Gap Band: 1982 concert review

Here's a review of a August 28, 1982 live performance by The Gap Band at the Lakeland Civic Center in Florida. Soulsonic Force opened the concert (apparently with a 15 minute set), followed by Goodie and then Zapp & Roger. As the reviewer states, Roger and Zapp brought down the house with a very strong performance but The Gap Band did not take the stage until over an hour later. The long wait led to a loss of crowd energy, but still they "put on nothing less than a great show." They also came back for an encore, so I'm guessing it was worth the wait!





However, not everyone had a good time at the show. 12 people got busted at the concert and the article below details one drug-related arrest that occurred in the parking lot.


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