Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band at the Niagara Falls Convention Center — October 24, 1976

On October 24, 1976, Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band opened for Blue Öyster Cult at the Niagara Falls International Convention Center, a Sunday-night, general-admission show that landed just two days after Capitol released Night Moves. Styx had been advertised on the bill but never made it to the stage, and fans who were there recall both remaining acts stretching their sets to fill the gap. Seger, still riding the momentum of that spring’s Live Bullet, gave a Western New York crowd an early taste of the new songs before the title track became a hit, while Blue Öyster Cult, touring Agents of Fortune, closed the night with their laser show. Fifty years later, it stands as a snapshot of Seger on the eve of his national breakthrough.