I saw them at the bicentennial concert, July 4 1976, at Tampa Stadium. Loggins and Messina, Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles. The Eagles were on their Hotel California tour. I also saw them the next year in Orlando at the Tangerine Bowl. They were with Hall and Oates and Jimmy Buffett. Don’t want to deal with the crowds again.
Maybe 1977? I doubt it was 1976 playing Hotel California stuff in early July. Though they were recording in Miami so being in Tampa sorta could fit.
I saw them November 10, 1976 in Ames and they were playing stuff from “Our next album, Hotel California” that wasn’t out yet.
Looked it up. It was released Dec 8, 1976.