Those were the days man. It's hard to put into words the feelings of the70s. I'm so grateful now I lived through them. No matter how bad your day was, put on any classic tune and the mood changes by the time the song is over.

I think this is one of the greatest live guitar jams ever captured on film. Skynyrd’s guitar army was commanding the field that day. 🎸🎸🎸🎸♥️✌🏼😎

All I got to say is that our grandmas were hot as hell

R.I.P Gary Rossington,last of the Skynyrd founders

The poignancy of these lyrics never fails to hit me in the heart… “If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?” Yes Boys, we will do you one better and never forget you in your glory.

My husband's best friend called yesterday to say he was wearing a Skynyrd t-shirt when he walked into a Winn-Dixie. A guy walked past and said "Nice shirt". His friend turned around and realized it was Johnny VanZant! Yes, it happens all the time here. Can't count the times I've seen Donnie VanZant at Publix. Always a pleasure talking to him!

70s and 80s were the absolute BEST days to be young my friend. None better.

Oh my...I'm in that crowd footage🤪 blonde hair yellow shorts sitting on my boyfriend's shoulders Burnt like a piece of bacon. It was a great holiday weekend concert (4th of July) SO MANY BANDS PLAYED oh to b in San Fran in the 70's🔥🤟

What makes this so much better is Billy Powell's piano work. (IMO) He really shows off his classical training. In the studio version they have organ-type of keyboard playing. It also shows how the "three guitar army" can play together. It's hard to believe that in a few months we would lose so many of them. GODSPEED Freebirds!

One of the best parts of this video (besides all the HOT 70's chicks) is the energy in the crowd swelling as they knew the fast part was coming and they built their volume and energy along with the band. Amazing!

I’m so glad you decided to watch this! I think, at one time or another, I was every girl in that crowd - riding some boy’s shoulders, staring at the band longingly from the front row, getting sunburned as hell in the hot summer sun, kissing a guy I just met in the middle of the crowd, jumping up and down with everybody else and singing along … This video is evocative as all get out for me. Well done. Peace from Ohio … and, I meant to add, all the long flyaway long hair on stage and in the crowd was because nobody really made hair conditioner in those days. If your hair was clean, it was also very dry.

Those were the days man. All those amazing seventies festival rock bands. Skynyrd, the Grateful Dead and many others. Hot and high. Loudest thing on earth just jamming away. Loved it.

Hard to believe the only living members are Gary Rossington (using slide on guitar) and Artimus Pyle (drummer). So much heartbreaks for this band. At least two original members got to see this song go down in history as one of the greatest songs ever made. I will forever be a 70's girl! ✌

We will never ever see performances like this ever again.

The great Allen Collins on lead .. Truly the greatest American band in history .. Rest in Paradise Freebirds

I was fortunate enough to see Skynyrd in 1977 in Philadelphia at JFK Stadium. The lineup was J. Giles Band, Dicky Betts & Great Southern, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Peter Frampton. I was 16 years old and my girlfriend was 14. One of the happiest days of my life.

I was a little too young for the best decade in rock and rock festivals but I wasn't for the 80's. Absolutely wonderful time for music

My 20th birthday party... A Day on the Green with the Outlaws, Santana, Skynyrd, and Frampton.

Yes, it was part of the Day on the Green concert series. The lineup was them, Peter Frampton, Santana and The Outlaws. This was 2 weeks before I got married. I got tickets from a neighbor who was a paramedic that worked all the Day on the Green concerts.

I was supposed to be at this concert, but on the way my friend who was driving his VW Bug swerved and lost control on Interstate 80. The vehicle rolled 3 times and some how we all walked away. We missed the concert, and I was grounded by my parents after getting caught in a lie. I had told them I was spending the weekend at a friends house for the weekend, because they would never have let me go to Oakland for a concert. I was 14 years old, and to this day still regret missing that concert.

Iam so glad you came back to this . True ROCK. No cell phones , just rocking out .

The 70s music scene was unrivaled IMO…of course I’m biased. Sal, you would have loved it. I was fortunate enough to see Zep, Allmans, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Marley, CSNY, the list goes on and on. Big music festivals and large stadiums were easily accessible where I grew up. I’m a lucky gal. Thanks for another great reaction and stroll down memory lane. ❤

That is rock and roll. And only a few months before the plane crash that ended it for them.

