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The show began at 3 in the afternoon, and after it was over Welk and his musicians went to the downtown Chatham Cinema to see a movie. Songs performed by Rush during their two-hour set included Force Ten, Freewill, Distant Early Warning, Time Stand Still, Subdivisions, Marathon, Red Barchetta, Superconductor, Show Dont Tell, The Pass, Closer to the Heart, Manhattan Project, Xanadu/YYZ, Scars, War Paint, Mission, Tom Sawyer, The Spirit of Radio, 2112 Part I: Overture, La Villa Strangiato, In the Mood, and a cover of Wipe Out.. 
Jimmy Hall was originally advertised as the opening act. 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 included Prelude/Angry Young Man, My Life, Youre My Home, The Entertainer, Zanzibar, New York State of Mind, Allentown, Dont Ask Me Why, Shes Always a Woman, Movin Out (Anthonys Song), Captain Jack, Keeping the Faith, And So It Goes, The River of Dreams, A Matter of Trust, Highway to Hell, We Didnt Start the Fire, Its Still Rock and Roll to Me, You May Be Right, Only the Good Die Young, Scenes From an Italian Restaurant, and Piano Man. The performance of Highway to Hell was sung by the tours guitar tech Chainsaw., This date was postponed from 3/21/08. There were 5,015 people in attendance. There were 12,042 people in attendance. 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. The show was rescheduled for January 1978. There were 5,110 people in attendance. Gregg Allman performed while wearing a Steelers jersey. 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. Part of a packaged tour called the Swatch Watch NYC Fresh Festival, which also featured the breakdancing groups the Uptown Express Dancers, The Fantastic Duo, The Mag Force Swatch Breakers, and The Dynamic Breakers. Dean Martin was scheduled to be on the bill but a kidney ailment forced him to drop out of the tour. Songs performed included Barbara Ann, Rock and Roll Music, California Girls, Little Duece Coupe, I Get Around, Surfin USA, Fun, Fun, Fun, Be True to Your School, You Are So Beautiful, Feel Flows, Back Home, California Saga, Its Okay, Everyones In Love With You, Airplane, and Love Is a Woman. Brian Wilson was performing with the group. Some listings for this show said it was to take place at the Civic Arena, but that was in error. It was crazy looking to me since it drastically changed the appearance of the arena. Songs performed by Young included Hey Hey, My My, Crime in the City, Blowin in the Wind, Cinnamon Girl, Cortez the Killer, Powderfinger, Rockin in the Free World, Welfare Mothers, Tonights the Night, and Farmer John. Songs performed by Sonic Youth included Kill Yr Idols, Expressway to Yr Skull, and Superstar., There were 10,359 people in attendance. Songs performed by Whitesnake included Judgment Day, Kittens Got Claws, Here I Go Again, Gimme All Your Love, and Fool For Your Loving. Songs performed by Kix during their 40-minute set included Dont Close Your Eyes, Shame, Blow My Fuse, and Cold Blood., There were around 16,300 people in attendance at the sold-out show. To open the roof, motors pull the six retractable sections underneath the two stationary sections, revealing the Pittsburgh skyline to the audience in just more than two minutes. This show was sold out, with 15,075 people in atrendance. included Stand, The One I Love, So. 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. Songs performed by the Dead included Feel Like a Stranger, Franklins Tower, New Minglewood Blues, Row Jimmy, Mama Tried, Big River, Far From Me, Stagger Lee, Desolation Row, Dont Ease Me In, Shakedown Street, Samson and Delilah, Iko Iko, Banana Boat Song, Man Smart/Woman Smarter, Knockin on Heavens Door, Good Lovin, and Johnny B. Goode. There were rumors that Dylan would appear with the Dead, but instead, The Neville Brothers (who were scheduled to perform at Griffiti in Oakland the following night) joined the Dead for Iko Iko, Banana Boat Song, and Man Smart/Woman Smarter., There were 6,370 people in attendance. It was breezy enough that a wind-whipped tropical-imagery backdrop behind the stage had to be taken down partway through Buffetts set. The first half of the concert was Young alone (with, occasionally, some backing singers) with the second half of the show was Neil backed by the Shocking Pinks. Songs performed by Sinatra included Summer Wind, At Long Last Love, Day In, Day Out, The Shadow of Your Smile, Moonlight in Vermont, A Foggy Day, This Is All I Ask, Fly Me to the Moon, Ive Got You Under My Skin, Nancy (With the Laughing Face), Youre Nobody Till Somebody Loves You, Ol Man River, Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars, My Kind of Town, Thats Life, Strangers in the Night, The Lady Is a Tramp, and Thats Life., The Who, The Blues Magoos, The Racket Squad, Martha and the Vandellas, Peaches and Herb, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Lou Christie, The Groov-U, Robert Knight, The Esquires, Sly & The Family Stone, The Delphonics, Billy Vera & Judy Clay, and The Entertainers, Jan Howard, Bill Anderson, Jim Ed Brown, Grandpa jones, Billy Walker, Don Bowman, Hugh X. Lewis.
