Taste
Support acts for Fleetwood, Mac, Cream, John Mayall
Rory`s Strat is stolen and searched on TV show “Gardia Patrol”. It`s regained behind a wall…
1st Taste concert in Gr. Britain. Supp. for Captain Beefheart
Various dates
Various dates
Demo-tape recording for “Take It Easy Baby” (Released 1974)
Various dates
with Jethro Tull
Supp. for Traffic
with Jethro Tull
with Free
with Jethro Tull
Featuring: Taste
Top Gear
8th National Jazz & Blues F.
Last gig with Norman Damery and Eric Kitteringham
Featuring: Chicago Blues Band Label, Polydor
with Climax Chicago Blues B.
Night Ride
Various dates
with Cream
Supp. act for Cream`s last concert
Featuring: Cream
Featuring: On The Boards
Supp.-act: Deep Joy (Gerry McAvoy)
with Pegasus/Uriah Heep
with Steamhammer/Uriah Heep
with Groundhogs/Uriah Heep
with Pete Drummond
Top Gear
WS R&B
with Family
replace the Jeff Beck Group
with Steamhammer
with Earth
with Steamhammer
with King Crimson
with Blodwyn Pig
Supp.: Blind Faith US-Tour
Supp.: Blind Faith US-Tour
Supp.: Blind Faith US-Tour
Supp.: Blind Faith US-Tour
Mid West Rock Festival
Supp.: Blind Faith US-Tour
Rory visited his first Muddy Waters concert
Symonds on Sunday
Supp.: Blind Faith US-Tour
Supp.: Blind Faith US-Tour
Supp.: Blind Faith US-Tour
Supp.: Blind Faith US-Tour
Supp.: Blind Faith US-Tour
Supp.: Blind Faith US-Tour
with Steve Miller Delivery
with Deep Purple
w/King Crimson/Atomic Rooster
with Man
Rag & Blues Festival
Pop- and Bluesfestival
Pop- and Bluesfestival
Pop- and Bluesfestival
with Optic Nerve/Wonderloaf
with Smile
with Duster Bennett
WS R&B
support for Fat Matress
with Man
with Mott The Hoople
with Mott The Hoople
Keef hartley, Renaissance
Keef hartley, Renaissance
Supp. for John Mayall
Beat-Club 52
with Tyrannosaurus Rex
Baff
with Casey & Friends
with Fat Mattress
with Colosseum
John Peel Show
with Sour Milk Sea
Black Sabbath, Dogg
Raven`s R&B
with Cochise
with Climax Chicago Blues B.
support by Byzantium
with Beggar`s Opera
with Beggar`s Opera
with Beggar`s Opera
“Joint-Meeting” Festival
Supp. for Manfred Mann
Afan Festival No. 2
3. Pop-und Bluesfestival
with Toe Fat, Casey & Friends
with Tyrannosaurus Rex
Harding Radio-Show
with Wishbone Ash
with Aquila
w/Savoy Brown, Colluseum
All Night Music Festival
with Gunhill
1. Pop- & Blues-Festival
Pop Festival
Open Air Pop Festival
Scottish Blues & Progressive Music Festival
with Deep Joy (Gerry McAvoy)
Live Taste
10th National Jazz & Blues F.
Equipment stolen
Isle of Wight
Cancelled because of rain and storm
Last Taste Concert
“Rory Gallagher & Band”. Rory forms his own music-company Strange Music Ltd.
Featuring: GM Mike Vernon: Bring It Back Home
Practises with Gerry McAvoy, Wilgar Campbell, Noel Redding, Mitch Mitchell, Gerry McAlduff, and Rob Strong
Rory Gallagher
Featuring: Vincent Crane (keyb.)
Practises before touring
1st concert with new band broadcast on French TV
Featuring: Wilgar Campbell (dr.), Gerry McAvoy (b.)
