Currently a parking lot for PPG Paints Arena occupies the space of the former arena. Josh Groban performed here in August 2007 as part of his 'Awake' tour. Mathis was backed by a 26 piece orchestra. but it was an experience, the whole opening and closing of the roof only took a short time to do. The Rockats were originally scheduled to open the show, but were replaced by Steel Breeze several days before the concert. [55] Proponents for retaining the building opposed the demolition decision in court, and attempted to seek landmark status. Songs performed by Rush included Dreamline, The Spirit of Radio, The Analog Kid, Cold Fire, Time Stand Still, Nobodys Hero, Roll the Bones, Animate, Stick It Out, Double Agent, Limelight, Bravado, Mystic Rhythms, Closer to the Heart, Show Dont Tell, Leave That Thing Alone, The Trees, Xanadu, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part I: Prelude, Tom Sawyer, Force Ten, and YYZ. 42 attendees were cited by police for underage drinking. Friday night's Zeppelin concert in Pittsburgh's Civic Arena fell short of what could have been. This was was postpooned from 7/3/00. Songs performed by EW&F included Shining star, Thats the Way of the World, Kalimba Story, and Sing a Song. Songs performed by Williams included Its Important to Me, We Have Love For You, and If You Dont Believe. EW&Fs show contained several illusions designed for them by magician Doug Henning. Central Rain, Turn You Inside-Out, Belong, Orange Crush, Exhuming McCarthy, Feeling Gravitys Pull, Sitting Still, World Leader Pretend, I Believe, These Days, Cuyahoga, Pretty Persuasion, Get Up, 1,000,000, Its the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine), Pop Song 89, Fall on Me, You Are the Everything, Begin the Begin, King of Birds, and Life and How to Live It., There were 16,150 people in attendance. After starting a performance of Mack the Knife in tribute to Bobby Darin, who had died three years previously, Orlando stopped his orchestra and announced to the heavens, I just cant finish this song, Bobby, because it belongs to you!. Tammy Wynette, The Statler Brothers, special guest performer Terry Bradshaw, It was Steelers quarterback Bradshaws first major area concert. America songs performed included Ventura Highway, Horse With No Name, Tin Man, and Muskrat Love. Cummings performed Stand Tall and hits from The Guess Who. May expressed generosity towards the bands fans and said that on Queens part, they care for the City of Champions.. Songs performed by Chicago included Saturday in the Park, Its All Right, Does Anyone Know What time It Is, and Mononucleosis. The roof was opened in the middle of Chicagos set. June Carter, The Carter Family, Carl Perkins, and the Statler Brothers. The roof, which had a diameter of 415 feet (126m), was divided into eight sections. The Grateful Dead's performances, on April 23, 1989, were recorded and later released as a live album, entitled, Download Series Volume 9, as well as sparking a riot by "Dead Heads" on the final day of the concert, an event that was national news and featured by Kurt Loder on MTV News following the arrest of 500 by the Pittsburgh Police. The show was MCed by Chuck D. of Public Enemy. According to an attendee, Framptons set was essentially the same as the, Songs performed by Jefferson Starship included Miracles, Ride the Tiger, Somebody to Love, Wooden Ships, There Will Be Love, Play on Love, Thats For Sure, Better Lying Down, Have You Seen the Saucers?, White Rabbit, Sweeter Than Honey, and Volunteers. Songs performed by Fleetwood Mac: Get Like You Used to Be, Station Man, Spare Me a Little of Your Love, Rhiannon, Monday Morning, Why, Landslide, Crystal, Frozen Love, Over My Head, Say You Love Me, Im So Afraid, Oh Well, The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown), World Turning, Blue Letter, Dont Let Me Down Again, So Afraid, and Hypnotized.. Civic Arena (formerly the Civic Auditorium and later Mellon Arena) was an arena located in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The Civic Arena primarily served as the home to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the city's National Hockey League (NHL) franchise, from 1967 to 2010. Setlist