Setlist: Hüsker Dü — Ron's Randolph Inn, St Paul MN, 30-31 Mar 1979

The gigs here on 30-31 Mar 1979 were the first-ever public performances by Hüsker Dü, informally billed as "Buddy and the Returnables" (the name "Hüsker Dü" would be chosen during the interval between these two shows and their third show a few weeks later; accounts vary regarding the exact the timing and nature of the selection process). The band had been asked to work up either two [Bob] or three [Greg] sets of material. Those sets consisted entirely of cover songs. Below is an unordered list, assembled from multiple sources, of some of the songs that band members remember playing on those two nights. How large a fraction of the complete setlists these songs represent is unknown.

Non-Alignment Pact
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, And Understanding
Ramones surf medley: California Sun/Rockaway Beach
Sea Cruise
Sweet Jane
Fast Cars
Wipe Out
I Fought The Law
Psycho Killer
Route 66

Band:
Bob Mould -- guitar, vocals
Greg Norton -- bass, vocals
Grant Hart -- drums, vocals
Charlie Pine -- keyboards (vocals?)

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