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Local History

Rush (4/23/1980)

A Wings Stadium Concert Scrapbook Page

Artist(s): Rush w/ .38 Special
Date: 23 April 1980
Tickets: $8.75 (general admission and reserved)
Attendance: 6,881 “a capacity audience”
Notes: The fourth appearance at Wings Stadium from Rush, the second as a headline act.
Setlist (Rush): 2112 Part I: Overture, 2112 Part II: The Temples of Syrinx, 2112 Part III: Discovery, 2112 Part IV: Presentation, 2112 Part VI: Soliloquy, 2112 Part VII: Grand Finale, Freewill, By-Tor & The Snow Dog, Xanadu, The Spirit of Radio, Natural Science, A Passage to Bangkok, The Trees, Cygnus X-1, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part I: Prelude, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part IV: Armageddon, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part V: Cygnus, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part VI: The Sphere, Closer to the Heart, Beneath, Between & Behind, Jacob’s Ladder, Working Man, Finding My Way, Anthem, Bastille Day, In the Mood, Drum Solo. Encore: La Villa Strangiato.

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Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 13 April 1980, (right) 20 April 1980. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 20 April 1980, (right) 23 April 1980. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 24 April 1980. Kalamazoo Public Library

 

Sources

Articles

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 13 April 1980, page 24

“Pop, rock, jazz and folk”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 20 April 1980, page 17

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 20 April 1980, page 22

“Rush winning new fans with latest album”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 20 April 1980, page 24

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 23 April 1980, page 36

“‘One of worst concerts in memory’”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 24 April 1980, page 37 (C-11)