| Poplar Creek Music Theater | |
| Address: | 60179 Higgins Road |
| Location: | Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
| Type: | Amphitheatre |
| Opened: | June 6, 1980 |
| Closed: | November 3, 1994 |
| Demolished: | July, 1995 |
| Owner: | Nederlander Organization |
| Seating Capacity: | 25,202 |
Poplar Creek Music Theater was a concert venue in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The amphitheatre opened in 1980 and closed in 1994. It hosted a variety of popular musical acts during its 15-season existence. It consisted of a covered pavilion and grass seating area and had a capacity of 25,202 people: 7,202 reserved seats and 18,000 lawn seats.
Attendance began to dwindle in the late 1980s, and Poplar Creek faced competition from opening the World Music Theater (now Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre) in Tinley Park in 1990. Sears acquired the property in 1989 and allowed Poplar Creek to remain in operation until 1994, and demolition began in July 1995.[1]
In 2006, the Sears Centre (as of 2020, the Now Arena) opened in Hoffman Estates, near the former location of Poplar Creek.
A new outdoor theatre next to the Sears Centre and about one mile from Poplar Creek's former location had been approved for construction. With approximately 10,000 seats, but was never built.
| List of Events held at Poplar Creek | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Event | Date | Opening Act(s) | |
| 10,000 Maniacs | Our Time in Eden Tour | June 11, 1993 | World Party | |
| .38 Special | Tour de Force Tour | July 14, 1984 | Night Ranger | |
| Strength in Numbers Tour | July 19, 1986 | Honeymoon Suite | ||
| AC/DC | Who Made Who World Tour | September 4, 1986 | Loudness | |
| Aerosmith | Back in the Saddle Tour | July 12, 1984 | Orion the Hunter | |
| Permanent Vacation Tour | July 17, 1988 | Guns N' Roses | ||
| Air Supply | Now and Forever Tour | July 3, 1982 | Livingston Taylor | |
| 1983 Tour | July 19, 1983 | Tom Chapin | ||
| Hearts in Motion Tour | August 6, 1986 | |||
| Al Jarreau | Breakin' Away Tour | July 29, 1982 | David Sanborn | |
| Jarreau Tour | July 24, 1983 | Melissa Manchester & David Brenner | ||
| Heart's Horizon Tour | August 11, 1989 | Take 6 | ||
| Alabama | 40-Hour Week Tour | July 20, 1985 | Bill Medley | |
| My Home's in Alabama Tour | July 22, 1990 | Clint Black | ||
| The Allman Brothers Band | Reach for the Sky Tour | August 13, 1980 | Henry Paul Band | |
| Brothers of the Road Tour | August 27, 1981 | Gary U.S. Bonds | ||
| 20th Anniversary Tour | July 11, 1989 | |||
| Shades of Two Worlds Tour | August 10, 1991 | Little Feat & The Radiators | ||
| America | Alibi Tour | August 26, 1981 | Christopher Cross | |
| Amy Grant | Unguarded Tour | August 9, 1985 | Russ Taff | |
| Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe | An Evening of Yes Music Plus Tour | August 20, 1989 | ||
| The Animals | Ark Reunion Tour | August 11, 1983 | ||
| Anne Murray | Somebody's Waiting Tour | August 15, 1980 | Michael Johnson | |
| Where Do You Go When You Dream Tour | August 16, 1981 | |||
| The Hottest Night of the Year Tour | September 3, 1982 | |||
| April Wine | Power Play Tour | July 20, 1982 | ||
| Asia | Asia Tour | June 17, 1982 | ||
| Alpha Tour | September 4, 1983 | Chris de Burgh | ||
| The B-52's | Whammy! Tour | July 18, 1983 | ||
| Bad Company | Holy Water Tour | August 11, 1990 | Damn Yankees | |
| The Bangles | Everything Tour | August 18, 1989 | ||
| Barbara Mandrell | ...In Black and White Tour | August 6, 1982 | Do-Rites | |
| Clean Cut Tour | September 22, 1984 | |||
| Barry Manilow | One Voice Tour | July 18, 1980 | ||
| July 19, 1980 | ||||
| July 20, 1980 | ||||
| July 21, 1980 | ||||
| Here Comes the Night Tour | June 22, 1983 | |||
| June 23, 1983 | ||||
| June 25, 1983 | ||||
| June 26, 1983 | ||||
| Tour | June 27, 1985 | |||
| June 28, 1985 | ||||
| June 29, 1985 | ||||
| Swing Street Tour | July 27, 1988 | |||
