List of concerts at Boutwell Auditorium
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This is a List of concerts at Boutwell Auditorium, including events at Boutwell Auditorium (formerly Municipal Auditorium) headlined by musical performances.
Concerts by year
Before 1960
- 1939
- December: Don Bestor & the NBC Orchestra (all week)
- 1941
- June 26: The Ink Spots
- November 18: Marian Anderson
- 1943
- May 11: The Ink Spots / Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra
- December 9: "The Battle of Music", with the Fess Whatley Orchestra, Bob Harris' Orchestra & Sonny Blount's Band, benefitting the Negro Tuberculosis Association
- 1947
- January 30: The Ink Spots / Johnny Otis & His Orchestra
- May 2: Count Basie & His Orchestra
- 1948
- December: Count Basie & His Orchestra
- 1953
- October 16: Charles Epperson and John Robere with All Star Orchestra
- 1955
- November: Birmingham Days
- 1956
- January 29: Bill Haley & His Comets
- April 10: Nat King Cole (interrupted by a KKK assault)
- May 6: Little Richard / Fats Domino / The Cadillacs
- May 20: Bill Haley & His Comets / The Platters / Bo Diddley / The Drifters
- December 16: Jerry Lee Lewis
- 1957
- June 16: Bo Diddley
- September 25: Fats Domino / Chuck Berry
1960s
- 1964
- July 1: Jerry Lee Lewis (recorded and released as "The Greatest Live Show on Earth")
- July 18: Jerry Lee Lewis / Peter & Gordon
- September 19: WVOK "Shower of Stars": The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, Ronnie & the Daytonas, Jerry Wallace, Norma Jean, Don Gibson, Bobby Wood, The Chartbusters, Travis Wommack & Ace Cannon
- September 27: The Animals / J. Frank Wilson / The Webs
- October 25: Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, Garnett Mims, Mittie Collier, Hank Ballard, The Midnighters, Jimmy Hughes, The Valentinos, and Gorgeous George (promoted by J. Earle Hensley)
- November 26: WVOK "Shower of Stars": The Four Seasons / Gale Garnett / Peter & Gordon / Jay & The Americans / Charlie Rich / Travis Wammack
- October: Odetta
- May: Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (two shows)
- July 23: WVOK "Shower of Stars": Herman's Hermits / The Animals / Lou Christie / Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs / Jerry Lee Lewis / Jeanie Seely / Tommy James & the Shondells / The McCoys / The Hard Times
- October 1: WVOK "Shower of Stars": The Beach Boys, Peter & Gordon, Lou Christie, The Hollies, Ian Whitcomb, The Happenings, and The Count Five
- October 8: Johnny Cash
- October 9: Ray Charles
- November 6: "Big Distortions (Hair) Rally", with The Distortions, The Torquays, The Vikings, The Hard Times, The Rockin' Rebellions and This Side Up, a fund raiser for court costs for Robert Alexander and Zach Zachery to fight their suspension from Jefferson State Junior College over the length of their hair.
- November 12: Paul Revere & the Raiders
- 1967
- April 6: Billy Joe Royal / Tommy Roe / P. J. Proby / Keith / Neil Diamond
- May 20: WVOK Battle of the Bands]: Rockin' Rebellions
- June 17: WSGN Summer Fun: The Turtles / The Lovin' Spoonful / The Fifth Estate / The Electric Prunes
- July 29: WVOK "Shower of Stars": Herman's Hermits / Jim "Harpo" Valley / The Who / Every Mother's Son / Billy Joe Royal / Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs / The Rockin' Rebellions / Lou Christie
- December 2: WVOK "Shower of Stars": Paul Revere & The Raiders / Jon & Robin / The Music Explosion / The Buckinghams / Lou Christie / Neil Diamond / Tommy James & The Shondells
- 1968
- April 19: The Beach Boys / Buffalo Springfield
- July 27: WVOK "Shower of Stars": The Troggs / Herman's Hermits / The Buckinghams / The Ohio Express / Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart / Roy Head / Four Jacks & a Jill
1970s
- 1970
- April 8: Chicago, presented by the UAB College of General Studies Entertainment Committee.
- April 11: B. B. King
- April 18: Frijid Pink
- May 16: Three Dog Night
- September 18: Spectro 70 concert and fashion show with Al Hirt.
