Miami Arena - Concerts and Events

Concerts and Events

• Julio Iglesias - July 13, 1988 (Arena's opening concert)
• Robert Plant - July 14, 1988 and October 23, 1990, with The Black Crowes
• AC/DC - August 11, 1988, with White Lion, February 21, 1991, with King's X and January 21, 1996, with The Poor
• Elton John - September 9–10, 1988, October 13–14, 1989, May 5, 1993 and May 4 and October 2, 1998
• Bob Dylan - September 23, 1988
• Frank Sinatra - September 24, 1988 and January 20-21, 1989
• The Miami Sound Machine - October 1, 1988 (Released on VHS as the Homecoming Concert)
• The Grateful Dead - October 14, 1988 (two shows), October 25-26, 1989 and April 6–8, 1994
• Poison - October 15, 1988, March 15, 1989, with Telsa and March 23, 1991, with Slaughter
• The Moody Blues - November 9, 1988
• Duran Duran - January 14, 1989, with The Pursuit of Happiness
• Bon Jovi - February 9 and September 23, 1989 and September 9, 1995
• Ratt - April 28, 1989, with Kix and Great White
• R.E.M. - April 29, 1989, with Drivin' N' Cryin' and September 8, 1995, with Radiohead
• Rod Stewart - April 30, 1989 and October 13, 1991
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - July 5, 1989, with The Replacements, October 22, 1991, with Chris Whitley and May 15 and 17, 1995, with Pete Droge
• Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band - August 5, 1989, with The Neville Brothers, January 24, 1991, with Greg "Fingers" Taylor & The Ladyfingers Revue and January 24, 1992, with Evangeline
• The Doobie Brothers - September 1, 1989
• Stevie Nicks - September 30, 1989, with The Hooters
• The Beach Boys - October 7, 1989, with Chicago
• Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble and Jeff Beck - November 21, 1989
• Mötley Crüe - January 21, 1990, with Raging Slab
• Rush - February 22, 1990, with Mr. Big, February 28, 1992, with Primus and February 27, 1994
• Janet Jackson - March 1 (her debut concert) and July 12, 1990 and January 20, 1994
• Billy Joel - March 12, 1990 and February 8, 14 and 18-19 and April 15-16, 1994
• Whitesnake - March 24, 1990
• Dolly Parton - April 21, 1990
• Aerosmith - April 22, 1990, with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and February 2, 1994
• David Bowie - April 27, 1990
• Depeche Mode - May 31, 1990, with Nitzer Ebb, October 2, 1993, with The The and November 13, 1998, with Stabbing Westward
• Heart - June 8, 1990
• Eric Clapton - July 21-23, 1990, May 25, 1992, September 5-6, 1995, with Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and April 25, 1998, with Distant Cousins
• The B-52's - July 28, 1990
• KISS - August 3, 1990, with Danger Danger and Slaughter, October 31, 1992 and September 17, 1996
• Billy Idol - September 29, 1990, with Faith No More
• Fleetwood Mac - October 24, 1990
• Judas Priest - December 20, 1990, with Testament and Megadeth
• INXS - January 22 and February 5, 1991
• Sting - February 27, 1991 and February 23, 1994, with Melissa Etheridge
• Gloria Estefan - March 1–2 and 6-7, 1991 and September 20–22 and 24, 1996 (Sept 20-21 gigs were filmed live on HBO Telecast, also released on VHS/DVD as The Evolution Tour: Live in Miami)
• Neil Young & Crazy Horse - March 9, 1991, with Sonic Youth
• ZZ Top - April 5-7, 1991
• Scorpions - May 26, 1991, with Great White and Trixter
• Whitney Houston - June 11, 1991, with After 7
• David Lee Roth - June 15, 1991, with Cinderella
• Don Henley - June 29, 1991
• Queensrÿche - July 3, 1991 and June 25, 1995
• Yes - July 6, 1991 and August 10, 1994
• Slayer - July 14, 1991, with Megadeth, Anthrax and Alice in Chains
• The Allman Brothers Band - October 31, 1991, with Little Feat
• Van Halen - December 13, 1991, with Alice in Chains and March 17, 1995
• U2 - March 1, 1992, with The Pixies
• Metallica - March 14, 1992, with Metal Church and April 19, 1997, with Corrosion of Conformity
• Bryan Adams - April 12, with The Storm and December 4, 1992
• The Cure - June 3–4, 1992, with The Cranes and August 30, 1996
• Michael Bolton - July 30, 1992, with Celine Dion
• Bruce Springsteen - November 24, 1992
• Def Leppard - February 2, 1993
• Neil Diamond - February 22, 1993
• Peter Gabriel - August 4, 1993
• Tina Turner - August 22, 1993
• Sade - September 22, 1993
• Mariah Carey - November 3, 1993 (her debut concert)
• Phil Collins - May 30-31, 1994 and March 3, 1997
• Meat Loaf & The Neverland Express - July 29, 1994
• Steely Dan - August 21, 1994
• Luis Miguel - October 6-9, 1994, October 9-10, 1995, November 30, 1997, February 7-8, 1998 and February 16–17, 2002
• Nine Inch Nails - November 20, 1994, with Marilyn Manson and May 17, 2000, with A Perfect Circle
• Page & Plant - March 6, 1995 and May 22, 1998
• Boston - June 30, 1995
• Melissa Etheridge - July 3, 1995, with Joan Osborne
• Live - July 30, 1995, with Buffalo Tom
• Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - February 9, 1996
• Garth Brooks - April 18–20, 1996
• Pantera - July 6, 1996, with White Zombie
• The Smashing Pumpkins - November 17, 1996, with Garbage
• Bush - March 20, 1997, with Veruca Salt
• Prince & The New Power Generation - August 15, 1997
• The Backstreet Boys - July 10, 1998
• Limp Bizkit - May 11, 1999
• Ricky Martin - October 20-21, 1999
• System of a Down - November 5, 1999
• Shakira - April 22, 2000
• Blink-182 - May 19, 2000, with Bad Religion
• Maná - October 25, 2002
• The Damned - August 13, 2003
• Disney on Ice - December 6, 2004
• Wisin & Yandel - July 9, 2005