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Local History

Rush (2/20/1981)

A Wings Stadium Concert Scrapbook Page

Artist(s): Rush w/ Max Webster
Date: 20 February 1981
Tickets: $9.75 (general admission and reserved seating) + 25¢ surcharge per ticket for parking
Attendance: (unknown)
Notes: Contrary to press announcement, the sixth appearance at Wings Stadium for Rush, the fifth as a headline act. Opening night of their 1981 “Moving Pictures” tour. Five days of rehearsal at Wings Stadium preceded the show.
Setlist (Rush): 2112 Part I: Overture, 2112 Part II: The Temples of Syrinx, Freewill, Limelight, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part I: Prelude, Beneath, Between & Behind, The Camera Eye (live debut), YYZ (live debut), Drum Solo, Broon’s Bane (live debut), The Trees, Xanadu, The Spirit of Radio, Red Barchetta (live debut), Closer to the Heart, Tom Sawyer, Vital Signs (live debut), Natural Science, Working Man, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part IV: Armageddon, By-Tor & The Snow Dog, In the End, In the Mood, 2112 Part VII: Grand Finale. Encore: La Villa Strangiato.
Setlist (Max Webster): Check, Oh War!, In the World of Giants, Drive and Desire, In Context of the Moon, Waterline, The Party, Battle Scar.

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Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 1 February 1981, (right) 8 February 1981. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 15 February 1981, (right) 19 February 1981. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 15 February 1981, (right) 20 February 1981. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 21 February 1981. Kalamazoo Public Library

 

Sources

Articles

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 1 February 1981, page 23

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 8 February 1981, page 25

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 15 February 1981, page 26

“Pop, rock, folk and jazz”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 15 February 1981, page 21

“Fourth Kalamazoo visit”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 19 February 1981, page 43

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 20 February 1981, page 18

“Rush tight but dull in show here”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 21 February 1981, page 7

Websites

Setlist.fm setlist wiki: Rush setlist, 20 February 1981, Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI

Setlist.fm setlist wiki: Max Webster setlist, 20 February 1981, Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI