U.S. Bank Arena

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Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) (1997-2004, 2006-present)
Cincinnati Jungle Kats (af2) (2007)
Cincinnati Swarm (af2) (2003)
Cincinnati Stingers (WHA) (1975-1979)
Cincinnati Kids (MISL) (1978-1979)
Cincinnati Rockers (AFL) (1992-1993)
Cincinnati Marshals (NIFL) (2004-2006) | seating_capacity = Basketball: 17,000
Ice hockey / Arena Football: 12,823 |}}

U.S. Bank Arena (known originally as the Riverfront Coliseum, and known later as The Crown and the Firstar Center), is an indoor arena located in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio near the Ohio River next to the Great American Ball Park. Completed in September 1975, the arena seats 17,556 persons (in the round). It is the largest indoor arena in the Greater Cincinnati region. It was the home of the Cincinnati Stingers of the WHA from 1975–1979. Since then, the arena has hosted another minor-league hockey team and various concerts, political rallies, tennis tournaments, figure skating, a Billy Graham Crusade, and other events. The facility's longest-serving tenant was the men's basketball program of the University of Cincinnati, which used the arena from its completion until 1987, when U.C. played its games at Cincinnati Gardens (1987–89) until an on-campus facility (Shoemaker Center), now known as Fifth Third Arena, was completed. The arena building was heavily renovated in 1997, and is still in use. The current main tenant is the Cincinnati Cyclones franchise of the East Coast Hockey League. The Cincinnati Jungle Kats of the arenafootball2 league played their one and only season at the U.S. Bank Arena in 2007, posting a record of 1–15. On occasion, there are local pushes for the attraction of another major sports franchise to occupy the arena, possibly an NBA or NHL franchise either relocated or expanded, though little has ever come to fruition.[http://citybeat.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A139542 "CityBeat Letters: Any Hope for NBA in Cincinnati?"], CityBeat website. 06/06/2007. Accessed 2008-11-27. The NBA was last played in Cincinnati in 1972, and never at this facility, aside from exhibition games.

Notable events

On December 3, 1979, eleven fans (Peter Bowes, 18; Teva Ladd, 27; David Heck, 19; Connie Burns, 18; James Warmoth, 21; Bryan Wagner, 17; Karen Morrison, 15; Jacqueline Eckerle, 15; Walter Adams, Jr., 22; Steven Preston, 19; Phillip Snyder, 20) were killed by compressive asphyxia and several dozen others injured in the rush for seating at the opening of a sold-out concert of 18,348 (3,578 reserved seats, 14,770 general admission seats) people by English rock band The Who. The concert was using "festival seating", (also known as "general seating"), where the seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Due to the festival seating, many fans arrived early. When the crowds waiting outside heard the band performing a late sound check, they thought that the concert was beginning and tried to rush into the still-closed doors. Some at the front of the crowd were trampled as those pushing from behind were unaware that the doors were still closed. Only a few doors were in operation that night, and there are reports that management did not open more doors due to union restrictions and the concern of people sneaking past the ticket turnstiles.Johnson, Norris R. "Panic at 'The Who Concert Stampede': An Empirical Assessment." Social Problems. Vol. 34, No. 4 (October 1987):362-73

Championship.]] As a result, the remaining concerts of 1979, Blue Oyster Cult on December 14 and Aerosmith on December 21, were cancelled and concert venues across North America switched to assigned seating or changed their rules about festival seating. Cincinnati immediately outlawed festival seating at concerts. On August 4, 2004, Cincinnati City Council unanimously overturned the ban because it placed the city at a disadvantage for booking concerts. Many music acts prefer festival seating because it could allow the most enthusiastic fans to get near the stage and generate excitement for the rest of the crowd, and Some performers and bands insist on a festival seating area near the stage. The city had previously made a one-time exception to the ban, allowing festival seating for a Bruce Springsteen concert on November 12, 2002. Cincinnati was, for a time, the only city in the United States to outlaw festival seating altogether.

