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The Allstate Arena is a sports arena
Arena

An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators....
 in Rosemont, Illinois
Rosemont, Illinois

Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States that is also a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, Illinois. Its town's government was founded in 1956, though it had been settled a long before that....
, which is home to the Chicago Wolves
Chicago Wolves

The Chicago Wolves are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois....
 hockey
Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is a fast paced and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and Russia, though with the advent of indoor artificial ice r...
 club, DePaul University
DePaul University

DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois, Illinois, United States Founded by the Congregation of the Missions in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest who valued philanthropy, Vincent de Paul....
 men's basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
, and the Chicago Rush
Chicago Rush

The Chicago Rush is a team in the Arena Football League. They began play as a 2001 expansion team....
 Arena football
Arena football

Arena football is a sport based upon American football. It is played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster and higher-scoring game....
 team. It is located near the intersection of Mannheim Road
U.S. Route 45

U.S. Route 45 is a north-south United States highway. US 45 is a border-to-border route, from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. A sign at the highway's northern terminus notes the total distance as 1,300 miles ....
 and Interstate 90
Interstate 90

Interstate 90 is the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It is the northernmost coast-to-coast interstate. Its western terminus is in Seattle, Washington, at 4th Avenue S....
, adjacent to O'Hare International Airport
O'Hare International Airport

O'Hare International Airport , also known simply as O'Hare Airport or O'Hare, is a major airport located in the northwestern-most corner of Chicago, Illinois, United States, northwest of the Chicago Loop....
.

facility, originally named the Rosemont Horizon, was intended to be the home of the WHA
World Hockey Association

The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972-73 WHA season to 1978-79 WHA season....
 Chicago Cougars
Chicago Cougars

The Chicago Cougars were an original franchise in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1975. The Cougars played their home games in the dilapidated International Amphitheatre....
, but the franchise folded in 1975. The Village of Rosemont issued $19 million in bonds to finance the cost of the arena with exclusive contracts with Araserv, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was started when the circus created by James Anthony Bailey and P. T. Barnum was merged with the Ringling Brothers Circus....
, and MFG International.

On August 13, 1979, the uncompleted roof of the Rosemont Horizon collapsed, killing five construction workers and injuring 16 others.

In 1999, Allstate Insurance Company
Allstate

The Allstate Corporation is the largest publicly held personal lines insurance in the United States and the second-largest of all personal lines insurers in the U.S....
 paid $20 million to renovate it and gain its naming rights
Naming rights

Naming rights are the right to name a piece of property, either tangible property or an event, usually granted in exchange for financial considerations....
. Allstate Arena still holds the record for most consecutive sold out World Wrestling Federation events at 16 spanning from 1992-2005. The arena is a Midwestern cornerstone for World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is a publicly traded, privately controlled integrated arts and sports entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales....
.






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The Allstate Arena is a sports arena
Arena

An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators....
 in Rosemont, Illinois
Rosemont, Illinois

Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States that is also a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, Illinois. Its town's government was founded in 1956, though it had been settled a long before that....
, which is home to the Chicago Wolves
Chicago Wolves

The Chicago Wolves are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois....
 hockey
Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is a fast paced and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and Russia, though with the advent of indoor artificial ice r...
 club, DePaul University
DePaul University

DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois, Illinois, United States Founded by the Congregation of the Missions in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest who valued philanthropy, Vincent de Paul....
 men's basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
, and the Chicago Rush
Chicago Rush

The Chicago Rush is a team in the Arena Football League. They began play as a 2001 expansion team....
 Arena football
Arena football

Arena football is a sport based upon American football. It is played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster and higher-scoring game....
 team. It is located near the intersection of Mannheim Road
U.S. Route 45

U.S. Route 45 is a north-south United States highway. US 45 is a border-to-border route, from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. A sign at the highway's northern terminus notes the total distance as 1,300 miles ....
 and Interstate 90
Interstate 90

Interstate 90 is the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It is the northernmost coast-to-coast interstate. Its western terminus is in Seattle, Washington, at 4th Avenue S....
, adjacent to O'Hare International Airport
O'Hare International Airport

O'Hare International Airport , also known simply as O'Hare Airport or O'Hare, is a major airport located in the northwestern-most corner of Chicago, Illinois, United States, northwest of the Chicago Loop....
.

