Songs performed by the Beach Boys included California Girls, Sloop John B, Wouldnt It Be Nice, I Get Around, Barbara Ann, Surfin USA, Good Vibrations, Surfin Safari, Fun, Fun, Fun, Come Go With Me, Help Me, Rhonda, Rockin All Over the World, California Calling, Its Gettin Late, She Believes in Love Again, Darlin, Do It Again, Rock and Roll Music, Little Deuce Coupe, Heaven, Getcha Back, and God Only Knows. Songs performed by Cafferty included Wild Summer Nights, Runaround Sue, On the Dark Side, Tough All Over, Voice of Americas Sons, C-I-T-Y, and Hang Up My Rock n Roll Shoes. Songs performed by Flash Kahan included Shake, Im Walkin, One At a Time, Rockanomics, and The Girl Cant Help It. Participants in a beauty contest were introduced in between bands. [15] On July 21, 1959, a steel strike halted work on the arena and delayed its opening date. The show began about a half-hour late; according to one reporter, the delay was due to a heated ping-pong game backstage. This means the Canadiens both opened and closed the Penguins' career at the arena, handing out defeats at both events. Allegheny County Commissioner Pete Flaherty believed that officially renaming the arena The Igloo would bring marketing potential in 1992. 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. It is opened once more in the climax of the film by Van Damme's . Do the Penguins still play in the igloo? There were only 6,000 people in attendance. There were 5,800 people in attendance. [30] Circus reported, "They broke the existing box office record by grossing $76,000."[31]. The Pointer Sisters played an hour and 25 minutes to a disappointing crowd size of around 5,000. America's first high school basketball All-Star game, The Dapper Dan Roundball Classic was held at the arena annually between 1965 and 1992. There were a very disappointing 4,370 people in attendance. Songs performed by Aerosmith included Toys in the Attic, S.O.S. The show took place the same night as game 7 of the World Series, pitting Joels hometown Mets against the Red Sox. Songs performed included Tunnel of Love, Be True, Adam Raised a Cain, Two Faces, All That Heaven Will Allow, Seeds, Roulette, Cover Me, Brilliant Disguise, Spare Parts, War, Born in the U.S.A., Tougher Than the Rest, Shes the One, You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch), Im a Coward, Im on Fire, One Step Up, Part Man, Part Monkey, Backstreets, Dancing in the Dark, Light of Day, Born to Run, Hungry Heart, Glory Days, Love Me Tender, Rosalita (Come Out Tonight), the Detroit Medley, and Raise Your Hand. Quarterback Dan Marino was spotted picking up tickets at will-call and signed some autographs. Again, the Civic Arena name stayed. The Penguins won the Civic Arena naming rights when Mario Lemieux took control of team in bankruptcy court in 1999. There were over 17,000 people in attendance. Claptons band consisted of Carl Radle, Jamie Oldaker, Dick Simms, George Terry, Yvonna Elliman, and Marcy Levy. With a hockey seating capacity of 12,508, Pittsburgh's Mellon Arena was eight seats over the NHL's minimum seating benchmark. A reporter, by chance, saw Cocker and members of Traffic out drinking the afternoon before the show at a hotel bar downtown. There were 17,461 people in attendance. Formerly the Civic Arena, it was originally designed for the Civic Light Opera and was home to the Pittsburgh Penguins between 1967 and 2010. As part of the 1967 NHL expansion, the city of Pittsburgh was selected to host one of six new franchises. This would be released 38 years later as "Live in Pittsburgh 1970" aka "Pittsburgh Civic Arena (The Doors album)". Songs performed by the Marshall Tucker Band included Running Like the Wind, It Takes Time, Cattle Drive, See You One More Time, Heard It In a Love Song, Ramblin, Fire On the Mountain, In My Own Way, 24 Hours at a Time, Cant You See, and Searchin For a Rainbow. Songs performed by the Henry Paul Band included Turn It Up, Go Down Rockin, Whiskey Talkin, Feel the Heat, So Long, Grey Ghost, and Knoxville Girl. Two police officers after an attempt to arrest a concertgoer for disorderly conduct turned into a brawl between police and the mans friends. Songs performed in his three-and-a-half-hour set included Leap of Faith, Darkness on the Edge of Town, Trapped, Badlands, Born in the U.S.A., Light of Day, Thunder Road, and Born to Run. Joe Grushecky joined Bruce on stage to perform Glory Days and Santa Claus Is Coming to Town., Songs performed by Megadeth included Holy Wars The Punishment Due, Skin o My Teeth, Wake Up Dead, Hangar 18, Countdown to Extinction, Foreclosure of a Dream, This Was My Life, Lucretia, Sweating Bullets, In My Darkest Hour, The Conjuring, Tornado of Souls, Ashes in Your Mouth, Symphony of Destruction, Peace Sells, and Anarchy in the U.K. Songs performed by STP included Crackerman, Wicked Garden, No Memory, Sin, Plush, Where the River Goes, Dead & Bloated, Sex Type Thing, and Naked Sunday., Songs performed by Bon Jovi included I Believe, Wild in the Streets, Id Die for You, You Give Love a Bad Name, Born to Be My Baby, Cant Help Falling in Love, Bed of Roses, Keep the Faith, Blood Money, Blaze of Glory, Lay Your Hands on Me, In These Arms, Blood on Blood, Bad Medicine, Wanted Dead or Alive, Livin on a Prayer, Ill Sleep When Im Dead, and Never Say Goodbye. Songs performed by Healey included While My Guitar Gently Weeps., There were 12,102 people in attendance. Beat/Conga/Rhythm Is Gonna Get You/1-2-3/Get On Your Feet, Higher/Tres Deseos, and Reach., Songs performed by Smashing Pumpkins included Where Boys Fear to Tread, Zero, Cherub Rock, To Forgive, Tonight, Tonight, Today, Thru the Eyes of Ruby, Disarm, Bullet With Butterfly Wings, F*** You (An Ode to No One), Porcelina of the Vast Oceans, Muzzle, Siva, X.Y.U., 1979, Bodies, and Silverf***. Songs performed by GLB included The Shining Hour, Drag, Lone Star Song, Mockingbirds, Bethlehem Steel, and Two & Two., Songs performed by Phish included Runaway Jim, Guelah Papyrus, The Old Home Place, Cars Trucks Buses, Stash, Strange Design, The Divided Sky, Billy Breathes, Taste, Sample in a Jar, Suzy Greenberg, Maze, You Enjoy Myself, Reba, Waste, Harry Hood, and Julius., Songs performed by Rush during their three-hour set included Closer to the Heart, Wheres My Thing, The Big Money, The Trees, Red Barchetta, Freewill, Tom Sawyer, and the Spirit of Radio., The Who performed the Quadrophenia rock opera start to finish, with Idol playing Ace Face and Glitter playing the Godfather. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. During the summer of 2010, workers removed asbestos from the building while a demolition plan was designed. The arena's design incorporated 2,950 tons of stainless steel from Pittsburgh. Songs performed by Nevile included Ave Maria and Silent Night., There were 11,209 people in attendance for this sold-out concert. When the show was ended, more than 50 of the audience members headed to the Carlton House Hotel, where the band was staying, to try to meet them. According to an attendee, Framptons set was essentially the same as the, Songs performed by Jefferson Starship included Miracles, Ride the Tiger, Somebody to Love, Wooden Ships, There Will Be Love, Play on Love, Thats For Sure, Better Lying Down, Have You Seen the Saucers?, White Rabbit, Sweeter Than Honey, and Volunteers. Songs performed by Fleetwood Mac: Get Like You Used to Be, Station Man, Spare Me a Little of Your Love, Rhiannon, Monday Morning, Why, Landslide, Crystal, Frozen Love, Over My Head, Say You Love Me, Im So Afraid, Oh Well, The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown), World Turning, Blue Letter, Dont Let Me Down Again, So Afraid, and Hypnotized.. No such means were found so the concert was allowed to take place, although the citys Public Auditorium Authority assured citizens that the concert would be immediately stopped if anything illegal by the band took place. According to reports, Bruce was in town the night before the show (9/20/84) and went out for hot dogs in Oakland before getting onstage at the Decade to play a few songs unannounced (he joined the band Bon Ton Roulet in performing Just Raise Your Hand and Lucille). This date was added after the 9/21/84 date sold out almost immediately. Songs performed by Winter included Keep Playing That Rock and Roll, Free Ride, Do Like Me, Uncomplicated, Easy Street, Rock and Roll Woman, Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo, Teenage Love Affair, Undercover Man, New Orleans/Long Tall Sally and a 13-minute version of Frankenstein. Songs performed by the James Gang included Ride the Wind, Funk 49, It Must Be Love, Stratus, Standing in the Rain, Walk Away, and Wildfire., The roof was open for the concert. From 1978 to 1982 many of the current Big East Conference powers Atlantic 10 powers fought for their conference crown at the center. Songs performed by the Eagles included Hotel California, New Kid in Town, Wasted Time, The Girl From Yesterday, I Cant Tell You Why, Lyin Eyes, One of These Nights, Tequila Sunrise, Love Will Keep Us Alive, The Heart of the Matter, You Belong to the City, The Boys of Summer, Funk #49, Heartache Tonight, Life in the Fast Lane, Get Over It, Rocky Mountain Way, Already Gone, Desperado, and Take It Easy., Songs performed by Petty included Love Is a Long Road, You Dont Know How It Feels, Listen to Her Heart, I Wont Back Down, Free Fallin, You Wreck Me, Mary Janes Last Dance, Into the Great Wide Open, Learning to Fly, Time to Move On, Girl on LSD, I Just Want to Make Love to You, Wildflowers, Yer So Bad, Its Good to Be King, Drivin Down to Georgia, Refugee, Runnin Down a Dream, Honey Bee, American Girl, and Alright for Now., Songs performed by Plant & page included Tales of Bron, Immigrant Song, The Wanton Song, Bring