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Local History

Parliament Funkadelic (4/10/1980)

A Wings Stadium Concert Scrapbook Page

Artist(s): Parliament Funkadelic, Bar-Kays, and Brides of Funkenstein
Date: 10 April 1980
Tickets: $7.75 (general admission)
Attendance: (show canceled)
Notes: Show canceled two weeks after announcement. The show promoter, Danny Kresky Productions, offered no explanation. Following an extended run at New York’s Apollo Theater in March, the tour appears to have fallen apart.

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Kalamazoo Gazette, (top left) 16 March 1980, (center) 5 April 1980, (right) 23 March 1980, (middle left) 2 April 1980, (bottom left) 6 April 1980. Kalamazoo Public Library

 

Sources

Articles

“P-Funk added to Wings schedule”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 16 March 1980, page 23

Display ad
Kalamazoo Gazette, 23 March 1980, page 40

“Parliament cancelled”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 2 April 1980, page 40 (C-12)

“Schedule of events”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 5 April 1980, page 42

“Bits and pieces…”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 6 April 1980, page 20