Featuring: Organis., logistic, Tourman. and driver: Donal Gallagher
Featuring: Agent: David Oddie, Equipm.-technician, roadie and bodyguard: Tom O`Driscoll (`71-`94)
Black Show
Various dates
Beat-Club 67
Replacing Stone The Crows
Rory plays “Bullfrog Blues” for the first time
11th National Jazz & Blues F.
a few days on caravan holiday
The Who/ King Crimson
Harding Show
with Cochise
Raven`s R&B
Patto
Garden Party II with Elton John and Yes & Fairport Convention
Peel Sunday Concert
Rev.Gary Davis, Jean-Luc Ponty, Al Stewart
British Rock Meeting
British Superstar Festival
Cochise
Supp. for Buddy Miles
Frank Zappa/Fleetwood mac
Lee Michaels, Mylon LeFevre & Holy Smoke
Lee Michaels, Mylon LeFevre & Holy Smoke
Rory arrive late because of traffic jam near Doncaster
On
Million
Million
with Little Feat
Practises for “Deuce”
Deuce
Pete Drummond Show
with Nazareth
Nazareth
Radio-Concert
Beat-Club 74
Mick Abrahams Band
with Nazareth
with Osibisa / Brian Auger
with Osibisa
Melody Maker: Musician of the year
Jude
with Nazareth
Gravy Train
In Concert
John Peel Show
Rec. Live In Europe
Featuring: Genesis
Radio-Session
Apropop
with Kin Ping Meh
Featuring: Nazareth
Featuring: Nazareth
Featuring: Nazareth
Featuring: Byzantium
Featuring: Family, Stud, Atomic Rooster, If, Hardin & York, Beggar`s Opera
Featuring: Byzantium
Featuring: Byzantium
Featuring: Byzantium
Featuring: Byzantium
Featuring: Byzantium
Featuring: Byzantium
Featuring: Byzantium
Featuring: Byzantium
Featuring: Byzantium
Featuring: Byzantium
Featuring: Byzantium
Featuring: Byzantium
Featuring: Byzantium
Rec. Live In Europe
Various dates
Featuring: Byzantium
Live recording and filming (strictly invitation only)
Vinegar Joe Camden Festival `72
Byzantium
1st gig with Rod de`Ath
Wilgar Campbell returns
with Attila
Groundhogs
Replacing Helen Reddy
Session with Alexis Korner
Featuring: Nazareth Hardin & York
Beat-Club 79
Perf. movie of 09.04.72 (?)
Pete Drummond Show
Rod de`Ath returns
Radio-Session
Tour with The Scorpions
with Bizantium
Bob Harris Show
In Concert
1st gig with Lou Martin
Featuring: Rod de`Ath (dr.)
Various dates
Featuring: Gerry McAvoy (b.)
Featuring: Lou Martin (keyb.)
Savoy Brown, Tower of Power, Flash
Savoy Browm, Tower of Power
with Savoy Brown
Savoy Brown, Fleetwood Mac
Savoy Brown, Tower of Power
Peach Tree Celebration. James Gang, 3dog night
Featuring: Alice Cooper, poco
Argent, Bloodrock
Various dates
Savoy Brown
Jonathan Round
Melody Maker: Pop Poll, Award: No. 1 Guitar player
Various dates
Soda Pop Festival
Fleetwood mac/Danny O’Keefe
Supp. for The Small Faces
Various dates
Jeff Bradley
Boone’s Farm
Boone’s Farm
Boone’s Farm
Boone’s Farm
Boone’s Farm
Various dates
Practises for “Blueprint”
with Sleepy Hollow
Blueprint
Jade Warrior
Featuring: GM Jerry Lee Lewis: The Session
Radio-Session
Greenslade
Saturday Rock Show
Greenslade
BBC: In Concert
Tommy Vance Show
Greenslade
Greenslade
UNITED KINGDOM – MARCH 04: RAINBOW THEATRE Photo of Rory GALLAGHER (Photo by Mick Gold/Redferns)
UNITED KINGDOM – MARCH 04: RAINBOW THEATRE Photo of Rory GALLAGHER (Photo by Mick Gold/Redferns)
Formula J Radio-Show
Popgala
Greenslade
Deep Purple/Fleetwood Mac
Featuring: Pegasus
Deep Purple/Fleetwood Mac
CANCELLED
Deep Purple/Fleetwood Mac
Deep Purple/Fleetwood Mac
Deep Purple/Fleetwood Mac
Deep Purple/Fleetwood Mac
Sam Russell
with The Kinks
Deep Purple/Fleetwood Mac
Deep Purple/Fleetwood Mac
Deep Purple/Fleetwood Mac
Deep Purple/Fleetwood Mac
Deep Purple/Fleetwood Mac
Deep Purple/Fleetwood Mac
Featuring: Pegasus
Deep Purple/Fleetwood Mac
Featuring: Pegasus
Natural Act
opened for Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple/Fleetwood Mac
Deep Purple/Fleetwood Mac
Deep Purple/Fleetwood Mac
Deep Purple/Fleetwood Mac
Deep Purple/Fleetwood Mac
Deep Purple/Fleetwood Mac
Deep Purple/Fleetwood Mac
Deep Purple/Fleetwood Mac
Rory works on “Tattoo”
Practises for “Tattoo”
ZZ Top, Uriah Heep Rory cancelled
ZZ Top, Uriah Heep Rory cancelled
Various dates
Tattoo
12th Jazz & Blues & Rock F.
