80s Were You There?

Concert Setlists

• Bruce Springsteen – July 26, 1984

  Born in the USA Tour

  1. Badlands
  2. Out in the Street
  3. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
  4. Atlantic City
  5. My Father's House
  6. Who’ll Stop the Rain (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
  7. Prove It All Night
  8. Glory Days
  9. The Promised Land
  10. Used Cars
  11. My Hometown
  12. Born in the U.S.A.
  13. Thunder Road
  14. Hungry Heart
  15. Dancing in the Dark
  16. Cadillac Ranch
  17. Sherry Darling
  18. No Surrender
  19. Fire
  20. Because the Night
  21. Ramrod
  22. Bobby Jean
  23. Backstreets
  24. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
  25. Jungleland
  26. Born to Run
  27. Detroit Medley
  28. Twist and Shout / Do You Love Me / Twist and Shout

• The Jacksons – October 5, 1984

  Victory Tour

  1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
  2. Things I Do for You
  3. Off the Wall
  4. Human Nature
  5. This Place Hotel
  6. She's Out of My Life
  7. Let's Get Serious / Dynamite / Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)
  8. I Want You Back / The Love You Save / I'll Be There
  9. Rock With You
  10. Lovely One
  11. Workin' Day and Night
  12. Beat It
  13. Billie Jean
  14. Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)

• Whitney Houston – August 22, 1986

  The Greatest Love World Tour

  1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Michael Jackson cover)
  2. Eternal Love (Paul Jabara cover)
  3. You Give Good Love
  4. Hold Me
  5. How Will I Know
  6. Take Good Care of My Heart
  7. Nobody Loves Me Like You Do (Anne Murray cover)
  8. Saving All My Love for You (Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. cover)
  9. Someone for Me
  10. I Am Changing (Herry Krieger cover)
  11. Heart to Heart (Kenny Loggins cover)
  12. Didn't We Almost Have It All
  13. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
  14. He/I Believe (Cissy Houston cover)
  15. The Greatest Love of All (George Benson cover)

• David Bowie – August 24, 1987

  Glass Spider World Tour

  1. Up the Hill Backwards
  2. Glass Spider
  3. Up the Hill Backwards
  4. Day-In Day-Out
  5. Bang Bang (Iggy Pop cover)
  6. Absolute Beginners
  7. Loving the Alien
  8. China Girl (Iggy Pop cover)
  9. Rebel Rebel
  10. Fashion
  11. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
  12. All the Madmen
  13. Never Let Me Down
  14. Big Brother
  15. Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family
  16. '87 and Cry
  17. Heroes
  18. Sons of the Silent Age
  19. Time Will Crawl
  20. Young Americans
  21. The Jean Genie
  22. Let's Dance
  23. Fame
  24. Blue Jean
  25. Modern Love

• Tina Turner – August 29, 1987

  Break Every Rule World Tour

  1. What You Get Is What You See
  2. Break Every Rule
  3. I Can't Stand the Rain (Ann Peebles cover)
  4. Typical Male
  5. The Acid Queen (The Who cover)
  6. Girls
  7. Two People
  8. Back Where You Started
  9. Better Be Good to Me (Spider cover)
  10. Addicted to Love (Robert Palmer cover)
  11. Private Dancer
  12. We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
  13. What's Love Got to Do With It (Graham Lyle cover)
  14. Help! (The Beatles cover)
  15. Let's Stay Together (Al Green cover)
  16. Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
  17. Show Some Respect
  18. It's Only Love (Bryan Adams cover)
  19. Overnight Sensation
  20. Nutbush City Limits
  21. Paradise Is Here (Paul Brady cover) 

• Phil Collins - June 29, 1985

  The No Jacket Required World Tour

  1. I Don't Care Anymore
  2. Only You Know and I Know
  3. I Cannot Believe It's True
  4. This Must Be Love
  5. Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
  6. Inside Out
  7. Who Said I Would
  8. If Leaving Me Is Easy
  9. Sussudio
  10. Behind the Lines
  11. Don't Lose My Number
  12. The West Side
  13. One More Night
  14. In the Air Tonight
  15. Like China
  16. You Can't Hurry Love (The Supremes cover)
  17. It Don't Matter to Me
  18. Hand in Hand
  19. Take Me Home

  Encore:
  20. People Get Ready (The Impressions cover)
  21. It's All Right (The Impressions cover)

