Songs performed by ZZ Top included Planet of Women, Sleeping Bag, Tell It, Waitin for the Bus, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Ten Foot Pole, Gimme All Your Lovin, Concrete and Steel, My Heads in Mississippi, Manic Mechanic, Heard It on the X, 2000 Blues, Blue Jean Blues, Just Got Paid, Lovething, Got Me Under Pressure, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Sharp Dressed Man, Give It Up, Legs, Tube Snake Boogie, La Grange, and Tush. Songs performed by the Black Crowes included She Talks to Angels., Songs performed by ZZ Top included Tell It, Waitin for the Bus, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Ten Foot Pole, Gimme All Your Lovin, Concrete and Steel, My Heads in Mississippi, Manic Mechanic, Heard It on the X, 2000 Blues, Blue Jean Blues, Just Got Paid, Lovething, Got Me Under Pressure, Sharp Dressed Man, Give It Up, Legs, Tube Snake Boogie, La Grange, and Tush., There were about 8,000 people in attendance. There were 15,648 people in attendance. Songs performed included Stand and Fight, Money Machine, Twelve Gates to the City, Steamroller, Wandering, Sweet Baby James, Riding on a Railroad, Walking Man, Summers Here, Up on the Roof, Fire and Rain, Millworker, Lighthouse, Blossom, I Will Follow, Her Town Too, Looking for Love on Broadway, Youve Got a Friend, How Sweet It Is, Hard Times, Your Smiling Face, and Hey Good Lookin., Songs played included Incident at Neshabur, Europa, Soul Sacrifice, Primera Invasion, American Gypsy, Searchin, E Papa Re, The Sensitive Kind, Winning, Tales of Kilimanjaro, Black Magic Woman, Savor, Jingo, Body Surfing, Well All right, Transcendence, Open Invitation, Shes Not There, and Shake Your Moneymaker., Songs performed by Van Halen included On Fire, Sinners Swing!, Hear About It Later, So This Is Love?, Jamies Cryin, Runnin With the Devil, Dance the Night Away, Sunday Afternoon in the Park, Romeo Delight, Everybody Wants Some! 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). It's maximum opening would be about 75% open with the roof leaves under the support arm. Songs performed by The Other Ones included Here Comes Sunshine, Only the Strange Remain, Drums, Space, Im a Hog for You, China Cat Sunflower, The Eleven, Unbroken Chain, Masons Children, Dire Wolf, Bird Song, Hes Gone, Mr. There were over 11,000 people in attendance. Songs performed by Zapp included I Can Make you Dance, Dance Floor, Doo Wa Ditty, and Be Alright. Songs performed by Ready for the World included Digital Diplay, Human Toy, Slide Over, Tonight, and Oh Sheila. Songs performed by The Gap Band included Early in the Morning, I Dont Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance, and Yearning For Your Love. Songs performed by Andre Cymone included Lipstick Lover, Kellys Eyes, Neon Pussycat, The Dance Electric. Songs performed by Klymaxx included I Miss You., There were 7,745 people in attendance. The recycling rate for LEED projects is computed by weight. Funding was provided by a combination of public and private money, including grants from Allegheny County, City of Pittsburgh, and Edgar J. Kaufmann owner of Kaufmann's department store. Currently a parking lot for PPG Paints Arena occupies the space of the former arena. Songs performed by the Dead included Jack Straw, It Must Have Been the Roses, New Minglewood Blues, Friend of the Devil, Cassidy, Big Railroad Blues, Promised Land, Man Smart/Woman Smarter, Crazy Fingers, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Terrapin Station, Wharf Rat, Throwin Stones, Turn on Your Love Light, Revolution, and Brokedown Palace., There were 4,678 people in attendance. This show was cancelled (ostensibly due to Flack taping a TV special) and did not take place. Jul 26, 2000. Songs performed by Brown included Soul Power., Songs performed included Billy the Mountain.. Songs performed by Springsteen included Born in the U.S.A., Out in the Street, Spirit in the Night, Atlantic City, State Trooper, Highway Patrolman, Prove It All Night, Wholl Stop the Rain, Glory Days, The Promised Land, The River, Trapped, Badlands, Thunder Road, Hungry Heart, Dancing in the Dark, Cadillac Ranch, Candys Room, Downbound Train, Im