THEY PLAYED IN PEORIA

 

TAZEWELL COUNTY, IL, VENUES

 

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Dragon's Dome, 3401 Griffin Avenue, Pekin:

11-04-2005 – West MacQueen Street Band, JammSammich

11-10-2006 – Lee Greenwood

03-04-2009 – Lil' Dave Thompson
03-25-2009 – Sally Weisenburg & The Famous Sidemen
04-01-2009 – Reverend Raven & The Chain Smoking Altar Boys
04-15-2009 – Too Slim & The Tail Draggers
04-22-2009 – Damon Fowler Group
04-29-2009 – Bob Dorr & The Blues Band
05-06-2009 – Shannon Curfman
05-13-2009 – Scott Ellison
05-20-2009 – Deak Harp
05-27-2009 – The Insomniacs
06-03-2009 – Rob Williams' Soggy Bottom Blues Band
06-10-2009 – The Plateros
06-17-2009 – Joanne Shaw Taylor
06-24-2009 – Gina Sicilia
07-22-2009 – Joanna Connor, Donna Herula
08-12-2009 – Laurie Morvan Band

08-26-2009 – Vernon Ray Harrington

09-16-2009 – Eddie Turner

Name changed to Avanti's Dome:

05-04-2013 – Bucky Covington, Althea Grace Band, Brian Dennison Band
07-05-2013 – Brainchild, Josh Heinrichs and Skillinjah, Whiskey Rodgers Galactic String band, Flatland Harmony Experiment, Art Of Ill

                      Fusion, Jaik Willis, Steady Flow, Althea Grace, Afternoon Moon, Chicago Farmer, Cole Hollow, Clippoint, thru 07-06-2013

08-24-2013 – The Bombers, The Reverend Horton Heat, Wayne "The Train" Hancock, Deke Dickerson, The Dyes, The Krank Daddies

                      – Bombs Away Bash

11-15-2013 – Joe Diffie, Aaron Tippin, Sammy Kershaw, Brian Dennison Band, Cullen Greer – Roots and Boots tour

09-20-2019 – Joe Diffie, Matt Miller, Katelyn Smith

Name changed to Avanti's Event Center:

05-07-2023 – Dead Mans Dog, Mr. Charlie, Dirty Mics, Sturg and Friends
05-08-2023 – Scat Grub Band, Phanie Rae, Ryan Kynd, Mace Hathaway, Soul Situation, DJ Allryze, DJ Elim

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East Peoria American Legion Hall, 100 Legion Road, East Peoria:

04-19-2005 – Terror, Remembering Never, The Warriors, The Acacia Strain, Ignite the Will

 

East Peoria Convention Center, 4200 E. Washington, East Peoria:

03-13-2004 – Tesla

07-21-2004 – Slipknot, Slayer

04-03-2005 – Mudvayne, American Head Charge

07-15-2005 – Dierks Bentley

09-30-2005 – Todd Agnew, Starfield, Inhabited

11-23-2005 – Mudvayne, Sevendust, 10 Years, Bobaflex

12-04-2005 – Pillar, Falling Up, Day Of Fire, Stellar Kart, The Wedding

03-01-2006 – The Jefferson (Airplane) Family Galactic Reunion

04-12-2006 – Rob Zombie, Lacuna Coil

05-23-2007 – Bloodsimple, Hellyeah, Vinnie Paul, Agent Zero

12-12-2007 – Hellyeah, OTEP, Bloodsimple

02-28-2008 – Chevelle, Sam Loeffler

04-18-2008 – Chevelle, Finger Eleven, God Or Julie

11-26-2008 – Mudvayne

05-12-2009 – GWAR

12-11-2009 – Insane Clown Posse

01-31-2011 – Buckcherry, Hellyeah, All That Remains, The Damned Things – Jagermeister Music tour

06-16-2011 – VibeSquad

07-08-2011 – The Wailers

02-10-2012 – Rusted Root, Dark Star Orchestra, Split Lip Rayfield, Strange Arrangement, Brainchild, Art Of Ill Fusion, The Coop,

                      Chicago Farmer, Jaik Willis, Thinner Teed, BareFoot Fred, Midwest Hype, Nama Rupa, Kyle Yap, Dylan Bentley, DJ

                      Trinketz, Brother Rage – Cabin Fever Campout, thru 02-12-2012

02-15-2013 – Emancipator, Future Rock, Ben Miller Band, Ultraviolet Hippopotamus, Afternoon Moon, Art of Ill Fusion, Brainchild, DJ

                      Belly, Easy Riders, Ed Anderson, Fibonacci, Fifth World, Genome, Goose Doctor, Half Naked, Honest Monday, IFDAKAR,

                      Jahman Brahman, Jaik Willis, Kyle Yap, Lakeshore Vibe, DJ Mike Buck, Old Shoe, Pete Jive, DJ Psydell, Sean Shiel,

                      Shapes & Colors, SOAP, Steady Flow, The Car Thief, The Coop, The Great I Am, Thinner Teed, DJ Trinketz, – Cabin

                      Fever Camp-In 2013, thru 02-15-2013

 

East Peoria Community High School:

04-26-1991 – "50 Years of Memories" Caterpillar Employees Mixed Chorus, Caterpillar Retirees Club, thru 04-27-1991

