THEY PLAYED IN PEORIA

 

MADISON THEATER

502 Main St., Peoria, IL

Opened 10-16-1920.

 

Last updated  April 16, 2024

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10-16-1920 – Miss Lou Eastman, soloist, Madison Theater Concert Orchestra

09-18-1927 – Ralph Brigham – first guest organist on new organ

07-14-1936 – Joe E. Brown, Guy Kibbee (world premier of the film "Earthworm Tractors")

10-30-xxxx – Mad At Gravity

01-24-1953 – Anita Ekberg, charity autograph signing

05-17-1992 – Royce Elliott, Wild Child Gipson, others

09-25-1992 – Madison reopens as a dinner theater

02-05-1993 – Marshall Tucker Band, Dave Chastain and the Blues Rockers, Randy Vincent – First Restoration Concert Series

03-19-1993 – Mike Toomey, Bob Thomas, Ready Steady Go

03-20-1993 – Mike Toomey, Bob Thomas, The Jets

04-02-1993 – A. J. Lentini, Pete Moor, The Rivieras

04-03-1993 – A. J. Lentini, Pete Moor, The Rivieras

04-09-1993 – Steve Seagran, Rex Havens

04-10-1993 – Steve Seagran, Rex Havens

04-10-1993 – 1964 (Beatles revival show)

04-29-1993 – Firehouse

04-30-1993 – Charlie Daniels Band

05-06-1993 – Nazareth

05-28-1993 – Foghat, Disraeli Gears

06-10-1993 – .38 Special, Rumor Hazzit

06-15-1993 – John Kay and Steppenwolf

06-29-1993 – Three Dog Night, Pink Flamingos

07-30-1993 – Ozark Mountain Daredevils

08-11-1993 – Tracy Byrd

09-17-1993 – Kentucky Headhunters

10-13-1993 – Jefferson Starship, Acme Blue

10-22-1993 – The Outlaws, Who Cares

10-29-1993 – Delbert McClinton

11-19-1993 – Concrete Blonde

11-20-1993 – Survivor

02-19-1994 – Cheap Trick, Delta King

03-15-1994 – Cry Of Love

03-22-1994 – Robert Cray Band, Hip Pocket, Joe Lewis Walker, Bosstalkers

03-30-1994 – Sepultura, Clutch, Fear Factory

05-22-1994 – Leon Redbone, Royce Elliott

05-28-1994 – Ronnie James Dio

05-29-1994 – Brother Cane

06-10-1994 – Pat Travers

06-22-1994 – Luther Allison

06-24-1994 – Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Geyer Street Sheiks

06-29-1994 – Brother Cane

07-01-1994 – Marcia Ball, Stephen Bruton

07-03-1994 – Collective Soul, The Hatters

07-08-1994 – The Smithereens

07-22-1994 – Dollface, Neptunes

07-30-1994 – Deon Cole, Kenny Howell, Tony Sculfield

08-14-1994 – Cracker

08-25-1994 – David Lee Roth

09-04-1994 – Warren Zevon, Hip Pocket

09-22-1994 – Beausoleil, Suns of Circumstance

10-20-1994 – The Violent Femmes, G. Love & Special Sauce

10-30-1994 – gods child, See, Rakes Progress

11-20-1994 – Johnny Rivers

11-26-1994 – Frank Cappelli

12-07-1994 – The Samples

12-15-1994 – The Freddy Jones Band, The Snappers

12-16-1994 – The Marshall Tucker Band, Acme Blue

03-04-1995 – Tesla, Raw Honey

03-10-1995 – They Might Be Giants, Soul Coughing

04-05-1995 – Blues Traveler, God Street Wine

04-13-1995 – B.B. King, Hip Pocket

04-17-1995 – Marilyn Manson, Korn, Danzig – 4p Tour

04-20-1995 – Bela Fleck and The Flecktones

05-07-1995 – Matthew Sweet

05-19-1995 – Veruca Salt

06-02-1995 – The Freddy Jones Band

06-09-1995 – Luther Allison

07-14-1995 – Collective Soul

07-28-1995 – Warren Zevon, Something Happens!

