May expressed generosity towards the bands fans and said that on Queens part, they care for the City of Champions.. Songs performed included Awaken, Perpetual Change, Long Distance Runaround, Dont Kill the Whale, Heart of the Sunrise, Circus of Heaven, Rejoice, Time and a Word, Starship Trooper, Your Move/Ive Seen All Good People, and Roundabout., Songs performed by the Village People included In the Navy, YMCA, Get Away Holiday, Go West, Village People, I Wanna Shake Your Hand, and Macho Man, Fire Island, and San Francisco. Songs performed by Gaynor included I Will Survive, Never Can Say Goodbye, Reach Out Ill Be There, I Said Yes, and Youre All I Need to Get By.. This means the Canadiens both opened and closed the Penguins' career at the arena, handing out defeats at both events. At approximately 4:15 a.m. on January 17, 1978, the roof of the Hartford Civic Center Arena collapsed. He would die 45 days later. Songs performed by Springsteen included Prove It All Night, Two Hearts, Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out, Darkness on the Edge of Town, Factory, Independence Day, Jackson Cage, The Promised Land, Out in the Street, Racing in the Street, The River, Badlands, Thunder Road, Cadillac Ranch, Sherry Darling, Hungry Heart, Fire, Candys Room, Because the Night, I Wanna Marry You, Growin Up, Stolen Car, Wreck on the Highway, Point Blank, The Ties That Bind, Ramrod, You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch), Backstreets, Rosalita (Come Out Tonight), Jungleland, Born to Run, and the Detroit Medley. [24] Among the two schools, Duquesne made the most extensive use of the arena, using it as their home from 1964 until 1988. Songs performed by Judas Priest included Electric Eye, Riding on the Wind, Heading Out to the Highway, Metal Gods, Bloodstone, Breaking the Law, Sinner, Desert Plains, The Ripper, Diamonds & Rust, Devils Child, Screaming for Vengeance, Youve Got Another Thing Comin, Victim of Changes, Living After Midnight, The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown), and Hell Bent for Leather. Songs performed by Iron Maiden included Murders in the Rue Morgue, Wrathchild, Run to the Hills, Children of the Damned, The Number of the Beast, 22 Acacia Avenue, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Iron Maiden, and Drifter., The 10/22/82 show was announced first, and it sold so well this date was added. Songs performed by ZZ Top during the their 84-minute set included Got Me Under Pressure, Sleeping Bag, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Tube Snake Boogie, La Grange, Arrested for Driving While Blind, Rough Boy, Sharp Dressed Man, Stages, and Tush. Songs performed by Barnes included Without Your Love, Resurrection Shiffle, Ride the Night Away, American Heartbeat, and Daylight., Songs performed by ZZ Top included Got Me Under Pressure, Sleeping Bag, Waitin for the Bus, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Gimme All Your Lovin, Ten Foot Pole, Manic Mechanic, Heard It on the X, Rough Boy, Cheap Sunglasses, Arrested for Driving While Blind, Legs, Sharp Dressed Man, Cant Stop Rockin, Stages, Velcro Fly, Tube Snake Boogie, La Grange, and Tush., This show was rescheduled from 4/3 (King Cobra was scheduled to open the earlier date). The night before the show, the Osmonds appeared at a Mormon church in Greentree to speak about their faith. CeCe Winans was advertised as performing, but it is uncluear whether she did or not. Anyone holding a full ticket from the 1977 show were allowed to exchange it for a new ticket to this 1979 concert. 1, No, No, No (Part 2), Bug a Boo, Bills, Bills, Bills, Bootylicious, Jumpin, Jumpin, Soldier, Dilemma, Do You Know, Baby Boy, Naughty Girl, Cater 2 U, Girl, Free, If, Through With Love, Bad Habit, Dangerously in Love, Crazy in Love, Survivor, and Lose My Breath., Songs performed by Diamond during his 2-hour set included Crunchy Granola Suite, Desiree, Remember Me, Beautiful Noise, Thank the Lord for the Night Time, Cherry, Cherry, Play Me, Love on the Rocks, America, Holly Holy, Forever in Blue Jeans, You Dont Bring Me Flowers, Wake Up the Band, Signs, Be, Lonely Looking Sky, Skybird, Sweet Caroline, Im a Believer, Glory