FLASH

In late 1971, a Melody Maker article inspired the formation of Flash, a collaboration between Peter Banks, ex-Yes guitarist, and Colin Carter, previously of Mushroom. The duo’s chemistry sparked on their first track, “Small Beginnings,” leading to the band’s formation. Banks, reminiscing about their sound, said, “Of course, we did [sound like Yes]. I was one of the founding members.” Their lineup was completed by bassist Ray Bennett and drummer Mike Hough, creating a potent musical force.

Peter Banks’ decision to lead without a keyboardist, focusing on his guitar, set Flash apart. Their debut self-titled album resonated in the USA, with Bennett noting, “We had a brand new hit single and a hit album, and they were going up the [US] charts as we arrived in the summer of ‘72.” Carter adds “That was the key that opened the door. That was it. That’s what got us [in] America.” Their innovative style blended fast-paced rhythms with complex compositions.

Touring the US and the world, Flash shared stages with renowned bands, gaining a dedicated following. Despite their burgeoning fame, mainstream success eluded them, their style perhaps too progressive for the era. Internal dynamics also posed challenges, with band members navigating the complexities of their newfound fame and creative differences.

They rapidly produced three albums within two years, but by November 1973, the stress of touring and internal conflicts led to the band’s disbanding. Banks, reflecting on this period, admitted, “I was having a nervous breakdown… We sort of flew apart for all the wrong reasons.” The breakup marked the end of a brief yet impactful chapter in progressive rock. However, their paths occasionally crossed in various collaborations, keeping the spirit of the band alive.

Original line-up
Peter Banks | Colin Carter | Ray Bennett | Mike Hough

DISCOGRAPHY

CHRONOLOGY

November ’71

• 8-21: London, UK, DeLane Lea Studios; Recording debut album, “Flash”

January ’72

• 14: High Wycombe, UK – Town Hall (with Stray)
• 15: Dudley, UK – Technical College
• 20: Dorchester, UK – Tavern Club
• 21: Bristol, UK – Polytechnic
• 22: St. Albans, UK – City Hall (with Stone The Crows)
• 28: Porthcawl, UK – Manor Suite
• 29: Watford, UK – Tech College (with Mott The Hoople)
• 31: Letchworth, UK – Youth Club

February ’72

• Album Release [UK]: “Flash”
  ‘As Flash in its recording form was two fifths of the original Yes, it’s not surprising that the music comes out sounding a little the same.. The music’s very structured and there’s lots of excitement. Lead vocalist Colin Carter comes over well, and Peter Banks’s guitar work is always of a high standard’ – Beat Instrumental, March 1972
  ‘The first release from EMI’s new label [Sovereign]. Flash – featuring former Yes members Peter Banks and Tony Kaye – is a fairly heavy group getting some attention on the college circuit’ – Record Collector, March 1972
• 14: Ellesmere Port, UK – Cheshire College (Unconfirmed date)
• 18: Ipswich, UK – Civic College
• 19: Leicester, UK – “’72 Rag Dance”, University (with Roy Harper, Roxy Music)
• 22: London, UK – Marquee Club
• 25: York, UK – St. Peter’s School
• 26: Epsom, UK – Baths (with Budgie)
• 27: Bletchley, UK – Esmeralda’s, Youth Centre (with Gnidrolog, Vinegar Joe)

March ’72

• 1: Birmingham, UK – “Students’ Carnival” Mayfair Suite, Bull Ring (with Van Der Graaf Generator, Medicine Head)
• 1: Birmingham, UK – Aston University (with Tony Hazzard)
• 2: Preston, UK – Amethyst Club
• 3: Aberdeen, UK – University
• 4: Whitley Bay, UK – Random Club
• 9: BBC Radio Broadcast: ‘Sound Of The Seventies’ (with Gnidrolog, Strawbs, Mick Greenwood)
• 10: Exeter, UK – St George’s Hall
• 11: Narbeth, UK – Unconfirmed venue
• 17: Luton, UK – Tech College (with Slade, Gothic Horizon)
• 22: Bristol, UK – Boobs Club
• 23: North Devon, UK – Tech College
• 23: Penzance, UK – Winter Gardens
• 24: Guildford, UK – Tech College
• 25: Bracknell, UK – Bracknell Sports Centre (with Barclay James Harvest, Steve Peregrine Took)
• 29: Bristol, UK – Tiffany’s

