Allstate Arena

Coordinates: 42°0′19″N 87°53′16″W / 42.00528°N 87.88778°W

Allstate Arena

Former names	Rosemont Horizon (1980–1999)
Address	6920 North Mannheim Road
Location	Rosemont, Illinois
Owner	Village of Rosemont
Capacity	Concerts: 18,500 Pro Wrestling: 18,211 Basketball: 17,500 Ice hockey: 16,692 Arena Football: 16,143
Surface	Multi-surface
Construction
Broke ground	September 12, 1978[1]
Opened	May 11, 1980[2]
Construction cost	$20 million ($72.7 million in 2016 dollars[3])
Architect	Anthony M. Rossi Architects
General contractor	Degen & Rosato Construction Co.[4]
Tenants
Chicago Horizons (MISL) (1980–1981) DePaul Blue Demons (NCAA) (1980–present) Chicago Sting (MISL) (1984–1988) Chicago Bruisers (AFL) (1987–1989) Chicago Express (WBL) (1988) Chicago Wolves (AHL) (1994–present) Chicago Skyliners (ABA) (2000–2002) Chicago Rush (AFL) (2001–2013) Chicago Sky (WNBA) (2010–present)
Website
www.allstatearena.com

Allstate Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Rosemont, Illinois, United States. It is home to the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL), the DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team from DePaul University, and the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). It is located near the intersection of Mannheim Road and Interstate 90, adjacent to the city limits of Chicago and O'Hare International Airport. The facility opened in 1980 as Rosemont Horizon and seats 18,211 for basketball and 17,500 for ice hockey.

History

The Village of Rosemont issued $19 million in bonds to finance the cost of the arena with exclusive contracts with Araserv, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and MFG International.

On August 13, 1979, the uncompleted roof of the Rosemont Horizon collapsed, killing five construction workers and injuring 16 others.^[5] The collapse was featured in the "Engineering Disasters" episode of Modern Marvels, first broadcast by The History Channel on April 20, 2006.

The facility, originally named Rosemont Horizon, was intended to be the home of the Chicago Horizons of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) and was home of the 1980-1981 season but the franchise folded in 1982. It was also intended to be the home of the WHA's Chicago Cougars, but the team folded in 1975, three years before construction on the arena started. The first concert held at the Horizon was Fleetwood Mac on May 15, 1980, as they cut a red ribbon on the stage during the opening of the show.

The Rosemont Horizon was featured in many music videos, including the 1985 music video "Big City Nights" by Scorpions.^[6]

Insurance company Allstate signed a 10-year contract worth more than $10 million on June 9, 1999, to acquire naming rights to the arena and renovate it.^[7]

On December 14, 2003, the floor at the Allstate Arena was named "Ray and Marge Meyer Court" in honor of Basketball Hall of Famer Ray Meyer and his wife. Meyer coached DePaul's men's team for 42 seasons and is the school's all-time winningest coach.^[8][9]

Events

Sports

Allstate Arena is primarily known as the home of DePaul University men's basketball since the program's 74–56 win over Gonzaga on December 1, 1980.^[10] The Blue Demons previously played on campus at Alumni Hall. That gym has since been replaced with McGrath-Phillips Arena, the home to the women's basketball program. The building hosted the NCAA basketball tournament three times: the 1987 and 1993 Midwest Regional first and second round games, and the 2005 Chicago Regional Finals.

The Arena Football League also has a long history with Allstate Arena. The Horizon hosted an arena football test game in 1987 and the Chicago Bruisers were an original Arena Football League team when the league began in 1987. The Bruisers played from 1987 to 1989, and hosted ArenaBowl II in Rosemont, losing to the Detroit Drive, 24-13. In 2001, Arena Football returned to the arena with the Chicago Rush. The Rush increased its home attendance each year from 2001 to 2008, and from 2004 to 2008 averaged between 14,000 and 16,000 fans per game. The Rush's highest home attendance is 16,391 on June 23, 2007 against the Kansas City Brigade. After the AFL restructured in 2009, the Rush returned to the Arena Football League.^[11]

The Allstate Arena is also the standard venue when WWE visits Chicago. It is one of two venues (the other being Madison Square Garden) to host WrestleMania three times: namely the second segment of WrestleMania II in 1986, WrestleMania 13 in 1997, and WrestleMania 22 in 2006. Wrestlemania 22 is also notable for being the last WrestleMania to date to be held in a smaller arena. Due to the events rapid growth in popularity, from WrestleMania 23 at Detroit's Ford Field, the annual PPV has been held in 70,000+ seat football stadiums.

The Arena is also known for hosting one of the loudest and passionate crowds in WWE, most notably for Money in the Bank 2011, among others, where the crowd would loudly chant "CM PUNK!" repetitively for Chicago-born wrestler CM Punk. This was also be prevalent whether or not Punk was part of the WWE (as evidenced during a Raw taping in March 2014, two months after Punk quit the WWE). The venue also hosted The Wrestling Classic in 1985, Survivor Series 1989, Backlash (2001), No Mercy 2007, Night of Champions 2010, Money in the Bank 2011, two editions of Judgment Day (1998 and 2009), two editions of Extreme Rules (2012 and 2015) and three editions of Payback (2013, 2014^[12] and 2016). The Allstate Arena has yet to host a Royal Rumble.

When it was called Rosemont Horizon, the arena hosted WCW's Spring Stampede 1994. During the mid-1990s, Rosemont Horizon was the standard venue when WCW visited in Chicago; having replaced the UIC Pavilion, it was eventually dropped in favor of the United Center.

On October 25, 2008, the Allstate Arena hosted UFC 90, the first Ultimate Fighting Championship event in the state of Illinois.

The Professional Bull Riders brought their Built Ford Tough Series tour for events in 2006, 2008, and 2013.

