Gig List: 1975

#	Band(s)	Venue	Date	Rating	Comments
32	Ohio Players + John Miles	Hammersmith Odeon, London	01.02.1975	7	support John Miles was yet to have a hit single but did a good show .Ohio Players were nice and funky .
33	Chuck Berry	Hammersmith Odeon, London	06.03.1975	8	Chuck is a true rock n roll legend .His novelty hit " My Ding A Ling " wasa massive success 15 months ago .
34	Heatwave	Hammersmith Odeon, London	08.03.1975	7	Heatwave were a very popular funk band a good couple of years before they started having hit singles .
35	Supertramp + Gallagher And Lyle + Chris De Burgh	Hammersmith Odeon, London	09.03.1975	8	Supertramp had been voted Melody Makers " Band Of The Year " . This was a 3 band package from A+M records .
36	10cc + Fancy	Hammersmith Odeon, London	20.03.1975	9	10cc are massive in the UK .current album is "Original Soundtrack" current single is " Life Is A Minestrone"
37	Neil Sedaka	Hammersmith Odeon, London	21.03.1975	8	Neil Sedaka had a few hit singles in the UK in the early 1970s including last years " Laughter In The Rain " .
38	Lou Reed + String Driven Thing	Hammersmith Odeon, London	25.03.1975	8	part of the world tour to promote Lou's " Rock n Roll Animal " album .
39	Hunter Ronson Band + Jet	Hammersmith Odeon, London	31.03.1975	9	both bands were great .Mott The Hoople split a few months ago and Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson put together a band to promote both their solo albums Micks "Play Don’t Worry" and Ian Hunters self named debut .
40	Cockney Rebel + Sailor	Hammersmith Odeon, London	12.04.1975	8.5	current single "Come Up And See Me Make Me Smile " is a massive No 1 hit
41	Detroit Spinners	Hammersmith Odeon, London	17.04.1975	7	" Could It Be Im Falling In Love " was a great record .
42	Sweet Sensation	Hammersmith Palais, London	20.04.1975	7	UK pop soul with the lovely No 1 hit " Sad Sweet Dreamer"
43	Tymes	Hammersmith Palais, London	22.04.1975	6
44	Three Degrees	Hammersmith Odeon, London	25.04.1975	5	" When Will I See You Again " had been a massive hit single last year .
45	Bachman Turner Overdrive + Thin Lizzy	Hammersmith Odeon, London	03.05.1975	9.5	fantastic double bill. Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham had joined Thin Lizzy last year and with Lynott you knew they would be huge .
46	Bachman Turner Overdrive + Thin Lizzy	Hammersmith Odeon, London	04.05.1975	9.5	BTO were massive in the UK at this time with the brilliant " Not Fragile " album and the big hit single " You Aint Seen Nothing Yet" .Fantastic evening .
47	Yes + Ace	QPR Football Ground, London	10.05.1975	6	great stage show but not my cup of tea.I was never into progressive rock at all but the gig was only a short walk away .
48	Led Zeppelin	Earls Court Arena, London	17.05.1975	8	not the best of venues . I remember Jimmy Page playing the guitar with his violin as being pretty cool .This tour was to support new album " Physical Graffiti "
49	Showaddywaddy	Hammersmith Odeon, London	18.05.1975	7	The past year had been a good one for the band " Three Steps To Heaven " was current hit for these drape boys .
50	Alex Harvey Band + Skyband	Hammersmith Odeon, London	24.05.1975	9	With Zal Cleminson on guitar they were a really great live r n r band ." Tomorrow Belongs To Me " was the current album release for this tour .
51	Roy Harper	Hammersmith Odeon, London	14.06.1975	7	could not really get into this stuff .
52	Billy Cobham	Hammersmith Odeon, London	23.06.1975	6	too much jazz drumming for me .
53	Supercharge + Wigwam	Hyde Park, London	30.08.1975	6	not my cup of tea at all .
54	Supremes + Sweet Sensation	Hammersmith Odeon, London	01.09.1975	6	Mary Wilson is still here tonight as the only original Supreme as Diana Ross left about 5 years ago .
55	Chi-lites	Hammersmith Odeon, London	06.09.1975	7	Their " Have You Seen Her " classic had just been a hit in the UK again after its first outing in 1972 .
56	Dave Mason + Streetwalkers	Hammersmith Odeon, London	07.09.1975	8	he was an original member of Traffic which was good enough for me .
59	Alice Cooper + Heavy Metal Kids	Wembley Arena , London	11.09.1975	9.5	fantastic rock package This is more like it . Great rock songs with a great stage show . Simple .
