Songs performed by The Monkees included Last Train to Clarksville, A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You, (Im Not Your) Steppin Stone, Cuddly Toy, Goin Down, I Wanna Be Free, Your Auntie Grizelda, She, Cripple Creek, For Petes Sake, That Was Then, This Is Now, Shades of Gray, Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow), No Time, Daydream Believer, Zilch, Randy Scouse Git, (Ill) Love You Forever, MGB-GT, Valleri, Im a Believer, Listen to the Band, and Pleasant Valley Sunday., There were 16,344 people in attendance. Some listings had The Masqueraders instead of Hot Chocolate. It included DisneyRama with all kinds of Disney characters ice skating! The arena, Foester wrote, should not be used to shock and indecently exploit our people. Songs performed by Alice Cooper included Hello Hooray, Billion Dollar Babies, Elected, Im Eighteen, Raped and Freezin, No More Mr. Nice Guy, My Stars, Unfinished Sweet, Sick Things, Dead Babies, I Love the Dead, Schools Out, and Under My Wheels., The Chi-Lites, The Moments, Millie Jackson, The Main Ingredient, Detroit Emeralds. Michael Stanley Band was originally scheduled to performed as well but did not because of someone in the band being sick. And other practical realities affected the Arena as a concert venue. 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 Spears included Oops! I Did It Again, (You Drive Me) Crazy, Overprotected, Born to Make You Happy/Lucky/Sometimes, Boys, Stronger, Im Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman, I Love Rock n Roll, What Its Like to Be Me, Lonely, Dont Let Me Be the Last to Know, Anticipating, Im a Slave 4 U, and Baby One More Time., Songs performed by Weezer included Island in the Sun, In the Garage, Dope Nose, Why Bother?, Knock-Down Drag-Out, Death and Destruction, My Name Is Jonas, The Good Life, Keep Fishin, Photograph, Undone The Sweater Song, Burndt Jamb, Dont Let Go, Tired of Sex, Say It Aint So, Hash Pipe, Only in Dreams, Buddy Holly, and Surf Wax America., There were around 15,000 people in attendance. Songs performed by Dio included Sacred Heart, King of Rock and Roll, Rock n Roll Children, Dont Talk to Strangers, The Last in Line, Hungry for Heaven, Rainbow in the Dark, Man on the Silver Mountain, Stand Up and Shout, and We Rock. Songs performed by Rough Cutt included Black Widow, Try a Little Harder, Never Gonna Die, Take Her, and a cover of Piece of My Heart., There were 5,810 people in attendance. Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Mann, Walt Harper. The Jewels, Swanee Quintette, The Famous Flames, Bobby Byrd, Vicki Anderson, James Crawford, Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs, Brian Hyland and the Jokers, Sonny James, Webb Pierce, Stonewall Jackson, Tex Ritter, Jan Howard, Warner Mack, David Houston. Songs performed by Sinatra included Ive Got the World on a String, At Long Last Love, When Your Lover Has Gone, This Is All I Ask, Come Rain or Come Shine, Luck Be a Lady, My Way, Heres to the Band, I Cant Get Started, Guess Ill Hang My Tears Out to Dry, The Lady Is a Tramp, Strangers in the Night, and New York, New York. Boxer Ray Boom Boom Mancini was in the audience, noted by Sintatra from the stage. Boehm says the target will be easy for Noralco to achieve. The Arenas Quiet Room was open for this concert, a place where parents could go after dropping off their kids and wait out the show. Their naming rights expired on August 1, 2010, and the arena once again adopted the name of Civic Arena. Songs performed by Benatar included Heartbreaker, Fire and Ice, You Better Run, Shadows of the Night, Run Between the Raindrops, Walking in the Underground, Painted Desert, We Belong, Love Is a Battlefield, We Live For Love, Promises in the Dark, Sex As a Weapon, Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Invincible, Hell Is For Children, Le Bel Age, Ooh Ooh Song, and 7 Rooms of Gloom. Songs performed by The Alarm included Marching On, Knife Edge, Blaze