Allstate Arena is where the racing track style known as "Chicago-Style" (also known as roundy round and chase race) was created for Monster Truck Racing. It is the smallest arena that the track style is used in as well. Monster Jam is currently the only promotion company contracted at the venue for Monster Trucks.

The Chicago Sky of the WNBA announced on August 17, 2009, that the team reached a multi-year contract agreement with the arena.

Loyola University Chicago also played its home games at the Rosemont Horizon in the 1990s, until the on-campus Gentile Arena was built.

During the 2012-13 NHL lockout, Allstate Arena was the site of the Champs for Charity Hockey Game where current and former Chicago Blackhawks hosted fellow NHLers in front of 10,000+ fans.

DePaul is scheduled to leave the arena after the 2016-17 season, leaving the arena without a permanent college basketball tenants, although Northwestern announced it will move its men's games to the arena for the 2017-18 season before returning to its on-campus home.

Professional league championships and playoffs

• AFL ArenaBowl II
• AHL Calder Cup
  • Qualifier (Western Conference): 2002
  • Western Conference Quarterfinals : 2002, 2003 West Division Semifinals 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 Western Conference Quarterfinals: 2012, 2014, 2015
  • Western Conference Semifinals: 2002, 2003 West Division Finals: 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 Western Conference Semifinals: 2014
  • Western Conference Finals: 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008
  • Calder Cup Finals: 2002, 2005, 2008
• IHL Turner Cup
  • 1/8 Finals: 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98
  • Quarterfinals: 1995–96 Western Conference Quarterfinals: 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01
  • Semifinals (Western Conference): 1999–2000, 2000–01
  • Turner Cup Finals: 1999–2000, 2000–01
• WNBA Playoffs
  • WNBA Eastern Conference Semifinals: 2013, 2014, 2015
  • WNBA Eastern Conference Finals: 2013, 2014

