{"id":1114,"date":"2026-11-01T19:03:40","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T19:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/?page_id=1114"},"modified":"2026-11-07T03:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T03:27:27","slug":"1973-74","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/bands\/flash\/1973-74\/","title":{"rendered":"Flash Chronology 1973\u201374"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/bands\/flash\/\">&larr; FLASH home<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/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=\"https:\/\/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, Lincoln Center\u00a0(<em>with Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, Earth Wind and Fire<\/em>); promoted by Ron Delsener; marked the band\u2019s first anniversary; reviewed in <em>Cash Box<\/em>, 27 January 1973<\/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\n\n\n<li><strong>22-23<\/strong>: Los Angeles, CA &#8211; Whisky A Go Go [<em>listed in Billboard Magazine, 27 January 1973; unconfirmed<\/em>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>27<\/strong>: Chappaqua, NY &#8211; Horace Greeley High School [<em>listed in Billboard Magazine, 13 and 27 January 1973; unconfirmed<\/em>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>28<\/strong>: White Oak, PA &#8211; Zodiac Club [<em>listed in Billboard Magazine, 27 January 1973; unconfirmed<\/em>]<\/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 [UK]<\/strong>: &#8220;Watch Your Step \/ Lifetime&#8221; (Sovereign SOV 116)<\/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=\"https:\/\/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=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-03-03-RECORD-MIRROR-A-quick-Flash.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-03-03-RECORD-MIRROR-A-quick-Flash.jpeg 898w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-03-03-RECORD-MIRROR-A-quick-Flash-300x281.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-03-03-RECORD-MIRROR-A-quick-Flash-768x720.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/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=\"https:\/\/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=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-2-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-2.jpg 684w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/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=\"https:\/\/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=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-1-685x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-1.jpg 685w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-1-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/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=\"https:\/\/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=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-4-655x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-4.jpg 655w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1973-07-28-Alexandra-Palace-4-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/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\n\n\n<li><strong>Recording lead<\/strong>: <em>Beat Instrumental<\/em> (April 1973) says the Abacus mobile studio (Brighton; engineer Richard Holmes) had \u2018recently completed work for Flash and Al Stewart\u2019. Session, date and venue are not given.<\/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; Sidney Myer Music Bowl, \u201cCommonwealth Youth In Concert\u201d for National Youth Sunday\u00a0(<em>with Cherry (Canada), Ross Ryan and other Australian acts<\/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>16<\/strong>: Surbiton, UK &#8211; Rehearsal (<em>Zox and The Radar Boys; unconfirmed date<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>23<\/strong>: High Wycombe, UK &#8211; High Wycombe College of Art &amp; Technology (<em>Zox and The Radar Boys; unconfirmed: bassist John Cornwall recalls it as roughly two weeks before the Friars gig<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>25<\/strong>: Hull, UK &#8211; Hull City Hall\u00a0(<em>with Wishbone Ash<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Press note<\/strong>: <em>Beat Instrumental<\/em> (June 1973) studio news lists Peter Banks among recent visitors to Advision Studios, alongside Spirit, Yes and Teresa Brewer.<\/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>7<\/strong>: Aylesbury, UK &#8211; The Friars (<em>Zox and The Radar Boys, with Jack The Lad and Peter Hammill<\/em>) <em>(The Genesis Archive, from the recollections of bassist John Cornwall)<\/em><\/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>]<br>Note: Richard\u2019s own advertisement in the Great Speckled Bird (20 August 1973) lists Freddie King for 20\u201325 August and no Flash, so these dates were probably not played.<\/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>]<br>Note: probably the Cape Cod Coliseum show of the 24th, which was advertised as presented by the Holiday Inn of Hyannis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>24:<\/strong> Cape Cod, MA &#8211; Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth <em>(with Richie Havens, Joe Walsh &amp; Barnstorm)<\/em>; 9 PM; advertised in the Register (Yarmouth Port), 23 August 1973; 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><br>Note: the printed Sunshine In poster, the Village Voice ad, the management\u2019s tour plan and the travel agent\u2019s schedule all give Friday 24 August for Asbury Park. The band\u2019s own typed itinerary was corrected by hand from the 24th to the 25th, with \u201c24 \u2013 Cape Cod\u201d added, which agrees with the dates above (Colin Carter archive). The Cape Cod Coliseum\u2019s advertisement in the Register (23 August 1973) confirms Flash there on Friday 24 August.