of Glory, Sixty-Eight Guns, and Spirit of 76., There were 12,650 people in attendance. There are sources which list this concert, but its unclear whether it actually took place. The Pittsburgh Penguins won their first Stanley Cup against the Minnesota North Stars 8-0 in the Civic Arena on May 25, 1991. Construction and design The $22 million arena was built for the CLO in 1961. The roof opened almost completely and silently,in about 2 The Arena roof was opened during the show. [46], Between 1964 and 1973, the arena hosted 14 regular season NBA games, primarily as a satellite city for the Philadelphia 76ers. The Civic Arena primarily served as the home to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the city's National Hockey League (NHL) franchise, from 1967 to 2010. What is a place that honors a thing or a personSh_ine? Famous for having the first retractable roof in a major arena, Civic Arena would later be famous for being the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins which led to its nickname of "The Igloo." On September 17, 1961, the arena finally opened after over three years of construction with an ice skating exhibition. There were around 6,000 people in attendance. And drove by it with the roof open On November 6, 1981, the globally televised World Heavyweight Title was fought at the arena between Larry Holmes and Renaldo Snipes with an undercard bout between Buster Douglas and David Bey. Songs performed by Plant included Heaven Knows, Tall Cool One, Nobodys Fault But Mine, Going to California, In the Mood, Immigrant Song, Ship of Fools, and Communication Breakdown., Part of a packaged More Dirty Dancing: The Concert Tour., There were about 7,000 people in attendance. Songs performed by Yes included Cinema, Leave It, Yours Is No Disgrace, Hold On, Hearts, Ive Seen All Good People, Sollys Beard, Changes, And You and I, Soon, Make It Easy, Owner of a Lonely Heart, It Can Happen, Long Distance Runaround, Whitefish/Amazing Grace, City of Love, Starship Trooper, and Roundabout., There were 8,579 people in attendance. Songs performed by Metallica included Blackened, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Harvester of Sorrow, Eye of the Beholder, Master of Puppets, One, Seek & Destroy, And Justice for All, Creeping Death, Fade to Black, Battery, Last Caress, Am I Evil?, Whiplash, and Breadfan. Songs performed by Queensryche included Queen of the Reich, Anarchy-X, Revolution Calling, Operation: Mindcrime, Speak, Spreading the Disease, Take Hold of the Flame, The Needle Lies, Chemical Youth (We Are Rebellion), and Eyes of a Stranger.. Full openings stop The Civic Arena is historic. Songs performed by Alabama included Cant Keep a Good Man Down, Fire in the Night, Take Me Down, Love in the First Degree, The Closer You Get, When We Make Love, Roll On, She and I, My Homes In Alabama, Theres No Way, If Youre Gonna Play in Texas, You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band, Dixieland Delight, 40-Hour Week, Lady Down on Love, and Old Flame. Songs performed by Daniels included Wooley Swamp, Uneasy Rider, In America, The Devil Went Down to Georgia, Drinking My Baby Off My Mind, Whatd I Say, Texas, Souths Gonna Do It Again, Amazing Grace, and Will the Circle Be Unbroken. Songs performed by the Bellemay Brothers included Old Hippie, Id Lie to You For Your Love, Let Your Love Flow, Redneck Girl, Kids of the Baby Boom, and If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body, Would You Hold It Against Me?, Songs performed by Quiet Riot included The Wild and the Young, Mama Weer All Crazee Now, Cum On Feel the Noize, and Metal Health (Bang Your Head)., There were 10,492 people in attendance. Part of the Pittsburgh Jazz Festival. 