Classic Australian music from 1977

In 1977 I was in my last year of high school and music was becoming an important part of my life, along with the beach! If you lived in Sydney like me you were listening to Ian MacRae on 2SM. You probably even went to the Rocktober Concert.

We still had Malcolm Fraser as PM back then, and it was also the year Don Chipp formed The Democrats.

In January of 1977, we were all stunned by the Granville Train Crash which saw so many lives lost. It was also the year that Griffith anti-drugs campaigner Donald Mackay went missing.

St George Dragons were Premiers in 1977 & North Melbourne won the VFL. Alan Moffatt & Colin Bond had their historic side-by-side win of that years Bathurst race.

Famous Aussies born in 1977 include Darren Lockyer, Cadel Evans, Garth Tander, Jason Ackermanis and Brad Haddin.

Australian Music was huge with bands like Sherbet, Little River Band, Richard Clapton, Midnight Oil, The Angels and many more quality acts.

Here are some images from Australian Music in 1977

And here’s what we were watching and listening to in 1977

I’ve included some classic ads in this list because of how they pinpoint the lifestyle & feelings of the time.

Some of the Gigs Australians were going to in 1977

Date	Artist	City	Venue
02/01/77	Hush	Sydney	The Haymarket
22/01/77	Little River Band	Sydney	The Haymarket
28/01/77	Rose Tattoo	Parramatta (NSW)	Parramatta Park
13/02/77	Air Supply	Sydney	Victoria Park
	2SM Concert with Sherbet, Dragon & Air Supply
13/02/77	Dragon	Sydney	Victoria Park
	2SM Concert with Sherbet, Dragon & Air Supply
13/02/77	Sherbet	Sydney	Victoria Park
	2SM Concert with Sherbet, Dragon & Air Supply
24/02/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Sydney	Stagecoach Tavern
	as The Strays
25/02/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Sydney	Stagecoach Tavern
	as The Strays
26/02/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Sydney	Stagecoach Tavern
	as The Strays
15/04/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Darlinghurst	Oxford Funhouse
16/04/77	Ol’ 55	Hurstville	Hurstville Civic Centre
23/04/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Darlinghurst	Oxford Funhouse
01/05/77	Little River Band	Camden	Camden Showground
05/05/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Sydney	Chequers
	* as Johnny Dole and The Strays
10/05/77	Jon English	Moore Park, NSW	Hordern Pavilion
11/05/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Sydney	Refectory – Sydney University
	supporting The Saints
28/05/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Darlinghurst	Oxford Funhouse
01/06/77	Dragon	Sydney	Regent Theatre
25/06/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Sydney	Stagedoor Tavern
31/07/77	Sherbet	Moore Park, NSW	Hordern Pavilion
27/08/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Manly Vale	Manly Vale Hotel
	+ The Leftovers
12/09/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Darlinghurst	Oxford Funhouse
16/09/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Broadway, Sydney	Grand Hotel
16/09/77	Peter Allen	Sydney	Regent Theatre
17/09/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Broadway, Sydney	Grand Hotel
23/09/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Broadway, Sydney	Grand Hotel
24/09/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Broadway, Sydney	Grand Hotel
29/09/77	Split Enz	Newtown	Elizabethan Theatre
30/09/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Broadway, Sydney	Grand Hotel
01/10/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Broadway, Sydney	Grand Hotel
08/10/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Broadway, Sydney	Grand Hotel
09/10/77	Doug Parkinson	Sydney	Regent Theatre
09/10/77	Renee Geyer	Sydney	Regent Theatre
14/10/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Broadway, Sydney	Grand Hotel
15/10/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Broadway, Sydney	Grand Hotel
28/10/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Broadway, Sydney	Grand Hotel
29/10/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Broadway, Sydney	Grand Hotel
30/10/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Sydney	Paris Theatre
01/11/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Sydney	Paris Theatre
15/11/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Sydney	Paris Theatre
20/11/77	Radio Birdman	Paddington	Paddington Town Hall
02/12/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Broadway, Sydney	Grand Hotel
09/12/77	The Angels	Moore Park, NSW	Hordern Pavilion
10/12/77	Rose Tattoo	Moore Park, NSW	Hordern Pavilion
10/12/77	Kevin Borich	Moore Park, NSW	Hordern Pavilion
10/12/77	Skyhooks	Moore Park, NSW	Hordern Pavilion
17/12/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Woolloomooloo	Journey’s End Wine Bar
18/12/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Sydney	Paris Theatre
23/12/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Broadway, Sydney	Grand Hotel
24/12/77	Johnny Dole and The Scabs	Broadway, Sydney	Grand Hotel

More gigs here