on Fire, Cover Me, Growin Up, Bobby Jean, Jersey Girl, Rosalita (Come Out Tonight), Jungleland, Born to Run, the Detroit Medley, Twist and Shout, Do You Love Me?, and Santa Claus Is Coming to Town., There were 8,159 people in attendance. I present the sky! There were 14,505 people in attendance. This show was cancelled and did not take place. All Night, War Machine, Love Gun, I Love It Loud, Heavens on Fire, Rock and Roll All Nite, Oh! A sell-out crowd of over 12,000 paid $5.90 to attend. Songs performed by Winter included Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo, Frankenstein, Free Ride, and Undercover Man., There were 15,165 people in attendance. Songs performed during the nearly three-hour show included America, Solitary Man, Girl, Youll Be a Woman Soon, Kentucky Woman, Cherry, Cherry, Sweet Caroline, For My Children, Love on the Rocks, Play Me, If You Know What I Mean, Hello Again, September Morn, I Am I Said, Skybird/Lonely Looking Boy/Dear Father, You Dont Bring Me Flowers, Amazed and Confused, Cracklin Rosie, Desiree, Song Sung Blue, and Dancing in the Street., This show was sold out. A lot has changed since the Civic Arena first opened its doors in 1961. There were about 8,500 people in attendance. It was a show saluting CMUs 85th anniversary and Andrew Carnegies 150th birthday. by . Songs performed by Uriah Heep included I Wont Mind, Suicidal Man, Something or Nothing, Sweet Freedom, Wonderworld, July Morning, E-Z Living, Sweet Lorraine, Look at Yourself, Gypsy, Roll Over, Beethoven, I Got a Woman, and Blue Suede Shoes. Songs performed by Manfred Mann included Mercury, Father of Day, Father of Night, Capn Bobby Strut, Buddah, and The Mighty Quinn. Songs performed by Rush included Workingman, In the Mood, Bad Boy and Finding My Way.. Songs performed by Vandross included Never Too Much and Wait For Love. Songs performed by Baker duirng her 90-minute set included With the Same Old Love, Sweet Love, Just Another Part of Me, and God Bless the Child.. Songs performed included Siberian Khatru, And You and I, Roundabout, Close to the Edge, and Tales from Topographic Oceans (which ran for an hour and a half, in four movements). The new postponed date was 3/4/99. 3. There were about 14,000 people in attendance. [10], The $22 million ($202million in 2021 dollars[3]) arena was completed for the CLO in 1961. Songs performed by Traffic included Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory, Glad, and Roll Right Stones. Songs performed by Martyn included Man Walks Inside, Jelly Roll Baker, and Id Rather Be the Devil.. New city guidelines enacted after the Run DMC show required concerts to submit data about crowd size estimates, genre of music being performed, and whether there have been past incidents of violence at previous concerts by the artist. Mark Farner of Grand Funk, The Guess Who, Dr. Hooks Ray Sawyer, Rare Earth, A Super 70s Fest concert. Songs performed by Springsteen included Born to Run, Prove It All Night, Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out, You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch), Darkness on the Edge of Town, Independence Day, Factory, Two Hearts, The Promised Land, Out in the Street, The Price You Pay, The River, Badlands, Thunder Road, Cadillac Ranch, Hungry Heart, Fire, Candys Room, Because the Night, Fade Away, For You, The Ties That Bind, Wreck on the Highway, Point Blank, Crush on You, Ramrod, Drive All Night, Rosalita (Come Out Tonight), Im a Rocker, Jungleland, and the Detroit Medley., Songs performed by Daniels included The Devil Went Down to Georgia, Trudy, Down and Dirty, The Legend of Wooley Swamp, Blind Man, Jitterbug, The Souths Gonna Do It, Cant You See, Sweet Home Alabama, Lonesome Boy From Dixie, No Potion for Pain, In America, Long Haired Country Boy, Uneasy Rider, Cumberland Mountain No. Songs performed by Heart included Citys Burning, Even It Up, Bebe Le Strange, Straight On, Magic Man, Love Alive, Dog & Butterfly, Silver Wheels, Mistral Wind, Raised on You, The Situation, Crazy on You, Barracuda, Rock and Roll, Born to Be Wild, The Rover, and Sweet Darlin. Songs performed by Mellencamp included 30 Days in the Hole, Jack & Diane, Hurts So Good, Aint Even Done with the Night, This Time, and I Need a Lover., There were around 7,000 people in attendance. 