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Eastlight Theater, East Peoria:

12-17-2000 – Anderw Driscoll

06-24-2023 – "Rock Of Ages", thru 07-01-2023

 

Frontier Auditorium, Pekin:

09-24-1976 - David Allen Coe, Rhinestone Cowboys, New Watermelon Rhythm Band
09-25-1976 - Merle Haggard
11-06-1976 - Bill Monroe and The Blue Grass Boys
11-11-1976 - Jose Feliciano, Dave Loggins
11-13-1976 - Asleep At The Wheel
11-21-1976 - Frank Sinatra, Jr.
11-27-1976 - The Oakridge Boys
12-04-1976 - Sonny James
12-11-1976 - Johnny Rodriguez
12-12-1976 - R.E.O. Speedwagon
01-08-1977 - Dottie West
01-15-1977 - Rex Allen, Jr.
01-21-1977 - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
01-22-1977 - Jerry Lee Lewis
01-29-1977 - Don Gibson and Moe Bandy
02-05-1977 - Doug Kershaw, 2 shows
02-11-1977 - Bobby Goldsboro, 2 shows
02-12-1977 - Freddy Fender
02-17-1977 - Buddy Rich and his Orchestra
02-19-1977 - LaCosta
05-24-1977 - Jerry Lee Lewis, Conway Twitty, The Runaways, Piper
09-03-1977 - Glen Miller Orchestra
09-13-1977 - John Garry and The Spurrlows
10-29-1977 - Anita Bryant
11-13-1977 - Ronnie McDowell, J.D. Sumner, The Stamps
11-19-1977 - Johnny Rodriguez, Jeannie C. Riley, O.B. McClinton, 2 shows
11-26-1977 - Freddie Fender and the Frontiersmen, 2 shows
12-03-1977 - Ed Green, Burr Smith, Lane Graves
12-09-1977 - Billy "Crash" Craddock, Karen Wheeler, The Frontiersmen
04-15-1978 - Ron Furrer

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Nick's Ivanhoe Lounge, 121 S. 2nd, Pekin:

11-18-1997 – Foghat, Infinity

02-27-1998 – Blue Oyster Cult, Master Fister

04-18-1998 – Pat Travers, Funky Kings

06-09-1998 – Dio, Love/Hate

 

Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino, East Peoria: WebSite

10-01-1995 – Harry Connick, Jr.

10-07-1995 – Alabama

05-28-1999 – Sammy Kershaw (2 shows)

04-07-2000 – The Four Freshmen

05-25-2000 – Tanya Tucker

08-04-2000 – Patty Loveless

11-19-2000 – Lee Ann Womack

02-23-2001 – The Shysters

08-30-2001 – Bernard Allison, Bobby Rush

01-30-2003 – Dave and The Dynamics, Gaile Thomas

05-23-2003 – Jim Potter, Matt King, Quentin Flagg, Sonny West

07-03-2005 – Miranda Lambert

05-19-2006 – .38 Special

12-23-2006 – Scotty Ligon and The Ligonaires, Illinois Central Jazz Train

04-27-2007 – The Shysters

04-25-2008 – Central Time Zone

05-30-2008 – Air Supply

08-21-2009 – Rick Springfield

 

Pekin Marine Corp. League, 12411 Shady Lane, Pekin:
05-31-2008 – Too Pure To Die, With Blood Comes Cleansing, Amass The Grave, Altered Existence, When Rivers Run Red, In The

                       Wake of The Butcher, High Tide In Tucson, Red Ethics, The Automan Empire – Mosh Like You Mean It! Music Fest 2008

 

Pekin Memorial Arena (Pekin Stadium):

08-17-1975 – Kiss, Ted Nugent, R.E.O. Speedwagon, ILMO Smokehouse

04-17-1976 – Rush, Thin Lizzy, Starcastle

08-21-1976 – Blue Oyster Cult, Angel Point Blank

10-16-1976 – Kansas, Point Blank – Leftoverture Tour

09-10-1994 – Up With People

09-12-1998 – Pam Tillis, Wolf and Wade Dooley

 

Riverfront Park, East Peoria:

08-05-2005 – Luther Allison Memorial Blues Fest thru 08-06-2005

08-12-2006 – Bernard Allison, Wayne Baker Brooks, Nick Boettcher, The Lizzi Neal Band, Rob Williams and The Soggy Bottom Blues,

                      Third Degree Blues, Dave Berchtold Duo with Brian Star, The Clones, Barry Cloyd, Tom "TJ" Jones – Luther Allison

                      Memorial Blues Fest

08-25-2006 – JammSammich

08-11-2007 – Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bob Margolin, Bob Stroger, Anthony Gomes, Rooster Alley,

                      Preston Jackson, Judy Page, others – Luther Allison Memorial Blues Fest

09-29-2007 – JammSammich, Bubblegum Jack – RiverFest

09-06-2008 – Barry Cloyd, Celtricity, Alabaster Brown, Leadfoot, The Hen House Prowlers, River Ramblers, Bogside Zukes, Chicago

                      Farmer, Jaik Willis, Eric Nasau, Creek Road Ramblers – Tribute to John Hartford

07-04-2009 – 2 Mass Denial

 

Twisted Spoke Saloon, Pekin:

11-11-2012 – Uriah Heep