08-02-1995 – Widespread Panic

08-08-1995 – Sponge, Letters To Cleo, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Figdish

08-11-1995 – Koko Taylor, Cobalt Blue

09-08-1995 – Violent Femmes, Lunchbox

10-09-1995 – Buddy Guy, Keb'Mo'

10-18-1995 – Robert Cray Band, Duke Robillard Band

10-19-1995 – Smashing Pumpkins

10-29-1995 – Big Head Todd and The Monsters

11-17-1995 – Iodine

11-30-1995 – The Freddy Jones Band, Semi Sonic

12-09-1995 – Marshall Tucker Band, Dave Chastain Band

12-14-1995 – Brother Cain, Five O'Clock Traffic Jam, Rock 106 Snappers

01-23-1996 – Tesla, Paw

02-23-1996 – The Nixons, Solstice, The Spelunkers

03-02-1996 – Bela Fleck and The Flecktones

03-15-1996 – The Toadies, Sieve, Brutal Juice

03-21-1996 – Spacehog, Ruth Ruth, Mr. Miranga

03-23-1996 – Hum, Shiner

03-26-1996 – Kenny Wayne Sheppard, The Bottle Rockets

04-19-1996 – 1776, thru 04-28-1996

06-23-1996 – Little Feat, Three In The Pocket

07-26-1996 – Kenny Wayne Sheppard (may be in error as the 03-26-1996 show)

08-17-1996 – Ray Charles, Fat Albert and his Barrelhouse Band

12-06-1996 – Chocolate, Pookie, others

12-07-1996 – Sonny Rhodes, Maurice John Vaughn, Little Ed, Dave Weld and the Imperial Flames

01-04-1997 – Iodine, Mudvayne, Jackhammer, The Spelunkers, Third Stone, Taxi War Dance – Winterfest

01-10-1997 – Lonnie Brooks, Dave Chastain with Dangerous, Chicago Blues Rhythm and Blues Kings

02-01-1997 – Drain, Type O Negative, Sister Machine Gun, Drain

03-07-1997 – Moon 7 Times

03-08-1997 – SkyBopFly, Higher Ground

03-14-1997 – Taxi War Dance, Vent, Autumn Lords, Mother Crush

03-16-1997 – The Wallflowers, Polara

03-21-1997 – Johnny Socko, Dangerous

03-22-1997 – John Prine, R. B. Morris

03-28-1997 – NIL8

03-29-1997 – The Spencer Davis Group, Gene Poole Combo

04-18-1997 – The Jerry Garcia Band, King Orange, Avalon Electric

05-16-1997 – Radish, Lifter, The Spelunkers

06-24-1997 – The Verve Pipe, Tonic

06-26-1997 – R.E.O. Speedwagon

06-27-1997 – The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise

07-02-1997 – Widespread Panic

07-05-1997 – Cheap Trick, Flipp

07-09-1997 – Collective Soul, Darlahood

07-19-1997 – The Violent Femmes, The Moon Crickets

08-13-1997 – Joe Walsh, Big Blue Heart

09-05-1997 – Megadeath, Tenderloin

09-13-1997 – Master of Puppets, Blue Ash Ink

10-04-1997 – Jason Bonham Band, Deborah Bonham

10-17-1997 – George Winston

10-18-1997 – Third Day, All Star United, Switchfoot

10-25-1997 – Toad The Wet Sprocket, Huffamoose

11-07-1997 – Big Head Todd and The Monsters, Abra Moore

11-19-1997 – Veruca Salt, Fig Dish, Triple Fast Action

11-25-1997 – Fionna Apple, Laika

11-28-1997 – Jars Of Clay, Plumb

12-04-1997 – Creed, Headswin, Subrosa, Cellophane  – My Own Poison Tour

12-12-1997 – Tommy Chong – Cheech and Chong Film Festival

12-17-1997 – Goldfinger, The Bloodhound Gang, The MIBs

02-27-1998 – Primus, Blink 182, The Aquabats

02-28-1998 – Gary Lewis and The Playboys, Dave Stovall's Elvis Experience, Shake Rattle & Roll, Generations