<\/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=\"https:\/\/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>8<\/strong>: Dallas, TX &#8211; Music Hall [<em>listed in Billboard Magazine, 1 September 1973; unconfirmed<\/em>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9<\/strong>: San Antonio, TX &#8211; Municipal Auditorium [<em>listed in Billboard Magazine, 1 September 1973; unconfirmed<\/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) Tulsa, OK &#8211; Municipal Theatre (<em>with Deodato<\/em>); advertised in the <em>Tulsa World<\/em> on 16 and 23 September 1973 (Concert Ventures \/ Carson Attractions), but struck through on the band\u2019s booking sheet. Previously listed here as Oklahoma City.<\/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=\"https:\/\/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=\"https:\/\/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=\"https:\/\/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. Broadcast on NBC on Friday 9 November 1973 (TV listings, <em>Des Moines Register<\/em>, 4 November 1973).<\/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>: Scottsbluff, NE &#8211;\u00a0Western Nebraska University (<em>with Deodato, Free Flight<\/em>); 8 PM (poster, Colin Carter archive)<\/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>)<br>Note: on the band\u2019s handwritten autumn date list Fargo, St Paul and Duluth are crossed out, and Wausau appears in November (Colin Carter archive).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>24:<\/strong> Dayton, OH &#8211; Hara Arena (<em>with Captain Beyond<\/em>); <a href=\"https:\/\/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>The band\u2019s November flight and hotel log confirms the run from Huntsville through Tallahassee, Wausau, Springfield, Des Moines, Bettendorf and Joplin to El Paso and Albuquerque; venues for most of these dates are still unknown (Colin Carter archive).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3<\/strong>: Washington, D.C. &#8211; John F. Kennedy Center [<em>listed in Billboard Magazine, 3 November 1973; probably not played<\/em>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4<\/strong>: New York City, NY &#8211; Philharmonic Hall [<em>listed in Billboard Magazine, 3 November 1973; probably not played, as the flight log has the band in Huntsville<\/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>)<br>Note: the band\u2019s flight log has them flying to Wausau on 8 November (Colin Carter archive).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9<\/strong>: NBC broadcasts the &#8220;Midnight Special&#8221; episode taped on 9 October (with Jerry Lee Lewis, Ike and Tina Turner, B. B. King, Dalton and Dubarri)<\/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=\"https:\/\/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) Phoenix, AZ &#8211; Coliseum<\/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\n\n\n<li><strong>Press note<\/strong>: <em>Cash Box<\/em> (15 December 1973) reports a label spokesman saying \u2018personal accidents\u2019 influenced the decision to break up, and that Banks was then in the US. This predates the <em>Record<\/em> report of 6 January 1974 below.<\/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=\"https:\/\/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=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/reading-room\/the-record-and-evening-telegraph-after-flash-1974\/\">Evening Telegraph, 15 Jun 1974<\/a><br>Note: the Marquee\u2019s own listing has Hustler on 27 June 1974, and no Flying Cats appearance there that year.<\/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 Sidonie Jordan (later known as Sydney Foxx). The new line-up is Banks, Jordan (vocals), Preston Heyman (drums), John Giblin (bass) and Jakob Magn\u00fasson (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=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/reading-room\/sounds-new-flash-with-wonder-ingredient-clean-up-with-white-soul\/\">Sounds, 12 Oct 1974<\/a><br>Note: Sounds prints the names as Sydney Jordan, Preston Ross-Heyman, John Gibling and Freeman Magnasson. This line-up recorded at CBS Studios, London, from 26 September to 5 November 1974; the sessions were released as Empire\u2019s \u201cMark I\u201d (One Way, 1995).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From the Colin Carter Archives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0fed8f92 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3204.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3204-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"West Palm Beach Auditorium: Raspberries, Bob Seger Group and \u201cspecial guest star from England Flash\u201d, 6 January 1973. Courtesy Colin Carter Archives.\" class=\"wp-image-1182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3204-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3204-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3204-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3204-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3204-973x730.jpg 973w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3204-508x381.jpg 508w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3204.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">West Palm Beach Auditorium: Raspberries, Bob Seger Group and \u201cspecial guest star from England Flash\u201d, 6 January 1973. Courtesy Colin Carter Archives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3190.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3190-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"Ron Delsener\u2019s ad for Flash with Dr. Hook and Earth, Wind &amp; Fire, Philharmonic Hall, Sunday 14 January 1973. Courtesy Colin Carter Archives.