Start Date: 3/3/1978 - End Date: 12/3/1978 Locations: North America, Europe, Japan Van Halen's first tour was in support of the debut album in 1978. The first song, of course, was Never Been to Spain. I figured my work there was done and headed outside through the kitchen. Royals Stadium hosted the 1973 MLB All-Star Game on July 24, 1973. A quick internet search shows that a band named Missouri opened the show and I briefly remember them. Van Halen's Crazy Tour With Black Sabbath | Van Halen News Desk", "November 12, 1978 Van Halen Bootleg Discography", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Van_Halen_1978_World_Tour&oldid=1132487130, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Eddie Van Halen guitar solo featuring "Eruption", This page was last edited on 9 January 2023, at 03:02. Third song. WILLING TO WORK? Arrowhead, meanwhile, continued to host an excellent variety of shows including a 1975 show featuring The Eagles opening for The Rolling Stones. We had stopped at a truck stop on the north side of Glasco, Kansas, during the lunch hour. 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At 174 shows total over a 10-month period, the tour was one of the band's most extensive overall. This is a pretty solid bootleg. 8/14/1968 Danny Cox/Shawnee Mission East H.S. ARROWHEAD in Kansas City had a roof made up of red and white coke cups; the blue sky was gone and a temporary ceiling of crud filled the air. Summer Jam 1978 in Louisville, KY. The Van Halen live on 4/28/1978 in New York. A more recent source for songs 1-9 Start Date: 3/3/1978 - End Date: 12/3/1978Locations: North America, Europe, Japan 4/17/1971 It's a Beautiful Day /The Establishment -Lawrence Ks. Kansas City, MO: Memorial Hall: Journey/Montrose: 4/01/78: St. Louis, MO: Kiel Opera House: Journey/Montrose: 4/02/78: . Vocalist Jimi Jamison achieved fame later when he joined Survivor. They started the year opening for Montrose and Journey and then for Black Sabbath, however, they headlined shows in Europe and Japan. Leslie (Hallbower) Barrett, a 77 GBHS grad, was there and had these reflections: In the days before the concert, people were sleeping on top of their cars, in the large parking lots on 10th street. The Royals post 12-1 victory - complete game for Paul Splittorff. Summer Jam 1982 Setlists May 30 1982 Date Sunday, May 30, 1982 Venue Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO, USA Report festival So far there are setlists of 6 gigs. The world tour, which was in support of their debut album, covered mainly North America with 124 shows in the United States and two shows in Canada, 39 shows in Europe, and nine shows in Japan. Summer Jam 1978 Setlists Jul 15 1978 Date Saturday, July 15, 1978 Venue Royals Stadium, Kansas City, MO, USA Report festival So far there are setlists of 4 gigs. A couple weeks later, on August 19th to be exact, Elton John performed in the first ever show at Arrowhead. Boy Allen /Cowtown Ballroom, 4/17/1974 Mott the Hoople /Memorial Hall -with Queen, 4/19/1974 Charlie Daniels /Municipal Auditorium -w/Lynyrd Skynyrd & Marshall Tucker Band (KUDL $1), 4/22/1974 Captain Beefheart /Cowtown Ballroom-w/Kansas, 4/23/1974 Styx /Free State Opera House, Lawrence Ks, 4/25/1974 Firesign Theater /Cowtown Ballroom, 4/26/1974 Electric Light Orchestra /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Suzi Quatro Band, 5/10/1974 Climax Blues Band /Cowtown Ballroom, 5/15/1974 The Beach Boys/Municipal Auditorium, 5/29/1974 Jesse Colin Young /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Royal Scanlon -KUDL, 6/1/1974 Alvin Lee and Ten Years After/Memorial Hall -w/Morningstar, 6/11/1974 Robin Trower /Memorial Hall -w/10cc, Slade, 6/13/1974 Golden Earing /Cowtown Ballroom, 6/14/1974 The Allman Brothers Band/Royals Stadium, 6/29/1974 Elvis Presley/Municipal