The Stadium of Fire is an annual event held in the Brigham Young University's LaVell Edwards Stadium on or very near the United States' Independence Day. It is one of the main events for the America's Freedom Festival. This patriotic extravaganza with a cast of thousands features the largest stadium fireworks show in America. It is also televised worldwide to America's troops and their families on American Forces TV, as a gift from America's Freedom Festival.
The Stadium of Fire was created by Merrill Osmond & Alan Osmond in 1980 and has become one of the largest Independence Day celebrations in the United States. The 2012 headline act will be the reunion of Brian Wilson and the rest of the Beach Boys, who have not performed together for more than two decades. Headlining 2011's Stadium of Fire was country music singer Brad Paisley, with American Idol season 7 runner-up David Archuleta. Also included in this year's lineup were three finalists from the First Annual Stadium of Fire Talent Search: The Whits, Eve Asplund, and Artie Hemphill And The Iron Horse Band. This year's winner, chosen by audience vote, was Artie Hemphill And The Iron Horse Band.
Stadium of Fire will be created and produced for the 8th consecutive year in 2012 by Baruch/Gayton Entertainment Group of Los Angeles California.
| Year | Performer(s) |
|---|---|
| 1980 | The Osmonds |
| 1981 | The Osmonds |
| 1982 | The Osmonds |
| 1983 | The Osmonds |
| 1984 | Lee Greenwood; Donny, Marie, and Jimmy Osmond |
| 1985 | Roy Clark, David Hasselhoff, Miss America Sharlene Wells, The Osmond Brothers |
| 1986 | Crystal Gayle, Mr. T, Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 1987 | Bob Hope, The Osmond Boys (2nd Generation), Miss America Kellye Cash, Thurl Bailey |
| 1988 | Rich Little; Mary Hart; Emanuel Lewis, Osmond Brothers |
| 1989 | NBC weatherman Willard Scott, Keshia Knight Pulliam, The Osmond Boys, The Jets |
| 1990 | Osmond Family, Wayne Newton, Highway 101 |
| 1991 | Andy Williams, Phylicia Rashad, Lorrie Morgan |
| 1992 | The Beach Boys |
| 1993 | Kenny Loggins, Jeffrey Osborne, Miss America Leanza Cornett |
| 1994 | The Oak Ridge Boys, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Mickey Mouse & His ToonTown Friends |
| 1995 | Barbara Mandrell, Jay Leno, Utah Symphony |
| 1996 | Donny Osmond, Kurt Bestor |
| 1997 | Natalie Cole, The Jets |
| 1998 | Huey Lewis and the News |
| 1999 | Gladys Knight, All-4-One, Harry James Orchestra, Lex de Azevedo |
| 2000 | Alabama, The Osmonds-Second Generation |
| 2001 | Sawyer Brown |
| 2002 | Toby Keith |
| 2003 | Martina McBride, Sean Hannity |
| 2004 | Reba McEntire, Sean Hannity |
| 2005 | Mandy Moore, Lonestar, Debbie Reynolds, Lucy Lawless, The Osmonds |
| 2006 | Taylor Hicks, Lee Ann Womack |
| 2007 | Brooks & Dunn, Corbin Bleu, Glenn Beck |
| 2008 | Miley Cyrus. Blue Man Group, Glenn Beck |
| 2009 | Jonas Brothers, SHeDAISY, Glenn Beck |
| 2010 | Carrie Underwood, The 5 Browns, Jenny Oaks Baker, The Osmonds Second Generation, Eric Dodge |
| 2011 | Brad Paisley, David Archuleta, The Whits, Eve Asplund, Artie Hemphill and the Iron Horse Band |
| 2012 | The Beach Boys, Scott McCreery, Ryan Innes |
| 2013 | Kelly Clarkson, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Cirque Du Soleil |
Famous quotes containing the words stadium of, stadium and/or fire:
“It’s no accident that of all the monuments left of the Greco- Roman culture the biggest is the ballpark, the Colosseum, the Yankee Stadium of ancient times.”
—Walter Wellesley (Red)
“It’s no accident that of all the monuments left of the Greco- Roman culture the biggest is the ballpark, the Colosseum, the Yankee Stadium of ancient times.”
—Walter Wellesley (Red)
“The true preacher can be known by this, that he deals out to the people his life,—life passed through the fire of thought.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)