ZAPPA GIGS

OCT 15, 1978SUNYSunday · Stony Brook, NY, United States

1978 World tour

Frank Zappa played SUNY in Stony Brook, NY, United States, on Sunday, 15 October 1978. With him on stage: Vinnie Colaiuta, Arthur Barrow, Patrick O'Hearn, Ed Mann, Tommy Mars, Peter Wolf and Denny Walley. The documented setlist runs to 29 songs over 3 shows, opening with “Dancin' Fool” and closing with “Black Napkins”. A soundboard recording circulates, best grade A/A-.

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Setlist

Early show

  1. 01Intro Guitar Solo
  2. 02Dancin' Fool
  3. 03Easy Meat
  4. 04Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me?listed as Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me?
  5. 05Keep It Greasylisted as Keep It Greasey
  6. 06The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
  7. 07City Of Tiny Liteslisted as City Of Tiny Lights
  8. 08Pound For A Brownlisted as A Pound For A Brown
  9. 09Bobby Brown
  10. 10Conehead
  11. 11The Little House I Used To Live Inlisted as Little House I Used To Live In
  12. 12Yo' Mama
  13. 13Dinah-Moe Humm
  14. 14Camarillo Brillo
  15. 15Muffin Man

Late Show

  1. 01Persona Non Grata→ quotes: Mo's Vacation, Girl From Ipanema, Carmen, Apostrophe
  2. 02Dancin' Fool
  3. 03Easy Meat
  4. 04Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me?listed as Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me?
  5. 05Bamboozled By Love
  6. 06Suicide Chump
  7. 07The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
  8. 08City Of Tiny Liteslisted as City Of Tiny Lights
  9. 09Pound For A Brownlisted as A Pound For A Brown→ quotes: I Got Rhythm, Straight No Chaser
  10. 10Bobby Brown
  11. 11Yellow Snow Suite
  12. 12Strictly Genteel
  13. 13Black Napkins

Post-concert backstage jam

  1. 01jam

Line-up · 6a3

Recording

SBDA/A-

Early show: 115 min, Aud, A-/B+ 15 min, SBD, A/A- || Late Show: 85 min, Aud, B+ 25 min, Aud, A- 80 min, SBD, A+/A || Post-concert backstage jam: 20 min, A-

At SUNY · 2 dates

  1. OCT 26, 19801980 Fall tour