Dio (2/11/1988)
A Wings Stadium Concert Scrapbook Page
Artist(s): Dio w/ Megadeth, and SavatageDate: 11 February 1988Tickets: $16.50 (reserved seating and general admission)Attendance: Notes: The second Wings Stadium appearance for the band Dio (Ronnie James Dio had also appeared at Wings Stadium in August 1980 as the vocalist for Black Sabbath). This was the first Wings Stadium appearance for Megadeth.
Setlist (Dio): Stand Up and Shout, Dream Evil, Night People, Naked in the Rain (with guitar solo), The Last in Line, Holy Diver, Drum Solo, Heaven and Hell, Man on the Silver Mountain, All the Fools Sailed Away, Keyboard Solo, Rock ‘n’ Roll Children, Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll, Rainbow in the Dark, We Rock, Don’t Talk to Strangers.
Setlist (Megadeth*): Wake Up Dead, The Conjuring, Hook in Mouth, In My Darkest Hour, Devil’s Island, These Boots Are Made for Walkin’, Peace Sells, Anarchy in the U.K.
Setlist (Savatage*): City Beneath the Surface, 24 Hrs. Ago, Beyond the Doors of the Dark, The Dungeons Are Calling, Hall of the Mountain King, Power of the Night
*unconfirmed, but likely similar based on other shows around the same time (e.g., Saginaw, MI)
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Kalamazoo Gazette , (left) 10 January 1988, (center) 24 January 1988, (top right) 14 January 1988, (middle right) 5 February 1988, (bottom right) 7 February 1988. Kalamazoo Public LibraryKalamazoo Gazette , 9 February 1988. Kalamazoo Public Library(left) Kalamazoo Gazette , 9 February 1988, (center) Battle Creek Enquirer , 15 January 1988, (right) Battle Creek Enquirer , 7 February 1988. Kalamazoo Public Library / Willard Library Kalamazoo Gazette , 11 February 1988. Kalamazoo Public LibraryKalamazoo Gazette , 12 February 1988. Kalamazoo Public Library
Sources
Articles
“Concerts” Kalamazoo Gazette , 10 January 1988, page 42
“Concert tickets” Kalamazoo Gazette , 14 January 1988, page 28
“Briefly mentioned” Battle Creek Enquirer , 15 January 1988, page 11
“Music notes” Kalamazoo Gazette , 24 January 1988, page 45
“Coming up” Kalamazoo Gazette , 5 February 1988, page 15
“Thursday” Kalamazoo Gazette , 7 February 1988, page 43
“Music” Battle Creek Enquirer , 7 February 1988, page 3
“Dio a heavy-metal heavy re-stakes his turf” Kalamazoo Gazette , 9 February 1988, page 17,18 (C1,C2)
“Latest album typifies Megadeth” Kalamazoo Gazette , 11 February 1988, page 33 (C7)
“Megadeth has something for all” Kalamazoo Gazette , 12 February 1988, page 22 (C8)
Websites
Setlist.fm setlist wiki: Dio setlist, 11 February 1988, Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI