Portland Concerts

Fans from all over Maine gathered in Portland at Port City Music Hall on Saturday night with the 2nd Annual Tribute to Queen!

30 years ago this week, it was another sell-out show for  AC/DC at the Civic Center!

Happy Birthday to Neil Peart! He turns 64 today, born on September 12, 1952.  Neil is the insanely talented drummer and lyricist for Rush!

33 years ago this week, Joe Walsh played a sold-out show opening for Stevie Nicks at the Civic Center!

33 years ago today, Stevie Nicks played a sold-out show at the Civic Center! This was like a double bill as Joe Walsh opened the show.

Their first Blimpville appearance was at the Portland Expo on April 28, 1974 then the Lewiston Armory in February of 1975. The third show happened the first year that the Cumberland County Civic Center opened in November of 1977. In 1980 they came back to Portland for the last time, able to leave their fur coats behind for a summer night in Maine.

After Dave left Van Halen in 1985, Eddie was on the hunt for a new singer. Rumor has it he asked Patty Smyth of Scandal and she passed, then Eddie asked Daryl Hall after a Hall and Oates concert to sing in Van Halen, but he also declined . Two strikes. But Eddie gets third time lucky when he’s introduced to Sammy Hagar.

38 years ago today, The Doobie Brothers came to the Civic Center just before the release of their massive success Minute By Minute.

28 years ago today, Aerosmith rocked a sold out show at the Civic Center! It was the Permanent Vacation tour still ragin’ on.

38 years ago, Styx played a sold out show at the Civic Center in Portland.

Black Crowes drummer and founding member, Steve Gorman is celebrating a birthday today. He was born in Muskegon, Michigan on August 17, 1965. Happy 51st Birthday to one of Portland’s favorite drummers and one of WBLM’s best bros.

You may have heard that the "Hottest Band in Land" is returning to Portland on Labor Day weekend. What you might not know about yet is that WBLM is giving the very RARE opportunity to meet them!

33 years ago, Loverboy sold out the Civic Center again! The Keep It Up Tour came to Blimpville with the Canadians from Calgary. On August 16,1983, it was the second of three shows during the 80s at Portland’s largest venue, all of them sellouts.

39 years ago, Yes arrived at the still pretty much brand-new Civic Center in support of their album Going For The One.

36 years ago today, Blue Oyster Cult played the Civic Center! This was in support of their album, Cultosaurus Erectus.

It was a sold-out show on August 11, 1978. Foreigner played the Civic Center 38 years ago today.