Thanks for this video! Us boomers knew how to cut loose 😝

Such happy times! Vietnam was finally over. Peace and love and rock and roll ruled for a while. Most of us strove to get along with each other so we could just have fun! So much better than right now. Lord help us all✨ I was 25 and loved it

To me this is still one of the best songs ever

Its hard not to cry watching this because a few months after this, they were in the plane crash. I was 15, and it was so sad to so many fans.❤ I'm happy they got back together with Ronnie's brother and the others.

06:52 😂 most guitars are usually made out of wood 😊

Yep. Look at all of those beautiful young grandmothers.

Skynard was the best. Literally the soundtrack of my high school days. Saw then in Tennessee. That's Allen Collins doing the solo. Fly High Guys!

That little bird sound was a Duane Allman thing. "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" from live at Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers would be a great song to check out.

You will also greatly enjoy... The Outlaws, Green Grass and High Tides, 11-10-1978, Capitol Theatre. This is a 23 minute jam. Make sure it's the video, not just audio. They have the whole concert online but GG&HT is the finale.

Was so fortunate to actually be there since I lived only 80 miles away. It was Day on the Green, they had these for about 4 yrs in a row. Line up was Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Outlaws, Peter Frampton, and 1 other, sorry don't remember who. The Energy was so big that day, and that was the 2nd time I was able to seem them, and a few months later, the crash, blew my mind, I was and still am a huge fan. Still have the original Street Survivor album, along others. My first Skynyrd concert was the same year, New Years Eve 1977... Cold Blood, Tower of Power, Lynyrd Skynyrd.. Different kind of opening Acts, but a great show indeed.. Once again and the final time was the Reunion Tour, in Concord, California Pavilion, 1987 and so looking forward to this, and it brought tears to me, to see little Brother Johnnie play it so precise, you could close your eyes and almost think it was The original Ronnie. This gave many to hear and see what great music was about.

I got to see them live 3 times the times.The last time I saw them two months later they were gone.❤️❤️

The Knebworth live performance is worth a watch/listen/experience as well

I was at this show when they played 2 or 3 days earlier in Anaheim Stadium it was called the Summer Strut Skynyrd headlined at our show it also included Rex, Foreigner, REO Speedwagon, and Ted Nugent About 52 days after this performance their airplane crashed Killing Ronnie Van Zandt, and siblings Steve and Cassie Gaines guitar player and backup singer 😪

Skynyrd was a beloved band. Ronnie commanded attention thru his lyrics that hit home with so many of us. If you were to want a Southern Rock anthem, you got it.

That's the first thing I always tell anyone that's going to watch Freebird !!! They kill it ! My favorite band ever. It was in the 70s as it is today . I remember listening to this when I was 12 years old and it really makes me sad sometimes to watch it and I have over and over but knowing this will never happen again is so sad . And I've saw Skynyrd twice and the first was in 96 and Billy Powell and Leon Wilkinson was still alive then and the one and only Mr Huey Thompson from the guitar Army was playing with them then and it's hands down the best concert I've ever seen so far .

If I could invent a time machine I'd go back and be in that crowd

I remember hearing about the plane crash, so sad!!!. I was 19 at the time. "Those were the days" indeed. It will never be the same!

This was a venue for several bands. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Elvin Bishop, Santana and Peter Frampton. The concert was a part of a series of concerts called “Day on the Green”

Sad to say he never made it, but is free and will always remembered, I’m so grateful to live in this era ❤️

Thanks for watching my favorite video from my favorite band.they are the goats of Southern rock.Allen collins( in white) wrote this when he was 17!

Framton comes alive... Do you feel like we do!... MUST WATCH!

They were the opening act for Peter Frampton tour in 1977 . I went to see Peter Frampton and Ly Skynrrd in 1997 and Peter was the opening act for them ..

That guitar you focused on was Allen Collins famous Firebird and it was indeed Special

So glad you looked this up.