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.. The closed building officially became the Civic Arena again. There were a very disappointing 4,370 people in attendance. Darlene Love was one of Chers backup singers. Dean Martin was scheduled to be on the bill but a kidney ailment forced him to drop out of the tour. Security for the band was so tight that even concert promoter Pat DiCesare reportedly did not know how and in what manner the Stones would arrive at the venue. included Finest Worksong, These Days, Welcome to the Occupation, West of the Fields, Disturbance at the Heron House, Exhuming McCarthy, Orange Crush, Feeling Gravitys Pull, King of Birds, I Believe, Title, Moral Kiosk, Auctioneer (Another Engine), Superman, Oddfellows Local 151, Its the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine), Begin the Begin, The Flowers of Guatemala, Fall on Me, See No Evil, The One I Love, and So. ), Holiday, Lover Boy, Hurry Sundown, Blueswater, and a 26-minute version of Green Grass and High Tides. Songs performed by Molly Hatchet included Good Rockin, Let the Good Times Roll, Gator Country, Flirtin With Disaster, and Boogie No More., Fleetwood Mac performed over 2 hours to a smaller-than-expected audience of around 10,000 fans. There were 12,179 people in attendance. There were over 8,000 people in attendance. After an extended run of the Ice Capades and the Pittsburgh Home Show the first ever. Songs performed by Bon Jovi included Lay Your Hands on Me, Id Die for You, Wild in the Streets, You Give Love a Bad Name, Tokyo Road, Born to Be My Baby, Let It Rock, Ill Be There for You, Blood on Blood, Runaway, Livin on a Prayer, Ride Cowboy Ride, Wanted Dead or Alive, Bad Medicine, and a cover of Gimme Some Lovin. Bon Jovi brought out Pittsburgh friends Norm Nardini, Paul Shook, and Nason Gieg to perform with the band on Gimme Some Lovin., This date was added after 6/13/89 sold out. That board was replaced during the 1986 renovations by an American Sign and Indicator scoreboard with a black-and-white three-line matrix animation/messageboard on each side, which appears in Sudden Death. Songs performed by Fleetwood Mac included Dont Stop, Oh Daddy, The Chain, Tusk, Landslide, World Turning, Sara, Second Hand News, Sisters of the Moon, Say You Love Me, Not That Funny, Im So Afraid, Go Your Own Way, What Makes You Think Youre the One, Angel, Rhiannon, Dreams, and Save Me a Place. Songs performed by Danny Douma & Night Eyes included Hurt to Pride, Love Now, Carnival Boy, and Hate You.. Songs performed by the Beach Boys included Good Vibrations, Darling, Dance, Dance, Dance, Wouldnt It Be Nice, Sloop John B, Help Me, Rhonda, Do It Again, California Girls, Barbara Ann, Fun, Fun, Fun, God Only Knows, In My Room, Surfin Safari, Surf City, Surfin USA, Little Deuce Coupe, Little Old Lady From Pasadena, Hey Little Cobra, Shut Down, 409, GTO, I Get Around, Rock and Roll Music, Come Go With Me, and California Dreamin. Songs performed by Katrina & The Waves included Walking On Sunshine, Is That It?, Do You Want Crying, Rock Myself to Sleep, Mexico, and Lovely Lindsey.. 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. It was breezy enough that a wind-whipped tropical-imagery backdrop behind the stage had to be taken down partway through Buffetts set. The roof was divided into eight sections, six of the sections could fold underneath in two-and-a-half minutes, making the Civic Arena the world's first major indoor sports stadium with a retractable roof. 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. 