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Local History

David Bowie (2/21/1976)

A Wings Stadium Concert Scrapbook Page

Artist(s): David Bowie
Date: 21 February 1976
Tickets: $7.50 (general admission)
Attendance: 8,500 (sellout)
Notes: Advanced sellout. Largest grossing show to date. Show began nearly two hours late.

Setlist: Station to Station, Suffragette City, I’m Waiting for the Man, Word on a Wing, Stay, TVC15. Sister Midnight, Life on Mars?, Five Years, Panic in Detroit, Fame, Changes, The Jean Genie, Queen Bitch. Encore: Rebel Rebel.

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Kalamazoo-Gazette-27-December-1975-p-A-3a — Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 27 December 1975, (top right) 28 December 1975, (bottom right) 29 January 1976. Kalamazoo Public Library

Kalamazoo-Gazette-4-February-1976-p-B-8b — Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 4 February 1976, (center) 7 February 1976, (right) 11 February 1976. Kalamazoo Public Library

Kalamazoo-Gazette-20-January-1976-p-C-7b — Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 20 January 1976, (right) 18 February 1976. Kalamazoo Public Library

Kalamazoo-Gazette-15-February-1976-p-C-11 — Kalamazoo Gazette, 15 February 1976. Kalamazoo Public Library

Kalamazoo-Gazette-21-February-1976-p-A-11 — Kalamazoo Gazette, 21 February 1976. Kalamazoo Public Library

Kalamazoo-Gazette-23-February-1976-p-A-3 — Kalamazoo Gazette, 23 February 1976. Kalamazoo Public Library

Kalamazoo-Gazette-23-February-1976-p-A-13 — Kalamazoo Gazette, 23 February 1976. Kalamazoo Public Library

Sources

Articles

“Rock singer David Bowie here Feb. 21”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 27 December 1975, page A-3

Display ad
Kalamazoo Gazette, 28 December 1975, page B-16

“$5.5 million tour lured Bowie”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 20 January 1976, page C-7

“400 seats remaining”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 29 January 1976, page B-11

“Fear of flying?”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 4 February 1976, page B-8

“The big time”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 7 February 1976, page A-4

“Stadium attractions”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 11 February 1976, page C-13

“From rock superstar to British lyric poet”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 15 February 1976, page C-11

“Thanks due promoters”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 18 February 1976, page A-7

“Bowie’s show may be a double feature”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 21 February 1976, page A-11

“Rock star rolls into town”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 23 February 1976, page A-3

“Despite delay, Bowie sparkles before ‘lucky’ audience here”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 23 February 1976, page A-13

Websites

Setlist.fm setlist wiki: David Bowie setlist, 21 February 1976, Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI