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Poplar Creek Music Theater

Hoffman Estates, IL
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07/26/1980
Utopia
Set 1The Road To Utopia
Caravan
Set Me Free
Love of the Common Man
The Last Ride
Rock Love
Sands of Arrakis
Emergency Splashdown
Something's Coming (incl. Willie drum solo)
Todd medley
Love In Action
Last Of The New Wave Riders
Couldn't I Just Tell You
Just One Victory
Set 2
Set 3
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09/??/1981
Journey
Set 1Escape
Where Were You
Line of Fire
Don't Stop Believein'
Stone In Love
Keep On Running
Lights
Do You Recall
Lovin' you Is Easy
Steve Smith Drum Solo
Too Far Gone
Set 2Too Late
Who's Crying Now
Party's Over
Wheel In The Sky
Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'
Anyway You Want It
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08/10/1982
James Taylor
Set 1Sweet Baby James
Get A Job
Up On The Roof
Band Intro
Carolina In My Mind
Rainy Day Man
Pretty Boy Floyd
Brother Trucker
Rock Me Baby
Honey Don't Leave L.a.
Secret O' Life
You've Got A Friend
Millworker
Country Road
Fire And Rain
Stand And Fight
How Sweet It Is
Your Smiling Face
Money Machine
Shower The People
Steamroller
That Lonesome Road
Set 2
Set 3
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08/10/1982
Rickie Lee Jones
Set 1Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
Youngblood
Under the Boardwalk
We Belong Together
Trouble Man
Weasel and the White Boys Cool
I Won't Dance
My Funny Valentine
Greenbacks
unknown
Pirates (So Long Lonely Avenue)
Walk Away Renee
sax solo
Instumental-band intro
Set 2
Set 3
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08/21/1982
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Set 1Love the One You're With
Turn Your Back on Love
The Lee Shore
Southern Cross
Just a Song Before I Go
Too Much Love to Hide
To the Last Whale...A. Critical Mass B. Wind on the Water
Chicago
Long Time Gone
Turn Back the Pages
See the Changes > You Don't Have To Cry > Blackbird > Wasted On The Way
Delta
Guinevere
Suite-Judy Blue Eyes
Cathedral
Wooden Ships
Carry On
Our House
Teach Your Children
Daylight Again
Set 2
Set 3
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08/31/1982
Black Sabbath
Set 1Intro, E5150, Neon Knights, NIB, Children Of The Sea, Voodoo, Black Sabbath, War Pigs, Drum Solo, Iron Man, The Mob Rules, Heaven and Hell, Guitar Solo, The Sign Of The Southern Cross, Heaven And Hell, Paranoid, Heaven And Hell (reprise), Children Of The Grave
Comment** this show exists in 2 deluxe CDR bootleg versions, "Ronnie's Last Stand" and "POPLAR CREEK 8/31/82"
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06/04/1983
Scandal
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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08/29/1983
Men At Work
Set 1I Can See It In Your Eyes
Dr Heckyll and Mr Jive
No Sign Of Yesterday
Mr Entertainer
The Longest Night
Blue For You
Who Can It Be Now
High Wire
Feeling So Good
Down Under
Shintaro
Helpless Automaton
I Like To
Underground
Who Can It Be Now
Upstairs In My House
It's A Mistake
Be Good Johnny
Set 2
Set 3
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09/15/1983
Neil Young & The Shocking Pinks
Set 1The Old Laughing Lady
Love Is A Rose
Down By The River
Too Far Gone
Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Old Ways
Old Man
Helpless
Dance Dance Dance
Heart Of Gold
Don't Be Denied
Sail Away
Powderfinger
Ohio
After The Gold Rush
I Got A Problem
My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)
Mr. Soul
Sugar Mountain
Jellyroll Man
Wonderin'
Payola Blues
Get Gone
Don't Take Your Love Away From Me
Everybody's Rockin'
Do You Wanna Dance?
Set 2
Set 3
CommentTour: 1983 Shocking Pinks Tour