Concerts

List of Concerts 

• Fleetwood Mac – March 14–15, 1980 (Arena's inaugural event), November 19, 1987, with The Cruzados, November 20, 1997, June 26–27, 2003, March 5–6, 2009, June 14, 2013 and February 14, 2015
• Kenny Rogers – May 17, 1980, with Dottie West and George Burns, July 10, 1981, June 5–6, 1982, with Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band, April 15–16, 1983 http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/american-musician-kenny-rogers-performs-at-the-rosemont-news-photo/535796801, May 19, 1984, March 22–24, 1985, with Ray Charles and Sawyer Brown and March 16, 1986, with Dolly Parton and Sawyer Brown
• Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – May 23, 1980, February 14, 1987, May 9 and 11, 1996, November 30, 2006, with Eric Church and May 14–15, 2011
• Journey – May 27, 1980, with The Babys, September 29, 1981, with The Greg Kihn Band, May 21–24, 1982, with The Greg Kihn Band, June 10–12, 1983, with Bryan Adams and October 4, 1986, with Glass Tiger
• Genesis – June 6, 1980, November 13–14, 1981, November 11–13, 1983 and October 5–10, 1986
• Ted Nugent – June 15, 1980, with Def Leppard and Scorpions
• Jackson Browne – June 28, 1980
• Billy Joel – July 16 and 18, 1980, November 4, 1982, March 30–31, 1984, November 1, 1986, February 12–13 and April 23, 1990, November 16 and 19, 1993 and October 21 and November 22, 1998
• Elton John – September 5, 1980, September 11, 1984, May 7, 9 and 11, 2001, with Billy Joel, April 12 and 30 and May 8, 2003, with Billy Joel, April 23, 2005 and November 30, 2013, with 2Cellos
• Queen – September 19, 1980, with Dakota
• AC/DC – September 20, 1980, with Blackfoot, November 19–21, 1981, with Midnight Flyer, November 9, 1983, with Fastway, September 21, 1985, with Yngwie Malmsteen, September 9, 1988, with White Lion, January 25, 1991, with King's X and October 30 and November 1, 2008, with The Answer
• Barry Manilow – September 27, 1980, October 21, 2004 and October 21, 2006
• Jethro Tull – October 19, 1980, with Whitesnake
• Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – November 20, 1980, July 23–24 and September 8 and 10–11, 1981, July 15 and 17–18, 1984 and March 16–17, 1988
• Stevie Wonder – November 22, 1980 and July 27, 1986
• The Charlie Daniels Band – December 31, 1980, with Leon Russell
• Styx – March 19–21, 1981, September 10, 1983 and June 6, 1997, with Pat Benatar
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – June 17, 1981, with Thin Lizzy and Tommy Tutone, March 15, 1983, with Nick Lowe & His Noise To Go and February 15, 1990, with Lenny Kravitz
• ZZ Top – August 14, 1981, July 15, 1983, with Sammy Hagar, February 26–27, 1986 and February 15–17, 1991, with The Black Crowes
• The Kinks – September 15, 1981, with Red Rider
• Foreigner – November 7–8, 1981, with Billy Squier and September 6, 1985
• The Rolling Stones – November 23–25, 1981, with The J. Geils Band and George Thorogood & The Destroyers
• Earth, Wind & Fire – November 26–27, 1981, February 17, 1988 and June 26, 2009, with Chicago
• The Grateful Dead – December 6, 1981, April 13–15, 1988, April 11–13, 1989, March 9–11, 1993 and March 16–18, 1994
• The Allman Brothers Band – December 27, 1981, with Molly Hatchet
• Ozzy Osbourne – January 24, 1982, with UFO and The Starfighters, March 3, 1984, with Mötley Crüe and Waysted, December 17, 1988, with Anthrax, December 6, 2001, with Rob Zombie, Mudvayne and SOiL and December 15, 2007, with Rob Zombie and In This Moment
• The Police – February 1, with The Go-Go's and March 28, with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, 1982, February 19, 1984, with Re-Flex and May 10, 2008, with Fiction Plane and Elvis Costello & The Imposters
• The Cars – February 13, 1982, with Nick Lowe & His Noise To Go and December 11, 1987, with The Brandos
• Willie Nelson & Family – April 18, 1982, with Delbert McClinton and February 21, 1985, with Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter
• Alabama – April 25, 1982, with Mickey Gilley and Johnny Lee, April 22, 1984, with Juice Newton and November 22, 2003
• Diana Ross – September 4–5, 1982, June 8, 1985 and July 1, 2000
• The Who – October 5–6, with Mick Ronson and T-Bone Burnett, December 8, 1982, November 29–30, 2012, with Vintage Trouble, May 13, 2015, with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
• Crosby, Stills & Nash – November 13, 1982
• Rush – November 19–21, 1982, with The Rory Gallagher Band, June 29–30, 1984, with The Gary Moore Band, March 21–22, 1986, with Marillion, February 25–26, 1988, with Tommy Shaw, November 1, 1991, with Eric Johnson and March 29–30, 1994, with Primus
• Pat Benatar – November 23, 1982, with Saga and February 13, 1986
• Aerosmith – November 24–25, 1982, with The Pat Travers Band and Rose Tattoo, July 12, 1984, May 8, 1986, with Ted Nugent, December 2, 1987, with Dokken, October 23, 2001, with The Cult and Fuel and September 24, 2007, with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
• Foghat – March 18, 1983, with Triumph
• Def Leppard – April 1, 1983, October 22–23, 1987, with Tesla, October 13–14, 1988, with L.A. Guns, August 28–29, 1992, December 31, 1999, with Dokken and Enuff Z'nuff and July 19, 2012, with Poison and Lita Ford
• Rick Springfield – July 6, 1983, with Sparks and November 12, 1985, with The Motels
• Stevie Nicks – July 17–18, 1983, with Joe Walsh and July 10, 2001, with Sheryl Crow and Jeffrey Gaines
• David Bowie – August 1–3, 1983 and August 21–22, 1987, with Duran Duran and Peter Frampton