Road, And the Grass Wont Pay No Mind, Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow), You Got to Me, Shilo, Red Red Wine, Soolaimon, I Am, I Said, Cracklin Rosie, and Brother Loves Traveling Salvation Show., Anthony Federov, Contantine Maroulis, Anwar Robinson, Scott Savol, Jessica Sierra, Nikko Smith, Venzell Solomon, Nadia Turner. (Garbage Man), Cradle Rock, Let Me In, Souped-Up Ford, and Bullfrog Blues. Songs performed by Ace included Lazy Day, This Is What You Find, and Sniffin About., There were 11,287 people in attendance. Songs performed by Chicago included Stop the Hurtin, Make Me Smile, Colour My World, Saturday in the Park, If You Leave Me Now, Love Me Tomorrow, Hard Habit to Break, Limelight, Stay the Night, Prima Donna, Beginnings, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is, Along Comes a Woman, Hard to Say Im Sorry, We Can Stop the Hurtin, Get Away, 25 or 6 to 4, Get Away, and Im a Man., There 14,678 people in attendance. It was designed for the use of the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, but would also lead to hosting many other entertainment options throughout the years. That date was eventually moved to the Stanley Theater. "[7], The Civic Arena hosted numerous concerts, the circus, political and religious rallies, roller derbies as well as contests in hockey, basketball, fish tournament weigh-ins, pro tennis, boxing, wrestling, lacrosse, football, ice skating championships, kennel shows, and soccer. Her, Mystifies Me, Infekshun, Rock Me Baby, Lost and Lonely, Sure the One You Need, Love in Vain, Breathe on Me, Lets Go Steady Again, Apartment No. The arena kept the name after Mellon merged with The Bank of New York to form The Bank of New York Mellon in 2007 and didn't go through with the "BNY Mellon" rebranding like other buildings bearing the Bank of New York or Mellon name such as One Mellon Center. There were 14,710 people in attendance. Songs performed during the two and a half hour set included Black Magic Woman, Oye Coma Va, Jingo, Shes Not There, All I Ever Wanted, Primera Invasion, Savor, Across the Sky, Europa, Gypsy Queen, Incident at Neshabur, Soul Sacrifice, Across the Sky, Searchin, Body Surfing, Open Invitation, American Gypsy., Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers Band, comedian Lonnie Shorr. [19] On April 26, 1964, the 2-week long International Conference and Debate of the Methodist Church opened at the Arena. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards play the song "Street Fighting Man" to open the Rolling Stones concert on Jan. 10, 2003, at Mellon Arena. Songs performed included Rock and Roll, Sick Again, Over the Hills and Far Away, In My Time of Dying, The Song Remains the Same, The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Under Foot, Moby Dick, Dazed and Confused, Stairway to Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, Black Dog., There were 8,012 people in attendance. A video projection of Elvis Presley singing backed by a live band. One person in the audience later complained in a letter to the editor of a newspaper, several times during the performance obscene words and vulgar suggestions were made by the performers. , Webb Pierce, Hank Snow, Dave Dudley, Bonnie Owens, Rusty Adams, Rainbow Ranch Boys, Road Runners, The Five Stairsteps, Dawn, The Presidents, Stillwater, Katz-N-Jammer Kidz, Junior Walker and the All Stars, Little Sister, Taylor began his set wearing a blue-sequined jacket and got a standing ovation when he walked out and stated Hi, Pittsburgh. Songs performed by Taylor included Fire and Rain and Lady Jane. King accompanied herself on piano, and performed (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, Tonight, Up on the Roof., Sonny James, Tom T. Hall, Nat Stuckey, Barbara Fairchild, Jan Howard, Crash Craddock, The Southern Gentlemen, The Po Boys, songs performed: Cold Rain and Snow, Me and My Uncle, Bertha, Next Time You See Me, Playing in the Band, Loser, Cumberland Blues, Hard to Handle, Greatest Story Ever Told, Johnny B. Goode, Truckin, Drums, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Me and Bobby McGee, Casey Jones, Sugar Magnolia, Deal, Not Fade Away, Going Down the