April ’72

• 1: Plymouth, UK – Van Dike
• 3: Barnstable, UK – Queens Hall
• 7: Schiedam, The Netherlands – Sociëteit Arcade/Martin Green Society (with Focus)
• 8: Dortrecht, The Netherlands – Sprankja Club
• 9: Assen, The Netherlands – Theater De Nieuwe Kolk
• 10 Album Release [US]: “Flash”
• 13: Tournai, Belgium – Town Hall (with John Martyn)
• 14: Brussels, Belgium – Théâtre 140 (with John Martyn)
• 15: Antwerp, Belgium – Handelsbeurs (with Irish Coffee)
• 16: Hasselt, Belgium – Germinal Hall
• 20: Langen, Germany – Unknown venue
• 21: Hamburg, Germany – Concert Hall
• 22: Utrecht, The Netherlands – Glarbuurs Hall/Jaarbeurscongrescentrum
• 23: Munster, Germany – Buurgstein Furte
• 24-25: Brussels, Belgium – TV Studio
• 30: Southampton, UK – Palace
• 30: London, UK – Chalk Farm Roundhouse (with Wishbone Ash, Hookfoot, Cheech ‘N’ Chong, Linda Lewis)

May ’72

• Single Release: Small Beginnings / Morning Haze
• 1: Birmingham, UK – Kinetic Circus (with Sandy Denny, Nazareth)
• 4: BBC Radio Broadcast: Sound Of The Seventies (with Bronx Cheer, Gnidrolog, Paul Jones)
• 5: Newcastle, UK – University (with Lindisfarne)
• 6: Sheffield, UK – University
• 6: Oswaldtwistle, UK – Town Hall
• 9: London, UK – Marquee Club
• 10: Nottingham, UK – Polytechnic
• 12: Northampton, UK – Guild Hall
• 13: London, UK – Imperial College (with Roy Young Band)
• 20: Bolton, UK – Institute of Technology
• 21: Croydon, UK – Greyhound
• 25: St. Annes, UK – Lowther Pavilion
• 26: Blackburn, UK – King George’s Hall
• 27: Penarth, UK – Paget Rooms
• 31: Stockport, UK – Town Hall

June ’72

• 2: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK – Mayfair Ballroom
• 3: Hull, UK – Floral Hall
• 4: Kenilworth, UK – Kinetic Circus
• 6: London, UK – Marquee Club (with Cat Iron)
• 8: Guildford, UK – Civic Hall (with Audience)
• 9: London, UK – Marquee Club
• 9: Leytonstone, UK – Red Lion
• 10: Slough, UK – Slough College (with Stackridge)
• 11-16: London, UK – Recording session
• 17: Oxford, UK – Jesus College
• 20-21: London, UK – Rehearsals
• 22: Staffs, UK – Keele University
• 23: Workington, UK – West Cumberland College of Science and Technology
• 24: Leicester, UK – Polytechnic
• 25: Swansea, UK – Pandora’s Club
• 28: Watford, UK – Town Hall (with Genesis)