| July 28, 1988 | ||||
| 1993 Tour | July 8, 1993 | |||
| 1994 Tour | August 23, 1994 | Roger Daltrey | ||
| Basia | The Sweetest Illusion Tour | September 2, 1994 | Spyro Gyra | |
| The Beach Boys | Keepin' the Summer Alive Tour | August 4, 1980 | The Tremblers | |
| August 5, 1980 | ||||
| 1981 Tour | June 20, 1981 | Glenn Super | ||
| 1982 Tour | June 12, 1982 | |||
| 1983 Tour | June 5, 1983 | Firefall | ||
| The Beach Boys Tour | August 4, 1985 (2 shows) | |||
| 1986 Tour | August 27, 1986 | Roger McGuinn | ||
| 1987 Tour | September 3, 1987 | Marshall Crenshaw | ||
| 1988 Tour | August 7, 1988 | |||
| Still Cruisin' Tour | June 10, 1989 | Chicago | ||
| June 11, 1989 | ||||
| 1990 Tour | August 15, 1990 | |||
| 1991 Tour | August 11, 1991 | The Everly Brothers | ||
| Summer in Paradise Tour | August 7, 1992 | David Cassidy | ||
| 1993 Tour | September 4, 1993 | America | ||
| September 6, 1993 | ||||
| 1994 Tour | August 12, 1994 | |||
| Bee Gees | One World Tour | July 31, 1989 | The Nylons | |
| Bette Midler | De Tour | July 14, 1983 | ||
| July 15, 1983 | ||||
| July 16, 1983 | ||||
| Experience the Divine Tour | September 3, 1993 | |||
| September 4, 1993 | ||||
| Billy Idol | Rebel Yell Tour | June 1, 1984 | ||
| Black Sabbath | Mob Rules Tour | August 31, 1982 | ||
| Blondie | Tracks Across America Tour | August 8, 1982 | ||
| Blue Öyster Cult | Cultösaurus Erectus Tour | June 30, 1981 | Humble Pie | |
| Fire of Unknown Origin Tour | August 15, 1982 | Aldo Nova | ||
| The Revölution by Night Tour | June 16, 1984 | Billy Squier & Ratt | ||
| The Blues Brothers | 1980 Tour | June 27, 1980 | Journey | |
| Blues Festival | September 2, 1993[2] | |||
| August 31, 1994[3] | ||||
| Bob Dylan | Shot of Love Tour | June 10, 1981 | ||
| True Confessions Tour | June 29, 1986 | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | ||
| 1988 Never Ending Tour | July 14, 1988 | The Alarm | ||
| 1989 Never Ending Tour | July 2, 1989 | |||
| Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | Against the Wind Tour | August 18, 1980 | ||
| August 19, 1980 | ||||
| The Distance Tour | July 9, 1983 | Michael Bolton | ||
| July 10, 1983 | ||||
| Like a Rock Tour | August 15, 1986 | The Fabulous Thunderbirds | ||
| August 16, 1986 | ||||
| Bobby Vinton | 1986 Tour | July 26, 1986 | ||
| Bonnie Raitt | Luck of the Draw Tour | August 3, 1991 | ||
| Longing in Their Hearts Tour | August 25, 1994 | Bruce Hornsby | ||
| Boz Scaggs | Other Roads Tour | September 9, 1988 | ||
| Brian Setzer | The Knife Feels Like Justice Tour | June 14, 1986 | ||
| Bruce Hornsby & The Range | Scenes From The Southside Tour | September 4, 1988 | Melissa Etheridge | |
| A Night on the Town Tour | August 25, 1990 | Cowboy Junkies | ||
| 1991 Tour | July 20, 1991 | Rosanne Cash | ||
| Bryan Adams | Reckless Tour | June 13, 1985 | Survivor | |
| The Cars | Panorama Tour | August 31, 1980 | ||
| Heartbeat City Tour | August 6, 1984 | Wang Chung | ||
| Charlie Daniels Band | Windows Tour | June 13, 1982 | ||
| 1983 Tour | June 21, 1983 | Outlaws | ||
| Cheap Trick | Standing on the Edge Tour | September 20, 1985 | Simon F | |
| Cher | Take Me Home Tour | July 13, 1981 | ||
| July 14, 1981 | ||||
| Chet Atkins | The Sweet Corn Show | July 15, 1990 | Garrison Keillor | |
| Chicago | Chicago XIV Tour | August 26, 1980 | ||
| August 27, 1980 | ||||
| Chicago 16 Tour | June 18, 1982 | |||
| 1983 Tour | June 19, 1983 | |||
| Chicago 17 Tour | August 1, 1984 | |||
| Chicago 18 Tour | June 6, 1987 | |||
| 1990 Tour | July 14, 1990 | |||
| Twenty 1 Tour | June 6, 1992 | The Moody Blues | ||
| Chuck Mangione | Fun & Games Tour | July 28, 1980 | ||
| Tarantella Tour | July 29, 1981 | |||
| Cinderella | Long Cold Winter Tour | July 26, 1989 | Winger & BulletBoys | |
| Cleo Laine | Smilin' Through Tour | June 23, 1981 | James Galway | |
| Crosby & Nash | 1993 Tour | August 3, 1993 | Shawn Colvin | |
