LIST – Every Country Legend That Ever Played the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena

If you grew up in the 70’s, 80’s, or 90’s in Northeast Wisconsin, there’s a good chance you saw a concert at the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena. While rock ruled the venue in the 70’s and 80’s, Country legends still squeezed in appearances. That changed in the 1990’s when more Country tours made Green Bay stops until the Resch Center began to take them in in the early 2000’s.

But now it’s time for the wrecking ball to make way for a much needed new convention center. Here’s a list of concerts that graced the building since the 1960’s as provided by Arena officials and from our station archives. Let us know if there’s one that was missed.

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WHEN THE BROWN COUNTY ARENA HOSTED THE COUNTRY LEGENDS

1972

5/25 – Johnny Cash

1975

10/9 – Johnny Cash

1976

1/16 – Johnny Cash

1977

3/9 – Dolly Parton, Mac Davis
5/6 – Charley Pride
10/13 – Marty Robbins

1978

8/23 – Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter
9/5 – Mac Davis
9/15 – Statler Brothers, Barbara Mandrell
10/25 – Willie Nelson, Ray Wylie Hubbard

1979

3/30 – Mel Tillis
8/1 – Kenny Rogers, Dottie West
10/27 – Johnny Cash, June Carter, The Tennessee Three

1980

8/3 – Kenny Rogers
8/12 – Charley Pride
9/7 – Oak Ridge Boys
10/1 – Stars of the Grand Ol’ Opry

1981

1/30 – Slim Whitman
9/4 – Statler Brothers

1983

4/28 – George Jones & The Jones Boys

1985

9/19 – Kenny Rogers, Sawyer Brown

1986

2/21 – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
8/31 – Alabama, Bellamy Brothers
12/6 – Statler Brothers

Randy Allen with Alabama

1987

3/11 – Johnny Cash

1988

11/18 – Oak Ridge Boys

1989

2/11 – Ronnie Milsap
4/21 – Alabama, Jo-El Sonnier
11/2 – Reba McEntire, Ricky Van Shelton, Clint Black

1990

12/14 – Oak Ridge Boys, Marie Osmond – Christmas Concert

1991

10/12 – The Judds, Billy Dean

The Judds at the Brown County Arena in 1991

1992

2/20 – Randy Travis
4/5 – Reba McEntire, Travis Tritt
11/11 – Charlie Daniels Band
12/18 – Oak Ridge Boys, Marie Osmond – Christmas Concert

Reba & Travis Tritt at the Brown County Arena

1993

3/14 – Vince Gill, Mary-Chapin Carpenter
4/9 – Reba McEntire, Restless Heart, John Michael Montgomery
8/29 – Hank Williams Jr., Aaron Tippin
10/14 – Travis Tritt, Trisha Yearwood, Little Texas
10/30 – George Jones, Confederate Railroad

1994

4/13 – Sawyer Brown, Diamond Rio, Clay Walker
5/14 – Alan Jackson
6/16 – Billy Ray Cyrus
11/5 – Travis Tritt

1995

3/8 – Brooks & Dunn, David Ball
5/20 – John Michael Montgomery, George Ducas
9/8 – Vince Gill, Patty Loveless
10/8 – Reba McEntire, Tracy Byrd
11/9 – Asleep at the Wheel
12/3 – Tim McGraw, Blackhawk

1996

5/3 – Alan Jackson
10/20 – Brooks & Dunn
11/7 – Joe Diffie
12/12 – Vince Gill

1997

4/18 – John Michael Montgomery
6/14 – Statler Brothers
8/28 – Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn
10/1 – Tim McGraw, Martina McBride

John Michael Montgomery at the Brown County Arena

1998

1/24 – Alan Jackson, Trace Adkins
12/10 – Sawyer Brown
12/18 – Alabama Country Christmas

2000

2/18/00 – Reba McEntire
4/15 – Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley

2001

11/9 – Kenny Chesney
12/13 – Lee Ann Womack

2002

3/23 – Toby Keith
12/21 – Martina McBride

2003

10/25 – Marty Stuart

2006

7/14 – Lee Greenwood, Linda Davis, Deborah Allen

2008

12/31 – Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert

2010

11/12 – Gary Allan, Randy Houser

2011

11/10 – Luke Bryan

ARENA DEMOLITION PLAN

Don’t expect explosions. It will be a slow step-by-step process.

FULL LIST

Here’s our full list of Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena acts over the years.

