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Wanted All Over The World

Wanted All Over the World – George Thorogood and The Destroyers – California 1983

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This is one of a series of posts expanding on my 50 States in 50 Dates blog by documenting the global touring adventures of George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers and the earlier years of their career.

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Metromedia Square TV Studio.

Date:  December 19, 1983.

The Destroyers performed and George Thorogood was interviewed for the Thicke of the Night syndicated late night television program.

Venue: Metromedia Square. 5746 Sunset Boulevard.  Los Angeles, CA.  90028. USA.

Find it on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/MwzpiNNqZf1uurQV8

Venue Exterior: 

1983:

Source: Los Angeles Times. Sept. 13, 1983. Pt. VI, Pg. 1.

2003:

Source: Los Angeles Times. March 14, 2003. Pg. B4.

2019:

Venue Interior: See the ‘Concert Photos’ section below.

Opening Act:  N/A. Other guests on the show were the boxer Muhammed Ali, singer Eartha Kitt, and actress Alvernette Kamelle,

Poster / Flyer / Handbill:  N/A.

Press & Promotion: N/A. 

Ticket Price:  Unknown, but likely free.

Ticket Stub: I have yet to see a ticket stub for the taping of this episode. If you have a scan or a photo to share, please send me a note.

Attendance:  Unknown.

Set List:

  • Who Do You Love?
  • Wanted Man (George Thorogood solo acoustic; performance dedicated to Muhammed Ali)
  • Move It On Over (performed by the Delaware Destroyers, Alan Thicke, and the Thicke of the Night house band).

Was the Concert Recorded?  Yes.

Concert Photos:

Concert Reaction: I have yet to find a printed review of this episode from around the time of its airing. Please get in touch if you know of one.

Other Notes: This episode of Thicke of the Night was filmed in December 1983, but aired on February 10, 1984. When introducing Move It On Over, Thorogood says that the song has been “updated in (sic) the 1983 version by Alan Thicke and George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers”.

Source: The Morning News. Feb. 7, 1984. Pg. D2.

Fate of the Venue: Metromedia Square closed in 2000. The building was demolished in 2003. The site is now the location of a high school.

Source: Los Angeles Times. March 14, 2003. Pg. B4.