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Local History

Tom Jones (5/21/1980)

A Wings Stadium Concert Scrapbook Page

Artist(s): Tom Jones
Date: 21 May 1980
Tickets: $8.50/$9.50/$10.50 (reserved seating)
Attendance: 7,955
Notes: The second Wings Stadium appearance for Tom Jones. Center stage in the round. Likely sold out by showtime.
Setlist*: Till, She Believes in Me, Ladies Night (Oh What a Night), Delilah, (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear, Do That To Me One More Time, Working My Way Back To You, She’s A Lady, Daughter of Darkness, Green Grass of Home, I’ll Never Fall In Love Again, It’s Not Unusual, What’s New Pussycat?, Say You’ll Stay Until Tomorrow, I (Who Have Nothing), Without Love (There Is Nothing), Love Me Tonight, others.

*unconfirmed, but likely similar based on reviewer’s comments and other performances around the same time (San Carlos, CA).

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Kalamazoo Gazette, (top left) 13 March 1980, (right) 23 March 1980, (left middle) 23 March 1980, (bottom left) 9 April 1980, (bottom center) 16 March 1980. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 18 March 1980. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 6 May 1980, (right) 11 May 1980. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, (left) 11 May 1980, (right) 18 May 1980. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, (top left) 18 May 1980, (middle left) 19 May 1980, (bottom left) 20 May 1980, (right) 18 May 1980. Kalamazoo Public Library

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 22 May 1980. Kalamazoo Public Library

 

Sources

Articles

“Jones returning to Wings”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 13 March 1980, page 34

“Second appearance”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 16 March 1980, page 23

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 18 March 1980, page 21

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 23 March 1980, page 38

“Still popular”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 23 March 1980, page 40

“They love Denver”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 9 April 1980, page 16

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 6 May 1980, page 32

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 11 May 1980, page 20

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 11 May 1980, page 20

“Pop, rock, folk and jazz”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 18 May 1980, page 21 (B-1)

“Tom Jones returns to Kalamazoo”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 18 May 1980, page 25 (B-5)

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 18 May 1980, page 26 (B-6)

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 19 May 1980, page 26

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Kalamazoo Gazette, 20 May 1980, page 19

“Tom Jones ‘hypnotizes’ crowd”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 22 May 1980, page 1

“Audience reacts as Tom Jones flings self into show”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 22 May 1980, page 27 (B-13)