• Robert Plant – August 29, 1983, July 10–11, 1985, December 15, 1988, with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and September 20, 1990, with The Black Crowes
• Kansas – November 29, 1983, with Heart and September 21, 1996, with Styx
• Accept – February 15, 1984
• Duran Duran – February 23–24, 1984 and March 18, 2005, with Clear Static
• Yes – March 8–9, 1984, with Berlin, November 25, 1987, May 6, 1991, November 14, 1997 and May 4, 2004
• Van Halen – March 13, 1984, with Autograph, April 22–23, 1986, with Bachman–Turner Overdrive, October 25, 1988, April 14, 1995, with Collective Soul, May 16, 1998, with The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, October 16, 2007, with Ky-Mani Marley, May 30, 2008, with Ryan Shaw and April 1, 2012, with Kool & the Gang
• Dan Fogelberg – April 23, 1984
• Scorpions – May 20–21 and 23, 1984, with Bon Jovi, September 28, 1988, with Kingdom Come, April 6, 1991, with Trixter, July 19, 1996, with Alice Cooper, February 28, 2003, with Whitesnake and Dokken, October 29, 2004, with Tesla and Keith Emerson and September 26, 2015 with Queensrÿche
• Judas Priest – June 14, 1984, with Great White, May 24, 1986, with Dokken, August 24, 1988, with Cinderella and November 28, 1990, with Megadeth and Testament
• Lionel Richie – June 16, 1984, with Tina Turner and November 18–19, 1986
• Roger Waters & The Bleeding Heart Band – July 26, 1984
• Tina Turner – September 11–12, 1984, September 11–12, 1985, March 25, with Lionel Richie and Janice Robinson and May 27, with Joe Cocker, 2000 and October 6, 2008
• Sammy Hagar – October 5, 1984, with Krokus
• Prince – December 9–14, 1984, with The Revolution, Apollonia 6 and Sheila E., September 17–19, 1988 and June 25, July 22–24 and August 3, 2004, with The New Power Generation
• Iron Maiden – December 21, 1984, with Twisted Sister, March 11, 1987, with Waysted, June 23, 1988, with Megadeth and Guns N' Roses, March 4, 1991, with Anthrax, October 18, 2006, with Bullet for My Valentine and June 11, 2008, with Lauren Harris
• REO Speedwagon – January 19, 1985, with Survivor and April 18, 1987
• Dio – January 25, 1985, with Dokken and January 23, 1995, with Dokken
• Hall & Oates – April 6–7, 1985, with 'Til Tuesday
• The Firm – April 24, 1985 and May 6, 1986
• Phil Collins – June 17, 1985, June 14–17, 1990, July 20–21, 1994 and April 6, 1997
• Ratt – June 25 and September 27, with Bon Jovi, 1985, December 30, 1986, with Cheap Trick and February 8, 1989, with Britny Fox and Kix
• Mötley Crüe – November 1, 1985, with Autograph, July 16–17, 1987, with Whitesnake, November 28, 1989, with Warrant, October 15, 1997, with Cheap Trick, March 10, 2005, and August 8, 2015, with Alice Cooper and The Cringe
• John Mellencamp – February 6, 1986, December 7, 1987 and January 30, 1992
• Heart – February 17, 1986, with Autograph, December 10, 1987 and November 20, 1990, with Cheap Trick
• Loverboy – March 14, 1986, with The Hooters
• The Isley Brothers – March 29, 1986, with Luther Vandross
• Amy Grant – April 18, 1986, with Rich Mullins, October 29, 1988 and December 15, 2001, with Vince Gill
• Amnesty International's A Conspiracy of Hope Benefit Concert – June 13, 1986
• Luciano Pavarotti – September 12, 1986
• David Lee Roth – September 19, 1986, with Cinderella
• Neil Young – October 18, 1986, with Crazy Horse, January 29, 1991, with Crazy Horse, Sonic Youth and Social Distortion and December 9, 2008, with Willie Nelson & Family, Dr. John and Everest
• Emerson, Lake & Powell – October 19, 1986
• The Monkees – November 2, 1986, with Herman's Hermits, The Grass Roots and Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
• Triumph – November 26, 1986
• Peter Gabriel – December 4–5, 1986, with Youssou N'Dour and July 10, 1993
• Huey Lewis and the News – March 27 and 30, 1987, with The Robert Cray Band
• Eric Clapton – April 19, 1987, with The Robert Cray Band and May 13–14, 1992
• U2 – April 29, with Lone Justice and October 28–30, with The BoDeans, 1987 and March 31, 1992, with The Pixies
• Deep Purple – May 1, 1987, with Bad Company
• The Malboro Country Music Benefit Concert – May 10, 1987
• Bon Jovi – May 31, 1987, with Cinderella, March 24, 1989, with Skid Row, March 5, 1993, with The Jeff Healey Band and November 20, 2000, with Less Than Jake
• Bryan Adams – July 18, 1987, with The Hooters, April 28, 1992, with The Storm and May 25, 1994
• The Cure – July 28, 1987, August 31–September 1, 1989, with Shelleyan Orphan, July 20, 1996 and May 17, 2008, with 65daysofstatic
• The Beastie Boys – July 30, 1987, with Run–D.M.C. and Davy D, May 20, 1995, with DJ Hurricane and Z Fresh and August 12, 1998, with Money Mark and A Tribe Called Quest
• Pink Floyd – September 25–28, 1987 and May 21–22, 1988
• Ray Charles – November 20, 1987
• Whitesnake – February 11, 1988, with Great White
• Michael Jackson – April 19–21, 1988
• Gladys Knight & the Pips – August 19, 1988, with Teena Marie, Freddie Jackson and Morris Day
• George Michael – September 6–7, 1988 and October 20, 1991
• Rod Stewart – October 22, 1988, January 17, 1992, February 24, 1994, April 16, 1999, February 20, 2004 and August 16, 2014, with Santana
• Merle Haggard & The Strangers – October 23, 1988, with George Strait & The Ace in the Hole Band and Alabama, June 1, 1991, with Clint Black and Lorrie Morgan and October 27, 1996, with LeAnn Rimes
• Luther Vandross – December 27, 1988, with Anita Baker, October 11–12, 1993, September 1, 2000, with Boyz II Men and August 25, 2002, with Gerald Levert, Angie Stone and Michelle Williams