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 The Firm included Radioactive, Closer, Morning After the Night Before, Satisfaction Guaranteed, Make Or Break, Together, Live in Peace, Prelude, Money Cant Buy, Midnight Moonlight, The Chase, Someone to Love, and a covers of Johnny B. Goode and Youve Lost That Lovin Feeling., There were 10,225 people in attendance. that was a marvel. Songs performed by Lee included One in a Million, Pickin Up Strangers, Bet Your Heart on Me, and Lookin For Love., Songs performed during the 65-minute set included Night and Day, In the Still Of the Night, All Or Nothing At all, I Get a Kick Out of You, The One That I Love Belongs to Somebody Else, Without a Song, I Cant Get Started, It Had to Be You, The Lady Is a Tramp, New York, New York, Monday Morning Quarterback, For Once in My Life, Gonna Fall in Love Again, Like a Sad Song, Stargazer, Laura, The House I Live In, Summertime, It Aint Necessarily So, Oh, Bess, Oh Wheres My Bess., This night sold out, so a second show was added on 6/8/82. Songs performed by Motley Crue included Find Myself, Girls, Girls, Girls, Wild Side, Shout at the Devil, Looks That Kill, Dont Go Away Mad (Just Go Away), Dr. Central Rain. 10,000 Maniacs performed to a smaller audience as a significant number of audience members hadnt arrived until the bands set was partway completed. Cooper told the crowd, I havent been insulted once tonight. The arena kept the name after Mellon merged with The Bank of New York to form The Bank of New York Mellon in 2007 and didn't go through with the "BNY Mellon" rebranding like other buildings bearing the Bank of New York or Mellon name such as One Mellon Center. Some listings had the S.O.S. [citation needed], Pop singer Britney Spears performed at the arena once in 2001 on her Dream Within a Dream Tour and in 2009 to a sell-out crowd as a part of her Circus Tour. Donnie Iris, Rusted Root, Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, Bill Deasy, Povertyneck Hillbillies, B.E. Search this site. Songs performed by Iglesias included Some Enchanted Evening, To All the Girls Ive Loved Before, Begin the Beguine, As Time Goes By, and The Girl From Ipanema., There were about 14,000 people in attendance for this sold-out show. 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. Songs performed by The Cars included Hello Again, Touch and Go, Candy-O, A Dream Away, Drive, You Might Think, My Best Friends Girl, Magic, Lets Go, Jacki, and Youre All I Got Tonight. Songs performed by Wang Chung included Dance Hall Days and Dont Let Go., Songs performed by Stewart included Hot Legs, She Wont Dance With Me, Tonight Im Yours (Dont Hurt Me), Youre in My Heart (The Final Acclaim), Sweet Little Rock & Roller, Baby Jane, (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay, Hungry Heart, Maggie May, Infatuation, Bad for You, Tonights the Night (Gonna Be Alright), Some Guys Have All the Luck, Young Turks, Passion, and Da Ya Think Im Sexy?, Lita Ford was schedule to be the first act on the bill, but she canceled. The last concert at Civic Arena was on June 23, 2006. Songs performed by Rush included Dreamline, The Spirit of Radio, The Analog Kid, Cold Fire, Time Stand Still, Nobodys Hero, Roll the Bones, Animate, Stick It Out, Double Agent, Limelight, Bravado, Mystic Rhythms, Closer to the Heart, Show Dont Tell, Leave That Thing Alone, The Trees, Xanadu, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part I: Prelude, Tom Sawyer, Force Ten, and YYZ. 42 attendees were cited by police for underage drinking. [40] On January 21, 1990, the Civic Arena hosted the 41st National Hockey League All-Star Game. Songs performed by Maiden included Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, The Number of the Beast, Heaven Can Wait, The Trooper, and Wasted Years.. Complimentary soft drinks and a TV were to be a part of the room. Songs performed by Nugent included No, No, No, Fightin Words, Bound and Gagged, Wang Dang Sweet Poontang, Dog Eat Dog, Cat Scratch Fever, Free-For-All, Hey Baby, Wango Tango, and Great White Buffalo. Songs performed by Axe included I Got the Fire, Silent Soldiers, and Rock n Roll Party., The show was nearly sold out. Full openings stop For other uses, see, Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics, Trotter, Joe W. & Day, Jared N. "Race and Renaissance: African-Americans in Pittsburgh Since World War II. The roof was open about a quarter of the way until Taylors set, when it was opened fully. J. Geils Band songs performed included Whammer Jammer, I Just Cant Go On, Take a Chance, Truck Drivin Man, Serve You Right., Lloyd Price, The Shirelles, The Skyliners, The Five Satins, Danny & The Juniors, The Flamingos, The Moonglows, Electric Light Orchestra, James Montgomery Band, There were 9,000 people in attendance. Before the concert, Elton was wearing a floor-length mink coat over bib denim overalls. The were 14,534 people in attendance. The roof opened for the show for the first time since a Boston concert on 8/10/1978. This show was postponed to 2/19/99 due to an illness in the band. Mick Fleetwood and John McVie appeared on the show date in Pittsburgh for the media to explain their cancellation. Some sources say DMX and/or Staind were also on the bill. June 1966, Civic Arena - With opening acts, Tommy James & The Shondells, and The McCoys. Prior to the concert, Mann reportedly held a recording session, doing some overdubs at a recording studio in East Liberty (Fox Studios). 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. Songs performed by Bowie during his 65-minute set included Memory of a Free Festival, Rebel Rebel, John, Im Only Dancing (Again), Sorrow, Changes, Young Americans, 1984, Rock n Roll With Me, The Jean Genie, Moonage Daydream, Can You Hear Me, Somebody Up There Likes Me, Suffragette City, Rock n Roll Suicide, Future Legend, and Diamond Dogs., J. Geils Band songs performed included Whammer Jammer, Mustve Got Lost, South Side Shuffle, Get On Out, Detroit Breakdown, Looking For a Love, Chimes, House Party, Truck Drivin Man., Songs performed by Yes included Sound Chaser, Close to the Edge, To Be Over, The Gates of Delirium, And You and I, Ritual (Nous sommes du soleil), and Roundabout. Songs performed by Gryphon included Ethelion, Midnight Mushrumps, Checkmate, and Sailors Hornpipe., The B.T. Stewart fell ill on the day of the concert, and it had to be postponed to 12/2/88. Elvis Presley played his final New Year's Eve show at the Civic Arena on December 31, 1976, and played to a sellout on June 25 and 26, 1973. Songs performed included Ill Tumble 4 Ya, Do You Really Want to Hurt Me, Karma Chameloen, Church of the Poison Mind, Victims, Thats the Way, Miss Me, White Boy, Take Control, Its a Miracle. This was the first concert with a younger audience at which the Arena sold beer. Songs performed included Dont Ask Me Why, Stiletto, Mt Life, Piano Man, An Innocent Man, Scene From an Italian Restaurant, Its Still Rock n Roll to Me, Uptown Girl, Big Shot, Tell Her About It, You Mau Be Right, and Only the Good Die Young.. Pittsburgh Penguins take the ice one last time at Civic Arena. It was a sad day when the civic arena closed its doors for the last time on June 26, 2010 and Consol Energy was built right next door to it. This date was added after the 9/21/84 date sold out almost immediately. Pieces of the arena were saved and created a lot of memorabilia for people to purchase as a keep sake. The Civic Arena hosted the first and second round regional games of both the 1997 and 2002 NCAA men's tournament. It was reportedly Gayes first ever concert in Pittsburgh. Time: ending soonest; Time: newly listed; Price + Shipping: lowest first; Price + Shipping: highest first; Distance: nearest first; Gallery View; Customize; 737 results for civic arena. Advertisements promised 2 1/2 hours of star entertainment. The show had to be stopped three times when audience members jumped on stage. Songs performed by Cheap Trick included Heaven Tonight, I Want You to Want Me, Clock Strikes Ten, Baby Loves to Rock, Surrender, I Love You Baby But I Hate Your Friends, Gonna Raise Hell, Dream Police, Aint That a Shame, Day Tripper, Who DKing, and High Priest of Rhythmic Noise. Songs performed by UFO included Chains Chains, Too Hot to Handle, Lights Out, The Wild the Willing and the Innocent, Only You Can Rock Me, Love to Love You, and Mystery Train. The band altered the lyrics of Lights Out from lights out in London to lights out in Pittsburgh., This concert sold out, so a second date on 4/2/81 was added. For parents bringing their kids to the concert but werent interested in seeing the show themseves, a quiet room was available for this show. Pittsburgh Civic Arena update. The Arenas distinctive bubble-like look led immediately to a wide array of nicknames: the Silver Derby, the Chrome Dome, the Flipped