Other events

The first entertainment event (Opening Night) to be staged at the facility was a rock concert by The Allman Brothers Band and special guest Muddy Waters on September 9, 1975 attended by 16,721 persons.

The arena was the site of the Regional of the 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, as well as a first and second round site for the 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and the 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The arena was also host to the 1997 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship Final Four, as well as the 1996 men's Division I hockey Frozen Four, which was won by Michigan.

The venue hosted part of the 1981 and all of the 1992 Horizon League men's basketball conference tournament as well as the 1978, 1983, 2002, and 2004 Conference USA men's basketball tournaments; the Atlantic Ten Conference also held its tourney there in 2005 and did so again in 2006.

The Arena is also thought to be one of PHiSH's favorite venues to play as it attracts sellout crowds in a matter of seconds of fans from around the country.

The arena hosted WWE Cyber Sunday in 2006.

UFC 77 was also held at the arena in 2007 and was headlined by local fighter Rich Franklin.

Past Acts

1975

• September 9 - Muddy Waters, The Allman Brothers Band
• October 3 - Weather Report, Esther Phillips, Herbie Mann, Grover Washington, Jr.
• October 4 - Hammersmith, Jethro Tull
• October 11 - Marlena Shaw, Freddie Prinze, Sammy Davis, Jr.
• October 12 - Chicago
• October 18 - Gentle Giant, Rick Wakeman
• October 24 - The Outlaws, Peter Frampton, The Doobie Brothers
• October 26 - The Dynamic Superiors, The Commodores, The Spinners
• November 20 - Wet Willie, ZZ Top
• November 23 - The Eric Carmen Band, Dave Mason, The Beach Boys
• November 30 - Kansas, The Edgar Winter Group, The J. Geils Band
• December 8 - Law, Toots & The Maytals, The Who
• December 31 - The Outlaws, The Charlie Daniels Band, The Marshall Tucker Band

1976

• February 8 - Blue Magic, The Commodores, The O'Jays
• February 13 - The Cate Brothers, Foghat, Queen
• February 23 - David Bowie
• February 27 - Soul Train Gang, Kool & The Gang, Rufus w/Chaka Khan
• March 5 - Elvin Bishop, Journey, Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)
• March 19 - Starcastle, Roxy Music, Peter Frampton
• March 21 - Elvis Presley
• April 3 - Head East, Montrose, Robin Trower
• April 24 - Tony Orlando & Dawn
• April 26 - Starland Vocal Band, John Denver
• May 9 - New Riders Of The Purple Sage, The Charlie Daniels Band, Leon Russell
• May 14 - Bootsy's Rubber Band, Buddy Miles, Brass Construction, Parliament/Funkadelic
• May 15 - Ted Nugent, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Santana
• May 27 - Paul McCartney & Wings
• June 8 - The Pousette Dart Band, Yes
• June 30 - Jeff Beck w/The Jan Hammer Group, Fleetwood Mac
• July 14 - Poco, The Neil Young/Stephen Stills Band
• July 22 - J.D. Souther, Eagles
• August 1 - The Bellamy Brothers, Loggins & Messina
• August 3 - Elton John
• August 4 - John Miles, Jethro Tull
• August 12 - Andrew Gold, Linda Ronstadt
• August 25 - Silver, John Sebastian, America
• August 29 - Sam Butera & The Witnesses, Frank Sinatra
• September 1 - Sea Level, Jefferson Starship
• September 2 - Tavares, Graham Central Station
• September 10 - Artful Dodger, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Kiss
• September 26 - Joe Stampley, Tommy Cash, Carl Perkins, Marie & Buck Owens
• October 2 - The Grateful Dead
• October 8 - Mark Radice, Brass Construction, KC & The Sunshine Band, Ohio Players
• October 9 - Jay Ferguson, Montrose, Blue Oyster Cult
• October 10 - Chicago
• October 31 - Firefall, The Doobie Brothers
• November 22 - The Beach Boys
• November 26 - Wiggy Bits, Montrose, Robin Trower
• November 28 - The Emotions, Earth, Wind & Fire
• December 9 - REO Speedwagon, Aerosmith
• December 16 - Ted Nugent, Foghat
• December 26 - The James Gang, Lynyrd Skynyrd