• Keith Sweat – January 19, 1991, with Johnny Gill and Bell Biv DeVoe
• Neil Diamond – January 23–25, 1989 and February 24–27, 1992
• R.E.M. – March 6, 1989, with Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians and June 2–4, 1995, with Luscious Jackson
• LL Cool J – August 11, 1989, with De La Soul, Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick and EMPD
• The Beach Boys – October 28, 1989, with Chicago
• New Kids on the Block – November 30–December 1 and 12, 1989, with Tiffany, January 12, 1990, with The Cover Girls, April 10 and October 4, with Colby O'Donis and 24, with Tami Chynn, 2008, with Natasha Bedingfield, July 18–19, 2013, with Boyz II Men and 98 Degrees and May 23–24, 2015 with TLC and Nelly
• Paul McCartney – December 3–5, 1989
• Jonathon Brandmeier & The Leisure Suits – February 1–2, 1990
• The Highwaymen – March 6, 1990 and April 20, 1993
• Janet Jackson – April 8–9, 1990, with Chuckii Booker, December 1, 1993, with Tony! Toni! Toné!, July 24–25, with Usher and October 16, with NSYNC, 1998 and September 25, 2008, with LL Cool J
• Madonna – May 23–24, 1990, with Technotronic
• Poison – December 7, 1990, with Warrant
• Garth Brooks – January 31–February 1, 1991, with The Judds, October 21–26 and December 18–19, 1997 and September 4–6 and 11–14, 2014, with Trisha Yearwood (11 shows)
• INXS – March 15–16, 1991
• Paul Simon – March 22, 1991
• Queensrÿche – May 17, 1991, with Suicidal Tendencies and April 26, 1995, with Type O Negative
• Frank Sinatra – May 18, 1991
• Paula Abdul – November 2–3, 1991
• The Jerry Garcia Band – November 22, 1991
• Metallica – December 5–7, 1991, February 7–9, 1997 with Corrosion of Conformity, January 4–5, 2000, with Kid Rock & Twisted Brown Trucker and Sevendust, August 27–28, 2004, with Godsmack and January 26–27, 2009, with Machine Head and The Sword
• Dire Straits – February 18, 1992
• Guns N' Roses – April 9, 1992, with The Smashing Pumpkins, November 18, 2002, with CKY and Mix Master Mike, November 27, 2006, with The Sebastian Bach Band and Modern Day Zero and November 15, 2011, with Adelitas Way
• Bobby Brown – January 16, 1993, with Mary J. Blige, TLC and Rabba Shanks
• Billy Ray Cyrus – January 29, 1993, February 25, 1994 and January 18, 1995
• Dwight Yoakam – July 2, 1993 and June 27, 1996, with David Ball
• Sade – August 13, 1993 and August 5 and 7, 2001, with India.Arie
• Depeche Mode – October 28–29, 1993, November 24–25, 1998, with Stabbing Westward and November 29, 2005, with The Raveonettes
• Mariah Carey – November 17, 1993
• Bette Midler – November 28, 1993
• WCKG 105.9's Winter Rock Concert – December 3, 1993
• 4Him – December 9, 1993
• Whitney Houston – July 2, 1994, with Smoothe Sylk
• The Pretenders – November 3, 1994, with Material Issue
• Gin Blossoms – December 31, 1994, with Ween and The Flaming Lips
• Nine Inch Nails – January 15–16, 1995, with Pop Will Eat Itself and The Jim Rose Circus and October 7, 2005, with Queens of the Stone Age and Autolux
• Cheap Trick – April 8, 1995
• Page & Plant – April 28–29, 1995, with Our Lady Peace
• Lynyrd Skynyrd – June 30, 1995, with Tesla and Bloodline
• Vince Gill – September 9, 1995, with Patty Loveless, December 6, 1996 and December 17, 2003, with Amy Grant and Henry Cho
• Jodeci – October 13, 1995
• Brooks & Dunn – October 14, 1995, with Joe Diffie, July 26, 1997, April 7, 2000, with Lonestar and Montgomery Gentry, July 13, 2001, with Toby Keith, Montgomery Gentry and Keith Urban, April 13, 2002, with Alabama, Trick Pony, Dwight Yoakam and Chris Cagle and May 16, 2003, with Brad Paisley & The Drama Kings, The Rascal Flatts and Cledus T. Judd
• Phish – October 31, 1995 (released as Live Phish Volume 14), October 3, 1999, September 22–23, 2000 and February 20, 2003
• Kenny Chesney – November 30, 1995, with The Confederate Railroad, March 9, 2002, with Phil Vassar, Sara Evans and Carolyn Dawn Johnson and August 23, 2005, with Gretchen Wilson and Pat Green
• WKQX Q101's Twisted Xmas Concert – December 8, 1995, December 1, 1996, December 18, 1998, December 4, 1999, December 15, 2002 and December 6, 2003
• The Jars of Clay – February 18, 1996
• The Grand Funk Railroad – June 22, 1996
• KISS – July 14 and 16, with The Melvins and The Nixons and October 21, with The Deftones, 1996, December 29, 1998 and May 11–12, 2000, with Ted Nugent and Skid Row
• Pantera – August 9, with White Zombie and The Deftones and December 20, with Jackyl, 1996 and July 3, 2001, with Slayer, Static-X, Skrape and Morbid Angel (Pantera's last show in Illinois)
• The Doobie Brothers – August 15, 1996
• Reba McEntire – August 25, 1996, with Linda Davis and Billy Dean and October 22–23, 1999
• Oasis – August 27, 1996, with The Manic Street Preachers, January 17, 1998, with Cornershop and December 12, 2008, with Ryan Adams and the Cardinals and Matt Costa
• George Strait & The Ace in the Hole Band – September 13, 1996, January 31, 2003, with Tammy Cochran, March 3, 2005, with Dierks Bentley and Uncle John's Band, March 5, 2011, with Reba McEntire and Lee Ann Womack and March 8, 2014, with Vince Gill
• The Smashing Pumpkins – October 4–6, 1996, with Grant Lee Buffalo and October 19, 2012, with Anberlin
• Melissa Etheridge – October 12, 1996
• Jo Dee Messina – October 19, 1996
• The Stone Temple Pilots – December 12, 1996, with Local H
• New Edition – December 31, 1996, with Keith Sweat and Blackstreet
• Steven Curtis Chapman – March 14, 1997, with Audio Adrenaline
• Bush – April 24, 1997, with Veruca Salt
• Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band – May 9, 1997
• Enrique Iglesias – May 10, 1997, February 5, 1999, February 19, 2004, with Holly Palmer, September 27, 2008, with Aventura, October 1, 2011, with Pitbull and Prince Royce, October 3, 2014, with Pitbull and J Balvin and February 20, 2015, with Pitbull and J Balvin
• Blue Öyster Cult – June 5, 1997, with Steppenwolf, Foghat and The Pat Travers Band
• 311 – August 16, 1997, with Michael Franti & Spearhead
• Sheryl Crow – August 24, 1997, with Wilco
• JAY Z – November 22, 1997, with Busta Rhymes and Puff Daddy, March 20, 1998, with Busta Rhymes and Puff Daddy, April 4, 1999, with Method Man & Redman and DMX and September 29–30, 2004, with R. Kelly
• Luis Miguel – February 17, 1998, February 11, 2002, October 18, 2005, October 23, 2008 and May 27, 2011
• Alanis Morissette – March 19, 1998 and March 9, 1999, with Garbage
• Roger Daltrey – July 7, 1998
• James Taylor – July 11, 1998, August 14, 2003, September 2, 2005 and May 24, 2010, with Carole King
• Tori Amos – July 19, 1998
• Massive Attack – July 28, 1998
• Culture Club – August 15, 1998, with The Human League and Howard Jones
• Matchbox 20 – August 21, 1998, with Soul Asylum and March 2, 2001, with Everclear and Lifehouse
• The Family Values Tour – October 3, 1998, October 9, 1999 and October 12, 2001
• Barenaked Ladies – November 23, 1998, with Rufus Wainwright, December 31, 2001, with The Action Figure Party and November 16, 2006, with Mike Doughty's Band
• Black Sabbath – January 19, 1999, with Pantera and Incubus
• KoЯn – March 25, 1999, with Rob Zombie and Videodrone, March 16–17, 2000, with Staind and Mindless Self Indulgence, July 5, 2002, with Puddle of Mudd and Deadsy and March 30, 2006, with Mudvayne and 10 Years
• NSYNC – March 26–27, with Divine and Tatyana Ali and August 6–7, with Jordan Knight and 5ive, 1999 and April 4–5, 2002, with Smash Mouth and Tony Lucca
• Marilyn Manson – April 20, 1999, with Monster Magnet, August 13, 2007, with Slayer and Bleeding Through and October 11, 2012, with Rob Zombie and DJ Starscream
• The Black Crowes – May 8, 1999, with Lenny Kravitz, Everlast and Cree Summer
• Lauryn Hill – August 13, 1999
• Maná – September 2, 1999, with The Chris Pérez Band, October 31, 2002, October 9–10, 2003, October 4, 2004, March 22–23 and October 4, 2007, July 21–22, 2011 and April 13, 2012
• Cher – September 18, 1999, with Cyndi Lauper and Julio Iglesias, Jr., February 11, 2000, with Lou Bega, October 12–13, 2003, with Tommy Drake and June 7, 2014, with Cyndi Lauper
• Juan Gabriel – September 19, 1999, November 19, 2000, with Ana Gabriel and Nydia Rojas, November 18, 2001, April 7, 2006, April 3–4, 2014 and October 18, 2015
• The Backstreet Boys – October 5–7, 1999, with Mandy Moore and E.Y.C. and February 12–13, 2001, with Smash Mouth and Krystal Harris
• Vicente Fernández – October 10, 1999, with Rocío Dúrcal, October 22, 2000, with Los Huracanes del Norte, October 20, 2001, with Alejandro Fernández, October 18, 2003, with Banda El Recodo, October 24, 2004, with Ana Gabriel, October 23, 2005, with Ana Bárbara, October 22, 2006, with Paquita la del Barrio, October 21, 2007, with Maribel Guardia, October 19, 2008, with Paquita la del Barrio, October 18, 2009, October 17, 2010, with Paquita la del Barrio and Edith Márquez, October 23, 2011, with Edith Márquez and October 20–21, 2012
• Joan Sebastian – October 24, 1999, June 11, 2000, with The Banda Machos and Maribel Guardia, August 17, 2003, with José Manuel Figueroa and Ninel Conde, August 22, 2004, August 21, 2005, August 20, 2006, with Maribel Guardia, September 30, 2007, September 28, 2008, with Marco Antonio Solís, April 19, 2009, with Jenni Rivera, April 24, 2010, with Marco Antonio Solís, November 20, 2011, with Paquita la del Barrio and April 27, 2014, with Los Tigres del Norte
• Britney Spears – October 27, 1999, with 98 Degrees, March 22–23, 2000, with LFO and Bosson, November 28, 2001, with O-Town, April 13, 2004, with Kelis and Skye Sweetnam and April 28–29, with The Pussycat Dolls and September 9, with Jordin Sparks and Kristinia DeBarge, 2009
• Andrea Bocelli – November 17, 1999, with Ana María Martínez, June 7, 2002, with Ana María Martínez, June 12, 2009, with Eglise Gutiérrez and Heather Headley, December 2, 2012, with Katherine Jenkins, December 13, 2014 with Maria Aleida, Caroline Campbell, and Heather Headley, and June 10, 2016 with Renée Fleming, Caroline Campbell, and Jessica Sanchez.
• Rage Against the Machine – November 26, 1999, with Gang Starr and The Dilated Peoples
• TLC – January 14, 2000, with Blaque
• The Lox – February 27, 2000, with DMX, Juvenile, Lil Wayne and Eve
• The Judds – March 10, 2000, with Jo Dee Messina
• Steely Dan – June 24, 2000
• The Up in Smoke Tour – July 8, 2000
• Marc Anthony – July 15, 2000, September 1, 2005, with Alejandro Fernández and Chayanne, October 2, 2010, with Alejandro Fernández and Ana Gabriel, August 19, 2012, with Marco Antonio Solís and Chayanne, September 7, 2013, with Arcángel, September 20, 2014 and September 25, 2015 with Carlos Vives
• Pearl Jam – October 9, 2000, with Supergrass
• The Anger Management Tour – October 30, 2000 and August 1, 2002
• Tim McGraw & Faith Hill – November 28, 2000 and April 28–30, 2006
• The Dave Matthews Band – December 4–5, 2000, with Angélique Kidjo and April 26–27, 2002, with Ben Kweller
• Kid Rock & Twisted Brown Trucker – February 2, 2001, with Fuel and Buckcherry, March 12, 2004, with Gov't Mule and April 14, 2006, with Whitestarr
