The arena has hosted notable names in entertainment, including
AC/DC,
Bob Dylan,
Dropkick Murphys,
Rod Stewart,
B.B. King,
Bon Jovi,
The Eagles,
Kenny Rogers,
Aerosmith,
Fleetwood Mac,
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers,
Rush,
Metallica,
Van Halen,
Def Leppard,
Elton John,
Keith Sweat,
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band,
Cher,
Dolly Parton,
Ozzy Osbourne,
Grateful Dead,
Phish,
Metallica,
Green Day,
Twisted Sister,
Stone Temple Pilots,
Darius Rucker,
Goo Goo Dolls,
Carrie Underwood, and
Jeff Dunham. Trade shows, the
Binghamton Philharmonic, the
Harlem Globetrotters, and the Circus all make yearly visits.
Elvis Presley performed back-to-back sold out concerts at the arena, May 26 and 27, just prior to his death in the summer of 1977. The
Grateful Dead performed at the Arena on November 6, 1977, May 9, 1979, and April 12, 1983. The 1977 concert was released in 2018 as ''
Dave's Picks Volume 25''. On November 29, 1984,
Kiss performed at the Arena, as part of their
Animalize World Tour. It was their last show with lead guitarist
Mark St. John, in which he played the entire show. St. John had only played three shows (two in full) with the group, before being permanently replaced by
Bruce Kulick.
Phish's December 14, 1995, performance at the arena was released as
Live Phish Volume 1 in 2001. On May 15, 1995 (also the May 22, 1995, episode was taped that same night); April 21, 1997; July 20, 1998; and June 13, 2005,
World Wrestling Entertainment brought
RAW to the arena. The 1995 episodes were attended by
WWE Hall of Fame member
Beth Phoenix, who is a native of nearby
Elmira, NY and was still attending grade school at
Notre Dame High School. This was the first time Phoenix would attend a wrestling event in person and she earned four tickets to the event by winning a coloring contest in a local newspaper. Phoenix would go on to become a multiple time
WWE Women's Champion and
WWE Divas Champion before becoming a member of the WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2017) and the wife of fellow WWE superstar
Edge. The 1997 episode was the RAW after ''
In Your House 14: Revenge of the 'Taker. The 1998 episode was the RAW before Fully Loaded: In Your House. The 2005 episode was the RAW after the inaugural ECW One Night Stand'' pay-per-view. On November 13, 1999,
Extreme Championship Wrestling taped an episode of
ECW on TNN at the Arena. It aired on November 19, 1999. On February 1, 2000,
World Championship Wrestling taped an episode of
WCW Thunder that was aired the following evening. On March 3, 2012, the Arena was set to host the New York State Section IV Class D Basketball Championship Games. The girls' championship game featured the South Kortright Rams and the Worcester Wolverines, two state ranked teams. However, before the game a transformer outside of the arena malfunctioned, causing the entire arena to lose power. Fans were stranded both inside the concourse, and outside the arena while crews worked to fix the issue. After a two hour delay, power was restored, and the games were played. South Kortright would go onto win the Section IV title by a score of 44-38. ==Binghamton Hockey Hall of Fame==