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Local History

Beach Boys (2/24/1980)

A Wings Stadium Concert Scrapbook Page

Artist(s): Beach Boys
Date: 24 February 1980
Tickets: $10.50 (reserved seating)
Attendance: 6,000+
Notes: The second Wings Stadium appearance for the Beach Boys.
Setlist*: California Girls, Sloop John B, Little Deuce Coupe, God Only Knows, Good Timin’, I Write the Songs, Goin’ On, I Get Around, Surfin’ U.S.A., Good Vibrations, Barbara Ann, Fun, Fun, Fun, Rock ‘n’ Roll Music, Be True to Your School, Help Me Rhonda, others.

*unconfirmed, but likely similar based on reviewer’s comments and other performances around the same time (Detroit, MI).

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 13 January 1980. Kalamazoo Public Library

Kalamazoo Gazette, 15 January 1980. Kalamazoo Public Library

Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 20 January 1980, (right) 27 January 1980. Kalamazoo Public Library

Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 3 February 1980, (right) 10 February 1980. Kalamazoo Public Library

Kalamazoo Gazette, (top left) 16 February 1980, (bottom left) 23 February 1980, (top right) 17 February 1980, (bottom center) 24 February 1980, (bottom right) 25 February 1980. Kalamazoo Public Library

Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 17 February 1980, (right) 24 February 1980. Kalamazoo Public Library

Kalamazoo Gazette, 25 February 1980. Kalamazoo Public Library

Sources

Articles

“Drought of concerts”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 13 January 1980, page 24

“Beach Boys returning to Wings Stadium”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 15 January 1980, page 27 (C-7)

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 20 January 1980, page 19

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 27 January 1980, page 22

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 3 February 1980, page 20

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 10 February 1980, page 19

“Schedule of events”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 16 February 1980, page 48

“A time machine for memories”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 17 February 1980, page 17

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 17 February 1980, page 21

“Schedule of events”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 23 February 1980, page 42

“Pop, rock, folk and jazz”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 24 February 1980, page 17

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 24 February 1980, page 22

“Mike Love”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 25 February 1980, page 1

“It was ‘fun, fun, fun’ Sunday at Wings Stadium”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 25 February 1980, page 19 (B-11)