TALENT IN ACTION i ERT GROSSES DOOBIE BROTHERS the Streets." "Homegrown Tomatoes" and "Texas o BOXSCORE Red Rocks Amphitheater As the Doobie Brothers come full Cooking"-which you could almost AMUSEMENT BUSINESS® Gross Attendance Denver, Colo. circle to their album -rock roots, fans smell as he sang. He conjured vivid ARTIST(S) Venue Date(s) Ticket Price(s) Capacity Promoter may see on this tour how the band memories of his father ( "The Randall DIANA ROSS Radio City June 14 -17 $950,950 29,700 Radio City Music IT WAS THE FIRST TIME that any would have evolved if Johnston had Knife "), broke into an "existential Music Hall $35/$30/$25 sellout Hall Prods. version of the Doobie Brothers had stayed aboard and if the Doobie treatise on pushing dirt around" with New York, N.Y. appeared in concert since 1987, when Brothers had not become, under Mc- an earth mover ( "Heavy Metal "), and BUDWEISERSUPERFEST: RFK Stadium June 17 $869,775 35,937 Al Haymon 12 alumni of the band reunited for an Donald, an R &B /pop band in the late delivered big emotional guns like PATTI LABELLE Washington, $26.75/ 24.75 44,686 Enterprises NEW EDITION D.C. Dimensions 11 -city tour. Now, with the release of '70s. PETER M. JONES "Heartbroke" and "Desperados BOBBY BROWN Unlimited the new Capitol album "Cycles," an Waiting For A Train." These were GUY M.C. HAMMER early lineup of the group has taken to GUY CLARK real -life songs about real -life people E.U., DiCesare- Engler the road for a 65-city North American TOWNES VAN ZANDT which, to borrow the title from one BON JOUI Civic Arena June 13 -14 $592,209 30,828 SKID ROW Pittsburgh, Pa. $1935 32,000 Prods. tour which opened here June 9-10. The Bottom Line song on Clark's new album, "come sellout

The infectious hit -laden sets per- New York, N.Y. from the heart." JIM BESSMAN GEORGE STRAIT Starplex June 15-16 $434,939 24,837 MCA Concerts formed at the Red Rocks Amphithe- ii KATHY MATTEA Amphitheatre $19.50416.50 40,000 PACE Concerts SAILLIE 6 THE BOYS Dallas, Texas ater were less a commercial for "Cy- IT'S A SONG YOU WON'T hear JULES SHEAR cles," first album in nearly anywhere else," said Townes Van The Knitting Factory BON JOVI Hersheypark June 9 $370,760 20,041 Electric Factory the band's SKID ROW Stadium $18.50 sellout Concerts a decade, than a well -intentioned tip Zandt during his opening half of a New York, N.Y. Hershey, Pa. of the hat to '70s rock Americana. great Texas troubadour double bill NEIL DIAMOND Cincinnati June 12 $320,192 17,029 Ogden Allied More than 8,000 turned out for each with Guy Clark at the Bottom Line JULES SHEAR ADMITTED to his Riverfront $20418 17,131 Presents he Coliseum, of the two shows, produced by Fey May 7. He was referring to his cover Knitting Factory audience that Cincinnati, Ohio from the old gets nervous accompanying himself Concerts. of "The Shrimp Song" RODSTEWART Hersheypark June 9 $281,071 15,193 Electric Factory The reunion two years ago was like Elvis Presley movie "Girls, Girls, on acoustic guitar. His last one-man TOMMYCONWELL &THE Stadium $18.50 sellout Concerts a Las Vegas- styled oldies revue, but Girls." But he could just as well have show a dozen years before was YOUNG RUMBLERS Hershey, Pa. the new tour and album present a vi- meant any of his originals or Clark's. enough of a failure, he said, to dis- BON JOVI Providence Civic June 7 $255,596 13,816 Frank J. Russo SKID ROW Center $18 50 sellout tal band comfortable with its past, For nowhere else could you hear sto- suade him from further attempts for Providence, R.I. as - present, and future. ry songs of such caliber, sung with a long time. But the singer METALLICA Pacific Coliseum May 31 $245,695 12,150 Perryscope Prods. The band is again led by Tom John- such heart. /songwriter's engaging May 5 set THE CULT Vancouver, ($275.227 sellout ston and includes many of the mem- Rugged individualists both, Van progressed, the crowd -and Shear British Canadian) /$22.50 bers who played on the "Toulouse Zandt and Clark have drawn a new himself-saw his anxiety was need Columbia $23.50 less. BON JOUI Point Stadium June 16 $225,506 12,653 DiCesare -Engler Street" and "Captain and Me" al- round of fans recently, thanks to trib- SKID ROW Johnstown, Pa. $19.75 14,000 Prods. Mi- A for more than a bums in the early '70s. Because the utes from singer /songwriters recording artist JACKSON BROWNE Jones Beach June 16 $203,540 10,177 Ron Delsener sound of the "Cycles" material re- chelle Shocked and Lyle Lovett. The decade with Columbia, EMI and cur- DAVID LINDLEY, EL RAYO X Theatre $20 sellout Enterprises calls that era in the band's career, the two are touring together to promote rently I.R.S., Shear seemed genuine- Wantagh, N.Y. group inevitably seemed to cover their respective new releases on Sug- ly surprised that even a compact ven- EAZY- E /N.W.A. UIC Pavilion, June 14 $188,520 9,426 G Street Express KID 'N PLAY Univ. of Illinois- $20 sellout PACE Concerts more old ground than new. The ab- ar Hill Records -Clark's "Old ue like the Knitting Factory could be TOO SHORT Chicago Jam Prods. - sence of latter -day Doobie Michael Friends" and Van Zandt's "Live and filled with fans. "That's it for to- KWAME McDonald further emphasized the Obscure." night-a man and his open-tuned gui- J.J. FAD show's nostalgic overtones. The two spun tales of cowboys and tar," he explained, almost apologeti- NEIL YOUNG - Jones Beach June 14 $182,040 9,102 Ron Delsener INDIGO GIRLS Theatre $20 10,100 Enterprises Still, by performing plenty of new drifters, gamblers and outcasts with cally, as he began a set drawn princi- Wantagh, N.Y. sellout