Songs performed by the Bee Gees included Tragedy, Night Fever, Stayin Alive, You Should Be Dancing, Night on Broadway, Jive Talkin, Too Much Heaven, Words, Love So Right, To Love Somebody, Edge of the Universe, I Started a Joke, How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, Massachusetts, Run to Me. Songs performed by the Sweet Inspirations included Hot Stuff, Knock on Wood, Hot Butterfly, Sweet Inspiration, and I Will Survive., Songs performed by Blue Oyster Cult included Dominance and Submission, Dr. It was later described as among the poorest draws of a concert at the Arena. This show was sold out, with 14,500 people in attendance. After the first night on 9/11/87 sold out, this second date was added. (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. Earlier in the day, Osbourne signed autographs at an Oakland record store causing traffic issues as an overflow of fans spilled out into the street. It was constructed with just shy of 3,000 tons of steel manufactured in the city of Pittsburgh.
The robber shot and wounded a man in the knee and took his car to make a getaway. This date was also sold out. Funkenstein, P. Full openings stopped in 1995 and the last full retraction was in 2001. Songs performed by Jethro Tull included Locomotive Breath, Hunting Girl, Under Wraps #1, Later, That Same Evening, Nobodys Car, Fly by Night, Thick as a Brick, Level Pegging, Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day, Clasp, Living in the Past, Serenade to a Cuckoo, Fat Man, Black Sunday, Songs From the Wood, Minstrel in the Gallery, My Sunday Feeling, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, Too Old to Rock n Roll, Too Young to Die, and Different Germany., There were 12,926 people in attendance. Songs performed by Rogers included The Gambler, Coward of the County, You Turn the Light On, Love Or Something Like It, You Are So Beautiful, Lucille, Lady, Through the Years, and Ruby. Songs performed by B.J. WebThe Time: 9/28/1987: The Who: 8/10/1971: The Who 12/2/1979: The Who 9/28/1982: The Who 11/8/1996: Thompson Twins: 12/19/1985: Three Dog Night: 2/6/1970: Three Dog Night: 7/25/1970: Three Dog Night: 8/1/1971: Tim McGraw: 9/2/2002: Tim McGraw: 5/13/2006: Tim McGraw: 7/17/2007: Tina Turner: 8/23/1985: Tina Turner: 11/4/1987: Tina Turner: Songs performed by Diamond included America, A Mission of Love, Solitary Man, Cherry, Cherry, Red Red Wine, Im a Believer, Play Me, Soolaimon, If You Know What I Mean, Beautiful Noise, Girl, Youll Be a Woman Soon, I Havent Played This Song in Years, You Are the Best Part of Me, Forever in Blue Jeans, Star Flight, Captain Sunshine, Holly Holy, Sweet Caroline, You Dont Bring Me Flowers, Yes I Will, Lady Magdalene, Shilo, He Aint Heavy, Hes My Brother, I Am, I Said, Cracklin Rosie, and Brother Loves Traveling Salvation Show., Songs performed by CSN&Y included Carry On, Questions, Military Madness, Goin Home, Wooden Ships, Feed the People, Youre My Girl, I Used to Be a King, Southern Man, Southern Cross, Almost Cut My Hair, Cinnamon Girl, Helplessly Hoping, Our House, Old Man, Guinnevere, The Lee Shore, Harvest Moon, Ole Man Trouble, Half Your Angels, Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Lets Roll, Long Time Gone, Two Old Friends, Woodstock, Eight Miles High, Rockin in the Free World, and Teach Your Children., Songs performed by NSync included Do Your Thing, Bye Bye Bye, Its Gonna Be Me, For the Girl Who Has Everything, (God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You, Tearin Up My Heart, Celebrity, Up Against the Wall, She Loves You/I Want to Hold Your Hand/Hey Jude/Twist and Shout, My Girl/The Way You Do The Things You Do/I Cant Get Next to You, Sailing, Tell Me, Tell MeBaby, No Strings Attached, This I Promise You, Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy), I Want You Back, Gone, Girlfriend, and Pop., Songs performed by Incubus included Circles, Nice to Know You, Stellar, Glass, Wish You Were