1965

5/17/65 – The Hullaballoos
11/12/65 – Sonny & Cher

1966

9/3/66: Skeeter Davis, The Beau Brummels, Duke Ellington

1970

3/10/70 – The Association
9/18/70 – The James Gang, Youngbloods

1972

4/25/72 – The Beach Boys
5/25/72 – Johnny Cash

1973

12/8/73 – The Guess Who, Poco, Cheryl Dilcher

1974

6/6/74 – Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters
8/7/74 – Santana, Peter Frampton
8/21/74 – Loggins & Messina
9/28/74 – Steppenwolf
11/19/74 – Blue Oyster Cult, REO Speedwagon
11/29/74 – The Guess Who
12/10/74 – Wishbone Ash

1975

3/25/75 – Alice Cooper
5/8/75 – Linda Ronstadt
6/5/75 – Wishbone Ash
6/10/75 – Aerosmith
8/6/75 – Styx
10/9/75 – Johnny Cash
10/21/75 – Chicago
10/28/75 – Jethro Tull
11/11/75 – Cheap Trick
12/2/75 – Frank Zappa
Date TBD: Jessie Colin Young and Leo Kottke

1976

1/16/76 – Johnny Cash
2/23/76 – ZZ Top
3/4/76 – Kansas, The Sweet, Eric Carmen
3/24/76 – Uriah Heep, Skyhooks
5/27/76 – Rush, Blue Oyster Cult
7/16/76 – Fleetwood Mac, Starcastle
10/6/76 – Boston

1977

2/3/77 – KISS, Uriah Heep
3/9/77 – Dolly Parton, Mac Davis
4/28/77 – Elvis Presley
5/5/77 – Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick
5/6/77 – Charley Pride
5/24/77 – Supertramp, Short Stuff
6/3/77 – REO Speedwagon, Climax Blues Band
6/17/77 – Heart, Mama’s Pride
9/4/77 – Tom Jones
9/23/77 – Foreigner, Little River Band
10/13/77 – Marty Robbins
10/21/77 – Blue Oyster Cult, Cheap Trick, lake

1978

2/15/78 – Harry Chapin
2/28/78 – Foghat
5/6/78 – Gordon Lightfoot
6/9/78 – Ted Nugent, Black Oak Arkansas
7/12/78 – Doobie Brothers
7/18/78 – Van Halen, Journey
8/1/78 – Styx
8/12/78 – Seals & Crofts
8/23/78 – Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter
9/5/78 – Mac Davis
9/14/78 – Cheap Trick
9/15/78 – Statler Brothers, Barbara Mandrell
9/26/78 – Franki Valli
10/25/78 – Willie Nelson, Ray Wylie Hubbard
11/14/78 – Chicago
12/8/78 – Rush, Golden Earring

1979

2/1/79 – Harry Chapin
2/26/79 – Alice Cooper, The Babys
3/27/79 – Supertramp
3/30/79 – Mel Tillis
6/16/79 – Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters
8/1/79 – Kenny Rogers, Dottie West
8/2/79 – The Cars
8/9/79 – Ted Nugent
8/12/79 – Sha-Na-Na
8/16/79 – Doobie Brothers, Night
10/11/79 – Blue Oyster Cult, Rainbow
10/27/79 – Johnny Cash, June Carter, The Tennessee Three

The Brown County Expo Center will replace the Arena

1980

2/13/80 – Molly Hatchet, Yipes
4/22/80 – Rush, .38 Special
4/29/80 – REO Speedwagon, Point Blank
7/20/80 – Foghat, Pat Travers Band
7/31/80 – Alice Cooper
8/3/80 – Kenny Rogers
8/12/80 – Charley Pride
8/23/80 – Marshall Tucker Band
9/7/80 – Oak Ridge Boys
10/1/80 – Stars of the Grand Ol’ Opry
10/14/80 – John Denver
10/18/80 – Whitesnake
11/20/80 – Frank Zappa

1981

1/21/81 – Molly Hatchet
1/30/81 – Slim Whitman
2/18/81 – Nazereth, April Wine
6/7/81 – Pure Prairie League
8/24/81 – Ozzy Osbourne, Def Leppard
9/3/81 – Doobie Brothers
9/4/81 – Statler Brothers
10/28/81 – Jefferson Starship

1982

2/23/82 – Loverboy, Donnie Iris
3/10/82 – Black Sabbath, Wrabit
6/4/82 – UFO, Rainbow, Riot V
8/4/82 – Elvis Costello, Rick Springfield, the Monroes
8/11/82 – Air Supply
8/18/82 – Van Halen
9/3/82 – Rush, Rory Gallagher
10/30/82 – Tom Jones

1983

4/28/83 – George Jones & The Jones Boys
5/25/83 – Triumph
6/8/83 – Molly Hatchet
7/25/83 – Loverboy
8/16/83 – Rich Springfield. Quarterflash, Sparks
8/17/83 – Def Leppard, Uriah Heep
11/16/83 – Black Sabbath, Quiet Riot

