{"id":1114,"date":"2026-11-01T19:03:40","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T19:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/?page_id=1114"},"modified":"2026-11-01T21:37:30","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T21:37:30","slug":"1973-74","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/bands\/flash\/1973-74\/","title":{"rendered":"Flash Chronology 1973\u201374"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/bands\/flash\/\">&larr; FLASH home<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/bands\/flash\/1971-72\/\">1971\u201372<\/a> | <strong>1973\u201374<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A date-by-date chronology of Flash for 1973 and 1974. Entries marked \u201c(canceled)\u201d were booked dates that did not take place. For the band\u2019s history and discography, see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/bands\/flash\/\">main FLASH page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last show by this line-up was in Albuquerque on 17 November 1973; dates booked after that were canceled when the band broke up. The 1974 entries record the aftermath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1973<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>January &#8217;73<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>5<\/strong>: Pinellas Park, FL &#8211; Mustang Drive-In\u00a0(<em>with White Witch<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6<\/strong>: West Palm Beach, FL &#8211; West Palm Beach Auditorium\u00a0(<em>with Raspberries, Bob Seger<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>7<\/strong>: Columbus, OH &#8211; Agora Theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>8<\/strong>: Cleveland, OH &#8211; Agora Theatre; pre-FM soundboard recording exists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>12<\/strong>: Philadelphia, PA &#8211; The Spectrum (<em>with Jo Jo Gunne, James Gang, Lou Reed (special guest)<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>14<\/strong>: New York City, NY &#8211; Philharmonic Hall\u00a0(<em>with Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, Earth Wind and Fire<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>19<\/strong>: Chicago, IL &#8211; Kinetic Playground\u00a0(<em>with Jo Jo Gunne, Glencoe, Blue \u00d6yster Cult<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>20<\/strong>: Chicago, IL &#8211; Kinetic Playground\u00a0(<em>with Jo Jo Gunne, Glencoe, Blue \u00d6yster Cult<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>21<\/strong>: Kansas City, MO &#8211; Cowtown Ballroom\u00a0(<em>with the Byrds<\/em>) This set was recorded on 2-inch multi-track tape by The Record Plant mobile studio. Released in remixed form on 2013&#8217;s &#8220;Flash In Public&#8221;. <br>Set: &#8220;Small Beginnings&#8221; \/ &#8220;Black And White&#8221; \/ &#8220;Stop That Banging&#8221; \/ &#8220;There No More&#8221; \/ &#8220;Children Of The Universe&#8221; \/ &#8220;Dreams Of Heaven&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>22<\/strong>: Deposition regarding Flash&#8217;s name<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>February &#8217;73<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Single Release<\/strong>: &#8220;Watch Your Step \/ Lifetime&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1<\/strong>: Dunstable, UK &#8211; Civic Hall\u00a0(<em>with Beck Bogart and Appice<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2<\/strong>: Reading, UK &#8211; University\u00a0(<em>with Beck Bogart and Appice<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3<\/strong>: London, UK &#8211; Imperial College\u00a0(<em>with Beck Bogart and Appice<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6<\/strong>: Hanley, UK &#8211; Heavy Steam Machine\u00a0(<em>with Beck Bogart and Appice<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>7<\/strong>: Liverpool, UK &#8211; University\u00a0(<em>with Beck Bogart and Appice<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>8<\/strong>: Loughborough, UK &#8211; University Students Union (<em>with Beck Bogart and Appice<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>8<\/strong>: (canceled) Newcastle upon Tyne, UK &#8211; City Hall <em>(advertised as special guests to Vinegar Joe)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9<\/strong>: Newcastle, UK &#8211; Polytechnic\u00a0(<em>with Beck Bogart and Appice<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10<\/strong>: Leeds, UK &#8211; Leeds University\u00a0(<em>with Beck Bogart and Appice<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11<\/strong>: Manchester, UK &#8211; Hard Rock Theatre\u00a0(<em>with Beck Bogart and Appice<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>12<\/strong>: Swansea, UK &#8211; Top Rank Ballroom\u00a0<em>(with Beck Bogart and Appice<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>14<\/strong>: Oxford, UK &#8211; Oxford Polytechnic\u00a0<em>(with Beck Bogart and Appice<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>15<\/strong>: Bournemouth, UK &#8211; Hard Rock Theatre\u00a0(<em>with Beck Bogart and Appice)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>16<\/strong>: London, UK &#8211; Sundown Theatre\u00a0<em>(with Beck Bogart and Appice<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>18<\/strong>: Cardiff, UK &#8211; Top Rank Suite\u00a0(<em>with Beck Bogart and Appice<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>March &#8217;73<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>9<\/strong>: (canceled) Ilkeston, UK &#8211; Regency Disco <em>(Brinsley Schwarz substituted)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mid-March<\/strong>: (apparently did not take place) Roxy Music UK tour, reported by the Winsford Chronicle on 8 March as including Flash; advertisements for the tour list Sharks and Lloyd Watson as support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>April &#8217;73<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1-5<\/strong>: London, UK &#8211; Rehearsals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6<\/strong>: Ware, UK &#8211; Ware College Students Union<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>7<\/strong>: Lincoln, UK &#8211; Lincoln School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>8<\/strong>: Hempstead, UK &#8211; Pavilion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9<\/strong>: Leicester, UK &#8211; Croft Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-03-03-RECORD-MIRROR-A-quick-Flash.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"842\" data-id=\"736\" src=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-03-03-RECORD-MIRROR-A-quick-Flash.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-736\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-03-03-RECORD-MIRROR-A-quick-Flash.jpeg 898w, http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-03-03-RECORD-MIRROR-A-quick-Flash-300x281.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-03-03-RECORD-MIRROR-A-quick-Flash-768x720.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-03-03-RECORD-MIRROR-A-quick-Flash-508x476.jpeg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"464\" src=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-2-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-464\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-2.jpg 684w, http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-2-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-2-508x761.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"463\" src=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-1-685x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-463\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-1.jpg 685w, http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-1-201x300.jpg 201w, http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-1-508x759.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"465\" src=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-4-655x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-465\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-4.jpg 655w, http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-4-192x300.jpg 192w, http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-4-508x794.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>13<\/strong>: Peterborough, UK &#8211; Technical College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>21<\/strong>: Hastings, UK &#8211; The Pier Pavilion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>27<\/strong>: (possibly canceled) Ayr, UK &#8211; Caledonian\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>28<\/strong>: (possibly canceled) Glasgow, UK &#8211; University\u00a0(<em>with Fruupp, Spencer Davis Group)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May &#8217;73<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1<\/strong>: London, UK &#8211; Advision Studios, &#8220;Knights&#8221; various mixes and &#8220;Lord Of The Dragon&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2<\/strong>: Travel to Melbourne, Australia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6<\/strong>: Melbourne, Australia &#8211; National Youth Sunday\u00a0(<em>with Cherry (Canada) and top 3 Australian bands<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>8<\/strong>: Travel to London, UK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11<\/strong>: London, UK &#8211; Rehearsal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>12<\/strong>: London, UK &#8211; Recording session<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>14-17<\/strong>: London, UK &#8211; Rehearsal and recording sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>18<\/strong>: Skegness, UK &#8211; Unknown venue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>19<\/strong>: Luton, UK &#8211; College\u00a0<em>with JSD Band<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>20-21<\/strong>: London, UK &#8211; Advision Studios, recording sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>22-23<\/strong>: London, UK &#8211; Rehearsals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>25-June 4:<\/strong> London, UK &#8211; Advision Studios, recording sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>June &#8217;73<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>5-7<\/strong>: London, UK &#8211; Morgan Studios, recording sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>8<\/strong>: London, UK &#8211; Advision Studios, recording sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9<\/strong>: Bromley, UK &#8211; Unknown