July ’72

• Early: London, UK – In The Can LP recorded
• Early: Dorset, UK – Weymouth Pier Pavilion
• 14: Band departs to JFK Airport, NYC
• 15: New York City, NY – Radio press conference
• 17: Brooklyn, NY – Prospect Park (with David Bromberg, Dust); audience recording exists
• 18: Hempstead, NY – Ultrasonic Recording Studio, WLIR-FM,
• 18: Band filmed for WCBS TV news broadcast
• 19: Cherry Hill, NJ – Cherry Hill Arena (with Chamber Brothers, Surprize)
• 20: Georgetown, MD – My Mother’s Place
• 21: Washington D.C. – WDCA-TV studios presumably taping for the Barry Richards Show; further details unknown
• 21: Bowie, MD – Bowie Ice Rink
• 22: Fairfax, VA – Robinson High School
• 23: Fort Wayne, ID – Fort Wayne Coliseum (with James Gang)
• 24: Cleveland, OH – Agora (with Raspberries)
• 25: Toledo, OH – Agora
• 26: Cincinnati, OH – Reflections (with Freeport)
• 27: Columbus, OH – Agora
• 28-30: East Quogue, NY – The Barge (Advertised appearances, unconfirmed)
• 29: Charlotte, NC – Fairgrounds (with Poco, Uriah Heep, Long John Baldry, Wishbone Ash)
• 30: Providence, RI – Rhode Island Auditorium (with Black Sabbath, Black Oak Arkansas)
• 31: Boston, MA – Sheraton Hotel (Press and radio interviews)
• 31: Boston, MA – Frolics Ballrooms (with Cricket Hill)

August ’72

• 1: Roslyn, NY – My Father’s Place (with James Cotton Blues Band); audience recording exists and released in edited form on “In The USA” (2022).
• 2: Bronx, NY – Gaelic Park (with Blue Öyster Cult, Beck Bogart and Appice [billed as Jeff Beck Group], Argent)
• 3: Roslyn, NY – My Father’s Place (with James Cotton Blues Band)
• 5: Long Island, NY – Commack Arena (with Savoy Brown, Rory Gallagher, Tower of Power)
• 5: Asbury Park, NJ – Sunshine In (with Brownsville Station)
• 6: Pittsburgh, PA – Pitt Stadium (Afternoon show)
• 6: Commack, NY – Long Island Arena (with Wishbone Ash, Savoy Brown, Rory Gallagher)
• 7: Chicago, IL – unknown venue
• 10: Jersey City, NJ Roosevelt Stadium (with Alice Cooper, The J. Geils Band, Ursa Major)
• 11: St. Petersburg, FL – Bayfront Center
• 12: Charleston, SC – County Hall
• 13: Jacksonville, FL – Memorial Coliseum
• 15: San Diego, CA – Balboa Park Bowl (with Foghat, Mike Bloomfield, Horsefeathers)
• 16-19: Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go Go (with Elijah)
• 20: (canceled) Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go Go (reportedly replaced with Foghat)
• 21: Detroit, MI – Roostertail Upper-Deck (with Air Speed)
• 22: Wichita, KS – Cessna Stadium (with Rod Stewart & The Faces, John Kay)
• 23: Davison, MI – Sherwood Forest “Wild Wednesday 72” (with Jo Jo Gunne, Catfish, The Counts, Detroit and many others)
• 25: Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom (with The Kinks, Dr. Hook & His Medicine Show, Foghat)
• 26: New Orleans, LA – The Warehouse (with Foghat, Captain Beyond)
• 28: Madison, WI – Mother’s
• 29: Charlotte, NC – Park Center (with Argent, Foghat, Phlorescent Leech & Eddie)
• 31: Wingate, NC – Wingate Junior College

September ’72

• 1: Travel to Terre Haute, IN
• 2: Bull Island, IN – Erie Canal Pop Festival (with Birtha, Foghat, Rory Gallagher, Ravi Shankar, Black Sabbath, Joe Cocker, Allman Brothers, Fleetwood Mac, Gentle Giant, Amboy Dukes, Canned Heat, Black Oak Arkansas, Eagles, Nazareth, McKendree Spring and many others) exact performance date unknown
• 4: Oshkosh, WI – University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (with Brian Lee Blues Band, Blue Tale Fly, REO Speedwagon)
• 5: Long Island, NY, Nassau College
• 8: Akron, OH, Akron Civic Center (with Foghat, Bang)

