Rock Super Bowl
The Rock Super Bowl, often written as Rock Superbowl, was a recurring rock festival held from 1977 to 1983 at the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, Florida.[1]
Lineups
Artists are listed in billing order on posters and ticketing, with the headline act shown in bold.[2]
| Event | Date | Artists | Attendance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Superbowl 1977 | May 29, 1977 | Fleetwood Mac, Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke & Return to Forever, Kenny Loggins | — | — |
| Rock Superbowl II | July 3, 1977 | The Eagles, Hall & Oates, Jimmy Buffett | 46,000[3] | — |
| Rock Superbowl III | September 4, 1977 | Peter Frampton, Kansas,The J. Geils Band, Rick Derringer | — | — |
| Rock Superbowl 1978 | July 2, 1978 | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, Foreigner, Bob Welch, Toby Beau | — | — |
| Rock Superbowl V | August 5, 1978 | Steve Miller Band, Jimmy Buffett, Little River Band | — | — |
| Rock Superbowl 1979 | May 27, 1979 | AC/DC, The Doobie Brothers, Boston, Poco | — | — |
| Rock Superbowl VIII | April 5, 1980 | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, Molly Hatchet, Nantucket | — | — |
| Rock Superbowl 1980 | July 5, 1980 | ZZ Top, Pat Travers, Rossington Collins Band, Triumph, The Johnny Van Zant Band, Point Blank | — | — |
| Rock Superbowl X | April 18, 1981 | Heart, Cheap Trick, Blue Öyster Cult, UFO, Firefall | — | — |
| Rock Superbowl XI | July 16, 1981 | REO Speedwagon, Foghat, Billy Squier, Rossington Collins Band | — | — |
| Rock Superbowl 1981 | October 24-25, 1981 | The Rolling Stones, Van Halen, Henry Paul Band | — | — |
| Rock Superbowl XIV | March 20, 1982 | Foreigner, Pat Travers, UFO, Bryan Adams | — | Ozzy Osbourne was scheduled to perform but cancelled due to the death of Randy Rhoads the previous day.[4] |
| Rock Superbowl 1982 | September 4, 1982 | Fleetwood Mac, John Mellencamp,Loverboy, LeRoux, John Waite | 50,000[5] | — |
| Rock Superbowl XVI | November 27, 1982 | The Who, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, The B-52s | — | — |
| Rock Superbowl XVII | April 23, 1983 | Journey, Aerosmith, Bryan Adams, Sammy Hagar | — | — |
| Rock Superbowl 1983 | May 28, 1983 | ZZ Top, Sammy Hagar, Triumph, Foghat | — | — |
| Rock Superbowl 19 | October 29, 1983 | The Police, The Fixx, Eric Burdon and The Animals | — | — |
References
- ^ "No frills Citrus Bowl part of Orlando lore". Orlando Sentinel. 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ "Concert History of Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida, United States | Concert Archives". www.concertarchives.org. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
- ^ Diana (2024-04-10). "Rock Super Bowl II at Tangerine Bowl in Orlando 1977 Rock Super Bowl II at Tangerine Bowl in Orlando with Hall & Oates, Jimmy Buffett, and Andrew Gold - July 3, 1977 - Randy Meisner Hearts On Fire". randymeisnerheartsonfire.com. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
- ^ Stanfield, Frank. "The day in 1982 when a plane crash in Leesburg killed Ozzy Osbourne tour's guitarist". Daily Commercial. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
- ^ Spirduso, Wendy (September 6, 1982). "50,000 rock 'n' roll in the T-Bowl". The Orlando Sentinel. p. 1.