1960 to 2000. Songs performed by TLC included FanMail, Silly Ho, If They Knew, Aint 2 Proud 2 Beg, What About Your Friends, Baby-Baby-Baby, Creep, Red Light Special, Crazy, Come on Down/I Miss You So Much, Touch Myself/If I Was Your Girlfriend/Dear Lie, Unpretty, Im Good at Being Bad, My Life, Shout, Waterfalls, and No Scrubs. Songs performed by Nelson included Chocolate Mood and 15 Minutes. Songs performed by Ideal included Get Gone. Songs performed by Destinys Child included No, No, No and Bills, Bills, Bills., Lil Wayne, Juvenile, The Lox, Drag-On, Swizz Beatz, Eve, BG and Turk, Made Men, Rah Digga, Songs performed by DMX included What These Bitches Want. Songs performed by Juvenile included Back That Ass Up and U Understand. Songs performed by Lil Wayne included The Block Is Hot. Songs performed by The Lox included Its all About the Benjamins and Money, Power, Respect. Songs performed by Eve included What Yall Want., There were about 17,000 people in attendance. Brand New. This date was sold out, with 17,087 people in attendance. Songs performed by Houston during this sold-out show included Let the Feeling Flow, How Will I Know, You Give Good Love, Love Is a Contact Sport, Just the Lonely Talking Again, Love Will Save the Day, Saving All My Love for You, Youre Still My Man, For the Love of You, He/I Believe, Didnt We Almost Have It All, Sweet Love, Control, Sweet Thing, Stop to Love, I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me), and The Greatest Love of All., There were about 14,700 people in attendance. It would be later in December 1979 that eleven attendees to a concert by The Who were trampled to death in a mad rush to get the best viewing locations for the show. There were about 8,500 people in attendance. Although briefly mentioned in early September 2001 in a listing for Pittsburgh, this show actually took place at Bryce Jordan Center in State College, PA. Songs performed by MC Hammer included Lets Get It Started, and Turn This Mutha Out. Songs performed by Kool Moe Dee included They Want Money and Go See the Doctor., George Strait, Restless Heart, Ricky Van Shelton, Unwound, There were 11,800 people in attendance. There were 16,868 people in attendance. Songs performed by Presley included See See Rider, I Got A Woman/Amen, Big Boss Man, Love Me, Fairytale, You Gave Me A Mountain, Jailhouse Rock, O Sole Mio/Its Now Or Never, My Way, Funny How Time Slips Away, Auld Lang Syne, Blue Suede Shoes, Trying To Get To You, Polk Salad Annie, Early Morning Rain, Whatd I Say, Love Letters, School Days, Fever, Hurt, Hound Dog, Are You Lonesome Tonight?, Reconsider Baby, Little Sister, Unchained Melody, Rags To Riches, and Cant Help Falling In Love.. This show was cancelled and did not take place. The Arena was reportedly three-fifths full. Songs performed by The New Barbarians included Sweet Little Rock & Roller, Buried Alive, F.U.C. Songs performed by Ross included Im Coming Out, Mirror, Mirror, Fool for Your Love, Upside Down, Its My Turn, Reach Out and Touch (Somebodys Hand), Touch Me in the Morning, I Cried for You, My Man, Good Morning Heartache, Why Do Fools Fall in Love, Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where Youre Going To), Aint No Mountain High Enough, Muscles, TAint Nobodys Bizness If I Do, and Work That Body.. Lou Christie, Bobbie Comstock and the Counts, The Secrets, The Fenways. 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. The show took place the same night as game 7 of the World Series, pitting Joels hometown Mets against the Red Sox. Vernon Museum and Archives And it continued to be a big deal for Vernon for a long time, playing host to a lifetime worth of sports and community history for . Songs performed by Seals & Crofts included Summer Breeze, Ill Play For You, Hummingbird, Ashes in the Snow, Ruby Jean and Billie Lee, We May Never Pass This Way Again, Windflowers, Blue Bonnet Nation, Wisdom, Ugly City, Black-Eyed Girl, and Diamond Girl. Songs performed by Heath included Put Your Love In My Hands, I Am Your Leader, and You Know Youre Wrong, Dont you Brother., Conway Twitty and the Twitty Birds, Cal Smith. Perth Arena Australia's strong reputation for hosting major sporting events has kept the country