• 98 Degrees – March 28, 2001, with The Baha Men and Dream
• Sting – May 18, 2001, with Jill Scott
• Roxy Music – July 30, 2001, with Rufus Wainwright
• Tool – September 9, 2001, with Meshuggah and September 18, 2006, with Isis
• Rammstein – September 14, 2001, May 10, 2011, with Combichrist and May 4, 2012, with Joe Letz
• Slipknot – October 9, 2001, with System of a Down, No One and American Head Charge, March 11, 2005, with Lamb of God, Shadows Fall and Gizmachi, January 30, 2009, with Coheed and Cambria and Trivium and November 28, 2014, with KoЯn and King 810
• Jane's Addiction – October 21, 2001, with Live and The Stereo MCs
• Mannheim Steamroller – December 20, 2001
• Aaron Carter – February 8, 2002, with Dream Street
• Creed – February 13 and December 29, 2002
• The Chemical Brothers – April 20, 2002, with Paul Oakenfold and Sasha & John Digweed
• The Honda Civic Tour – May 29, 2002 and May 21, 2004
• The Show & Tell Concert – July 27, 2002
• Scott Alderman's Tattoo the Earth Tour – August 2–4, 2002
• The SCREAM Tour – August 16, 2002, December 22, 2005 and December 28, 2006
• Toby Keith – August 17, 2002, with Paul Thorn
• No Doubt – October 11, 2002, with Good Charlotte and The Distillers
• American Idol Live! – October 15, 2002, August 19, 2006, August 7, 2007, July 19, 2008, September 2, 2009, August 6, 2011, July 7, 2012 and August 12, 2013
• Nelly – October 27, 2002, with Lil Wayne and The Big Tymers
• Bob Dylan – November 1, 2002
• The Other Ones – December 2, 2002, with Robert Hunter
• The Gaither Homecoming – December 6, 2002, May 1, 2004 and May 13, 2006
• R. Kelly – April 25, 2003, with Ashanti, March 26, 2004, with Jagged Edge and June 16, 2011, with Keyshia Cole and Marsha Ambrosius
• Maze – June 6, 2003, with Patti LaBelle and Jaheim
• Christina Aguilera – July 22, 2003, with Justin Timberlake and The Black Eyed Peas and April 21, 2007, with The Pussycat Dolls and Danity Kane
• The Eagles – October 21, 2003 and October 19, 2013
• John Mayer – November 28, 2003, with The Thorns
• The Trans-Siberian Orchestra – December 18, 2003, December 10, 2004, December 10, 2005, December 9, 2006 (2 shows), December 2, 2007 (2 shows), January 3 (2 shows) and December 26 (2 shows), 2009, November 26, 2010 (2 shows), December 3, 2011 (2 shows), December 8, 2012 (2 shows), December 28, 2013 (2 shows), December 27, 2014 (2 shows), and December 28, 2015 (2 shows)
• Dave Matthews & Friends – December 22, 2003, with Emmylou Harris
• Linkin Park – January 29, 2004, with P.O.D., Hoobastank and The Story of the Year
• Alan Jackson & The Strayhorns – January 30, 2004, with Martina McBride and May 1, 2010, with Josh Turner and Chris Young
• Sarah Brightman – February 18, 2004 and December 4, 2008, with Mario Frangoulis
• Beyoncé, Alicia Keys & Missy Elliott – April 2, 2004, with Tamia
• Incubus – July 14, 2004, with Sparta and The Vines
• Hilary Duff – July 30, 2004, with Haylie Duff and July 19, 2005, with Teddy Geiger
• Cyndi Lauper – August 21, 2004
• Usher – September 10, 2004, with Kanye West, December 3, 2010, with Miguel and Trey Songz and May 20, 2011, with Akon, Dev and The Cataracs
• The Rascal Flatts – November 19, 2004, with Chris Cagle, Julie Roberts and Uncle John's Band and October 12, 2007, with Jason Aldean
• Velvet Revolver – November 21, 2004, with The Exies
• WGCI's 107.5 FM's Big Jam – February 14, 2005, December 19, 2010, December 9 and 23, 2011, November 16, 2012 and November 17, 2013
• Snoop Dogg – April 22, 2005, with The Game
• Marco Antonio Solís – June 3, 2005, with Juan Luis Guerra, September 1–2, 2007, with Juan Gabriel, August 8, 2009, with Pepe Aguilar, April 24–25, 2010, with Joan Sebastian and Alejandro Fernández, September 10 and 23, 2011, with Ana Gabriel, August 23, 2014 and July 25, 2015 with Camila
• Green Day – August 10, 2005, with Jimmy Eat World and Uncle John's Band and March 28, 2013, with The Best Coast
• The Wiggles – August 13–14, 2005 (4 shows), August 12–13, 2006 (4 shows) and August 18–19, 2007 (4 shows)
• Scooter – September 9, 2005, with Benassi Bros. and Aquagen
• System of a Down – September 30, 2005, with The Mars Volta and Hella and August 15, 2012, with The Deftones
• The Foo Fighters – October 3, 2005, with Weezer and The Kaiser Chiefs and February 25, 2008, with Against Me! and Serj Tankian
• Daddy Yankee – October 8, 2005 and August 31, 2007
• Gwen Stefani – October 28, 2005, with The Black Eyed Peas
• Keith Urban – February 10, 2006, with Pat Green, November 16, 2007, with Gary Allan, May 15, 2009, with The Zac Brown Band and October 14, 2011, with Jake Owen
• Queen + Paul Rodgers – March 23, 2006
• RBD – May 19–20, 2006, September 28, 2007, with Diego Boneta and March 16, 2008, with La Nueva Banda Timbiriche
• The Johann Strauss Orchestra – May 30, 2006, May 22, 2007, April 15, 2008, May 21, 2009 and June 28, 2010
• The Cheetah Girls – September 29, 2006, with Miley Cyrus and Jordan Pruitt
• Ana Gabriel – September 30, 2006
• Dashboard Confessional – October 27, 2006, with Brand New
• The Australian Pink Floyd Show – November 22, 2006
• Martina McBride – November 24, 2006
• Brad Paisley & The Drama Kings – December 6, 2006, with Carrie Underwood and Jake Owen
• Jamie Foxx – January 6, 2007, with Fantasia Barrino and Speedy
• High School Musical – January 19, 2007, with Jordan Pruitt
• The Red Hot Chili Peppers – February 27, 2007, with Gnarls Barkley and May 28, 2012, with Little Dragon
• My Chemical Romance – March 1, 2007, with Rise Against