1977

• February 4 - Target, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Black Sabbath
• February 18 - Steve Hillage, Gentle Giant, Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)
• February 23 - Atlanta Rhythm Section, ZZ Top
• February 27 - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
• March 4 - Starcastle, Rush, Boston
• March 11 - Jethro Tull
• March 19 - Manfred Mann, Robert Palmer, Gary Wright
• April 5 - Brick, Santana, Rufus w/Chaka Khan
• April 15 - Leon Redbone, Jesse Colin Young
• April 19 & 20 - Led Zeppelin
• April 25 - Neil Diamond
• May 29 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP)
• June 23 - Pink Floyd
• June 25 - Elvis Presley
• July 1 - The Michael Stanley Band, Foreigner, Ted Nugent
• July 10 - Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Boz Scaggs
• July 21 - The Climax Blues Band, Bad Company
• July 28 - The Norton Buffalo Stampede, The Steve Miller Band
• August 7 - Rick Derringer, Peter Frampton
• August 20 - Truth, Carrie Lucas, The Whispers, The O'Jays
• August 29 - Donovan, Yes
• September 4 - Bootsy's Rubber Band, Parliament/Funkadelic
• September 25 - Mylon, The Outlaws, The J. Geils Band
• September 29 - Henry Gross, Aerosmith
• October 2 - The Emotions, The Commodores
• October 8 - Chicago
• October 13 - Crawler, Styx, Robin Trower
• October 14 - Tom Jones
• November 2 - Pockets, Deniece Williams, Earth, Wind & Fire
• November 4 - Crosby, Stills & Nash
• November 8 - Air Supply, Rod Stewart
• November 13 - Crawler, Kansas
• December 2 - Wet Willie, Pure Prairie League, The Charlie Daniels Band
• December 16 - Detective, The Edgar Winter Group, Blue Oyster Cult
• December 30 - Missouri, Golden Earring, Ted Nugent

1978

• January 12 - The Rockets, Kiss
• March 8 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP)
• March 24 - Karla Bonoff, Jackson Browne
• April 3 - Virgin, Shaun Cassidy
• April 8 - John Denver
• April 15 - Sweet, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
• May 12 - Judas Priest, Uriah Heep, Rush
• May 26 - Cheap Trick, Foghat
• May 27 - Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson
• June 9 - The Climax Blues Band, The Marshall Tucker Band
• June 17 - Jackie Gayle, Frank Sinatra
• July 21 - Genesis
• July 29 - Con Funk Shun, The Commodores
• August 3 - Neil Diamond
• August 10 - Crosby, Stills & Nash
• August 19 - Wilbert Longmire, Linda Clifford, Maze, Teddy Pendergrass
• September 10 - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
• September 20 - Yes
• September 22 - Barry Manilow
• October 5 - Starcastle, Aerosmith
• October 15 - Bob Dylan
• October 25 - Uriah Heep, Jethro Tull
• October 27 - Sammy Hagar, Boston
• November 7 - The Moody Blues
• November 11 - Van Halen, Black Sabbath
• November 16 - Ambrosia, Foreigner
• November 23 - Exile, The Doobie Brothers
• November 26 - Queen
• December 8 - Starz, Ted Nugent
• December 10 - Billy Joel
• December 17 - Angel, Styx
• December 19 - Molly Hatchet, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

