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Local History

Kenny Rogers (2/16/1988)

A Wings Stadium Concert Scrapbook Page

Artist(s): Kenny Rogers w/ The Forester Sisters
Date: 16 February 1988
Tickets: $17.00 (reserved seating)
Attendance: 5,241
Notes: The 8th Wings Stadium appearance (9th performance) for Kenny Rogers. While his previous performances at Wings Stadium were center stage “in the round,” his 1988 appearance made use of a standard proscenium-style (end stage) configuration.

Setlist (Kenny Rogers*): Back in the High Life Again, Workin’ for a Livin’, Love Will Turn You Around, Reuben James, Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town, Crazy, Daytime Friends, Blaze of Glory, Twenty Years Ago, Morning Desire, Coward of the County, Lucille, The Gambler, Lady, Islands in the Stream.

*unconfirmed, but likely similar based on other shows around the same time (e.g., Albuquerque, NM)

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(left) Kalamazoo Gazette, 10 January 1988, (center) Kalamazoo Gazette, 24 January 1988, (top right) Kalamazoo Gazette, 21 January 1988, (middle right) Kalamazoo Gazette, 12 February 1988, (bottom right) Battle Creek Enquirer, 19 January 1988. Kalamazoo Public Library / Willard Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 24 January 1988, (right) 31 January 1988. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 7 February 1988, (right) 14 February 1988. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 14 February 1988, (right) 17 February 1988. Kalamazoo Public Library

Sources

Articles

“Concerts”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 10 January 1988, page 42

“Briefly mentioned”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 19 January 1988, page 11

“Rogers redux”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 21 January 1988, page 31

“Music notes”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 24 January 1988, page 45

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 24 January 1988, page 48

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 31 January 1988, page 78

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 7 February 1988, page 48

“Coming up”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 12 February 1988, page 17

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 14 February 1988, page 57

“Kenny Rogers at Wings”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 14 February 1988, page 58

“Rogers a pro, but no musical pioneer”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 17 February 1988, page 19