Here, Warning, Vitamin, Make Yourself, Echo, Mexico, Pardon Me, New Skin, Privilege, Are You In?, Just a Phase, Nowhere Fast, Drive, A Certain Shade of Green, The Warmth, and Aqueous Transmission., Songs performed by Korn included Here to Stay, Twist, Good God, A.D.I.D.A.S., Trash, Dead Bodies Everywhere, Blind, Embrace, Divine, Faget, Falling Away From Me, Make Me Bad, Freak on a Leash, Somebody Someone, Thoughtless, Kill You, Shoots and Ladders, and Got the Life., Songs performed by Cher included I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For, (This Is) A Song for the Lonely, A Different Kind of Love Song, All or Nothing, We All Sleep Alone, I Found Someone, Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down), All I Really Want to Do, Half-Breed, Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves, Dark Lady, Take Me Home, The Way of Love, After All, Just Like Jesse James, Heart of Stone, The Shoop Shoop Song (Its in His Kiss), Strong Enough, Save Up All Your Tears, If I Could Turn Back Time, and Believe. Songs performed by Lauper included Shine, Change of Heart, Sisters of Avalon, Madonna Whore, Still with Me, True Colors, All Through the Night, Its Hard to Be Me, Money Changes Everything, Time After Time, and Girls Just Want to Have Fun., Songs performed by Bow Wow included Bounce With Me, Thank You, Basketball, Ghetto Girls, You Make Me Feel So Good, Where My Dogs At, and Take Ya Home. Songs performed by B2K included Why I Love You, Uh-Huh, and Gots Ta Be. Songs performed by IMX included My Very First Time., The show started three hours late. 
The show began about a half-hour late; according to one reporter, the delay was due to a heated ping-pong game backstage. Since there had been violence on other dates of the Stones tour, the Pittsburgh police detailed an additional 65 officers in addition to the ones usually assigned to a concert at the arena. All of the following artists performed at least 10 times at the Arena: Neil Diamond, Aerosmith, Billy Joel, Chicago, Kiss, ZZ Top, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Jethro Tull, Rush, James Brown, Rod Stewart, The Beach Boys, and Kenny Rogers. Songs performed by Dio included Stand Up and Shout, The Last in Line, Mystery, Egypt (The Chains Are On), Man on the Silver Mountain, If You Listen to Folls, The Mob Rules, and Black Sabbaths Heaven and Hell. Songs performed by Twisted Sister included Were Not Gonna Take It, I Wanna Rock, and Stay Hungry.. From the beginning, the Civic Arena was a vital component to the live music scene in the region. Pat Henry, The Blossoms, Jeff Sturges Universe. Songs performed by REO Speedwagon included Dont Let Him Go, Tough Guys, I DoWanna Know, Take It On the Run, Time For Me to Fly, Shakin It Loose, Keep the Fire Burnin, Thru the Window, Live Every Moment, Cant Fight This Feeling, Keep on Loving You, Flying Turkey Trot, Garys Guitar Solo, and Riding the Storm Out. Songs performed by Survivor included Feels Like Love, Eye of the Tiger, Its the Singer Not the Song, Poor Mans Son, I Cant Hold Back, and Im Not That Man Anymore., The show was sold out. 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. 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. The police seized 557 doses of LSD, 250 grams of marijuana, 2 grams of hashish, and 6 amphetimine pills. The Turtles, The Grass Roots, The New Hudson Exit, The 55, The Ohio Express, The Shadows of Knight, Canned Heat, Bob Seger System, The Goodies, Derek, Tommy James and The Shondells. Rick Derringer was a featured performed in Edgar Winters band. The Scorpions and Mothers Finest were scheduled to open the November date, but its unknown if they performed at the rescheduled date. This show was cancelled and did not take place. At the tim, it was a record crowd for a country show at the Arena (and the only prior shows to have comparable sized audiences at the Arena were The Beatles, Tom Jones, Lawrence Welk, Frank Sinatra, and Chicago).
