List of concerts at the National Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park
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 | ||
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1987 | 21 June | David Bowie[1][2] | Glass Spider Tour | Big Country and The Screaming Blue Messiahs | ||
25 July | U2[3] | Joshua Tree Tour | The Pretenders, The Alarm, The Silencers | |||
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[8] | World Choir II at Cardiff Arms Park | Shirley Bassey | ||
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
References
- ^ "1987 The Glass Spider World Tour (June)". Paul Kinder. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- ^ "Gig history". www.screamingbluemessiahs.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ "Joshua Tree Tour Leg 2 - Europe". U2achtung.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- ^ "Michael Jackson Bad World Tour Dates". Michael Jackson Trader. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- ^ "Simple Minds @ Cardiff Arms Park". flickr.com. 5 August 1989. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
- ^ "Discography - Street Fighting Years". simpleminds.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
- ^ "The Rolling Stones Chronicle, 1990, Head back to the jungle". Time Is On Our Side (Ian McPherson). Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- ^ a b "10,000 Voices II". www.songsofshirleybassey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 March 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
- ^ "MK diary, 1992". MK diary. Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- ^ "Michael Jacksons Dangerous Tour Dates". Michael Jackson Trader. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- ^ "Zoo TV Tour - U2, 18 August 1993: Arms Park - Cardiff, Wales". Matthias Mühlbradt & Martin Stieglmayer. 18 August 1993. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- ^ "These days tour". Alexandr Smolin. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
- ^ "Behind Closed Doors Tour". www.thunderonline.com. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ "23 July 1995 Cardiff, Wa". remchronicle.com. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- ^ "Wildest Dreams World Tour 1996/97". marco-skulschus.de. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- ^ "Tour Information 1991". Wolfgang Guhl. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
- ^ South Wales Echo, Monday 10 June 1991, Page 1
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