Since the MetraPark Arena staged its first show on Dec. 10, 1975, here are some of the concerts and special events that have drawn audiences to the arena.
The list is organized by date, event and, in some cases, paid attendance. For multi-performances by the same act, the attendance listed is a cumulative total for the Billings shows.
1975
Dec. 10-14. Holiday On Ice.
1976
May 22. Johnny Cash. 4,250.
June 4. Black Oak Arkansas. 5,964.
June 18. Blue Oyster Cult. 2,948.
Aug. 31. Bachman Turner Overdrive. 7,259.
Sept. 18. ZZ Top. 10,086.
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Sept. 29. Lynyrd Skynyrd. 2,533.
1977
March 7. America. 6,849.
March 29. Seals and Crofts. 3,863.
April 20-24. Ice Follies.
May 3. Fleetwood Mac. 9,069.
May 20. Gary Wright. 2,489.
June 4. Lawrence Welk Show. 10,187.
Aug. 7. KISS. 9,971.
Aug. 14. Neil Sedaka. 5,587.
Oct. 4. Osmonds. 8,755.
1978
Jan. 14. Merle Haggard. 4,763.
March 17. Willie Nelson. 4,739.
April 10. Jimmy Buffett. 2,454.
April 14. Bob Hope. 7,085.
April 19-13. Ice Follies.
May 11. Ted Nugent. 4,551.
July 28. Aerosmith. 10,255.
Oct. 10-11. Ice Capades.
Sept. 8. Boston. 9,356.
1979
Feb. 12. Harlem Globetrotters. 8,950.
March 10. Marshall Tucker Band. 5,479.
July 17. Kansas. 8,931.
Aug. 12. Rick Nelson. 11,000.
Aug. 18. Eddie Rabbitt 12,000.
Sept. 29. Van Halen.
Oct. 26. Statler Brothers with Barbara Mandrell. 5,311.
1980
Jan. 4. Foreigner.
April 10. Oak Ridge Boys. 3,633.
June 10. Royal Lipizzaner Stallions. 3,000.
July 16. Cheap Trick. 6,137.
Aug. 9. Bob Barker Fun and Games (2 shows) 20,000.
Aug. 15. Mickey Gilley (2 shows) 12,000.
Aug. 16. The Guess Who. 10,000.
Oct. 4. Don Williams. 3,109.
Oct. 26. Beach Boys 3,194.
1981
March 9. Eric Clapton. 3,305.
May 12. April Wine. 5,393.
May 6. Waylon Jennings. 7,574.
June 20. Styx. 11,292.
July 15. Pat Benatar. 7,356.
Aug. 8. Bobby Vinton.
Aug. 15. Jerry Jeff Walker and Pure Prairie League.
Sept. 2-7. Disney On Ice.
Sept. 8. Kenny Rogers. 7,356.
1982
May 4. Black Sabbath and the Outlaws. 3,346.
July 14-18. Sesame Street Live.
July 25. Barbara Mandrell and Ricky Skaggs. 6,020.
Aug. 15. Boxcar Willie. 3,100.
Aug. 20. Jerry Reed (2 shows) 12,800.
Sept. 14. Rush. 3,622.
Sept. 18. Kenny Rogers. 8,145.
Oct. 10. Barry Manilow. 7,932.
1983
March 19. Oak Ridge Boys. 8,285.
March 23. Sammy Hagar.
May 29. Albama with Janie Frickie. 8,670.
July 17. Willie Nelson and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. 7,036.
July 18. Loverboy with Quiet Riot. 7,130.
Aug. 13. John Davidson (2 shows) 9,800.
Aug. 14. Bellamy Brothers (2 shows) 10,100.
Aug. 19. Loretta Lynn (2 shows) 18,800.
Aug. 20. Gatlin Brothers (2 shows) 14,500.
Oct. 12. Styx. 6,019.
1984
Jan. 28. ZZ Top with Night Ranger. 11,200.
April 17. Ronnie Milsap. 2,154.
May 13. Wayne Newton with Larry Gatlin. 4,403.
May 22. Alabama. 7,044.
June 21. Kenny Rogers, Helen Reddy and Righteous Brothers. 7,893.
Aug. 18. Weird Al Yankovich. 9,900.
Sept. 17. Quiet Riot. 3,698.
Oct. 27. Oak Ridge Boys with Sylvia. 5,567.
1985
April 25. REO Speedwagon with Cheap Trick. 10,603.
May 1-5. Ice Capades (5 shows) 24,982.
May 11. Toto with Don Hartman. 4,013.