- November 28: WVOK "Shower of Stars": Kenny Rogers & the First Edition, Iron Butterfly, The Grass Roots, Dawn, Tony Joe White, The Carpenters, and Mike Nesmith & the First National Band
- 1972
- January 29: The Allman Brothers Band
- April 1: King Crimson / Badfinger
- April 13: Cactus / Bloodrock
- May 21: Blue Öyster Cult / Alice Cooper
- August 4: Emerson, Lake & Palmer with Jo Jo Gunne (promoted by Alex Cooley)
- December 12: Deep Purple / Fleetwood Mac / Dick Heckstall-Smith
- 1973
- March 23: J. Geils Band
- April 29: Wishbone Ash / Vinegar Joe
- May 4: Jerry Lee Lewis / Ten Years After
- August 11: Grand Funk Railroad
- August 22: Focus / Spooky Tooth
- September 28: ZZ Top / Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- November 3: Lynyrd Skynyrd
- November 4: Chicago
- November 24: J. Geils Band
- December 11: Rare Earth / Buddy Miles Express
- 1974
- January 18: REO Speedwagon / Joe Walsh & Barnstorm
- January 27: Mandrill
- May 5: Doobie Brothers
- May 26: Ten Years After
- July 4: ZZ Top / Spooky Tooth / Climax Blues Band
- July 14: KISS / Blue Öyster Cult / Nazareth
- August 30: Marshall Tucker Band
- October 19: Billy Joel
- November 17: Dickie Betts
- November 20: Todd Rundgren / Utopia
- November 30: Brownsville Station / James Gang / Atlanta Rhythm Section
- January 28: Buckingham Nicks, shortly after Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks had joined Fleetwood Mac
- March 6: Jackson Browne
- May 22: Kraftwerk
- May 23: Golden Earring
- May 28: The Eagles
- July 24: Parliament Funkadelic
- August 7: Jethro Tull
- October 2: Charlie Daniels Band
- October 22: KISS "Alive!" tour
- October 28: Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- November 12: Fleetwood Mac
- November 27: The Beach Boys / Eric Carmen
- 1976
- February 4: Deep Purple / Nazareth / Rory Gallagher
- March 9: Joe Cocker / Styx
- March 30–31: Electric Light Orchestra
- April 13–14: Foghat / Montrose / Head East
- April 22: Uriah Heep / Skyhooks
- April 30: Bruce Springsteen
- May 8: Wet Willie / Outlaws / Atlanta Rhythm Section
- May 16: Poco / Willie Nelson / Flying Burrito Brothers
- May 27: Marshall Tucker Band / Pure Prairie League
- June 2: Yes / Pousette-Dart Band
- October 30: Barry Manilow
- December 10: Jeff Beck
- December 28: Styx
- 1977
- January 18: Foghat
- January 25: Black Sabbath
- February 16: Rush / Blue Öyster Cult
- February 22: Queen ("A Day at the Races" tour) / Thin Lizzy
- August 25: Emmylou Harris / Willie Nelson
- October 5: Heart ("Little Queen" tour) / Sanford & Townsend
- 1978
- January 26; Jackson Browne
- February 4: Foreigner / LeBlanc & Carr
- March 2: Eric Clapton / Player
- March 22: Rush ("A Farewell to Kings") / Pat Travers / The Babys
- April 9: Journey / Ronnie Montrose / Van Halen
- April 12: Willie Nelson
- April 19: Blue Öyster Cult
- May 3: Bob Segar & the Silver Bullet Band / The Sweet
- May 29: Little Feat / John Hall
- June 15: Foghat
- July 25: Jimmy Buffett / Little River Band / Randy Meisner
- September 29: Bruce Springsteen
- November 8: Black Sabbath / Van Halen
- December 15: The Grateful Dead
- December 27: Atlanta Rhythm Section / Dixie Dregs
- 1979
- March 13: Rush ("Hemispheres" tour) / UFO
- April 28: Rick James
- May 16: Sister Sledge
- May 22: Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush
- June 5: Van Halen ("World Vacation" tour)
- August 12: B. B. King / Bobby "Blue" Bland
- September 4: Blue Öyster Cult / Ian Hunter / Rainbow
- October 6: AC/DC ("Highway to Hell" tour)
1980s
- 1980
- January 13: Molly Hatchet
- January 29: Rush ("Permanent Waves" tour) / Max Webster
- April 4: Cheap Trick
- April 28: The Grateful Dead
- The Isley Brothers (cancelled)
- June 20: Hank Williams Jr & the Bama Band
- June 22: Rossington-Collins Band
- August 30: Smokey Robinson