History

The facility, originally named the Rosemont Horizon, was intended to be the home of the WHA
World Hockey Association

The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972-73 WHA season to 1978-79 WHA season....
 Chicago Cougars
Chicago Cougars

The Chicago Cougars were an original franchise in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1975. The Cougars played their home games in the dilapidated International Amphitheatre....
, but the franchise folded in 1975. The Village of Rosemont issued $19 million in bonds to finance the cost of the arena with exclusive contracts with Araserv, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was started when the circus created by James Anthony Bailey and P. T. Barnum was merged with the Ringling Brothers Circus....
, and MFG International.

On August 13, 1979, the uncompleted roof of the Rosemont Horizon collapsed, killing five construction workers and injuring 16 others.

In 1999, Allstate Insurance Company
Allstate

The Allstate Corporation is the largest publicly held personal lines insurance in the United States and the second-largest of all personal lines insurers in the U.S....
 paid $20 million to renovate it and gain its naming rights
Naming rights

Naming rights are the right to name a piece of property, either tangible property or an event, usually granted in exchange for financial considerations....
. Allstate Arena still holds the record for most consecutive sold out World Wrestling Federation events at 16 spanning from 1992-2005. The arena is a Midwestern cornerstone for World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is a publicly traded, privately controlled integrated arts and sports entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales....
. It has hosted three WrestleMania
WrestleMania

WrestleMania is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced annually in late March or early April by World Wrestling Entertainment ....
s (2
WrestleMania 2

WrestleMania 2 was the second annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Entertainment . It took place on April 7, 1986 at three venues: the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, and the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Ang...
, 13
WrestleMania 13

WrestleMania 13 was the thirteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Entertainment ....
, and 22
WrestleMania 22

WrestleMania 22 was the twenty-second annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . It took place on April 2, 2006 at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois....
), as well as several other pay-per-view events including the 1989 Survivor Series
Survivor Series (1989)

Survivor Series was the third annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Entertainment ....
, Judgment Day 1998
Judgment Day: In Your House

Judgment Day: In Your House was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on October 18, 1998 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois....
, Backlash 2001
WWE Backlash

Backlash is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which started in 1999 and is held normally in April ....
, The Wrestling Classic, No Mercy 2007
No Mercy (2007)

No Mercy was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on October 7, 2007 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois....
 and is set to host Judgment Day 2009
Judgment Day (2009)

Judgment Day is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view List of WWE pay-per-view events produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which will take place on May 17, 2009 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois....
. It also hosted the first WCW
World Championship Wrestling

World Championship Wrestling was an United States professional wrestling Professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. In 1988, Ted Turner bought the promotion from Jim Crockett....
 Spring Stampede
Spring Stampede

Spring Stampede was a professional wrestling pay-per-view from World Championship Wrestling held in the month of April in 1994 and then from 1997 to 2000....
 in 1994. It is also where Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho

Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-born Canadian television and Theater actor, author, Radio programming, presenter, rock musician, and Professional wrestling....
  debuted in the WWE on August 8, 1999. That same year it additionally hosted the Great Midwest Conference
Great Midwest Conference

The Great Midwest Conference was an National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I athletics conference which existed from 1991 to 1995.It was formed in 1990 with six members--University of Cincinnati and Memphis State from the Metro Conference; University of Alabama at Birmingham from the Sun Belt Conference; Marquette University and...
 men’s basketball tournament. The building hosted the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a voluntary association of about 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and University in the United States ....
 basketball tournament three times: the 1987 and 1993 Midwest Regional first and second round games, and the 2005 Chicago Regional Finals.

