Blimp Time Hop: Def Leppard Adrenalize The CCCC In '93
27 years ago Def Leppard asked Portland, “Do you wanna get rocked?” The answer by roughly 8000 fans was a resounding “F*** yeah!”.
Cumberland County Civic Center
Blimp Time Hop: Metallica's First Portland Concert At CCCC
Metallica sold out the Civic Center that night with Queensryche opening.
Blimp Time Hop: David Lee Roth At The Civic Center In '88
32 years ago today, Diamond Dave arrived at the Civic Center on the Skyscraper World Tour. This was his 5th and last appearance onstage at the CCCC counting 3 trips with Van Halen in '78 (opening for Sabbath), '79, and '81.
Blimp Time Hop: Billy Squier Brings Emotions In Motion To CCCC
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!
Blimp Time Hop: The Only Guns N' Roses Portland Concert Ever
And as if Axl, Slash, and Duff weren’t enough, the legendary Brian May of Queen was the opener.
Blimp Time Hop: George Thorogood Rocks CCCC For First Time
32 years have past since George Thorogood brought the boogie back to Portland with the Destroyers on the Born to Be Bad tour on March 7, 1988.
Blimp Time-Hop: First Concert At CCCC In '77 With ZZ Top
43 years ago today, the very first event happened at the Civic Center. And it is of course quite fitting that here in Blimpville, the first event was a rock concert.
Blimp Time-Hop: Pat Benatar At The CCCC In 1986
34 years ago today, Pat Benatar returned to the Civic Center in Portland for the second time.
Blimp Time Hop: Relive The Last Time Metallica Played Portland
It was a sold-out Thursday night at the CCCC, 28 years ago today. Watch and listen this historic Maine show right here.
Blimp Time-Hop: Packed House For Poison At The CCCC
31 years ago this week, Poison rocked the Cumberland County Civic Center on the Open Up and Say…Ahh! Tour. This was Bret, C.C., Bobby, and Rikki at the height of their glam-slam hair-metal powers.