• 9: Indianapolis, IN – Indianapolis Raceway Festival at Bush Stadium (with Fleetwood Mac and others); Audience recording exists
• 10: Madison, NJ – Unknown venue
• 11: Kutztown, PA – Keystone Hall (with REO Speedwagon, Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks)
• 12: Travel to Erie, PA
• 13: Erie, PA – Unknown venue
• 14: Radford, VA – Radford College Preston Hall Auditorium (with The Divots, Blue Oyster Cult)
• 15: Travel to New York City
• 16: York, PA – Unknown venue
• 17: Snippensberg, PA – Unknown venue
• 18: Travel back to the UK

October ’72

• Album Release: “In The Can”
  ‘Flash stick to their guns in embarking on adventurous, complicated arrangements, with shifts in tempo and key that grip without losing sight of strong, impressive melody lines, which Banks lays down with dexterity and imagination… A standout album of which they can be proud’ – Melody Maker, 10/3/73
  ‘Virtually every band that has been formed as a result of someone leaving Yes ends up sounding like them. This is Flash’s second album, after 12 months together, and they still seem to be looking for that elusive ingredient – originality. The vocals are overloaded, and instrumentally everybody seems to suffer from trying just that bit too much’ – Record Mirror, 3/3/73
• 8th: Upminster, UK – New Windmill Hall
• 9-10th: London, UK – DeLane Lea Studios Recording sessions
• 11th: London, UK – Maximum Sound Studios Recording session
• 12th: Hornsey, UK – Hornsey College Of Art
• 13th: London, UK – Thames Polytechnic (with The Pretty Things)
• 14th: Canterbury, UK – Elliot College University of Kent
• 15th: Lancing, UK – Lancing College
• 20th: London, UK – Goldsmiths College (with Colin Blunstone)
• 21st: Cardiff, UK – University (with Glencoe)
• 23rd: London, UK – Recording of “Watch Your Step” and/or “Never Stand”
• 24th: London, UK – Marquee Club
• 29th: Gravesend, UK – Civic Hall (with Mick Abraham’s Band)
  interesting to note that Peter Banks had replaced Mick Abraham in his band Blodwyn Pig for a short stint in 1971.

November ’72

• 12: London, UK – Recording sessions commenced
• 13: London, UK – Banks collaborated with Jan Akkerman to record the track “Stop That.”
• 15: London, UK – Finished recording tracks
• 16: London, UK – A notable session at Advision Studios took place, featuring an ensemble of Peter Banks, Phil Collins, Ray Bennett, and Jan Akkerman.
• 17: London, UK – Kings Cross Cinema
• 18: Manchester, UK – Manchester University
• 18: (canceled) Rutherford, NJ – Fairleigh Dickenson College Advertised but presumably their US tour was postponed.
• 25: London, UK – Isleworth Polytechnic Unconfirmed date (with Sam Apple Pie)
• 26: Cleveland, OH – Unknown venue Misreported as Philadelphia in Creem magazine; another gig postponed

December ’72

• Single Release: “Lifetime / Children Of The Universe”
• 2: Teaneck, NJ – Fairleigh Dickinson University Two headlining shows (with Blue Oyster Cult)
• 5-7: Roslyn, NY – My Father’s Place
• 8: Milton, MA – Curry College, South Campus Auditorium Headlining show (with The World of Lenny Bruce)
• 9: Chattanooga, TN – Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium (with Humble Pie, Roxy Music)
• 10: Charleston, WV – Charleston Civic Center (with Humble Pie, Roxy Music)
• 11: Fort Wayne, IN – Embassy Theatre (with Mott The Hoople, Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids)
• 12: Warren, OH – Packard Music Hall
• 13: Lexington, KY – The Warehouse
• 15: Newark, NJ – Newark State College; two shows
• 16: Passaic, NJ – Capitol Theatre; two shows (with Chuck Berry, Phlorescent Leech & Eddie);  Audience recording exists and excerpts released on 2022’s “In The USA” set
• 17: Ramapo, NJ – Ramapo High School Auditorium; two shows
• 22: Detroit, MI – Ford Auditorium Headlining show (with Mom’s Apple Pie, Blue Öyster Cult)
• 27: Indianapolis, IN – Indianapolis Convention Center (with Steve Miller Band, Quicksilver Messenger Service, McKendree Spring [George and Sue Mizer got married at the concert]); audience recording excerpts available on “In The USA” (2022).
• 28: Minneapolis, MN – Minnesota National Guard Armory (with Raspberries, Bang)
• 29: St Louis, MO – Keil Auditorium (with Steve Miller Band)
• 30: Rockford, IL – National Guard Armory
• 31: Providence, RI Palace Theatre (with Al Kooper)

