Acts at The Apollo Stadium in th 70's

Anyone who lived in Adelaide in the 1970s will remember Richmond’s illustrious Apollo Stadium.
It was a concert venue that hosted many international musical acts.
There were no separate toilets for the artists and they were forced to use the public toilets.
What a welcome to Adelaide!
Listed below are the acts that performed at The Apollo in the 70's
You may have also encountered them in the Apollo's toitels at the back

1970

 

THE BEACH BOYS
SAT 25 APR 1970 ADELAIDE.

RAVI SHANKAR WITH ALLA RAKHA
26 MAY 1970 ADELAIDE.

FRIJID PINK, MCKENNA MENDELSON MAINLINE
ZOOT, COLOURED RAIN
11 SEP 1970 ADELAIDE.

JERRY LEE LEWIS
WITH THE CUFFLINKS. FRATERNITY.
SUN 1 NOV 1970 ADELAIDE.

1971

BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS
WITH THELMA HOUSTON
WED 17 FEB 1971 ADELAIDE.

DEEP PURPLE, FREE, MANFRED MANN CHAPTER III.
SAT 8 MAY 1971 ADELAIDE.

THE KINKS
WITH SPECTRUM (ADELAIDE)
FRI 4 JUN 1971 ADELAIDE.

1972

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
WITH SHERBET, COUNTRY RADIO
FRI 18 FEB 1972 ADELAIDE.

ROD MCKUEN
FRI 17 MAR 1972 ADELAIDE.

SONNY TERRY AND BROWNIE MCGHEE
MON 20 MAR 1972 ADELAIDE.

LITTLE RICHARD
9 MAY 1972 ADELAIDE.

JETHRO TULL
SAT 8 JUL 1972 ADELAIDE.

CHICAGO
FRI 30 JUN 1972 ADELAIDE.

CAT STEVENS
WITH RAMBLIN’ JACK ELLIOT
FRI 8 Sat 9 SEP 1972 ADELAIDE.

ROY ORBISON
WITH ROSS RYAN
30 SEP 1972 ADELAIDE.

JOE COCKER
SAT 14 OCT 1972 ADELAIDE.

BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE
THU 9 NOV 1972 ADELAIDE.

THREE DOG NIGHT, THE GUESS WHO
FRI 8 SAT 9 DEC 1972 ADELAIDE.

1973

BLACK SABBATH
FRI 19 JAN 1973 ADELAIDE.

YES
WED 21 MAR 1973 ADELAIDE.

GARY GLITTER
WITH JEFF ST JOHN
THU 12 APR 1973 ADELAIDE.

JOHN MAYALL
WITH LEO & FRIENDS, DUTCH TILDERS
FRI 27 APR 1973 ADELAIDE.

MUDDY WATERS
WITH CHAIN & MATT TAYLOR
THU 10 MAY 1973 ADELAIDE.

DON MCLEAN
SAT 19 MAY 1973 ADELAIDE.

FAIRPORT CONVENTION
FRI 18 MAY 1973 ADELAIDE.

LOBO
WITH BURKE & WILLS, MISS LINDA GEORGE, KUSH
SAT 16 JUN 1973 ADELAIDE.

FRANK ZAPPA
WITH GLENN CARDIER
TUE 3 WED 4 JUL 1973 ADELAIDE.

DIANA ROSS
MON 16 JUL 1973 ADELAIDE.

SANTANA
SAT 28 SUN 29 JUL 1973 ADELAIDE.

LINDISFARNE
WITH 69ERS (ADELAIDE)
18 AUG 1973 ADELAIDE.

STATUS QUO
TUE 4 SEP 1973 ADELAIDE.

BO DIDDLEY
WITH COOKEY VEE AND KAHVAS JUTE. SUPPORTED BY JEFF ST. JOHN.
FRI 12 OCT 1973 ADELAIDE.

T. REX
WITH LOBBY LLOYD AND THE COLOURED BALLS
TUE 6 NOV 1973 ADELAIDE.

1974

LITTLE RICHARD
WED 16 JAN 1974 ADELAIDE.

SLADE
THU 28 FEB 1974 ADELAIDE.

B. B. KING
MON 11 MAR 1974 ADELAIDE.

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON WITH RITA COOLIDGE
SAT 27 JUL 1974 ADELAIDE.

STATUS QUO
THU 14 NOV 1974 ADELAIDE.

GLEN CAMPBELL SHOW
WITH DEBBIE BYRNE, PHILIP GOULD, PATRICIA STEPHENSON
THU 28 NOV TUE 3 DEC 1974 ADELAIDE.

1975

GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS
SUN 2 FEB 1975 ADELAIDE.

CILLA BLACK
6 MAR 1975 ADELAIDE, APOLLO THEATRE

FREDDIE KING & HIS BAND,
ALEXIS KORNER, SONNY TERRY & BROWNIE MCGHEE, HOUND DOG TAYLOR & THE HOUSE ROCKERS,
DUSTER BENNETT
WED 5 MAR 1975 ADELAIDE.

