1970s Live Music

Some images are iconic and full of memories. For 1970s live music, these brands are truly memorable:

• Shure SM58 microphone
• Vox amplifier
• Fender Stratocaster
• Marshall head amplifier
• Marshall 4 x 12″ speaker cabinet
• Marshall PA speakers
• Ford Transit van

What other images would conjure up memories of 1970s live music for you? Let me know.

From the Comments Below:

Paul B: Beaten up wedge speakers, beer coated jack leads, Watney’s Party 7, sticky floors.

Richard: Smoke filled pubs, people wearing flared Levis and waistcoats, the click of Zippo lighters.

Comments from Friends:

Levi’s and generic denim jackets/jeans covered in band patches and embroidery.

Harrington and bomber jackets over band t-shirts in UK crowds.

Doc Martens boots and stacked heels in rock and emerging punk scenes.

Rolling papers packs (Rizla, Zig‑Zag).

Festival wristbands, cloth patches and enamel badges with band logos.

The Rolling Stones tongue-and-lips logo, everywhere from stadium crowds to knock‑off t-shirts.

Led Zeppelin symbols and typeface from posters and album art plastered in venue foyers.

Pink Floyd prism from Dark Side of the Moon, a shorthand for 70s rock heads.

Kevin Harrington

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