Address/Directions: 401 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix. Setlist included See See Rider, Ive Got a Woman, Amen, Love Me Tender, Steamroller, You Gave Me a Mountain, Love Me, Blue Suede Shoes, Long Tall Sally, Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On, Your Mama Dont Dance, Flip Flop and Fly, Jailhouse Rock, Shake, Rattle and Roll, Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On, Im Leavin, How Great Thou Art, Hound Dog, Fever, What Now My Love, Suspicious Minds, Ill Remember You, I Cant Stop Loving You, An American Trilogy, Help Me Make It Through the Night, A Big Hunk O Love, Cant Help Falling in Love, Closing Vamp. Still though, for the few years after it opened, it was sometimes referred to as the Civic Auditorium. Happy Goodmans, the Easters, The Hoppers, Jessy Dixon, Candy Hemphill-Christmas, Janet Paschal, Jake Hess, Rex Nelon, Songs performed by Midler included From a Distance, Im Beautiful, You Make Me Feel, Do You Wanna Dance?, Lullaby in Blue, The Rose, I Regret Everything, Otto Titsling, Marahuana, The Lady Is a Tramp, Sophie Tucker, South Seas, My Way, Delores Delago, I Think Its Going to Rain Today, Mary, Sunrise Sunset, Wind Beneath My Wings, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Stay With Me, and One for My Baby (And One More for the Road).. The sound system used was the first quadrophonic one ever used at the arena. Blues.. Songs performed by Bon Jovi included Last Man Standing, You Give Love a Bad Name, Complicated, Born to Be My Baby, Story of My Life, Ill Sleep When Im Dead, Runaway, Just Older, Novocaine, I Wont Back Down, Have a Nice Day, Who Says You Cant Go Home, Its My Life, Ill Be There for You, Blaze of Glory, Bed of Roses, Captain Crash & the Beauty Queen From Mars, Bad Medicine, Raise Your Hands, Livin on a Prayer, Last Cigarette, I Got the Girl, Treat Her Right, and Wanted Dead or Alive., Songs performed included Wizards in Winter, An Angel Came Down, O Come All Ye Faithful/O Holy Night, The Prince of Peace, First Snow, A Mad Russians Christmas, Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24), Good King Joy, Ornament, Old City Bar, Promises to Keep, This Christmas Day, An Angel Returned, Epilogue, Christmas Nights in Blue, Rock and Roll, A Last Illusion, Siberian Sleigh Ride, An Angels Share, Mozart/Figaro, Christmas Canon Rock, Carmina Burana, Queen of the Winter Night, Beethoven, Requiem (The Fifth), Wish Liszt (Toy Shop Madness), and I Love Rock n Roll., Songs performed included Reaching Out, Tie Your Mother Down, Fat Bottomed Girls, I Want to Break Free, Take Love, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Love of My Life, Hammer to Fall, Feel Like Makin Love, Under Pressure, Let There Be Drums, Im in Love With My Car, Last Horizon, Bad Company, Cant Get Enough, Another One Bites the Dust, Dragon Attack, These Are the Days of Our Lives, Radio Ga Ga, The Show Must Go On, Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You, All Right Now, and We Are the Champions., Songs performed by Hill solo included Mississippi Girl, The Way You Love Me, Sunshine and Summertime, Fireflies, This Kiss, Let Me Let Go, Stealing Kisses, The Lucky One, Cry, It Is Well With My Soul, There Will Come a Day, Breathe, and Piece of My Heart. Songs performed by McGraw solo included Real Good Man, Where the Green Grass Grows, Just to See You Smile, Dont Take the Girl, My Little Girl, Something Like That, When the Stars Go Blue, Live Like You Were Dying, Unbroken, The Cowboy in Me, Ive Got Friends That Do, and I Like It, I Love It. Songs performed by Hill & McGraw together included Like We Never Loved at All, Angry All the Time, Lets Make Love, Shotgun Rider, Its Your Love, No Woman, No Cry, and I Need You., Songs performed by Pearl Jam included Throw Your Arms Around Me, Release, Life Wasted, Severed Hand, Corduroy, Do the Evolution, Dissident, Even Flow, Marker