included See See Rider, Ive Got a Woman, Amen, Love Me Tender, Steamroller, You Gave Me a Mountain, Love Me, Blue Suede Shoes, Long Tall Sally, Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On, Your Mama Dont Dance, Flip Flop and Fly, Jailhouse Rock, Shake, Rattle and Roll, Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On, Im Leavin, How Great Thou Art, Hound Dog, Fever, What Now My Love, Suspicious Minds, Ill Remember You, I Cant Stop Loving You, An American Trilogy, Help Me Make It Through the Night, A Big Hunk O Love, Cant Help Falling in Love, Closing Vamp. [18], The Pittsburgh Triangles of World TeamTennis hosted three Eastern Division Championships at the arena from 1974 through 1976 and the Bancroft Cup finals in 1975, winning the title on August 25, 1975, with paid attendance of 6,882. Olympic Gold Medal winner Mary Lou Retton performed at the Arena as part of the "Tour of Champions" event on November 2, 1990. On August 14, 1974, Canadian rock band Rush played the first show on their debut US tour with new drummer Neil Peart at the Civic Arena. Songs performed by Nevile included Ave Maria and Silent Night., There were 11,209 people in attendance for this sold-out concert. [43], The Pittsburgh Penguins played their final regular season game at the Mellon Arena on April 8, 2010, when they defeated the New York Islanders 73. Civic Arena concerts were a rite of musical passage for pop and rock fans in Southwestern Pennsylvania. [19] On April 26, 1964, the 2-week long International Conference and Debate of the Methodist Church opened at the Arena. The arena appeared on WQED's mid-1970s national production ident. [10], The $22 million ($202million in 2021 dollars[3]) arena was completed for the CLO in 1961. Akron Civic Theatre. There were only about 6,500 people in attendance. The consultant followed the state Historic and Museum Commission guidelines to determine whether demolishing the arena, or reusing it, would adversely affect historic structures or artifacts in the area. A video projection of Elvis Presley singing backed by a live band. Songs performed by Simon during his two-and-a-half-hour show included The Obvious Child, The Boy in the Bubble, She Moves On, Kodachrome, Train in the Distance, Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Rhythm of the Saints, Dogs in the Wine Shop, Graceland, Hearts and Bones, America, The Boxer, Cecilia, and The Sound of Silence., There were 13,443 people in attendance for the sold out show. The Pittsburgh Penguins played their last game in Mellon Arena on May 12, 2010; a 52 defeat at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens to eliminate them from the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. By Derek Jensen (Tysto) - Self-photographed, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1664711 / desaturated from original The show was officially cancelled on 8/5/77, four days before the first show was to take place. On September 17, 1961, the Ice Capades hosted the arena's first event. Songs performed by Nugent included No, No, No, Fightin Words, Bound and Gagged, Wang Dang Sweet Poontang, Dog Eat Dog, Cat Scratch Fever, Free-For-All, Hey Baby, Wango Tango, and Great White Buffalo. Songs performed by Axe included I Got the Fire, Silent Soldiers, and Rock n Roll Party., The show was nearly sold out. Central Rain. 10,000 Maniacs performed to a smaller audience as a significant number of audience members hadnt arrived until the bands set was partway completed. [29], On September 14, 1964, the Beatles played the arena during their first United States tour. And so, WYEP has done exhaustive research to reconstruct as much Civic Arena history as possible. The Arena was designed for the CLO, which previously held productions at Pitt Stadium. Songs performed by Rush included Anthem, A Passage to Bangkok, By-Tor & The Snow Dog, Xanadu, Something for Nothing, The Trees, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part I: Prelude, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part II: Apollo, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part III: Dionysus, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part IV: Armageddon, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part