Road Feelin Bad, Turn On Your Love Light.. Globally televised figure skating was hosted by the arena three times: The 1983 United States Figure Skating Championships, 1994 and 2004 editions of Skate America all having nearly week-long competitions. Songs performed by Stewart included Hot Legs, Infatuation, Tonights the Night (Gonna Be Alright), Some Guys Have All the Luck, Love Touch, Young Turks, The First Cut Is the Deepest, Youre in My Heart (The Final Acclaim), Sweet Little Rock & Roller, You Wear It Well, Lost in You, Dynamite, Forever Young, People Get Ready, Mandolin Wind, Baby Jane, Da Ya Think Im Sexy?, Crazy About Her, Passion, Reason to Believe, Maggie May, Twistin the Night Away, Tear It Up, and Try a Little Tenderness.. There were 7,000 people in attendance. "'JIM CROW' HOVERS OVER CIVIC ARENA," howled the Pittsburgh Courier in its September 23, 1961 banner headline. Blue Sky/Sweet Talkin Woman/Shine a Little Love/Last Train to London/Confusion/Rockaria!, Hold on Tight, Dont Bring Me Down, Do Ya, and Roll Over Beethoven. Songs performed by Hall & Oates included Sara Smile, Private Eyes, Kiss on My List, Rich Girl, Youve Lost That Loving Feeling, and You Make My Dreams Come True., There were over 16,000 people in attendance. Songs performed by Jackson included Wanna Be Startin Somethin, This Place Hotel, Another Part of Me, I Just Cant Stop Loving You, Shes Out of My Life, I Want You Back/The Love You Save/Ill Be There, Rock With You, Human Nature, Smooth Criminal, Dirty Diana, Thriller, Bad Groove, Workin Day and Night, Beat It, Billie Jean, Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, and Man in the Mirror., This date and the 9/27/88 one were put on sale after 9/26/88 sold out in less than two hours. Kool & the Gang, the Bar-Kays, Lakeside, Angela Bofill, Only 5,912 people were in attendance. [39] (The connection is somewhat inaccurate, since igloos are found in the Northern Hemisphere, while penguins are indigenous to Antarctica.) Some people called for a boycott future Civic Arena events in response to the booking of a Marilyn Manson concert there, prompting the city to eximne whether there were legal means to prevent the concert from taking place. Mick Fleetwood and John McVie appeared on the show date in Pittsburgh for the media to explain their cancellation. but it was an experience, the whole opening and closing of the roof only took a short time to do. About 13,000 people were in attendance. There was an afternoon press conference scheduled, but it was cancelled due to McCartney not feeling well. PITTSBURGH Known affectionately as "The Igloo" and officially called Mellon Arena at the time of its destruction . It consisted of eight sections cut at 45-degree angles, six of which are able to rotate on 3,000 feet of rails. Songs performed by Eminem included Criminal, Kill You, Dead Wrong, Under the Influence, The Way I Am, Bitch Please II, The Real Slim Shady, and Marshall Mathers. Songs performed by Warren G. included I Want It All., Songs performed by AC/DC included You Shook Me All Night Long, Stiff Upper Lip, Shot Down in Flames, Thunderstruck, Hell Aint a Bad Place to Be, Hard as a Rock, Shoot to Thrill, Rock and Roll Aint Noise Pollution, Get It Hot, Bad Boy Boogie, Hells Bells, Satellite Blues, The Jack, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Back in Black, Highway to Hell, Whole Lotta Rosie, Let There Be Rock, T.N.T., and For Those About to Rock (We Salute You). Songs performed by Slashs Snakepit included Lifes Sweet Drug, Been There Lately, Just Like Anything, Shine, Mean Bone, Back to the Moment, Serial Killer, Its So Easy, Mr. Construction and design The $22 million arena was built for the CLO in 1961. Prior to the concert, Mann reportedly held a recording session, doing some overdubs at a recording studio in East Liberty (Fox Studios). [5], Constructed in 1961 for use by the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (CLO), it was the brainchild of department store owner Edgar J. Kaufmann. The Civic Arena is generally open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., and on Saturday and Sunday from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. 