Bobby Brown (5/10/1989)
A Wings Stadium Concert Scrapbook Page
Artist(s): Bobby Brown w/ Karyn White, Levert, and K-9 PosseDate: 10 May 1989Tickets: $17.50 (reserved seating and general admission)Attendance: 5,400Notes: This was Brown’s second Wings Stadium appearance, his first as a headline act. The show was mistakenly announced (and tickets sold) for May 9, but was later corrected. K-9 Posse had originally been scheduled to open for the April 18th Salt ‘n Pepa / Kid ‘n Play show but canceled then and appeared on this bill instead.
Setlist (Bobby Brown*): I’ll Be Good to You, Seventeen, Don’t Be Cruel, Rock Wit’cha, Roni, Every Little Step, My Prerogative, A Song for You.
Setlist (Karyn White*): The Way You Love Me, Superwoman, Love Saw It.
*unconfirmed, but likely similar based on reviewers’ comments and other shows from around the same time (e.g., Toledo, OH; Boston, MA)
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Kalamazoo Gazette , (top left) 2 April 1989, (bottom left) 29 April 1989, (top right) 14 April 1989, (bottom right) 30 April 1989. Kalamazoo Public LibraryKalamazoo Gazette , 7 May 1989. Kalamazoo Public LibraryKalamazoo Gazette , 10 May 1989. Kalamazoo Public LibraryKalamazoo Gazette ,11 May 1989, (bottom right) 9 May 1989. Kalamazoo Public LibraryBattle Creek Enquirer , 11 May 1989. Willard Library
Sources
Articles
“Question of the week” Kalamazoo Gazette , 2 April 1989, page 126
“Bobby’s back” Kalamazoo Gazette , 14 April 1989, page 23
“Bobby boo-boo” Kalamazoo Gazette , 29 April 1989, page 8
“Liner notes” Kalamazoo Gazette , 30 April 1989, page 106
“Calendar” Kalamazoo Gazette , 7 May 1989, page 108
“Coming Wednesday” Kalamazoo Gazette , 9 May 1989, page 1
“‘Superwoman’? Karyn White’s growing fandom thinks she is” Kalamazoo Gazette , 10 May 1989, page 24
“Brown displays energy shortage” Kalamazoo Gazette , 11 May 1989, page 37
“Sounds of soul: Singer Bobby Brown headlines 4-hour show of top R&B at Wings” Battle Creek Enquirer , 11 May 1989, page 17