50/50 Tour Stop: # 43 (Concert # 44)
Date: December 4, 1981
Venue: The Library Club (aka The Library). 422 West Dickson St. Fayetteville, AR. 72701.
Find it on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/8RrcWu4CsY22
Venue Exterior:
Late 1970s:
Source: Facebook
1981:
Source: University of Arkansas “Razorback” Yearbook. 1982. Pg. 488.
1992:
Source: Once Upon Dickson: An Illustrated History, 1868-2000 by Anthony J. Wappel and Ethel C. Simpson
2014:
Venue Interior:
Above: The Voyager Band plays the Library Club in Fayetteville, AR. Source: Facebook.
Opening Act: Southern Fried.
Poster / Flyer / Handbill: I have not come across a poster, flyer or handbill for the Arkansas 50-50 show to date. Please get in touch if you have a scan that you can share.
Press & Promotion:
Source: Northwest Arkansas Times. December 2, 1981. Pg. 31.
Ticket Price: $10.
Source: Bill Blough / Instagram
Ticket Stub: I have not seen a ticket stub from this show to date. Please contact me if you have a ticket stub from this concert for sale.
Attendance: In a March 2016 radio interview, George Thorogood recalls that The Library Club held 125 people. The promoter noted a venue capacity of 200 people.
Source: http://www.lonestar925.com/media/play/george-thorogood-pt-1-26773718/ & Bill Blough / Instagram.
Thanks to blog reader James G. for the info!
Set List: Unknown.
Was the Concert Recorded? Unknown. Please get in touch if you have any information.
Concert Photos: I have not seen any concert photos for the Destroyers’ Fayetteville 50-50 concert to date.
Concert Reaction: I have not come across a concert review for this show thus far.
Other Notes: None.
Fate of the Venue: The Library Club had a major fire in 1982, but re-opened in 1983. The venue closed for good in 1993.
Source: Once Upon Dickson: An Illustrated History, 1868-2000 by Anthony J. Wappel and Ethel C. Simpson
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