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The Tubes (10/20/1983)

A Wings Stadium Concert Scrapbook Page


Artist(s): The Tubes w/ The Romantics
Date: 20 October 1983
Tickets: $10.75 (reserved seating and general admission) + 25¢ surcharge per ticket for parking
Attendance: 6,000
Notes: The first Wings Stadium appearance for The Tubes, the second for The Romantics.
Setlist (The Tubes*): Out of the Business, Theme Park, A Matter of Pride, Glass House, Sports Fans, Amnesia, Mr. Hate, Mondo Bondage, Don’t Want to Wait Anymore, Sushi Girl, Tip of My Tongue, The Monkey Time, Wild Women of Wongo, Drums, Telecide, White Punks on Dope, She’s a Beauty, Talk to Ya Later.
Setlist (The Romantics*): When I Look in Your Eyes, Do Me Any Way You Wanna, Gimme One More Chance, Love Me to the Max, Keep in Touch. C’mon Girl (Work Out With Me), Rock You Up, A Night Like This, Open Your Door, Talking in Your Sleep, I’m Hip, Shake a Tail Feather, What I Like About You.

*Unconfirmed, but likely similar based on reviewer’s comments and other shows around the same time (e.g., East Lansing, MI; Stevens Point, WI)

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Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 4 October 1983, (right) 16 October 1983. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 9 October 1983, (right) 16 October 1983. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 16 October 1983. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 16 October 1983. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 19 October 1983. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 21 October 1983. Kalamazoo Public Library

Sources

Articles

“A bit of theatrics”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 4 October 1983, page 25

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 9 October 1983, page 47

“Pop, rock, folk and jazz”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 16 October 1983, page 39 (D-1)

“Rock taking toll on Tubes’ Waybill”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 16 October 1983, page 41 (D-3)

“Musical stars glitter this week”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 16 October 1983, page 42 (D-4)

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 16 October 1983, page 44 (D-6)

“Romantics try success once more”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 19 October 1983, page 19 (B-5)

“The Tubes take care of business”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 21 October 1983, page 16