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Essen – March 28, 1981

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March 28, 1981

Venue & show times

Grugahalle > Essen > Germany

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Setlist

  1. Set 1
  2. Alabama Getaway
  3. Greatest Story Ever Told
  4. Sugaree
  5. Me & My Uncle
  6. Mexicali Blues
  7. Shakedown Street
  8. Little Red Rooster
  9. Althea
  10. Looks Like Rain
  11. Deal
  12. Set 2
  13. Samson & Delilah
  14. Ship of Fools
  15. Estimated Prophet
  16. He's Gone
  17. The Other One
  18. Drums *
  19. Not Fade Away **
  20. Wharf Rat **
  21. Around & Around **
  22. Good Lovin’
  23. Encore
  24. One More Saturday Night

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Source: gdsets.com.
( * ⁠w/Flying Karamazov Brothers; ** ⁠w/Pete Townshend, who leaves shortly after the start of Good Lovin’; The Who opened ; Rockpalast TV broadcast)

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Songs played

21

Shows in city

2

Essen

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  1. Essen – October 17, 1990

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Shows at venue

2

Grugahalle

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  1. Essen – October 17, 1990

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