There 16,623 people in attendance. Songs performed by Buffett included Cheeseburger in Paradise, Fins, I Love the Now, Gypsies in the Palace, Creola, Ragtop Day, Grapefruit and Juicy Fruit, Boat Drinks, Volvano, Meet Me in Memphis, Jackie Blue, African Friend, If the Phone Doesnt Ring, Its Me, He Went To Paris, Come Monday, Pencil Thin Mustache, A Pirate Looks at 40, Old Folks Boogie, Margaritaville, and a cover of Brown-Eyed Girl.. The Country Gentlemen, Brenda Caseys Golddiggers, Sunset, Backup and Push, Featuring Keith Richards and Ron Wood, and also including Stanley Clarke, Ian McLaughlin, and Bobby Keys. Songs performed included Sweet Caroline, Cherry Cherry, Shilo, Cracklin Rosie, Play Me, I Am, I Said, Desiree, Kentucky Woman, Soolaimon, Brothers Loves Traveling Salvation Show, The Dancing Bumble-Bee, You Dont Bring Me Flowers, Flight of the Bumblebee, Beautiful Noise, and For My Children.. 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. Contact. The Philadelphia 76ers, Pittsburgh Pipers, Pittsburgh Condors, Pittsburgh Rens, Pittsburgh Piranhas, and the Harlem Globetrotters hosted regular-season basketball games at the Arena. Songs performed by Uriah Heep incluced Falling in Love, Woman of the Night, Stealin, Look at Yourself, July Morning, One More Night (Last Farewell), Who Needs Me, Easy Livin, and Sweet Lorraine. Police arrested 16 people at the concert: seven with drug violations, eight for public intoxication, and one with a firearms charge. There were reports that the show was interrupted to admonish the attendees to get back away from the stage. (See sidebar, "Black, Gold and Green" ) Focused on Recycling The Civic Arena demolition project also is on course to achieve a 95 percent recycling rate. 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. Bauji's entire family comes under one roof for 13 days after he passes away. During Be True To Your School, Mike Love pointed out he was wearing a Pitt #1 button on his shirt. Songs performed by AC/DC included Rock n Roll Train, Hell Aint a Bad Place to Be, Back in Black, Big Jack, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Thunderstruck, Black Ice, The Jack, Hells Bells, Shoot to Thrill, War Machine, Anything Goes, You Shook Me All Night Long, T.N.T., Whole Lotta Rosie, Let There Be Rock, Highway to Hell, and For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)., There were 11,854 people in attendance. Songs performed by Rogers included Love Will Turn You Around, Shes the Best to Me, Workin For a Livin, Lady, The Gambler, If I Were a Painting, Ruby, Daytime Friends, Nighttime Lovers, You Decorated My Life, Blaze of Glory, Lucille, and Islands in the Stream. Songs performed by the Gatlins in their 45-minute set included Star Spangled Broken Heart, She Used to Be Somebodys Baby, Nighttime Magic, Houston, I Wish You Were Somebody I Love, Broken Lady, and All the Gold in California. Songs performed by Loveless included Im That Kind of Girl, Chains, On Down the Line, Timber, Im Falling in Love, and Dont Toss Us Away., There were 11,259 people in attendance. Attendance was record-breaking for the arena, with 17,524 people in the audience. Songs performed by Sinatra included: I Write the Songs, Where or When, Stargazer, The Lady Is a Tramp, Embraceable You, My Funny Valentine, I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes), For Once in My Life, Like a Sad Song, This Is All I Ask, Never Gonna Fall in Love Again, Empty Tables, It Was a Very Good Year, Night and Day, My Way. An hour before the show when a local reporter met Sinatra backstage, the singer asked What happened to my Steelers? (the team had started the season with only one win after 5 games) and wanted infomation about an injury sustained by quarterback Terry Bradshaw in a game against the Cleveland Browns earlier that day. The show was performed in the round on a rotating stage and was filmed for cablecasting on the Showtime TV network (it began running on 3/8/82). This show was cancelled (supposedly due to a movie comittment, but likely due to poor ticket sales) and did not take place. 