Draft:List of entertainment events at Celebrity Theatre
 | Draft article not currently submitted for review.
This is a draft Articles for creation (AfC) submission. It is not currently pending review. While there are no deadlines, abandoned drafts may be deleted after six months. To edit the draft click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window. To be accepted, a draft should:
It is strongly discouraged to write about yourself, your business or employer. If you do so, you must declare it. Where to get help
How to improve a draft
You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article. Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags. Editor resources
Last edited by RandomMainstream (talk | contribs) 4 seconds ago. (Update) |
Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona has played host to many local, regional and international artists, spanning a wide range of musical genres.
The theatre has hosted such stars as George Carlin, Van Halen, Joe Cocker, Carol Channing, Diana Ross, Billy Joel, Def Leppard, Vikki Carr, Bill Cosby, The Goose Creek Symphony, Dr. Hook, Duran Duran, Sammy Davis Jr., Sir Tom Jones, Black Sabbath, Sweathog, Smashing Pumpkins, Louis CK, Sam Kinison, Chris Rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd, David Bowie, Iron Maiden, B.B. King, Pepe Aguilar, Olivia Newton-John, Nat King Cole, Marvin Gaye, The Pretenders, Frankie Valli, Rocio Durcal, Roger Daltrey, Frank Zappa, Engelbert Humperdinck, Hall & Oates, Dickie Betts, Roy Buchanan, Art Garfunkel, Jeff Beck, Don Rickles, Phish, Fleetwood Mac, Etta James, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Jack Benny, Wayne Newton, Liberace and My Favorite Murder among many other legendary performers.[1][2]
The theatre has also played host to several local events such as fashion shows and boxing matches.[3][4]
1960s
[edit]| Date | Artists/Show |
|---|---|
| January 13 -
January 25, 1964 |
South Pacific[5] |
| January 27 -
February 8, 1964 |
Guys and Dolls[5] |
| February 24 -
March 7, 1964 |
Carousel[5] |
| March 9 -
March 21, 1964 |
Gypsy[5] |
| March 30 -
April 3, 1964 |
Nat King Cole[6] |
| January 11 -
January 16, 1965 |
Liberace[7] |
| January 18 -
January 30, 1965 |
Sound of Music[7] |
| February 1 -
February 13, 1965 |
Oklahoma![7] |
| February 15 -
February 27, 1965 |
Camelot[7] |
| March 1 -
March 13, 1965 |
My Fair Lady[7] |
| January 10 -
January 22, 1966 |
Bye Bye Birdie[8] |
| January 24 -
February 5, 1966 |
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying[8] |
| February 7 -
February 19, 1966 |
Unsinkable Molly Brown[8] |
| March 7 - March 19, 1966 | Music Man[8] |
| November 11, 1966 | Duke Ellington[9] |
| November 16, 1966 | Ray Charles[10] |
| January 23 -
January 29, 1967 |
Wayne Newton[11] |
| February 13 -
February 19, 1967 |
Liberace[11] |
| February 19 - February 25, 1968 | Danny Kaye |
| January 11 -
January 18, 1969 |
Liberace[12] |
| January 27 -
February 2, 1969 |
Jimmy Dean and Kay Starr[13] |
| February 21 -
February 22, 1969 |
Four Seasons[13] |
| March 19 -
March 23, 1969 |
Wayne Newton[13] |
| April 15 -
April 20, 1969 |
Hello Dolly[13] |
1970s
[edit]| Date | Artists |
|---|---|
| January 12 -
January 14, 1971 |
Sammy Davis Jr.[14] |
| February 3 -
February 6, 1971 |
Jimmy Dean[15] |
| March 17 -
March 20, 1971 |
Vicki Carr[15] |
| February 9 -
February 12, 1972 |
Wayne Newton[16] |
| February 16 -
February 19, 1972 |
Liberace[16] |
| February 23 -
February 26, 1972 |
Vicki Carr[16] |
| October 10 -
October 15, 1972 |
Don Rickles[17] |
| November 4, 1972 | David Bowie[18][19] |
| November 10 -
November 12, 1972 |
Bill Cosby & Diahann Carroll[17] |
| December 5 -
December 10, 1972 |
Dionne Warwick[17] |
| December 15, 1972 | Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina[20] |
| January 26, 1973 | George Carlin[21] |
| March 9, 1973 | Bruce Springsteen[22] |
| April 6, 1973 | Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristopherson[23] |
| April 23, 1973 | Duke Ellington[24] |
| April 25, 1973 | The Beach Boys[25] |
| May 9, 1973 -
May 10, 1974 |
Loggins and Messina[26] |
| May 19, 1973 | Gordon Lightfoot[27] |
| June 1, 1973 | Steve Miller Band[28] |
| June 5, 1973 | Electric Light Orchestra[29] |
| June 14, 1973 | Eagles[30] |
| July 12, 1973 | The Doobie Brothers[31] |
| August 30, 1973 | Bill Withers and The Pointer Sisters[32] |
| September 4, 1973 | Elton John[33] |
| September 11, 1973 | Blood, Sweat & Tears[34] |
| September 12, 1973 | Carlos Santana[33] |
| October 16, 1973 | Steve Miller Band[35] |
| October 24, 1973 | The J. Geils Band[36] |
| November 8, 1973 | The 5th Dimension[36] |
| November 15, 1973 | The Beach Boys |
| November 23, 1973 | The Pointer Sisters[37] |
| January 21, 1974 | Linda Ronstadt |
| April 6, 1974 | George Carlin[38] |
| March 24, 1974 | Bruce Springsteen |
| July 27, 1974 | Bruce Springsteen |
| October 14, 1974 | Blue Oyster Cult |
| November 28, 1974 | Fleetwood Mac |
| August 24, 1975 | Fleetwood Mac |
| April 10, 1976 | Boz Scaggs |
| May 23, 1976 | Thin Lizzy |
| June 11, 1976 | Jeff Beck |
| August 1, 1976 | Billy Joel[39] |
| May 12, 1977
May 13, 1977 |
Jimmy Buffett |
| October 4, 1977
October 5, 1977 |
Thin Lizzy |
| July 6, 1978
July 7, 1978 |
Van Halen |
| July 23, 1978 | George Carlin[40] |
1980s
[edit]| Date | Artists |
|---|---|
| January 23, 1987 | The Beach Boys |
| January 6, 1988 | Cheap Trick |
| February 22, 1988 | Guns N' Roses |
| May 17, 1988 | Santana |
| July 10, 1988 | Guns N' Roses |
| June 25, 1989 | Howie Mandel |
1990s
[edit]| Date | Artists |
|---|---|
| January 6, 1990 | George Carlin |
| February 3, 1990 | Nine Inch Nails |
| November 4, 1990 | Jane's Addiction |
| October 10, 1991 | Patti LaBelle |
| March 16, 1993 | Phish |
| October 4, 1997 | Limp Bizkit |
