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Local History

Doobie Brothers (8/19/1979)

A Wings Stadium Concert Scrapbook Page

Artist(s): The Doobie Brothers w/ The Michael Stanley Band
Date: 19 August 1979
Tickets: $8.75 (general admission)
Attendance: (unknown, but the reviewer noted it was “packed”)
Notes: The fifth Wings Stadium appearance by the Doobie Brothers.
Setlist (Doobie Brothers*): Here to Love You, Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While), Dependin’ on You, Jesus Is Just Alright, Echoes of Love, Long Train Runnin’, Sweet Maxine, Open Your Eyes, It Keeps You Runnin’, Neal’s Fandango, Don’t Stop to Watch the Wheels, Minute by Minute, Black Water, Slat Key Soquel Rag, Steamer Lane Breakdown, Takin’ It to the Streets, Road Angel, I Cheat the Hangman, China Grove. Encore: What a Fool Believes, Listen to the Music

*unconfirmed, but likely similar based on the reviewer’s notes and performances around the same time (St. Paul, MN).

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Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 29 July 1979, (top center) 26 July 1979, (top right) 11 August 1979, (lower right) 12 August 1979. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 5 August 1979, (right) 12 August 1979. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 19 August 1979. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 20 August 1979, (lower right) 18 August 1979. Kalamazoo Public Library

 

Sources

Articles

“Doobies return to Wings Aug. 19”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 26 July 1979, page 41

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 29 July 1979, page 21

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 5 August 1979, page 22

“Schedule of events”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 11 August 1979, page 34

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 12 August 1979, page 19

“First appearance here”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 12 August 1979, page 22

“Schedule of events”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 18 August 1979, page 48

“Pop, rock, jazz and folk”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 19 August 1979, page 17 (B-1)

“Those durable Doobies”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 19 August 1979, page 19 (B-3)

“Versatility ought to be their middle name”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 20 August 1979, page 23 (B-3)