DELIVERIN' 
DELIVERIN' The band begins its live career at the Troubadour using a couple of different names. It immediately gets rave notices for their tight, energetic and upbeat sets.They managed to bank effectively on their positive energy and what appeared at the time to be a logical extension of Furay and Messina's work on the final Buffalo Springfield album.
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| October (UD) | Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA | Billed as Pogo, the band made their debut at a Monday hoot night. Mondays in October were 7th, 14th, and 21st. They played a five song set. | ||
| October 24 | Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA | Billed now as R.F.D., the band plays a full set on a fill-in date. | Set List
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| November 2 | Bovard Auditorium, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA | Hoyt Axton, Bob Lind, Three Dog Night | Billed as a surprise guest, R.F.D. opened the show. This show was a benefit for the LA Free Clinic. | |
| November 19-December 1 | Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA | Biff Rose | The band has reverted to using the name Pogo for this stand. Their reception is tremendous and becomes legendary. | Set List    |
| December 6-7 | Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |  |
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| December 21 | Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA | Canned Heat (headliner), Southern Comfort | Show was reportedly filmed for telecast on Ch. 9 in Los Angeles. Local LA DJ Sam Riddle promoted the show. |  |
| December 26-29 | Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA | Steve Miller, Sly & the Family Stone | Pogo makes its first out of town appearance. It is less than stellar with management getting into a dispute with Fillmore owner Bill Graham. At one show, Glad bassist Tim Schmit drove down from Sacramento to see the band he’d missed out on joining during the summer. Amazed at what he saw, Schmit returned home and wrote Hear That Music, a song that Poco would perform on their live DELIVERIN’ album after Schmit eventually joined Poco. |   |
| December 31 | Shrine Hall, Los Angeles, CA | Canned Heat, Lee Michaels, Black Pearl, Love Army, Sweetwater | Prior to the show, Walt Kelley slaps a cease-and-desist order on the group for use of the name Pogo. They change it to Poco. Local reviews indicated that Pogo’s set was filmed for a local TV teen show. |  |
Randy Meisner's tenure with Pogo ends during the recording of their first album. He participates in the early shows of 1969, but is gone by April. The remainder of the shows are completed by a foursome as Messina returns to the bass. The group settles on the compromise name of Poco after cartoonist Walt Kelly threatens to sue them for using his character's name.
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| January 16 | Beverly Hills High School Auditorium, Beverly Hills, CA | Three Dog Night, Ralph Plummer | |
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| February 4-9 | Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA | Steve Gillette | Set List
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| February 28 | Governor's Hall, State Fairgrounds, Sacramento, CA | Taj Mahal, Big Foot, West | ||
| March 18-23 | Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, CA | Steve Gillette |  |
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| March 29 | Gymnasium, Ventura College, Ventura, CA | Lee Michaels, Black Pearl | ||
| April 5 | Terrace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, UT | AB Skhy |  |
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| April 8 | Steve Allan Show airdate | This is a facinating booking, considering that Poco does not have a record released yet. | ||
| April 10 | Robertson Gym, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA | Canned Heat, Ace of Cups, Dry Paint | ||
| April 11-12 | White Room, Buena Park, CA | Illinois Speed Press | After the show, ISP guitarist Paul Cotton introduces himself to the group in the hopes that "something might click." |   |
| April 12 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Santa Rosa, CA | Hot Tuna |  Thanks to Larry
Miller who informs us that this show did not take place
despite nearly 1,000 people who showed up! |
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| April 18 | Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA | Creedence Clearwater Revivial | Pogo cancels their appearance, Sir Douglas Quintet replaces them on the bill. | |
| April 18 | Gym, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA | Buddy Miles, Pulse | ||
| April 19 | Thee Experience, Los Angeles, CA | Blues Image, Rockin' Foo (or Southwind) | According to Rusty, Pogo was used only for the Troubadour gig. However, the above listed gigs were advertised using the Pogo name.. | |
| May 9-11 | Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA | Family | Poco embarks on their first short tour of the East Coast. They begin in the Northeast in an area that will become a stronghold for the band for the first decade of their existance, Boston. |  |
| May 12 | Bitter End, New York City, NY | Set List
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| May 12 | The Scene, New York City, NY | This was an after hours show after Poco completed their set at the Bitter End. | Set List
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| May 13-17 | Bitter End, New York City, NY | |||
| May 23 | Unknown Hotel, Long Beach, CA | This show was a prom dance for Servite High School | ||
| May 24 | Northern California Folk Rock Festival, Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA | Chuck Berry, Santana, Jefferson Airplane | Timothy B.