Tour with The Faces
Tour with The Faces
Tour with The Faces
Tour with The Faces
I Don’t Care opened
w/Robin Trower
Sopwith Camel
Sopwith Camel
Sopwith Camel
Sopwith Camel
Sopwith Camel
Tour with The Faces
Tour with The Faces
Tour with The Faces
Tour with The Faces
Tour with The Faces
Tour with The Faces
Tour with The Faces
Tour with The Faces
Tour with The Faces
with Faces/ Earth, Wind & Fire
Tour with The Faces
Tour with The Faces
Tour with The Faces
Tour with The Faces
Tour with The Faces
Tour with The Faces
2 shows Strider
Strider
Strider
Strider
Cancelled because of illness
Strider
Strider
Strider
Strider
Strider
Strider
Strider
Various dates
Rec. Irish Tour 74
Rec. Irish Tour 74
Strider
Strider
Saturday Rock Show
Strider
Strider
Featuring: GM Chris Barber: Drat That Fratle Rat
Documentary movie filmed
Rec. Irish Tour 74
by Tony Palmer
Rec. Irish Tour 74
Ronnie Lane mobile arrived
Rec. Irish Tour 74
Rec. Irish Tour 74
Movie re-recording
w/Paul Butterfield
Savoy Brown, Silverhead
Savoy Brown, Silverhead
with Fleetwood Mac / Kiss. Rory plays solo because of technical problems with the
Featuring: FAKE Fleetwood Mac
mixing console
with Uriah Heep, Manfred Mann
Brian Auger
with 10CC
Tide
Bull Angus
w/J.Geils Band, Gypsy, Charlie Daniels
with Rare Earth
Status Quo/Genisis etc
Session
In Concert
Frankfurt Rock Festival
Featuring: Faces, Canned Heat, Black Sabbath
Frankfurt Rock Festival
Featuring: Faces, Canned Heat, Black Sabbath
Rory meets John Lennon and Jerry Lee Lewis
with Status Quo/Montrose
with Status Quo
with Status Quo
Irish Tour movie premiered
with Status Quo
with Status Quo
with Staus Quo
with Status Quo/Montrose
Don Kirshner`s Rock Concert with Electric Flag, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Abba
with Status Quo
with Todd Rundgren, Status Quo, Dr. Hook
with Status Quo
with Status Quo/Montrose
with Status Quo
with Status Quo
with Uriah Heep
with Status Quo
Bill Mercury
2 shows
2 shows
2 shows
Schaefer Music Festival with Aerosmith
Radio Session
Wet Willie, Rush
“Rush” opens for Rory on their first tour ever.