V: Cygnus, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part VI: The Sphere, Closer to the Heart, Circumstances, A Farewell to Kings, La Villa Strangiato, 2112 Part I: Overture, 2112 Part II: The Temples of Syrinx, 2112 Part III: Discovery, 2112 Part IV: Presentation, 2112 Part VI: Soliloquy, 2112 Part VII: Grand Finale, Working Man, Bastille Day, and In the Mood., Songs performed by Boston included Party, Rock and Roll Band, Feelin Satisfied, Smokin, Dont Look Back, Long Time, More Than a Feeling, A Man Ill Never Be, Peace of Mind, and Something About You. Song performed by Eddie Money included Two Tickets to Paradise, Cant Keep a Good Man Down, Baby Hold On, Gimme Some Water, Rock n Roll the Place, and Im a Gamblin Man.. There were 12,401 people in attendance. Dean Martin was scheduled to be on the bill but a kidney ailment forced him to drop out of the tour. Donnie Iris, Rusted Root, Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, Bill Deasy, Povertyneck Hillbillies, B.E. There were 15,183 people in attendance. He would die 45 days later. Tommy James & The Shondells, The Entertainers, The Magistrates, Cliff Nobles & Company, The Tidal Waves. Songs performed by Jethro Tull included Aqualung and Thick as a Brick., Tom Rush, The Staple Singers, Mother Earth, Linda Hopkins. Songs performed by Ronstadt included Cant Let Go, Its So Easy, Just One Look, Poor, Poor Pitiful Me, Youre No Good, Living in the USA, Heat Wave, Lies, Look Out for My Love, Girls Talk, Blue Bayou, Mad Love, Cost of Love, I Cant Help It If Im Still in Love With You, Silver Threads and Golden Needles, Party Girl, Faithless Love, Hurt So Bad, How Do I Make You, and Desperado. Kortchmar was also part of Ronstadts backing band. Using nearly 3,000 tons of Pittsburgh-produced stainless steel, the Civic Arena truly was an innovate creation for its time. The Dells, Steam, The Guess Who, The Jaggerz, Junior Walker and the All Stars, Tickets were $4, $5, and $6. This date was added after the 12/3/89 show sold out. Songs performed by Traffic included Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory, Glad, and Roll Right Stones. Songs performed by Martyn included Man Walks Inside, Jelly Roll Baker, and Id Rather Be the Devil.. Songs performed by Asia included Wildest Dreams, Time Again, The Heat Goes On, Eye to Eye, Only Time Will Tell, Midnight Sun, Dont Cry, The Last to Know, The Smile Has Left Your Eyes, and Sole Survivor. Songs performed by DeBurgh included Ship to Shore, The Getaway, Borderline, The Revolution, Light a Fire, Liberty, and Dont Pay the Ferryman., Songs performed by Iron Maiden included Run to the Hills, Flight of the Icarus, The Number of the Beast, Where Eagles Dare, Trooper, Revelations, To Tame a Land, Sanctuary, 22 Acacia Avenue, Wrathchild, Die With Your Boots On, Hallowed, Iron Maiden, and Drifter. Songs performed by Fastway included Say What You Will and Easy Living., There were around 16,000 people in attendance. Self Destruct, Sin, March of the Pigs, Piggy, Reptile, Gave Up, Happiness in Slavery, Eraser, Hurt, The Downward Spiral, Wish, Suck, The Only Time, Down in It, Head Like a Hole, Closer, Dead Souls, I Do Not Want This, and Something I Can Never Have. Songs performed by Manson included Cake and Sodomy, Snake Eyes and Sissies, Get Your Gunn, Dope Hat, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), Organ Grinder, Lunchbox, My Monkey, and Misery Machine., Neville performed as part of a Christmas on Ice show, starring skater Nancy Kerrigan. Songs performed by Air Supply included Just As I Am, When the Time Is Right, Here I Am, Sweet Dreams, Lost in Love, I Wanna Hold You Tonight, Dont Be Afraid, Black and Blue, The One That You Love, All Out of Love, Making Love Out of Nothing At All, I Cant Stay Away, This Heart Belongs to Me, and Make It Right.. Two attendees were arrested after it was noticed they were carrying loaded guns. There were 14,205 people in attendance. Darlene Love was one of Chers backup singers. Early in the more than two-and-one half hour show, which drew 15,000, Zeppelin performed a new composition, "Sick Again," from their forthcoming two-album . Ten minutes before the start of the show, it