| Crosby, Stills & Nash | Daylight Again Tour | August 21, 1982 | ||
| 1987 Tour | August 15, 1987 | The Fabulous Thunderbirds | ||
| 1988 Tour | August 24, 1988 | |||
| Live It Up Tour | July 1, 1990 | |||
| 1992 Tour | August 26, 1992 | |||
| After the Storm Tour | July 15, 1994 | Fleetwood Mac | ||
| The Cure | The Beach Party Tour | July 15, 1986 | ||
| Cyndi Lauper | Fun Tour | September 16, 1984 | ||
| Dan Fogelberg | High Country Snows Tour | June 14, 1985 | ||
| Exiles Tour | July 14, 1987 | |||
| Depeche Mode | Black Celebration Tour | June 22, 1986 | Book of Love | |
| Music for the Masses Tour | May 20, 1988 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | ||
| Diana Ross | Diana Tour | July 30, 1980 | ||
| July 31, 1980 | ||||
| Workin' Overtime Tour | August 19, 1989 | |||
| Dinah Shore | 1981 Tour | July 31, 1981 | ||
| August 1, 1981 | ||||
| Dio | The Last in Line Tour | August 8, 1984 | Twisted Sister | |
| Sacred Heart Tour | August 27, 1985 | Rough Cutt | ||
| Dionne Warwick | No Night So Long Tour | July 25, 1981 | ||
| Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms Tour | August 3, 1985 | ||
| Dolly Parton | Heartbreak Express Tour | August 28, 1982 | ||
| White Limozeen Tour | June 25, 1989 | Ricky Skaggs | ||
| Don Henley | 1986 Tour | August 19, 1986 | The Bangles & Mr. Mister | |
| The End of the Innocence Tour | August 12, 1989 | Edie Brickell & New Bohemians | ||
| 1990 Tour | July 10, 1990 | |||
| 1993 Tour | June 30, 1993 | |||
| Donna Summer | The Wanderer Tour | August 20, 1981 | ||
| August 21, 1981 | ||||
| Hard for the Money Tour | July 12, 1983 | |||
| The Doobie Brothers | One Step Closer Tour | September 1, 1981 | Carl Wilson | |
| Brotherhood Tour | July 27, 1991 | |||
| 1993 Tour | August 26, 1993 | 4 Wheel Drive | ||
| Duran Duran | Strange Behavior Tour | July 8, 1987 | Erasure | |
| Eddie Money | Nothing to Lose Tour | May 19, 1989 | Henry Lee Summer | |
| Eddie Rabbitt | Step by Step Tour | August 22, 1982 | Lacy J. Dalton | |
| Elton John | Jump Up Tour | July 10, 1982 | Quarterflash | |
| July 11, 1982 | ||||
| Ice on Fire Tour | August 23, 1986 | |||
| Reg Strikes Back Tour | September 16, 1988 | Wet Wet Wet | ||
| September 17, 1988 | ||||
| Sleeping with the Past Tour | August 26, 1989 | |||
| August 27, 1989 | ||||
| The One Tour | September 11, 1992 | |||
| September 12, 1992 | ||||
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Punch the Clock Tour | August 24, 1983 | Aztec Camera | |
| Goodbye Cruel World Tour | August 28, 1984 | Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit | ||
| Elvis Costello & The Rude 5 | Spike Tour | August 9, 1989 | ||
| Engelbert Humperdinck | Love's Only Love Tour | July 12, 1980 | ||
| July 13, 1980 | ||||
| Misty Blue Tour | July 16, 1982 | |||
| July 17, 1982 | ||||
| You & Your Lover Tour | July 7, 1983 | |||
| July 8, 1983 | ||||
| Erasure | Wild! Tour | July 5, 1990 | Louie Louie | |
| Eric Clapton | Money and Cigarettes Tour | July 11, 1983 | ||
| Behind the Sun Tour | July 5, 1985 | Graham Parker & The Shot | ||
| 1992 Tour | August 24, 1992 | Curtis Stigers | ||
| Eurythmics | Touch Tour | August 11, 1984 | Howard Jones | |
| Revenge Tour | August 21, 1986 | Jean Beauvoir | ||
| The Everly Brothers | EB 84 Reunion Tour | July 6, 1984 | ||
| Foghat | Tight Shoes Tour | August 14, 1981 | The Danny Joe Brown Band | |
| Foreigner | 1993 Tour | August 8, 1993 | ||
| 1994 Tour | August 17, 1994 | The Doobie Brothers | ||
| Frank Sinatra | 1990 Tour | September 1, 1990 | Don Rickles | |
| Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons | 1980 Tour | July 24, 1980 | ||
| George Benson | Give Me the Night Tour | August 21, 1980 | ||
| 1981 Tour | August 28, 1981 | Randy Crawford | ||
| 1982 Tour | July 18, 1982 | |||
| In Your Eyes Tour | August 27, 1983 | |||
| I Got a Woman and Some Blues Tour | September 14, 1984 | |||
| 20/20 Tour | August 17, 1985 | |||
| Genesis | Abacab Tour | August 2, 1982 | ||
