The Beastie Boys (3/18/1987)
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Artist(s): The Beastie Boys w/ Fishbone, and Murphy’s LawDate: 18 March 1987Tickets: $15.00 (reserved seating and general admission)Attendance: 2,970Notes: Attendance numbers vary depending on the source, from 2,970 (trade publication) to “nearly 3,400” (Gazette ) to “more than 4,000” (Gazette ).
Setlist (Beastie Boys*): Slow and Low, The New Style, She’s Crafty, Time to Get Ill, She’s on It, Paul Revere, Rhymin & Stealin, Posse in Effect, Slow Ride, Hold It Now, Hit It, No Sleep Till Brooklyn, Brass Monkey, Fight for Your Right.
*unconfirmed, but likely similar based on other shows around the same time (Cleveland, OH)
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Kalamazoo Gazette , (top left) 11 February 1987, (bottom left) 18 March 1987, (right) 15 March 1987. Kalamazoo Public LibraryKalamazoo Gazette , 15 March 1987. Kalamazoo Public LibraryKalamazoo Gazette , 18 March 1987. Kalamazoo Public LibraryKalamazoo Gazette , (top left) 19 March 1987, (bottom) 19 March 1987, (top right) 3 April 1987, (bottom right) 6 April 1987. Kalamazoo Public LibraryBattle Creek Enquirer , 19 March 1987. Willard Library
Sources
Articles
“Beastie Boys coming” Kalamazoo Gazette , 11 February 1987, page 25
“Spring breaks with a crush of concerts” Kalamazoo Gazette , 15 March 1987, page 81, 82 (G1, G2)
“Outrageous? It’s all an act” Kalamazoo Gazette , 18 March 1987, page 1, 2 (A1, A2)
“Coming today” Kalamazoo Gazette , 18 March 1987, page 1 (A1)
“Bantering Beasties” Kalamazoo Gazette , 19 March 1987, page 11
“Beasties’ show all that fans had hoped for” Kalamazoo Gazette , 19 March 1987, page 31 (C7)
“It was enough to make you ‘ill’” Battle Creek Enquirer , 19 March 1987, page 19 (B1)
“An x-rated concert” (letter to the editor) Kalamazoo Gazette , 3 April 1987, page 7 (A7)
“Nagging questions? Ask Dave The Expert” Kalamazoo Gazette , 6 April 1987, page 6 (A6)