50/50 Tour Stop: # 41 (Concert # 42)
Date: December 2, 1981
Venue: Abbey’s Irish Rose (aka The Rose). 103 1/2 South 10th St. Oxford, Mississippi. 38655.
Note: There was also an entrance to Abbey’s Irish Rose at 120 South 11th Street. Oxford, MS. 38655.
Find it on Google Maps:
10th Street Entrance – https://goo.gl/maps/mB6WCiJcX9p16VhcA
11th Street Entrance – https://goo.gl/maps/mB6WCiJcX9p16VhcA
Venue Exterior:
1981:
I have not yet found a photo of the exterior of the Abbey’s Irish Rose as it looked circa the 50-50 tour. Please get in touch if you know of one.
2011:
Venue Interior:
1987
I have not yet found a good photo of the interior of Abbey’s Irish Rose as it looked circa the 50-50 tour. Please get in touch if you know of one. As a placeholder, above are photos inside the “Illusion Rock Cafe”, an alcohol-free, all-ages music venue operating in at the site of the former Abbey’s Irish Rose as of 1987.
Source: Ole Miss Yearbook. Vol. 93. 1987. Pg. 62.
Opening Act: The Cobras.
Source: Corpus Christi Caller. Dec. 10, 1982. Pg. 3 & Bill Blough.
Poster / Flyer / Handbill: I have not yet seen a poster, flyer or handbill for this show. If you have a copy or any information, please get in touch!
Press & Promotion: I am still looking for any advertising used to promote the Destroyers’ 50-50 concert in Oxford. Please send me a note if you know of any or have any images you can share.
Ticket Price: $5.
Ticket Stub:
Attendance: Unknown. The promotor noted a venue capacity of 700 to 900 people.
Source: Bill Blough.
Set List: Unknown.
Was the Concert Recorded? Unknown.
Concert Photos: I am still looking for any photos of the Destroyers performing at Abbey’s Irish Rose during the 50-50 tour. Please get in touch if you have any!
Concert Reaction: I am still looking for a printed review for the Destroyers’ 50-50 concert in Mississippi. Please contact me below if you know of one.
Other Notes: None.
Fate of the Venue: By 1987, Abbey’s Irish Rose in Oxford, MS, had been replaced by a venue called “Churches” and then another venue called the “Illusion Rock Cafe”. A series of bars and restaurants have operated at that location over the years.
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