1973

January ’73

• 5: Pinellas Park, FL – Mustang Drive-In (with White Witch)
• 6: West Palm Beach, FL – West Palm Beach Auditorium (with Raspberries, Bob Seger)
• 7: Columbus, OH – Agora Theatre
• 8: Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre; pre-FM soundboard recording exists
• 12: Philadelphia, PA – The Spectrum (with Jo Jo Gunne, James Gang)
• 14: New York City, NY – Philharmonic Hall (with Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, Earth Wind and Fire)
• 19: Chicago, IL – Kinetic Playground (with Jo Jo Gunne, Glencoe, Blue Öyster Cult)
• 20: Chicago, IL – Kinetic Playground (with Jo Jo Gunne, Glencoe, Blue Öyster Cult)
• 21: Kansas City, MO – Cowtown Ballroom (with the Byrds) This set was recorded on 2-inch multi-track tape by The Record Plant mobile studio. Released in remixed form on 2013’s “Flash In Public”.
  Set: “Small Beginnings” / “Black And White” / “Stop That Banging” / “There No More” / “Children Of The Universe” / “Dreams Of Heaven”
• 22: Deposition regarding Flash’s name

February ’73

• Single Release: “Watch Your Step / Lifetime”
• 1: Dunstable, UK – Civic Hall (with Beck Bogart and Appice)
• 2: Reading, UK – University (with Beck Bogart and Appice)
• 3: London, UK – Imperial College (with Beck Bogart and Appice)
• 6: Hanley, UK – Heavy Steam Machine (with Beck Bogart and Appice)
• 7: Liverpool, UK – University (with Beck Bogart and Appice)
• 8: Loughborough, UK – University Students Union (with Beck Bogart and Appice)
• 9: Newcastle, UK – Polytechnic (with Beck Bogart and Appice)
• 10: Leeds, UK – Leeds University (with Beck Bogart and Appice)
• 11: Manchester, UK – Hard Rock Theatre (with Beck Bogart and Appice)
• 12: Swansea, UK – Top Rank Ballroom (with Beck Bogart and Appice)
• 14: Oxford, UK – Oxford Polytechnic (with Beck Bogart and Appice)
• 15: Bournemouth, UK – Hard Rock Theatre (with Beck Bogart and Appice)
• 16: London, UK – Sundown Theatre (with Beck Bogart and Appice)
• 18: Cardiff, UK – Top Rank Suite (with Beck Bogart and Appice)

April ’73

• 1-5: London, UK – Rehearsals
• 6: Ware, UK – Ware College Students Union
• 7: Lincoln, UK – Lincoln School
• 8: Hempstead, UK – Pavilion
• 9: Leicester, UK – Croft Club

• 13: Peterborough, UK – Technical College
• 21: Hastings, UK – The Pier Pavilion
• 27: (possibly canceled) Ayr, UK – Caledonian 
• 28: (possibly canceled) Glasgow, UK – University (with Fruupp, Spencer Davis Group)