• Nickelback – March 2, 2007, with Three Days Grace and Breaking Benjamin, March 12, 2009, with Seether and Saving Abel, May 18, 2010, with Breaking Benjamin, Shinedown and Sick Puppies and May 30, 2012, with Bush, Seether and My Darkest Days
• Justin Timberlake – March 12–13, 2007, with P!nk and Timbaland
• Ricky Martin – April 25, 2007, April 19, 2011 and October 11, 2015 with Wisin
• Heaven & Hell – May 5, 2007, with Megadeth and Machine Head
• Lil Wayne – July 15, 2007, with Fat Joe and Young Buck
• The ScreamFest – August 10, 2007
• Maroon 5 – October 2, 2007, with The Hives and Sara Bareilles and April 6, 2013, with The Neon Trees and Owl City
• Fall Out Boy – October 20, 2007, with Gym Class Heroes, The Plain White T's and Cute Is What We Aim For and May 9, 2009, with Cobra Starship, All Time Low, Metro Station and Hey Monday
• Chris Brown – December 7, 2007, with Soulja Boy, The Shop Boyz and Lil Mama and February 27, 2015, with Trey Songz and Tyga
• Miley Cyrus – December 8, 2007, with The Jonas Brothers and March 7, 2014, with Icona Pop and Sky Ferreira
• The Jonas Brothers – February 22, 2008, with Rooney and July 10–11, 2009, with Jordin Sparks, Honor Society and The Wonder Girls
• Avril Lavigne – March 21, 2008, with Boys Like Girls
• Juanes – April 2, 2008
• Santana – April 19, 2008, with The Derek Trucks Band
• Alicia Keys – June 7, 2008, with Jordin Sparks and Ne-Yo and March 3, 2010, with Melanie Fiona and Robin Thicke
• Raven-Symoné – June 13, 2008, with B5 and The Clique Girlz
• Aventura – August 2, 2008, November 20, 2009 and June 16, 2010
• Weezer – October 2, 2008, with Angels & Airwaves and The Tokyo Police Club
• Rock Band Live! – October 22, 2008
• WBBM B96's Jingle Bash – December 16, 2008, December 12, 2009, December 11, 2010, December 17, 2011, December 15, 2012, December 14, 2013, December 6, 2014 and December 12, 2015
• Avenged Sevenfold – February 27, 2009, with Buckcherry, Papa Roach and Saving Abel and October 3, 2013, with The Deftones and Fight or Flight
• Los Temerarios – May 2, 2009
• The Dead – May 4–5, 2009, with The Warren Haynes Band
• Demi Lovato – July 24, 2009, with David Archuleta and Jordan Pruitt and March 14, 2014, with 5th Harmony and Little Mix
• Ricardo Arjona – September 5, 2009 and March 6, 2015
• Wisin & Yandel – September 24, 2009
• P!nk – September 26, 2009, with The Ting Tings and November 20, 2013, with The Kin
• Taylor Swift – October 9–10, 2009, with Kellie Pickler and Gloriana and August 9–10, 2011, with NEEDTOBREATHE and Hunter Hayes
• WHPI 101.1 Jack FM's Cheap Xmas Concert – December 10, 2009
• WXRT 93.1's Big Holiday Concert – December 11, 2009
• Michael Bublé – March 27 and December 4, 2010, with Naturally 7
• WKSC 103.5 KISS–FM's Fantabuloso Concert – May 21, 2010, May 18, 2011 and May 18, 2012
• Jenni Rivera – May 23, 2010, with Paquita la del Barrio
• The Black Eyed Peas – August 13, 2010, with T-Pain
• The MegaFest – August 21, 2010 and August 27, 2011
• The Greg Laurie: Chicago Harvest Outreach Concerts – September 24–26, 2010
• Shakira – October 29, 2010
• Chayanne – November 24, 2010 and August 23, 2015
• Sugarland – May 6, 2011, with Little Big Town, Sara Bareilles, Matt Nathanson and Casey James
• NKOTBSB – May 25, 2011, with Jordin Sparks and Ashlyne Huff
• Glee Live! In Concert! – June 3–4, 2011, with The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers
• Hillsong United – August 3–5, 2011 and April 17, 2016
• Katy Perry – August 21, 2011, with Natalia Kills
• Furthur – November 18, 2011
• Romeo Santos – February 16 and March 13, 2012, April 18, 2013, June 13, 2014 and June 12, 2015
• Lady Antebellum – March 9, 2012, with Thompson Square and Darius Rucker and February 26, 2014, with Kip Moore and Kacey Musgraves
• LMFAO – May 26, 2012, with The Far East Movement and Sidney Samson
• One Direction – June 2, 2012, with Olly Murs and Manika
• Dralion – June 20–24, 2012 (7 shows)
• Everclear – August 3, 2012, with Lit, Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms and Marcy Playground
• Justin Bieber – October 23–24, 2012, with Carly Rae Jepsen and Cody Simpson and April 22–23, 2016 with Post Malone and Moxie Raia
• The Gigantour – July 9, 2013
• The V103 25th Anniversary Concert – October 5, 2013
• Selena Gomez – November 22, 2013, with Emblem3 and Christina Grimmie
• Alejandro Fernández – November 24, 2013
• Q87.7's The Night We Stole Christmas Concert – December 11, 2013
• Donny & Marie Osmond – December 20, 2013
• Imagine Dragons – March 13, 2014, with The Naked and Famous and Nico Vega
• Avicii – May 15, 2014
• Gerardo Ortíz – July 26, 2014, with Julión Álvarez Y Su Norteño Banda
• Ed Sheeran – September 16, 2014, with Rudimental
• WKSC 103.5 KISS–FM's Jingle Ball – December 18, 2014
• The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular – January 30, 2015 and January 29, 2016
• Ariana Grande – March 3, 2015, with Rixton and Cashmere Cat
• Eric Church – March 20, 2015, with Drive-By Truckers
• Shania Twain - July 29, 2015 with Gavin DeGraw
• Kelly Clarkson - August 1, 2015, with Pentatonix, Eric Hutchinson and Abi Ann
• Darius Rucker - October 8, 2015 with David Nail
• 5 Seconds of Summer - December 16, 2015 with Conrad Sewell
• Ellie Goulding - May 6, 2016 with Years & Years and Bebe Rexha
• Twenty One Pilots - June 5, 2016 with Mutemath and Chef'Special
• Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas - August 2, 2016 with Mike Posner
• Kanye West October 8, 2016

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External links

• Official Website
• DePaul Athletics - Allstate Arena