1970s
1970
- The Steelband Improvement Committee (SIC) was formed
- Steel Tempo (Oldham) was formed
1971
- The Bertphone pan was introduced
- Pan Trinbago, the successor to NATTS and SIC was formed
- The National Parang Association (Trinidad) was formed
- Carnival began in Coventry
- The Zac Herbert Steelband made a guest appearance on the television show The Two Ronnies
- Steelpans were featured in the pop single Co Co by The Sweet
- Elmwood Junior School Steelband (Croydon) was formed
- Oxford Road School Steelband (Reading) was formed
- Alexandra Road School Steelband (Oldham) was formed
1972
- Ray Holman became the first person to enter Panorama with his own composition
- Steelpans were featured in the pop single Poppa Joe by The Sweet
- Carnival began in Manchester
1973
- Ebony Steelband was the first steelband to use pan racks at Notting Hill Carnival
- Steelpans were featured in the Fleetwood Mac album Penguin
- Blue Bells (Manchester) was formed
- Metronomes Steel Orchestra (London) was formed
- Tropical Heatwave Caribbean Steelband (Manchester) was formed
1974
- Carnival began in Preston
- Contrast Steelband (Leicester) was formed
- London All Stars (London) was formed
Paddington Youth Steelband (London) was formed - Steel n Skin (Liverpool) was formed
1975
- Carnival began in Derby
- All but one out of nine Panorama finalists played 'Tribute to Spree'
- Pans were manuafactured by an experimental 'press' system
- The Pan Teacher's Association was officially formed
- The Syncopators Steelband performed on the TV series Opportunity Knocks
- Elmwood Primary School Steelband (Croydon) performed at the Schools Prom (Royal Albert Hall)
- Ducie High School (Manchester) was formed
- Maestros Steelband (Birmingham) was formed
- North Stars Steel Orchestra (Huddersfield) was formed
- The first Adult Steelband Festival was held at the Commonwealth Institute
- St.Clair Morris became the first steelpan teacher for Leeds Education Music Service
1976
- A complete set of 'pressed' pans were used in Panorama
- The Steelband Association of Great Britain (SAGB) was formed
- Carnival began in Luton
- Elmwood Primary School Steelband (Croydon) performed at the Schools Prom (Royal Albert Hall)
- The first Manchester Steelband Festival was held
- St Paul's and Hallows' Youth Steel Band (London) was formed
- Lambeth Youth Steel Orchestra (London) was formed
- Royce Primary School (Manchester) was formed
- St Pauls and All Hallows Youth Steelband (London) was formed
- The first Junior Panorama Competition, Trinidad
1977
- Carnival began in Reading
- Huntingdon School Steelband performed at the Schools Prom (Royal Albert Hall)
- Silver Stars Steelband (Manchester) was formed
- Ocho Rios Steelband (Rugby) was formed
- Nicholls Ardwick High School Steelband (Manchester) was formed
1978
- Carnival began in Liverpool
- Pop group Boney M featured steelpan on their hit singles The Rivers of Babylon and Mary's Boy Child
- Glissando Steel Orchestra (London) was formed
- Steel Tempo (Oldham) was formed
- Elmwood Primary School Steelband (Croydon) performed at the Schools Prom (Royal Albert Hall)
- Paddington Youth won the first UK Panorama
- The Groovers Steel Orchestra's 'Commonwealth Tempo' was the theme tune for the official BBC TV Commonwealth Games and the English Commonwealth Games Team
1979
- Panorama in Trinidad was boycotted
- Southside Harmonics Steelband (London) was formed
- Tropical Heatwave (Manchester) was
- A documentary film about Steel n Skin's Liverpool residency was commissioned by the Arts Council of Great Britain
- Elmwood Primary School Steelband (Croydon) performed at the Schools Prom (Royal Albert Hall)