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. Songs performed by Rogers included Lucille, Greybeard, Coward of the County, The Gambler, I Dont Need You, Lady, Love the World Away, Dont Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys, and Ruby Dont Take Your Love to Town. Songs performed by Anton included Somebody Knockin, Angel of the Monring, The Rose, Queen of Hearts, and Killing Time., The Chiffons, Lou Christie, the Skyliners, the Del Vikings, Only a paltry 1,500 (or less) people were in attendance. Opening the roof would be a fitting end for the building. Crowley, Shot in the Dark, Bloodbath in Paradise, Sweet Leaf, War Pigs, Tattooed Dancer, Fire in the Sky, Miracle Man, Suicide Solution, Iron Man, and Crazy Train., This date was postponed from 10/13/88 after Stewart became ill. Motown came to the arena on March 6, 1969, with a Temptations concert. [56] Also, on January 5, 2011, the Pittsburgh Historic Review Commission voted 51 in favor for preliminary approval of the arena's historic nomination status. The demolition was not a traditional type of demolition for sports arenas. Jackie Wilson, Sante Fe Train, Bobby Byrd, Tyrone Davis, the Detroit Emeralds, Honey & the Bees, comedian Clay Tyson, There were 8,307 people in attendance. To make room for the arena, the city used eminent domain to displace 8,000 residents and 400 businesses from the lower Hill District, the cultural center of black life in Pittsburgh. Songs performed by Stevie Nicks included Outside the Rain, Dreams, Rooms on Fire, Gold Dust Woman, Alice, No Spoken Word, How Still My Love, Beauty and the Beast, Juliet, Talk to Me, Whole Lotta Trouble, Two Kinds of Love, Edge of Seventeen, Stand Back, and Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You? Songs performed by The Hootewrs included Brother, Dont You Walk Away, And We Danced, and Mr. Thousands gathered to watch the roof retract to reveal the skyline. The social distancing requirements meant that whatever I made I Songs performed by Alabama included The Closer You Get, The Red River, Love in the First Degree, Take Me Down, Country Side of Life, When We Make Love, Dixieland Delight, Roll On, Fire in the Night, Lady Down on Love, Old Flame, Feels So Right, Wildwood Flower, My Homes in Alabama, If Youre Gonna Play in Texas You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band, and Mountain Music. Songs performed by Juice Newton included Angel of the Morning, Sail Away, Heart of the Night, Loves Been a Little Bit Hard on Me, Heading for a Heartache, Cant Wait All Night, Sweetest Thing, See You Later, Alligator, Break It to Me Gently, Little Love, Lets Dance, and Queen of Hearts. Songs perfomed by Bill Medley included Till Your Memory Is Gone, Old Time Rock n Roll, I Still Do, Sometimes When We Touch, I Just Wanna Make Love to You, What I Sat, Jailhouse Rock, Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On, Great Balls of Fire, and Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin., Ready for the World, The Gap Band, Klymaxx, Andre Cymone, There were 5,912 people in attendance for this show, billed as the Body Blast Jam. Vanelli performed at the Arena on 11/27/77 and while nthat show took place, a snowstorm prevented many ticketholders from coming to the show. Globally televised figure skating was hosted by the arena three times: The 1983 United States Figure Skating Championships, 1994 and 2004 editions of Skate America all having nearly week-long competitions. There were only 6,000 people in attendance. The structure was used as the backdrop for several major Hollywood films, most prominently Sudden Death in 1995. The city charter prohibited using eminent domain on churches, but the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh was able to do so because it was not a city entity. High winds and flooding prevented Springsteen from making it to Pittsburgh to do the show, so it was postponed at the last minute to 12/16/32. Songs performed by Fleetwood Mac included Say You Love Me, The Chain, Dreams, Isnt It Midnight, Rhiannon, Oh Well, Seven Wonders, Rattlesnake Shake, Everywhere, Over My Head, Gold Dust Woman, Dont Let Me Down Again, Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?, I Loved Another Woman, Brown Eyes, World Turning, Little Lies, Stand Back, You Make Loving Fun, Go Your Own Way, Blue Letter, Dont Stop, and Songbird. Songs performed by the Cruzados included Small Town Love, Strange Face, Bed of Lies, and Motorcycle Girl., There were 5,100 people in attendance. Some listings had the S.O.S. I attended at least three. [5] The arena's design incorporated 2,950tons of stainless steel from Pittsburgh.