Aug. 10. John Schneider (2 shows). 5,400.
Aug. 11. Red Skelton. 12,000.
Aug. 16. Roy Clark. (2 shows). 11,237.
Sept. 9. Ratt 4,809.
Oct. 4. Foreigner with TKO. 5,512.
Nov. 22. Bill Cosby. 7,361.
1986
July 11. Kenny Rogers, Gary Morris and Sawyer Brown.
Aug. 10. John Denver. (2 shows) 5,322.
Aug. 11. Kenny Loggins. (2 shows) 4,987.
Aug. 16. Ronnie Milsap and Reba McEntire. (2 shows) 28,394.
Oct. 3. Hank Williams Jr. and Southern Pacific. 4,445.
Oct. 14. Van Halen with BTO. 9,178.
1987
April 14-19. Ice Capades (7 shows) 14,703.
Aug. 8. Doc Severinsen. 1,043.
Aug. 9. Statler Brothers. 3,752.
Aug. 15. Charlie Daniels. 2,135.
Aug. 23. Heart. 8,100.
Sept. 4. WWF Wrestling. 3,608.
Oct. 7. Stars On Ice. 2,948.
Oct. 24. George Strait. 7,030.
1988
March 25-27. David Lee Roth. 7,200.
July 5. Def Leppard. 10,766.
July 21. Beach Boys. 7,856.
July 29. Hank Williams Jr. 5,324.
Aug. 20. Bellamy Brothers and Forester Sisters. 2,962.
Sept. 9. Amy Grant. 4,050.
1989
Feb. 22. Harlem Globetrotters. 5,022.
April 22. George Strait. 7,086.
May 8. Poison with Tesla. 6,751.
July 18. Cinderella with Bullet Boys and Winger. 7,081.
Aug. 12. Nicolette Larson with Blood, Sweat, and Tears. 1,459.
Aug. 13. Ricky Van Shelton. 3,590.
Aug. 15. Tanya Tucker. 5,456.
Sept. 5. Metallica with Faith No More. 2,474.
Sept. 8. Crystal Gayle. 2,469.
Sept. 9. Lee Greenwood with Hoyt Axton. 4,255.
Sept. 28. Richard Marx. 3,651.
Nov. 11. Merle Haggard, George Jones and Conway Twitty. 4,931.
1990
March 27. Aerosmith with Skid Row. 10,450.
April 20. The Judds. 7,432.
May 11. Randy Travis. 7,903.
June 1. WhiteSnake with Bad English. 4,330.
Aug. 11. Kathy Mattea. 2,993.
Aug. 14. Highway 101. 2,849.
Oct. 27. George Strait. 6,990.
Oct. 29. Petra. 2,464.
Sept. 8. B.J. Thomas and Glen Campbell. 2,040.
Dec. 14-16. Walt Disney's Diamond Jubilee. (3 shows). 14,509.
1991
Feb. 6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 7,217.
Feb. 13. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Sawyer Brown. 3,696.
March 5. Bad Company with Damn Yankees. 5,150.
April 27. Reba McEntire, Vince Gill and Clint Black. 7,420.
May 15. Judds and Garth Brooks with Pirates of the Mississippi. 9,876.
Aug. 10. Williams and Ree. 1,950.
Aug. 12. Restless Heart. 2,300.
Aug. 13. Randy Travis. 4,500.
Oct. 26. George Strait with Carlene Carter. 5,682.
1992
Feb. 7. Sawyer Brown with Diamond Rio and Hal Ketchum. 4,306.
April 23. Van Halen with Baby Animals. 5,031.
June 6. Metallica. 5,946.
June 27. Garth Brooks with Martina McBride. 10,476.
Aug. 11. Wynonna Judd. 7,883.
Aug. 9. Vince Gill. 7,070.
Sept. 16. Def Leppard. 7,823.
Sept. 12. Tanya Tucker. 4,692.
Nov. 17. Travis Tritt, Marty Stuart and Mark O'Connor. 3,963.
1993
Feb. 5. Sawyer Brown with Mark Chesnutt and Chris Ledoux. 5,629.
June 10. Aerosmith. 6,162.
July 20. Dwight Yoakum and Suzy Bogguss. 3,273.
Aug. 14. Alabama. 12,493.
Aug. 15. Billy Dean. 7,796.
Aug. 16. Mark Chesnutt. 7,935.
Aug. 17. Pam Tillis and Confederate Railroad. 8,047.
Oct. 30. Alan Jackson. 7,456.