| August 3, 1982 | ||||
| The Go-Go's | Vacation Tour | September 8, 1982 | ||
| Talk Show Tour | June 24, 1984 | INXS | ||
| Grateful Dead | 1983 Tour | June 27, 1983 | ||
| June 28, 1983 | ||||
| The Greg Kihn Band | Kihntagious Tour | July 27, 1984 | Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul | |
| Hall & Oates | H2O Tour | June 11, 1983 | ||
| Ooh Yeah! Tour | August 19, 1988 | |||
| Hank Williams Jr. | Five-O Tour | June 19, 1985 | ||
| Wild Streak Tour | August 27, 1988 | Linda Ronstadt | ||
| August 28, 1988 | ||||
| 1989 Tour | August 5, 1989 | k.d. lang | ||
| Harry Chapin | 1980 Tour | August 14, 1980 | Arlo Guthrie | |
| Heart | Private Audition Tour | August 23, 1982 | John Mellencamp | |
| August 24, 1982 | ||||
| Bad Animals Tour | July 10, 1987 | Tom Kimmel Band | ||
| 1988 Tour | July 3, 1988 | Michael Bolton | ||
| Brigade Tour | June 23, 1990 | Giant | ||
| Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass | Bullish Tour | August 16, 1984 | ||
| Howard Jones | Cross That Line Tour | June 23, 1989 | Midge Ure | |
| Huey Lewis and the News | Sports Tour | July 7, 1984 | ||
| 1985 Tour | August 5, 1985 | |||
| Small World Tour | August 14, 1988 | |||
| INXS | Kick Tour | June 18, 1988 | Public Image Ltd | |
| Iron Maiden | World Slavery Tour | June 16, 1985 | Accept | |
| Isaac Stern & The Boston Symphony Orchestra | July 27, 1980 | |||
| The J. Geils Band | Freeze Frame Tour | August 20, 1982 | The Motels | |
| Jackson Browne | Lawyers in Love Tour | August 28, 1983 | ||
| Lives in the Balance Tour | July 14, 1986 | Peter Case | ||
| World in Motion Tour | July 5, 1989 | El Rayo-X | ||
| I'm Alive Tour | August 10, 1994 | John Hiatt | ||
| James Taylor | Flag Tour | August 17, 1980 | ||
| Dad Loves His Work Tour | June 13, 1981 | |||
| June 14, 1981 | ||||
| 1982 Tour | August 9, 1982 | Karla Bonoff | ||
| August 10, 1982 | ||||
| 1983 Tour | August 4, 1983 | |||
| 1984 Tour | August 3, 1984 | Randy Newman | ||
| August 4, 1984 | ||||
| 1990 Tour | September 23, 1990 | |||
| 1994 Tour | July 17, 1994 | |||
| Janet Jackson | Janet World Tour | July 12, 1994 | Tevin Campbell | |
| July 13, 1994 | ||||
| Jefferson Airplane | Jefferson Airplane Reunion Tour | September 9, 1989 | ||
| Jefferson Starship | Freedom at Point Zero Tour | June 19, 1980 | ||
| Modern Times Tour | June 19, 1981 | Dixie Dregs | ||
| Winds of Change Tour | August 18, 1983 | |||
| Nuclear Furniture Tour | August 26, 1984 | |||
| Jeffrey Osborne | Don't Stop Tour | July 17, 1985 | ||
| Jerry Garcia Band | 1989 Tour | September 16, 1989 | ||
| Jethro Tull | The Broadsword and the Beast Tour | September 12, 1982 | Saga | |
| Crest of a Knave Tour | June 12, 1988 | |||
| Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band | A Hot Dog & A Road Map Tour | July 5, 1980 | Livingston Taylor | |
| Coconut Telegraph Tour | July 22, 1981 | |||
| The Homecoming Tour | June 26, 1982 | Bonnie Riatt | ||
| An Evening in Margaritaville Tour | April 6, 1983 | |||
| 6-Stop American Tour | July 21, 1983 | |||
| Feeding Frenzy Tour | June 23, 1984 | |||
| Sleepless Knights Tour | June 23, 1985 | |||
| Floridays Tour | July 6, 1986 | |||
| A Pirate Looks At 40 Tour | July 3, 1987 | |||
| Hot Water Tour | July 16, 1988 | |||
| Off to See the Lizard Tour | July 1, 1989 | The Neville Brothers | ||
| Outposts Tour | July 5, 1991 | Greg "Fingers" Taylor & The Ladyfingers Revue | ||
| July 6, 1991 | ||||
| Recession Recess Tour | August 14, 1992 | Evangeline | ||
| August 15, 1992 | ||||
| Chameleon Caravan Tour | August 27, 1993 | The Iguanas | ||
| August 28, 1993 | ||||
| Fruitcakes Tour | June 18, 1994 | |||
| June 19, 1994 | ||||
| Joe Cocker | 1991 Tour | July 18, 1991 | ||
| Night Calls Tour | August 16, 1992 | |||
| Joe Jackson | I'm the Man Tour | August 11, 1980 | The Kings | |
| Body and Soul Tour | June 15, 1984 | Deluxury | ||
| 1986 Tour | August 20, 1986 | |||