Auditorium, 7/8/1974 Procol Harem /Midland Theater -w/Poco, 7/12/1974 Gordon Lightfoot/Midland Theatre, 7/18/1974 Uriah Heep/Municipal Auditorium -w/Manfred Mann, Aerosmith, Babe Ruth. 2/21/1973 Ozark Mountain Daredevils /Shawnee Mission North H.S. "Sabbath had done a tour for a year [sic] with Kiss and it nearly killed him because Kiss had been so good. Royals fans put attendance over the two million mark for the first time in Kansas City baseball history with a crowd of 40,237 on Saturday September 16, 1978 at Royals Stadium. That was the first year of the Texas Music Festival at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Audio Bootleg Quality: Van Halen live on 8/6/1978 at the Oklahoma Jam. Something went wrong. The Royals won the game 6-0. Summer Jam - Fleetwood Mac, REO Speedwagon, Henry Gross, Kansas, Head East (back of ticket) - Royals Stadium (Kansas City, MO) - June 18, 1976 Summer Jam - Ted Nugent, REO Speedwagon, Black Oak Arkansas, Head East, The Climax Blues Band, The Little River Band - Royals Stadium (Kansas City, MO) - June 26, 1977 "It was really special because Ed and I were big fans of the band. Throughout the tour Van Halen was mostly a supporting act. The 1977 Summer Jam at Royals Stadium featured REO, the Little River Band, and Ted Nugent. 7/19 - 7/21/1974 Ozark Music Festival, Sedalia Mo. Royals Stadium hosts 'Summer Jam 76' featuring Kansas, Fleetwood Mac, REO Speedwagon and others on Friday June 18, 1976. The first show ever in the complex was held on August 2, 1973, at Royals Stadium featuring Three Dog Night. City: Kansas City. The Yankees prevail 4-1. The Billy Joel show was a smash. After the police departed, we went to work repairing the damage and getting rid of the evidence. Ks. The Royals begin a club record 16-game winning streak with a 5-4 victory on Wednesday August 31, 1977 against the Texas Rangers at Royals Stadium. Twelve hours. I was not a driver as I was not old enough to be a chauffeur, but I was a rider and the gopher water boy.. The bold vision of Viner and Donley came to fruition, and remains today a lasting testament of the possibilities that await the determined. And then he got to the first gig. Hook & J.J. Cale, 7/15/1972 Badfinger /Memorial Hall -w/Cactus, Kindred, 7/21/1972 Procol Harem /The Music Hall -w/Heads, Hands & Feet, 8/1/1972 Emerson, Lake & Palmer/ Municipal Auditorium, 8/7/1972 Leon Russell/Municipal Auditorium -w/Nitzinger, 8/18/1972 Jackson 5 /Municipal Auditorium, 8/24/72 Humble Pie /Municipal Auditorium -w/ZZ Top & Ramatan, 9/15/1972 Blue Cheer /Memorial Hall -w/Spirit, 9/21/1972 Dan Hicks /Cowtown Ballroom -KUDL, 9/21/1972 Joe Cocker/Municipal Auditorium -w/Mark-Allmond Band, 9/29/1972 Poco /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Chet Nichols& Danny Cox, 10/4/1972 T. Rex /Memorial Hall -w/The Doobie Brothers, 10/8/1972 Westport Free Clinic benefit /Cowtown -w/Morningstar, Chessman Square, KC Grits, 10/13/1972 Elton John /Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence -w/Family, 10/15/1972 David Bowie /Memorial Hall -w/Styx, 10/31/1972 Steve Miller Band /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Wishbone Ash, 11/4/1972 Elton John /Municipal Auditorium -w/ Family, 11/10/1972 Robin Trower /Cowtown Ballroom -w/White Eyes, 11/18/1972 Grand Funk Railroad /Municipal Auditorium -w/Billy Preston, 11/22/1972 Hot Tuna /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Ozark MountainDaredevils, 11/29/1972 Deep Purple /Memorial Hall -w/Buddy Miles, Elf, 12/1/1972 Seals & Croft /Cowtown Ballroom - w/Lawrence &Roselle -KUDL, 12/2/1972 Frank Zappa/ Cowtown Ballroom -w/Steely Dan - KUDL, 12/3/1972 Edgar Wnter Group /Memorial Hall w/West, Bruce & Laing, 12/15/1972 Black Oak Arkansas/ Cowtown Ballroom -w/Tranquility, 12/16/1972 James Gang / Municipal Auditorium - w/White Trash, REO Speedwagon, 12/31/1972 Brewer & Shipley /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Daredevils, Chet Nichols, KC Grits, 1/21/1973 The Byrds /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Flash, 1/25/1973 America /Music Hall (Municipal) -w/John David Souther, 2/2/1973 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Steve Martin, 2/3/1973 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Steve Martin, 2/8/1973 Ozark Mountain Daredevils /Cowtown Ballroom, 2/10/1973 Loggins & Messina /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Leo Kottke, 2/19/1973 B.B. In the summer of 1979, the Summer Jam tour shifted across the parking lot to Arrowhead. Some resorted to plan B. Van Halen Royal's Stadium, Kansas City, MO. Brett tripled in the third, homered in the eighth, singled in the tenth, doubled in the fourteenth - then tossed in walk-off game winning home run in the sixteenth giving the Royals a 5-4 victory over the Orioles. Incredible! King /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Chet Nichols & K.C.Grits. Solid A quality on this audio. Quick View. It had a thread of plausibility. Date: 8/6/1978 The guys from Head East were a hoot and their roadies/semi driver were funny too. Source: Audience bootleg (Quality: A) And he said, 'We're never doing that again. Bianchino, a Great Bend High School 1978 graduate, had the good fortune of having a father who was a mailman, and therefore, knew everyone and everything going on in Great Bend. By the time they played the Rainbow again a month later, they were headlining. Audio Bootleg Quality: Start Date: 3/25/1979End Date: 10/7/1979Locations: North America, Europe, JapanVan Halen's 1979 World Vacation Tour was the band's first headline tour taking them Start Date: Mar 19, 1980 End Date: Nov 15, 1980 And maybe of the hundreds of thousands who later claimed to be there, you actually were there. Outdoor stadium concert. After the 1978 Summer Jam at Royals Stadium, the concert business went into hibernation. Royals Stadium hosts concert by The Allman Brothers on Friday June 14, 1974 as the Royals begin a nine-game road trip to Detroit, Milwaukee and Oakland. The Tribunes opinion page that day noted that at least some residents were predicting Summer Jam would resemble something akin to what Peter Venkman warned in Ghostbusters human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria. [1], "We did 23 shows in 25 days," recalled Eddie Van Halen regarding the European leg. Vanilla Ice, Blackstreet and Color Me Badd will perform at this event. We left early, on little sleep. Band Genres Show more genres Setlists Van Halen setlist: Play on YouTube Play on Spotify An exact setlist wasn't found. Entdecke Quad City DJ's Sommer Jam Single Schallplatte Album Vinyl LP in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! Mayberry singled in the first, homered in the third, tripled in the fourth, and doubled in the eighth. King, New Birth, Bobby Humphrey, Sly, Slick & Wicked, Freddy Hubbard, Cannonball Adderly, 6/13/1975 Bad Company /Municipal Auditorium -w/Maggie Bell, 6/22/1975 Styx/Fairyland Park -w/Blue Oyster Cult/Climax Blues Band/Bob Seger/Hot Foot, 7/10/1975 Eric Clapton/ Municipal Auditorium -w/Carlos Santana, 7/19/1975 Black Oak Arkansas/Arrowhead Stadium -w/Todd Rundgren, 7/20/1975 Electric Light Orchestra /Memorial Hall, 8/9/1975 Jefferson Starship /Municipal Auditorium, 9/9/1975 Chicago/Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, 9/28/1975 Bruce Springsteen/Memorial Hall. No doubt the Hollywood casting agents would fight to cast their own representative think Bradley Cooper or, if he has a conflict, maybe Brad Pitt. I would have been happy to have broken even, but we made money. Viner said. Royals Hall of Famer George Brett becomes the second Royals player