in the Sand, In Hiding, Better Man, Daughter, Garden, I Got Id, State of Love and Trust, Inside Job, World Wide Suicide, Porch, Man of the Hour, Waiting on a Friend, Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town, Black, Alive, Go, Why Go, Comatose, Smile, Rockin in the Free World, and Yellow Ledbetter. Songs performed by Pollard included Gold, I Surround You Naked, Blessed In An Open Head, Get A Faceful, Dancing Girls And Dancing Men, The Right Thing, Dolphins Of Color, Boxing About, Fresh Threats, Salad Shooters And Zip Guns, Conquerer Of The Moon, Im A Widow, I Feel Gone Again, Game of Pricks, and Love Is Stronger Than Witchcraft. During the concert, PJ singer Eddie Vedder made reference to the Steelers win over the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl four months earlier and told the audience, Pittsburgh is not our favorite place on the place. Audience members let loose with some boos and then started singing Here we go, Steelers!, Songs performed by the Dixie Chicks included Lubbock or Leave It, Truth #2, Goodbye Earl, The Long Way Around, Landslide, Everybody Knows, Cowboy Take Me Away, Wide Open Spaces, White Trash Wedding, Lil Jack Slade, Lullaby, Not Ready to Make Nice, Travelin Soldier, and Mississippi., Elliott Yamin, Chris Daughtry, Kellie Pickler, Bucky Covington, Paris Bennett, Lisa Tucker, Mandisa, There were 11,750 people in attendance. It was the Penguins who added the extra large scoreboard, causing it. Songs performed by The Coasters included Yakety Yak, Poison Ivy, and Charlie Brown., Songs performed by Steely Dan included Do It Again and Reelin in the Years.. Songs performed by Grant (in addition to Wise Up) included Love Of Another Kind, I Love You, Find a Way, Gospel Ship, and Standin.. 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.. The 3rd appeals court denied the lawsuit saying it had no jurisdiction in the matter, and demolition began Monday, September 26, 2011. Mark Farner of Grand Funk, The Guess Who, Dr. Hooks Ray Sawyer, Rare Earth, A Super 70s Fest concert. This date was added after the 12/3/89 show sold out. Some people waiting in line to buy tickets tried to crash through the gates, resulting in 19 arrests. The concert was originally to have a 7:30 start time, but it was changed to a 3 PM start. Songs performed by AC/DC included Thunderstruck, Shoot to Thrill, Back in Black, Fire Your Guns, Sin City, Heatseeker, Who Made Who, Jailbreak, The Jack, The Razors Edge, Thats the Way I Wanna Rock n Roll, Moneytalks, Hells Bells, High Voltage, You Shook Me All Night Long, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Whole Lotta Rosie, Let There Be Rock, Highway to Hell, T.N.T., and For Those About to Rock (We Salute You). Songs performed by Love/Hate included Wasted in America., There were about 10,500 people in attendance. On September 17, 1961, the Ice Capades hosted the arena's first event. The arena officially opened on Sept. 17, 1961. Songs performed by AC/DC included Highway to Hell, The Jack, Fly On the Wall, Back in Black, and You Shook Me All Night Long, Hells Bells, Shake Your Foundations, Shoot to Thrill, Whole Lotta Rosie, Sink the Pink, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Songs performed by Malmsteen included Ill See the Light Tonight, Dont Let It End, On the Run Again, Caught in the Middle, Far Beyond the Sun, and Anguish and Fear., There were 5,913 people in attendance. It also hosted the women's first and second-round games in 2001. A true marvel to watch and awesome to see a concert with Songs performed included Obscured by Clouds, When Youre In, Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, Careful With That Axe, Eugene, Echoes, Speak to Me, Breathe, On the Run, Time, Breathe (Reprise), The Great Gig in the Sky, Money, Us and Them, Any Colour You Like, Brain Damage, Eclipse, One of These Days. The bands production and backstage