There were 10,500 people in attendance. The show was sold-out with 9,816 people in attendance. Carmen McRae, Cannonball Adderly, Billy Taylor Trio, The Silhouettes. The Hello People, New Hudson Exit, Rebecca & Sunnybrook Farmers. There were 15,040 people in attendance, a new arena record. Songs performed included I Write the Songs, Jump Shout Boogie, Cant Smile without You, Weekend in New England, If I Should Love Again, The Old Songs, Trying to Get the Feeling Again, Even Now, Beautiful Music, I Made It Through the Rain, I Was a Fool, Somewhere Down the Road, Break Down the Door, Whos Been Sleeping in My Bed, Copacabana, Its a Miracle, Daybreak, This Ones For You, Looks Like We Made It, Could It Be Magic, Mandy, Lets Take All night, and One Voice. At one point in the concert, Manilow took off his vest and shirt with puffy silver sleeves to show a Terry Bradshaw jersey underneath, much to the delight of the crowd. There were 7,228 people in attendance. This show was a makeup for a postponed 9/14/98 date, but the sold-out concert was postponed for a second time after he was sidelined by the flu. There were more than 17,000 people in attendance. Crowley, Steal Away, and Paranoid. Songs performed by Starfighters included Silver Lady, Killing Time, and Giddy Up Ding Dong., There were nearly 15,000 people in attendance. Songs performed by Def Leppard included Bringin On the Heartache, Photograph, Rock! Soul, Cinnamon Girl, Touch the Night, Born to Rock, Like a Hurricane, Computer Age, When You Dance I Can Really Love, Violet Side, Powderfinger, Heart of Gold, After the Gold Rush, The Needle and the Damage Done, Cortez the Killer, Hippie Dreams, Down By the River, and Opera Star., There were 9,077 people in attendance. Songs performed by Aerosmith included Toys in the Attic, S.O.S. Paula Abdul was advertised as the headliner for this tour but it appears she did not perform on this date.
Songs performed by The Kinks included Come Dancing, Around the Dial, State of Confusion, Where Have All the Good Times Gone, Living on a Thin Line, Destroyer, Give the People What They Want, Lola, You Really Got Me, All Day and All of the Night, Low Budget, Missing Person, and Dont Forget to Dance. Songs performed by Shaw included Blue Collar Man, Renegade, Too Much Time on My Hands, Come In and Explain, Lonely School, The Race Is On, and Girls With Guns., There were 10,711 people in attendance. Elsie Mae, The Famous Flames, Bobby Byrd, Vicki Anderson, James Crawford, The Jewels, Swanee Quintette, Syndicate of Sound, The Standells, the McCoys, The Deejays. The concert was postponed after workers discovered shortly before the show that one cable helping to hold up 90,000 pounds of production rigging was loose. September 17th, 1961 the Civic Arena was offically open. 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. Songs performed by Nicks in her 14-song set included Dreams, Leather and Lace, Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You, Beauty and the Beast, I Need to Know, Stop Draggin My Heart Around, No Spoken Word, I Cant Wait, Stand Back, Edge of Seventeen, and Rhiannon. Songs performed by Frampton included Premonition, Lying, Moving a Mountain, and Lines on My Face., Songs performed by Dio included King of Rock and Roll, Like the Beat of a Heart, Dont Talk to Strangers, Hungry for Heaven, The Last in Line, Holy Diver, Heaven and Hell, Sacred Heart, Rock n Roll Children, Long Live Rock n Roll, Man on the Silver Mountain, Stand Up and Shout, and Rainbow in the Dark., Roof opens weather permitting promised advance ads for the show. 
