Montrose was the original Californian hard rock band, pioneering the kind of short and punchy songs ready made for arenas that would be a template for later and more successful bands such as Van Halen. The band featured Ronnie Montrose on guitar (coming off a successful stint in The Edgar Winter Group) and future solo star and Van Halen member Sammy Hagar. Rounding out the foursome on their Ted Templeman-produced debut, Montrose (Warner Bros., 1973), were drummer Denny Carmassi and Bill Church.
These are photos from concerts where Montrose played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Journey / Montrose / Van Halen Mar 23, 1978 Buffalo, New York, United States Uploaded by John D Harhigh
Journey / Van Halen / Montrose Mar 15, 1978 Cleveland, Ohio, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Journey / Van Halen / Montrose Mar 12, 1978 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Journey / Montrose / Van Halen Mar 11, 1978 Trotwood, Ohio, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Journey / Montrose / Van Halen Mar 10, 1978 Detroit, Michigan, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Journey / Van Halen / Montrose Mar 5, 1978 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Journey / Van Halen / Montrose Mar 3, 1978 Chicago, Illinois, United States Uploaded by Joedee3736
Montrose / Earth Quake / Y & T (Yesterday & Today) Dec 31, 1976 San Francisco, California, United States Uploaded by Dan M.