1979

• January 19 - Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, The J. Geils Band
• January 26 - Starz, Rush
• February 16 - Exile, Heart
• March 2 - The Babys, Alice Cooper
• March 9 - Sad Cafe, Eddie Money, Santana
• April 8 - Parliament/Funkadelic
• April 20 - Leon Russell, Willie Nelson
• April 21 - Ian Matthews, The Beach Boys
• April 28 - Roger & Roger, Diana Ross
• April 29 - Rod Stewart
• May 3 - The New Barbarians
• May 5 - The Granati Brothers, Van Halen
• May 13 - Carillo, Bad Company
• June 7 - Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton
• June 14 - Chris de Burgh, Bob Welch, Peter Frampton
• June 23 - Destiny, Maze, Teddy Pendergrass
• July 7 - Molly Hatchet, The Charlie Daniels Band
• July 17 - Larry Coryell, James Taylor
• August 2 - Scorpions, AC/DC, Ted Nugent
• August 13 - Blackfoot, Kansas
• August 16 - The Rockets, REO Speedwagon
• August 31 - Night, The Doobie Brothers
• September 14 - Judas Priest, Kiss
• September 15 & 16 - The Bee Gees
• September 23 - The Ian Hunter Band, Cheap Trick
• October 12 - Sniff 'N' The Tears, Kenny Loggins
• October 27 - U.K., Jethro Tull
• November 1 - The Oak Ridge Boys, Dottie West, Kenny Rogers
• November 2 - April Wine, Styx
• November 7 - Danny Douma, Fleetwood Mac
• November 11 - Point Blank, Molly Hatchet, The Outlaws
• November 15 - Blue Steel, Eagles
• November 18 - Billy Joel
• December 3 - The Who

1980

• March 21 - The Rockets, ZZ Top
• March 25 - Danny Kortchmar, Linda Ronstadt
• April 24 - Rail, Van Halen
• May 3 - John Denver
• May 22 - The Babys, Journey
• May 31 & June 1 - Point Blank, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
• June 12 - Genesis
• July 1 - Jackson Browne
• July 30 - The Silencers, Heart
• August 7 - Kim Carnes, James Taylor
• August 16 - Krokus, AC/DC
• September 7 - Larry Graham & Kurtis Blow, Fatback Band, The Commodores
• September 21 - Yes
• September 23 - Saxon, Rush
• October 4 - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
• October 12 - Dottie West, Kenny Rogers
• October 16 - Whitesnake, Jethro Tull
• October 23 - Barry Manilow
• October 25 - Blue Oyster Cult, Black Sabbath
• November 12 - Johnny Van Zant, Foghat, The Outlaws
• November 18 - LeRoux, The Doobie Brothers
• December 12 - Con Funk Shun, Stephanie Mills, Teddy Pendergrass
• December 27 - McGuffey Lane, The Charlie Daniels Band

1981

• January 27 - Gil Scott Heron, Stevie Wonder
• February 19 - .38 Special, REO Speedwagon
• March 28 - Styx
• June 16 - David Lindley, Joe Walsh
• June 21 - Krokus, Blackfoot, Ted Nugent
• August 8 - Stacy Lattisaw, The Jacksons starring Michael Jackson
• August 27 - David Johansen, Pat Benatar
• August 29 - G Force, Van Halen
• September 9 - The Joe Perry Project, ZZ Top
• September 13 & 14 - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
• October 1 - The Greg Kihn Band, Journey
• October 16 - Red Rider, The Beach Boys
• October 29 - The Moody Blues
• November 4 - Billy Squier, Foreigner
• November 8 - Hall & Oates, Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)
• November 20 - Frank Zappa
• November 21 - Genesis
• November 25 - Midnight Flyer, AC/DC
• December 17 - The Alvin Lee Band, Black Sabbath