On December 14, 2003, the floor at the Allstate Arena was named Ray and Marge Meyer Court in honor of Meyer
Ray Meyer

Raymond Joseph Meyer was an United States men's college basketball coach from Chicago, Illinois. He was well-known for coaching DePaul University from 1942 to 1984, compiling a 724-354 record....
, longtime coach of the DePaul Blue Demons and inductee of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

On October 25, 2008, the Allstate Arena hosted UFC 90
UFC 90

UFC 90: Silva vs. C?t? was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 25, 2008 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois....
, the first Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship is a United States-based mixed martial arts organization, currently recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world....
 event in the state of Illinois.

Concert events

  • Fleetwood Mac
    Fleetwood Mac

    Fleetwood Mac are a United Kingdom/United States rock music band formed in 1967 which have experienced a high turnover of personnel and varied levels of success....
     - Tusk
    Tusk (album)

    Tusk is a double album released in 1979 by Fleetwood Mac. Considered somewhat experimental due to Lindsey Buckingham's apparent attempts to allow punk rock and New Wave music influence into his work, Tusk did not achieve the level of success of its mega-hit predecessor, Rumours....
     Tour - Opening act of the Rosemont Horizon - March 14, 1980 and March 15, 1980. They returned to the venue March 5, 2009 and March 6, 2009 as part of their "Unleashed" tour.
  • Mariah Carey
    Mariah Carey

    Mariah Carey is an United States singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S....
     - Music Box Tour
    Music Box Tour

    The Music Box Tour was a 1993 concert tour by United States pop music/R&B singer Mariah Carey....
    - November 17, 1993
  • Queen
    Queen (band)

    Queen were an England rock music band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Meddows-Taylor, with bassist John Deacon completing the lineup the following year....
     - The Game Tour
    The Game Tour

    The Game Tour was a concert tour by the English Rock music band Queen to support their successful 1980 album The Game . This tour saw the band being the first to play in South American stadiums in early 1981....
     - 19th September 1980
  • Iron Maiden
    Iron Maiden

    Iron Maiden are an English Heavy metal music band from Leyton, East London, England, formed in 1975. The band is led by founder, bassist and songwriter Steve Harris ....
     - Somewhere on Tour - March 11, 1987
  • Iron Maiden
    Iron Maiden

    Iron Maiden are an English Heavy metal music band from Leyton, East London, England, formed in 1975. The band is led by founder, bassist and songwriter Steve Harris ....
     - Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour - June 23, 1988
  • Michael Jackson
    Michael Jackson

    Michael Joseph Jackson is an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group....
     performed 3 concerts in 1988 during his record breaking Bad World Tour
    Bad World Tour

    Michael Jackson's Bad World Tour was his first solo world concert tour of Japan, Australia, the United States and Europe that was sponsored by Pepsi-Cola who had also sponsored the Victory Tour in 1984, the final tour by The Jacksons....
     with a sell-out crowd of 20,000 per night.
  • Paul McCartney
    Paul McCartney

    Sir James Paul McCartney Member of the Order of the British Empire is a multiple Grammy Award-winning England singer-songwriter, poet, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record producer, film producer, Painting, and Animal rights....
    's World Tour
    World Tour

    The World Tour is the men's international bodyboarding tour, which started at 1994 and has undergone a few changes in names and regulations since....
     Dec 4th, Dec 5th and Dec 6th, 1989
  • Madonna
    Madonna (entertainer)

    Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
    's Blond Ambition Tour
    Blond Ambition Tour

    The Blond Ambition World Tour is the third concert tour by United States singer-songwriter, Madonna . The tour supported her fourth studio album, Like a Prayer, as well as the soundtrack, I'm Breathless....
     May 23 and May 24, 1990
  • Iron Maiden
    Iron Maiden

    Iron Maiden are an English Heavy metal music band from Leyton, East London, England, formed in 1975. The band is led by founder, bassist and songwriter Steve Harris ....
     - No Prayer on the Road - March 4, 1991
  • Paula Abdul
    Paula Abdul

    Paula Julie Abdul is an United States Pop music singer, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from being a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to being a sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era, then to being a pop music-Contemporary R&B singer with a string of hits in...
     - Under My Spell Tour
    Under My Spell Tour