to hit for the cycle at home on Friday May 28, 1979 at Royals Stadium. The stadium hosted one last Summer Jam in July of 1978 headlined by Kansas, the Steve Miller Band, Eddie Money and Van Halen. I DEATHS A FUNERALS ill i PERSONALS 143 CONTRACTING SUIlDiNo aae HOME IMPROVEMENTS 210 12C THE KANSAS CITY TIMES bliw Deaths Additional Deaths on Page 1 1C modernized Fireplaces LI Insured References Alt m nWq 77Mdtf HANDYMAN Service I 2 mi QU1LTY MR FRANCIS C age 74 of 407 Romany Rd passed away June IX 1776 Roeery Dm vied tn die Midtown Chapel Service ll:S Am Thurs St Elizabeth Church 75lh 4 Mein Interment a fej&fe "v PAUL R BROWN Paul R Brown 89 of 9100 Park Lenexa died Monday at an Olathe nursing home He was 9 lifelong area resident He was a farmer before he retired He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Olathe He was a 90-vear member of the Olathe Masonic Lodge and a member of the Fraternal Order of 'Eagles the Olathe Grange and the Modern woodmen of America He leaves three daughters Mrs Virgene Osborn Yucca Valley Calif Mrs Pauline Shatto Lakeland Fla and Mrs Mary Lou Adams Hot Springs Village Ark five grandchildren ana 13 great-grandchildren Services will be at 10:30 am Thursday at the Frye Chapel Olathe burial in the Olathe Cemetery Friends may call from 7 to 8 pm tonight at the chapel The family suggests contributions to the church MRS MARY S DOZIER Mrs Mary S Dozier 69 of 003 Pawnee Independence died Tuesday at Truman Medical Center East She was born in Geneva County Ala and had lived in Graceville Fla before moving to Independence four years ago Mrs Dozier was a member of the Susquehanna Assembly of God Church She leaves two sons William H Dozier Callahan Fla and Donald B Edgett Independence a daughter Mrs Mary Lou Martin of the home two brothers Harvey Strickland Graceville and Cammie Strickland Pennsylvania five sisters Mrs Jessie Sauls Tallahassee Fla Mrs Esther Lou Camley Chipiey Fla Mrs Leon Camley Panama City Fla and Mrs Adetie Pittman and Mrs Dezzie B McPherson of Tallahassee six grandchildren: and three great-grandchildren Services will be at 7 pm tonight at the Speaks Chanel burial at 10 am Saturday in the Henson Cemetery near Chip-ley The family suggests contributions to the church MRS LENA POWLER Mrs Lena Fowler 64 of 1006 Basie died Monday at the Osteopathic Center She was bom in Juliette Ga and had lived in this area S3 years She had worked as a maid for Holiday Inns 13 years retiring in 1971 Mrs Feeder was a member of the Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church She leaves a brother Ous Jackson Kansas City two sisters Mrs Syaraantha Davis Kansas City Kansas and Mrs Ruth Davis Kansas City two grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren Services will be at 11 am Friday at the Mrs JW Jones Chapel burial in Highland Park Cemetery Friends may call from 4 to 8 pm Thursday at the cnapel MONTE C GREEN Monte C Green 5-month-old son of Ms Sherill Green 5113 Prospect died Sunday at the home He was bom in Kansas City He also leaves his maternal grandparents Robert L Scroggins 1106 Lydia and Mrs Brenda J Green of the home Graveside services will be at 10 am Thursday at the Highland Cemetery Friends may call from 6 to 9 pm tonight at the Lawrence A Jones Linwood Chap-el MRS EMMA A HILL Mrs Emma Annie Hill 92 of 3540 College died Saturday at the home She was born in Eastman Ga and had lived here 16 years She was a Baptist She leaves a son Fred L Hill of the nome two daughters Mrs Justine L Luke and Mi's Emma Jean McDowell of Chicago a brother Etheridge Russell Detroit two sisters Mrs Anita Belle Gilstrap Detroit and Mrs Mamye Thomas Opher Philadelphia 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren Services will be at 11 am Monday at the Watkins Brush Creek Chapel burial in Blue Ridge Lawn Cemetery