[11]. The Philadelphia 76ers, Pittsburgh Pipers, Pittsburgh Condors, Pittsburgh Rens, Pittsburgh Piranhas, and the Harlem Globetrotters hosted regular-season basketball games at the Arena. $12.00. [40] On January 21, 1990, the Civic Arena hosted the 41st National Hockey League All-Star Game. And so, WYEP has done exhaustive research to reconstruct as much Civic Arena history as possible. how many times was the civic arena roof opened. In December 1999, Mellon Financial purchased the Arena's naming rights in a 10-year, $18million agreement, which renamed the arena Mellon Arena.[18]. There were about 6,000 people in attendance. The arena's design incorporated 2,950 tons of stainless steel from Pittsburgh. There were about 12,000 people in attendance. Elvis Presley played his final New Year's Eve show at the Civic Arena on December 31, 1976, and played to a sellout on June 25 and 26, 1973. Wes Montgomery was scheduled to appear but he died about a week prior to the show. Songs performed by Cheap Trick included Heaven Tonight, I Want You to Want Me, Clock Strikes Ten, Baby Loves to Rock, Surrender, I Love You Baby But I Hate Your Friends, Gonna Raise Hell, Dream Police, Aint That a Shame, Day Tripper, Who DKing, and High Priest of Rhythmic Noise. Songs performed by UFO included Chains Chains, Too Hot to Handle, Lights Out, The Wild the Willing and the Innocent, Only You Can Rock Me, Love to Love You, and Mystery Train. The band altered the lyrics of Lights Out from lights out in London to lights out in Pittsburgh., This concert sold out, so a second date on 4/2/81 was added. The travel restrictions of 2020 prevented me from finding an inspiring building while exploring a new place. Violence erupted near the Arena in the hours after the concert ended, leading to 25 arrests and 22 people being treated at hospitals. Songs performed by Osbourne included I Dont Know, Mr. Songs performed by Deep Purple included Smoke on the Water.. In 1960 the Civic Center was an important stop on President John . The Boys, Kid N Play, Tracy Spencer, Brandon Adams, After this date sold out, 6/14/89 was added. This show was cancelled three days beforehand, due to lead singer Peter Cetera falling ill. There were about 6,100 people in attendance. The sold-out show was moved to 11/29/98. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence), Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll, Joan Crawford, Burnin for You, Flaming Telepaths, Veteran of the Psychic Wars, Heavy Metal: The Black and Silver, ME 262, Hot Rails to Hell, Godzilla, and Born to Be Wild. Songs performed by Foghat included Love Zone, Weekend Driver, Take It Easy, and I Just Wanna Make Love To You. One review suggested a third band on the bill. Songs performed by Bon Jovi included Last Man Standing, You Give Love a Bad Name, Complicated, Born to Be My Baby, Story of My Life, Ill Sleep When Im Dead, Runaway, Just Older, Novocaine, I Wont Back Down, Have a Nice Day, Who Says You Cant Go Home, Its My Life, Ill Be There for You, Blaze of Glory, Bed of Roses, Captain Crash & the Beauty Queen From Mars, Bad Medicine, Raise Your Hands, Livin on a Prayer, Last Cigarette, I Got the Girl, Treat Her Right, and Wanted Dead or Alive., Songs performed included Wizards in Winter, An Angel Came Down, O Come All Ye Faithful/O Holy Night, The Prince of Peace, First Snow, A Mad Russians Christmas, Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24), Good King Joy, Ornament, Old City Bar, Promises to Keep, This Christmas Day, An Angel Returned, Epilogue, Christmas Nights in Blue, Rock and Roll, A Last Illusion, Siberian Sleigh Ride, An Angels Share, Mozart/Figaro, Christmas Canon Rock, Carmina Burana, Queen of the Winter Night, Beethoven, Requiem (The Fifth), Wish Liszt (Toy