1979Dave Mason MAY 31 - JUNE 2
Charlie Daniels Band, Pure Prairie League JUNE 3 & 4
Village People, Gloria Gaynor JUNE 7 - 9
Stephen Stills JUNE 10 - 12
Renaissance, Tim Weisberg JUNE 20 & 21
Harry Belefonte JULY 18 - 21Aretha Franklin JUNE 22 & 23
Dwight Twilley Band JUNE 24
Johnny Mathis, Ramsey Lewis JULY 5 - 8
Eliot Feld Ballet JULY 10 - 12
Peabo Bryson, Linda Clifford JULY 13 & 14
Harry Chapin JULY 15 & 16
Harry Belafonte JULY 17 - 22
George Benson JULY 25 - 29
Sha Na Na JULY 31 - AUGUST 1
Joan Baez AUGUST 5 - 7
The Tubes AUGUST 9 - 11
James Taylor AUGUST 10 - 14
Blondie, Nick Lowe, Rockpile AUGUST 15 & 16
Al Jarreau AUGUST 17 & 18
Charles Aznavour AUGUST 19
Beatlemania AUGUST 21 - 26
Poco, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band AUGUST 28
Natalie Cole, Peaches & Herb AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 2
Teddy Pendergrass SEPTEMBER 4 - 9
Nana Mouskouri SEPTEMBER 10
Stanley Clarke & School Days SEPTEMBER 11
Joni Mitchell, the Persuasions SEPTEMBER 13 - 15
Bette Midler SEPTEMBER 17 - 24
Todd Rundgren, Utopia SEPTEMBER 25 & 26
Talking Heads SEPTEMBER 27
Seals & Crofts SEPTEMBER 28 & 29
Sylvester SEPTEMBER 30
1980
Smokey Robinson MAY 23 - 24
Todd Rundgren, Utopia MAY 28 & 29
Whispers MAY 30 - 31
Stephen Stills JUNE 2 & 3
Ben Vereen JUNE 4 - 7
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes JUNE 8
The Kingston Trio, Glenn Yarbrough JUNE 11
Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson JUNE 14 & 15
Alice Cooper JUNE 17 & 18
Kris Kristofferson JUNE 24 & 25
Anne Murray JUNE 26 - 29
Tom Jones JULY 2- 5
Charles Aznavour JULY 6 & 7
Rugus and the Brothers Johnson JULY 10 & 11
Cleo Laine, John Dankworth JULY 15
Manhattan Transfer, Sypro Gyra JULY 16 & 17
Harry Chapin, Arlo Guthrie JULY 21 & 22
Joan Baez JULY 18 - 20
Harry Chapin, Arlo Guthrie JULY 21 & 22
The O'Jays, Deniece Willams JULY 23 - 26
Hall & Oates JULY 28
Peter Martins and New York Balley JULY 30 - AUGUST 2
Sha Na Na, John Sebastian AUGUST 3 - 5
The Allman Brothers Band AUGUST 6 & 7
Al Jarreau AUGUST 8 - 10
Ambrosia AUGUST 19
John Prine, Jerry Jerr Walker AUGUST 21
Peter Allen, Dusty Springfield AUGUST 22
Barry Manilow AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 1
Joan Armatrading, The Jeff Lorber Fusion SEPTEMBER 3
Dionne Warwick, Peaches & Herb SEPTEMBER 4 - 7
Jeff Beck SEPTEMBER 8 & 9
Robert Palmer SEPTEMBER 10
Ballet Folclorico Nacional De Mexico SEPTEMBER 11 - 16
Ashford & Simpson SEPTEMBER 18 - 20
Ted Pendergrass SEPTEMBER 25 - 28
George Benson OCTOBER 1 - 4
B-52's, The Plastics OCTOBER 8
Peter, Paul & Mary OCTOBER 10 & 11
Talking Heards. The English Beat OCTOBER 17 & 18
1981
(Universal Amphitheater was closed this season to have a roof put on. Irvine Meadows Amphitheater with 12,000 seats - opened August 1981)
The Gap Band, Yarbrough & Peoples MAY 22 & 23
Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey MAY 27 - 31
Massenkoff Russian Folk Festival JUNE 9