1982

• January 28 - Rod Stewart
• February 12 - Starfighters, UFO, Ozzy Osbourne
• March 14 - Prince
• April 6 - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, The Police
• April 23 - The Thrasher Brothers, Mickey Gilley & Johnny Lee, Alabama
• May 1 - Lonnie Shorr, Larry Gatlin, Kenny Rogers
• May 13 & 14 - Neil Diamond
• July 7 - Steve Wariner, Barbara Mandrell
• August 7 - Billy Squier, Queen
• August 8 - Al Hirt & Pete Fountain
• August 10 - The Doobie Brothers
• August 11 - John Denver
• August 27 - The Motels, The J. Geils Band
• October 1 - John Cougar, Heart
• October 26 - Barry Manilow
• November 5 - After The Fire, Van Halen
• November 6 - Billy Joel
• November 17 - The Busboys, Linda Ronstadt
• November 24 - Saga, Pat Benatar
• December 12 - Vanity 6, The Time, Prince

1983

• March 2 - Neil Young
• March 20 - Willie Nelson
• March 30 - Jon Butcher Axis, Rush
• April 13 - Bryan Adams, Journey
• April 17 - The Thrasher Brothers, Juice Newton, Alabama
• April 24 - Lonnie Shorr, Crystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers
• June 23 - Styx
• July 10 - Bette Midler
• July 31 - Joe Walsh, Stevie Nicks
• August 4 - Sammy Hagar, ZZ Top
• October 28 - Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Moody Blues
• November 11 - Fastway, AC/DC
• November 12 - Ricky Skaggs, Ronnie Milsap, Barbara Mandrell
• December 8 - Genesis

1984

• January 6 - DeBarge & The Deele, Luther Vandross
• February 5 - Waysted, Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne
• February 14 - Re-Flex, The Police
• February 16 & 17 - Neil Diamond
• March 15 - Buddy Rich & His Band, Frank Sinatra
• April 3 - Billy Joel
• April 13 - Yes
• April 14 - B.J. Thomas, The Righteous Brothers, Kenny Rogers
• May 27 - Tina Turner, Lionel Richie
• June 24 - Alabama
• July 5 & 6 - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

1985

• January 21,22 & 23 - Sheila E., Prince
• February 14 & 15 - Sawyer Brown, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers
• April 27 - The Firm
• May 5 - Lee Greenwood, Ricky Skaggs, The Statler Brothers
• May 18 - Cheap Trick, REO Speedwagon
• May 31 - Diana Ross
• July 6 - Robert Plant
• August 25 - Glenn Frey, Tina Turner
• September 1 - Joe Walsh, Foreigner
• December 11 - John Cougar Mellencamp
• December 14 & 15 - Neil Diamond

1986

• March 1 - Jimmy Barnes, ZZ Top
• March 14 - Starpoint, Isley, Jasper & Isley, Luther Vandross
• March 29 - Marillion, Rush
• April 27 - Sawyer Brown, Lee Greenwood, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers
• August 23 - Roseanne Barr, Julio Iglesias
• September 12 - Stevie Wonder
• October 2 - Glass Tiger, Journey
• October 21 - Neil Young
• October 31 - Al Jarreau
• November 1 - Ricky Skaggs, George Strait, Alabama
• November 26 - Sheila E., Lionel Richie
• December 12 - The Boogie Boys, Full Force, Cameo

1987

• January 3 - Howard Hewett, Luther Vandross
• February 10 - Billy Joel
• February 17 - The Georgia Satellites, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
• March 25 - T. Graham Brown, Ronnie Milsap, Kenny Rogers
• May 9 - Bad Company, Deep Purple
• May 30 - Aretha Franklin
• July 16 - The Beastie Boys, Run DMC
• July 22 - The Hooters, Bryan Adams
• October 16 - The Cruzados, Fleetwood Mac
• October 29 - Farrenheit, Boston
• November 10 - John Cougar Mellencamp
• November 13 - Michael Johnson, Restless Heart, The Charlie Daniels Band, Alabama
• November 21 - Glenn Jones, LeVert, The Force MDs, The Bar-Kays
• November 25 - The Brandos, The Cars
• December 10 - The Osmonds

''' 1988'''

