What a hell of a concert that must have been. Cross was relatively unknown when the tour started since his debut album was released in December 1979 a month after the Tusk tour started. Cross's debut album was HUGE and earned him 4 Grammy awards. The singles did not chart until early 1980. I assume he got off the Tusk tour at some point because he could get paid more doing solo gigs. Funny because Men at Work was on a similar path. They never finished the shot Mirage tour and Glen Frey and someone else opened later on. Men at Work hit it huge.
The funniest story is in 1987 Bon Jovi was opening for .38 Special. Slippery When Wet suddenly became huge and more people were coming to see Bon Jovi than .38 Special. And .38 Special was perplexed at all these young teenage girls packing the arena. When Slippery When Wet hit #1, Bon Jovi's manager was able to get them off that tour as the opener.
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