1994
Feb. 9. Sawyer Brown with Clay Walker. 3,726.
June 16. Tour Of World Figure Skating Champions. 9,732.
Aug. 14. Brooks and Dunn 11,638.
Aug. 15. Little Texas. 7,952.
Sept. 11. Moody Blues with Billings Symphony. 5,032.
1995
Jan. 20. Sawyer Brown with Toby Keith and Rick Trevino. 3,704.
April 27. Boyz II Men. 8,159.
July 25. Beach Boys. 3,970.
Aug. 12. Michelle Wright. 3,926.
Aug. 14. Tracy Lawrence. 5,526.
Aug. 15. Blackhawk 7,450.
1996
April 22. Diamond Rio, Patty Loveless and Rich McCready. 7,825.
May 10. Aaron Tippin. 1,497.
May 14. dc Talk with Audio Adrennalin. 3,058.
June 15. Tour Of World Figure Skating Champions. 5,579.
Aug. 10. Tim McGraw. 6,114.
Aug. 11. John Berry. 3,622.
Aug. 12. Merle Haggard. 4,077.
Aug. 13. Terri Clark. 4,397.
Nov. 8. Creedence Clearwater Revisited. 3,774.
1997
Jan. 10. Smashing Pumpkins. 5,524.
March 17. Harlem Globetrotters.
March 20. Clay Walker, James Bonomy and Emilio. 3,490.
April 10. Neil McCoy, PamTillis and Minday McCready. 8,335.
Aug. 11. Lonestar with Sons of the Desert. 4,412.
Aug. 12. Patty Loveless. 5,215.
Aug. 15. Deana Carter. 6,134.
Aug. 16. Colin Raye. 5,197.
Sept. 20. John Michael Montgomery with Kevin Sharp. 3,078.
Oct. 25. Jeff Foxworthy. 2,343.
Dec. 4-7. Pocahontas on Ice. (4 shows) 13,494.
1998
April 19. Toby Keith and Kevin Sharp. 6,467.
April 29. Alabama with Lonestar and Kenny Chesney. 4,228.
June 16. Megadeth with Monster Magnet. 2,594.
July 25. Garth Brooks with Trisha Yearwood. (4 shows) 42,400.
Aug. 8. Lynyrd Skynyrd. 5,858.
Dec. 3. Shania Twain. 9,538.
1999
March 2. Newsboys with Petra. 2,759.
April 29. Lorrie Morgan. 7,450.
May 17. John Mellencamp. 7,670.
July 25. Motley Crue with Scorpions. 5,055.
Aug. 14. Def Leppard. 7,533.
Aug. 15. LeeAnn Womack 2,483.
Aug. 16. Bryan White and the Kinleys. 3,093.
Aug. 28. Neil Diamond. 10,493.
Nov. 21. ZZ Top with Lynyrd Skynyrd. 6,373.
Dec. 1. Lord Of The Dance. 4,459.
2000
March 23. Clay Walker. 7,987.
July 4. Kenny Rogers. 6,066.
July 28. Christina Aguilera. 8,618.
Aug. 12. Tanya Tucker. 1,909.
Aug. 13. Sugar Ray. 3,984.
Aug. 14. Kansas with Starship. 1,471.
Aug. 15. Mark Wills. 1,355.
Aug. 16. Carrot Top. 1,694.
Aug. 17. Berry, Boggus and Dean. 1,566.
Aug. 19. Hal Ketchum with Bullriding. 1,406.
2001
Jan. 16. Harlem Globetrotters. 3641.
March 15-18. Disney on Ice presents "Toy Story." (7 shows) 20,762.
May 2. Diamond Rio. 5,021.
May 19. Lippizzaner Stallions. (2 shows) 2,056.
July 8. 3 Doors Down. 7,319.
July 31. LeeAnn Womack. 2,785.
Aug. 10. Ratt, Enuff Z'Nuff. 2,982.
Aug. 11. Sheryl Crow. 3,363.
Aug. 13. Chris LeDoux. 3,066.
Nov. 16. Mannheim Steamroller. 5,894.
2002
March 26. Styx/REO. 3,908.
May 1. Weezer. 2,938.
June 10. Tim McGraw. 7,591.
July 17. Nickelback. 6,606.
Aug. 10. Poison. 2,665.
Aug. 11. Kenny Chesney. 5,785.
Aug. 12. Williams and Ree/ Kenny Show/James Gregory. 1,405.
Oct. 8. Tool. 4,609.
Oct. 24. Creedence Clearwater Revisited. 2,681.