Songs performed by Kiss included Black Diamond, Cold Gin, Love Gun, Creatures of the Night, Under the Gun, Heavens on Fire, Young and Wasted, I Still Love You, and Rock and Roll All Night. Songs performed by W.A.S.P. Before the show, Brooks visited a Steelers practice. May expressed generosity towards the bands fans and said that on Queens part, they care for the City of Champions.. This show was originally booked at the Arena but was moved to the Stanley Theater. Songs performed by The Doors included Back Door Man, Love Hides, Five to One, Roadhouse Blues, Mystery Train, Away in India, Cross Road Blues, Universal Mind, Someday Soon, When the Musics Over, Break On Through (To the Other Side), Push Push, The Soft Parade, Close to You, and Light My Fire. Following the show, The Doors and their crew went to Primantis to eat dinner. Crowley, Rock n Roll Rebel, Bark at the Moon, Revelation (Mother Earth), Steal Away (The Night), Suicide Solution, Centre of Eternity, Flying High Again, Iron Man, Crazy Train, and Paranoid. Songs performed by Motley Crue included Shout at the Devil, Take Me to the Top, Knock em Dead, Kid, Too Young to Fall in Love, Red Hot, Piece of Your Action, Looks That Kill, and Live Wire., There were 17,416 people in attendance. There were around 10,000 people in attendance. An overflow crowd of more than 16,000 showed up at the Civic Arena on Dec. 31, 1976. Songs performed by the Dead included New Minglewood Blues, Sugaree, Looks Like Rain, Dire Wolf, Beat it on Down the Line, Loser, El Paso, Tennessee Jed, Lazy Lightnin, Supplication, Scarlet Begonias, Dancin in the Streets, Samson and Delilah, Terrapin Station, Around and Around, and U.S. The show was sold out, with 17,250 people in attendance. Tammy Wynette, The Statler Brothers, special guest performer Terry Bradshaw, It was Steelers quarterback Bradshaws first major area concert. There are sources which list this concert, but its unclear whether it actually took place. Song performed by Triumph included Blinding Light Show, Time Canon, Never Surrender, Allied Forces, Lay It on the Line, Killing Time, Fight the Good Fight, Spellbound, Follow Your Heart, Rock & Roll Machine, and Midsummers Daydream., It was a sold out show, with 15,060 people in attendance. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Lyn Collins, Maceo & the Macks Variations, Songs performed by the Dead included Promised Land, Sugaree, Jack Straw, They Love Each Other, Mexicali Blues, Loose Lucy, Looks Like Rain, Row Jimmy, Big River, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider, Around and Around, Ramble On Rose, El Paso, Mississippi Half-Step, Greatest Story Ever Told, China Doll, Truckin, Nobodys Fault But Mine, Eyes of the World, WRS Prelude, WRS Part 1, Let It Grow, and Sugar Magnolia., This was reportedly Johns first performance in Pittsburgh. Songs performed by Jackson included Come Back to Me, Lets Wait Awhile, Again, Runaway, Miss You Much, When I Think of You, Escapade, What Have You Done For Me Lately?, Control, Nasty, Alright, Someone to Call My Lover, Together Again, amd Love Will Never Do Without You. Jacksons performances of Someone to Call My Lover and Together Again were simulcast live to Madison Square Garden for the Concert for New York City, the star-studded September 11th fundraiser organizaed by Paul McCartney. Ten minutes before the start of the show, it was announced at the Civic Arena box office that the show was sold out. The Other Ones. 