The Tubes (4/23/1985)
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Artist(s): The Tubes w/ Todd Rundgren’s UtopiaDate: 23 April 1985Tickets: $12.75 (reserved seating and general admission)Attendance: 3,500Notes: A second appearance at Wings Stadium by The Tubes.
Setlist (The Tubes*): Turn Me On, Theme Park, A Matter of Pride, Out of the Business, Sports Fans, Sushi Girl, Love Bomb, Drum Solo, Night People, Say Hey, Eyes, Muscle Girl, For a Song, Say Hey (Part 2), Feel It, Telecide / You’re No Fun, White Punks on Dope, She’s a Beauty, Piece by Piece, Talk to Ya Later.
Setlist (Utopia*): Style, Princess of the Universe, Set Me Free, Hammer in My Heart, Swing to the Right, Zen Machine, Mated, Mystified, The Road to Utopia, Caravan, More Light.
*Unconfirmed, but likely similar based on other performances around the same time (e.g., Kansas City, KS).
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Kalamazoo Gazette , 17 March 1985. Kalamazoo Public LibraryKalamazoo Gazette , 21 April 1985. Kalamazoo Public LibraryKalamazoo Gazette , 21 April 1985. Kalamazoo Public LibraryKalamazoo Gazette , 24 April 1985. Kalamazoo Public Library
Sources
Articles
“Tubes return with Rundgren April 23” Kalamazoo Gazette , 17 March 1985, page 66
“Tubes court royalty, but ‘Love Bomb’ LP bombs anyway” Kalamazoo Gazette , 21 April 1985, page 60
Display ad Kalamazoo Gazette , 21 April 1985, page 63
“Tubes concert drags despite many gimmicks” Kalamazoo Gazette , 24 April 1985, page 23