• January 30 - Tesla, Def Leppard
• February 9 - Great White, Whitesnake
• February 17 - Yes
• February 20 - Earth, Wind & Fire
• February 23 - Tommy Shaw, Rush
• March 29 - Sammy Davis, Jr., Frank Sinatra
• April 26 - The Charlie Daniels Band, Exile, Kenny Rogers
• August 4 - Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, JJ Fad, EPMD, Public Enemy, Run DMC
• August 28 - Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers, INXS
• September 22 - Prince
• October 1 - Private Life, Van Halen
• October 25 - Cinderella, AC/DC
• November 4 - Eddy Raven, Alabama
• December 5 - John Denver
• December 7 - Rod Stewart
• December 10 - Anita Baker & Luther Vandross
• December 14 - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Robert Plant

1989

• February 20 - Tesla, Poison
• April 4 - The Indigo Girls, R.E.M.
• April 8 - The Grateful Dead
• April 30 - Tone Loc, LeVert, Bobby Brown
• May 18 - Sandi Patti
• June 12 - Neil Diamond
• June 18 - JJ Fad, Two-Short, Kwamie, Kids-n-Play, EZ-E, NWA, Salt-n-Pepa
• July 24 - Vixen, White Lion, Ozzy Osbourne
• July 27 - The Allman Brothers Band
• August 12 - Big Daddy Kane, De La Soul, Slick Rick, LL Cool J
• August 26 - MC Hammer
• September 1 - The Pixies, Love & Rockets
• September 12 - The Jerry Garcia Band
• October 4 - Skid Row, Bon Jovi
• November 1 - Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine
• November 18 - Dino, Sweet Sensation, New Kids On The Block
• November 19 - It Bites, Jethro Tull
• November 26 - Warrant, Motley Crue
• December 15 - Black Velvet Band, 10,000 Maniacs
• December 16 - Barry Manilow

1990

• February 7 - Poco, Richard Marx
• February 12 - Paul McCartney
• February 23 - Kix, Whitesnake
• March 3 - Mr. Big, Rush
• March 9 - Technotronic, Biz Markee, Big Daddy Kane, Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
• March 10 - Chuckil Booker, Janet Jackson
• April 6 - Seduction, Young MC, Milli Vanilli
• April 16 - Eric Clapton
• May 4 - Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers
• May 20 - Cher
• July 11 - Envogue, Kids-n-Play, Heavy D, Digital Underground, Public Enemy
• July 21 - Billy Joel
• August 12 - Billy Joel
• August 15 - Troop, After 7, Michelle, Oaktown 357, MC Hammer
• August 24 - Sawyer Brown, The Kentucky Headhunters, Hank Williams, Jr.
• October 18 - Clint Black, Alan Jackson, Alabama
• November 23 - Fleetwood Mac
• December 2 - Biscuit, Brenda K. Starr, George LaMond, New Kids On The Block
• December 5 - Warrant, Poison

1991

• March 2 - Black Crowes, ZZ Top
• March 9 - Afros, Bytches With Problems, Too Short, Ice Cube, 2 Live Crew
• March 29 - Johnny Gill, Keith Sweat, Bell Biv Devo
• May 2 - Sandi Patti
• July 28 - Yes
• August 31 - Hank Williams, Jr.
• October 8 - Sinbad, Lisa Fisher, Sounds Of Silence, Luther Vandross
• October 29 - Eric Johnson, Rush
• November 22 - Billy Dean, Pirates Of The Mississippi, The Judds
• December 30 - Francesca Beghe, Michael Bolton

1992

• February 7 - Baby Animals, Van Halen
• March 2 - Metallica
• May 21 - Eric Clapton
• October 8 - N2Deep, AMG, 2nd II None, XClan, DJ Quick
• November 20 - Def Leppard

1993

• March 2 - The Jayhawks, Black Crowes
• March 6 - Neil Diamond
• April 3 - Hank Williams, Jr.
• October 17 - Ray Cooper, Elton John
• October 29 - Rod Stewart
• November 18 - Billy Joel
• November 24 - Janet Jackson