ROBERTA FLACK
WITH KEVIN JOHNSON (SYDNEY).
14 MAR 1975 ADELAIDE.

DIONNE WARWICKE
WITH CHRIS KIRBY
9 APR 1975 ADELAIDE.

CHEECH AND CHONG
9 JUL 1975 ADELAIDE.

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
FRI 5 SEP 1975 ADELAIDE.

JOSE FELICIANO
WITH PANTHA (SYDNEY)
10 SEP 1975 ADELAIDE.

THE TEMPTATIONS
WITH THE HOT CITY BUMP BAND
20 SEP 1975 ADELAIDE, APOLLO THEATRE

FATS DOMINO
MON 6 OCT 1975 ADELAIDE.

STATUS QUO
WITH DRAGON
WED 15 OCT 1975 ADELAIDE.

GLORIA GAYNOR
WITH SIMON SAID, THE CITY LIGHTS
FRI 17 OCT 1975 ADELAIDE.

NEIL SEDAKA
18 OCT 1975 ADELAIDE.

SUZI QUATRO
WITH COLD CHISEL (ADELAIDE)
SAT 1 NOV 1975 ADELAIDE.

PAUL MC CARTNEY & WINGS
TUE 4, 5 NOV 1975 ADELAIDE.

DONOVAN
SAT 15 NOV 1975 ADELAIDE.

BAY CITY ROLLERS
COMPARED BY IAN MELDRUM. WITH ANDY GIBB.
SUN 30 NOV 1975 ADELAIDE.

BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE
WITH JOHN CURRIE FOLK REVIEW
13 DEC 1975 ADELAIDE.

1976

J. J. CALE
12 JAN 1976 ADELAIDE.

SANTANA
SAT 7 FEB 1976 ADELAIDE.

GENE PITNEY
WITH MARCIE JONES AND THE COOKIES
10 FEB 1976 ADELAIDE.

OSIBISA
20 FEB 1976 ADELAIDE, APOLLO THEATRE

LEO SAYER
TUE 23 MAR 1976 ADELAIDE.

FREDDY FENDER
1 APR 1976 ADELAIDE.

QUEEN
WED 14 THU 15 APR 1976 ADELAIDE.

RAY STEVENS
WITH THE JOY BOYS
31 MAY 1976 ADELAIDE.

SUPERTRAMP
WITH DOUG ASHDOWN AND SLEEPING DOGS
4 JUN 1976 ADELAIDE.

CONWAY TWITTY
WITH THE TWITTY BIRDS. PLUS LEE CONWAY
29 SEP 1976 ADELAIDE.

CHUCK BERRY
WITH INGRID BERRY AND RED CLOUD.
18 SEP 1976 ADELAIDE.

1977

ROBERTA FLACK
WITH ROSS RYAN
21 MAR 1977 ADELAIDE.

SAMMY DAVIS JR.
4 APR 1977 ADELAIDE.

THE COMMODORES
WITH MONDO ROCK
7 MAY 1977 ADELAIDE.

BRYAN FERRY
WITH JON ENGLISH
24, 25, 26, 27 MAY 1977 ADELAIDE.

CLIFF RICHARD
20 MAY 1977 ADELAIDE.

TINA TURNER REVIEW
7 SEP 1977 ADELAIDE.

10 C. C.
21 SEP 1977 ADELAIDE.

JETHRO TULL
7 SEP 1977 ADELAIDE.

JANIS IAN
WITH BILL & BOYD
WED 28 SEP 1977 ADELAIDE.

OSIBISA
19 NOV 1977 ADELAIDE.

LOU REED
WITH X-RAY-Z
5 NOV 1977 ADELAIDE.

BLONDIE
WITH THE FERRETS
29, 30 NOV 1977 ADELAIDE.

1978

GEORGE BENSON
21 MAR 1978 ADELAIDE.

LEO SAYER
WITH MOONLIGHT
13 MAY 1978 ADELAIDE.

MEAT LOAF
WITH JIM STEINMAN & KARLA DE VITO. PLUS THE ANGELS
23, 24 JUN 1978 ADELAIDE, APOLLO THEATRE

CHUCK BERRY
WITH THE MANGROVE BOOGIE KINGS
21 JUL 1978 ADELAIDE.

GRAHAM PARKER AND THE RUMOUR
WITH SPORTS.
15 SEP 1978 ADELAIDE, APOLLO THEATRE

BETTE MIDLER
MON 13 NOV 1978 MELBOURNE, FESTIVAL HALL

ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS
WITH JO JO ZEP & THE FALCONS
TUE 12 DEC 1978 ADELAIDE.

1979

THE STRANGLERS
WITH FLOWERS
10 MAR 1979 ADELAIDE.

BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS
WITH DOUG PARKINSON
20, 21 APR 1979 ADELAIDE.

TALKING HEADS
WITH MI-SEX
13 JUN 1979 ADELAIDE, APOLLO THEATRE

GRAHAM PARKER
WITH JO JO ZEP AND THE FALCONS
6 NOV 1979 ADELAIDE.