    The Under My Spell Tour was an international concert tour from 1991-1992 by pop star Paula Abdul. MTV held a contest for its viewers to name the tour, which was almost canceled before it began because Paula injured her leg by catching her heel in a groove of the stage while rehearsing....
     - November 1 - 3 1991
  • Peter Gabriel
    Peter Gabriel

    Peter Brian Gabriel is a Grammy Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated England musician and songwriter. He first rose to fame as the lead vocals and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis ....
     - Secret World Tour - July 10, 1993
  • Phish
    Phish

    eruses4|the band|deceptive internet practices|Phishing}}Phish is an United States band noted for their musical improvisation, extended jam sessions, exploration of music between genres, and their "fiercely loyal fans." Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983, the band's four members performed together for over 20 years until their hia...
    's 1995 Halloween concert; October 3, 1999; September 22-23, 2000; February 20, 2003
  • Styx
    Styx

    Styx may refer to:* Styx , the river that forms the boundary between the Greek underworld and the world of the living, as well as a goddess and a nymph that represent the river....
     filmed their September 1996 concert here which would be later released as "Return to Paradise".
  • Dave Matthews Band
    Dave Matthews Band

    Dave Matthews Band is an United States rock music band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, Virginia in 1991. Founding members include singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bass guitar Stefan Lessard, violinist Boyd Tinsley, and drum kit Carter Beauford....
    -December 4-5 2000 & April 26-27 2002.
  • Britney Spears
    Britney Spears

    'Britney Jean Spears' is a Grammy Awards-winning American pop music singer, dancer, actress, and glamour model.Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#199...
     - Crazy 2K Tour
    Crazy 2K Tour

    The Crazy 2K Tour is the second concert tour by United States Pop music singer, Britney Spears. The tour supported her first studio album, ...Baby One More Time....
     - March 22 and March 23, 2000 and The Onyx Hotel Tour
    The Onyx Hotel Tour

    The Onyx Hotel Tour is the fifth concert tour by United States Pop music singer Britney Spears, in support of her fourth studio album In the Zone....
     - April 13, 2004
  • Maná
    Mana

    Mana is the concept of an impersonal force or quality that resides in people, animals, and inanimate objects. The concept is common to many Oceanic languages, including Melanesian languages, Polynesian languages, and Micronesian languages....
     - Revolución de Amor Tour
    Revolución de Amor Tour

    Revoluci?n de Amor Tour 2002-2003 is a concert tour which began in September 29, 2002 in support of Man?'s 2002 Revoluci?n de Amor album. On this tour, Man? performs their newest hits as well as songs from their previous albums....
     - October 31, 2002 and October 9 and October 10, 2003
  • Dave Matthews & Friends
    Dave Matthews & Friends

    Dave Matthews & Friends is an United States jam band that was put together for a tour to support Dave Matthews' solo debut, Some Devil. Most of the musicians participated in the album's production....
     - December 22, 2003
  • Metallica
    Metallica

    Metallica is an American heavy metal music band that formed in 1981 in Los Angeles. Founded when drummer Lars Ulrich posted an advertisement in a local newspaper, Metallica's line-up has primarily consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, and lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, while going through a number of bassists....
    , Godsmack
    Godsmack

    Godsmack is an American heavy metal music band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. The band comprises founder, frontman and songwriter Sully Erna, guitarist Tony Rombola, bassist Robbie Merrill and drummer Shannon Larkin....
     - Madly In Anger With The World Tour
    Madly in Anger with the World Tour

    The 'Madly in Anger with the World Tour' was a year-long concert tour by Metallica that took place in 2003 and 2004, in connection with their St....
     August 27 & 28, 2004
  • Green Day
    Green Day

    Green Day is an American Rock music trio formed in 1987. The band has consisted of Billie Joe Armstrong , Mike Dirnt , and Tr? Cool for the majority of its existence....
     / Jimmy Eat World
    Jimmy Eat World

    Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, Arizona, formed in 1993. The band is comprised of lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Zach Lind....
     - August 10th, 2005
  • Queen + Paul Rodgers
    Queen + Paul Rodgers

    The Queen + Paul Rodgers collaboration began in late 2004 when Queen were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame. Guitarist Brian May had previously performed with singer Paul Rodgers on several occasions, including at the Royal Albert Hall....
     - Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour
    Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour

    Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour was a world concert tour by Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Meddows-Taylor, joined by singer Paul Rodgers under the moniker of Queen + Paul Rodgers....
     on March 23, 2006
  • Iron Maiden
    Iron Maiden

    Iron Maiden are an English Heavy metal music band from Leyton, East London, England, formed in 1975. The band is led by founder, bassist and songwriter Steve Harris ....
     - A Matter of Life and Death Tour 2006 - October 18, 2006
  • My Chemical Romance
    My Chemical Romance

    My Chemical Romance is an American rock band formed in 2001 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The band consists of five members that are Gerard Way, Mikey Way, Frank Iero, Ray Toro and Bob Bryar....
     with Rise Against
    Rise Against

    Rise Against is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. Their current line-up consists of four members: Tim McIlrath , Joe Principe , Brandon Barnes , and Zach Blair ....
     on the Black Parade Concert March 1, 2007
  • Maná
    Mana

    Mana is the concept of an impersonal force or quality that resides in people, animals, and inanimate objects. The concept is common to many Oceanic languages, including Melanesian languages, Polynesian languages, and Micronesian languages....
     - Amar es Combatir Tour
    Amar es Combatir Tour

    Amar es Combatir Tour 2007 - 2008 was a concert tour which began in February 9, 2007 and ended in June 12, 2008 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic by Latin American Mexican rock band Man? in support of their 2006 album, Amar es Combatir....
     - March 22, March 23, and October 4, 2007
  • Aerosmith
    Aerosmith

    Aerosmith is an United States hard rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston, Massachusetts" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band"....
     - Final public show on their 2007 World Tour
    Aerosmith World Tour 2007

    Aerosmith World Tour 2007 was a concert tour by United States hard rock band Aerosmith that saw the band performing outside North America or Japan for the first time in about 8 years , and in some countries, the first time in 14 years ....
     on September 24, 2007
  • RBD
    RBD

    RBD was a Latin Grammy nominated Mexican pop group that gained popularity from Televisa teenage-oriented serie Rebelde. RBD has sold over 18 million albums worldwide in four years since their formation according to EMI....
     - Tour Celestial
    Tour Celestial

    Tour Celestial 2007 is the third concert tour of Mexican pop group RBD. Tour Celestial 2007 is the RBD tour where they'll be performing in North America, Europe, and South America....
     2007 - September 28, 2007
  • Van Halen
    Van Halen

    Van Halen is a hard rock band formed in in 1972. They enjoyed success from the release of their Van Halen in 1978. As of 2007 Van Halen has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart....
     - Roth reunion tour. October 16, 2007
  • Fall Out Boy
    Fall Out Boy

    Fall Out Boy is a Grammy-nominated alternative rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of Patrick Stump , Joe Trohman , Pete Wentz , and Andy Hurley ....
    's Young Wild Things Tour
    Young Wild Things Tour

    The Young Wild Things Tour is a four band fall 2007 concert tour featuring Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes, Plain White T's, Cute Is What We Aim For,and Doug ....
     on October 20, 2007
  • Hannah Montana
    Hannah Montana

    Hannah Montana is an 59th Primetime Emmy Awards United States Television program, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a alter ego as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real identity from the...
     - Best of Both Worlds Tour
    Best of Both Worlds Tour

    The Best of Both Worlds Tour was a 2007-2008 North American concert tour featuring singer, songwriter and actress Miley Cyrus of the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, performing both as a solo artist and in character as Hannah Montana....
     - December 8, 2007
  • Foo Fighters
    Foo Fighters

    Foo Fighters is an American Rock music band formed by singer/guitarist/drummer Dave Grohl in 1995. Grohl formed the group as a one-man project after the dissolution of his previous band Nirvana in 1994....
     on February 25, 2008
  • RBD
    RBD

    RBD was a Latin Grammy nominated Mexican pop group that gained popularity from Televisa teenage-oriented serie Rebelde. RBD has sold over 18 million albums worldwide in four years since their formation according to EMI....
     - Empezar desde Cero Tour 2008
    Empezar desde Cero Tour 2008