invested in implementing the latest technology in sport stadiums with retractable roof installation continuing to rise. by . There were about 16,000 people in attendance. (Jason Andrew Relva), At the Library, Going to Pasalacqua, Brain Stew/Jaded, Longview, Basket Case, She, King for a Day, Shout, 21 Guns, American Eulogy, American Idiot, Jesus of Suburbia, Minority, Drama Queen, and Good Riddance (Time of Your Life). Songs performed by The Bravery included Unconditional, Swollen Summer, Believe, Hatef***, Red Hands and White Knuckles, Time Wont Let Me Go, Every Word Is A Knife In My Ear, and An Honest Mistake., Songs performed by the Jonas Brothers included Paranoid, Thats Just the Way We Roll, Poison Ivy, Hold On, Play My Music, Fly With Me, Black Keys/A Little Bit Longer, Much Better, Year 3000, Tonight, Gotta Find You, Turn Right, When You Look Me in the Eyes, Sweet Caroline, Live to Party, BB Good, World War III, Battlefield, Lovebug, S.O.S., and Burnin Up. Sparks joined the Jonas Brothers onstage to perform Battlefield., Songs performed by Urban included Hit the Ground Runnin, Days Go By, Stupid Boy, Where the Blacktop Ends, Youre My Better Half, Once in a Lifetime, Making Memories of Us, Only You Can Love Me This Way, Who Wouldnt Wanna Be Me, Sweet Thing, Til Summer Comes Around, Raining on Sunday, Kiss a Girl, I Told You So, Youll Think of Me, You Look Good in My Shirt, Somebody Like You, Tonight I Wanna Cry, and Better Life. Songs performed by Aldean included Shes Country, Amarillo Sky, Why, Hicktown, Laughed Until We Cried, Johnny Cash, Heaven, and Big Green Tractor., Adam Lambert, Anoop Desai, Michael Sarver, Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre, Matt Giraud, Danny Gokey, Allison Iraheta, Megan Joy, Songs performed by Swift included You Belong With Me, Our Song, Tell Me Why, Teardrops on My Guitar, Fearless, Forever & Always, Hey Stephen, Fifteen, Tim McGraw, White Horse, Love Story, The Way I Loved You, Youre Not Sorry, Picture to Burn, Im Only Me When Im With You, and Shouldve Said No., Songs performed by Kiss included Deuce, Strutter, Let Me Go, Rock N Roll, Hotter Than Hell, Shock Me, Calling Dr. Love, Modern Day Delilah, Cold Gin, Say Yeah, 100,000 Years, I Love It Loud, Black Diamond, Rock and Roll All Nite, Shout It Out Loud, Lick It Up, Love Gun, and Detroit Rock City., Songs performed by Clapton included Goin Down Slow, Key to the Highway, Tell the Truth, Old Love, I Shot the Sheriff, Driftin Blues, Nobody Knows You When Youre Down and Out, Running on Faith, Ive Got a Rock n Roll Heart, Badge, Little Queen of Spades, Before You Accuse Me, Wonderful Tonight, Cocaine, and Crossroads. Songs performed by Daltrey included I Can See for Miles, The Real Me, Days of Light, Freedom Ride, Gimme a Stone, Real Good Looking Boy, Im a Man, My Generation, Young Man Blues, and Baba ORiley., Songs performed by Black Eyed Peas included Lets Get It Started, Rock That Body, Meet Me Halfway, Dont Phunk With My Heart, Imma Be, My Humps, Missing You, Bebot, Mare, Rockin to the Beat, Fergalicious, Glamorous, Big Girls Dont Cry, Now Generation, Pump It, Where Is the Love?, Party All the Time/Showdown, Boom Boom Pow, and I Gotta Feeling., There were 11,185 people in attendance. Songs performed by Boston included Rock & Roll Band, Party, Peace of Mind, Feelin Satisfied, Smokin, Foreplay/Long Time, Something About You, Dont Look Back, The Journey, and More Than a Feeling., There were 17,123 people in attendance. [24] Among the two schools, Duquesne made the most extensive use of the arena, using it as their home from 1964 until 1988. [20] Vice President Nixon visited for a campaign rally at the arena on October 28, 1968. The show was cancelled due to an injury Cooper sustained falling off a stage at previous concert. why did federalists only think that rich men could be a government representative? Love, Makin Love, and Ladies Room, Firehouse. Drummer Peter Criss reportedly passed out halfway through