Band: The Shocking Pinks

Neil Young - vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica, vocoder
Ben Keith - guitar, alto saxophone
Larry Byron - piano, trumpet, vocals
Anthony Crawford - guitar, vocals
Rick Palombi - vocals
Craig Hayes - baritone saxophone
Tim Drummond - bass
Karl T. Himmel - drums
Larry Cragg - drums, banjo, pedal steel guitar
Joel Bernstein - vocoder and synclavier
Pegi Young - vocals
Inez Bongiorn - vocals
Connie Simmons - vocals
Rosemary Lovell - vocals
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06/03/1984
Billy Idol
Set 1Radio Intro
Baby Talk
(Do Not) Stand In The Shadows
Blue Highway
Eyes Without A Face
White Wedding
Flesh For Fantasy
Hot In The City
Rebel Yell
Dancing With Myself
Radio Outro
CommentSuper Groups Broadcast - FM
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06/13/1984
Ted Nugent
Set 1Blame It On The Night
Knockin' At Your Door
Free For All
Don't You Want My Love
(Where Do You) Draw The Line
The Great White Buffalo
Need You Bad
Go Down Fighting
Thunder Thighs
Tied Up In Love
Stronghold
Stormtroopin'
Hey Baby
Catch Scratch Fever
Wang Dand Sweet Poontang
Dog Eat Dog
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06/22/1984
King Crimson
Set 1Walkon
Larks Tongues In Aspic Part III
Thela Hun Ginjeet
Red
Frame By Frame
Matte Kudasai
Industry
Dig Me
Three Of A Perfect Pair
Indiscipline
Sartori In Tangier
Waiting Man
Man With An Open Heart
Sleepless
Larks' Tongues In Aspic II
Discipline
Heartbeat
The Sheltering Sky
Elephant Talk
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08/08/1984
Twisted Sister
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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08/18/1984
Paul Simon
Set 1Mother and Child Reunion
Kodachrome
One-Trick Pony
Slip Sliding Away
Jonah
Homeward Bound
Something So Right
Hearts and Bones
The Sounds of Silence (tease)
Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover
Duncan
Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War
America
The Boxer
Allergies
St. Judy's Comet
Train in the Distance
Was A Sunny Day
Kathy's Song
I Do It For Your Love
American Tune
Late in the Evening
Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard
Bridge Over Troubled Water
The Late Great Johnny Ace
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08/23/1984
Neil Diamond
Set 1America
Love On The Rocks
I'm Alive
Play Me
Thank The Lord For The Night Time
Cherry Cherry
Sweet Caroline
Red Red Wine
Beautiful Noise
Surviving The Life
If You Know What I Mean
Hello Again
On The Robert E Lee
You Baby
Songs Of Life
Primitive
Turn Around
Brooklyn On A Saturday Night
September Morn
Forever In Blue Jeans
You Don't Bring Me Flowers
Heartlight
Band Introductions
The American Poplar Song
Teach Me Tonight
Dedicated To The One I Love
Spanish Harlem
Golden Slumbers > Carry That Weight > The End
Song Sung Blue
Cracklin' Rosie
I Am...I Said
Skybird >
Dear Father >
Anthem >
Be
Soolaimon
Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
Set 2
Set 3
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09/03/1984
Neil Young
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
CommentNeil Young & The International Harvesters
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06/18/1985
Phil Collins
Set 1I Don't Care Anymore
Only You Know And I Know
I Cannot Believe It's True
This Must Be Love
Against All Odds
Inside Out
Who Said I Would
If Leaving Me Is Easy
Sussudio
Behind The Lines
Don't Lose My Number
The West Side
One More Night
In The Air Tonight
Like China
You Can't Hurry Love
It Don't Matter to Me
Hand In Hand
Take Me Home
People Get Ready
It's Alright
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08/03/1985
Dire Straits
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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06/26/1986
ZZ Top
Set 1Got Me Under Pressure
Sleeping Bag
Jesus Just Left Chicago
Gimme All Your Lovin'
Ten Foot Pole
Manic Mechanic
Heard It on the X
Rough Boy
Cheap Sunglasses
Arrested for Driving While Blind
Legs
Sharp Dressed Man
Can't Stop Rockin'
Tube Snake Boogie
Velcro Fly
La Grange
Tush
Set 2
Set 3