    The Empezar Desde Cero World Tour is the fourth concert tour of Mexican music group RBD. It kicked off on February 2, 2008 to support their November 2007 studio album, Empezar Desde Cero....
     - March 16, 2008
  • Avril Lavigne
    Avril Lavigne

    Avril Lavigne Whibley , better known by her birth name Avril Lavigne , is a Canadian pop-punk singer-songwriter, fashion designer, and actress....
     - The Best Damn Tour - March 21, 2008
  • Juanes
    Juanes

    Juan Esteban Aristiz?bal V?squez best known as Juanes is a Colombian rock music musician. During the 1980s and 1990s, Juanes was a member of Heavy metal music band Ekhymosis but disbanded the group in 1998 to pursue a solo career....
     - La Vida World Tour
    La Vida World Tour

    'La Vida World Tour' is a concert tour which began in March 5, 2008 by Colombia Rock music musician Juanes in support of his 2007 album, La Vida......
     - April 2, 2008
  • The Police
    The Police

    The Police were an English Power trio Rock music band consisting of Sting , Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland . The band became globally popular in the late 1970s, playing a style of rock that was influenced by jazz, punk rock and reggae music....
     - The Police Reunion Tour
    The Police Reunion Tour

    The Police Reunion Tour was a 2007-2008 worldwide concert tour by The Police, marking the 30th anniversary of their beginnings. At its conclusion, the tour became the third highest grossing tour of all time, with revenues reaching over $340 million....
     - May 10, 2008 played their final concert ever in Chicago with Elvis Costello and the Imposters
  • The Cure
    The Cure

    The Cure are an English Rock music band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several lineup changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member....
     - 4Tour
    4Tour

    4Tour is the name of The Cure's 2007-2008 concert tour. It began with their first concert in Japan in over 22 years at the Fuji Rock Festival on July 27, 2007 and ended at New York City's Radio City Music Hall on June 21, 2008....
     - May 17, 2008
  • Van Halen
    Van Halen

    Van Halen is a hard rock band formed in in 1972. They enjoyed success from the release of their Van Halen in 1978. As of 2007 Van Halen has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart....
     - Second to last show on their Roth reunion tour - May 30, 2008
  • Iron Maiden
    Iron Maiden

    Iron Maiden are an English Heavy metal music band from Leyton, East London, England, formed in 1975. The band is led by founder, bassist and songwriter Steve Harris ....
     - Somewhere Back in Time Tour 2008 - June 11, 2008
  • Janet Jackson
    Janet Jackson

    Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Born in Gary, Indiana and raised in Encino, Los Angeles, California, she is the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians....
     - Rock Witchu Tour 2008
    Rock Witchu Tour

    The Rock Witchu Tour is the fifth concert tour by United States singer-songwriter, Janet Jackson, in support of her tenth studio album Discipline ....
     - September 25, 2008
  • Weezer
    Weezer

    Weezer is a Grammy-winning United States Rock music band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1992. Initially, the band consisted of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson , Matt Sharp , and Jason Cropper ....
    /Angels & Airwaves
    Angels & Airwaves

    Angels & Airwaves is an alternative rock group fronted by Blink-182 and former Box Car Racer guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge. The band includes guitarist David Kennedy , notably from Over My Dead Body , Hazen Street and Box Car Racer, former Rocket From the Crypt and The Offspring drummer Atom Willard, and former 30 Seconds to Mars bassist Ma...
     - October 2, 2008
  • New Kids On The Block
    New Kids on the Block

    New Kids on the Block is an USA pop group that enjoyed success in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a boy band which went on to sell 80 million records world-wide....
     - Reunion Tour 2008
    New Kids on the Block: Live

    The New Kids on the Block: Live is the fifth concert tour by United States band New Kids on the Block. The group broke up in 1994 after their last tour....
     - October 4 & October 24, 2008
  • Tina Turner
    Tina Turner

    Tina Turner is an United States singer and actress whose career has spanned over 50 years and who has won numerous awards. Her achievements in the Rock genre have led to her being referred to as "The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll"....
     - Tina: Live in Concert Tour
    Tina: Live in Concert Tour

    Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour is a worldwide tour by United States singer Tina Turner, her first concert tour in eight years, since her record-breaking Twenty Four Seven Tour....
     - October 6, 2008
  • AC/DC
    AC/DC

    AC/DC are an Australian rock music rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm Young and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock, and considered pioneers of heavy metal music, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll"....
     - Black Ice World Tour
    Black Ice World Tour

    The Black Ice World Tour is a concert tour by Australian-rock band AC/DC, in support of their album Black Ice and is their first tour since 2000's Stiff Upper Lip Tour....
     - October 30, 2008, November 1, 2008
  • Oasis
    Oasis (band)

    Oasis are an English rock music band that formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as "The Rain", the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul Arthurs , Paul McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher ....
     - Dig Out Your Soul Tour
    Dig Out Your Soul Tour

    The Dig Out Your Soul Tour is the ongoing concert tour by England rock band Oasis , in support of their album, Dig Out Your Soul. The tour started in Seattle, Washington at the Qwest Field#WaMu Theater and is planned to continue for another 18 months....
     - December 12, 2008
  • Metallica
    Metallica

    Metallica is an American heavy metal music band that formed in 1981 in Los Angeles. Founded when drummer Lars Ulrich posted an advertisement in a local newspaper, Metallica's line-up has primarily consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, and lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, while going through a number of bassists....
    , Machine Head
    Machine head

    A Machine Head, also called a tuner, gear head, or tuning machine, is part of a string instrument ranging from guitars to double basses, a geared apparatus for tensioning and thereby tuning a string, usually located at the headstock....
    , The Sword
    The Sword

    The Sword is an American Heavy metal music band that formed in Austin, Texas, Texas in 2003. Since its inception, the band has comprised vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and producer John "J....
     - World Magnetic Tour
    World Magnetic Tour

    The World Magnetic Tour is a current concert tour by Metallica, taking place in 2008 and 2009 in support of their ninth studio album Death Magnetic....
     - January 26 & 27, 2009
  • Slipknot
    Slipknot

    Slipknot may refer to:* Slip knot, a class of knot made in such a way as to slide* Slipknot , a heavy metal music band from Des Moines, Iowa, USA...
    , Trivium
    Trivium

    In Medieval university, the trivium comprised the three subjects taught first: grammar, logic, and rhetoric. The word is a Latin term meaning ?the three ways? or ?the three roads? forming the foundation of a Middle Ages liberal arts education....
    , Coheed And Cambria
    Coheed and Cambria

    Coheed and Cambria is an American progressive rock band formed in Nyack, New York in 1995. The band originally went by the band name "Shabutie", however, the band changed its name to Coheed and Cambria when drummer Nate Kelley left the band....
     - All Hope is Gone World Tour - January 30, 2009
  • Britney Spears
    Britney Spears

    'Britney Jean Spears' is a Grammy Awards-winning American pop music singer, dancer, actress, and glamour model.Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#199...
     - April 28-29, 2009
  • Fall Out Boy
    Fall Out Boy

    Fall Out Boy is a Grammy-nominated alternative rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of Patrick Stump , Joe Trohman , Pete Wentz , and Andy Hurley ....
    /Cobra Starship
    Cobra Starship

    Cobra Starship is an American pop band created by former Midtown bassist/lead vocalist Gabe Saporta. The members consist of lead vocalist Saporta, guitarist Ryland Blackinton, bassist Alex Suarez, Nate Novarro on drums and keytarist Victoria Asher, all of whom provide backing vocals....
    /All Time Low
    All Time Low

    All Time Low is a pop punk group from Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland, formed in 2003. The band consists of lead vocalist Alex Gaskarth , guitarist....
    /Metro Station
    Metro station

    A metro station is a train station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated....
    /Hey Monday
    Hey Monday

    Hey Monday is an American alternative rock band from West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. The band consists of Cassadee Pope , Michael Moriarty , Mike Gentile , Alex Lipshaw , Elliot James and Bobby Nolan ....
     - Believers Never Die Part Deux Tour - May 9, 2009


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