the set, although he returned shortly. [11] Mayor David L. Lawrence had publicly announced plans for a "civic theater" as early as February 8, 1953[12] after years of public pressure had built after CLO president, civic leader and owner of Kaufmann's department store Edgar J. Kaufmann announced his intention on December 1, 1948, to find a new home for the group. The first music concert at the Arena. Songs performed included Missa, Soolaimon, Beautiful Noise, Solitary Man, Kentucky Woman, Sweet Caroline, The Last Picasso, Morningside, Play Me, Longfellow Serenade, Street Life, Surviving the Life, Stargazer, Lady-Oh, If You Know What I Mean, Song Sung Blue, Cracklin Rosie, Holly Holy, I Am I Said, Be, Dear Father, Lonely Looking Sky, Sanctus, Skybird, Be (Reprise), Brother Loves Traveling Salvation Show, Ive Been This Way Before.. After the 8/23/75 date sold out, this show was added which also sold out. There were 16,205 people in attendance. [citation needed]. The show was cancelled the day of the show, reportedly for personal reasons although it was noted that tickets had been selling poorly. Songs performed by Elton included Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding, Candle in the Wind, Grimsby, Rocket Man (I Think Its Going to Be a Long, Long Time), Take Me to the Pilot, Bennie and the Jets, Daniel, Grey Seal, Burn Down the Mission, Youre So Static, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, Dont Let the Sun Go Down on Me, Honky Cat, All the Girls Love Alice, Saturday Nights Alright for Fighting, Crocodile Rock, and The Bitch Is Back. Songs performed by Kiki Dee included Loving and Free, Heart and Soul, Six Days on the Road, and Ive Got the Music in Me., Reviewers described this show as a dud, saying that the nearly-full house of 12,348 only applauded politely, and the sound was said to be a problem as was Bowies lack of animation and theatrics. Susanna, Tears Are Falling, Strutter, Deuce, Round and Round, and Lick It Up. Songs performed by Kix included Red Hot (Black and Blue)., There were 14,013 people in attendance. [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's naming rights were sold to Mellon Bank. Songs performed by Manilow included I Write the Songs, Cant Smile Without You, The Old Songs/I Dont Want To Walk Without You/Lets Hang On, Tryin to Get the Feeling Again, Even Now, Nickels and Dimes, I Was a Fool (to Let You Go), Beautiful Music, I Made It Through the Rain, Weekend in New England, Break Down the Door / Whos Been Sleeping in My Bed, If I Should Love Again, Its a Miracle, Bandstand Boogie, Daybreak, This Ones for You, Looks Like We Made It, Mandy/Could It Be Magic, Lets Take All Night, and One Voice., Songs performed by Black Sabbath included Neon Knights, N.I.B., Children of the Sea, Turn Up the Night, Black Sabbath, War Pigs, Slipping Away, Iron Man, The Mob Rules, Heaven and Hell, Paranoid, and Children of the Grave., Songs performed by the Dead included Shakedown Street, Greatest Story Ever Told, Friend of the Devil, C.C. Songs performed by Heart included Bad Animals, The Wolf, Barracuda, Nothin at All, What About Love, Dreamboat Annie, These Dreams, Straight On, Even It Up, I Want You So Bad, Wait for an Answer, Who Will You Run To, Never, How Can I Refuse, Crazy on You, If Looks Could Kill, Bebe Le Strange, Magic Man, Alone, and Rock and Roll., There were 6,600 people in attendance. There were about 8,000 people in attendance. Songs performed by The Go-Gos included Head Over Heels, Cool Jerk, Our Lips Are Sealed, Capture the Light, Yes or No, Turn to You, We Got the Beat, Vacation, and Im the Only One. Songs performed by Red Rockers included a cover of Eve of Destruction., There were 8,917 people in attendance. There was an afternoon press conference scheduled, but it was cancelled due to McCartney not feeling well. Songs performed by Aerosmith included Back in the Saddle, Mama Kin, I Wanna Know Why, Big Ten Inch Record, Three Mile Smile, Reefer Head Woman, Bone to Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy), Walk This Way, Dream On, Rats in the Cellar, No Surprize, Lord of the Thighs, Same Old Song and Dance, Milk Cow Blues, Toys in the Attic, Come Together, and The Train Kept A-Rollin., This concert was originally scheduled for 10/30/1979; that date was cancelled due to a strike by Arena workers. Contrary to popular belief, the roof worked fine. [29], On September 14, 1964, the Beatles played the arena during their first United States tour. Caliguiri died a month later, and nothing came of this name, either. Civic Arena becomes the offical home for the Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Franchise. In a 1980 report, this show was listed as among the poorest selling concerts ever at the Arena, with only 3,292 people in attendance. [16] Due to its outward appearance, the Arena was nicknamed "The Igloo" which led to the naming of the Penguins. There were 6,741 people in attendance. Alpert performed songs including Whipped Cream, Mame, The Lonely Bull, Tijuana Taxi, This Guys In Love With You, What Now My Love, Getting Sentimental Over You, A Taste of Honey, Zorbas Dance. The Checkmates opened with a 40-minute set and played songs including Sunny and Baby, I Need Your Loving., Hugh Masekela, Thelonious Monk, Gary Burton, Cannonball Adderly, Herbie Mann. Songs performed included The Lady Is a Tramp, I Get a Kick Out of You, Let Me Try Again, My Kind of Town, Ol Man River, Angel Eyes, Ive Got You Under My Skin, Send in the Clowns, If, You Are the Sunshine of My Life, Nancy (With the Laughing Face), and My Way., Wakeman was performing Journey to the Center of the Earth., Songs performed by EW&F included Drum Song, Power, Evil, Time Is on Your Side, Kalimba Story, Keep Your Head to the Sky, Devotion, Mighty Mighty, Tavares, Lyn Collins, Maceo & The Macks, Shades of Soul, This was reportedly Johns second performance in Pittsburgh (after a 10/9/73 show at the Arena). Songs performed by The Firm included Fortune Hunter, Closer, Make Or Break, Prelude, Money Cant Buy, Satisfaction Guaranteed, Radioactive, Live in Peace, All the Kings Horses, Midnight Moonlight, Spirit of Love, Someone to Love, Cadillac, and a cover of Youve Lost That Lovin Feeling.. The were 14,617 people in attendance. Songs performed by Alabama in their hour-long set included Old Flame, Lady Down on Love, Feels So right, Face to Face, The Closer I Get, Love in the First Degree, and Wildwood Flower. Songs performed by Haggard in his 40-minute long set included Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star, Think Ill Just Sit Here and Drink, Big City, Ida Red, Faded Love, Right or Wrong, Tulare Dust/Mama Tried, and a version of Folsom Prison Blues. Songs performed by Oslin in her 30-minute set included 80s Ladies, Ill Always Come Back, Round the Clock Lovin, and Do you? Songs performed by Raven in his 30-minute set included I Got Mexico, Shine, Shine, Shine, Right Hand Man, Little Bit Crazy, and Big Mamou., there were 12,672 people in attendance. Akron Civic Theatre. Again, the Civic Arena name stayed. It was officially billed as P.L.E.A.S.E. (or Pittsburgh Lends Emergency And Saving Efforts), to raise money for the American Red Cross in the wake of Hurricane Katrinas devastation of New Orleans. Songs performed by Patti included Let There Be Praise, He Is the King of Kings, Love in Any Language, Was It a Morning Like This?, Blessed Assurance, How Great Thou Art, and Amazing Grace., There were 15,899 people in attendance. There were 14,704 people in attendance. The show was sold out. The roof was, indeed, completely open althugh it turned out to be a breezy and unseasonably chilly evening. There were 4,232 people in attendance. The Penguins originally planned to wear a jersey patch to commemorate their final season in the Igloo, but it was later scrapped. Songs performed by Benson included On Broadway, Beyond the Sea, Being With You, Affirmation, My Latin Brother, In Your