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 Marilyn Manson included Angel With the Scabbed Wings, Get Your Gunn, Cake and Sodomy, Dried Up, Tied and Dead to the World, Tourniquet, Lunchbox, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), Minute of Decay, Little Horn, Apple of Sodom, Antichrist Superstar, The Beautiful People, The Reflecting God, Irresponsible Hate Anthem, and Man That You Fear. Before the show, Helmet made an in-store appearance at Vibes in Oakland to sign autographs. The roof could be opened in two-and-a-half minutes. how many times was the civic arena roof opened. Songs performed by Destinys Child included Say My Name, Independent Women, Pt. About 13,000 people were in attendance. Songs performed included Downtown Life, Say It Aint So, Rich Girl, Kiss on My List, Every Time You Go Away, Possession Obsession, Method of Modern Love, I Cant Go For That (No Can Do), Talkin All Night, Sara Smile, Missed Opprtunity, Shes Gone, Maneater, Adult Education, You Make My Dreams, and a cover of Hot Fun in the Summertime., There were 7,141 in attendance. Originally scheduled for 9/30/90. Songs performed by Metallica included Blackened, Fuel, Wherever I May Roam, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Frantic, I Disappear, Disposable Heroes, St. Songs performed by Aerosmith incuded Nine Lives, Love in an Elevator, Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees), Rats in the Cellar, Hole in My Soul, Livin on the Edge, Taste of India, Janies Got a Gun, Rag Doll, Pink, Draw the Line, Stop Messin Around, Last Child, Kiss Your Past Good-Bye, Back in the Saddle, Dream On, Cryin, Dude (Looks Like a Lady), Walk This Way, What It Takes, Sweet Emotion, and Dazed and Confused., Songs performed by Yanni included Renegade, DEliverance, Marching Season, Waltz in 7/8, and Aria.. Songs performed by Rush included The Big Money, Subdivisions, Limelight, Marathon, Turn the Page, Prime Mover, Manhattan Project, Closer to the Heart, Red Sector A, Force Ten, Time Stand Still, Distant Early Warning, Lock and Key, Mission, Territories, YYZ, Red Lenses, The Spirit of Radio, Tom Sawyer, 2112 Part I: Overture, 2112 Part II: The Temples of Syrinx, La Villa Strangiato, and In the Mood. Songs performed by Shaw in his 8-song set included Blue Collar Man, Too Much Time On My Hands, Fooling Yourself, Renegade, Are You Ready For Me, Dangerous Game, and Ambition., There were 15,800 people in attendance. 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. It was crazy looking to me since it drastically changed the appearance of the arena. Songs performed by Adams during his two-hour-and-ten-minute set included Cuts Like a Knife, Heaven, When the Night Comes, There Will Never Be Another Tonight, House Arrest, Hey Honey, Im Packing You In, (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, Run to You, Heat of the Night, Summer of 69, and C;mon Everybody., There were 12,514 people in attendance. There 16,623 people in attendance. In a 1980 report, this concert was listed as among the poorest drawing shows ever at the Arena, with only 2,791 people in attendance. 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. There were around 11,500 people in attendance. This show was postponed to 3/28/83 after Petty was booked to be the musical guest on Saturday Night Live. Songs performed by the Dixie Chicks during their 100+ minute set included Goodbye Earl, Long Time Gone, Tortured, Tangled Hearts, Travelin Soldier, Hello, Mr. Heartache, White Trash Wedding, Landslide, Godspeed, and Top of the World. Opener Osborne joined the Dixie Chicks for a performance of Am I the Only One (Who Ever Felt This Way)., Clay Aiken, Kimberly Caldwell, Julia DeMato, Kimberley Locke, Rickey Smith, Charles Grigsby, Carmen Rusmusen, Trenyce. 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.