May ’73

• 1: London, UK – Advision Studios, “Knights” various mixes and “Lord Of The Dragon”
• 2: Travel to Melbourne, Australia
• 6: Melbourne, Australia – National Youth Sunday (with Cherry (Canada) and top 3 Australian bands)
• 8: Travel to London, UK
• 11: London, UK – Rehearsal
• 12: London, UK – Recording session
• 14-17: London, UK – Rehearsal and recording sessions
• 18: Skegness, UK – Unknown venue
• 19: Luton, UK – College with JSD Band
• 20-21: London, UK – Advision Studios, recording sessions
• 22-23: London, UK – Rehearsals
• 25-June 4: London, UK – Advision Studios, recording sessions

June ’73

• 5-7: London, UK – Morgan Studios, recording sessions
• 8: London, UK – Advision Studios, recording sessions
• 9: Bromley, UK – Unknown venue
• 10-11: London, UK – Advision Studios, recording sessions
• 25: Hull, UK – Hull City Hall (with Wishbone Ash)

July ’73

• unknown date Zox and The Radar Boys performed various dates
• 27-28: London, UK – Sound Management, rehearsals
• 28: London, UK – London Music Festival at Alexandra Palace with Nazareth, East Of Eden, Budgie, Stray Dog, Cat Iron
• 30: London, UK – Unit Studios, rehearsals
• 31: Tottenham, UK – Royal Ballroom, stage rehearsals

August ’73

• 7: Philadelphia, PA – band rehearsals
• 8: Philadelphia, PA – The Spectrum (with Blue Öyster Cult, Mott The Hoople, Wishbone Ash [unconfirmed])
• 9: Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion (with Wishbone Ash)
• 10: Ocean City, MD – Convention Center (with Wishbone Ash)
• 11: Woodstock, NY – Abbey Road [two shows]
• 11: New York, NY – Central Park [listed in Billboard Magazine, but possibly date changed]
• 12: Minneapolis, MN – Metropolitan Sports Center
• 13: Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theatre
• 13: Boston, MA – Suffolk Downs  [listed in Billboard Magazine, but possibly date changed]
• 14: Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Musical Theater (with Wishbone Ash)
• 15: Wheaton, IL – DuPage County Fairgrounds
• 16: Cleveland, OH – Smilin’ Dog Saloon
• 17: Youngstown, OH – State Theatre
• 18: Norfolk, VA – Pungo Fairgrounds [with Santana]
• 19: Charlotte, NC – The Midnight Sun [unconfirmed date]
• 19: New Orleans, LA – Municipal Auditorium [unconfirmed date]
• 20-21: Atlanta, GA – Richard’s [unconfirmed date]
• 22: Flint, MI – Sherwood Forrest
• 23: Hyannis, MA – One God Coliseum [unconfirmed date]
• 24: Cape Cod, MA – Cape Cod Coliseum; audience recording exists, two tracks appear on 2022’s “In The USA” set.
• 25: Asbury Park, NJ – Sunshine In (with Joe Walsh & Barnstorm)
• 27: White Oak, PA – Zodiac Club or Elephant Club
• 28: Boston, MA – The Garage
• 29: Boston, MA – The Garage
• 30: Philadelphia, PA – Tower Theatre (with T.Rex)
• 31: Miami Beach, FL – Convention Center (with Joe Walsh) [unconfirmed date]

September ’73

• 1: Albuquerque, NM – Civic Auditorium (with Blue Oyster Cult, El Chicano, Quicksilver Messenger Service)
• 2: Pueblo, CO – Coyote Ridge Festival (with Malo, Quicksilver Messenger Service) Concert filmed; but Flash may have played a St. Louis date instead
• 4: Minneapolis, MI – unknown venue; unconfirmed date
• 5: Kansas City, MO – unknown venue; unconfirmed date
• 6: Oklahoma City, OK – unknown venue; unconfirmed date
• 7: San Antonio, TX – unknown venue; unconfirmed date
• 16: Kansas City, MO – Fairyland Park “Carney Rock II” (with Quicksilver Messenger Service, Blue Oyster Cult, The Phlorescent Leech and Eddie, Brownsville Station, Rare Earth, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Nazareth)
• 28: (canceled) Oklahoma City – Civic Center Music Hall
• 29: (canceled) Kansas City – Music Hall (with Deodato)
• 29: Travel to Los Angeles, CA
• 30: (canceled) Little Rock, AK Robinson’s Auditorium

