50/50 Tour Stop: # 48 (Concert # 49)
Date: December 9, 1981
Venue: Shakey Drakes. 110 S. San Francisco Street. Flagstaff, AZ. 86001.
Find it on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/HZcx4xZu87o
Venue Exterior:
1981:
I have not been able to find a photo of the outside of Shakey Drakes as it looked circa 1981. Please get in touch if there is a picture from the 50-50 tour era that you can point me to.
2015:
Venue Interior:
1981:
I have not been able to find a photo of the inside of Shakey Drakes as it looked circa 1981. Please get in touch if there is a picture from the 50-50 tour era that you can point me to.
Opening Act: The Refrigerators.
The Refrigerators were a New Wave band from Taos, New Mexico.
Read more about the Refrigerators at these links:
http://dirtcitychronicles.blogspot.ca/2010/05/refrigerators.html
http://dirtcitychronicles.blogspot.ca/2012/04/taos-home-companion.html
Poster / Flyer / Handbill: I have not come across a poster, flyer or handbill for the Flagstaff 50-50 show to date. Please get in touch if you have a scan that you can share.
Press & Promotion:
Source: Northern Arizona University “Lumberjack” Newspaper. October 30, 1981.
Source: Northern Arizona University “Lumberjack” Newspaper. October 30, 1981.
Source: Northern Arizona University “Lumberjack” Newspaper. December 4, 1981.
Ticket Price: $9.50.
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: “Over 400”.
Source: Northern Arizona University “Lumberjack” Newspaper. December 11, 1981. Pg. 8.
Set List:
- Move It On Over*
- Ride on Josephine*
- Reelin’ and Rockin’*
* I am not able to confirm the order in which these songs were played, only that they were part of the Destroyers’ set list for this show.
Source: Northern Arizona University “Lumberjack” Newspaper. December 11, 1981. Pg. 8.
Was the Concert Recorded? Unknown. Please get in touch if you have any information.
Concert Photos:
Source: Northern Arizona University “Lumberjack” Newspaper. December 11, 1981. Pg. 8. Photo credit: Sue Bonneville.
Concert Reaction:
See concert review posted above.
Other Notes: None.
Fate of the Venue: This version of Shakey Drakes was closed in 1986 as part of a drug trafficking investigation.
Source: Northern Arizona University “Lumberjack” Newspaper. January 23, 1986. Pg. 1.
