Sammy Hagar (10/20-21/1984)

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Artist(s): Sammy Hagar w/ Krokus
Date: 20 & 21 October 1984
Tickets: $12.75 (reserved seating and general admission)
Attendance: 8,000 (both nights were sold out)
Notes: Hagar’s fourth appearance at Wings Stadium, his second as a headline act. Sunday’s performance was broadcast live on WLAV-FM (Grand Rapids) radio, a celebration of its 10th anniversary as an A.O.R. (album oriented rock) radio station. Ted Nugent joined for three encore songs during the Sunday evening show.

Setlist (Sammy Hagar, Saturday, October 20): I Don’t Need Love, Three Lock Box, Baby’s on Fire, Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy, I’ll Fall in Love Again, Swept Away, Remember the Heroes, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Heavy Metal, VOA, There’s Only One Way to Rock, I Can’t Drive 55, Rock Is in My Blood. (possibly incomplete)

Setlist (Krokus, Saturday, October 20): Midnite Maniac, Eat the Rich, Ready to Rock, American Woman, Screaming in the Night. (likely incomplete)

Setlist (Sammy Hagar, Sunday, October 21): Trans Am (intro), This Planet’s on Fire (Burn in Hell), Dick in the Dirt, I Don’t Need Love, Three Lock Box, Baby’s on Fire, Two Sides of Love, I Can’t Drive 55, Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy, I’ll Fall in Love Again, Red / Rock and Roll, Remember the Heroes, The Girl Gets Around, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Heavy Metal, VOA, There’s Only One Way to Rock. Encore: Wild Thing (with Ted Nugent), Summertime Blues (with Ted Nugent), Whole Lotta Love (with Ted Nugent).

Setlist (Krokus, Sunday, October 21*): Long Stick Goes Boom, Eat the Rich, American Woman, Heatstrokes,  Stayed Awake All Night, Screaming in the Night, Midnite Maniac, Headhunter.

*Unconfirmed, but likely similar based on reviewer’s comments and other performances around the same time (e.g., Landover, MD).

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