Lid, the Costly Cupcake, the Big Beanie, and eventuallyafter the Penguins took up residency at the Arena in 1967the Igloo. Songs performed by Sinatra included Ive Got the World on a String, At Long Last Love, All Or Nothing At All, For Once in My Life, Ive Got You Under My Skin, Fly Me to the Moon, Mack the Knife, Summer Wind, and Strangers in the Night., Songs performed by Bell Biv Devoe included When Will I See You Smile Again? and Something in Your Eyes., Sandi Patti, Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael English, First Call, Steve Green, Twila Paris, Larnelle Harris, Wayne Watson, 4HIM, This show was cancelled about a week prior due to production problems., Songs performed included No Mans Land, Pressure, Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel), The River of Dreams, The Ballad of Billy the Kid, Allentown, Listen to the Music, Scenes From an Italian Restaurant, My Life, I Go to Extremes, An Innocent Man, All About Soul, Goodnight Saigon, We Didnt Start the Fire, Its Still Rock and Roll to Me, You May Be Right, Only the Good Die Young, Big Shot, and Piano Man., Songs performed by Aerosmith included Eat the Rich, Toys in the Attic, Rag Doll, Fever, Draw the Line, Honky Tonk Women, Amazing, Mama Kin, The Other Side, Cryin, Shut Up and Dance, Mannish Boy, Walk On Down, Janies Got a Gun, Lookin for a Love, Love in an Elevator, Dude (Looks Like a Lady), Sweet Emotion, Dream On, Livin on the Edge, and Walk This Way., Songs performed by Stewart included Hot Legs, Cut Across Shorty, Reason to Believe, Handbags and Gladrags, You Wear It Well, Every Picture Tells a Story, Tonights the Night (Gonna Be Alright), Maggie May, Having a Party, Youre in My Heart (The Final Acclaim), Forever Young, Downtown Train, Infatuation, Some Guys Have All the Luck, Rhythm of My Heart, All for Love, Maybe Baby, Lost in You, Sweet Little Rock & Roller, My Girl, People Get Ready, Have I Told You Lately, This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You), The Motown Song, Da Ya Think Im Sexy?, and Twistin the Night Away., There were around 10,000 people in attendance. [58] The Penguins had originally planned to sell 6,000 ornaments, but due to demand, the team ended selling over 40,000 pieces. Soul, Sugar Mountain, Jellyroll Man, Wonderin, Payola Blues, Get Gone, Dont Take Your Love Away From Me, Everybodys Rockin, Do You Wanna Dance?, There were about 10,000 people in attendance. Songs performed by Parliament Funkadelic included Cosmic Slop and Flash Light. Songs performed by The Bar-Kays included Spellbound, Lets Have Some Fun, and Shake Your Rump to the Funk., There were 17,078 peope in attendance. Big Baboon., Songs performed by R.E.M. Pittsburgh's Mario Lemieux scored three goals on his first three shotsthe first coming 21seconds into the game. This show was moved to the South Hills Theatre in Dormont. There were 14,876 people in attendance. For much of its final decade, it was known as Mellon Arena due to a naming-rights sponsorship. Songs performed by Rogers included The Gambler, Coward of the County, Ruby, Lucille, All I Need Is You, I Feel Sorry for Anyone Who Isnt Me Tonight, Dont Fall in Love With a Dreamer., It was technically a co-headlining tour with Black Sabath but Blue Oyster Cult ended the concert. Songs performed by Traffic included The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys. Songs performed by Winter included Keep Playing That Rock and Roll, Tobacco Road, and a cover of Johnny B. Goode., Songs performed by Cassidy included I Can Feel Your Heartbeat, Lonely Too Long, Could It Be Forever, Everybody I Love You, Rickys Tune, Rock Me Baby, Brown Eyes, Ill Meet You Halfway, Only the Beginning, Doesnt Somebody Want to Be Wanted, Its One of Those Nights (Yes Love), I Woke Up in Love This Morning, Two Time Loser, Cherish, and I Think I Love You., Songs performed by Black Sabbath included N.I.B., Tomorrows Dream, War Pigs, Sweet Leaf, Iron Man, Snowblind, Wicked World, Embryo, Children of the Grave, Paranoid, and Fairies Wear Boots.. There were 14,205 people in attendance. 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. 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