At the same time that other, fussier British rock bands were playing around with classical allusions and 12-minute song suites in the early 1970s, Foghat was keeping it simple with brawny, unpretentious, boogie-based guitar-rock that scored hits with the beer-swilling masses. From “Drivin’ Wheel” to “Fool For the City” and onto the immortal jam “Slow Ride,” Foghat kicked tail throughout the ’70s. The tide went out on the band in the ’80s. Then came Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused, which cemented Foghat’s status as one of the simple pleasures of a weird and complicated decade.

Foghat
Thu, 8pm, $62
Heritage Theatre, Campbell