Various dates
Tour with Rush
Rush, Tim Buckley
Wet Willie, Rush
Tour with Rush
Landon Ballard
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Jackie Lynton
Featuring: GM Muddy Waters: London Revisited
Jackie Lynton
Various dates
RS Mobile Record-Studio
Rolling Stones Session
RS Mobile Record-Studio
Rolling Stones Session
Various dates
Aka Dagenham Roundhouse
Various dates
Jazz Festival
Ruis-Rockfestival
Various dates
Mahogany Rush
Various dates
with ZZ Top
2 shows
opened for Blue Oyster Cult
Featuring: Pegasus
Elliot Murphy
Radio Session
Campbell Hall
Cold Touch
Various dates
Rory`s amplifier goes on fire
Atlanta Rhythm Section, Gary Wright
Atlanta Rhythm Section, Gary Wright
with 10CC
Rory w/o his band the band is prevented because of fog…
Featuring: Chris Morrison played on keyboards
introduced by Lonnie Donegan
with Kansas
with Kansas, The Babys
with Ted Nugent, Artful Dodger
Canned Heat
Ted Nugent, Leslie West Band
Kiss
Kiss
Kiss
Opened for kansas…electrical problem so Kansas didn’t play
Blue Oyster Cult, Bob Seger
Featuring: Eq.-techn.: Joe O`Herlihy
w/Nazareth & Deep Purple
with Kansas
Kansas
2 shows
2 shows
Foghat, Ace
Black Oak Arkansas
Ted Nugent/ Angel
Old Grey Whistle Test
Grand Gala Populaire Awards
Calling Card
Areosmith, Derringer, Ted Nugent
Various dates
Tour with Jethro Tull / Robin
with Derringer / Aerosmith/Henry Gross
with Jethro Tull, Rick Derringer
Jethro Tull
ZZ Top, Outlaws, Tommy Bolin
see RoryON! Article 151
Areosmith, Derringer, Starcastle
with Jethro Tull/Trower/Todd Rungren
with Jethro Tull
Johny & Edgar Winter, Point Blank
with Jethro Tull/ Trower/Starcastle
with Jethro Tull, ELO, Trower, Starcastle, Camel
with Jethro Tull, ELO
in the afternoon
in the evening
Rockpalast
Bob Dylan meets Rory after the concert
with ZZ Top
Point Blank
with ZZ Top (2 shows)
Montrose, Automatic man
with ZZ Top
Artful Dodger
Toots & the Maytals
Daryl Hall & john Oates
Robert Palmer, Baby
Wet Willie
Doobie Brothers
Doobie Brothers/ Cate Brothers
with The Doobie Brothers
Point Blank
Point Blank
Dave Mason
Dave Mason/ Ambrosia
with Dave Mason
with Be Bop Deluxe/Wiggy Bits
with Dave Mason
Featuring: GM Joe O`Donnell:
Rory has a throat infection
Rory is snowbound in Ireland
“Sight and Sound” BBC Show
BBC-2 TV-Show
Me & My Music
Lonnie Donegan introduced Rory at his birthday
Mountain Dew Festival
Various dates
Jazz Festival
Featuring: GM Albert King: Live
Rockpalast
N. Horne Show
2 shows
2 shows
Various dates
Rory has a small accident and breaks his thumb
Photo Finish (1st trial)
Featuring: GM Lonnie Donegan:
Rory tests new drummers
with Bob Marley & The Wailers
with Joe O`Donnell
Last gig with Lou Martin and Rod de`Ath
Various dates
Featuring: Phil McDonnell, Peter Collins
1st gig with Ted McKenna
Award Silver Record for “Against The Grain”
Lights: Finbar Quinn
Practises w. Ted McKenna
Featuring: Ted McKenna (dr.)
Chrysalis Records
Featuring: Gerry McAvoy (b.)
Practises w. Ted McKenna
Featuring: Tour-Manag. / Sound-eng.
Bob Marley
Photo Finish
Ohne Maulkorb
Rockpop
transm. by Radio FR3
Arlyn Gale
Arlyn Gale
2 shows
Arlyn Gale
Jam-session with Ramrod (Rod de`Ath, Lou Martin)
Rock Goes toCollege Recorded
Rory co-wrighting and re-cording the soundtrack for “A Sense Of Freedom” along with Frankie Miller
Rock Goes to Colllege broadcast
from 12/7/78
with Bram Tchaikovsky
Top Priority
Rockpalast
Drehscheibe
Aspects of Rock
Jazz Festival
Open Air / with Oueen
2 shows
NRBQ< The Bugs Henderson Group
recorded by BBC
with Queen
2 shows
2 shows
WNEW FM Radio-show
2 shows
2 shows
Marshall Tucker Band
with Jefferson Starship
with Jefferson Starship
with Jefferson Starship
Reckless Eric
Rec. Stage Struck
with Jefferson Starship
The Deserts
Steve Segal opened
Rec. Stage Struck
Rec. Stage Struck
with Jefferson Starship. Cancelled because Starship gave Rory not enough stage room to perform
Concert Milwaukee, Auditor. cancelled
Tour with Elliott Murphy
Rec. Stage Struck
Rec. Stage Struck
Various dates
with Stoneground
Alright Now
Rory come along with Al Kooper after Lyceum show and play a 2 hours session
Richard Digance Show
Chorus-TV
with Roland van Campenhout
Rec. Stage Struck
Good Evening Ulster
Blue Danube Festival
Festival de la Cote d`Opale
Karussel
The Rookies
Ohne Maulkorb
Various dates
Photo by Philippe Hamon.