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. The Pittsburgh Penguins won their first Stanley Cup against the Minnesota North Stars 8-0 in the Civic Arena on May 25, 1991. 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. There were 7,228 people in attendance. Paula Abdul was advertised as the headliner for this tour but it appears she did not perform on this date. During the show, McGraw singled out an audience member wearing a Philadelphia Phillies jersey, prompting boos from the Pirates fans in the audience. it open. 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. Major political rallies were part of the early history of the arena. The 3rd appeals court denied the lawsuit saying it had no jurisdiction in the matter, and demolition began Monday, September 26, 2011. Songs performed by Black Sabbath included Symptom of the Universe, Snowblind, All Moving Parts (Stand Still), War Pigs, Gypsy, Black Sabbath, Dirty Women, Rock N Roll Doctor, Electric Funeral, Iron Man, Paranoid, and Children of the Grave. Songs performed by Nugent included Stranglehold, Free-for-All, Stormtroopin, Hibernation, and Motor City Madhouse. 21 arrests were made the night of the show. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, Good Day Sunshine, Cant Buy Me Love, Put It There, Things We Said Today, Eleanor Rigby, This One, My Brave Face, Back in the U.S.S.R., I Saw Her Standing There, Twenty Flight Rock, Coming Up, Let It Be, Aint That a Shame, Live and Let Die, Hey Jude, Yesterday, Get Back, Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End., Songs performed included Figure of Eight, Jet, Rough Ride, Got to Get You Into My Life, Band on the Run, Ebony and Ivory, We Got Married, The , The Fool on the Hill, Sgt. Search this site. Mark Farner of Grand Funk, The Guess Who, Dr. Hooks Ray Sawyer, Rare Earth, A Super 70s Fest concert. incident in the WWE history. After the 10/19/86 date sold out, this date was added. that was a marvel. The show took place the same night as game 7 of the World Series, pitting Joels hometown Mets against the Red Sox. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence), Astronomy, ME 262, Godzilla, Hot Rails to Hell, 5 Guitars, Born to Be Wild, and (Dont Fear) The Reaper.. The team used the promotion to raise money for its charitable foundation. Songs performed by The Who included Love Aint for Keepin, Pure and Easy, My Wife, I Cant Explain, Substitute, Bargain, Behind Blue Eyes, Wont Get Fooled Again, I Dont Even Know Myself, Baby Dont You Do It, Pinball Wizard, See Me, Feel Me, My Generation, and Magic Bus., Songs performed by the Osmonds included One Bad Apple, Double Lovin, Sweet and Innocent, Go Away Little Girl, Put Your Hand in the Hand, Motown Special., Songs performed included My God, Up to Me, Mother Goose, Locomotive Breath, Wind-Up, Hymn 43, Cross-Eyed Mary, The Judge, Shuffle, Nothing Is Easy, A New Day Yesterday, Songs performed by Grand Funk included Gimme Shelter and Feelin Alright., Songs performed by Alice Cooper included Be My Lover, You Drive Me Nervous, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Im Eighteen, Halo of Flies, Is It My Body, Dead Babies, Killer, Long Way to Go, and Under My Wheels., Jackie Wilson, Fats Domino, The Flamingos, Harvey & the Moonlows, A new practice was instituted at this show (or, at least, first noticed by newspaper reporters) to frisk attendees going to the floor section. The Igloo will soon be entirely demolished. [26], The Pittsburgh Spirit Major Indoor Soccer League team also hosted matches at the Arena.[5][27]. Songs performed included Rocky Mountain High, Thank God Im a Country Boy, Annies Song, Sunshine on My Shoulders, Take Me Home Country Roads, Follow Me, Leavin on a Jet Plane, Goodbye Again, Song for the Life, Johnny B. Goode, Calypso, Fly Away, Memphis, Dancing With the Mountains, Mother Natures Son, Autograph, Poems, Prayers and Promises, Im Sorry, Back Home Again, Sweet Surrender, Wrangell Mountain Song, Matthew, You Say That Battle Is Over, How Mountain Girls Can Love, The Ballad of St. Annes Reel, Grandmas Feather Bed, High Sierra, and Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio., Songs performed included Rock Me on the