Schmit is a member of Poco, however, he does not perform
with the group. Redwing guitarist Tom Phillips attends
this show and confirms that Schmit had joined the band
but did not yet perform live with them. "Joining [Chuck] Berry, the night lineup was a quick-rising group named Pogo, who pounded out a tattoo of country blues." Rick Carrol, SJ Mercury News |
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| June 13 | Palladium, Hollywood, CA | The Who, Bonzo Dog Band | Paul Cotton of ISP attends this show. |  |
| June 17-22 | Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, CA | Steve Martin, Cathy Smith | ||
| June 22 | Newport Pop Festival, Devonshire Downs, San Fernando State College, Northridge, CA | J.Winters, Young Rascals, Booker T. & MG’s, 3 Dog Night, Byrds, Grassroots, Chamber Bros., Marvin Gaye, Mother Earth | Portions of Poco’s set were filmed for a possible theatrical release on the festival. | Set List
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| June 24-June 28 | Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA | Steve Martin | Poco arrived late from Denver on June 28th to find Steve Martin doing their songs on banjo to fill time. | Set List
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| June 28 | Denver Pop Festival, Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO | Aeorta, Zephyr, Buckley, J. Winters, Creedence Ckearwater Revival | Promoter Barry Fey of the Denver Festival flys Poco in and out of Denver so that they can play the festival and still make their evening show at the Troubadour. The festival itself was marred by gate crashers and the police. | Set List
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| June 29-July 2 | Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA | Steve Martin | ||
| July 3 | ABC Studio, Los Angeles, CA for Joey Bishop Show (airdate) | Poco performed 2 songs and spent some time on the couch with Joey. | Set List | |
| July 3-5 | Eagles Auditorium, Seattle, WA |  The performance on the 5th
was aired over a local radio station. |
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| July 12 | Tarrent County Convention Center, Ft. Worth, TX | Johnny Rivers, Southwest FOB | Prior to the show, Poco sits for an interview with the Dallas Morning News. | Set List
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| July 18-19 | Thee Experience, Los Angeles, CA | The Baby, C.K. Strong | ||
| July 25-27 | Family Dog on the Highway, San Francisco, CA | Charlie Musselwhite, Zoot Money |   |
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| July 29-August 3 | Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, CA | Sunshine Company | The rhythm section of the opening act the Sunshine Company, Larry Simms on bass and Merle Bregante on drums later worked with Poco guitarist Jimmy Messina in the original Loggins & Messina group. | |
| August 16 | Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton, CA | Hook, Smokestack Lightnin' |  |
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| (UD) | The Fens, Boston, MA | Youngbloods, Livingston Taylor | This could have taken place in 1970. | |
| August 22-23 | New York City Pavilion, Flushing Meadows, NY | Chamber Brothers, Albert King | A record crowd of 14,700 attended the performances. Thanks to Keith Leavy for correcting the venue. | Set List
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| August 24 | Vancouver Pop Festival, Paradise Valley Resort, Squamish, BC | The Doors, Byrds, Led Zepplin, Santana |  |
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| September 2-7 | Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, CA | Sunshine Company | Tim Schmit joins Poco for live shows around this time. Schmit had been a part of Poco’s entourage since May but only began playing with the band now | |
| September 6 | Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara, CA | Three Dog Night, Savoy Brown | ||
| September 12 | Woman's Gym, Fullerton Junior College, Fullerton, CA | Sweetbread, Pat Yungal | Poco was
paid $1,250 for this performance. Check out the excellent concert memory by Darrel Perry |
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| September 19 | Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ | Creedence Clearwater Revival, Framework | Roughly 13,000 attended the show, grossing $60,000 |    |
| September 24 | Della Reese Show airs | Wally Cox, Deloras Hall | ||
| September 26 | Main Auditorium, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ | Red, White and Blues Band | Set List
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| October 3-4 | Vulcan Gas Company, Austin, TX | New Atlantis (3rd), Water Brothers (4th) |  |
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| October 5 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX | Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Byrds | Approximately 10,000 attend this show which ended at 10 pm with the plug begin pulled on the Airplane. | Set List
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| October 10-11 | Thee Experience, Los Angeles, CA | Stonehenge and Smoke | ||
| October 12 | Balboa Stadium, San Diego, CA | Country Joe & The Fish, Chicago, Merryweather, Framework | 10,900 attend the Gnurl Festival. |  |
| October (UD) | Men's Gym, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA |  |
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| October 25 | Silverado Days, Silverado Amphitheatre, Bellis Park, Buena Park, CA | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Sunshine Company, Steve Martin | An interview done prior to the show reveals that Poco has five songs in the can for their next album. | |
| November 1 | Kinetic Playground, Chicago, IL | King Crimson, Liverpool Scene | Poco filled in for the Kinks | |
| November 4 | U.S. Grant High School, Van Nuys, CA | Poco canceled this engagement when their booking agents, Agency for Performing Arts, would not allow the group to sign the contract. | ||
| November 7-8 | Kinetic Playground, Chicago, IL | Iron Butterfly, King Crimson | A fire at the Kinetic Playground after the first show cost Poco their amps. The November 8 show was canceled. |  |
| November 13 | Thelma's, Los Angeles, CA | Jamul City | The former Galaxy, this club opened on the Sunset Strip the previous night. | Set List
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| November 14 | Colden Auditorium, Queen's College, Flushing, NY | Mountain | Poco cancels, replaced by Eric Mercury | |
| November 14-16 | Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, CA | Roxy | ||
| November 15 | MiraCosta College, Oceanside, CA | Sopwith Camel, Glass Family, | Rain forced Poco’s set to end after 4 songs. Sopwith Camel canceled and returned to the campus in December. | |
| November 17 | Thorne Hall, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | |
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| November 20 | Santa Monica College Auditoritum, Santa Monica, CA | |||
| November 21-22 | Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA | Humble Pie | Poco cancels this date and is replaced by Mountain | |
| November 21 | Sexson Auditorium, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA | Sunshine Company, Matchbox | ||
| November 26 | Men's Gym, Cal State Long Beach, Long Beach, CA | Sunshine Company, Glass Family |  |
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| November 28 | Sports Arena, San Diego, CA | Creedence Clearwater Revival, Roxy | |
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| November 29 | Boss City, Channel 9, Los Angeles, CA | Gary Lewis, | This was the airdate for this local TV music show. | |
| December (UD) | Covina High School, Covina, CA | This show was subsequently canceled. | ||
| December 6 | Arizona State Fair Exhibition Hall, Phoenix, AZ | Lee Michaels, Zephyr | ||
| December 6 | Boss City, Channel 9, Los Angeles, CA | Poco makes a return appearance to this local Los Angeles show. | ||
| December 16 | Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA | No performance. Poco throws a Christmas party. Stephen Stills, Dewey Martin, Micky Dolenz, Don Grady all attend | ||
| December 19-21 | Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA | Longbranch Pennywhistle | Longbranch Pennywhistle was Glenn Frey and John David Souther. |  |
Total Shows played: 128
