List of concerts at the National Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park explained

Concerts that were held at the National Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales, between 1987 and 1996 and included U2, Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson and The Rolling Stones. The last concert at the stadium was performed by Tina Turner on 14 July 1996. In 1997 the National Stadium was demolished to make way for the Millennium Stadium.

Concerts

Year	Date	Headline artist	Tour	Supporting artists
1987	21 June	David Bowie^[1] ^[2]	Glass Spider Tour
	25 July	U2^[3]	Joshua Tree Tour
1988	26 July	Michael Jackson^[4]	Bad World Tour	Kim Wilde
1989	5 August	Simple Minds^[5] ^[6]	Street Fighting Years Tour	The Silencers, The Darling Buds, Texas
1990	16 July	The Rolling Stones^[7]	Urban Jungle Tour	Dan Reed Network
1992	23 May	World Choir^[8]	10,000 Voices at Cardiff Arms Park	Tom Jones, Dennis O'Neill, Gwyneth Jones and Owain Arwel Hughes (conducting)
	11 June	Dire Straits^[9]	On Every Street Tour
	19 July	Bryan Adams	Waking Up the World Tour	Squeeze, Extreme
	5 August	Michael Jackson^[10]	Dangerous World Tour	Kris Kross
1993	29 May	World Choir II	World Choir II at Cardiff Arms Park
	18 August	U2^[11]	Zoo TV Tour	Stereo MCs and Utah Saints
1995	21 June	Bon Jovi^[12]	These Days Tour	Van Halen (Balance Tour), Thunder, Crown Of Thorns^[13]
	23 July	R.E.M.^[14]	Monster Tour	The Cranberries, Del Amitri and Belly
1996	14 July	Tina Turner^[15]	Wildest Dreams Tour	Toto
Cancelled concerts
1991	27 June	Status Quo^[16] and Rod Stewart^[17]	Rockin' All Over The Years Tour	Joe Cocker

See also

• Music of Cardiff
• List of concerts at the Millennium Stadium
• List of events held at the Millennium Stadium

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1987 The Glass Spider World Tour (June). Paul Kinder . 11 May 2008.
2. Web site: Gig history . www.screamingbluemessiahs.com . 3 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090603031646/http://www.screamingbluemessiahs.com/gighistory.htm . 3 June 2009 .
3. Web site: Joshua Tree Tour Leg 2 - Europe. U2achtung.com. 11 May 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20070723180815/http://www.u2achtung.com/03/setlists/tournee.php?id=7 . July 23, 2007. dead.
4. Web site: Michael Jackson Bad World Tour Dates . Michael Jackson Trader . 11 May 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517051531/http://www.michael-jackson-trader.com/tours/badtourdates.html . 17 May 2008 . dead .
5. Web site: Simple Minds @ Cardiff Arms Park. flickr.com . 5 August 1989 . 4 September 2008.
6. Web site: Discography - Street Fighting Years . simpleminds.com . 17 October 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20071024181706/http://simpleminds.com/discography/?id=174 . October 24, 2007. dead.
7. Web site: The Rolling Stones Chronicle, 1990, Head back to the jungle . Time Is On Our Side (Ian McPherson) . 11 May 2008.
8. Web site: 10,000 Voices II. www.songsofshirleybassey.co.uk. 27 February 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080321060014/http://www.songsofshirleybassey.co.uk/info/trkl058.html. 21 March 2008. dead.
9. Web site: MK diary, 1992 . MK diary . 11 May 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080305142803/http://www.working-on-it.com/diary/diary.php?www=mfn&tri=all&year=yes . 5 March 2008 .
10. Web site: Michael Jacksons Dangerous Tour Dates. Michael Jackson Trader. 11 May 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081022003914/http://www.michael-jackson-trader.com/tours/dangeroustourdates.html. 22 October 2008. dead.
11. Web site: Zoo TV Tour - U2, 18 August 1993: Arms Park - Cardiff, Wales. Matthias Mühlbradt & Martin Stieglmayer. 18 August 1993. 11 May 2008.
12. Web site: These days tour . Alexandr Smolin. 18 September 2008.
13. Web site: Behind Closed Doors Tour . www.thunderonline.com. 22 February 2011.
14. Web site: 23 July 1995 Cardiff, Wa . remchronicle.com. 11 May 2008.
15. Web site: Wildest Dreams World Tour 1996/97. marco-skulschus.de . 11 May 2008.
16. Web site: Tour Information 1991 . Wolfgang Guhl . 4 September 2008.
17. South Wales Echo, Monday 10 June 1991, Page 1