Water, Running on Empty, You Love the Thunder, The Fuse, Here Come Those Tears Again, Fountain of Sorrow, Call It a Loan, Hold Out, Walking Slow, Before the Deluge, That Girl Could Sing, Boulevard, Doctor My Eyes, The Pretender, Hold On Hold Out, The Load Out/Stay, and Disco Apocalypse., Songs performed by Heart inclided Barracuda, Crazy on You, Magic Man, Down on Me, Raised on You, Straight On, Bebe Le Strange, Rockin Heaven down, Strange Night, Just the Wine, Dog and Butterfly, Even It Up, and Break. Songs performed by The Joe Perry Project included Life at a Glance, Discount Dogs, Bone to Bone, The Mist Is Rising, Rockin Train, Let the Music Do the Talking, Break Tune, and Heartbreak Hotel.. Charleston Civic Center. Songs performed by .38 Special inclided Hold On Loosely, Caught Up in You, Back on the Track, Take Em Out, If Id Been the One, Rough Housin, and Back Where You Belong. Songs performed by Lewis included The Heart of Rock n Roll, I Want a New Drug, Workin For a Living, Heart and Soul, Walking on a Thin Line, Do You Believe in Love, Some of My Lies Are True, and Its Alright., There 9,407 people in attendance. 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. Songs performed by CSN included Pre-Road Downs, Love the One Youre With, The Lee Shore, I Used to Be a King, Just a Song Before I Go, Shadow Captain, Turn Back the Pages, Long Time Gone, Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, You Dont Have to Cry, Guinnevere, Our House, Cathedral, Cross Road Blues / You Cant Catch Me, Helplessly Hoping, Blackbird, Carry Me, To the Last Whale, Dj Vu, I Give You Give Blind, Military Madness, Carry On, Wooden Ships, and Teach Your Children. The Arena roof was opened during Wooden Ships in the encore. The show was rescheduled for 9/14/83. Pieces of the arena were saved and created a lot of memorabilia for people to purchase as a keep sake. The show sold so poorly that tickets were eventually selling for half-price, or being given away in two-for-one ticket deals. Light To Night 2023 Returns To Civic District Venue: Civic DistrictDates: 6 - 26 Jan 2023Admission: Free The popular light festival, Light to Night returns to the Civic District from 6 to 26 Jan 2023. [8], The Civic Arena closed on June 26, 2010. He had performed his previous show in Detroit and began his show here by saying People of Detroit youre not! America songs performed included Ventura Highway, Horse With No Name, Tin Man, and Muskrat Love. Cummings performed Stand Tall and hits from The Guess Who. The roof was opened between the James Gangs set and Winters. Saturday Feb. 11, 2023 at 7:00pm Akron Civic Theatre. Songs performed by Styx included Renegade, Grand Illusion, Fooling Yourself, Lady, Blue Collar Man, and Come Sail Away. Songs performed by Angel included Dont Leave Me Lonely, Flying With Broken Wings, Tower, and a cover of I Aiont Gonna Eat Out My Heart Any More., Songs performed by Seger included Old Time Rock & Roll, Rock and Roll Never Forgets, Travelin Man, Katmandu, Beautiful Loser, Let It Rock, Hollywood Nights, Night Moves, Mainstreet, Feel Like a Number, Fire Down Below, Ramblin Gamblin Man, Weve Got Tonight, and a cover of Nutbush City Limits. Songs performed by Molly Hatchet included Bounty Hunter, Big Apple, and Dreams Ill Never See., Starting this month, the Civic Arena decided to require all concerts to be reserved seating and eliminate festival seating (an open floor of standing room). 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. 2 shows. Some sources say the show was booked at the Syria Mosque. This date was added after the 9/11/86 date sold out; the second show sold out just as quickly. There were 15,183 people in attendance. The Arena opened in 1961 as the central feature of the redevelopment of the Lower Hill neighborhood that had been deemed "blighted" and in need of "revitalization." Intended as a cultural mecca housing the Pittsburgh opera company, hockey, and other uses under a retractable roof, it rarely lived up to its promises. in the U.S.A., Crumblin Down, Play Guitar/Gloria, Pink Houses, Hurts So Good, The Authority Song, and a cover of Like a Rolling Stone., This show was moved to 11/16/87 at the Syria Mosque due to a scheduling conflict.. The Penguins debuted at the Civic Arena on October 11, 1967, in a 21 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Big Baboon., Songs performed by R.E.M. Some listings had Ron Banks & The Dramatics instead of Eddie Kendricks. There were 12,042 people in attendance. On January 17, 1978, a Tuesday evening, 4,746 basketball fans watched the UConn men's team upset UMass 56-49 at the Hartford Civic Center. There were 14,205 people in attendance. 