03-07-1998 – Matchbox 20, Cool For August

03-15-1998 – The Misfits, Marky Ramone and The Intruders, H20

03-28-1998 – JGB Band

04-02-1998 – Clay Crosse, Jaci Velasques, Sunday Drive

04-16-1998 – HUM

04-17-1998 – Squirrel Nut Zippers, Royal Fingerbowl

04-21-1998 – The Violent Femmes, The Uninvited

04-25-1998 – Cracker, Menthol

04-30-1998 – Theodore Bikel

05-26-1998 – Athenaeum, Tonic, Econoline Crush

05-30-1998 – Torn, The Willies, Generations

06-06-1998 – Creed, Fuel, The Mayfield Four

06-25-1998 – Megadeath, Sevendust, Monster Magnet

06-27-1998 – Brother Cane, 5 O'Clock Traffic Jam

07-24-1998 – Sevendust, Coal Chamber, Life Of Agony, Ultraspank

08-20-1998 – Mudvayne, Gravity Kills, Taxi War Dance

08-28-1998 – Insane Clown Posse, Phunk Junkees, Kottonmouth Kings, Twisted

10-13-1998 – Widespread Panic

10-16-1998 – Honk, Wail and Moan

11-12-1998 – Skamania with the Orange County Supertones

11-16-1998 – T. Lavitz – Jazz Is Dead tour

11-23-1996 – Dark Star Orchestra, Three Dog Night

12-05-1998 – Deicide, Daeden, New Born Aggression, Lividity

12-16-1998 – Reel Big Fish

12-17-1998 – Jackyl

12-31-1998 – Rodney Carrington with The Reflecks, Barry Cloyd

02-20-1999 – The Wall (Pink Floyd tribute)

02-27-1999 – Hot Rocks (Rolling Stones tribute)

03-06-1999 – Dark Star Orchestra

03-07-1999 – Candlebox, Goodness

03-20-1999 – Taxi War Dance, Rebels Without Applause, Crop Circle, V-Shape Mind, New Born Aggression

03-24-1999 – Fear Factory, System Of A Down, Spine Shank

03-26-1999 – Lyle Lovett

04-17-1999 – Slayer, Meshuggah, Sick Of It All

04-20-1999 – Orgy

05-22-1999 – Taxi War Dance, Crop Circle, New Born Aggression, Nevyds Krest

06-04-1999 – George Thorogood, The Destroyers

06-10-1999 – Fuel, Buckcherry, Pound

06-18-1999 – Ministry, Mudvayne (cancelled from the stage, Google it for more information)

07-08-1999 – Ted Nugent

07-16-1999 – The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Widespread Panic

08-10-1999 – Testament

08-21-1999 – Susan Tedeschi, The Pat McGhee Band

08-26-1999 – Slipknot, Coal Chamber, Machine Heat, Amen – Livin La Vida Loco tour

10-02-1999 – Third Day, 5 O'Clock People, Selah

10-16-1999 – Dokken, Great White

10-22-1999 – Megadeth, Static X, Loudmouth

11-05-1999 – Steve Vai, Eric Sardinas

11-07-1999 – Jars Of Clay, Chasing Furies

11-19-1999 – Kenny Wayne Sheppard

11-30-1999 – Filter, Drain STH, Simon Says

12-10-1999 – Days Of The New, Blacksheep, Caroline's Spine, Foster Children – Rock 106 Christmas Party

12-16-1999 – Matthew Sweet, Owsley, Velouria Beat, The Willies

12-18-1999 – Mark Antoine, Gabriella Anders, Rick Braun, Brian Culbertson

02-04-2000 – Rodney Carrington

02-05-2000 – John Mueller and The Winter Dance Party Band

02-11-2000 – Joyce Cooling, Dangerous

02-29-2000 – Queensryche, Jesse James Dupree

03-03-2000 – Jonny Lang, Keller Brothers

03-07-2000 – Ani DiFranco, Gillian Welch, Greg Brown

03-12-2000 – Sevendust, P.O.D., Fu Manchu

03-14-2000 – W.A.S.P. – Unholy Terror tour

03-18-2000 – D. J. Tossin Ted & D.J. VooDoo, Blockburners, Hurt & Da Knockers, Mo Shade, 309 Mobsters

03-23-2000 – Run DMC, High & Mighty

03-25-2000 – Lit, Save Ferris, 22 Jacks

03-31-2000 – Hello Dave, Domestic Problems, The Nadas – Fresh Tracks Band Across America tour

04-08-2000 – String Cheese Incident

04-10-2000 – Gov't Mule

04-22-2000 – JGB

05-27-2000 – Dark Star Orchestra

07-06-2000 – Quiet Riot

07-20-2000 – Shannon Curfman, Blue Magoo

07-26-2000 – Kenny Wayne Shepherd

08-25-2000 – Dave Mason

08-29-2000 – Mudvayne, Relative Ash, One Minute Silence, Factory 81

09-08-2000 – Delbert McClinton

09-23-2000 – Taxi War Dance, Gravelbone, Cyrus, others

10-20-2000 – Three Dog Night

10-28-2000 – Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane, Robin Crowe Band, Sister Groove, Kris Parkhurst, Freudian Slip, Sally Weisenburg and

