University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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Mall Vlna Mm Vina Pnnce was srheduled to bring his lovesexy st w to Rump Arena on Of er 2,;, 1988. but later canceHed due to low ticket saea Van Halen had Just finished thew Monsters of Rock' tour wnh other metal hands when they stopped in Lexington to promote OU812 Concerts 15

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Audio Diversity Michael Anthony and Alex took time to go on the road by themselves to support their new album. At Rupp Arena on the 30th, the guys performed many of their greatest hits, both pre-Dave and postsDave tLee Rotht The show, for the most part, contained tunes from the OU812 LP, and ended With a cover of Led Zeppelin's ttRock and Roll. During her two-year break from the road, Amy Grant had her first Child with hus- bandtguitarist Gary Chapman. Dunng that time, she record- ed Lead Me On, her first album 0t all-new material in three years. Grant was back at Ftupp Arena on Oct. 14 to support the LP. Since her last appearance at Rupp in 1985, her stage and light show along with the music had become even more elab- orate than before Grant per- formed old and new, from the title track of Lead Me On to old favorites such as HAnw gels, t'EIAShaddai, and HFind A Way. One of the highlights of the evening though, was the performance of t'Frtends by Grant, Chap- man, and Michael W. Smith, who wrote the song. After headlining shows of his own, Smith was back on the road with Grant to open for her and also play in her band during her set. Due to illness, veteran rocker Rod Stewart cancelled the show at Rupp Arena on Oct. 10, He then resched- uled for Oct. 20 and kicked off his show that night with Hot Legs Donned extravae gantly in a pink jacket and polka-dot tie, Stewart enter- tained the audience with many of his old and new songs including t'Love Touch and perhaps one of his biggest, the 70s disco- ish t'Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? Stewart also covered ltThe First Cut is the Deepest, a song written by Cat Stevens. Two more concerts at Rupp in the fall of '88 includs ed a triple country bill with Alabama, the Judds. and Ricky Van Shelton, and a double dose of hard rock with Cinderella and AClDC. The fall concert string would have ended with pop's Hpurple king'l but Prince cancelled the Lexing- tontFtupp Arena stop of his Lovesexy tour due to low ticket sales, When Prince was last at Rupp four years earlier with his HPurple Rain show with Sheila EV, he had no trouble with ticket sales, The Lovesexy show was scheduled for Oct 26 and was cancelled about two weeks before that date. One of the local radio stations the new U102, formed a pee tition for Prince to change his mind It didn't work: At Rupp Arena on the 30th, the guys performed many of their greatest hits, both pre-Dave and post-Dave tLee Rotht. INXS opened the fall season of cow certs With their Kick tour Mall Vlne Concerts