| Joe Walsh | There Goes the Neighborhood Tour | June 12, 1981 | David Lindley | |
| John Denver | Autograph Tour | June 6, 1980 | ||
| Some Days Are Diamonds Tour | August 15, 1981 | |||
| Seasons of the Heart Tour | July 22, 1983 | |||
| July 23, 1983 | ||||
| It's About Time Tour | June 5, 1984 | |||
| June 6, 1984 | ||||
| One World Tour | August 20, 1986 | |||
| Earth Songs Tour | August 18, 1990 | |||
| Different Directions Tour | July 9, 1992 | |||
| John Mellencamp | The Lonesome Jubilee Tour | June 10, 1988 | ||
| June 11, 1988 | ||||
| Johnny Cash | The Baron Tour | July 10, 1981 | ||
| Johnny Mathis | Different Kinda Different Tour | August 8, 1980 | ||
| August 9, 1980 | ||||
| Friends in Love Tour | July 23, 1982 | Henry Mancini | ||
| July 24, 1982 | ||||
| A Special Part of Me Tour | August 7, 1984 | |||
| Jonathon Brandmeier & The Leisure Suits | 1988 Tour | June 25, 1988 | ||
| Joni Mitchell | Wild Things Run Fast Tour | July 6, 1983 | ||
| Journey | Escape Tour | September 3, 1981 | Point Blank | |
| September 4, 1981 | ||||
| Judas Priest | Fuel for Life Tour | August 10, 1986 | Dokken | |
| The Judds | River of Time Tour | June 3, 1990 | Highway 101 & McBride & the Ride | |
| Judy Collins & The Elgin Symphony Orchestra | Sanity & Grace Tour | August 23, 1989 | ||
| Julian Lennon | The Secret Value of Daydreaming Tour | July 1, 1986 | ||
| Julie Andrews | 1989 Tour | July 6, 1989 | ||
| Julio Iglesias | Non-Stop Tour | June 14, 1988 | ||
| Kansas | Audio-Visions Tour | August 9, 1981 | Survivor | |
| Kenny G | Silhouette Tour | May 28, 1989 | ||
| 1990 Tour | August 10, 1990 | Michael Bolton | ||
| Kenny Loggins | Keep the Fire Tour | July 11, 1980 | Firefall | |
| High Adventure Tour | September 6, 1982 | |||
| 1983 Tour | August 25, 1983 | |||
| King Crimson | Beat Tour | August 7, 1982 | ||
| Three of a Perfect Pair Tour | June 22, 1984 | The Elvis Brothers | ||
| The Kingston Trio | 1981 Tour | July 3, 1981 | The Association | |
| The Kinks | Think Visual Tour | June 14, 1987 | Joan Jett & The Blackhearts | |
| UK Jive Tour | September 23, 1989 | |||
| Kool & the Gang | In the Heart Tour | July 21, 1984 | KC and the Sunshine Band | |
| Emergency Tour | July 27, 1985 | |||
| 1987 Tour | July 11, 1987 | |||
| 1988 Tour | July 1, 1988 | |||
| Lawrence Welk | 1980 Tour | June 15, 1980 | ||
| Lee Greenwood | Streamline Tour | August 16, 1985 | Gary Morris | |
| Lena Horne | The Lady and Her Music Tour | July 30, 1982 | ||
| July 31, 1982 | ||||
| August 1, 1982 | ||||
| Loverboy | 1983 Tour | August 3, 1983 | ||
| Lovin' Every Minute of It Tour | August 11, 1985 | |||
| 1986 Tour | August 24, 1986 | Dokken | ||
| Wildside Tour | July 6, 1988 | |||
| Lou Gramm | ||||
| July 17, 1987 | ||||
| Linda Ronstadt | Mad Love Tour | July 26, 1981 | Joe Ely | |
| July 27, 1981 | ||||
| What's New Tour | July 3, 1984 | Nelson Riddle Orchestra | ||
| Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind Tour | August 22, 1990 | The Neville Brothers | ||
| Little Feat | Let It Roll Tour | August 4, 1989 | Melissa Etheridge | |
| Representing the Mambo Tour | August 4, 1990 | John Hiatt | ||
| Shake Me Up Tour | August 19, 1992 | |||
| 1993 Tour | June 13, 1993 | The Tragically Hip | ||
| Liza Minnelli | 1980 Tour | June 20, 1980 | Marvin Hamlisch | |
| 1981 Tour | August 29, 1981 | Joel Grey | ||
| August 30, 1981 | ||||
| 1985 Tour | July 12, 1985 | |||
| July 13, 1985 | ||||
| 1994 Tour | August 21, 1994 | |||
| Luciano Pavarotti | 1984 Tour | August 13, 1984 | ||
| Lynyrd Skynyrd | The Last Rebel Tour | September 1, 1992 | ||
| Endangered Species Tour | August 4, 1994 | Ted Nugent | ||
| Mac Davis | Texas in My Rearview Mirror Tour | July 16, 1981 | Alabama | |
| The Manhattan Transfer | Mecca for Moderns Tour | September 2, 1982 | ||
| Bop Doo-Wopp Tour | July 28, 1985 | |||
| Vocalese Tour | July 27, 1986 | |||
| The Marshall Tucker Band | Dedicated Tour | July 15, 1981 | ||
| Tuckerized Tour | August 11, 1982 | |||
