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09/30/1980
English Beat
Set 1Late Show
Pussy Price
Two Swords
Rough Rider
Walk Away
Noise in this World
Big Shot
Can't Get Used to Losing You
Twist and Crawl
Best Friend
Hands Off, She's Mine
Whine and Grine
Stand Down Margaret
Tears of a Clown
Ranking Full Stop
Mirror in The Bathroom
Click Click
Jackpot
Set 2Encore -
Twist and Crawl
Set 3
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05/28/1981
U2
Set 1The Ocean, 11 O'Clock Tick Tock, Touch, I Will Follow, I Fall Down, An Cat Dubh, Into The Heart, Fire, Another Time Another Place, The Cry-> The Electric Co., Things To Make And Do, Stories For Boys, Boy-Girl, Out Of Control, Twilight, I Will Follow
Set 2
Set 3
Comment
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06/22/1981
Bill Nelson
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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06/30/1981
Psychedelic Furs
Set 1stage introduction and tuning
into you like a train
soap commercial
she is mine
Mr. Jones
dumb waiters
pretty in pink
so run down
it goes on
Sister Europe
imitation of Christ >
all of this and nothing (end cuts)
India
pulse
encore break
we love you
encore break
fall
radio announcer wrap up
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08/19/1981
The Go-Go's
Set 1Skidmarks On My Heart
How Much More?
Tonight
Fading Fast
London Boys
Cool Jerk
This Town
Cant Stop The World
Automatic
Lust To Love
You Can't Walk In Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep)
Our Lips Are Sealed
Let's Have A Party
We Got The Beat
Surfin' & Spyin'
Walking In The Sand
Vacation
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08/20/1981
The Go-Go's
Set 1Skidmarks On My Heart
How Much More
Tonite
Fading Fast
London Boys
Cool Jerk
This Town
Can't Stop The World
Automatic
Lust To Love
You Can´t Walk In Your Sleep (If You Can´t Sleep)
Our Lips Are Sealed
Let´s Have A Party
We Got The Beat
Surfin' & Spyin
Walking In The Sand
Vacation
CommentWBCN Broadcast
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10/29/1981
King Crimson
Set 1Discipline
Thela Hun Gingeet
Red
Matte Kudasia
Neurotica
The Sheltering Sky
Neal And Jack And Me
Frame By Frame
The Howler
Elephant Talk
Drum Solo: Bill Bruford -->
Indiscipline
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08/03/1982
Jon Anderson
Set 1? (16:06: maybe 2 or 3 songs in a medley?)
The Friends Of Mr. Cairo
Close To The Edge
Heart Of The Sunrise
Wondrous Stories
And You And I
Long Distance Runaround
Band Introductions
A Play And Display Of The Heart
Animation
Surrender
Perpetual Change
All Good People
Yours Is No Disgrace
Starship Trooper
Awaken Excerpt
Jam (Features Bass And A Drum Solo)
Roundabout
Olympia
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08/04/1982
A Flock of Seagulls
Set 1Modern Love is Automatic
Messages
Standing in the Doorway
The Fall
Space Age Love Song
Man Made
The Traveller
Telecommunication
I Ran
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09/29/1982
Warren Zevon
113705
Set 1Johnny Strikes Up The Band
The Overdraft
A Certain Girl
Let Nothing Come Between You
Jeannie Needs A Shooter
Join Me In L.A.
Gorilla, You're A Desperado
Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner
The Envoy
Simple Man, Simple Dream (J.D. Souther tune)
Bill Lee
Charlie's Medicine
Jungle Work
Play It All Night Long
Set 2Lawyers, Guns & Money
Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School
The Hula Hula Boys
Accidentally Like A Matyr
Mama Couldn't Be Pursaded
Looking For The Next Best Thing
Poor Poor Pitiful Me
Cadillac Ranch
Excitable Boy
Ain't That Pretty At All
Werewolves Of London
Carmelita
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
CommentVocals - Warren Zevon
Lead Guitar - John Wood
Bass - Larry Larson
Drum - Joe Daniels
Rhythm Guitar - Randy Brown
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09/30/1982
Warren Zevon
Set 1Jeannie Needs A Shooter
Join Me In LA
Gorilla You're A Desperado
Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner
The Envoy
Simple Man Simple Dreams
Bill Lee
Charlie's Medicine
Jungle Work
Play It All Night Long
Lawyers Buns And Money
Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School
The Hula Hula Boys
Accidentally Like A Martyr
Mama Couldn't Be Persuaded
Looking For The Next Best Thing
Poor Poor Pitiful Me
Cadillac Ranch
Excitable Boy
Ain't That Pretty At All
Werewolves Of London
Encore Break
Carmelita
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
CommentWarren Zevon - vocals
John Wood lead guitar
Larry Larson - bass
Joe Daniels - drums
Randy Brown - rhythm guitar
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12/07/1982
The Cars
Set 1Out Of Control
Funtime
Take What You Want
Candy-O
Let's Go
You're All I've Got Tonight
Set 2
Set 3
CommentSpecial holiday gig.
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12/16/1982
Stray Cats
Set 1Baby Blue Eyes
Double Talkin' Baby
Rumble In Brighton
Drink That Bottle Down
Built For Speed
Rev It Up & Go
C'mon Everybody
Stray Cat Strut
Lonely Summer Nights
Fishnet Stockings
Rock This Town
Runaway Boys
Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie
Beautiful Delilah
You Can't Hurry Love
Somethin' Else
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05/02/1984
Cyndi Lauper
Set 1When You Were Mine
I'll Kiss You
Witness
All Through the Night
He's So Unusual
Yeah Yeah
She Bop
Time After Time
Money Changes Everything
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Comment◆ Kiss-108 birthday party concert ◆
...also included Berlin, Paul Young & the Royal
Family, Jeffrey Osborne, Weird Al Yancovic, & the
Pointer Sisters (? not sure if they ever made it)
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05/02/1984
Weird Al Yankovic
Set 1Introduction/The Brady Bunch
Buckingham Blues
Polkas on 45
I Lost On Jeopardy
Mr. Popeil
Bass Solo
King of Suede
Buy Me A Condo
Bob Instrumental
Yoda

Food Medley:
Theme From Rocky XII
Flatbush Avenue
I Love Rocky Road
Spameater
Feel Like Throwing Up
Avacado
Sometimes You Feel Like A Nut
Take the L Out of Liver
Fatter
My Bologna
Whole Lotta Lunch
We Got the Beef

Eat It
Anouncer Wrap Up
CommentFM Broadcast
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06/22/1984
David Johansen
Set 1Funky but Sheek
Bohemian love Pad
I'm a Lover
Pills
Big Trouble
Eye of the Hurricane
Too many Midnights
Build me up Buttercup
Donna
We gotta get out of this Place>It's my Life(Animals covers)
Frenchette(w/ Ticket to Ride & Twist & Shout)
Girls

Encore:Personality Crisis
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10/05/1984
A Flock of Seagulls
Set 1Heart Of Steel
Lost Control
I Ran
The Story Of A Young Heart
Never Again (The Dancer)
The More You Live, The More You Love
Remember David
Space Age Love Song
Over My Head
European (I Wish I Was) (aborted)
Telecommunication
European (I Wish I Was)
Nightmares
Set 2
Set 3
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03/15/1985
Til Tuesday
Set 1Love In A Vacuum
Are You Serious?
Always
Enough To Save You
Learning You By Heart--->
Don't Watch Me Bleed
You Know The Rest
Just Like Me
Winning The War
Looking Over My Shoulder
No More Crying
Maybe Monday
What About Love
Voices Carry
Sleep
I Could Get Used To This
Comment◆ WBCN's 17th birthday free lunch concert and live FM broadcast ◆

(March 15 is the correct date according to when WBCN first went on the air.)
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01/08/1986
Golden Palominos
Set 1True
Brides Of Jesus
Diamond
Buenos Aires
Silver Bullet
Pretty You, Ugly I+
Last Man+
Face Off+
Boy Go*
Clustering Train*
Omaha*
For Shame Of Doing Wrong
CommentPeter Blegvad - Guitar & +vocals
Carla Bley - Organ
Anton Fier - Drums
Jody Harris - Guitar
Lisa Herman - Keyboards & vocals
Chris Stamey - Bass & vocals
Syd Straw - Vocals

