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50 Dates in 50 Posts – Tour Stop # 45 – Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, Oklahoma

50/50 Tour Stop:  # 45 (Concert # 46)

Date:  December 6, 1981

Venue:  Cain’s Ballroom.  423 North Main Street.  Tulsa, OK.  74103.

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Venue Exterior

1978:

Source:  Twin Falls Idaho Times News.  Aug. 15, 1978.  Pg. A12

2016:

46 Cains Ballroom Tulsa OK Street View March 2016

Venue Interior:

2011:

46-cains-ballroom-interior-2011

I would love to update this interior photo with something from closer to the 50-50 era.  If you can point me to such a photo, please get in touch.

Opening Act: Earl Clark and Spectrum.

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:

Source: Tulsa World. December 5, 1981. Pg. C9.

Ticket Price:  $9.00

Ticket Stub

Attendance:  Unknown.  Cain’s Ballroom currently has a capacity of 1,200.

Set List:  Unknown.

Was the Concert Recorded?  Unknown.

Concert Photos:  I have not come across any photos from the Destroyer’s 50-50 concert in Tulsa.  Please get in touch if you know of any.

Concert Reaction:  I have not found a review of the Cain’s Ballroom 50-50 concert thus far.   Please get in touch if you can point me in the right direction.

Other Notes:  None.

Fate of the Venue:  Cain’s Ballroom continues to host concerts and public events.  The building was added to the National Registry of Historic Places in 2013.

Source:  http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/ok/tulsa/state.html