Rory tests new drummers
Brendan O`Neill join the band
Featuring: Brendan O`Neill (dr.), Gerry McAvoy (b.), (Ray Beavis & Dick Parry, sax./Bob Andrews, keyb.), Tour-man.: Donal Gallagher, Eq.-tech.: Phil McDonnell,
Featuring: Jinx
Warm-up concert
Rock On The Tyne Festival
a week on holiday
Featuring: John “Irish” Earle / sax.
with Brian Auger
SWF3-Festival
Various dates
Featuring: John Cooke / keyb.
Music-Szene
Various dates
Festival with U2, Phil Lynott
Rockpalast
Kent Custom Bike Show
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Solo Tour
Chumbi
Ron Thompson
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Fortnox
The Exceptions
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Solo Tour
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
Tour with Rush
ADN Festival
Featuring: Albert Collins & The Icebr.: Jammin` With Albert
Various dates
Featuring: GM Box Of Frogs: Box of Frogs
The Guitarist Night
Session
Tour with David Lindley, Juan
Martin, Richard Thompson
Various dates
Alexis Corner Tribute with Jimmy Page, Georgie Fame, Ginger Baker
Featuring: Mark Feltham join the band as an occasional session player
Bo Diddley, Louisiana Red
Ethiopia Benefit Concert
Featuring: Charlie Watts / Jack Bruce
Various dates
Dvorana Tivoil
Whistle Test
St. Patrick`s Special
with Roy Buchanan
Linwood taylor opened
Linwood taylor opened
2 shows
62nd Street Bayshore
Jazz Festival
in the afternoon
in the evening
Featuring: GM Box Of Frogs: Strangeland
Self Aid Festival
with James Brown
Out In The Green Festival 1
Out In The Green Festival 2
Rory plays 3 hours, cause the support band cancelled their concert
1st annual
Rory forms his own independent label Capo Records
Defender
Blue Danube Festival
Out in the Green Festival
Rory visit his friend Rudi Gerlach
WWF-Club
Tele-Illustrierte
Late Late Show
Open Air Festival
w. Tony Mcvee
Featuring: GM Davy Spillane: Out of the Air
Various dates
guest with Chris Barber
Jazz & Blues Festival
3rd Rock & Blues Festival
Roland van Campenhout, Johnny Mars
Various dates
Ohne Filter Extra
Fresh Evidence
canceled illness
Concert Cambridge Folk-Festival cancelled because of illness
Rocklife
Session with “Slash”
with Gerry McAvoy / Brendan O`Neill
Featuring: GM The Dubliners: 30 Years A-Greying
with Gerry McAvoy / Brendan O`Neill
Featuring: Mark Feltham (harm.)
Temple Bar Blues Festival
Ill fated and last London show
9. Blues Festival
Supp.-act: Barry McCabe
Supp.-act: Barry McCabe
Featuring: GM Chris Barber: The
Outstanding Album
Rory move to Conrad Hotel London, Room 710
40th birthday Fender Stratoc.
Fender Hall Of Fame induction
Featuring: Richard Newman (dr.)
Rory represents Jethro Tull as headliner
Featuring: David Levy (b.), Jim Leverton (keyb.)
C.J. Chenier, Duke Robillard
with Frankie Miller
Arts Festival
Meeting With The G-Man
Featuring: GM Samuel Eddy:
cancelled health
Featuring: GM Peter Green:
Jazz Festival
Extraspät
Nau-Rock Open Air
Flight to Switzerland
Schadua Park
SDR-3 Festival
Featuring: GM Roberto Manes: Phoenician Dream
Rory collapses onstage
Cromwell Hospital
Liver transplant
Day of death
Originally compiled by Joachim Matz. Maintained by John Ganjamie