demands included a 100-foot long black drape, 600 pounds of dry ice, two bottles of Southern Comfort, four bottles of Dom Perignon, and a cold buffet for 15 people. The Jewels, Swanee Quintette, The Famous Flames, Bobby Byrd, Vicki Anderson, James Crawford, Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs, Brian Hyland and the Jokers, Sonny James, Webb Pierce, Stonewall Jackson, Tex Ritter, Jan Howard, Warner Mack, David Houston. There were about 11,000 people in attendance. On November 6, 1981, the globally televised World Heavyweight Title was fought at the arena between Larry Holmes and Renaldo Snipes with an undercard bout between Buster Douglas and David Bey. Songs performed included Tough Guys, In Your Letter, Take It On the Run, Say You Love Me Or Say Goodnight, Riding the Storm Out, and Only the Strong Survive., Songs performed included 2112, La Villa Strangiato, Freewill, The Camera Eye, YYZ, The Trees, Xanadu, The Spirit of Radio, Red Barchetta, Closer to the Heart, Tom Sawyer, Vital Signs, and Natural Science. Songs performed by FM included One OClock Tomorrow, Its Up to You, Journey, Phasers on Stun, and a version of The Yardbirds Shapes of Things., Kim Carnes was scheduled to open, but she cancelled. 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. There were around 8,500 people in attendance. The show was sold out with about 8,500 people in attendacnce. It was made up on 2/4/80 (without April Wine). It was the first retractable roof major-sports venue in the world, covering 170,000 square feet (16,000m2), constructed with nearly 3,000 tons of Pittsburgh steel and supported solely by a massive 260-foot-long (79m) cantilevered arm on the exterior. Songs performed by Run DMC included The Way It Is and Hard Times. Songs performed by Kurtis Blow included The Breaks, Eight Million Stories, and Christmas Rapping. Songs performed by Whodini included Friends. Songs performed by Newcleus included Jam on It and Wickie Wickie Wickie. Songs performed by The Fat Boys included Jailhouse Rock and The Human Beat Box., The arena was set up in a smaller, theater-type configuration and there were 7,919 people in attendance (some sources say 7,857). Brownstone, Live and Let Die, Knockin on Heavens Door, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Sweet Child O Mine, Out Ta Get Me, Madagascar, November Rain, Rocket Queen, Street of Dreams, Patience, Chinese Democracy, Nightrain, and Paradise City., There were 10,274 people in attendance. Songs performed included March of the Kings, An Angel Came Down, O Come All Ye Faithful/O Holy Night, The Prince of Peace, First Snow, A Mad Russians Christmas, Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24), Good King Joy, Ornament, Old City Bar, Promises to Keep, This Christmas Day, An Angel Returned, Epilogue, Christmas Nights in Blue, Layla, Tracers, A Last Illusion, An Angels Share, Mozart/Figaro, Wizards in Winter, Christmas Canon Rock, Queen of the Winter Night, Carmina Burana, Beethoven, Requiem (The Fifth), and Wish Liszt (Toy Shop Madness)., The Drifters, Shirley Alston Reeves, Kenny Vance and the Planotones, The Dubs, Larry Chance and The Earls, Songs performed included Roll Me Away, Tryin to Live My Life Without You, Wreck This Heart, Mainstreet, Old Time Rock & Roll, Wait for Me, Face the Promise, No Matter Who You Are, Betty Lous Gettin Out Tonight, Weve Got Tonight, Turn the Page, Travelin Man, Beautiful Loser, Simplicity, Ramblin Gamblin Man, You Never Can Tell, Sightseeing, Satisfied, Sunspot Baby, The Horizontal Bop, Katmandu, Night Moves, Hollywood Nights, Against the Wind, and Rock and Roll Never Forgets., Drew Seely, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Songs performed by Strait included Honk If You Honky Tonk, Check Yes or No, Shell Leave You With a Smile, I Just Want to Dance With You, Run, Amarillo by Morning, There Stands the Glass, The Fireman, The