venue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10-11<\/strong>: London, UK &#8211; Advision Studios, recording sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>25<\/strong>: Hull, UK &#8211; Hull City Hall\u00a0(<em>with Wishbone Ash<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>July &#8217;73<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>unknown date<\/em>&nbsp;Zox and The Radar Boys performed various dates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>27-28<\/strong>: London, UK &#8211; Sound Management, rehearsals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>28<\/strong>: London, UK &#8211; London Music Festival at Alexandra Palace\u00a0<em>with Nazareth, East Of Eden, Budgie, Stray Dog, Cat Iron<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>30<\/strong>: London, UK &#8211; Unit Studios, rehearsals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>31<\/strong>: Tottenham, UK &#8211; Royal Ballroom, stage rehearsals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>August &#8217;73<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>7<\/strong>: Philadelphia, PA &#8211; band rehearsals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>8<\/strong>: Philadelphia, PA &#8211; The Spectrum\u00a0(<em>with Blue \u00d6yster Cult, Mott The Hoople<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9<\/strong>: Columbia, MD &#8211; Merriweather Post Pavilion <em>(with Wishbone Ash)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10<\/strong>: Ocean City, MD &#8211; Convention Center\u00a0(<em>with Wishbone Ash<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11<\/strong>: Woodstock, NY &#8211; Abbey Road [two shows]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11<\/strong>: New York, NY &#8211; Central Park\u00a0[listed in Billboard Magazine, but possibly date changed]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>12<\/strong>: Minneapolis, MN &#8211; Metropolitan Sports Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>13<\/strong>: Chicago, IL &#8211; Auditorium Theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>13<\/strong>: Boston, MA &#8211; Suffolk Downs\u00a0\u00a0[listed in Billboard Magazine, but possibly date changed]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>14<\/strong>: Clarkston, MI &#8211; Pine Knob Musical Theater\u00a0(<em>with Wishbone Ash<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>15<\/strong>: Wheaton, IL &#8211; DuPage County Fairgrounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>16<\/strong>: Cleveland, OH &#8211; Smilin&#8217; Dog Saloon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>17<\/strong>: Youngstown, OH &#8211; State Theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>18<\/strong>: Norfolk, VA &#8211; Pungo Fairgrounds\u00a0[<em>with Santana<\/em>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>19<\/strong>: Charlotte, NC &#8211; The Midnight Sun\u00a0[<em>unconfirmed date<\/em>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>19<\/strong>: New Orleans, LA &#8211; Municipal Auditorium\u00a0[<em>unconfirmed date<\/em>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>20-21: <\/strong>Atlanta, GA &#8211; Richard&#8217;s\u00a0[<em>unconfirmed date<\/em>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>22<\/strong>: Flint, MI &#8211; Sherwood Forrest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>23<\/strong>: Hyannis, MA &#8211; One God Coliseum\u00a0[<em>unconfirmed date<\/em>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>24:<\/strong> Cape Cod, MA &#8211; Cape Cod Coliseum; audience recording exists, two tracks appear on 2022&#8217;s &#8220;In The USA&#8221; set.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>25: <\/strong>Asbury Park, NJ &#8211; Sunshine In\u00a0<em>(with Joe Walsh &amp; Barnstorm)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>27: <\/strong>White Oak, PA &#8211; Zodiac Club\u00a0or Elephant Club<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>28<\/strong>: Boston, MA &#8211; The Garage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>29<\/strong>: Boston, MA &#8211; The Garage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>30<\/strong>: Philadelphia, PA &#8211; Tower Theatre\u00a0<em>(with T.Rex<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>31<\/strong>: Miami Beach, FL &#8211; Convention Center (with Joe Walsh) [unconfirmed date]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>September &#8217;73<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1<\/strong>: Albuquerque, NM &#8211; Civic Auditorium (<em>with Blue Oyster Cult, El Chicano, Quicksilver Messenger Service<\/em>); <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/reading-room\/flash-on-the-road-gig-reviews-1972-73\/\">Albuquerque Journal review<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2<\/strong>: Pueblo, CO &#8211; Coyote Ridge Festival (<em>with Malo, Quicksilver Messenger Service<\/em>) Concert filmed; but Flash may have played a St. Louis date instead<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4<\/strong>: Minneapolis, MI &#8211;\u00a0<em>unknown venue<\/em>; <em>unconfirmed date<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>5<\/strong>: Kansas City, MO &#8211;\u00a0<em><em>unknown venue<\/em>; <em>unconfirmed date<\/em><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6<\/strong>: Oklahoma City, OK &#8211;\u00a0<em><em>unknown venue<\/em>; <em>unconfirmed date<\/em><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>7<\/strong>: San Antonio, TX &#8211;\u00a0<em><em>unknown venue<\/em>; <em>unconfirmed date<\/em><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>16<\/strong>: Kansas City, MO &#8211; Fairyland Park &#8220;Carney Rock II&#8221; (<em>with Quicksilver Messenger Service, Blue Oyster Cult, The Phlorescent Leech and Eddie, Brownsville Station, Rare Earth, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Nazareth)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>28<\/strong>: (canceled) Oklahoma City &#8211; Civic Center Music Hall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>29<\/strong>: (canceled) Kansas City &#8211; Music Hall (<em>with Deodato<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>29<\/strong>: Travel to Los Angeles, CA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>30: <\/strong>(canceled) Little Rock, AK Robinson&#8217;s Auditorium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>October &#8217;73<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Album Release<\/strong>: &#8220;Out Of Our Hands&#8221;<br>\u2018More subtle maybe than Yes, but Flash are running parallel and it shows. Impossible to fault except for it\u2019s [sic] total lack of originality. Buy Banks\u2019 solo instead. Much better value.\u2019 \u2013 R. G., Record Mirror, 20\/10\/73 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/reading-room\/record-mirror-peter-banks-and-flash-album-reviews-october-1973\/\">read the Record Mirror reviews of both albums<\/a>); <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/reading-room\/flash-on-record-reviews-1972-73\/\">other newspaper reviews<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1:<\/strong> (canceled) Lake Charles, LA &#8211; McNeese University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3<\/strong>: Salt Lake City, UT &#8211; Terrace Ballroom (<em>with Deodato<\/em>); <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/reading-room\/flash-on-the-road-gig-reviews-1972-73\/\">Salt Lake Tribune review<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4<\/strong>: San Diego, CA &#8211; Civic Theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>5<\/strong>: (canceled) Reno, NV &#8211;\u00a0<em>unknown venue<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6<\/strong>: Berkeley, CA &#8211; Berkeley Community Theater (<em>with Deodato, Eugene Blackwell and the New Breed<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>7<\/strong>: Santa Monica, CA &#8211; Civic Auditorium\u00a0(<em>with Deodato<\/em>); Show is reportedly broadcasted live on KMET radio.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9<\/strong>: Los Angeles, CA &#8211; NBC Studios, &#8220;Midnight Special&#8221;television show taping with Jerry Lee Lewis hosting. &#8220;Dead Ahead&#8221; and &#8220;Psychosync&#8221; performed live and video recently posted on YouTube.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10:<\/strong> Denver, CO &#8211;\u00a0<em>unknown venue<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11<\/strong>: ScotsBluff, NE &#8211;\u00a0Western Nebraska University (<em>with Deodato<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>12: <\/strong>(canceled) St. Louis, MO &#8211; Keele Opera House<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>16:<\/strong> (canceled) Monroe, LA Civic Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>17<\/strong>: Lake Charles, LA &#8211; Civic Center (<em>with Three Dog Night<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>19<\/strong>: Fargo, ND &#8211; Field House, North Dakota State University (<em>with Grand Funk<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>20<\/strong>: St. Paul, MN &#8211; Civic Center\u00a0(<em>with Grand Funk<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>21<\/strong>: Duluth, MN &#8211; Civic Center (<em>with Grand Funk<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>22<\/strong>: Wausau, WI &#8211; Next Exit (<em>with Powerhouse, The Bushman Clark Band<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>23<\/strong>: Wausau, WI &#8211; Next Exit  (<em>with Powerhouse, The Bushman Clark Band<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>24:<\/strong> Dayton, OH &#8211; Hara Arena (<em>with Captain Beyond<\/em>); <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/reading-room\/flash-on-the-road-gig-reviews-1972-73\/\">Journal Herald review<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>26<\/strong>: Miami, FL &#8211; Miami Baseball Stadium (<em>with Three Dog Night<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>27<\/strong>: Montgomery, AL &#8211; Montgomery Coliseum <em>(with Three Dog Night)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>28<\/strong>: Winston-Salem, NC &#8211; Memorial Coliseum\u00a0<em>(with Three Dog Night)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>29<\/strong>: Jacksonville, FL &#8211; Veterans Memorial Coliseum\u00a0(<em>with Three Dog Night<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>31<\/strong>: Savannah, GA &#8211; Civic Center\u00a0(<em>with Three Dog Night<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>November &#8217;73<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1<\/strong>: Richmond, VA &#8211; Coliseum (<em>with Three Dog Night<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4<\/strong>: Huntsville, AL &#8211;\u00a0<em>unknown venue, unconfirmed date<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>7<\/strong>: Valdosta, GA &#8211;\u00a0<em>unknown venue, unconfirmed date<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>8<\/strong>: Cleveland, OH &#8211; Case-Western Reserve University\u00a0(<em>with Deodato<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9<\/strong>: Wausau, WI &#8211;\u00a0<em>unknown venue, unconfirmed date<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10:<\/strong> Wausau, WI &#8211;\u00a0<em>unknown venue, unconfirmed date<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11<\/strong>: Springfield, MO &#8211;\u00a0<em>unknown venue, unconfirmed date<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>12<\/strong>: Des Moines, IA &#8211;\u00a0<em>unknown venue, unconfirmed date<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>13<\/strong>: Des Moines, IA &#8211;\u00a0<em>unknown venue, unconfirmed date<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>14<\/strong>: Bettendorf, IA &#8211;\u00a0<em>unknown venue, unconfirmed date<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>15<\/strong>: Galina, KS &#8211;\u00a0<em>unknown venue, unconfirmed date<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>16<\/strong>: El Paso, TX &#8211; El Paso Coliseum\u00a0(<em>with Three Dog Night<\/em>); the band gave an after-show interview, printed in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/reading-room\/the-prospector-el-paso-flash\/\">The Prospector (El Paso), 29 Nov 1973<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>17<\/strong>: Albuquerque, NM &#8211; University of New Mexico\u00a0(<em>with Three Dog Night<\/em>); Flash disbands after this show marking it their final concert.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>18<\/strong>:\u00a0(canceled) Cedar Rapids, IA &#8211; Veteran&#8217;s Memorial Auditorium<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>19<\/strong>:\u00a0(canceled) Ottumwa, IA &#8211; Ottumwa Coliseum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>20<\/strong>:\u00a0(canceled) Waterloo, IA &#8211; McElroy Auditorium<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>22<\/strong>:\u00a0(canceled) St. Louis, MO &#8211; Keil Auditorium <em>(with Wishbone Ash)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>24<\/strong>:\u00a0(canceled) Detroit, MI &#8211; Masonic Temple <em>(with Wishbone Ash)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>30:<\/strong> \u00a0(canceled) Seattle, WA &#8211; Paramount Theatre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>December &#8217;73<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1<\/strong>:\u00a0(canceled) Portland, OR &#8211; Paramount Theatre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1974<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>January &#8217;74<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Early<\/strong>: Flash have disbanded, according to US press. Drummer Mike Hough is staying in England for a while; Colin Carter and Ray Bennett are forming a new band together; Peter Banks is reported to be joining a British band that has not yet been named.; see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/reading-room\/the-record-and-evening-telegraph-after-flash-1974\/\">The Record, 6 Jan 1974<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>June &#8217;74<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>27<\/strong>: London, UK &#8211; Marquee Club <em>(advertised British debut of Flying Cats, formed from the remnants of Flash: Colin Carter, Ray Bennett, Mike Hough, plus a guitarist and a keyboard player)<\/em>; see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/reading-room\/the-record-and-evening-telegraph-after-flash-1974\/\">Evening Telegraph, 15 Jun 1974<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>October &#8217;74<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Early<\/strong>: Peter Banks re-forms Flash with American singer Sydney Jordan. The new line-up is Banks, Sydney (vocals), Preston Ross-Heyman (drums), John Gibling (bass) and Freeman Magnasson (keyboards). A new album is in preparation; a few British gigs are planned for late October or early November, with a full tour to follow in 1975.; see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/reading-room\/sounds-new-flash-with-wonder-ingredient-clean-up-with-white-soul\/\">Sounds, 12 Oct 1974<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/bands\/flash\/\">&larr; FLASH home<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/bands\/flash\/1971-72\/\">1971\u201372<\/a> | <strong>1973\u201374<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&larr; <a  href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/discography\/flash\/\">FLASH<\/a> <a  href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/\">home<\/a> | 1971\u201372 | 1973\u201374 A date-by-date chronology of <a  href=\"http:\/\/www.peterbanks.net\/archive\/discography\/flash\/\">Flash<\/a> for 1973 and 1974. Entries marked \u201c(canceled)\u201d were booked dates that did not take place. 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