ZZ Top (4/9/1975)
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Artist(s): ZZ Top w/ The KidsDate: 9 April 1975Tickets: $5.50 in advance, $6.50 day of the show (general admission)Attendance: 4,000Notes: Originally scheduled for April 4 with opening act Michael Murphy. Date was changed due to a schedule conflict, which resulted in Michael Murphy’s cancelation. Murphy was replaced by opening act ‘The Kids’ (U.K. band, formerly known as ‘Heavy Metal Kids’).
Setlist (ZZ Top*): Thunderbird, Chevrolet, Precious and Grace, Waitin’ for the Bus, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings, Heard It on the X, Move Me on Down the Line, Blue Jean Blues, Rattlesnake Shake (Fleetwood Mac cover), Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers, La Grange, Tush, Mexican Blackbird, Just Got Paid, Encore: Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash cover), Jailhouse Rock (Elvis Presley cover), Backdoor Medley
Setlist (The Kids): (unknown)
*unconfirmed, but likely similar based on performances around the same time (Toledo, OH).
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Kalamazoo Gazette , 26 March 1975. Kalamazoo Public LibraryKalamazoo Gazette , (left) 22 March 1975, (right) 23 March 1975. Kalamazoo Public LibraryKalamazoo Gazette , 2 April 1975. Kalamazoo Public LibraryKalamazoo Gazette , (left) 8 April 1975, (right) 9 April 1975. Kalamazoo Public Library
Kalamazoo Gazette , 10 April 1975. Kalamazoo Public Library
Sources
Articles
Display ad Kalamazoo Gazette, 22 March 1975, page A-8
“Top rock” Kalamazoo Gazette, 23 March 1975, page C-16
“ZZ Top” Kalamazoo Gazette, 26 March 1975, page E-4
“Concert change” Kalamazoo Gazette, 2 April 1975, page B-4
Display ad Kalamazoo Gazette, 8 April 1975, page C-7
Display ad Kalamazoo Gazette, 9 April 1975, page C-10
“ZZ Top plays to 4,000 at Wings Stadium” Kalamazoo Gazette, 10 April 1975, page B-2