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Municipal Auditorium

Historical Timeline

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.
[image] The demolition of the Bijou
[image] Construction of Municipal Auditorium

1962 - Auditorium Opens with a Church of Christ Revival (October 7, 1962)
[image] The outside of the Municipal Auditorium

1963 - Dick Clark Performs (August 4, 1963)
[image] Dick Clark posing

1963 - Harlem Magicians game
[image] A souvenir program from the 1963 Harlem Magicians game (now known as the Harlem Globetrotters)

1964 - Holiday on Ice
[image] A souvenir program from Holiday on Ice

1964 - The Beach Boys Play (September 22, 1964)
The Beach Boys are described in the Tennessean as a "young singing group"

1965 - Herman's Hermits (July 29, 1965)
[image] Newspaper photo of Herman's Hermits, caption says "Fantastic Herman's Hermits in Nashville Tonight!"

1972 - The Rolling Stones (November 16, 1972)
[image] Advertisement for the Rolling Stones concert.
The Rolling Stones concert sells out in seven hours.

1973 - Elvis Presley (July 1, 1973)
[image] Elvis Presley in singing in concert.

1977 - Fleetwood Mac with special guest Kenny Loggins (May 21, 1977)
[image] Promotional poster

1978 - Grateful Dead (December 16, 1978)
[image] Backstage pass from the Shakedown Street concert

1979 - Halloween show featuring Parliament (October 31, 1979)
[image] Advertisement for the 1979 Halloween show featuring Parliament

1981 - South Stars Hockey team begins playing at the Auditorium
[image] Hockey puck with the Nashville South Stars logo on it

1983 - Kiss (January 30, 1983)
[image] Kiss in concert, taken from the "Living" section of the Tennessean
KISS fills the Municipal Auditorium on Superbowl Sunday

1990 - The Nashville Knights bring hockey back to the Auditorium.

1994 - United States Gymnastics Championships
[image] Gymnast posted for jump

1996 - Tour of World Figure Skating Champions Broadcast on CBS
[image] Skating couple in a dance routine

2000 - Bullnanza (June 2-3, 2000)
[image] Bullnanza promotional poster
After performing to incredibly large crowds, Bullnanza is forced to move to Gaylord Entertainment Center

2000 - Longhorn Rodeo
[image] Souvenir program from the Longhorn Rodeo

2001 - Belmont Basketball moves to Auditorium as a temporary home while the Curb Events Center is being built
[image] Two men playing college basket ball, poised to rebound the ball

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