Chair, How Bout Them Cowgirls, Somewhere Down in Texas, Wrapped, Give It Away, I Can Still Make Cheyenne, Take Me Back to Tulsa, Milk Cow Blues, I Aint Her Cowboy Anymore, Seashores of Old Mexico, Texas, It Just Comes Natural, Cowboys Like Us, A Better Rain, As Far as It Goes, I Hate Everything, Unwound, High Tone Woman, Folsom Prison Blues, and The Cowboy Rides Away. Songs performed by Milsap during his 55-minute set included Stranger in My House, Honky Tonk Women, Houston Solution, Lost in the Fifties Tonight, Smoky Mountain Rain. Songs performed by Swift in her 5-sing set included Our Song, Teardrops on My Guitar, Shouldve Said No, Tim McGraw, and Picture to Burn., Songs performed by Stewart included Tonight Im Yours (Dont Hurt Me), You Wear It Well, Lost in You, Reason to Believe, Infatuation, (I Know) Im Losing You, Father and Son, I Dont Want to Talk About It, This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You), Having a Party, Have I Told You Lately, Hot Legs, Cut Across Shorty, Dirty Old Town, The First Cut Is the Deepest, Tonights the Night (Gonna Be Alright), Youre in My Heart (The Final Acclaim), Fooled Around and Fell in Love, Have You Ever Seen the Rain?, Forever Young, Its a Heartache, Downtown Train, Da Ya Think Im Sexy?, Young Turks, Rhythm of My Heart, and Maggie May., Songs performed by Timberlake in his over 2-hour set included FutureSex/LoveSound, Like I Love You, My Love, Seorita, Sexy Ladies, Until the End of Time, What Goes Around Comes Around, Chop Me Up, Rock Your Body, Gone, Take It from Here, Last Night, Damn Girl, Summer Love, Losing My Way, Cry Me a River, LoveStoned, SexyBack, and (Another Song) All Over Again. Songs performed by Pink in her 45-minute set included Stupid Girls, Cuz I Can, and Dear Mr. President., Songs performed by Aguilera included Aint No Other Man, Back in the Day, Understand, Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You), Slow Down Baby, Still Dirrty, Cant Hold Us Down, Makes Me Wanna Pray, What a Girl Wants, Oh Mother, Welcome, Dirrty, Candyman, Nasty Naughty Boy, Hurt, Lady Marmalade, Beautiful, and Fighter. Songs performed by the Pussycat Dolls included Stickwitu.. Bartender (Its So Easy), Answer the Phone, and Mean Machine/Blitzkrieg Bop., There were 12,126 people in attendance. The Hello People, New Hudson Exit, Rebecca & Sunnybrook Farmers. This show was sold out, with 15,075 people in atrendance. Songs performed by Patti included Someone Up There Loves Me and Make His Praise Glorious. Songs performed by Crockett included Portrait of Love., There were around 10,200 people in attendance (one source claimed 10,400). [51], At its closing in 2010, the Civic Arena was the oldest and third smallest arena in the NHL by official capacity (the Islanders and Oilers arenas seated fewer). It is considered by most music critics to be The Doors very best live recording. They then sold the rights to Mellon Financial for $18 million, and the arena was finally renamed Mellon Arena. It would be later in December 1979 that eleven attendees to a concert by The Who were trampled to death in a mad rush to get the best viewing locations for the show. Songs performed by AC/DC included Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Back in Black, Hells Bells, Highway to Hell, TNT, High Voltage, Heatseeker, Let There Be Rock, and The Jack., There were around 7,300 people in attendance. Songs performed by the Allmans included In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, Blue Sky, One Way Out, Midnight Rider, Melissa, and Never Knew How Much. Songs performed by Molly Hatchet included Flirtin With Disaster, Gator Country, and a cover of Long Tall Sally. The Post-Gazette published a concert review highly critical of Gregg Allmans voice, prompting Allman to subsequently telephone the reviewer to complain. Songs performed by Fleetwood Mac included Say You Love Me, The