Historic Timeline/Photo gallery
- 1957 - Municipal Auditorium Construction Begins
Another theater, the Bijou, was used by African-American audiences prior to desegregation. It was torn down in 1957 to make way for the Municipal Auditorium.
The demolition of the Bijou
Construction of Municipal Auditorium
- 1962 - Auditorium Opens with a Church of Christ Revival (October 7, 1962)
The outside of the Municipal Auditorium
- 1963 - Dick Clark Performs (August 4, 1963)
Dick Clark posing
- 1963 - Harlem Magicians game
A souvenir program from the 1963 Harlem Magicians game (now known as the Harlem Globetrotters)
- 1964 - Holiday on Ice
A souvenir program from Holiday on Ice
- 1965 - Herman's Hermits (July 29, 1965)
Newspaper photo of Herman's Hermits, caption says "Fantastic Herman's Hermits in Nashville Tonight!"
- 1972 - The Rolling Stones (November 16, 1972)
Advertisement for the Rolling Stones concert. The Rolling Stones concert sells out in seven hours.
- 1973 - Elvis Presley (July 1, 1973)
Elvis Presley in singing in concert
- 1977 - Fleetwood Mac with special guest Kenny Loggins (May 21, 1977)
Fleetwood Mac Promotional poster
- 1978 - Grateful Dead (December 16, 1978)
Backstage pass from the Shakedown Street concert
- 1979 - Halloween show featuring Parliament (October 31, 1979)
Advertisement for the 1979 Halloween show featuring Parliament
- 1981 - South Stars Hockey team begins playing at the Auditorium
Hockey puck with the Nashville South Stars logo on it
- 1983 - Kiss (January 30, 1983)
KISS fills the Municipal Auditorium on Superbowl Sunday.
Kiss in concert, taken from the "Living" section of the Tennessean
- 1994 - United States Gymnastics Championships
Gymnast posted for jump
- 1996 - Tour of World Figure Skating Champions Broadcast on CBS
Skating couple in a dance routine
- 2000 - Bullnanza (June 2-3, 2000)
After performing to incredibly large crowds, Bullnanza is forced to move to Gaylord Entertainment Center
Bullnanza promotional poster
- 2000 - Longhorn Rodeo
Souvenir program from the Longhorn Rodeo
- 2001 - Belmont Basketball moves to Auditorium as a temporary home while the Curb Events Center is being built
Two men playing college basket ball, poised to rebound the ball