Friends may call from 4 to 9 pm Sunday at the chapel MRS SHIRLEY J JACKSON Mrs Shirley Jean Jackson 35 of 4429 E 54th died Monday at the Menorah Medical Center She was a lifelong resident here Mrs Jackson worked in the dietary department at Truman Medical Center 12 years She was a member of the Canaan Missionary Baptist Church She leaves two sons Michael Leon Jack-son and Ronald Lewis Jackson of the home a daughter Ms Renee Denise Jackson of the home a brother Arthur N Gordon Oklahoma City and her parents Mr and Mrs Bill Gordon 3606 Benton Services will be at 11 am Saturday at the church burial in Mount Moriah Cemetery Friends may call from 6 to 9 pm Friday at the Watkins Brush Creek Chapel FRANCIS C GUILTY Francis C Quilty 74 of 608 Romany Road died Tuesday at the home He was GENERAL Contracting trim work Mock L ma drive way patch work mate Call anytime J burn 231-1706 or Ray 34)5475 PREGNANT & DISTRESSED? | Van Halen News Desk", "Unearthed: Van Halen Video Fresno 1978 & 1979 (2014 Upgrade From Master Reels) | Van Halen News Desk", "1978 Fresno, California @ Selland Arena Van Halen", "Hellooooo Fresno! Now bald, Id have to buy myself a mullet wig to see this show. Live in Kansas City on dvd it's shot in high def and is stunning and the soundtrack is . Location: Oklahoma City, OK The Royals then won eight more consecutive games to complete an amazing 24-1 run during which they clinch their second American League Western Division Championship. The place nearly erupted and a few swear words were tossed around. A two-day event, the band lineup included Van Halen,. Region: Missouri. In August, the stadium will host the I love the 90s tour. California Angels ace Nolan Ryan records the first no-hitter at Royals Stadium. That must have been one helluva show. 11/14/1975 Todd Rundgren & Utopia /Free State Opera House, Lawrence Ks. The Rangers only base runners came in the sixth when Toby Harrah who reached on a hit-by-pitch and Jim Sundberg coaxed a walk from Colborn. An editorial read: This must be a bitter disappointment for those who were hoping that there would be some sort of riots, looting and assaults. According to the Great Bend Tribune published the week before the event, these ladies worked on the concert every day for three months. Odds & lines subject to change. The Royals finish at 92-70 and draw a season attendance total of 2,255,294, the first time Kansas City has drawn over two million fans. . Opened: 1972. 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This site does not condone the sale of unauthorized recordings. Sitting by myself at the time everybody else went to get shirts,I tried to burn one. This site is not affiliated with Van Halen, their management or record label. 4/23/1979 Jethro Tull /Kemper Arena -w/U.K. The Royals set a club record with their 16th consecutive victory a 10th inning walk-off 5-4 win over the Oakland A's in the second game of a doubleheader on Thursday September 15, 1977 at Royals Stadium. 10/22/1977 Flood Relief Concert/Memorial Hall -w/Jay Ferguson & Prism, 10/28/1977 The Grateful Dead/Memorial Hall, 11/13/1977 Jethro Tull/Municipal Auditorium, 11/23/1977 Golden Earing/Memorial Hall -w/Rex & Legs Diamond, 11/25/1977 Kansas /Kemper Arena -w/Crawler, 12/4/1977 Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter/Kemper Arena, 1/6/1978 Blue Oyster Cult/Municipal Auditorium -w/Black Oak Arkansas, 1/23/1978 Ted Nugent/Kemper Arena(Rescheduled from 1/15/ because Ted caught the flu), 2/15/1978 National Lampoon Show/Uptown Theatre, 2/17/1978 Starcastle /Memorial Hall -w/Gary Wright, 2/20/1978 Eric Clapton/Municipal Auditorium, 3/31/1978 Journey /Memorial Hall -w/Montrose & Van Halen, 4/8/1978 George Clinton &Parliament Funkadelic /Kemper Arena, 4/12/1978 Ozark Mountain Daredevils/Memorial Hall, 4/15/1978 David Bowie/Municipal