Career Timeline

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

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