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Local History

Loverboy (4/25/1982)

A Wings Stadium Concert Scrapbook Page

Artist(s): Loverboy w/ Prism
Date: 25 April 1982
Tickets: $9.75 (reserved seating) + 25¢ surcharge per ticket for parking
Attendance: 7,200 (sellout)
Notes: Both acts were recorded recorded for “King Biscuit Flower Hour” (DIR) syndicated radio broadcast. Initial broadcast of the Prism set (complete sans encore) was 23 May 1982. A portion of the Loverboy set was broadcast on WLAV (Grand Rapids) on 1 August 1982 as part of a two-hour “King Biscuit Flower Hour” special.
Setlist (Loverboy): Jump, Lady of the 80’s, Lucky Ones, It’s Your Life, Take Me to the Top, Gangs in the Street, Turn Me Loose, The Kid Is Hot Tonite. Encore: Working for the Weekend, When It’s Over, Emotional.
Setlist (Prism): Young and Restless, Heart and Soul, He’s In The Jailhouse Now, Rain, When Will I See You Again, Hole In Paradise, Don’t Let Him Know. Encore: Long Tall Sally.

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Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 31 March 1982, (top right) 11 April 1982, (bottom center) 18 April 1982, (bottom right) 25 April 1982. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 18 April 1982. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 26 April 1982. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 1 August 1982. Kalamazoo Public Library

Sources

Articles

“‘Loverboy’ hot on the rock trail”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 31 March 1982, page 18

“Bring your Brownies”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 11 April 1982, page 30

“Pop, rock folk and jazz”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 18 April 1982, page 31 (C-1)

“Loverboy to bring its own brand of heat wave to Wings Stadium Sunday”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 18 April 1982, page 33 (C-3)

“Pop, rock folk and jazz”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 25 April 1982, page 23

“‘Loverboy’ shows its prowess as leaders in the rock sound of the 80s”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 26 April 1982, page 30

“Loverboy concert on air”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 1 August 1982, page 28

Recordings

Prism / Ian Hunter – King Biscuit Flower Hour
DIR Broadcasting – show #420
Initial broadcast date: 5/23/1982