October ’73

• Album Release: “Out Of Our Hands”
  ‘More subtle than Yes, maybe, but Flash are running parallel, and it shows. Impossible to fault – except for its total lack of originality. Buy Peter Banks’s solo album instead – much better value’ – Record Mirror, 20/10/73
• 1: (canceled) Lake Charles, LA – McNeese University
• 3: Salt Lake City, UT – Terrace Ballroom (with Deodato)
• 4: San Diego, CA – Civic Theatre
• 5: (canceled) Reno, NV – unknown venue
• 6: Berkeley, CA – Berkeley Community Theater (with Deodato, Eugene Blackwell and the New Breed)
• 7: Santa Monica, CA – Civic Auditorium (with Deodato); Show is reportedly broadcasted live on KMET radio.
• 9: Los Angeles, CA – NBC Studios, “Midnight Special”television show taping with Jerry Lee Lewis hosting. “Dead Ahead” and “Psychosync” performed live and video recently posted on YouTube.
• 10: Denver, CO – unknown venue
• 11: ScotsBluff, NE – Western Nebraska University (with Deodato)
• 12: (canceled) St. Louis, MO – Keele Opera House
• 16: (canceled) Monroe, LA Civic Center
• 17: Lake Charles, LA – Civic Center (with Three Dog Night)
• 19: Fargo, ND – Field House, North Dakota State University (with Grand Funk)
• 20: St. Paul, MN – Civic Center (with Grand Funk)
• 21: Duluth, MN – Civic Center (with Grand Funk)
• 22: Wausau, WI – Next Exit (with Powerhouse, The Bushman Clark Band)
• 23: Wausau, WI – Next Exit (with Powerhouse, The Bushman Clark Band)
• 25: Dayton, OH – Hara Arena (with Captain Beyond)
• 26: Miami, FL – Miami Baseball Stadium (with Three Dog Night)
• 27: Montgomery, AL – Montgomery Coliseum (with Three Dog Night)
• 28: Winston-Salem, NC – Memorial Coliseum (with Three Dog Night)
• 29: Jacksonville, FL – Veterans Memorial Coliseum (with Three Dog Night)
• 31: Savannah, GA – Civic Center (with Three Dog Night)

November ’73

• 2: Richmond, VA – Coliseum (with Three Dog Night)
• 4: Huntsville, AL – unknown venue, unconfirmed date
• 7: Valdosta, GA – unknown venue, unconfirmed date
• 8: Cleveland, OH – Case-Western Reserve University (with Deodato)
• 9: Wausau, WI – unknown venue, unconfirmed date
• 10: Wausau, WI – unknown venue, unconfirmed date
• 11: Springfield, MO – unknown venue, unconfirmed date
• 12: Des Moines, IA – unknown venue, unconfirmed date
• 13: Des Moines, IA – unknown venue, unconfirmed date
• 14: Bettendorf, IA – unknown venue, unconfirmed date
• 15: Galina, KS – unknown venue, unconfirmed date
• 16: El Paso, TX – El Paso Coliseum (with Three Dog Night)
• 17: Albuquerque, NM – University of New Mexico (with Three Dog Night); Flash disbands after this show marking it their final concert.
• 18: (canceled) Cedar Rapids, IA – Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium
• 19: (canceled) Ottumwa, IA – Ottumwa Coliseum
• 20: (canceled) Waterloo, IA – McElroy Auditorium
• 22: (canceled) St. Louis, MO – Keil Auditorium (with Wishbone Ash)
• 24: (canceled) Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple (with Wishbone Ash)
• 30:  (canceled) Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre

December ’73

• 1: (canceled) Portland, OR – Paramount Theatre

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