Willie Nelson JUNE 2 - 4
Cher JUNE 5 - 8
Smokey Robinson JUNE 12 - 13
Peter Allen JUNE 20
Alice Cooper JUNE 29 - 30
Tom Jones JULY 1 - 4
The Stanley Clarke, George Duke Project JULY 5
Harry Belafonte, Letta Mbulu JULY 7 - 11
Pat Metheny Group JULY 15
The Beach Boys, Glenn Super JULY 17 & 18
Manhattan Transfer JULY 19 & 20
Johnny Mathis JULY 21 - 25
Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie JULY 27 & 28
America JULY 29 & 30
Jefferson Starship, Frankie and the Knockouts JULY 31 - AUGUST 2
Teddy Pendergrass, The Pointer Sisters AUGUST 5 - 9
Demis Roussos AUGUST 10
Santana AUGUST 11 - 14
X, The Blasters AUGUST 15
Leo Sayer, Deniece Williams AUGUST 16 & 17
Al Jarreau AUGUST 19 - 22
Gordon Lightfoot AUGUST 23 - 25
Air Supply AUGUST 26 & 27
Stephanie Mills, Jerry Butler AUGUST 28 & 29
Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie AUGUST 30 & 31
Emmylou Haris SEPTEMBER 1 & 2
Natalie Cole, Lou Rawls SEPTEMBER 3 - 7
Harry Chapin SEPTEMBER 8
Aman International Folk Ensemble SEPTEMBER 9
Smothers Brothers, Melissa Manchester SEPTEMBER 10 - 12
Adam & the Ants SEPTEMBER 13 & 14
Christopher Cross SEPTEMBER 15 - 17
Peter, Paul & Mary SEPTEMBER 18 - 19
Jose Greco Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Jorge Tyller SEPTEMBER 20 - 22
Little River Band, Poco SEPTEMBER 23 - 25
Kool and The Gang, Cheryl Lynn SEPTEMBER 26 & 27
George Benson SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 4
GoGo'sOctober 9 & 10
The Motels OCTOBER 17
The Commodores, Luther Vandross OCTOBER 20 - 23
The Knack, Bruce Baum OCTOBER 31
1982
Oak Ridge boys MAY 12
Smokey Robinson MAY 21 - 22
Graham Parker, John Hiatt MAY 28
Santana JUNE 2 - 6
Joan Baez JUNE 7 & 8
Kool and the Gang JUNE 10 - 12
Jimmy Buffett JUNE 17 - 19
Elvis Costello JULY 20 - 21
Dionne Warwick, Righteous Brothers JUNE 25 - 27
Tom Jones JUNE 20 - JULY 3
Chicago JULY 4 & 5
George Benson JULY 6 - 10
Cliff Richard JULY 12
Squeeze, Flock of Seagulls JULY 14
Whispers JULY 16 - 17
Paul Anka JULY 23 & 24
Peabo Bryson, Angele Bofill JULY 30
Barbara Mandrell JULY 31
Lou Rawls AUGUST 5 - 7
Talking Heads AUGUST 8
King Crimson AUGUST 12
America AUGUST 16 - 17
Wayne Newton AUGUST 20 - 22
Gordon Lightfoot AUGUST 24 - 26
Ronnie Milsap AUGUST 27
Anne Murray AUGUST 28 - 29
Missing Persons SEPTEMBER 2
The Temptations SEPTEMBER 3 - 5
Joe Jackson SEPTEMBER 6 & 7
Steve Miller SEPTEMBER 12 - 13
Air Supply SEPTEMBER 14 - 16
Peter, Paul and Mary SEPTEMBER 17 - 18
O'Jays SEPTEMBER 19
Emmylou Harris SEPTEMBER 20 - 21
Adam Ant SEPTEMBER 22 & 23
Manhattan Transfer SEPTEMBER 24 - 26
Bonnie Raitt, Rosanne Cash SEPTEMBER 28
Jane Olivor OCTOBER 4 - 5
Hank Williams Jr OCTOBER 7
Spyro Gyra, Tower of Power OCTOBER 8
Shalamar OCTOBER 15
Yves Montand OCTOBER 17 - 19
Luther Vandross OCTOBER 22
1983
In 1983, the Greek was remodeled and it's seating capasity enlarged to 6,200. It also started the season earlier than usual, starting in mid-May.
