MARKET SQUARE ARENA (demolished)
Indianapolis, Indiana

Construction completed in 1974 at a cost of $23 million

Capacity for basketball games was 16,530, slightly less for hockey events

The first concert held here was Glen Campbell in 1974. Led Zeppelin performed here twice. The final concert appearance by Elvis Presley was at Market Square Arena, June 26, 1977. Motley Crue filmed the video for Wild Side at MSA. KISS recorded portions of their live album, Alive III here.

Market Square Arena hosted many sold-out concert events, such as Fleetwood Mac, John Mellencamp, KISS, Bee Gees, and many more over its 25 year history. The arena was demolished July 08, 2001 after serving the city so well.

Shows seen here:

December 11, 1977 - KISS w/sg AC/DC
October 07, 1978 - AEROSMITH w/sg Exile
December 14, 1978 - TED NUGENT w/sg Golden Earring
June 11, 1979 - PETER FRAMPTON w/sg Roadmaster, Chris DeBurgh
July 24, 1979 - KANSAS w/sg Molly Hatchet
August 10, 1979 - KISS w/sg Michael Stanley Band
April 27, 1980 - RUSH w/sg 38 Special
June 30, 1980 - VAN HALEN w/sg Cats
September 24, 1980 - AC/DC w/sg Gamma featuring Ronnie Montrose
June 27, 1981 - TED NUGENT w/sg Krokus, Blackfoot
July 09, 1981 - VAN HALEN w/sg The Fools
August 16, 1981 - ZZ TOP w/sg Loverboy
August 19, 1981 - PAT BENATAR w/sg David Johansen
October 10, 1981 - TRIUMPH w/sg Point Blank
November 11, 1981 - FOREIGNER w/sg Billy Squier
December 19, 1981 - BLACK SABBATH w/sg Alvin Lee Band
February 11, 1982 - OZZY OSBOURNE w/sg Starfighters
April 18, 1982 - SAMMY HAGAR w/sg Aldo Nova
May 23, 1982 - RAINBOW w/sg 38 Special, Iron Maiden
August 05, 1982 - QUEEN w/sg Billy Squier
September 03, 1982 - HEART w/sg John Cougar
June 04, 1983 - ZZ TOP w/sg Zebra
December 15, 1985 - JOHN MELLENCAMP
May 03, 1986 - VAN HALEN w/sg Bachmann Turner Overdrive
May 17, 1986 - AEROSMITH w/sg Ted Nugent
October 18, 1986 - EMERSON, LAKE and POWELL w/sg Henry Lee Summer
October 23, 1986 - NEIL YOUNG and CRAZY HORSE
November 06, 1987 - ALICE COOPER w/sg Ace Frehley, Faster Pussycat
September 08, 1989 - REM w/sg Throwing Muses
April 19, 1990 - ERIC CLAPTON
May 03, 1991 - NEIL YOUNG w/sg Sonic Youth
October 31, 1991 - RUSH w/sg Eric Johnson
November 06, 1992 - KISS w/sg Great White, Trixter
April 05, 1995 - JIMMY PAGE and ROBERT PLANT w/sg Our Lady Peace
July 19, 1995 - BOB SEGER w/sg Bonepony
August 09, 1996 - KISS w/sg D-Generation
October 15, 1996 - KISS w/sg Deftones
December 13, 1998 - KISS w/sg Econoline Crush