Classic Rock Bands From the 70s We’d Buy a Ticket To See Live Today

Don’t look now, but the 1970s were some 50 years ago. Yeesh. Where does the time go? Still, despite the dis­tance the era has in the rear view mir­ror, there are still many bands from that decade that music fans know and love today. In fact, the time peri­od is like­ly the most impact­ful when it comes to the genre of clas­sic rock.

If we had a time machine, we would love to dive back into the 1970s and attend as many con­certs as pos­si­ble. But if we could only attend three… that’s what we want­ed to explore below. Indeed, these are three clas­sic rock bands from the 1970s we’d total­ly buy a tick­et to go see live today if we could

This ver­i­ta­ble British-born super­group start­ed in Lon­don in 1968. Led by lead vocal­ist Robert Plant and gui­tarist Jim­my Page, Led Zep­pelin also includ­ed per­haps the great­est rhythm sec­tion of all time in bassist John Paul Jones and drum­mer John Bon­ham. Truth be told, we would pay good mon­ey to see even one of the band’s mem­bers play live back in the 1970s. But all of them togeth­er? It would be like pay­ing mon­ey to see a tidal wave crash into the Rocky Moun­tains. With album releas­es in the 70s like Led Zep­pelin III, Led Zep­pelin IV, and Hous­es of the Holy, Led Zep­pelin might be the top choice for any rock fan going back in time.

If Led Zep­pelin is choice No. 1, then Eagles have to be No. 2. The Los Ange­les-born rock group, which start­ed as a back­ing band for Lin­da Ron­stadt, wrote hit after hit in the decade after form­ing in 1971, from “Hotel Cal­i­for­nia” to “Take It Easy” and “Witchy Woman”. Their blend of har­monies, out­stand­ing musi­cian­ship, and gen­er­al vibe make The Eagles a per­fect choice when con­sid­er­ing going back in time. Sure, the band had a tumul­tuous exis­tence. Sure, there was dra­ma and acri­mo­ny. But one chance to see them live at the top of their game? It would be price­less.

While mem­bers of Pink Floyd are still per­form­ing today, can you imag­ine what the band would sound like at the height of their pow­ers in the 1970s? Pink Floyd released their icon­ic LP, The Dark Side of the Moon, in 1973. And you might not believe it, but the band would play live shows dur­ing which they would play the entire record front to back. What?! If you own a house, go ahead and sell it now, look for that time machine, and get your booty back to the ear­ly- and mid-1970s to hear it. Trust us!