Chain, Dreams, Isnt It Midnight, Rhiannon, Oh Well, Seven Wonders, Rattlesnake Shake, Everywhere, Over My Head, Gold Dust Woman, Dont Let Me Down Again, Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?, I Loved Another Woman, Brown Eyes, World Turning, Little Lies, Stand Back, You Make Loving Fun, Go Your Own Way, Blue Letter, Dont Stop, and Songbird. Songs performed by the Cruzados included Small Town Love, Strange Face, Bed of Lies, and Motorcycle Girl., There were 5,100 people in attendance. [40] On January 21, 1990, the Civic Arena hosted the 41st National Hockey League All-Star Game. Roof Of Civic Arena Opened Former Home Of The Penguins Being Torn Down. Mary J. Blige, Dru Hill, DJ Kid Capri, Alliyah, Ginuwine. The British invasion happened in Pittsburgh in 1964 as the Beatles played in front of 12,603 screaming fans in the Civic Arena. Joel warned the crowd that there would be game updates throughout the concert. Led Zeppelin played a 15 song set on July 24, 1973 drawing 40,000 fans. About 13,000 people were in attendance. [16] The arena originally consisted only of lower bowl seating, but over time, upper decks were installed in the arena's "end zones" to increase capacity. Songs performed by Genesis included Eleventh Earl of Mar, In the Cage, Burning Rope, Ripples, Deep in the Motherlode, The Fountain of Salmacis, Scenes From a Nights Dream, One for the Vine, Squonk, Say Its Alright Joe, Ballad of Big, The Lady Lies, The Cinema Show, Afterglow, Follow You Follow Me, Dance on a Volcano, Los Endos, and I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe).. Bojangles, What Kind of Fool Am I?, and I Gotta Be Me. The two together performed The Oldest Established Permenent Floating Crap Game in New York. The Steelers Franco Harris was among those in the audience. Songs performed by Nelson included Stay All Night, All of Me, Beer Barrel Polka, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Stardust, Whiskey River, If Youve Got the Money, Honey, Ive Got the Time, Working Man Blues, Georgia on My Mind, Amazing Grace, Little Old-Fashioned Karma, Til I Can Gain Control Again, Help Me Make It Through the night, Me and Bobby McGee, Lovin Her Was Easier (Than Anything Ill Ever Do Again), Blue Eyes Cryin in the Rain, and Wholl Buy My Memories., Songs performed by Zebra included Tell Me What You Want., There were 12,177 people in attendance. Jimmy, Longview, Brain Stew, Jaded, Basket Case, She, Hitchin a Ride, King for a Day, Shout, Knowledge, Wake Me Up When September Ends, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Minority, Good Riddance (Time of Your Life), and We Are the Champions. Songs performed by My Chemical Romance during their 45-minute set included Im Not OK and Thank You For the Venom.. The show was scheduled to run from 10 AM to 5 PM. Songs performed included Something In the Way She Moves, Lookin For Love on Broadway, Riding on a Railroad, Everyday, Sweet Potato Pie, First of May, Sun on the Moon, Country Road, Steamroller, Shower the People, Youve Got a Friend, How Sweet It Is, Fire and Rain, and One Man Dog. Though the roof was scheduled to be open, it was kept closed thanks to windy conditions outside. Browsing the timeline of concerts that took place at the Arena, one can see the major ebbs and flows of popular music history during its time: the mini-festivals of early rock n roll shows the rise of psychedelic rock in the late 60s the prog-rock and dance music of the 70s the hard rock, glam metal, and emergence of college rock in the 80s the return of country in the 90s the sprouting of new teen pop and rap-rock around the turn of the century. 