was announced at the Civic Arena box office that the show was sold out. Many times. During the concert, unruly fans ripped a sink from the wall in a mens room. Songs performed by Heart included If Looks Could Kill, Barracuda, Straight On, Never, These Dreams, Dog & Butterfly, Nobody Home, Shell Shock, Bebe Le Strange, The Wolf, Even It Up, What About Love, Magic Man, Allies, and Crazy on You. Songs performed by Cheap Truck included Baby Loves to Rock, I Want You to Want Me, Little Sister, Need Your Love, Aint That a Shame, Dream Police, and Surrender., There were 6,591 people in attendance. Songs performed by The Osmonds included Some Kind of Wonderful, Cant Get Next to You, and Paper Roses., After the concert sold out, a date was added on 8/29/75. Songs performed by the Allmans included In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, Blue Sky, One Way Out, Midnight Rider, Melissa, and Never Knew How Much. Songs performed by Molly Hatchet included Flirtin With Disaster, Gator Country, and a cover of Long Tall Sally. The Post-Gazette published a concert review highly critical of Gregg Allmans voice, prompting Allman to subsequently telephone the reviewer to complain. Songs performed by the Doobies included China Grove, Listen to the Music, Long Train Running, Black Water, Jesus Is Just Alright, Rockin Down the Highway, I Cheat the Hangman, Road Angel, Eyes of Silver, Sweet Maxine, Take Me in Your Arms, South City Midnight Lady. Flo and Eddie of The Turtles fame joined the Doobie Brothers as unexpected guests to sing backup on Listen to the Music. Songs performed by The Outlaws included Stick Around and There Goes Another Love Song.. This show was a benefit for March of Dimes. Later, Mayor Sophie Masloff said that the bands fans shouldnt be welcome back to the city, calling them Deadenders erroneously. Songs performed by Rufus included Everlasting Love, Tell Me Something Good, Close the Door, Hollywood, and Mid-nite, and Have a Good Time. Songs performed by Santana included Black Magic Woman, Carnival/Let the Children Play/Jugando, Dance, Sister, Dance, and Europa. Carlos Santana and some of his band joined Rufus onstage for the show-closing Have a Good Time.. (At some point during 1979, the Arena began allowing festival seating but limited it to a small maximum number of tickets for the festival seating area (less than 2,000). Songs performed included Dont Ask Me Why, Stiletto, Mt Life, Piano Man, An Innocent Man, Scene From an Italian Restaurant, Its Still Rock n Roll to Me, Uptown Girl, Big Shot, Tell Her About It, You Mau Be Right, and Only the Good Die Young.. But, by 1999, this had changed. Beat, Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice), Cuts Both Ways, Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, I Cant Stay Away From You, Dont Wanna Lose You, Get On Your Feet, and Bad Boy., The Oak Ridge Boys, Lorrie Morgan, Garth Brooks, Songs performed included Workin For a Living, Love Will Turn You Around, You Are So Beautiful, Daytime Friends, Ruby, Dont Take Your Love to Town, The Gambler, Lady, A Christmas Song, My Favorite Things, and Winter Wonderland. The Oak Ridge Boys joined Rogers on Winter Wonderland., When this date sold out, the 12/4/89 show was added. The police seized 557 doses of LSD, 250 grams of marijuana, 2 grams of hashish, and 6 amphetimine pills. This date was added after the 9/21/84 date sold out almost immediately. The Penguins won the Civic Arena naming rights when Mario Lemieux took control of team in bankruptcy court in 1999. Songs performed by Iron Maiden included Caught Somewhere in Time, 2 Minutes to Midnight, Children of the Damned, Stranger in a Strange Land, Wasted Years, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Heaven Can Wait, Phantom of the Opera, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Iron Maiden, The Number of the Beast, Run to the Hills, and Running Free. Songs performed by Malmsteen included Liar, Queen in Love, Far Beyond the Sun, Fury, I Am a Viking, and You Dont Remember, Ill Never Forget., There were 16,851 people in attendance. The civic Arena was also the first major sports complex with a retractable roof. Bobby Byrd, Mighty Clouds of Joy, Vicki Anderson, Honey & the Bees, and comedian Clay Tyson, Ramsey Lewis, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, Joe Williams, Eric Kloss, Frank Cunimundo, Walt Harper, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Count Basie and his Orchestra, comedian Norm Crosby. This concert was postponed until 6/4/80. Saturday Feb. 11, 2023 at 7:00pm Akron Civic Theatre. The show had a near-sellout crowd. There were 17,350 people in attendance. Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! The show was sold out with about 8,500 people in attendacnce. Songs performed included Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town, Hail Hail, Save You, Corduroy, Insignificance, Cropduster, Daughter, Even Flow, Faithfull, Whipping, Immortality, Blood, Down, Love Boat Captain, Wishlist, Better Man, Go, Last Kiss, Breakerfall, Once, Alive, Footsteps, Rearviewmirror, Youve Got to Hide Your Love Away, Know Your Rights, Do the Evolution, Porch, and Yellow Ledbetter., Songs performed by 50 Cent included In Da Club. Songs performed by Ludacris included Whats Your Fantasy., Songs performed by Matchbox Twenty included 3 AM, Real World, Bent, Mad Season, Disease, Unwell, Feel, and Bright Lights. Songs performed by Sugar Ray during their 50-minute set included When Its Over, Someday, Every Morning, Mr. The Igloo by then known as Mellon Arena was the oldest arena in the NHL, and it was a dump. Songs performed by Diamond included America, Love on the Rocks, Im Alive, Im Glad Youre Here With Me Tonight, Kentucky Woman, Cherry, Cherry, Sweet Caroline, Morningside, Shilo, If You Know What I Mean, Hello Again, On the Robert E. Lee, You Baby, Primitive, Dancing in the Street, Forever in Blue Jeans, You Dont Bring Me Flowers, Heartlight, The American Popular Song, Teach Me Tonight, Spanish Harlem, Dedicated to the One I Love, Golden Slumbers, Song Sung Blue, Cracklin Rosie, I Am, I Said, Skybird, Lonely Looking Sky, Dear Father, Anthem, Be, Soolaimon, and Brother Loves Traveling Salvation Show., There were about 8,300 people in attendance. incident in the WWE history. People of Pittsburgh, you are! McCartney was feeling a bit under the weather for the show, leading to his voice being a little rough. Songs performed by Vandross included Give Me a Reason, Wait for Love, Til My Baby Comes Back, Never Too Late, and Creepin. Songs performed by LaBelle included Lady Marmalade, On My Own, New Attitude, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Oh, People, You Are My Friend, If You Dont Know Me By Now, and How Great Thou Art. Songs performed by Atlantic Starr included Silver Shadow, Calm, Cool, Collected, Send For Me, and When the Heart Isnt In It., There were 11,077 people in attendance. Songs performed by Bon Jovi included Lay Your Hands on Me, Id Die for You, Wild in the Streets, You Give Love a Bad Name, Tokyo Road, Born to Be My Baby, Let It Rock, Ill Be There for You, Blood on Blood, Runaway, Livin on a Prayer, Ride Cowboy Ride, Wanted Dead or Alive, Bad Medicine, and a cover of Gimme Some Lovin. Bon Jovi brought out Pittsburgh friends Norm Nardini, Paul Shook, and Nason Gieg to perform with the band on Gimme Some Lovin., This date was added after 6/13/89 sold out. Songs performed by Travis included 1982, Is It Still Over, I Told You So, Heroes and Friends, Its Good to Know Theres Still a Few Ole Country Boys Around, I Thought He Walked on Water, and On the Other Hand. Songs performed by Jackson during his 45-minute set included Chasin That Neon Rainbow, Someday, Working Class Hero, Midnight in Montgomery, Id Love You All Over Again, Here in the Real World, and Dont Rock the Jukebox. Songs performed by Yearwood during her 30-minute set included Shes in Love With the Boy, Like We Never Had a Broken Heart, The Wemon Before Me, Thats What I Like about You, and Wrong Side of Memphis., Songs performed by Kiss during their 90-minute set included Creatures of the Night, I Just Wanna, Parasite, Heavens on Fire, Unholy, Domino, Hotter Than Hell, Fire House, Rock and Roll All Nite, Lick It Up, and Cold Gin. Songs performed by Faster Pussycat included Cat Bash, Body Thief, Bathroom Wall, Jack the Bastard, and House of Pain. 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