album cuts as well as the expected the truth of personal experience. Van pally from his upcoming acoustic solo HOWARD JONES Jones Beach June 17 $178,940 8,947 Ron Delsener classics like "China Grove," the band Zandt's country classics like "If I album "The Third Party," due from MIDGE ORE Theatre $20 10,100 Enterprises avoided the trap of a predictable old- Needed You," "No Place to Fall," I.R.S. July 24. Amusing anecdotes Wantagh, N.Y. ies repertoire. and the Willie Nelson /Merle Hag- about his Pittsburgh background and METALLICO Olympic June 3 $170,194 9,301 Concert Prods. THE CULT Saddledome, ($203,776 10,500 International Highlights of the show included gard duet "Pancho and Lefty" were experiences writing with such artists Calgary, Alberta Canadian) Donald K. Donald "Rockin' Down the Highway," which sung with an eyes -closed intensity by as Elliot Easton, Tommy Keene, and $23.50/$22.50 Prods. opened the show; "The Doctor," cur- the lanky balladeer. Maria McKee warmed an already af- Perryscope Prods. World 100 In a weary Texas drawl, he sang a fectionate atmosphere. ALABAMA Sandstone June 17 $160,900 10,372 rently climbing the Hot Singles JOEL SONNIER Amphitheatre $18.50 18,000 Entertainment chart; and a spirited rendition of new song, "Marie," a sad story of Shear, who penned such hits as Bonner Springs, Services "Black Water" sung by Patrick Sim- homelessness which sounded like a "All Through The Night" for Cyndi Kan. in -house mons. The only real surprise of the Depression -era song but seemed Lauper and "If She Knew What She POISON Jones Beach June 6 $160,000 8,000 Ron Delsener considered TESLA Theatre $20 10,100 Enterprises evening was the Cornelius Bumpus more prophetic than nostalgic. Wants" for the Bangles, Wantagh, N.Y. this solo gig to be the best outlet for rendition of McDonald's "Takin' It To Clark bookended his set with EAZY.EIN.W.A Reunion Arena June 10 $156,981 9,514 G Street Express his newest and lesser -known materi- KID 'N PLAY Dallas, Texas $16.50 12,000 PACE Concerts al. The new songs, which Shear did TOO SHORT were intrigu- SIR MIX-A-LOT not introduce by name, KWAME PUBLICITY ing and well -crafted -even in the solo JJ. FAD, M.C. TWIST arrangements. EAZY{ /N.W.A. The Summit June I I $147,383 9,816 G Street Express PRINTS The best -recognized songs of the KID 'N PLAY Houston, Texas $16.75 12,000 PACE Concerts TOO SHORT UUIOgraQhlad 014 Heavy Gloss StOCk 19.200 set were "Following Every Finger" KWAME BLACK K WHITE Ex1O's (Jules And The Polar Bears "78) and J.J. FAD M.C. TWIST 500 - $65.00 1000 - $90.00 "Tried To Please Her" and "If We Never Meet Again" (Reckless Sleep- NEIL YOUNG Darien Lake June 8 $136,668 8,500 Monarch COLOR INDIGO GIRLS Lakeside 818.50/$16.50 sellout Entertainment S ers '88). Still, the evening was dedi- 1000 - $396.00 Amphitheatre Bureau the new material. And the Darien Center, John Scher Above Prices Inclue Typesetting & Freight cated to bi- N.Y. Presents Send 8x10 Photo - Check or M.O. Knitting Factory crowd, although ased, would attest that those songs METALLICA Northlands June 2 $133,060 6,581 Concert Prods. Posters THE CULT Coliseum ($149,027 10,500 International Full Color & B/W are likely to become Jules Shear clas- Edmonton, Canadian) Donald K. Donald - Sizes Composites - Cards Other sics. DREW WHEELER Alberta $23.50/022.50 Prods. 4 i 4 ra Perryscope Prods. Send For Catalog & Samples reunion arena EAZY-E /N.W.A. Arena, MECCA June 16 $129,465 7,398 Jam Prods. 777 Sports Street KWAME Milwaukee, Wis. $17.50 11,649 G Street Express PICT[TRES Dallas, Texas 75207 TOO SHORT 1867 E. Florida, Dept. BB 658-7070 PACE, WEIN, PLAN FEST J.J. FAD Springfield, MO 65803 (214) KID 'N PLAY (417) 869-9433 Or 869 -3456 (Continued from preceding page) THE JUDDS Wolf Trap Farm June 1 $124,925 7,106 in -house

