Rock Super Bowl II at Tangerine Bowl in Orlando with Hall & Oates, Jimmy Buffett, and Andrew Gold – July 3, 1977

Diana

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The Rock Super Bowl II at Tangerine Bowl in Orlando was on July 3, 1977. Hall & Oates, Jimmy Buffett, and Andrew Gold were also on the bill, with Andrew Gold opening. About 46,000 fans turned up to hear the Eagles, who headlined this show. There were 20 Rock Super Bowl concerts, and they were held in Orlando from 1977-1988.

The evening before this show, July 2, the Eagles had performed at the Miami Baseball Stadium. It was a sold-out crowd. Both Andrew Gold and Jimmy Buffett opened the show, and it was one of Randy’s last shows with the Eagles.

Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Don Felder, and Joe Walsh

Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, Don Felder, Don Henley, and Joe Walsh

Jimmy Buffett (front and center in red shirt)

Stage for Eagles

Tangerine Bowl poster

Tangerine Bowl ticket – $10.00

Cash Box – July 2, 1977

“The Orlando City Council Monday approved the scheduling of the rock group Fleetwood Mac for a concert May 29 and the Eagles, Jimmy Buffett and Hall and Oates for a July 3 concert.”

Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL) – April 19, 1977

“From their first album, The Eagles, to their latest, Hotel California, the Eagles have found commercial success throughout the world.”

Florida Today (Cocoa, FL) – June 30, 1977

“The Eagles, western stylists of one of the most consistently popular sounds, headline the second Rock Super Bowl in Orlando’s Tangerine Bowl.”

Tampa Tribune (Tampa, FL) – July 1, 1977

Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL) – July 3, 1977

“About 46,00 rock fans turned out for a rock concert at the Tangerine Bowl Sunday afternoon to hear the Eagles.”

Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL) – July 4, 1977

Tampa Bay Times (Tampa, FL) – July 4, 1977

“The Eagles, perhaps the most popular rock group in the world, opened playing ‘Hotel California’ in front of two ‘Hotel California’ backdrops.”

Tampa Tribune (Tampa, FL) – July 4, 1977

“And there were hundreds of lighted matches held up in the dark stadium in a chain reaction, then extinguished for the Eagles, a band that makes listening enough activity for even the largest of audiences.”

Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL) – July 5, 1977

“But showtime for the quadruple-bill concert is 4 p.m., and it starts on time with Andrew Gold, who plays util 4:35. Jimmy Buffett is on from 5 to about 6:15. Daryl Hall and John Oates perform from about 7 to 8. The headlining Eagles hit the stage at 9 and do a full two hours.”

Tampa Bay Times (Tampa, FL) – July 5, 1977

“Unlike the May 29 Fleetwood Mac concert, which resulted in more than 1,000 angry calls to police and city officials, Sunday’s concert brought only about 15 calls, most from areas close to the stadium, said Capt. William Liquori.”