Just a bit over three months later their lives would change forever. I'm still sad when I think about it. The two guitarists doing the solo would later form the Rossington-Collins band. They'd have a minor radio hit with "Don't Misunderstand Me" but didn't have anywhere near the following that LS had. Johnny Van Zandt, the younger brother of the singer in this video, Ronnie, would take over as the lead singer when LS had their reunion in 1987. I was lucky enough to see them live that year. I thought Johnny sounded a lot like his late brother, just younger and not quite as confident.

Allen Collins was the lead guitar at the end. Gary Rossington on the slide. Allen Collins actually wrote and composed most of the song and his guitar parts when he was 17!

Look at all those grandmas and grandpas groovin'! 😄🔥🔥🔥

I was at this concert. It was the greatest day. 5 bands in one day!

Don't know if anyone answered your question at the beginning, but this was from a concert series called a Day on the Green put together by the legendary Bill Graham. There would be 5 or 6 shows every summer at the Oakland Coluseum. Each show would have 5 or 6 bands, sometimes more. The line up for this concert was the Outlaws, Santana, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Peter Frampton as the headliner. Tickets were like $20. Gates would open at 10am and the show would start at 12 or 1. 60,000 people were at these concerts. It was just one big party on the green with live music. It was a great time to be a teenager in the Bay Area. I went to a couple of these shows every year. Great memories. And, I was at this show.

This is the greatest live performance in all of history.

These Day on the Green concerts were huge shows. All the giants of rock. The bay area rockers were so fortunate.

Skynyrd respectfully playing it Pretty for Salvo G

This band Can not be replaced!

One of my favourite things on the whole internet.

I was there! It’s was Day on the Green, they played with The Outlaws, Santana and Peter Frampton! It was awesome. So glad you like it 😀

"Day on the Green" was a recurring concert in Oakland, California. The original event run was from 1973 to 1992. It was started back up again in 2015. The band lineup for the July 2nd and July 4th 1977 event was: Peter Frampton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Santana, Outlaws. I would think Peter Frampton might have been the headliner at that time.

I was at this concert…it was a “Day on the Green” when you could see like 5 top mainstream bands for like $12.50 LOL. Bill Graham was the promoter and if you lived in the Bay Area you would never miss one of his shows.

Haircut looks great Sal! This one brought back memories..... never seen this live version. Good memories....

This was something to see. It was like this at every venue.

Amazing how simply and naturally gorgeous all the women were back then! What a great time to be young!!

The song Free Bird was witten by Allen Collins and lead singer Ronnie Van Zant. It was inspired when Allen had a fight with hia GF Kathy. She asked him if he would remember her if she left. Many fans also think it is a tribute to the late Duane Allman.

Everytime they played it it was longer. The longest time was a hour and 20 minutes. In T TOWN. In Sweet Home Alabama. I was there. I was 23 I'm 67 now. I followed them guy's all over the country and England once. I followed that band from 72 to 77. That's my Band! I ❤️ my Free 🐦 's.

Those were the days Jackie!!!! The best!!!!

My first experience of them in my teen years was the album Second Helping . Jesus Christ just blew me away …Simply amazing . 2019 a sort of a bucket list job got to see the as then current version of the group and again just blew me away . Thank You Lynyrd Skynrd 🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️

I saw them in concert many years ago and it was amazing!

One of the best reactions of this video.

Such a great guitar solo. LS was such a great live band. Great reaction!! 🙂

Glad you appreciated this!! It is other worldly! It takes you to a crazed frenzy!! Lynyrd Skynrd forever!!

Ronnie VanZant is the lead singer and was the leader of the band. Allen Collins guitar. Gary Rossington rhythm and slide guitars. Ed King bass. Bob Burns. drums, and percussion Billy Powell piano. Thier last performance was South Carolina’s Greenville Memorial Auditorium on Oct. 19 1977 The next day boarded their plane that was unsafe the Fuel gauge was broke. The only way to check the fuel was with a stick. The pilots forgot to check the fuel before takeoff. The plane ran out of fuel. The plane went down. Killing the members Ronnie Van Zant lead singer, guitarist Steve Gaines, vocalist Cassie Gaines, that day was the saddest day in Southern Rock. I was 20 when I heard about it on the radio. I cried like a baby.