                      The Famous Sidemen – Momma Palooza

11-08-2000 – The Tubes

12-05-2000 – Linkin Park, Papa Roach with Hed PE, others

12-07-2000 – Everlast, The Urge

01-05-2001 – Mudvayne, Nonpoint, V-Shaped Mind, Spineshank

01-13-2001 – Hip Pocket

02-10-2001 – Rodney Carrington

03-09-2001 – Dark Star Orchestra

03-11-2001 – moe

03-16-2001 – Diamond Rio

04-06-2001 – The Urge

04-20-2001 – MxPx, Good Charlotte, Slick Shoes

04-24-2001 – Static-X, Godhead, Endo, Deadsy

05-05-2001 – Tesla, Double Drive

05-19-2001 – Stabbing Westward and/or The Cult

05-20-2001 – Juvenile

06-10-2001 – Taproot, Nonpoint, Systematic, Otep

07-14-2001 – Taxi War Dance, The Pimps, Eli Stone, Mr. Pill, Cyrus, Vis@40, Pul, Circle 7, Sinckwhole,  Num – 99X Sumer Jam II

08-12-2001 – Factory 81, Chimaira, Ill Nino, 40 Below Summer – 99X Summer Jam III

09-22-2001 – Dark Star Orchestra

10-12-2001 – The Big Wu, Blue Magoo, Bottle Of Justus

10-13-2001 – Reel Big Fish, Goldfinger

11-02-2001 – Sinckwhole, One Shot One Kill, Jackhammer, Lungbrush, Gravel Bone, Element 115, Sprung, 13 Days

11-06-2001 – moe

12-13-2001 – Sevendust

12-14-2001 – Tesla

02-01-2002 – Slayer

02-22-2002 – Rodney Carrington, Barry Martin

02-25-2002 – RatDog (With lineup of Bob Weir, Jay Lane, Rob Wasserman, Jeff Chimenti, Mark Karan, Kenny Brooks.)

03-14-2002 – Steven Wright

04-27-2002 – Sum 41, Goldfinger, Auto Pilot Off

05-13-2002 – Of A Revolution

05-23-2002 – Blue Magoo, Leftover Salmon

05-30-2002 – Injected, Papa Roach

05-31-2002 – Twizlid, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Anybody Killa

06-01-2002 – Taxi War Dance, The Pimps, Cyrus, Slitheryn, Sprung

08-05-2002 – Bella Fleck and The Flecktones

08-17-2002 – 311, 2 Skinnee J's

08-24-2002 – Dark Star Orchestra

08-17-2002 – Hatebreed, Six Feet Under, Shadows Fall, Death Threat

10-11-2002 – Reel Big Fish, Starting Line, The Kicks

10-17-2002 – The Wailers

10-30-2002 – Comes With The Fall, Jerry Cantrell and William DuVall (not as Alice in Chains)

11-26-2002 – Greenwheel

12-01-2002 – Mudvayne, Taproot, Depswa

12-07-2002 – Sevendust, Cinder, Stereomud, Closure

12-17-2002 – Stone Sour, Chevelle

01-30-2003 – Umphrey's  McGee, Garaj Mahal

02-20-2003 – OC Supertones, Relient K, Pillar, John Reuben, Sanctus Real – See Spot Rock tour

02-14-2003 – Rodney Carrington, Barry Martin

02-28-2003 – Ekoostik Hookah, Blue Magoo

03-06-2003 – Hello Dave, Knifey Spoony

03-09-2003 – Insane Clown Posse, 2 Live Crew, Anybody Killa

03-19-2003 – Of A Revolution, Marc Broussard, Pseudopod

04-03-2003 – Leftover Salmon

04-09-2003 – Todd Rundgren, Royston Langdon

04-20-2003 – Ministry, Nothingface, Lollipop Lust Kill, Motograter

05-24-2003 – Stone Sour, Powerman 5000, Ra, Outspoken

 

Possibly the last show when the venue was known as The Madison Theater. It then became Brewster's Comedy Club at The Madison.

 

Major fire, early June, 2016.