CommentRecorded by Rick Barnett
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06/29/1986
Bob Dylan
Set 1So Long Good Luck And Goodbye, Positively 4th Street, Clean-Cut Kid, I'll Remember You, Shot Of Love, We Had It All, Masters Of War
Set 2To Ramona, One Too Many Mornings, It Ain't Me Babe, I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know, Band Of The Hand, Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache, When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky, Lonesome Town, Ballad Of A Thin Man
Set 3Rainy Day Women No. 12 & 35, Seeing The Real You At Last, Across The Borderline, I And I, Like A Rolling Stone, In The Garden, E: Blowin' In The Wind, Rock 'Em Dead, Knockin' On Heaven's Door
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06/29/1986
Bob Dylan with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Set 1So Long, Good Luck And Goodbye
Positively 4th Street
Clean-Cut Kid
I'll Remember You
Shot Of Love
We Had It All
Masters Of War
To Ramona
One Too Many Mornings
It Ain't Me, Babe
I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
Band Of The Hand
Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache
When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky
Lonesome Town
Ballad Of A Thin Man
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
Seeing The Real You At Last
Across The Borderline
I And I
Like A Rolling Stone
In The Garden
Blowin' In The Wind
Rock 'Em Dead
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
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07/31/1986
Graham Nash
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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08/07/1986
Monkees
Set 1Intro
A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
Steppin' Stone
No Time
Daydream Believer
Shades Of Gray
Cut Your Hair
Auntie Granelda
She
I Want To Be Free
MTG
That Was Then & This Is Now
Valerie
I'm A Believer
Hey Hey We're The Monkees - reprise
Listen To The Band
Pleasant Valley Sunday
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08/26/1986
Jimmy Cliff
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Commentwith Steve Winwood
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08/26/1986
Steve Winwood
Set 1The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys
Glad
Take It As It Comes
Help Me Angel
Freedom Overspill
Slowdown Sundown
Wake Me Up On Judgement Day
The Finer Things
My Love Is Leaving
While You See A Chance
Arc Of A Diver
Valerie
Split Decision
Band Introductions
I'm A Man
Higher Love
Back In The High Life
Gimme Some Lovin'
Set 2
Set 3
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09/21/1986
John Fogerty
Set 1Mr. Greed
Vanz Kant Danz
Knocking on Your Door
The Old Man Down the Road
Centerfield
Wasn’t That a Woman
Violence Is Golden
Band Introductions
Eye of the Zombie
Sail Away
Soothe Me
Mary Don't You Weep
Goin' Back Home
Big Train
Soda Pop
Change in the Weather
Rock and Roll Girls
Knock on Wood
Rockin' All Over the World
Set 2
Set 3
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06/19/1987
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Set 1Intro>stang's Swang
Soul To Soul
Looking Out The Window
Ain't Gone N Give Up On Love
Stevie Drinks Some Water
Mary Had A Little Lamb
Stevie Tunes His Guitar
Superstition
Willie The Wimp
Stevie Tunes Guitar Again
Cold Shot
Couldn't Stand The Weather
Life Without You
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07/22/1987
Whitney Houston
Set 1Let the Feeling Flow
How Will I Know
You Give Good Love
Love Is a Contact Sport
Just the Lonely Talking Again
Love Will Save the Day
Saving All My Love for You
For the Love of You
He, I Believe
Where Do Broken Hearts Go
Control
Sweet Love
Stop to Love
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Set 2
Set 3
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07/24/1987
Peter Gabriel
Set 1San Jacinto
Red Rain
Shock The Monkey
Not One Of Us
Intruder
Games Without Frontiers
No Self Control
Mercy Street
This Is The Picture
Set 2Big Time
Don't Give Up
Solsbury Hill
Lay Your Hands On Me
Sledgehammer
Here Comes The Flood
In Your Eyes