| Melissa Manchester | Mathematics Tour | July 9, 1985 | ||
| 1990 Tour | August 12, 1990 | |||
| Men at Work | Cargo Tour | August 29, 1983 | INXS | |
| Merle Haggard & The Strangers | That's the Way Love Goes Tour | August 17, 1983 | ||
| Metallica | Damaged Justice Tour | July 7, 1989 | The Cult | |
| Michael Bolton | Time, Love & Tenderness Tour | September 14, 1991 | Oleta Adams | |
| Midnight Oil | Blue Sky Mining Tour | June 8, 1990 | ||
| Mike + The Mechanics | Living Years Tour | August 13, 1989 | The Outfield | |
| Molly Hatchet | No Guts...No Glory Tour | June 4, 1983 | Scandal & JB and The Leisure Suits | |
| The Monkees | 20th Anniversary Tour | August 7, 1986 | Herman's Hermits, The Grass Roots & Gary Puckett & The Union Gap | |
| Here We Come Again Tour | July 12, 1987 | "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||
| The Moody Blues | Long Distance Voyager Tour | July 17, 1981 | ||
| July 18, 1981 | ||||
| July 19, 1981 | ||||
| Summer Nights Tour | July 2, 1984 | |||
| The Other Side of Life Tour | July 5, 1986 | The Fixx | ||
| 1987 Tour | July 1, 1987 | |||
| Sur la Mer Tour | August 15, 1988 | Glass Tiger | ||
| MCMXC Tour | August 1, 1990 | Jimmy Ryser Band | ||
| Keys of the Kingdom Tour | August 9, 1991 | |||
| 1992 Tour | June 5, 1992 | Chicago | ||
| 1993 Tour | June 25, 1993 | |||
| 1994 Tour | June 8, 1994 | |||
| Morrissey | Your Arsenal Tour | September 13, 1992 | ||
| Neil Diamond | Primitive Tour | August 23, 1984 | ||
| Headed for the Future Tour | July 8, 1986 | |||
| Neil Young & The Shocking Pinks | Everybody's Rockin' Tour | September 15, 1983 | ||
| Neil Young & The International Harvesters | 1984 Tour | September 3, 1984 | ||
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Life Tour | August 18, 1987 | ||
| Neil Young & The Bluenotes | This Note's for You Tour | August 16, 1988 | Tracy Chapman | |
| Neil Young | 1989 Tour | August 28, 1989 | ||
| New Edition | New Edition Tour | June 30, 1985 | ||
| New Kids on the Block | Hangin' Tough Tour | July 23, 1989 | Tiffany & Tommy Page | |
| New Order | Brotherhood Tour | August 16, 1987 | Echo & the Bunnymen | |
| Monsters of Alternative Rock Tour | June 30, 1989 | Public Image Ltd & The Sugarcubes | ||
| New York Philharmonic | June 23, 1980 | |||
| Night of the Guitar Concert | June 13, 1989[4] | |||
| Night Ranger | Big Life Tour | July 18, 1987 | The Outfield | |
| The Oak Ridge Boys | American Made Tour | August 21, 1983 | ||
| Deliver Tour | August 10, 1984 | |||
| Step On Out Tour | August 10, 1985 | |||
| Olivia Newton-John | Physical Tour | August 29, 1982 | Tom Scott | |
| August 30, 1982 | ||||
| 1991 Tour | August 13, 1991 | |||
| The Osmonds | The Osmond Brothers Tour | July 17, 1983 | ||
| Ozzy Osbourne | Blizzard of Ozz Tour | August 22, 1981 | Def Leppard | |
| The Ultimate Sin Tour | July 13, 1986 | Metallica | ||
| No Rest for the Wicked Tour | July 15, 1989 | White Lion & Vixen | ||
| Pat Benatar | Precious Time Tour | August 24, 1981 | ||
| Wide Awake in Dreamland Tour | September 1, 1988 | |||
| Pat Metheny Group | First Circle Tour | July 19, 1985 | ||
| Paul Anka | Headlines Tour | August 1, 1980 | ||
| August 2, 1980 | ||||
| Both Sides of Love Tour | June 4, 1981 | |||
| 1982 Tour | June 6, 1982 | |||
| Walk a Fine Line Tour | July 20, 1983 | |||
| Paul Simon | Solo Acoustic Tour | August 18, 1984 | ||
| Graceland (album) Tour | June 28, 1987 | with Hugh Masekela, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Miriam Makeba | ||
| Paula Abdul | Spellbound Tour | August 12, 1992 | ||
| Pete Seeger | 1981 Tour | July 19, 1981 | Arlo Guthrie | |
| Peter, Paul and Mary | 1981 Reunion Tour | August 5, 1981 | ||
| Peter Allen | 1989 Tour | July 21, 1989 | Bernadette Peters | |
| Peter Frampton | Breaking All the Rules Tour | August 6, 1981 | ||
| Peter Gabriel | Security Tour | August 2, 1983 | The Call | |
| So World Tour | July 24, 1987 | Youssou N'Dour | ||