\" class=\"wp-image-1183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3190-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3190-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3190-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3190-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3190-973x752.jpg 973w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3190-508x392.jpg 508w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3190.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ron Delsener\u2019s ad for Flash with Dr. Hook and Earth, Wind &amp; Fire, Philharmonic Hall, Sunday 14 January 1973. Courtesy Colin Carter Archives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3202-Edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3202-Edit-1024x669.jpg\" alt=\"Telegram from Al Coury of Capitol Records, hand-delivered to Flash at Philharmonic Hall on 14 January 1973: \u201cGood luck and know it will be a knock out.\u201d Courtesy Colin Carter Archives.\" class=\"wp-image-1184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3202-Edit-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3202-Edit-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3202-Edit-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3202-Edit-1536x1003.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3202-Edit-973x635.jpg 973w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3202-Edit-508x332.jpg 508w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3202-Edit.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Telegram from Al Coury of Capitol Records, hand-delivered to Flash at Philharmonic Hall on 14 January 1973: \u201cGood luck and know it will be a knock out.\u201d Courtesy Colin Carter Archives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3142.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"979\" src=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3142-1024x979.jpg\" alt=\"Australia, May 1973: a kangaroo on the trip to Melbourne for the Commonwealth Youth concert. Courtesy Colin Carter Archives.\" class=\"wp-image-1185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3142-1024x979.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3142-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3142-768x734.jpg 768w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3142-1536x1469.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3142-973x930.jpg 973w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3142-508x486.jpg 508w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3142.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Australia, May 1973: a kangaroo on the trip to Melbourne for the Commonwealth Youth concert. Courtesy Colin Carter Archives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3186.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"829\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3186-829x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Sunshine In, Asbury Park: Joe Walsh &amp; Barnstorm and Flash, printed for Friday 24 August 1973. Courtesy Colin Carter Archives.\" class=\"wp-image-1186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3186-829x1024.jpg 829w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3186-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3186-768x949.jpg 768w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3186-1243x1536.jpg 1243w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3186-973x1202.jpg 973w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3186-508x628.jpg 508w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3186.jpg 1295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sunshine In, Asbury Park: Joe Walsh &amp; Barnstorm and Flash, printed for Friday 24 August 1973. Courtesy Colin Carter Archives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3203.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3203-664x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Western Nebraska University, Scottsbluff: Deodato, Flash and Free Flight, Thursday 11 October 1973. Courtesy Colin Carter Archives.\" class=\"wp-image-1187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3203-664x1024.jpg 664w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3203-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3203-768x1185.jpg 768w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3203-996x1536.jpg 996w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3203-973x1501.jpg 973w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3203-508x784.jpg 508w, https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flash-colin-carter-archive-3203.jpg 1037w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Western Nebraska University, Scottsbluff: Deodato, Flash and Free Flight, Thursday 11 October 1973. Courtesy Colin Carter Archives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/bands\/flash\/\">&larr; FLASH home<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/bands\/flash\/1971-72\/\">1971\u201372<\/a> | <strong>1973\u201374<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&larr; <a  href=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/discography\/flash\/\">FLASH<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/\">home<\/a> | 1971\u201372 | 1973\u201374 A date-by-date chronology of <a  href=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/discography\/flash\/\">Flash<\/a> for 1973 and 1974. Entries marked \u201c(canceled)\u201d were booked dates that did not take place. For the band\u2019s history and <a  href=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/discography\/\">discography<\/a>, see the main <a  href=\"https:\/\/peterbanks.net\/archive\/discography\/flash\/\">FLASH<\/a> page. 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