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Linda's 1996 Summer Tour
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This info came from Elektra before the tour began...
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There will be a varied repertoire on this tour that will include songs from her work with
Nelson Riddle, her Rock and Roll hits, and Jimmy Webb ballads...all accompanied by the
prestigious Pittsburgh Symphony conducted by Marvin Hamlish.

Linda will supplement the orchestra with her rhythm section and background vocalists:

Jon Gilutin: Piano and B-3
Russell Kunkel: Drums
Bob Magnusson: Bass
Hugh McCracken: Guitar

Alex Brown: Background Vocals
Mortonette Jenkins: Background Vocals
Marlena Jeter: Background Vocals
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The following shows will feature:

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra...Conducted by Marvin Hamlish
 

Monday July 15th (Linda's 50th birthday!)...Interlochen Center for the Arts...Interlochen, MI

Tuesday July 16th...Fraze Pavilion...Ketterling, OH

Wednesday July 17th...Gund Arena...Cleveland, OH

Friday July 19th...Garden State Arts Center...Garden State, NJ

Saturday July 20th...Jones Beach...Long Island, NY

Sunday July 21st...Great Woods...Mansfield, MA

Tuesday July 23rd...Merriweather Post...Columbia, MD*

Wednesday July 24th...Foxwoods Casino...Ledyard, CT

Friday July 26th...Mark Etess Arena...Atlantic City, NJ

Saturday July 27th...Oakdale Music Theatre...Wallingford, CT

Sunday July 28th...SPAC...Saratoga, NY

Wednesday July 31st...Blockbuster...Charlotte, NC

Thursday August 1st...Virginia Beach Amphitheatre...Virginia Beach, VA**

Friday August 2nd...Walnut Creek...Raleigh, NC

Saturday August 3rd...Nissan Pavilion...Manassas, VA***
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The following show will feature:

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra...Conducted by Nick Perito

Monday August 5th...Meadow Brook Music Festival...Rochester, MI
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The following shows will feature:

The Seattle Festival Orchestra...Conducted by Nick Perito

Saturday August 17th...The Pier...Seattle, WA

Sunday August 18th...The Pier...Seattle, WA
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The following shows will feature:

The San Francisco Festival Orchestra...Conducted by Nick Perito

Wednesday August 21st...Concord Pavilion...Concord, CA

Thursday August 22nd...Hilton Amphitheatre...Reno, NV
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The following shows will feature:

The San Diego Symphony Orchestra...Conducted by Nick Perito

Saturday August 24th...Universal Amphitheatre...Los Angeles, CA

Sunday August 25th...Blockbuster...Devore, CA

Monday August 26th...Summer Pops Bowl...San Diego, CA

Tuesday August 27th...Aladdin Theatre...Las Vegas, NV

Thursday August 29th...Convention Center...Tucson, AZ

Friday August 30th...Desert Sky Pavilion...Phoenix, AZ
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The following show will feature:

The Denver Festival Orchestra...Conducted by Nick Perito

Sunday September 1th...Fiddler's Green...Denver, CO
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*  I attended the July 23rd concert at Merriweather Post in Columbia, MD. 
Marvin Hamlish conducted The Pittsburgh Symphony.

These were the songs Linda performed at that show:

<Orchestra only before Linda's entrance>
"What's New"
"Bewitched Bothered and Bewildered"
"It Never Entered My Mind"
"I Get Along Without You Very Well"
"Straighten Up and Fly Right"
"Little Girl Blue"
"Someone to Watch Over Me"
"Lush Life"
<Orchestra only>
"It's Too Soon to Know"
"Ooh Baby Baby"
"Oh No Not My Baby"
"Anyone Who Had A Heart"
<20 Minute Intermission>
<Orchestra only>
"The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress"
"Do What You Gotta Do"
"Adios"
"I Keep It Hid"
"Feels Like Home"
"My Hero"
"Sandman's Coming"
<Orchestra only>
"Good Night"
"Just One Look"
"Hurt So Bad"
"Blue Bayou"
Encore..."Desperado"

Some of the musicians from Linda's rhythm section were different from the original
line-up that Elektra had announced before the tour began. Replacements included:

Andrew Gold
Kenny Edwards
Bob Glaub

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**  I also attended the August 1st concert at the Virginia Beach Amphitheatre.
When I find my notes about the setlist and other details, I'll add them here.
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***  When we got to the August 3rd concert in Manassas, VA, there was an announcement
that the scheduled conductor and orchestra would not be performing. 
Arthur Post conducted The Virginia Symphony that evening. The setlist
was exactly the same as the Columbia show except she did not perform
John Lennon's "Good Night"
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