| Phil Collins | The No Jacket Required World Tour | June 18, 1985 | ||
| The Pointer Sisters | Break Out Tour | July 5, 1984 | Lee Ritenour | |
| Poison | Native Tongue Tour | May 30, 1993 | Damn Yankees | |
| The Pretenders | Learning to Crawl Tour | August 17, 1984 | Simple Minds | |
| The Psychedelic Furs | Mirror Moves Tour | July 25, 1984 | Talk Talk | |
| Public Enemy | Fear of a Black Planet Tour | July 12, 1991 | The Sisters of Mercy | |
| PUSH for Excellence Benefit Concert | June 28, 1987[5] | |||
| Queen | Hot Space Tour | August 13, 1982 | Billy Squier | |
| August 14, 1982 | ||||
| Randy Travis | Old 8×10 Tour | July 9, 1989 | K. T. Oslin | |
| Ratt | Dancing Undercover Tour | June 30, 1987 | Poison | |
| Reach for the Sky Tour | June 2, 1989 | Great White & Warrant | ||
| Detonator Tour | August 16, 1991 | L.A. Guns & Bang Tango | ||
| Reba McEntire | The Last One to Know Tour | August 24, 1987 | ||
| Read My Mind Tour | August 27, 1994 | John Michael Montgomery | ||
| Reggae Sunsplash | June 30, 1994[6] | |||
| REO Speedwagon | Hi Infidelity Tour | August 24, 1980 | ||
| August 25, 1980 | ||||
| Good Trouble Tour | September 10, 1982 | Survivor | ||
| September 11, 1982 | ||||
| Wheels Are Turnin' Tour | July 14, 1985 | Cheap Trick | ||
| Rick Astley | Hold Me in Your Arms Tour | September 14, 1989 | Martika | |
| Rick Springfield | Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet Tour | August 26, 1982 | The Greg Kihn Band | |
| Hard to Hold Tour | August 31, 1984 | Corey Hart | ||
| Tao Tour | July 29, 1985 | 'Til Tuesday | ||
| Rickie Lee Jones | Flying Cowboys Tour | June 26, 1990 | Lyle Lovett | |
| Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band | 1989 Tour | July 25, 1989 | ||
| 1992 Tour | June 13, 1992 | |||
| Robert Plant | Now and Zen Tour | May 29, 1988 | The Mission | |
| Rod Stewart | Camouflage Tour | July 28, 1984 | ||
| July 29, 1984 | ||||
| Vagabond Heart Tour | September 19, 1991 | |||
| September 20, 1991 | ||||
| A Night to Remember Tour | August 13, 1993 | Patty Smyth | ||
| August 14, 1993 | ||||
| Roger Waters & The Bleeding Heart Band | Radio K.A.O.S. Tour | September 9, 1987 | ||
| Sammy Hagar | Danger Zone Tour | June 25, 1980 | The Joe Perry Project | |
| Santana | Santana US Tour 1980 | August 12, 1980 | ||
| Zebop! Tour | June 7, 1981 | |||
| Shangó Tour | July 9, 1982 | |||
| Havana Moon Tour | September 10, 1983 | |||
| Beyond Appearances Tour | May 31, 1985 | Buddy Guy | ||
| July 25, 1986 | ||||
| Freedom Tour | June 27, 1987 | Buddy Guy | ||
| Viva Santana! Tour | September 18, 1988 | |||
| Milagro Tour | August 1, 1992 | Phish | ||
| Sarah Vaughan | An Evening of Pops | June 7, 1980 | Henry Mancini | |
| Sha Na Na | Rockin' in the 80's Tour | August 10, 1980 | John Sebastian | |
| Silly Songs Tour | August 18, 1981 | |||
| Sheena Easton | Best Kept Secret Tour | August 21, 1984 | ||
| The Lover in Me Tour | July 8, 1989 | |||
| Shirley Bassey | All by Myself Tour | June 18, 1983 | ||
| Smokey Robinson | Love, Smokey Tour | August 28, 1990 | ||
| Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes | Love Is a Sacrifice Tour | July 8, 1980 | Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows | |
| Squeeze | Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti Tour | September 6, 1985 | ||
| Babylon and On Tour | July 8, 1988 | |||
| Starship | Knee Deep in the Hoopla Tour | August 1, 1986 | The Outfield | |
| Steely Dan | 1993 Reunion Tour | August 15, 1993 | ||
| 1994 Tour | August 26, 1994 | |||
| Steve & Eydie | 1984 Tour | August 9, 1984 | ||
| Steve Miller Band | Abracadabra Tour | July 22, 1982 | ||
| 1989 Tour | July 16, 1989 | |||
| Wide River Tour | June 6, 1993 | Paul Rodgers | ||
| 1994 Tour | June 26, 1994 | |||
| Steve Winwood | Back in the High Life Tour | August 26, 1986 | Jimmy Cliff | |
| Roll With It Tour | July 9, 1988 | |||
| Stevie Nicks | Rock a Little Tour | June 21, 1986 | Peter Frampton | |