Shop Madness), and I Love Rock n Roll., Songs performed included Reaching Out, Tie Your Mother Down, Fat Bottomed Girls, I Want to Break Free, Take Love, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Love of My Life, Hammer to Fall, Feel Like Makin Love, Under Pressure, Let There Be Drums, Im in Love With My Car, Last Horizon, Bad Company, Cant Get Enough, Another One Bites the Dust, Dragon Attack, These Are the Days of Our Lives, Radio Ga Ga, The Show Must Go On, Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You, All Right Now, and We Are the Champions., Songs performed by Hill solo included Mississippi Girl, The Way You Love Me, Sunshine and Summertime, Fireflies, This Kiss, Let Me Let Go, Stealing Kisses, The Lucky One, Cry, It Is Well With My Soul, There Will Come a Day, Breathe, and Piece of My Heart. Songs performed by McGraw solo included Real Good Man, Where the Green Grass Grows, Just to See You Smile, Dont Take the Girl, My Little Girl, Something Like That, When the Stars Go Blue, Live Like You Were Dying, Unbroken, The Cowboy in Me, Ive Got Friends That Do, and I Like It, I Love It. Songs performed by Hill & McGraw together included Like We Never Loved at All, Angry All the Time, Lets Make Love, Shotgun Rider, Its Your Love, No Woman, No Cry, and I Need You., Songs performed by Pearl Jam included Throw Your Arms Around Me, Release, Life Wasted, Severed Hand, Corduroy, Do the Evolution, Dissident, Even Flow, Marker in the Sand, In Hiding, Better Man, Daughter, Garden, I Got Id, State of Love and Trust, Inside Job, World Wide Suicide, Porch, Man of the Hour, Waiting on a Friend, Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town, Black, Alive, Go, Why Go, Comatose, Smile, Rockin in the Free World, and Yellow Ledbetter. Songs performed by Pollard included Gold, I Surround You Naked, Blessed In An Open Head, Get A Faceful, Dancing Girls And Dancing Men, The Right Thing, Dolphins Of Color, Boxing About, Fresh Threats, Salad Shooters And Zip Guns, Conquerer Of The Moon, Im A Widow, I Feel Gone Again, Game of Pricks, and Love Is Stronger Than Witchcraft. During the concert, PJ singer Eddie Vedder made reference to the Steelers win over the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl four months earlier and told the audience, Pittsburgh is not our favorite place on the place. Audience members let loose with some boos and then started singing Here we go, Steelers!, Songs performed by the Dixie Chicks included Lubbock or Leave It, Truth #2, Goodbye Earl, The Long Way Around, Landslide, Everybody Knows, Cowboy Take Me Away, Wide Open Spaces, White Trash Wedding, Lil Jack Slade, Lullaby, Not Ready to Make Nice, Travelin Soldier, and Mississippi., Elliott Yamin, Chris Daughtry, Kellie Pickler, Bucky Covington, Paris Bennett, Lisa Tucker, Mandisa, There were 11,750 people in attendance. A lot has changed since the Civic Arena first opened its doors in 1961. The arena officially opened on Sept. 17, 1961. It was crazy looking to me since it drastically changed the appearance of the arena. Songs performed by the Marshall Tucker Band included Running Like the Wind, Last of the Singing Cowboys, Cant You See, Searchin For a Rainbow, Desert Skies, Heard It in a Love Song, Take the Highway, My Best Friend, Fire on the Mountain, and 24 Hours at a Time. Songs performed by Blackfoot included Train, Train, Highway Song, and Wishing Well., The audience was around 17,000. Big Baboon., Songs performed by R.E.M. This show was originally booked at the Arena but was moved to the Stanley Theater. Songs performed included Daniel, Hercules, Have Mercy on the Criminal, Madman Across the Water, Crocodile Rock, and Saturday Nights Alright for Fighting.. Its unclear whether Tommy James & The Shondells performed. Pieces of the arena were saved and created a lot of memorabilia for people to purchase as a keep sake. However, the show was canceled. One source said this show was at the Syria Mosque. With 4,452 people in attendance, the low turnout was blamed on the 1971 newspaper strike. Songs performed by Black Sabbath included War Pigs, N.I.B., Fairies Wear Boots, After Forever, Electric Funeral, Into the Void, Black Sabbath, Snowblind, Iron Man, Children of the Grave, and Paranoid. Songs performed by Pantera included Domination, A New Level, Walk, Becoming, Use My Third Arm, Primal Concrete Sledge, F***ing Hostile, This Love, and Cowboys From Hell. The show took place on Black Sabbath guitarist Tommy Iommis 51st birthday, so Ozzy Osborne had the audience sing Happy Birthday to him. 