Encore :
Biko
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08/18/1987
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Set 1My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)
Revolution Blues
The Old Laughing Lady
Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing
For The Turnstiles
Someday
The Needle And The Damage Done
Sugar Mountain
Don't Take Your Love Away From Me
Welcome To The Big Room
Mr. Soul
Cinnamon Girl
Prisoners Of Rock 'n' Roll
Down By The River
Name Of Love
Mideast Vacation
Long Walk Home
Powderfinger
Like A Hurricane
Tonight's The Night
CommentNeil Young - vocals, guitar, piano, guitjo, harmonica
Frank Sampedro - guitar, keyboards
Billy Talbot - bass, vocals
Ralph Molina - drums, vocals
Ben Keith - alto saxophone
Larry Cragg - baritone saxophone
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09/06/1987
Joe Walsh
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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05/20/1988
Depeche Mode
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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05/29/1988
Robert Plant
Set 1Helen of Troy
Other Arms
Billy's Revenge
In The Evening
In The Mood
Black Country Woman
Ship of Fools
Dimples
Trampled Underfoot
Heaven Knows
Misty Mountain Hop
Big Log
Tall Cool One
Back in the U.S.S.R.
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07/14/1988
The Alarm
Set 1Sixty Eight Guns
Spirit Of '76
Set 2
Set 3
CommentOpened for Bob Dylan.
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07/17/1988
Aerosmith
Set 1Rats In The Cellar
Same Old Song And Dance
Big Ten Inch Record
Rag Doll
Hangman Jury
Permanent Vacation
Angel
Back In The Saddle
Red House
Get The Lead Out
Last Child
Draw The Line
Heart's Done Time
Dream On
Sweet Emotion
Dude (Looks Like A Lady)
Walk This Way
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09/16/1988
Elton John
Set 1Sixty Years On
I Need You To Turn To
The King Must Die
Burn Down The Mission
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Have Mercy On The Criminal
Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
Tiny Dancer
The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909/1934)
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
Philadelphia Freedom
The Bitch Is Back
Nikita
Sad Songs (Say So Much)
Goodbye Marlon Brando
A Word In Spanish
Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters (Part One & Two)
Daniel
I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That
Candle In The Wind
Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
Your Song
I'm Still Standing
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09/17/1988
Elton John
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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07/05/1989
Jackson Browne
Set 1For America
Tender Is the Night
In the Shape of a Heart
Enough of the Night
Chasing You Into the Light
For Everyman
Anything Can Happen
For a Dancer
Call It a Loan
Cocaine
How Long
Lawless Avenues
The Word Justice
World in Motion
Running on Empty
The Load Out/Stay
Doctor My Eyes
Redneck Friend
Set 2
Set 3
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07/07/1989
Metallica
Set 1The Ecstasy For Gold
Blackened
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Harvester of Sorrow
Four Horsemen
The Thing That Should Not Be
Bass Solo / To Live is to Die jam
Master of Puppets
Fade to Black
Seek And Destroy
... And Justice For All
Creeping Death
One
Guitar Solo
Battery
Frayed Ends of Sanity jam
Last Caress
Am I Evil?
Whiplash
Breadfan
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07/11/1989
Allman Brothers Band
90877
Set 1Don't Want You No More ->, It's Not My Cross To Bear, Statesboro Blues,You Don't Love Me (not sure), Please Call Home, Blue Sky, Midnight Rider, I'm No Angel, Trouble No More, Blues Ain't Nothin', Duane's Tune, Southbound,Set II:, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, Done Somebody Wrong, One Way Out, Just Before The Bullets Fly, Melissa, -> Jessica -> Whipping Post,Encore:, Les Brers In A Minor -> Drums>, Les Brers In A Minor
Set 2
Set 3
Comment
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08/04/1989
Little Feat
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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08/10/1989
The Replacements
Set 1nightclub jitters
cruella de ville
alex chilton
left of the dial
achin' to be
darlin' one
unsatisfied
another girl, another planet
here comes a regular
can't hardly wait
bastards of young
andy griffith theme
Set 2
Set 3
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09/23/1989
The Kinks
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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06/09/1990
Steve Miller Band
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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08/04/1990
Little Feat
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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07/08/1991
Robby Krieger Band
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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07/28/1991
Robbie Krieger
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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08/10/1991
Allman Brothers Band
Set 1Hot 'Lanta
Statesboro Blues
Blue Sky
End Of The Line
Kind Of Bird
Low Down Dirty Mean