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. Timeline of Interesting facts from 1960 to 1970, University of North Carolina Charlotte Timeline, Cultural Resilience in Seattle: A Living Timeline. Songs performed by Nelly included EI and Country Grammar. Songs performed by Ja Rule included Between Me and You. Songs performed by Cash Money Millionaires included Block is Hot, Baller Blockin, Everybody Get Ya Roll On, and Number One Stunna., Twila Paris, Crystal Lewis, Russ Taff, Wayne Watson, Clay Crosse, Aaron Benward, Rachael Lampa, Russ Lee, Jumpstart, Avalon, 4Him, Songs performed by Marilyn Manson included Irresponsible Hate Anthem, The Death Song, Great Big White World, Tourniquet, The Fight Song, My Monkey, Rock Is Dead, The Dope Show, Cruci-Fiction in Space, Burning Flag, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), Valentines Day, The Love Song, The Beautiful People, Dope Hat, and 1996.. The were 14,534 people in attendance. 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 16,868 people in attendance. Motown came to the arena on March 6, 1969, with a Temptations concert. It's maximum opening would be about 75% open with the roof leaves under the support arm. Charlie, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away, Stella Blue, and Box of Rain. Songs performed by Hunter included Wharf Rat, Loose Lucy, Loser, Into the Blue, Black Muddy River, Promontory Rider, Ripple, and Boys in the Barroom., Songs performed by Springsteen included The Rising, Lonesome Day, No Surrender, Night, Empty Sky, Youre Missing, Waitin on a Sunny Day, Out in the Street, Worlds Apart, Badlands, Shes the One, Marys Place, Countin on a Miracle, Youngstown, Into the Fire, Dancing in the Dark, Code of Silence, Glory Days, Born to Run, My City of Ruins, Born in the U.S.A., Land of Hope and Dreams, Thunder Road, and Santa Claus Is Coming to Town. Joe Grushecky joined the band on Code of Silence, Glory Days, and Born to Run., Songs performed by the Stones included Street Fighting Man, Start Me Up, If You Cant Rock Me, Dont Stop, Monkey Man, Angie, Live With Me, Let It Bleed, Midnight Rambler, Tumbling Dice, Slipping Away, Happy, Gimme Shelter, You Got Me Rocking, Cant You Hear Me Knocking, Honky Tonk Women, (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction, Its Only Rock n Roll (But I Like It), Like a Rolling Stone, Brown Sugar, and Jumpin Jack Flash., Songs performed by Strait included Heartland, Run, Amarillo By Morning, and Murder on Music Row., Songs performed by John solo included Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding, Someone Saved My Life Tonight, Philadelphia Freedom, The Wasteland, I Want Love, Rocket Man, I Guess Thats Why They Call It the Blues, Take Me to the Pilot, Tiny Dancer, Saturday Nights Alright for Fighting, and Crocodile Rock. Songs performed by Joel solo included Scenes From an Italian Restaurant, Movin Out (Anthonys Song), Prelude/Angry Young Man, Allentown, An Innocent Man, The River of Dreams, I Go to Extremes, New York State of Mind, Its Still Rock and Roll to Me, and Only the Good Die Young. Songs performed by John and Joel together included Your Song, Just the Way You Are, Dont Let the Sun Go Down on Me, My Life, The Bitch Is Back, You May Be Right, Bennie and the Jets, A Hard Days Night, Great Balls of Fire, and Piano Man., Songs performed by Yanni included On Sacred Ground, Felitsa, Keys to Imagination, If I Could Tell You, Playtime, Enchantment, Rainmaker, The Promise, Within Attraction, Aria, For All Seasons, Nightingale, Dance With a Stranger, Jivaeri, Never Too Late, Nostalgia, Marching Season, Acroyali, Standing