60	Alice Cooper + Heavy Metal Kids	Wembley Arena , London	12.09.1975	9.5	"Welcome To My Nightmare " is the current album He played all his 4 Top 10 hit singles and it was just brilliant .
61	Wings	Hammersmith Odeon, London	17.09.1975	8
62	Kraftwerk,AJ Webber	Hammersmith Odeon, London	20.09.1975	7
63	Dave Mason	Hammersmith Odeon, London	29.09.1975	8.5
64	Fatback Band,Chosen Few	Hammersmith Odeon, London	04.10.1975	7
65	Todd Rundgren	Hammersmith Odeon, London	09.10.1975	8
66	Leo Sayer	New Victoria Theatre, London	11.10.1975	8
67	David Essex,Real Thing	Hammersmith Odeon, London	15.10.1975	9.5	every boy wanted to be David Essex
68	David Essex,Real Thing	Hammersmith Odeon, London	16.10.1975	9.5
69	David Essex,Real Thing	Hammersmith Odeon, London	17.10.1975	9.5
70	David Essex,Real Thing	Hammersmith Odeon, London	18.10.1975	9.5
71	Blue Oyster Cult,Motorhead	Hammersmith Odeon, London	19.10.1975	9.5	motorhead second ever London show
72	BT Express	Hammersmith Odeon, London	21.10.1975	6
73	Black Sabbath,Bandy Legs	Hammersmith Odeon, London	22.10.1975	8
74	BJ Harvest,Caf? Society	Hammersmith Odeon, London	23.10.1975	7
75	Sparks	Hammersmith Odeon, London	26.10.1975	9
76	Lynyrd Skynyrrd	Hammersmith Odeon ,London	27.10.1975	9
77	T. Rex ?,others	Supersonic TV Show, London	28.10.1975	9	big tv music show of the 1970s
78	Baker Gurvitz Army	New Victoria Theatre, London	02.11.1975	6
79	Dr Feelgood,GT Moore	Hammersmith Odeon, London	09.11.1975	8.5
80	Lynyrd Skynyrrd (BBC Theatre O.G.W.T Special )	Shepherds Bush Empire,London	11.11.1975	9	Old Grey Whistle Test TV Special
81	Four Tops	Hammersmith Odeon, London	15.11.1975	7
82	Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band	Hammersmith Odeon, London	18.11.1975	9	his first ever uk show
83	John Cale,Nasty Pop	New Victoria Theatre, London	20.11.1975	6
84	Dr Hook,Albertos	Hammersmith Odeon, London	22.11.1975	6
85	Blue Oyster Cult,Birth Control	Hammersmith Odeon, London	23.11.1975	9
86	Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band	Hammersmith Odeon, London	24.11.1975	9	future of rock n roll back for 2nd show
87	Bluejays,AJ Webber	Hammersmith Odeon, London	25.11.1975	7
88	Dr Hook (BBC Theatre O.G.W.T Special)	Shepherds Bush Empire,London	28.11.1975	8	Old Grey Whistle Test TV Special
89	Queen,Mr Big	Hammersmith Odeon, London	29.11.1975	9.5	queen were on fire for this tour
90	Queen,Mr Big	Hammersmith Odeon, London	30.11.1975	9.5
91	Queen,Mr Big	Hammersmith Odeon, London	01.12.1975	9.5
92	Queen,Mr Big	Hammersmith Odeon, London	02.12.1975	9.5
93	Supertramp,Joan Armatrading	Hammersmith Odeon, London	06.12.1975	8
94	Uriah Heep	Hammersmith Odeon, London	13.12.1975	8.5
95	Uriah Heep	Hammersmith Odeon, London	14.12.1975	8.5
96	The Who,Charlie	Hammersmith Odeon, London	22.12.1975	9.5
97	The Who,Charlie	Hammersmith Odeon, London	23.12.1975	9.5
98	Alex Harvey Band,Blast Furnace	New Victoria Theatre, London	24.12.1975	8.5
99	Status Quo,Thin Lizzy,Steve Marriot	Kensington Olympia, London	31.12.1975	9
57	Santana + Earth Wind and Fire	Hammersmith Odeon, London	09.09.1975	8	" Samba Pa Ti " had been a Top 30 UK hit last year for Santana .
58	Santana + Earth Wind and Fire	Hammersmith Odeon, London	10.09.1975	8	Both bands were on same record co .Although EWF were massive in USA they were still unknown in the UK .