Nov. 1-3. Hanneford Circus. (6 shows) 7334.
Dec. 17. Neil Diamond. 8,991.
2003
Jan. 1. Border Wars. 6,627.
Jan. 30. Toby Keith. 6,143.
March 28. Lord of the Dance. (2 shows) 5,307.
April 16. Cher. 8,250.
April 25. Linkin Park. 7,288.
June 18. Cher. 7,658.
July 19. 3 Doors Down. 3,692.
July 29-30. Sesame Street. (3 shows) 4,822.
July 3. Lipizzaner Stallions. 1,384.
Aug. 8. Randy Travis. 2,098.
Aug. 9. Evanescence. 3,329.
Aug. 11. Charlie Daniels. 2,259.
Oct. 24-26. Hanneford Circus. (6 shows) 6,893.
Nov. 17. Lord of the Dance. 1,156.
Dec. 5. World Wrestling Entertainment. 2,848.
Dec. 10. Kenny Rogers. 3,379.
2004
Jan. 22. Trace Adkins and Buddy Jewell. 2,004.
March 30. Harlem Globetrotters. 4,631.
May 5. Champions on Ice. 5,837.
May 27. Eagles. 8,416.
Aug. 13 Brad Paisley. 3,420.
Aug. 14. Dr. Hook. 1,482.
Aug. 15. Chris LeDoux. 3,547.
Sept. 11. Billings Symphony and Kiev Symphony. 2,082.
Sept. 24-26. Sesame Street Live. 4,737.
Nov. 19. Mannheim Steamroller. 5,556.
2005
April 30. Caged Combat. 1,613.
May 5. Larry the Cable Guy. 3,017.
June 10. Rock Never Stops. 1,957.
Aug. 12. Tracy Byrd. 2,195.
Aug. 13. Seether, Crossfade and Dark New Day. 3,720.
Aug. 14. Creedence Clearwater Revisited. 2,669.
Aug. 31. Def Leppard. 3,955.
Sept. 14. REO/Styx. 1,789.
Sept. 29-Oct. 2. Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. (5 shows) 9,435.
Oct. 20. NBA Minnesota vs. Pacers. 5,527.
2006
Ron White
Martina McBride and Warren Brothers
Jo Dee Messina
Josh Turner
Tesla
Raven Symone
Staind, Crossfade, Three Days Grace, Soil
2007
Nickelback
Larry the Cable Guy
Lonestar
Josh Cracin, Phil Vassar
Daughtry
Papa Roach and Saliva
Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Zombie
2008
Brad Paisley
Puddle of Mudd, Theory of a Dead Man
Bill Engvall
Sugarland
Corbin Bleu
NBA basketball
Buckcherry
Sesame Street Live
N9ne Inch Nails
Acquire the Fire
2009
Playhouse Disney Live
"High School Musical: The Ice Tour"
Rock n Worship Road Show
David Copperfield
Larry the Cable Guy
Women of Faith
REO/Styx/.38 Special
Jeff Dunham
Staind/Shinedown/Chevelle/Halestorm
Nate and Alex Wolf/Naked Bros. Band
Trade Adkins and Glorianna
Peter Frampton
Kelly Clarkson
Cirque Dreams
Acquire the Fire
Sesame Street Live
2010
"Jesus Christ Superstar"
Rock n Worship Road Show
"Walking With Dinosaurs"
Women of Faith
Gary Allan
Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper
Rain
Styx/Foreigner/Kansas
Jason Aldean and McClymonts
Scorpions
Hinder/Finger Eleven
2011
Women of Faith
Elton John
Sugarland
Upcoming
July 23. Ronnie Dunn.
Aug. 9. Motley Crue.
Aug. 12. Three Days Grace/My Darkest Days.
Aug. 13. Dierks Bentley/Jason Jones.
Aug. 14. Eddie Money/.38 Special.
2015
Sun 03/01/15 The Harlem Globetrotters
Tue 06/02/15 Eagles
Thu 06/25/15 Trace Adkins Austin Webb
Sun 07/26/15 Mötley Crüe Alice Cooper
Fri 08/07/15 "Montana Fair" / Awolnation New Politics
Sat 08/08/15 "Montana Fair" / Lynyrd Skynyrd Blue Oyster Cult
Sun 08/09/15 "Montana Fair" / Martina McBride Brett Eldredge
Fri 09/25/15 Miranda Lambert RaeLynn, Clare Dunn, Courtney Cole
Sat 10/31/15 WWE
Wed 10/07/15 Elton John
Thu 11/19/15 Mannheim Steamroller
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