in Motion, Niki Nana, World Dance, Reflections of Passion, anmd Santorini., Songs performed by Bon Jovi included Bounce, You Give Love a Bad Name, Wild in the Streets, Livin on a Prayer, Everyday, Undivided, Runaway, Just Older, Wanted Dead or Alive, The Distance, Its My Life, Bed of Roses, Misunderstood, Ill Be There for You, Hook Me Up, Blaze of Glory, Raise Your Hands, Ill Sleep When Im Dead, Born to Be My Baby, Have a Little Faith in Me, Keep the Faith, and Bad Medicine. Songs performed by Goo Goo Dolls included Dizzy, Slide, Big Machine, Black Balloon, Smash, Tucked Away, Name, All Eyes on Me, Here Is Gone, What a Scene, Broadway, Sympathy, and Iris.. Songs performed by ELP included Lucky Man, Karn Evil 9, Tocata, Tarkus, and Still You Turn Me On. Songs performed by Snafu included Said He the Judge, Lock and Key, and Funky Friend., Gaye set the record for attendance to date at the Arena, with 14,864. Gregg Allman performed while wearing a Steelers jersey. [48] The Arena also hosted dozens of pre-season NBA contests from the 1960s until 2009, many of them hosted by the nearby Cleveland Cavaliers, the closest NBA team to Pittsburgh.[49]. All Night, War Machine, Love Gun, I Love It Loud, Heavens on Fire, Rock and Roll All Nite, Oh! The audience was described as two sparse crowds., Songs performed by Chicago included Saturday in the Park, Colour My World, Baby What a Big Surprise, If You Leave Me Now, Make Me Smile, Uptown, 25 or 6 to 4, Mongonucleosis, Im a Man, Dialogue, Wake Up Sunshine, This Time, Just You n Me, Take Me Back to Chicago, Mississippi Delta, and Hit By Varese., The stage was set up in the center of the arena floor. family time season 1; how many times was the civic arena roof opened + 18moreVeg-friendly for groupsUmami, SHORYU RAMEN Manchester, and more; After more people tried to get onstage the police ordered the show over. This concert was cancelled due to poor advance ticket sales and did not take place. For parents bringing their kids to the concert but werent interested in seeing the show themseves, a quiet room was available for this show. This concert was postponed nine days prior ot the show after guitarist Tommy Shaw injured his hand was unable to play. Songs performed by the Backstreet Boys included This One Goes Out to You, Larger Than Life, I Want It That Way, Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely, and The Call.. Pittsburgh dropped the ball on tearing down a building However, the Penguins did not own the building nor its naming rights the Sports Commission of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County did, and the deal fell through. There were about 8,500 people in attendance. Songs performed by Adams included Lonely Nights, House Arrest, Kids Wanna Rock, All I Want Is You, Hey Honey Im Packin You In!, Cant Stop This Thing We Started, This Time, Please Forgive Me, Touch the Hand, Cuts Like a Knife, One Night Love Affair, Thought Id Died and Gone to Heaven, Somebody, (Everything I Do) I Do It for You, Run to You, When the Night Comes, There Will Never Be Another Tonight, Cmon Everybody, Shake, You Cant Judge a Book by the Cover, Little Red Rooster, Shes Only Happy When Shes Dancin, Summer of 69, and All for Love., Songs performed by CSN included Love the One Youre With, Marrakesh Express, Helplessly Hoping, Dj Vu, It Wont Go Away, Till It Shines on You, Unequal Love, In My Life, Long Time Gone, Street to Lean On, Find a Dream, Camera, Carry On/Questions, Wooden Ships, Southern Cross, and Woodstock., There were more than 9,000 people in attendance. The board also decided to sell assets (handled by the auction company Asset Auctions) from inside and would later award a demolition contract in February 2011. Rebecca & Sunnybrook Farmers wwas a 6-piece band from Mt. Songs performed by Rush included 2112 Part I: Overture, 2112 Part II: The Temples of Syrinx, 2112 Part III: Discovery, 2112 Part IV: Presentation, 2112 Part VI: Soliloquy, 2112 Part VII: Grand Finale, Freewill, By-Tor & The Snow Dog, Xanadu, The Spirit of Radio, Natural Science, A Passage to Bangkok, The Trees, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part