1994

• January 28 - Pam Tillis, Alan Jackson
• January 29 - Luciano Pavarotti
• February 4 - Tammy Wynette, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson
• March 25 - Primus, Rush
• June 25 - George Thorogood & The Destroyers, ZZ Top
• October 17 - Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton

1995

• January 28 - The Mavericks, Alan Jackson
• April 22 - John Anderson, Tracy Lawrence
• April 25 - Robert Plant & Jimmy Page
• October 20 - Joe Diffie, Wade Hayes, Brooks & Dunn
• October 21 - Grant Lee Buffalo, R.E.M.
• November 28 - The Flaming Lips, Silverchair, Red Hot Chili Peppers

1996

• January 20 - Wade Hayes, Alan Jackson
• February 26 - John Hiatt, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
• March 2 - Terri Clark, George Strait
• March 16 - Rod Stewart
• July 14 - The Cure
• August 8 - Kiss
• August 24 - Billy Dean, Reba McEntire
• September 19 - Neil Diamond
• October 4 - Biohazard, Sepultura, Danzig, Ozzy Osbourne
• October 9 - Melissa Etheridge
• November 13,14,15,16 & 17 - Garth Brooks

1997

• January 19 - Fountains Of Wayne, The Smashing Pumpkins
• March 1 - Mindy McCready, George Strait
• April 15 & 16 - Corrosion Of Conformity, Metallica
• October 3 - Fleetwood Mac
• October 11 - Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn
• October 14 - Cheap Trick, Motley Crue
• November 9 - Prince

1998

• March 28 - The Kinleys, Trace Adkins, Clint Black
• April 30 - Elton John
• May 12 - Distant Cousins, Eric Clapton
• June 14 - Yanni
• July 12 - Usher, Janet Jackson
• July 21 - Tori Amos
• September 19 - Andre Philippe Gagnon, Celine Dion
• November 14 & 15 - Phish
• November 19 - David Kersh, Terri Clark, Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn
• November 21 - Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, The Dave Matthews Band
• November 24 - Unbelievable Truth, Barenaked Ladies

1999

• February 16 - Garbage, Alanis Morissette
• March 11 - Billy Joel
• April 3 - 'N Sync
• September 4 - Cher
• October 17 - Oleander, Our Lady Peace, Creed
• November 3 - The Moody Blues
• November 15 - The Backstreet Boys
• November 22 - Shane Minor, Shania Twain
• December 3 & 4 - Phish
• December 5 - Jessica Simpson, Ricky Martin
• December 7 - Neil Diamond
• December 29 - Shannon Curfman, John Cougar Mellencamp

2000

• January 22 - Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson
• March 15 - Bosson, LFO, Britney Spears
• April 30 - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
• May 28 - Lionel Richie, Tina Turner
• August 29 - Slash's Snake Pit, AC/DC
• September 28 - Guster, Barenaked Ladies
• October 19 - Ricky Scaggs, The Dixie Chicks
• November 24 - Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
• November 25 - Less Than Jake, Bon Jovi

2001

• February 23 - Fuel, Buckcherry, Kid Rock
• March 8 - Lifehouse, Everclear, Matchbox Twenty
• March 15 - Slimm Calhoun, Ludacris, OutKast
• May 13 - Billy Joel & Elton John
• August 25 - Krystal, Sisqo, The Backstreet Boys
• November 10 - O-Town, Britney Spears

2002

• March 24 - Sara Evans, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Kenny Chesney
• July 9 - Alison Krause & Union Station
• July 27 - Lakeside, Ronald & Ernie Isley, Frankie Beverly & Maze
• August 31 - Tomahawk, Tool
• September 8 - Cyndi Lauper, Cher
• September 18 - .38 Special, Lynyrd Skynyrd
• October 25 - Denim, R.O.C., Mario, Bow Wow
• November 12 - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
• November 17 - Joe Diffie, Mark Chesnutt, Tracy Lawrence