• Madonna - July 4, 1987

  Who's That Girl Tour

  1. Open Your Heart
  2. Lucky Star
  3. True Blue
  4. Papa Don't Preach
  5. White Heat
  6. Causing a Commotion
  7. The Look of Love
  8. Dress You Up
  9. Material Girl
  10. Like a Virgin
  11. Where's the Party
  12. Live to Tell
  13. Into the Groove
  14. La Isla Bonita
  15. Who's That Girl
  16. Holiday

• Sting - August 13, 1982

  The Police Picnic

  1. Message in a Bottle
  2. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
  3. Walking on the Moon
  4. Spirits in the Material World
  5. Hungry for You (J'aurais toujours faim de toi)
  6. When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around
  7. The Bed's Too Big Without You
  8. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
  9. Demolition Man
  10. Shadows in the Rain
  11. Bring On the Night
  12. Driven to Tears
  13. One World (Not Three)
  14. Invisible Sun
  15. Roxanne
  16. Don't Stand So Close to Me
  17. Can't Stand Losing You / Reggatta de Blanc
  18. So Lonely

• The Who - June 24, 1989

  The 25th Anniversary Tour

  Set 1:
  1. Overture
  2. It's a Boy
  3. 1921
  4. Amazing Journey
  5. Sparks
  6. The Acid Queen
  7. Pinball Wizard
  8. Do You Think It's Alright?
  9. Fiddle About
  10. I'm Free
  11. Tommy's Holiday Camp
  12. We're Not Gonna Take It
  13. A Friend Is a Friend
  14. A Little Is Enough
  15. I'm a Man
  16. I Can't Explain
  17. Substitute
  18. I Can See for Miles
  19. Trick of the Light
  20. Boris the Spider
  21. Who Are You

  Set 2:
  22. Magic Bus
  23. Mary Anne With the Shaky Hands
  24. Baba O'Riley
  25. My Generation
  26. Let My Love Open the Door
  27. 5:15
  28. Love, Reign O'er Me
  29. Love Hurts
  30. Too Late the Hero
  31. My Wife
  32. Sister Disco
  33. Rough Boys
  34. Join Together
  35. You Better You Bet
  36. Behind Blue Eyes
  37. Won't Get Fooled Again

  Encore:
  38. Hey Joe (The Leaves cover)
  39. Pictures of Lily
  40. Twist and Shout (The Top Notes cover)

• Wham! George Michael - August 28, 1985

  Make It Big Tour

  1. Everything She Wants
  2. Credit Card Baby
  3. Bad Boys
  4. Blue
  5. If You Were There (The Isley Brothers cover)
  6. The Edge of Heaven
  7. Like a Baby
  8. Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)
  9. Heartbeat
  10. Where Did Your Heart Go? (Was (Not Was) cover)
  11. Love Machine (The Miracles cover)
  12. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
  13. Freedom
  14. Careless Whisper
  15. Good Times (Chic cover)
  16. Everything She Wants

• Sade - August 24, 1988

  Stronger Than Pride Tour

  1. The Sweetest Taboo
  2. Keep Looking
  3. Your Love Is King
  4. Feel No Pain
  5. Love Is Stronger Than Pride
  6. Smooth Operator
  7. Red Eye
  8. Haunt Me
  9. Like a Tattoo
  10. Kiss of Life
  11. Nothing Can Come Between Us
  12. Cherry Pie
  13. Pearls
  14. Bullet Proof Soul
  15. Keep Hanging On
  16. No Ordinary Love
  17. Is It a Crime
  18. Cherish the Day
  19. Paradise
  20. Jezebel

• Rod Stewart - August 28,1988

  Out of Order Tour

  1. Hot Legs
  2. Infatuation
  3. Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
  4. Some Guys Have All the Luck (The Persuaders cover)
  5. Young Turks
  6. The First Cut Is the Deepest (Cat Stevens cover)
  7. You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
  8. Sweet Little Rock & Roller (Chuck Berry cover)
  9. You Wear It Well
  10. Lost in You
  11. Dynamite
  12. Forever Young
  13. People Get Ready (The Impressions cover)
  14. Mandolin Wind
  15. Baby Jane
  16. Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
  17. Passion
  18. Reason to Believe (Tim Hardin cover)
  19. Maggie May
  20. Twistin’ The Night Away
  21. Try a Little Tenderness