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. Songs performed by Winter included Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo, Frankenstein, Free Ride, and Undercover Man., There were 15,165 people in attendance. The city initially refused to issue a permit to the concert after concerns about violence following the 6/28/86 Run DMC show. It was Presleys second appearance in Pittsburgh ever (counting a two-night stand in June 1973 as one booking. Songs performed by R.E.M. Mark Farner of Grand Funk, The Guess Who, Dr. Hooks Ray Sawyer, Rare Earth, A Super 70s Fest concert. The show was moved to the Syria Mosque due to poor ticket sales. A reporter, by chance, saw Cocker and members of Traffic out drinking the afternoon before the show at a hotel bar downtown. Thomas included Raindrops Keep Fallin On My Head, Hooked On a Feeling, New Looks From an Old Lover, and Rock n Roll Lullaby, Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love, Im So Lonesome I Could Cry. Songs performed by the Righteous Brothers included Unchained Melody, Sometimes When We Touch, Soul Man, and (Youre My) Soul and Inspiration., There were about 16,000 people in attendance. Songs performed by Led Zeppelin included Were Gonna Groove, Dazed and Confused, Heartbreaker, Bring It On Home, White Summer/Black Mountain Side, Since Ive Been Loving You, Thank You, What Is and What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love.. On September 17, 1961, the Ice Capades hosted the arena's first event. More than 5,000 people attended the opening six days earlier, including hundreds of black Pittsburghers who wondered why their community leaders were shunted to the back of the official crowd. Mathis was backed by a 26 piece orchestra. Two attendees were arrested after it was noticed they were carrying loaded guns. Songs performed by U2 included 11 OClock Tick Tock, I Will Follow, Seconds, MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Wire, Sunday Bloody Sunday, The Electric Co., A Sort Of Homecoming, Bad, October, New Years Day, Pride, Party Girl, Gloria, and 40. Songs performed by Lone Justice included Sweet Sweet Baby, You Are the Light, Train Song, and a cover of Fortunate Son., George Thorogood & The Delaware Destroyers, There were 6,408 people in attendance. Songs performed by Loverboy included The Kid Is Hot Tonight, Too Much Too Soon, Steal the Thunder, Lady of the 80s, Take Me to the Top, Dangerous, Lucky Ones, Gangs in the Street, Destination Heartbreak, This Could Be the Night, Lead a Double Life, Hot Girls in Love, Jump, Lovin Every Minute of It, Turn Me Loose, Working for the Weekend, When Its Over, and Friday Night. Songs performed by The Hooters in their 10-song set included Day By Day, And We Danced, Blood From a Stone, Hanging on a Heartbeat, Dont Take My Car Out Tonight, Where Do the Children Go, and All You Zombies., There were 14,852 people in attendance. This show was postponed until 10/7/86 due to routing problems., There were 7,580 people in attendance. In practice, the roof was rarely opened. Songs performed by The Police included Message in a Bottle, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Spirits in the Material World, The Beds Too Big Without You, De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da, One World, Dont Stand So Close to Me, Roxanne, Voices Inside My Head, Bring On the Night, Cant Stand Losing You, Secret Journey, Demolition Man, Invisible Sun, and Shadows in the Rain. Songs performed by Bow Wow Wow included I Want Candy. The music writer for the Pittsburgh Press declared Bow Wow Wow the worst band Ive ever heard., Mickey Gilley, Johnny Lee, The Thrasher Brothers, comedian Eddie Jaye, Songs performed by Alabama included Love in the First Degree, Feels So right, Tennessee River, and Why Lady Why. 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