Welcome to The Runaways Live!
The live history of The Runaways is full of missing pieces.
Some concerts have been forgotten. Others have been misdated, misidentified, or documented only partially. Over the years, the same inaccuracies have often been repeated in books, websites, and fan discussions, making it increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction. The Runaways Live was created to piece that history together.
Built on more than a decade of independent research, this archive documents everything currently known about the band's concerts, television appearances, and surviving live recordings. Every page is based on the best information available at the time of publication and is regularly reviewed as new evidence comes to light.
Although The Runaways existed for only about four years, they left behind an extraordinary live legacy. Between 1975 and 1978, they performed more than 230 known concerts across the United States, Europe, and Japan, appeared on television around the world, and inspired generations of musicians. Yet many aspects of their touring history remain surprisingly undocumented even today.
Whether you're looking for information about a particular concert, researching a live recording, exploring the band's touring history, or simply discovering The Runaways for the first time, this archive aims to bring together the most complete picture currently possible.
Here you'll find:
- A detailed chronology of every known concert.
- Comprehensive information about television appearances.
- A catalogue of surviving live recordings.
- Rare photographs, tour memorabilia, and historical documents.
- Ongoing corrections and newly discovered information as research continues.
Historical research is never truly finished. Previously unknown photographs continue to surface. Forgotten recordings are rediscovered. Newspaper archives become available online. Every new discovery - no matter how small - helps improve our understanding of The Runaways' live career and brings another missing piece of the story back into place.
If you own photographs, recordings, ticket stubs, posters, newspaper clippings, or any other memorabilia related to The Runaways - or if you attended one of their concerts and would like to share your memories - I would be delighted to hear from you. Every contribution has the potential to improve this archive and help preserve an important chapter of rock history.
Copyright & fair use
This website is an independent, non-commercial project created for historical, educational, and informational purposes. It is not affiliated with The Runaways, their former management, record companies, or any current copyright holders.
Concert photographs and other copyrighted material remain the property of their respective owners, and every reasonable effort has been made to identify and credit photographers and copyright holders. If you believe that any material published here has been incorrectly credited or should be removed, please get in touch, and the matter will be resolved promptly.
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