1984

2/13/84 – KISS
6/7/84 – Judas Priest, Great White
8/9/84 – Berlin
9/26/84 – Quiet Riot

1985

4/1/85 – Sammy Hagar, Dokken
5/18/85 – Triumph
8/30/85 – Foghat
9/7/85 – Henny Youngman
9/18/85 – Foreigner
9/19/85: Kenny Rogers, Sawyer Brown
10/19/85 – Cheap Trick, John Waite

1986

2/21/86 – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
3/5/86 – KISS
3/25/86 – Loverboy
7/11/86 – Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica
8/14/86 – Judas Priest, Krokus
8/27/88 – Scorpions, Kingdom Come
8/31/86 – Alabama, Bellamy Brothers
10/16/86 – Triumph, Yngwie Malmsteen
11/12/86 – The Monkees
12/6/86 – Statler Brothers

1987

2/6/87 – David Lee Roth, Tesla
3/9/87 – Alice Cooper, Tesla
3/11/87 – Johnny Cash
4/16/87 – REO Speedwagon
5/6/87 – The Beach Boys
6/10/87 – Stevie Ray Vaughan
7/5/87 – Ratt, Poison
10/17/87 – Night Ranger
11/13/87 – Whitesnake, Great White

1988

1/6/88 – KISS, Ted Nugent
2/23/88 – Dio, Megadeth
7/14/88 – Def Leppard, Tesla
9/16/88 – Poison, Lita Ford, Britny Fox
10/28/88 – White Lion
11/18/88 – Oak Ridge Boys
12/6/88 – Andy Williams Christmas
12/16/88 – Cheap Trick, Bullet Boys

1989

2/11/89 – Ronnie Milsap
3/22/89 – Chicago
4/19/89 – Metallica, Queensryche
4/21/89 – Alabama, Jo-El Sonnier
6/1/89 – Ratt, Warrant, Great White
8/18/89 – Cinderella
10/3/89 – Tesla, Great White
11/2/89 – Reba McEntire, Ricky Van Shelton, Clint Black
12/19/89: John Denver Christmas

1990

3/7/90 – Motley Crue
5/28/90 – KISS, Slaughter, Faster Pussycat
9/19/90 – Poison, Warrant (tour rehearsal ran 9/10-9/18)
12/14/90 – Oak Ridge Boys, Marie Osmond – Christmas Concert

Current view inside the concourses

1991

2/28/91 – Bad Company , Damn Yankees
4/7/91 – Scorpions, Trixter
4/16/91 – Karman
5/3/91 – Petra
5/18/91 – Queensryche, Suicidal Tendencies
7/16/91 – Nelson
10/12/91 – The Judds, Billy Dean
11/12/91 – Metallica
12/18/91 – Andy Williams Christmas

1992

2/16/92 – Skid Row, Soundgarden
2/20/92 – Randy Travis
3/31/92 – Tesla
4/5/92 – Reba McEntire, Travis Tritt
4/13/92 – Steve Miller Band
7/30/92 – MC Hammer, Boyz II Men, TLC
11/11/92 – Charlie Daniels Band
11/12/92 – Bryan Adams
11/29/92 – Bad Company
12/8/92 – Def Leppard
12/9/92 – Def Leppard
12/18/92 – Oak Ridge Boys, Marie Osmond – Christmas Concert

1993

1/2/93 – Damn Yankees, Firehouse
3/11/93 – America
3/14/93 – Vince Gill, Mary-Chapin Carpenter
4/9/93 – Reba McEntire, Restless Heart, John Michael Montgomery
5/14/93 – Poison, Damn Yankees, Firehouse (tour rehearsal ran 5/6-5/13)
6/10/93 – REO Speedwagon
8/29/93 – Hank Williams Jr., Aaron Tippin
10/14/93 – Travis Tritt, Trisha Yearwood, Little Texas
10/30/93 – George Jones, Confederate Railroad
12/11/93 – Barry Manilow

1994

4/13/94 – Sawyer Brown, Diamond Rio, Clay Walker
4/15/94 – Bob Dylan
5/14/94 – Alan Jackson
6/16/94 – Billy Ray Cyrus
7/18/94 – Fleetwood Mac, Crosby Stills & Nash
8/27/94 – Kenny G
11/5/94 – Travis Tritt

1995

3/8/95 – Brooks & Dunn, David Ball
5/5/95 – Queensryche, Type O Negative
5/20/95 – John Michael Montgomery, George Ducas
8/4/95 – Boston
8/18/95 – Soul Asylum
9/8/95 – Vince Gill, Patty Loveless
9/17/95 – Boyz II Men, Montell Jordan
10/8/95 – Reba McEntire, Tracy Byrd
11/9/95 – Asleep at the Wheel
11/13/95 – White Zombie, Supersuckers
12/3/95 – Tim McGraw, Blackhawk