T. GRAHAM BROWN Park $25/$20/$15 sellout getting the income from ancillary Vienna, Va.

products," he says. "The city might METALLICO Omaha Civic June 14 $119,103 7,531 Jam Prods. give you the site, but you have to THE CULT Auditorium $17.50415.50 12,000 ADVERTISE YOUR PROPERTY FOR 1 WEEK have the rights to the concessions, Omaha, Neb. Express money from those EAZY-E /N.W.A. - Louisville June 8 $108,626 6,850 G Street the freedom to get TOO SHORT Gardens 816.50/$14.50 sellout PACE Concerts AND GET THE 2ND WEEK FREE IN additional sources," such as festival KWAME Louisville, Ky. in -house merchandising. J.J. FAD The substantial investment by CINDERELLA Compton June 2 $103,272 7,028 Evening Star THE "REAL ESTATE TO THE STARS" WINGER Terrace $17.50 /$16.50/ 22,000 Prods. Pace and FPI demands income guar- BULLETBOYS Phoenix, Ariz. $15.50

antees, says Wein. "But this is a long- G Street Express CLASSIFIED DISPLAY EAZY- E /N.W.A, Cincinnati June 18 $101,745 6,410 term, multimillion- dollar investment, 1.1. FAD Riverfront $17.50 16,336 CONTACT: so the deal from the city has to be KID 'N PLAY Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio SECTION. CALL NOW! SUSAN RYAN right for us to make the commitment. (800) 950 -1018 We're not looking at an instant re- and compiled by Amusement Business, A Billboard Publications, Inc. publication. THIS OFFER IS FOR A (212) 536 -5395 Copyrighted turn by any means." Boxscores are compiled every Tuesday and should be submitted to Desi Smith in Nashville FAX: (212) 536 -5351 at 615- 321 -4276; Ray Waddell in Los Angeles at 213 -859 -5338; Louise Zepp in Chicago at LIMITED TIME ONLY. In turn, each city will benefit from 312 -236 -2085. For research informationand costcontact LauraStroh in Nashvilleat 615- 321 -4250. the tourists attracted to the event.

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