Canned Heat's 1972 Concert History

Canned Heat is a blues-rock/boogie band that formed in Los Angeles in 1965. The group has been noted for its own interpretations of blues material as well as for efforts to promote the interest in this type of music and its original artists. It was launched by two blues enthusiasts, Alan Wilson (1943 – 1970) and Bob Hite (1943 – 1981), who took the name from Tommy Johnson's 1928 Canned Heat Blues, a song about an alcoholic who has desperately turned to drinking Sterno, generically called "canned heat".

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 02, 1972
Canned Heat / R.E.O. Speedwagon / Spirit
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Academy Of Music New York, New York, United States
Oct 02, 1972
Canned Heat Reid Gymnasium, Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
Sep 02, 1972 –
Sep 04, 1972
Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival
Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids / Black Oak Arkansas / cheech and chong / Foghat / Albert King / brownsville station / Canned Heat / Flash / Ravi Shankar / Rory Gallagher / Lee Michaels and Frosty / Eagles / The Amboy Dukes / Gentle Giant
  Setlists
Chandler, Indiana
Aug 06, 1972
Alice Cooper / Canned Heat / Dr. John
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Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Aug 05, 1972
Harvey Mandel (Pure Food & Drug Act) / REO SPEEDWAGON / Canned Heat Aragon Ballroom Chicago, Illinois, United States
Aug 02, 1972
Quicksilver Messenger Service / Canned Heat / Dr. John / Wishbone Ash
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The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Jul 26, 1972
Canned Heat / Harvey Mandel / REO Speedwagon Rock Island Armory Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Jul 16, 1972
Alice Cooper / Canned Heat / Captain Beyond

Alice Cooper School's Out

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Mananita Speedway Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Show Duplicate for Jul 16, 1972
Jun 17, 1972
Dr. John / Canned Heat Wollman Rink New York, New York, United States
Apr 22, 1972
Canned Heat / COLD BLOOD / Earthquake Sacramento Memorial Auditorium Sacramento, California, United States
Apr 07, 1972
James Gang / Canned Heat / Jimmy Spheeris
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Pershing Auditorium (aka Pershing Center) Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Mar 24, 1972
Harvey Mandel / Canned Heat Dusty's Playland Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Mar 10, 1972 –
Mar 11, 1972
Canned Heat
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Threshhold Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Feb 11, 1972
Canned Heat / Grin / David Griggs Blues Band
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Painters Mill Music Fair Owings Mills, Maryland, United States

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Alice Cooper / Canned Heat / Captain Beyond on Jul 16, 1972 [028-small]

Alice Cooper / Canned Heat / Captain Beyond
Jul 16, 1972
 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Alice Cooper / Canned Heat / Captain Beyond on Jul 16, 1972 [029-small]

Alice Cooper / Canned Heat / Captain Beyond
Jul 16, 1972
 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Alice Cooper / Canned Heat / Captain Beyond on Jul 16, 1972 [030-small]

Alice Cooper / Canned Heat / Captain Beyond
Jul 16, 1972
 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Canned Heat / R.E.O. Speedwagon / Spirit on Dec 2, 1972 [368-small]

Canned Heat / R.E.O. Speedwagon / Spirit
Dec 2, 1972
 New York, New York, United States
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Quicksilver Messenger Service / Canned Heat / Dr. John / Wishbone Ash on Aug 2, 1972 [965-small]

Quicksilver Messenger Service / Canned Heat / Dr. John / Wishbone Ash
Aug 2, 1972
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Quicksilver Messenger Service / Canned Heat / Dr. John / Wishbone Ash on Aug 2, 1972 [970-small]

Quicksilver Messenger Service / Canned Heat / Dr. John / Wishbone Ash
Aug 2, 1972
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Canned Heat on Mar 10, 1972 [702-small]

Canned Heat
Mar 10 - 11, 1972
 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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Canned Heat / Grin / David Griggs Blues Band on Feb 11, 1972 [805-small]

Canned Heat / Grin / David Griggs Blues Band
Feb 11, 1972
 Owings Mills, Maryland, United States
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Alice Cooper / Canned Heat / Dr. John on Aug 6, 1972 [368-small]

Alice Cooper / Canned Heat / Dr. John
Aug 6, 1972
 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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Quicksilver Messenger Service / Canned Heat / Dr. John / Wishbone Ash on Aug 2, 1972 [560-small]

Quicksilver Messenger Service / Canned Heat / Dr. John / Wishbone Ash
Aug 2, 1972
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Canned Heat / Grin / David Griggs Blues Band on Feb 11, 1972 [026-small]

Canned Heat / Grin / David Griggs Blues Band
Feb 11, 1972
 Owings Mills, Maryland, United States
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Canned Heat / Grin / David Griggs Blues Band on Feb 11, 1972 [027-small]

Canned Heat / Grin / David Griggs Blues Band
Feb 11, 1972
 Owings Mills, Maryland, United States
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Zap Pm U May 12, 2023

Jack Straw, you are correct. I was at that concert but I think there was a 4th band too...


Jack Straw Mar 15, 2022

This site is missing a 1972 Canned Heat concert because I saw Jimmie Spheeris-Canned Heat-James Gang in Wichita, KS Henry Levitt Arena

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Canned Heat had?

Canned Heat has had 596 concerts.

What genre is Canned Heat?

Canned Heat is most often considered to be Rock, Hard Rock, Classic Rock, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Blues, Blues Rock, Country Rock, Album Oriented Rock (AOR), Mellow Gold, Roots Rock, Electric Blues, Traditional Blues, Christmas Music, Boogie Rock, and Proto-Metal.

When is the next Canned Heat concert?

The next Canned Heat concert is on June 01, 2024 at Knuckleheads in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.

When was the last Canned Heat concert?

The last Canned Heat concert was on March 30, 2024 at The Venice West in Venice, California, United States.

What setlist does Canned Heat play live?

The songs that Canned Heat performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the February 24, 2024 concert at Royal Caribbean Cruise Line - Independence Of the Seas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States:

  1. On the Road Again
  2. I'm Her Man
  3. Time Was
  4. Going Up the Country
  5. Sugar Bee
  6. One Last Boogie
  7. East West Boogie
  8. So Sad (The World's in a Tangle)
  9. When You're Twenty Six
  10. Going to Heaven in a Cadillac
  11. Let's Work Together
  12. Woodstock Boogie

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