2003

• February 21 & 22 - Phish
• March 23 - Yanni
• March 24 - Tim McGraw
• May 26 - Eagles
• June 9 - Joan Osborne, The Dixie Chicks
• July 26 - Justin Timberlake & Christina Aguilera
• September 14 - Mariah Carey
• November 23 - Buddy Dean, Kenny Rogers

2004

• April 13 - Prince
• April 21 - Rod Stewart
• May 1 - Godsmack, Metallica
• May 7 - Alison Krauss & Union Station
• May 22 - Emerson Drive, Shania Twain
• June 20 - The Everly Brothers, Simon & Garfunkel
• July 16 - Sparta, Incubus
• August 17 - Kanye West, Usher
• August 30 - Sarah McLachlan
• September 18 - Laidlaw, Van Halen
• October 10 - Katrina Elam, Keith Urban
• October 23 - Sugarcult, New Found Glory, Green Day
• November 5 - Amos Lee, Norah Jones
• November 6 - Butch Walker, Avril Lavigne
• November 7 - The Datsuns, Velvet Revolver
• November 11 - Martina McBride, Alan Jackson

2005

• January 22 - Amber Dotson, Dierks Bentley, George Strait
• April 24 - The Game, Snoop Dogg
• May 11 - Andre Rieu
• July 28 - Loggins & Messina
• August 1 - Bruce Springsteen
• August 20 - Cheap Trick, Alice Cooper
• August 23 - Tyler Hilton, Teddy Geiger, Hilary Duff
• August 25 - Pat Green, Gretchen Wilson, Kenny Chesney
• October 14 - The Dillinger Escape Plan, Unearth, Slipknot
• November 5 - Elton John
• November 11 - Michael Tolcher, O.A.R.

2006

• February 25 - Moving Units, Nine Inch Nails
• April 2 - Blaine Larson, VanZant, Gretchen Wilson
• June 16 - Thine Eyes Bleed, Mastodon, Children Of Bodom, Lamb Of God, Slayer
• June 24 - Robert Pollard, Pearl Jam
• June 30 - Chevelle, Hoobastank, Nickelback
• July 11 - Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
• October 8 - Tracy Bonham, Blue Man Group
• November 17 - The Mike Doughty Band, Barenaked Ladies
• November 25 - Eric Church, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
• December 9 - Everlife, The Cheetah Girls

2007

• January 18 - Gomez, O.A.R.
• January 20 - Gnarls Barkley, Red Hot Chili Peppers
• March 15 - Pink, Justin Timberlake
• March 23 - Jim Jones, Fat Joe, Young Jeezy, Lil' Wayne
• May 8 - Machine Head, Megadeath, Heaven & Hell
• June 26 - Ben Folds, John Mayer
• June 29 - Big Business, Tool
• November 11 - Mike Relm, Blue Man Group
• November 17 - Jack Ingram, Dierks Bentley
• December 13 - Jonas Brothers, Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus

2008

• January 19 - Lady Antebellum, Jack Ingram, Martina McBride
• March 15 - Naturally 7, Michael Buble
• March 22 - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
• April 5 - Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hank Williams, Jr.
• April 9 - Galactic, Widespread Panic
• April 22 - Van Halen
• August 1 - Rihanna, N.E.R.D., Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West
• November 18 - Eagles
• November 23 - Clique Girlz, 535, The Cheetah Girls
• December 10 - American Bang, Switchfoot, 3 Doors Down

2009

• January 11 - The Answer, AC/DC
• January 18 - Keri Hilson, Gym Class Heroes, Keyshia Cole, T-Pain, Lil' Wayne
• March 10 - Billy Joel & Elton John
• June 5 - Taylor Swift, Keith Urban
• July 25 - David Archuleta, Demi Lovato
• September 15 - Gojira, Lamb Of God, Metallica
• November 20 & 21 - Phish

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