I: Prelude, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part IV: Armageddon, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part V: Cygnus, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part VI: The Sphere, Closer to the Heart, Beneath, Between & Behind, Jacobs Ladder, Working Man, Finding My Way, Anthem, Bastille Day, In the Mood, and La Villa Strangiato.. [5], Constructed in 1961 for use by the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (CLO), it was the brainchild of department store owner Edgar J. Kaufmann. This was reportedly the first time a music video clip was filmed at the Arena. Songs performed by Twisted Sister included Come Out and Play, I Believe in Rock n Roll, Were Not Gonna Take It, You Cant Stop Rock n Roll, I Wanna Rock, and a cover of Leader of the Pack. Songs performed by Dokken included The Hunter and Its Not Love., There were only 6,917 people in attendance. Songs performed by Ronstadt included Youre No Good, Thatll Be the Day, Silver Threads and Golden Needles, When Will I Be Loved, Poor, Poor Pitiful Me, Its So Easy, Tumblin Dice, Heat Wave, Blue Bayou, Faithless Love, Desperado, Love Me Tender, Simple Man, Simple Dream, and Crazy. Songs performed by Bishop included Everybody Needs Love, Sinking in an Ocean of Tears, The Same Old Tears, Let Her Go, Save It For a Rainy Day, and Vagabond From Heaven., Edgar Winters White Trash, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Love, Makin Love, and Ladies Room, Firehouse. Drummer Peter Criss reportedly passed out halfway through the set, although he returned shortly. The money for the naming rights went to the Pittsburgh Penguins, not the real owners, the people. Pittsburgh Penguins Authentic Civic Arena Roof Key Chain Wendell August 2011. There were about 11,000 people in attendance. Some sources says Ohio Players were also on the bill. how many times was the civic arena roof opened. There were 7,000 people in attendance. Songs performed by Traffic included 40,000 Headmen and Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys. Songs performed by Cocker included High Time We Went, Pardon Me Sir, and Drownin.. Songs performed by Fleetwood Mac included The Chain, Dreams, Eyes of the World, Peacekeeper, Second Hand News, Say You Will, Never Going Back Again, Rhiannon, Come, Gypsy, Big Love, Landslide, Say Goodbye, Whats the World Coming To, Beautiful Child, Gold Dust Woman, Im So Afraid, Silver Springs, Stand Back, Tusk, Go Your Own Way, World Turning, Dont Stop, and Goodbye Baby., There were around 17,000 people in attendance. Songs performed by Chicago included Stop the Hurtin, Make Me Smile, Colour My World, Saturday in the Park, If You Leave Me Now, Love Me Tomorrow, Hard Habit to Break, Limelight, Stay the Night, Prima Donna, Beginnings, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is, Along Comes a Woman, Hard to Say Im Sorry, We Can Stop the Hurtin, Get Away, 25 or 6 to 4, Get Away, and Im a Man., There 14,678 people in attendance. Songs performed by BTO included Let It Ride, Hey You, Aint Seen Nothing Yet, and Blue Collar/Not Fragile. Songs performed by Farner included Some Kind of Wonderful and The Locomotion. Songs performed by The Guess Who included American Woman, These Eyes, and No Time. Songs performed by Rare Earth included Im Losing You and Get Ready. Songs performed by Sawyer included The Cover of the Rolling Stone., There were around 7,200 people in attendance. On May 2, 1970, The Doors visited Pittsburgh, not long after . It was designed for the use of the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, but would also lead to hosting many other entertainment options throughout the years. There were 10,277 people in attendance. The show was scheduled to run from 10 AM to 5 PM. Songs performed by Motley Crue included All in the Name Of, Dancing on Glass, Looks That Kill, Ten Seconds to Love, Red Hot, Wild Side, Shout at the Devil, Home Sweet Home, Too Young to Fall in Love, Live Wire, Smokin in the Boys Room, Jailhouse Rock, Helter Skelter/Highway to Hell/Walk This Way/Rock and Roll, and Girls, Girls, Girls. 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