It On Home, Ramble On, Thank You, Shake My Tree, Lullaby, No Quarter, Gallows Pole, Nobodys Fault but Mine, The Song Remains the Same, Since Ive Been Loving You, Friends, Calling to You, Four Sticks, In the Evening, Black Dog, and Kashmir., Mary J. Blige, Junior M.A.F.I.A., Craig Mack, Notorious B.I.G., Naughty By Nature, Songs performed by Jodeci inlcuded Freekin You. Songs performed by Blige included Real Love, Love No Limit, I Wanna Be Happy, Youve Gotta Believe. Songs performed by Mack included Flava in Ya Ear. Songs performed by Naughty By Nature included O.P.P., Songs performed by Phish included The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony, AC/DC Bag, The Curtain, Sparkle, Stash, Tela, Im Blue, Im Lonesome, Maze, Suzy Greenberg, Chalk Dust Torture, Theme From the Bottom, Reba, Catapult, Scent of a Mule, Bathtub Gin, Acoustic Army, Hold Your Head Up, Bike, Hold Your Head Up, Fee, Julius, Life on Mars?, and Rocky Top., Songs performed by Rusted Root included Back to the Earth, Drum Trip, Ecstasy, Come Down, Cat Turned Blue, Big White Bird, Infinite Space, Voodoo, Rain, Dangle, Tree, Cruel Sun, Laugh as the Sun, Martyr, Lost in a Crowd, Primal Scream, Run, Artificial Winter, and Send Me on My Way., Songs performed by Stewart included Get Back, Some Guys Have All the Luck, (I Know) Im Losing You, Maggie May, Stay With Me, Reason to Believe, Twistin the Night Away, Tonights the Night, This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You), The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II), Hot Legs, Youre in My Heart (The Final Acclaim), Da Ya Think Im Sexy?, Passion, Young Turks, Lost in You, Forever Young, Rhythm of My Heart, Downtown Train, Have I Told You Lately, The Motown Song, Having a Party, All for Love, Soothe Me, and Sweet Little Rock & Roller., Songs performed by RHCP included Freaky Styley, Suck My Kiss, Give It Away, Aeroplane, Warped, Walkabout, Backwoods, Sweet Home Alabama, Southern Man, My Friends, Venus in Furs, Higher Ground, Pea, Coffee Shop, Sound and Vision, One Big Mob, Under the Bridge, Me & My Friends, Deep Kick, Nevermind, and Manic Depression. Songs performed by Spacehog included Crack City, Cruel to Be Kind, In the Meantime, Spacehog, Candyman, Space Is the Place, Never Coming Down Part I, and Finale., Songs performed by AC/DC included Back in Black, Shot Down in Flames, Thunderstruck, Girls Got Rhythm, Cover You in Oil, Shoot to Thrill, Boogie Man, Hard as a Rock, Hells Bells, Dog Eat Dog, The Jack, Ballbreaker, Rock and Roll Aint Noise Pollution, T.N.T., Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, You Shook Me All Night Long, Whole Lotta Rosie, Let There Be Rock, Highway to Hell, and For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)., Songs performed by No Doubt included Just a Girl., Songs performed included Crunchy Granola Suite, Hello Again, Solitary Man, Girl, Youll Be a Woman Soon, Cherry, Cherry, Jungle Time, Beautiful Noise, Play Me, September Morn, Shiloh, Can Anybody Hear Me, One Good Love, No Limit, Everybody, Marry Me, Forever in Blue Jeans, The Last Picasso, Song Sung Blue, Soolaimon, Love on the Rocks, You Dont Bring Me Flowers, Shilo, Holly Holy, I Am, I Said, America, Sweet Caroline, Cracklin Rosie, and Brother Loves Traveling Salvation Show., Songs performed by The Cure included Want, Club America, A Night Like This, Pictures of You, Lullaby, Piggy in the Mirror, This Is a Lie, Mint Car, In Between Days, Jupiter Crash, Round & Round & Round, Just Like Heaven, Lovesong, Strange Attraction, Primary, Return, Trap, Treasure, Prayers for Rain, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Bare, Disintegration, Catch, Friday Im in Love, The Walk, Why Cant I Be You?, Gone!, Boys Dont Cry, 10:15 Saturday Night, Killing an Arab, and A Forest., After this show sold out, the 7/22/96 date was added. There were more than 17,000 people in attendance. Wes Montgomery was scheduled to appear but he died about a week prior to the show. This date was added after the 9/11/86 date sold out; the second show sold out just as quickly. By the mid-1970s the arena was among the premier venues in the nation, with Billboard magazine naming it the 9th best in the U.S. on December 30, 1976. Songs by The Artist Formerly Known as Prince included Jam of the Year, Talkin Loud and Sayin Nothing, Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette, Get Yo Groove On, Six, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, Face Down, The Ride, When You Were Mine, The Cross, One of Us, Do Me, Baby, Adore, Insatiable, Scandalous, Sexy M.F., If I Was Your Girlfriend, Diamonds and Pearls, The Beautiful Ones, How Come U Dont Call Me Anymore, Take Me With U, Raspberry Beret, Lets Work, Kiss, Gett Off, and When Doves Cry., Songs performed by Vandross included Here and Now and Til My Baby Comes Home. 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