ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, November 10, 1996 TAG: 9611080111
SECTION: ROANOKE CIVIC CENTER PAGE: RCC-14 EDITION: METRO
March 27, 1971-Nov. 8, 1996 - coliseum concerts - (more than 10,000 in attendance)
DATE/EVENT/ATTENDANCE/TOP TICKET PRICE
July 9, 1971, Glen Campbell, 10,236, $7
Nov. 13, 1971, Chicago, 10,263, $6
April 11, 1972, Elvis Presley, 10,481, $10
March 10, 1974, Elvis Presley, 10,640, $9.52
April 26, 1974, Doobie Brothers, 10,900, $4.76
March 14, 1975, Lawrence Welk,10,472, $7
Oct. 18, 1975, Doobie Brothers, 11,224, $6.50
March 17, 1976, Tony Orlando & Dawn, 11,273, $7.50
Aug. 2, 1976, Elvis Presley, 10,594, $12.50
Aug. 13, 1976, Peter Frampton, 11,000, $7
Nov. 16, 1976, John Denver, 11,259, $7.50
Dec. 3, 1976, Earth, Wind & Fire, 11,000, $6.50
Dec. 10, 1976, Aerosmith, 11,000, $7
Dec. 28, 1976, Kiss, 11,000, $7.50
May 15, 1977, Boston, 11,000, $7
June 18, 1977, Eagles, 10,472, $9
Nov. 13, 1977, Doobie Brothers, 11,306, $8.
July 31, 1978, Kansas,10,226, $7.50
Oct. 8, 1978, Commodores, 11,000, $8
July 10, 1979, Kiss, 11,000, $10
Oct. 18, 1979, Eagles, 10,472, $12.50
Dec. 7, 1979, Foreigner, 10,129, $8
Feb. 16, 1980, Kenny Rogers, 11,016, $12
May 16, 1980, John Denver, 10,186, $12.50
March 11, 1981, REO Speedwagen, 11,000, $9
Aug, 24, 1981, STYX, 11,000, $10.50
March 6, 1982, Neil Diamond, 10,443, $15
March 28, 1982, Kenny Rogers, 10,910, $15
March 30, 1982 Foreigner, 11,069, $11.50
July 23, 1982, Alabama, 10,314, $12.50
Oct. 30, 1982, Van Halen, 11,000, $11.50
Feb 4. 1984, Van Halen, 11,000, $12.50
Feb. 18, 1984, 38 Special, 11,000, $12.50
Aug. 10, 1984, Huey Lewis, 11,000, $13.50
Feb. 9, 1985, Alabama, 10,592, $15
March 6, 1985, Chicago, 10,056, $14
March 22, 1985, Foreigner, 11,000, $14.50
April 2, 1986, ZZ Top, 11,000, $15
April 9, 1986, Neil Diamond, 10,421, $17.50
Jan. 24, 1987, Alabama, 10,465, $16.50
April 22, 1987, Huey Lewis, 10,433, $15
July 7-8, 1987, Grateful Dead, 20,974, $15.50
Sept. 2, 1987, Motley Crew, 11,000, $15.50
Oct. 16, 1988, AC/DC, 11,000, $16.50
Jan. 27, 1989, New Edition, 11,000, $17.50
March 9, 1990, New Kids On The Block, 10,622, $18.50
March 31, 1990, Motley Crew, 11,000, $18.50
March 21, 1991, ZZ Top, 10,938, $20
March 4, 1993, Neil Diamond, 10,424, $25
April 15, 1993, Guns N' Roses, 11,000, $22.50
April 29, 1994, Charlie Daniels Band, 10,589, $13.50
Sept. 24, 1994, Carmen, 10,000, Free
Nov. 7-8, 1996, Garth Brooks, 21,256, $18
LENGTH: Medium: 72 lines ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO: 1. Among the big names who have performed at the Roanokeby CNBCivic Center: Elvis Presley (above), 2. Neil Diamond (top right) and
3. Reba McEntire (bottom right). 4. In September, 1990, the Roanoke
Civic Center brought rapper M.C. Hammer to town.