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 Allman Brothers included Pegasus, Southbound, Ramblin Man, Statesboro Blues, Cross to Bear, Blue Sky, One Way Out, Whipping Post. John Hammond performed solo. Songs performed by Scorpions included Rock You Like a Hurricane, No One Like You, Top of the Bill, Coming Home, Blackout, Bad Boys Running Wild, Loving you Sunday Morning, Big City Nights, Holiday, Still Loving You, Another Piece of Meat, Dynamite, The Zoo, and Cant Get Enough. Songs performed by Bon Jovi included Breakout, Come Back, Roulette, Shot Through the Heart, Get Ready, and Runaway.. but it was an experience, the whole opening and closing of the roof only took a short time to do. Songs performed by Joel included Allentown, A Matter of Trust, Pressure, Goodnight Saigon, Scenes From an Italian Restaurant, Big Shot, Baby Grand, You May Be Right, Prelude/Angry Young Man, The Ballad of Billy the Kid, Big Man on Mulberry Street, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, and Piano Man., Songs performed by Richie during his hour-and-45-minute set included Hello, Easy, Say You, Say Me, Penny Lover, Running With the Night, All Night Long, Se La, Truly, Endless Love, Dont Stop, and Dancing on the Ceiling. Sheila E. joined Richie onstage to duet on a version of Higher Love and also Love Will Conquer All. Songs performed by Sheila E. during her 45-minute set included Bedtime Story, Erotic City, Love Bizarre, Holly Rock, and Glamorous Life., Songs performed by Gabriel included Sledgehammer, San Jacinto, Big Time, Shock the Monkey, In Your Eyes (with Youssou NDour), Family Snapshot, No Self Control, Mercy Street, This Is The Puctire (Excellent Birds), The Family and the Fishing Net, Lay Your Hands on Me, Biko, Red Rain, I Have the Touch, No Self Control, Dont Give Up, Here Comes the Flood.. The show was originally going to be at Three Rivers Stadium with J. Geils Band and Ted Nugent opening. There were 12,179 people in attendance. Songs performed by Bon Jovi included Pink Flamingos, Raise Your Hands, Breakout, Tokyo Road, You Give Love a Bad Name, Wild in the Streets, Silent Night, Livin on a Prayer, Let It Rock, In and Out of Love, Runaway, Wanted Dead or Alive, Drift Away, and Get Ready., There were 10,100 people in attendance. The unique, retractable roof was the largest dome in the world at that time. There were only 7,400 people in attendance. Several people fainted in the push to get to the ticket windows and six people were arrested. Before the music performance began, a teen fashion show was scheduled sponsored by Joseph Horne. 1, and Optimistic., There were about 17,000 people in attendance. 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.. There were only 6,018 people in attendance. There were 8,321 people in attendance. After the 8/23/75 date sold out, this show was added which also sold out. On September 17, 1961, the Ice Capades hosted the arena's first event. Prior to the concert, Mann reportedly held a recording session, doing some overdubs at a recording studio in East Liberty (Fox Studios). Songs performed by them included Love So Tough, Dont Let Them Push You Around, Juniors Bar, Have a Good Time (But Get Out Alive), Hideaway, and Turn It Up. Songs performed by Van Zant included No More Dirty Deals, Only the Strong Survive, and Standing in the Darkness.. 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. Gregg Allman performed while wearing a Steelers jersey. There were reports that the show was interrupted to admonish the attendees to get back away from the stage. The Arena roof was opened during the show. It was the opening night for the Family Values 99 tour. In April 1988, city Councilman Mark Pollock proposed renaming it the Richard S. Caliguiri Arena, after the city's popular mayor who was diagnosed with amyloidosis. 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.. Part of a Woodstock Reunion Tour: 69-89 Twentieth Anniversary Celebration Tour. Rick Danko & Garth Hudson of The Band, Melanie, and Country Joe & The Fish were all announced as performing but they did not appear at the Civic Arena show. 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