Auditorium, 4/18/1978 Lou Reed/Hoch Auditorium Lawrence -w/Ian Dury&the Blockheads, 5/12/1978 REO Speedwagon /Kemper Arena -w/Rainbow & No Dice, 5/20/1978 Elvis Costello /Uptown Theater -w/Nick Lowe/Mink DeVille, 5/27/1978 Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band /Arrowhead -w/Foreigner/Head East/Bob Welch/Uriah Heep, Toby Beau, 6/13/1978 Ozark Mountain Daredevils/ Uptown Theater, 6/16/1978 Bruce Springsteen/ Memorial Hall, 6/23/1978 Bozz Scaggs/Kemper Arena -w/The Little River Band, 6/28/1978 Aerosmith/Kemper Arena -w/Climax Blues Band, 7/1/1978 4th Annual Willie Nelson Picnic /Arrowhead Stadium -KY102 -w/The Grateful Dead, Waylon Jennings, Jessie Colter, Missouri, Jerry Jeff Walker, 7/2/1978 Electric Light Orchestra/Kemper Arena -w/Trickster, 7/12/1978 The Commodores /Kemper Arena-w/ Teddy Pendergrass, Taste of Honey, 7/15/1978 Summer Jam/Royals Stadium -w/Kansas/Steve Miller / Eddy.Money/Van Halen, 7/16/1978 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers/Uptown Theatre, 7/17/1978 Black Sabbath/Municipal Auditorium -w/Van Halen, 7/22/1978 The Kinks /Memorial Hall -w/Blondie, 7/25/1978 Kris Kristofferson& Rita Coolidge /Kemper Arena, 7/26/1978 Bob Marley and the Wailers /Uptown Theater, 7/27/1978 Harry Chapin/Hoch Auditorium Lawrence. International Raceway, 10/11/1974 Ted Nugent and The Amboy Dukes, Concert cancelled because of Kemper roof collapse June 4th, 1979. Van Halen Tour (1978) Van Halen's first world tour, opening for Black Sabbath, Journey and Rick Derringer among others. Country: USA. Some artists flew directly into the GB airport and we would have to pick them up too, Bianchino said. At 174 shows total over a 10-month period, the tour was one of the bands most extensive overall. I was involved because I was part of the crew who shuttled artists back and forth from the hotels to the concert setting at the airport area west of the expo. Herbie Herbert, the manager for Journey at the time, recalled bringing guitarist Neal Schon of Journey along with him to go see the band in New York to a sold out audience of 3,500 people. The Hollywood film vaults are brimming with stories of the intersection of rock bands, concert tours, and the musical personas that make these story lines interesting. . It also says that Bob Welch came out and played his current hit Ebony eyes. On the other hand, the likelihood of PAL hiring bikers seems, well, about as improbable as Van Halen coming to Barton County. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. Then there was a knock on the door and the best-looking man in the world walked in and said, Hello' you know, David Lee Roth. 7/30/1978 Summer Rock II/ Arrowhead Stadium -w/The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Dan Fogelberg, 9/10/1978The IsleyBrothers/Kemper Arena -w/Heat Wave, 9/11/1978 Black Sabbath /Municipal Auditorium -w/Van Halen, 9/16/1978 Tom Petty& Heartbreakers /Uptown Theater, 9/23/1978 Thin Lizzy/Uptown Theater -with AC/DC, The Dictators, 10/18/1978 Todd Rundgren/One Block West -w/Roger Powell, 11/21/1978 Styx/Kemper Arena -w/The Babys, 12/4/1978 The Moody Blues /Kemper Arena -w/ Jimmy Spheeris, 12/7/1978 Charlie Daniels Band/Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, 12/17/1978 Ted Nugent/Kemper Arena -w/Starz, 1/25/1979 Brewer & Shipley/Kansas Union Ballroom Lawrence, 2/6/1979 The Fabulous Poodles /Pogos -KY102, 2/9/1979 The Grateful Dead/ Memorial Hall, 2/10/1979 The Grateful Dead/ Memorial Hall, 2/25/1979 Willie Nelson/Municipal Auditorium, 3/5/1979 Elvis Costello & the Attractions/ Memorial Hall, 3/17/1979 The Boomtown Rats/Lawrence Opera House, 3/20/1979 Supertramp / Municipal Auditorium, 4/10/1979 The Tubesand Squeeze /Memorial Hall, 4/13/1979 Roxy Music /One Block West -w/The Atlantics. 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