The Gap Band/Yarbrough and Peoples: Hammersmith Odeon, London
Dave Rimmer, Smash Hits, 17 February 1983
Intrepid fans shuffle past a regiment of niggly security men and into the Hammersmith Odeon. On stage a whole troupe of compères bounce on and off stage shouting "hey" and "ho", announcing that Michael Jackson's in the audience tonight and introducing everything in sight.
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