| The Other Side of the Mirror Tour | September 15, 1989 | The Hooters | ||
| Whole Lotta Trouble (Timespace) Tour | August 8, 1991 | Billy Falcon | ||
| Street Angel Tour | August 14, 1994 | |||
| Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | Soul to Soul Tour | June 20, 1986 | ||
| Live Alive Tour | June 19, 1987 | The Fabulous Thunderbirds | ||
| September 2, 1988 | ||||
| In Step Tour | July 29, 1989 | Stray Cats | ||
| Sting | The Dream of the Blue Turtles Tour | September 7, 1985 | ||
| ...Nothing Like the Sun Tour | August 11, 1988 | |||
| The Style Council | Internationalists Tour | July 26, 1985 | ||
| Supertramp | Free as a Bird Tour | September 7, 1987 | ||
| Talking Heads | 1982 Tour | August 16, 1982 | ||
| Speaking in Tongues Tour | August 14, 1983 | |||
| Tangerine Dream | Optical Race Tour | August 25, 1988 | Andy Summers | |
| Ted Nugent | Penetrator Tour | June 13, 1984 | Alcatrazz | |
| The Temptations & The O'Jays | 1990 Tour | July 13, 1990 | Four Tops | |
| Thompson Twins | Close to the Bone Tour | July 15, 1987 | Chris Isaak | |
| Three Dog Night | 1981 Reunion Tour | August 12, 1981 | ||
| Tina Turner | Break Every Rule World Tour | September 11, 1987 | Level 42 | |
| September 12, 1987 | ||||
| What's Love? Tour | June 27, 1993 | Lindsey Buckingham | ||
| Tom Jones | Do You Take This Man Tour | August 22, 1980 | ||
| August 23, 1980 | ||||
| Don't Let Our Dreams Die Young Tour | July 29, 1983 | |||
| July 30, 1983 | ||||
| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | Damn the Torpedoes Tour | June 18, 1980 | Tommy Tutone | |
| Southern Accents Tour | June 22, 1985 | 'Til Tuesday | ||
| Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) Tour | June 20, 1987 | The Georgia Satellites & The Del Fuegos | ||
| Full Moon Fever Tour | August 10, 1989 | The Replacements | ||
| Into the Great Wide Open Tour | September 6, 1991 | Chris Whitley | ||
| Toto | Toto IV Tour | August 19, 1982 | Michael Stanley Band | |
| Tracy Chapman | Matters of the Heart Tour | June 3, 1992 | ||
| UB40 | Geffery Morgan Tour | July 31, 1985 | Midnight Oil | |
| Rat in the Kitchen Tour | August 29, 1986 | Fine Young Cannibals | ||
| UB40 Tour | August 20, 1988 | The Jets | ||
| Promises and Lies Tour | August 16, 1993 | Gin Blossoms | ||
| Utopia | Adventures in Utopia Tour | July 26, 1980 | Ambrosia (band) | |
| Camouflage Tour | July 11, 1981 | |||
| Utopia Tour | August 10, 1983 | |||
| Oblivion Tour | August 15, 1984 | |||
| VH1 Classic SuperFest | July 25, 1987[7] | |||
| Victor Borge | 1981 Tour | July 12, 1981 | ||
| Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra | July 27, 1982 | |||
| Waylon Jennings | Music Man Tour | August 29, 1980 | ||
| 1981 Tour | June 27, 1981 | |||
| It's Only Rock & Roll Tour | June 8, 1983 | |||
| Wayne Newton | 1981 Tour | July 24, 1981 | ||
| 1982 Tour | July 25, 1982 | |||
| Weather Report | 1981 Tour | June 28, 1981 | ||
| Wham! | Make It Big Tour | August 23, 1985 | ||
| August 25, 1985 | ||||
| Whitesnake | Whitesnake Tour | July 13, 1988 | Great White | |
| Slip of the Tongue Tour | June 24, 1990 | Faster Pussycat | ||
| Whitney Houston | The Greatest Love World Tour | August 30, 1986 | ||
| August 31, 1986 | ||||
| Moment of Truth World Tour | July 21, 1987 | Kenny G | ||
| July 22, 1987 | ||||
| Willie Nelson & Family | Family Bible Tour | August 20, 1980 | ||
| Somewhere Over the Rainbow Tour | August 7, 1981 | |||
| August 8, 1981 | ||||
| Always on My Mind Tour | September 4, 1982 | |||
| September 5, 1982 | ||||
| Tougher Than Leather Tour | August 12, 1983 | |||
| City of New Orleans Tour | August 20, 1984 | |||
| 1992 Tour | July 13, 1992 | |||
| Wilson Phillips | Shadows and Light Tour | August 23, 1992 | ||
| Yes | 90125 Tour | August 12, 1984 | ||
| Big Generator Tour | September 2, 1988 | |||
| ZZ Top | Eliminator Tour | September 9, 1983 | ||
| Afterburner World Tour | June 26, 1986 | |||