Eyes, Moodys Mood, Unforgettable, Georgia on My Mind, No One EMotion, I Just Want to Hang Around You, 20/20, Turn Your Love Around, The Greatest Love, There were 9,150 people in attendance. it open. In 1960 the Civic Center was an important stop on President John . In the Name of Love, Itchin In My Heart, Endless Love, and a cover of Dylans Forever Young., This was reportedly Johns third performance in Pittsburgh (after 10/9/73 and 11/12/74 shows, both also at the Arena). . Songs performed by Bill Medley included Let the Good Times Roll and (Ive Had) The Time of My Life. Songs performed by Eric Carmen included Make Me Lose Control and Hungry Eyes. Songs performed by The Contours included Higher and Higher, Still of the Night, Cry to Me, and Do You Love Me. Songs performed by Clayton included Yes, Overload, Shoop Shoop Song (Its In His Kiss), and Steamroller., There were only about 3,700 people in attendance. Some listings said Peter Frampton instead of Little Feat. Songs performed included Tiny Dancer, Levon, Lil Frigerator, Rocket Man, Daniel, The Bitch Is Back, Candle in the Wind, Funeral for a Friend, Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word, Dont Let the Sun Go Down on Me, Who Wears These Shoes?, Sad Songs, Bennie and the Jets, In the Mood, Philadelphia Freedom, Blue Eyes, I Guess Thats Why They Call It the Blues, Kiss the Bride, Im Still Standing, Your song, Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, and Crocodile Rock., There were 3,999 people in attendance. Music, Divine Wind, and Black Blade. Songs performed by Black Sabbath included Iron Man, Neon Knights, Children of the Sea, and Black Sabbath. Songs performed by Saxon included Motorcyle Man, Wheels of Steel, Machine Gun, Frozen Rainbow, and 747 (Strangers in the Night)., The Arena was described by reviewers as only half-full. Ferlin Husky, Ernest Tubb, Skeeter Davis, Bill Anderson, David Houston, Connie Smith, Jack Green, Jimmy Gately, Simon Crum, The Byrds, Bo Diddley, Paul Revere & the Raiders, The Vibrations, We Five. Songs performed by Petty included The Waiting, You Got Lucky, Dont Do Me Like That, A Woman in Love, Breakdown, Change of Heart, Here Comes My Girl, Straight Into Darkness, Kings Road, Even the Losers, Refugee, A One Story Town, She Dont Need You, A Thing About You, and covers of Hang On Sloopy and Shout. Songs performed by Lowe & Carrack included Cruel to Be Kind, I Knew the Bride, Raging Eyes, Lesson in Love, So Right (So Wrong), Saint Beneath the Paint, Cool Reaction, How Long., There were 14,187 people in attendance. There were more than 13,000 people in attendance. It is opened once more in the climax of the film by Van Damme's . When was the last time the Civic Arena roof was opened? There were 10,500 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. Rock! This date was added after the 9/11/86 date sold out; the second show sold out just as quickly. There were 14,505 people in attendance. Berrys performance was sidetracked by his repeated on-mic complaints about the sound equipment and the concert promoter, for whom, Berry loudly proclaimed, he would never work again. [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. Songs performed by Sinatra during his 75-minute set included Ive Got the World on a String, You Make Me Feel So Young, For Once in My Life, I Get a Kick Out of You, Come Rain or Come Shine, The Lady Is a Tramp, The September of My Years, The Best Is Yet to Come, Summer Wind, What Now My Love, The House I Live In, Mack the Knife, I Guess Ill Hang My Tears Out to Dry, New York, New York, Night and Day, Saturday Night, I Get a Kick Out of You, Ive Got the World on a String, Ill Never Smile Again, All the Way, One for My Baby (And One More for the Road), When Youre Smiling, and My Way.Songs performed by Steve & Eydie included This Could Be the Start of Something Big and If He Walked Into My Life., There were 7,996 people in attendance. 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