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Styx brought their Paradise Theatre Tour to Portland. It was a sold out show at the Civic Center on April 19,1981.

39 years ago this week, the Ghost in the Machine Tour arrived in Portland at The Cumberland County Civic Center.

35 years ago today, Aerosmith rocked a sold out show at the Civic Center. The tour was to support their comeback album Done With Mirrors which marked the triumphant return of Joe Perry and Brad Whitford.

42 years ago today, Billy Joel performed live in Maine for the very first time at the Civic Center in Portland on his 52nd Street Tour.

This was a band at the height of their powers on the live stage. The Crowes rocked us into oblivion with a 14 song set 28 years ago this weekend.

36 years ago today, Sammy Hagar played his first Portland headlining show at the Civic Center.

41 years ago today, WBLM welcomed back ZZ Top to the Cumberland county Civic Center Center on April 6, 1980.

This was also the debut appearance for Portland of new guitarist, Vivian Campbell formerly of Dio and Whitesnake who now filled the spot left by the late-great Steve Clark.

32 years ago today, Metallica brought the Damaged Justice tour to the Cumberland County Civic Center.

33 years ago today, Diamond Dave returned to the Cumberland County Civic Center on the Skyscraper World Tour with Steve Vai on guitar.

This was also the second Portland appearance by opener Def Leppard who had just released their breakthrough album Pyromania in January. What a night out!

It was 44 years ago today at the Central Maine Youth Center in Lewiston. The one and only Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band made their second trek to the Pine Tree State.

Did you know that The Jimi Hendrix Experience played live onstage in Lewiston?

On March 15, 1988, Frank’s US Tour stopped at the Civic Center. It was his final concert appearance here.

And as if Axl, Slash, and Duff weren’t enough, the legendary Brian May of Queen was the opener.

With 7 trips to Maine over the years from 1981 to 2016, this was his first of two appearances at the Civic Center.