| October 14, 1997 | Matchbox Twenty |
| January 2, 1999 | *NSYNC/Britney Spears |
| February 6, 1999 | Everlast/Sugar Ray |
| April 21, 1999 | Smashing Pumpkins |
| June 6, 1999 | Elvis Costello |
| June 29, 1999 | Vans Warped Tour |
| December 4, 1999 | Def Leppard |
| December 18, 1999 | Duran Duran |
References
[edit]- ^ "Celebrity Theatre | Concert & Event Venue | Phoenix, AZ". www.celebritytheatre.com. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ Romine, Stepfanie. "Story from Celebrity Theatre: A look back at the epic 60-year history of Celebrity Theatre". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "The Broadway". Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com. October 8, 1969. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ "This Week's Sports". Newspapers.com. June 10, 1968. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ a b c d "A Merry Musical Season". The Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com. December 15, 1963. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "In Person Nat King Cole". The Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com. March 25, 1964. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ a b c d e "Arizona Star Theatre". Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com. November 8, 1964. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ a b c d ""In Person" Arizona Star Theatre". Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com. November 10, 1965. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "Duke Ellington in Jazz Concert". Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com. November 8, 1966. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "Ray Charles Phoenix Star Theatre". Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com. November 13, 1966. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ a b ""In Person" 1967". Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com. November 20, 1966. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "Phoenix Star Theatre — Liberace". Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com. December 22, 1968. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ a b c d "Phoenix Star Theatre 1969 Season". Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com. December 15, 1968. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ "Sammy Davis Jr". Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com. January 6, 1971. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ a b "Sammy Davis Jr. opens Star Theatre season Tuesday". Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com. January 10, 1971. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ a b c "Phoenix Star Theatre 1972 Season". Newspapers.com. January 23, 1972. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ a b c "Celebrity Theatre: Season of Stars". Newspapers.com. August 20, 1972. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Calendar". Newspapers.com. November 2, 1972. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Rock Concert". Newspapers.com. November 3, 1972. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina". Newspapers.com. December 15, 1972. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Calendar". Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com. January 26, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Friday Concert". Newspapers.com. March 4, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson". Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com. March 23, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Doug Clark presents Duke Ellington". Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com. March 18, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Calendar — The Beach Boys". Newspapers.com. April 23, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina". Newspapers.com. May 9, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Doug Clark presents Gordon Lightfoot". Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com. May 13, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "KDKB presents the Steve Miller Band". Newspapers.com. May 30, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Doug Clark presents Electric Light Orchestra". Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com. June 5, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Bill Graham presents Eagles". Newspapers.com. June 13, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "The Doobie Brothers". Newspapers.com. June 17, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "KDKB presents Bill Withers and The Pointer Sisters". Newspapers.com. August 28, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ a b "Doug Clark presents at the Celebrity Theatre". Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com. July 29, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Doug Clark presents Blood, Sweat & Tears". Newspapers.com. September 9, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Tonight Only—The Steve Miller Band". Newspapers.com. October 16, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ a b "KOY presents The 5th Dimension". Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com. October 7, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "Dog Clark and KDKB present The Pointer Sisters". Newspapers.com. November 11, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "George Carlin Concert Setlists (page 66)". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ Masley, Ed (December 6, 2023). "Billy Joel fans remember his 1st Phoenix concerts: 'He was ready to headline'". azcentral.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "George Carlin Again! - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - The New York Times". 2008-05-27. Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2024-08-04.