The 18,765 seat Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa opened. This venue was also operated by the Nederland Organization.
The Whispers MAY 13 - 14
Oak Ridge Boys MAY 21
Engelbert Humperdinck MAY 27 - 29
Harry Bellafonte JUNE 3 - 5
Shirley Bassey JUNE 10 - 12
Curtis Mayfield, The Impressions JUNE 14
B-52's JUNE 22
America JUNE 24 & 25
The Kingston Trio, Glenn Yarbrough, The Association JUNE 26
Tom Jones JULY 2 - 4
Flock of Seagulls, The Fixx JULY 6
The Marshall Tucker Band JULY 15
Ashford & Simpson JULY 23 & 24
Pete Seeer, Arlo Guthrie JULY 26
Ronnie Milsap JULY 29
Roberta Flack, Peabo Bryson JULY 30 - 31
Marvin Gaye AUGUST 4
Sparks AUGUST 10
Bette Midler AUGUST 11 - 14
Peter Gabriel AUGUST 17 & 18
Melissa Manchester AUGUST 19 - 20
Al Jarreau SEPTEMBER 1 - 4
Culture Club SEPTEMBER 6
George Benson SEPTEMBER 7 - 10
James Taylor SEPTEMBER 13 - 15
Sheena Easton SEPTEMBER 16
Peter, Paul & Mary SEPTEMBER 17 & 18
X SEPTEMBER 21 & 22
Manhattan Transfer SEPTEMBER 23 - 25
Ricky Skaggs SEPTEMBER 26
Linda Ronstadt, Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra OCTOBER 1
1984
Juan Gabriel MAY 11 & 12
Thompson Twins MAY 13
Thomas Dolby MAY 17
Joe Jackson MAY 22 & 23
John Denver MAY 25 & 25
Moody Blues MAY 50 & 31
King Crimson JUNE 5 & 6
Ronnie Laws, Hiroshima JUNE 24
Echo and the Bunnymen JULY 1
Oingo Boingo JULY 3
Berlin JULY 5 & 6
Peter Allen JULY 13 & 14
Ronnie Milsap JULY 27
Johnny Mathis AUGUST 2 - 5
Herb Alpert and Tijuana Brass, Lani Hall, Sergio Mendes AUGUST 6 & 7
The GoGo's, Red Rockers AUGUST 8, 9 10
Laura Branigan, The Bus Boys AUGUST 11
Judy Collins, Jesse Colin Young AUGUST 14
Jean - Luc Ponty AUGUST 15
UB40 AUGUST 18
Sparks, Red Hot Chili Peppers AUGUST 19
Psychedelic Furs AUGUST 20
Kingston Trio, Glenn Yarbrough & the Limeliters AUGUST 21
Dionne Warwick, Lou Rawls AUGUST 22 - 24
Aerosmith AUGUST 25 & 26
Eurythmics AUGUST 27 & 28
Martha Raye in Annie AUGUST 29 - SEPTEMBER 2
R.E.M. SEPTEMBER 6
Everly Brothers SEPTEMBER 7 & 8
Echo and the Bunnymen, The Fleshtones SEPTEMBER 9
Ricky Skaggs, Nitty, Gritty Dirt Band, the Judds SEPTEMBER 11
Liberace SEPTEMBER 14 - 16
Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers SEPTEMBER 21
Peter, Paul and Mary SEPTEMBER 22
Paul Anka SEPTEMBER 28
The Pointer Sisters OCTOBER 6 & 7
George Benson OCTOBER 8 - 10
Kool & the Gang OCTOBER 13
Mickey Gilley OCTOBER 19
The Whispers OCTOBER 27
Barbara Mandrell, Do-Rites NOVEMBER 9
Today the Greek Theater continues to present 'something for everyone' and a wide variety of artist each season. Performers have included; The Who, Sting, Alicial Keys, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Incubus, White Stripes, REM, and many more have played the Greek. Recent renovations have brought the capacity down to 5,800 patrons.
In July 2006 the GoGo's returned to the Greek Theater to play another sold out show.
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