louis, Missouri. Either April or May 1977 although I believe it was April. Starz opened and Heep headlined. Similar set to the Kiel set although longer and included Lady In Black. Smaller venue than Kiel but the show rocked and was greatly received by the audience. This was their last headline show in St.Louis as their next date was in late 1978 supporting Jethro Tull.
 

C.McGinley

 

Jan 01 - Providence, RI
Jan 10 - Civic Center Auditorium, Amarillo, TX (w/ Kiss)
Jan 18 - Duluth Arena, Duluth, MN (w/ Kiss)
Jan 22 - Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL (w/ Kiss)
Jan 26 - Hulman Civic Center, Terra Haute, IN (w/ Kiss)
Jan 27 - Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI (w/ Kiss)
Jan 28 - Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI (w/ Kiss)
Jan 29 - Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI (w/ Kiss)

Feb 06 - Met Center, Bloomington, MN (w/ Kiss)
Feb 08 - Civic Auditorium, Omaha, NE (w/ Kiss)
Feb 28 - The Odeon, Birmingham

Mar 01 - De Monfort Hall, Leicester
Mar 02 - Guildhall, Portsmouth
Mar 03 - Colston Hall, Bristol
Mar 04 - Free Trade Hall, Manchester
Mar 06 - Rainbow Theatre, London
Mar 08 - City Hall, Sheffield
Mar 09 - The Empire, Liverpool
Mar 11 - Apollo Centre, Glasgow
Mar 16 - Circus Royal, Brussels, Belgium
Mar 17 - Turfschip, Breda, Holland
Mar 19 - Bochum, Germany
Mar 20 - Nurnberg, Germany
Mar 22 - Offenbach, Germany
Mar 23 - Augsburg, Germany
Mar 26 - Lugano, Switzerland - A
Mar 28 - Ludwigshafen, Germany
Mar 29 - Dusseldorf, Germany
Mar 30 - Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, Holland - A

Apr 01 - Chateau Neuf, Oslo, Norway
Apr 05 - Hamburg, Germany
Apr 07 - Sporthalle, Tyenraan Raalte, Holland

May 06 - Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO (w/ Foreigner)
May ?? - Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA - A

Jun 08 - Shea Theatre, Buffalo, NY (w/ Foreigner)
Jun 10 - Civic Center, ??? (w/ Ted Nugent and Widowmaker)
Jun 12 - Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario (w/ Ted Nugent and Widowmaker) - A
Jun 17 - Cumberland County Memorial Arena, Fayetteville, NC
Jun ?? - RKO Orpheum Theatre, Davenport, IA

Jul 21 - Marjebergskogen, Karlstad, Sweden - A
*Set List (from Karlstad show): Do You Know / Stealin' / Look At Yourself / Lady In Black / The Wizard / July Morning / The Hanging Tree / Firefly / Sympathy / Who Needs Me / Easy Livin' / Gypsy / Sweet Lorraine

Aug 10 - Waldbuhne, Berlin, Germany ("The 2nd Golden Summernight Concert" w/ Manfred Mann, Small Faces and others)
Aug 14 - Eberhard-Bauer-Stadion, Esslingen, Germany ("The 2nd Golden Summernight Concert" w/ Aerosmith, Ted Nugent and others) - A
Aug 21 - Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany ("The 2nd Golden Summernight Concert" w/ Stanley Clarke, Ted Nugent and others)
Aug 26 - Reading Festival, UK - A

Sep 30 - Inntalhalle, Rosenheim, Germany

Oct 01 - Mainland-Sporthalle, Würzburg, Germany
Oct 02 - Nibelungenhalle, Passau, Germany
Oct 03 - Circus Krone, Munich, Germany
Oct 04 - Sporthalle, Klagenfurt, Germany

Nov 18 - Rhein-Rock-Hallen, Koln, Germany
Nov 21 - Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Nov 22 - The Apollo, Glasgow
Nov 23 - The Empire, Liverpool
Nov 24 - The Odeon, Birmingham
Nov 25 - The Guamont, Southampton
Nov 28 - The Palace, Manchester
Nov 29 - Guildhall, Preston
Nov 30 - City Hall, Newcastle

Dec 01 - De Monfort Hall, Leicester
Dec 02 - Hammersmith Odeon, London
Dec 03 - The Guamont, Ipswich
Dec 05 - The Dome, Brighton
Dec 06 - The Hippodrome, Bristol {Moved from Nov 27}