So sad what happened a few months later.😌

Loved and lived in the 70s! I am 76 yes old and you are making me proud of my era! I feel young again watching my past! Thank you😊👍

I was in high school and man did we party to this song. ❤️✌️

The 70's...great times!! ❤🥳

This was Day on the Green day 4 or 5. It was a annual thing and this went from May 7th through July 24th featuring some of the greatest bands of our time.

Watching this video gets me every time knowing that they had no clue that some of them would be dead in a few months. We live our lives not knowing how and when it will all end, but is that a blessing in itself? He's free now... At least we have these moments on file and on recordings to remember.

Love them southern boys! 🎸🎸🎸

I was at this concert and attended many Days on the Green in 1977.

This was an event I think was called day on the green. There were many bands that day including Santana. The headliner was Peter Frampton, which is why there was so many girls in the crowd vs guys. Peter Frampton had just released Frampton comes alive and he was kind of a teen girl heartthrob. My sister had his poster on her wall back then.

I gave this a LIKE before I pressed play!!!! This almost gives your channel an interactive feel. We guide you, and instead of waiting 4 or more months later, you got right to it! I realize you will not ALWAYS be able to do this, but thank you for this one. Great job on this reaction. Keep digging, we'll keep watching!!!

I saw them front row center!

They performed for us (military) in Frankfurt when I was stationed in Germany. Don’t remember the year but I was there 2002-2004, so somewhere in there lol It was awesome!!

I believe this is Day on the Green. They would have four or five pretty big groups. I went when I was 12. Fleetwood Mac headlined. My first concert ❤️✌️

I saw them 3.5 months later on 10 19 77 in Greenville SC. They left Greenville the next day, going to Baton Rouge La. Their plane crashed on 10 20 77,Free Bird was the last song that night. They lost 3 members of the band, including the lead singer, who was also the founder of the band. Ronnie Van Zant.

This song was written for Duane Allman... the chirping bird sound emulates Duane's ending to "Layla." I was so fortunate to have seen Skynyrd on New Year's Day 1975, 5 days short of my 15th birthday. Another great one from them is "Ballad of Curtis Loew." That "gentleman" you referenced was Allen Collins.

Great song/ One of the best ever! Saw them 2x in the '70s - it was beyond amazing. But as far as them being "Good Guys". If you have the one beer and leave quickly, it would have been fine. But they were BAD boys. And you wouldn't have wanted to stay around after that. When drunk/or doped up, there was horrible fighting and destruction of hotels frequently. Residual anger about how some of them grew up. It was super tense. But, the most important part for us, the fans...is the music. That can never be faulted. They practiced time and time again, working HARD. The caliber of each member, I have no words. All 3 guitars were the best. I wish so much that they were all still here. God Bless 'em.

If you were given an assignment to pick one video that fully encapsulates the 70's, this video would probably be a pretty good pick. The energy being put out by both the band and the audience is absolutely over the top! Of course, there's a poignancy there because within just a few months, most of these people would be dead. I hadn't seen this video in probably thirty years before I found your reaction video. I forgot how awesome this was.

Fantastic ❤❤❤❤❤

Absolutely the best

The anthem of my generations youth!

I believe they had done their set and this was the encore. When they came out Ronnie asked “what do you want to hear?” Place went crazy…

Outlaws - Green Grass and High Tides will make you smile big time !!!

I was at this concert in 1977. Three months before the plane crash!

Back in the day the Bay Area held all-day concerts in stadium venues. People would sleep over night at the stadium and wake up to a multi-group day full of music. The crowd would lay out blankets on the field like a picnic. These events were called “Day on the Green”. Skynerd lost several members of the group, including the band’s founder in a fiery plan crash during take off. The album for this album had a cover showing band members in a posted picture. There were flames licking up from the bottom of the picture. Every member who was touched by the flames died in the crash. The album was printed and released BEFORE the crash. Shortly after the crash the cover was edited to remove the flames and re-issued. The flames version is a limited, rare collectible. I have on.

One of the greatest live performances of all time (by anyone).

To think a few months later we would lose many of these beautiful people. 🙏 rip

They were one of the greatest bands. Don't have music like this today. Died with rap.

At 7;02 thats Allen Collins legendary Firebird guitar which many are pining for today and he is the primary songwriter of this song a song he penned at 16