1980s • April 10, 1983:
Prince performed the final show of his
1999 Tour at the arena. • November 18, 1983:
Black Sabbath performed at the arena on their sold-out Born Again Tour, featuring
Deep Purple's
Ian Gillan on vocals. • June 8, 1984:
David Gilmour performed at the Pavilion on his first solo tour, supporting his 1984 release "About Face". • February 16–17, 1985:
Deep Purple performed at the arena on their sold-out Perfect Strangers tour. • May 18, 1985:
Madonna performed at the arena on her first tour, the
Virgin Tour.
Beastie Boys were the opening act. • March 4, 1987:
Bon Jovi performed at the arena, with parts of the footage used in the "
Wanted Dead or Alive" music video. • April 9–11, 1987:
The Grateful Dead performed at the arena. • November 26, 1987:
Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat took place at the arena. • July 29, 1988:
Run-DMC performed at the arena as part of Run's House Tour. Opening acts were
Public Enemy and
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince. • November 17, 1988:
Metallica performed at the arena as part of the
Damaged Justice tour promoting their fourth album,
...And Justice for All (1988). • December 13, 1988: The
SuperClash III pay-per-view took place at the arena. • February 20, 1989: The
Chi-Town Rumble took place at the arena. • June 14, 1989:
Eazy-E and
N.W.A performed at the arena as part of their
Eazy Duz It Tour. Opening acts included
Kid 'n Play,
J.J. Fad,
Kwamé, and
Too Short. • October 28, 1989:
The Fire Meets the Fury Tour Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck took place at the arena.
1990s • October 27, 1990:
Halloween Havoc 90 took place at the arena. • November 4, 1990:
MC Hammer performs as part of his
Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em World Tour. • November 25, 1990:
Ice Cube and
Too $hort headlined a concert as part of their Straight from the Underground Tour. Opening acts included
Poor Righteous Teachers,
D-Nice,
Yo-Yo, and
Kid Rock. • June 18 and November 25, 1994:
Phish performed at the arena, with both concerts released in full on the band's 2012 box set ''
Chicago '94''. • February 16, 1996: The World Air Games, a high jump competition, was held at the arena.
2000s • October 31, 2001: Rock band
Widespread Panic held their annual Halloween show at the arena, delighting crowds with first time covers of Frank Zappa's "Joes Garage" and The Temptations' "Ball of Confusion". • October 12, 2003: Members of the US national men's and women's gymnastics teams participated at a show at the arena. • November 24, 2006: Comedy rock duo
Tenacious D performed at the arena in their
The Pick of Destiny Tour, with
Neil Hamburger opening. • May 19, 2007: Reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel performer at the their
Los Vaqueros Tour • October 3 – November 3, 2007: The arena hosted the
2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships, the largest championship in the organization's history. • April 25, 2009: The arena held WEC 40, televised as
WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki (2009).
2010s on March 11, 2016. • November 5–7, 2010: The arena hosted the 2010
WFTDA Championships, also called the "
Uproar on the Lakeshore". • July 24, 2010: The arena hosted the CoverGirl Classic event for
USA Gymnastics. • July 23, 2011: The arena again hosted the CoverGirl Classic event for
USA Gymnastics, its second consecutive year as the venue. • May 23–24, 2012: The arena hosted the first two days of the
World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. The event was held simultaneous to the meeting of
NATO leaders in the
2012 Chicago summit. • May 26, 2012: The arena hosted the Secret U.S. Classic event for
USA Gymnastics. • November 4, 2013:
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis perform as part of The Heist World Tour,
Talib Kweli, and
Big K.R.I.T. opened the show. • Sept 17, 2015: The
Chicago Sky defeated the
Indiana Fever before a crowd of 4,098 people at the arena in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference Semifinal series for the
2015 WNBA Playoffs. • March 11, 2016:
Unrest between protesters and supporters of Republican presidential candidate
Donald Trump occurred after a political rally scheduled to occur at the arena was canceled. • Feb 16, 2018: The
Glory 50: Chicago kickboxing event was held at the arena. • Feb 28, 2018: Rock band
A Day to Remember performed to a sold-out crowd on their 15 Years in the Making tour, the largest crowd the band had played for to date. • April 20–22, 2018: The arena hosted the 2018
NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships. • November 15, 2018: The UIC Pavilion is renamed the Credit Union 1 Arena.
2020s • November 24, 2021: Rapper
Playboi Carti performed at Credit Union 1 Arena as part of his highly anticipated King Vamp Tour with his members of his record label,
Opium. The tour, promoting his critically acclaimed album
Whole Lotta Red, drew a large and enthusiastic crowd. • February 5, 2022: The inaugural game of the Donda Doves, the basketball team of Kanye West's
Donda Academy, took place at the arena. • March 30, 2023: U.S. Senator
Bernie Sanders spoke at the arena ahead of the
runoff for the
2023 Chicago mayoral election. • May 15, 2023: The arena served as the venue for the inauguration of
Brandon Johnson, the 57th and current mayor of Chicago. • March 8, 2024: The arena served as the venue for a concert by the American rock band
The Strokes to benefit Illinois 7th congressional candidate
Kina Collins during her 2024 campaign. Others who performed that concert were American rock band
Beach Bunny, who served as The Strokes opener. • August 23, 2026: The arena will host
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's (TNA)
pay-per-view event
Lockdown. This marks the return of the event since it was discontinued after the
2016 edition. ==See also==