Acoustic:
Melissa
Come On In My Kitchen
Midnight Rider
Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad

Electric:
Hoochie Coochie Man
Get On With Your Life
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed
Revival

Encore:
Jessica
Nobody Knows
Set 2
Set 3
CommentRadiators, Little Feat Opened
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06/13/1992
Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band
Set 1I'm The Greatest
No No Song
No Time(Burton Cummings)
Girls Talk (Dave Edmunds)
Look At Us Now (Joe Walsh)
I Can't Tell You Why (Timothy B. Schmit)
Shine Silently (Nils Lofgren)
Bang The Drum All Day (Todd Rundgren)
Don't Go Where The Road Don't Go
Yellow Submarine
There Goes My Inspiration (Todd Rundgren)
Lady Madonna (Dave Edmunds)
Keep On Tryin' (Timothy B. Schmit)
Wiggle (Timmy Cappello)
Black Mari (Todd Rundgren)
In The City (Joe Walsh)
You're Sixteen
Weight Of The World
Walkin' Nerve (Nils Lofgren)
I Hear You Knocking (Dave Edmunds)
American Woman (Burton Cummings)
Photograph
Act Naturally
With A Little Help From My Friends
Set 2
Set 3
CommentRingo Starr - Drums, Vocals
Joe Walsh - Guitar, Keyboards & Talk Box Vocals
Nils Lofgren - Guitar, Vocals
Todd Rundgren - Guitar, Keyboards ,Percussion & Vocals
Dave Edmunds - Guitarm Vocals
Burton Cummings - Keyboards, Guitar, Tambourine, Harmonica & Vocals
Timothy B. Schmitt - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Zak Starkey - Drums
Timmy Cappello - Saxophone, Percussion & Vocals
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07/26/1992
The Band
Set 1Rag Mama Rag
Ws Wallcott Medicine Show
Crazy Mama
I Finally Got You
Caledonia***
It Makes No Difference***
House Of Cards***
Life Is A Carnival
Stage Fright
Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes
The Wieght
Shape I'm In
Up On Cripple Creek
Set 2
Set 3
CommentLevon Helm Drums Vocals And More
Rick Danko Bass Vocals And More
Garth Hudson Keyboards And More
Richard Bell Keyboards
Randy Ciarlante Bass Drums Vocals
Jim Weider Guitar
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08/19/1992
Little Feat
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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08/29/1992
New York Rock 'n Soul Review
Set 1Madison Time Intro
Knock on Wood (Michael McDonald & Phoebe Snow vocals)
Dirty Low Down (Boz Scaggs vocals)
Driving Wheel (Boz Scaggs vocals)
At Last (Phoebe Snow vocals)
Green Earrings (Donald Fagan & Michael McDonald vocals)
Chain Lightning (Donald Fagan vocals)
Minute By Minute (Michael McDonald vocals)
Lonely Teardrops (Michael McDonald vocals)
Drowning In A Sea Of Love (Boz Scaggs vocals)
Mary Mary (Donald Fagan & Phoebe Snow vocals)
Band Introductions
Josie (Donald Fagan vocals)
Madison Time Outro
Set 2Madison Time Intro
Any Day Now (Chuck Jackson vocals)
Beg Me (Chuck Jackson & Phoebe Snow vocals)
I Don't Want To Cry (Chuck Jackson & Phoebe Snow vocals)
Poetry Man (Phoebe Snow vocals)
Tossing & Turning (Phoebe Snow vocals)
Green Flower Street (Donald Fagan vocals)
My Honey & Me (back ground singers)
Treat Her Right (Boz Scaggs vocals)
Gypsy Woman (Boz Scaggs vocals)
You're Mine (Boz Scaggs vocals)
Deacon Blues (Donald Fagan vocals)
My Old School (Donald Fagan vocals)
Pretzel Logic (Donald Fagan vocals)
Standing on Shaky Ground (Everybody)
Madison Time Outro
Set 3
CommentBand line-up (introduced in this order)
Kevin Bents - keyboards
Drew Zingg - guitar
Harvey Brooks - bass
Leroy Clouden - drums
John Hagen - baritone saxophone
Cornelius Bumpus - tenor saxophone (died Feb 3, 2004) (aged 59)
Ron Buttacavoli - trumpet
Brenda King - backing vocals
Mindy Jostyn - backing vocals, violin, harmonica (died Mar 10, 2005) (aged 49)
Catherine Russell - backing vocals
Boz Scaggs - lead vocals, guitar
Michael McDonald - lead vocals, keyboards
Walter Becker - lead vocals, guitar (died Sept. 3, 2017) (aged 67)
Donald Fagen - lead vocals, keyboards
Chuck Jackson - lead vocals
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09/04/1992
Aretha Franklin
Set 1Everyday People
Angel
Rock Steady
I Never Loved a Man (the Way I Love You)
Respect
Ever Changing Times
Save the Best for Last
Killing Me Softly >
Get Here
Spirit Of The Lord Is Coming Downs
Once Before I Go
Set 2
Set 3
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07/15/1994
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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08/26/1994
Steely Dan
Set 1True Companion
Aja
Reelin' In The Years
Josie
Hey Nineteen
Down In The Bottom
band introductions
Sign In Stranger
Peg
Babylon Sisters
Black Friday
Set 2Instrumental overture
Green Earrings
Bodhisattva
Deacon Blues
Tomorrow\'s Girls
Hard Up Case
Green Flower Street
Third World Man
Kid Charlemagne

encores:
My Old School
FM (No Static at All)
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08/07/1996
Monkees
Set 1Last Train To Clarksville
Little Bit Of Me A Little Bit Of You
Not Your Steppin' Stone
Cuddly Toy
No Time
Home Coming Queen
Shades Of Grey
Going Down
My Forever
Why Don't You Be Like Me
Auntie Grizelda
She
I Want To Be Free
My MGBGT
That Was Then This Is Now >
Valerie
I'm A Believer

E: Listen To The Band
Pleasant Valley
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