*Michael Stipe - Vocals
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11/20/1986
Eric Clapton
Set 1Crossroads
White Room
I Shot The Sheriff
Wanna Make Love To You
It's In The Way You Use It
Run
Miss You
Same Old Blues
Tearing Us Apart
Holy Mother
Set 2Badge
Let It Rain
Cocaine
Layla
Sunshine Of Your Love
Take A Chance (*)
Bad Influence (*)
Shout (*)
Tearing Us Apart (*)
Layla (*)
Layla (*)

(*) Rehearsals
CommentPersonnel:
Eric Clapton - Guitar, Vocals
Nathan East - Bass
Greg Phillinganes - Keyboards
Steve Ferrone - Drums
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11/21/1986
Eric Clapton
Set 1Soundcheck:

Unknown
Bad Influence
Tearing us Apart
Layla
Stevie Wonder Jam
Layla
It's in the way that You Use It
Set 2Main set:

Crossroads
White Room
I Shot the Sheriff
Wanna Make Love to You
It's in the way that you use it
Run
Miss You
Same Old Blues
Tearing us Apart
Holy Mother
Badge
Let it Rain
Cocaine
Layla
Sunshine of your Love
CommentPhil Collins, Nathan East, Greg Phillinganes
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07/14/1987
Andy Summers
Set 1How Many Days
Almost There
The Change
Truth Hits Everybody
The Only Road
Xyz
Omegaman
Carry Me Back
Band Introductions
Love Is The Strangest Way
Cleveland Avenue
Tea In The Sahara
Hold Me
Scary Voices
Nowhere
Eyes Of A Stranger

Encore I:
So Lonely

Encore II:
Can't Stand Losing You
CommentAndy Summers gave WBCN an interview with Mark Parenteau during the afternoon before the show.
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12/01/1987
The Pogues
Set 1Streams Of Whiskey
The Irish Rover
Medley
The Body Of An American
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Repeal Of The Licensing Laws
Lullaby Of London
South Australia (Terry vocals)
Bottle Of Smoke
Metropolis
The Broad Majestic Shannon
Dark Streets Of London
I Fought The Law (Joe Strummer vocals)
London Calling (Joe Strummer vocals)
Fiesta
Turkish Song Of The Damned
Dirty Old Town
Sally Maclennane
The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn
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??/??/1987
Klymaxx
Set 1Meeting In The Ladies Room
Sexy
I'd Still Say Yes
Man Size Love
I Miss You
The Men All Pause
Divas Need Love Too
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04/06/1988
Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers
Set 1What Is True
Get Up Jah, Jah Children
Freedom Road
We Propose
Unuh Nuh Listen Yet
A Who A Say
Have You Ever Been To Hell
Lee And Molly
666
Time Will Tell
Lord, We A Come
Tomorrow People
The Heathen
Say People
Rat Race
We A Guh Some Weh
Conscious Party
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04/20/1988
BoDeans
Set 169 Blues
Only Love
Still The Night
Angels
The Strangest Kind
Fadeaway
Don't Be Lonely
Forever Young (The Wild Ones)
What It Feels Like
Dreams
That's All
Stella
Say You Will
Misery
She's A Runaway
Say About Love
Good Work
The Ballad Of Jenny Rae
Sylvia
Lookin' For Me Somewhere
Can't Hardly Wait
I Wanna Be Sedated -- The Ramones
Land Of 1,000 Dances -- Cannibal & The Headhunters
I'm In Trouble Again
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05/12/1988
Midnight Oil
Set 1Bullroarer
Progress
Only The Strong
Put Down That Weapon
Sell My Soul
Dreamworld
Best Of Both Worlds
Short Memory
Kosciusko
The Redback On The Toilet Seat
US Forces
Hercules
Arctic World
Warakurna
The Dead Heart
Power And The Passion
Read About It
Beds Are Burning
Sometimes
CommentIncludes a brief rendition of the Australian classic
"The Redback On The Toilet Seat".
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05/12/1988
Icehouse
Set 1 1. We Can Be Together
2. Electric Blue
3. My Obsession
4. The Wall
5. Mr. Big
6. Heartbreak Kid
7. Great Southern Land
8. No Promises
9. Cross The Border
10. I Can't Help Myself
11. Crazy
12. Man Of Colours
13. Nothing Too Serious
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??/??/1988
Icehouse
Set 1we can get together
electric blue
my obsession
the wall
mr.big
heartbreak kid
great southern land
no promises
cross the border
i can't help myself
crazy
man of colours
nothing too serious
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