- October 16: Foghat / Outlaws
- 1981
- January 12: Cheap Trick
- June 20: Hank Williams Jr / Peter Frampton
- September 29: Pat Benatar
- November 7: Jerry Lee Lewis
- 1982
- January 16: Hank Williams Jr
- March 6: Ozzy Osbourne / UFO
- March 20: Jimmy Buffett
- June 4: Iron Maiden / 38 Special
- September 25: A Flock of Seagulls / The Go-Gos
- 1983
- January 28: KISS ("Creatures of the Night" 10th anniversary tour) / Night Ranger
- February 9: Judas Priest
- April 29: Wayne Newton
- May 15: Def Leppard
- August 1: Stray Cats
- October 22: Quiet Riot
- 1984
- January 6: KISS ("Lick It Up" tour) / Vandenberg / Riot V
- February 13: Black Sabbath / Night Ranger
- February 26: Ozzy Osbourne / Mötley Crüe / Waysted
- May 23: Ozzy Osbourne / Mötley Crüe
- October 31: The Bangles
- 1985
- January 5: Dio / Dokken
- January 18: KISS ("Animalize" tour) / Krokus
- February 9: Petra / Leslie Phillips
- February 20: Iron Maiden / Twisted Sister
- February 23: New Edition
- March 15: Eddie Murphy
- October 22: Sting
- October 23: Little Feat / The Allman Brothers Band
- December 3: Andy Williams
- 1986
- January 29: Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
- February 21: The Guess Who
- April 16: Black Sabbath
- August 16: Jimmy Buffett
- September 10; A-Ha
- 1988
- September 11: Judas Priest ("Merceneries of Metal" tour)
- November 3: Stryper
- 1989
- November 18: Jeff Beck / Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
1990s
- 1991
- February 9: Damn Yankees
- May 11: Jerry Lee Lewis
- October 23: The Allman Brothers Band / Little Feat
- 1993
- February 11: Michael W. Smith
- March 27: B. B. King
- June 19: Little Richard
- June 22: Butthole Surfers / Stone Temple Pilots / fIREHOSE / Basehead
- December 1: Nirvana ("In Utero" tour) / The Breeders / Come
- 1994
- December 28: Dave Matthews Band
- 1995
- April 15: The Black Crowes
- May 5: B. B. King
- October 13: Blues Traveler
- 1996
- February 12: Michael W. Smith / Jars of Clay
- February 17: No Doubt / Bush / Goo Goo Dolls
- November 22: ZZ Top
- November 30: George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars
- December 28: Marilyn Manson ("Dead to the World" tour) / Drill
- 1997
- January 18: Prince & the New Power Generation ("Love 4 One Another Charities" tour)
- November 7: Rick James
- 1998
- February 13: Matchbox Twenty
- May 2: Jars of Clay
- 1999
- February 4: Liz Phair / Alanis Morissette
- February 7: Bob Dylan / Brian Setzer Orchestra
2000s
- 2001
- January 23: Styx / REO Speedwagon
- March 21: Raid The Nation Tour: Alien Ant Farm / Papa Roach / Snapcase
- April 16: Phil Lesh & Friends
- May 21; Johnny Rivers
- 2002
- April 19: The String Cheese Incident
- May 1: Incubus
- November 15: Brad Paisley / Chris Cagle / Tommy Shane Steiner
- 2003
- April 25: Foo Fighters / Transplants
- May 11: A Perfect Circle / The Icarus Line
- May 14: Honda Civic Tour 2003: MxPx / Good Charlotte / New Found Glory / Stretch Arm Strong
- June 1: Earth, Wind & Fire ("The Promise" tour)
- October 29: 311
- November 5: A Perfect Circle
- 2004
- October 12: Pixies / The Thrills
- November 5: Velvet Revolver
- 2005
- February 24: Sheila E.
- July 20: Kelly Clarkson
- October 7: My Chemical Romance / Alkaline Trio / Reggie & the Full Effect
- 2006
- August 30: Staind / Soil / Three Days Grace
- November 6: Brand New / Dashboard Confessional
- 2007
- February 25: Taking Back Sunday / Underoath / Armor for Sleep
- March 1: Chris Tomlin & Matt Redman
- 2009
- September 4: Jamie Foxx
2010s
- 2014
- September 2: Austin Mahone / Fifth Harmony / Shawn Mendes / Alex Angelo
- 2016
- November 25: Casting Crowns
- 2019
- January 20: Toni Braxton
- April 5: Kodak Black / 147 CalBoy / Sniper Gang Music / 22Gz
External links
- Boutwell Auditorium's Concert History at concertarchives.org
- Setlist.fm