1984 - The Year's Events      Back to Index DATE EVENT Attendance       01/06 - 07 Downeast Hockey Classic 5583 01/07 Mariners vs. Fredericton 3805 01/10 Ozzy Osbourne 4577 01/11 Mariners vs. Moncton 2308 01/14 Mariners vs. Baltimore 4854 01/15 Mariners vs. Springfield 5371 01/18 Mariners vs. Sherbrooke 2272 01/20 Billy Joel 8432 01/21 Mariners vs. Fredericton 4322 01/25 Mariners vs. Nova Scotia 2827 01/28 Mariners vs. St. Catherines 3875 01/29 Public Skating 646 02/04 Mariners vs. New Haven 3721 02/05 Mariners vs. Springfield 4672 02/11 Mariners vs. Fredericton 4069 02/12 .38 Special / Huey Lewis 9500 02/13 - 14 Maine Water Utilities Convention 2500 02/15 Mariners vs. Rochester 2340 02/18 Mariners vs. Moncton 4152 02/20 Mariners vs. Hershey 3584 02/22 - 26 Ice Capades w/Dorothy Hamill (10 shows) 50822 02/28 Adam Ant / The Romantics 1942 02/29 Mariners vs. Moncton 2963 03/02 Western ME Class A Basketball 3249 03/03 Mariners vs. Adirondack 3906 03/03 Western ME Class A Basketball 2850 03/04 Mariners vs. Sherbrooke 3650 03/07 Mariners vs. Springfield 2706 03/09 Western ME Class A Basketball 6810 03/10 Mariners vs. Adirondack 5484 03/10 Western ME Class A Basketball 5048 03/11 Duran Duran [SEE PHOTO] 5952 03/14 Mariners vs. New Haven 2590 03/16 Barbara Mandrell [SEE PHOTO] w/ Lee Greenwood 7081 03/17 Mariners vs. Moncton 4239 03/17 State Class A BB Championship 7388 03/18 Mariners vs. Adirondack 4599 03/19 Judas Priest 5975 03/21 - 25 Maine State Boat Show 10551 03/26 Harlem Globetrotters 7140 03/27 Blue Oyster Cult 2602 03/28 Mariners vs. Sherbrooke 2848 03/31 Mariners vs. Adirondack 5938 04/08 Mariners vs. Adirondack 3562 04/10 - 11 ME Food Service & Lodging Show 4800 04/12 Mariners vs. Adirondack 3057 04/13 - 14 Downeast Direct Distributors Show 14000 04/15 Mariners vs. Adirondack 4034 04/16 - 18 Kora Temple Shrine Circus (7 shows) 30135 04/21 Mariners vs. Nova Scotia (playoff) 4739 04/22 Mariners vs. Nova Scotia (playoff) 3244 04/27 - 29 Truck & Tractor Pull (4 shows) 23741 05/01 Olympic/World Figure Skating Champions Tour 6525 05/02 Mariners vs. Nova Scotia (playoff) 4709 05/05 USM Graduation 5000 05/11 Mariners vs. Rochester (playoff) 4993 05/12 Mariners vs. Rochester (playoff) 6702 05/15 Lipizzan Stallions 1164 06/02 WCSH Garage Sale 4000 06/07 Career Awareness Day 800 06/10 Windham H.S. Graduation 3000 06/13 The Scorpions 7331 06/15 John Denver 6199 06/20 - 24 Jehovah's Witness Convention 5000 06/26 Ted Nugent 2555 06/27 - 8/01 Jehovah's Witness Convention 5200 07/03 Charlie Daniels, Molly Hatchet and The Outlaws 8063 07/10 The Go-Gos 5470 07/27 The Pretenders 9500 07/28 Everly Brothers 2948 08/09 Johnny Mathis 3592 08/10 Aerosmith 9500 08/18 WCSH Sidewalk Art Festival Winners Display 800 08/30 Yes 5862 09/01 Anne Murray 8114 09/06 Rick Springfield 5285 09/07 Neil Young [SEE PHOTO] w/ Waylon Jennings [SEE PHOTO] 7120 09/14 Rush 9001 09/16 Rod Stewart 7818 09/21 - 23 Shop n Save Food Festival 15000 09/28 - 30 Mud Racing 10732 10/06 Mariners vs. N.J. Devils 1653 10/07 Bruins vs. N.J. Devils 6827 10/10 - 11 Maine Industrial Show 1500 10/13 Mariners vs. Sherbrooke 4713 10/20 Mariners vs. New Haven 3893 10/21 NBA Basketball: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers 1625 10/24 - 25 Maine Business Show 2000 10/26 Twisted Sister 5028 10/27 Mariners vs. Fredericton 3628 10/28 Mariners vs. Adirondack 2901 11/03 Mariners vs. Fredericton 4103 11/04 Mariners vs. Adirondack 2655 11/06 - 11 N.E. Figure Skating Championships 2000 11/10 Mariners vs. St. Catherines 4226 11/15 - 17 National Grange Convention 3000 11/21 Mariners vs. Springfield 3316 11/10 Mariners vs. Baltimore 4348 11/29 Kenny Rogers w/Eddie Rabbit 9065 12/01 Mariners vs. Sherbrooke 3863 12/02 Mariners vs. Adirondack 3426 12/07 Quiet Riot 3523 12/08 Mariners vs. New Haven 3299 12/15 Mariners vs. Nova Scotia 3048 12/22 Mariners vs. Nova Scotia 3459 12/26 Mariners vs. Adirondack 3141 12/29 Mariners vs. New Haven 3815 12/30 Mariners vs. Hershey 4392

BELOW: Country is as big as rock and roll at the Civic Center, as it was back in 1984 when Barbara Mandrell packed the house on a double bill with Lee Greenwood. Click here to enlarge. Even Neil Young (below) was doing country music that year, headlining a double bill of his own with the legendary Waylon Jennings in November. (see pics: 1, 2) Lucky Clark photo.