1996

5/3/96 – Alan Jackson
10/20/96 – Brooks & Dunn
11/7/96 – Joe Diffie
11/10/96 – Blues Traveler
12/12/96 – Vince Gill

1997

4/7/97 – Steven Curtis Chapman
4/18/97 – John Michael Montgomery
5/15/97 – Barry Manilow
6/14/97 – Statler Brothers
8/28/97 – Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn
10/1/97 – Tim McGraw, Martina McBride
10/25/97 – Jeff Foxworthy
11/1/97 – Power of One – Jars of Clay

1998

1/24/98 – Alan Jackson, Trace Adkins
2/1/98 – Pantera, Anthrax, Coal Chamber
3/26/98 – The Vogues
6/5/98 – Jeff Foxworthy
6/14/98 – Boyz II Men
6/25/98 – Moody Blues
12/10/98 – Sawyer Brown
12/18/98 – Alabama Country Christmas

1999

5/15/99 – Candlebox
10/21/99 – Goo Goo Dolls
10/30/99 – BoDeans, Newsboys

2000

2/18/00 – Reba McEntire
4/15/00 – Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley
5/9/00 – B.J. Thomas, Billy Joe Royal
7/22/00 – Korn, Powerman 5000, Papa Roach
10/30/00 – Bryan White, Mustang Sally
11/4/00 – Power of One
12/4/00 – Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Scenes from this week’s closing ceremony

2001

2/18/01 – Pantera, Soulfly, Morbid Angel, Nothingface
4/1/01 – Godsmack, Staind, Cold, Systematic
4/3/01 – Beatlemania
10/17/01 – Disturbed
10/30/01 – Bob Dylan
11/3/01 – Power of One
11/9/01 – Kenny Chesney
11/24/01 – Trans-Siberian Orchestra
12/6/01 – Coo Coo Cal, Lil John, East Side Boyz
12/13/01 – Lee Ann Womack

2002

3/23/02 – Toby Keith
6/25/02 – Nickelback, Jerry Cantrell
7/18/02 – Twista
7/26/02 – Korn, Puddle of Mudd, Deadsy
8/12/02 – Poison, Cinderella, Faster Pussycat
8/15/02 – Aaron Carter
10/12/02 – Incubus
11/23/02 – Trans-Siberian Orchestra
12/21/02 – Martina McBride

2003

3/6/03 – Disturbed, Chevelle, Taproot
9/21/03 – Good Charlotte, Something Corporate, Mest, Saving Face
10/25/03 – Marty Stuart
11/15/03 – Power of One – Five Iron Frenzy
11/25/03 – Ludacris, Chingy, Obi Trice

2004

1/10/04 – 3 Doors Down, Shinedown, Tantric
5/21/04 – Beatlemania
9/24/04 – DMX
11/6/04 – Scorpions, Tesla
11/13/04 – Newsboys

2006

7/14/06 – Lee Greenwood, Linda Davis, Deborah Allen
9/6/16 – All American Rejects

2007

1/27/07 – Fat Joe
2/28/07 – Goo Goo Dolls, Augustana

2008

8/16/08 – Sevendust, Non Point, Drowning Pool
12/4/08 – Staind, Seether, Papa Roach
12/31/08 – Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert

2010

2/9/10 – Shinedown, Skillet, Puddle of Mudd, Like a Storm
10/9/10 – Chimaira
10/10/10 – Dirge Within
11/12/10 – Gary Allan, Randy Houser
12/8/10 – Prong, Adema
12/9/10 – Chimaira, Soil

Final concert at the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena

2011

11/10/11 – Luke Bryan

2012

4/10/12 – Mac Miller

2013

2/21/13 – Rain Beatles Tribute

2017

11/4/17 – Matthew West, Jordan Feliz
11/11/17 – In This Moment, Hollywood Undead, Butcher Babies

2018

9/19/18 – Modest Mouse

2019

3/9/19 – Shinedown, Papa Roach, Asking Alexandria
4/6/19 – Bret Michaels, Warrant, Lita Ford

LOOKING FOR INFORMATION

Nine Inch Nails in the mid 90’s
Survivor in the 80’s
Sha Na Na in ’73
Doc Severinsen
Three Dog Night in ’74
Herman’s Hermits and the Hollies in ’68
Kansas with The Rockets around ’82
Brownsville Station / Black Oak Arkansas in 1974
George Jones with Tammy Wynette in the 70’s
Conway Twitty with Loretta Lynn in the 70’s
The Carpenters
The James Gang in ’73 or ’74
Jessie Colin Young and Leo Kottke in either ’74 or ’75

Send information on these, or any other shows we missed, to paul.heling@mwcradio.com