1986 - The Year's Events      Back to Index DATE EVENT Attendance       01/02 Mariners vs. Springfield 2374 01/04 Mariners vs. Sherbrooke 3329 01/05 Mariners vs. Sokol, Kiev (USSR) 6916 01/08 Mariners vs. Binghamton 2205 01/10 Twisted Sister 5511 01/11 Mariners vs. Rochester 3930 01/15 Mariners vs. Nova Scotia 2324 01/16 Wrestling 520 01/18 Mariners vs. Nova Scotia 4682 01/19 Mariners vs. Adirondack 2813 01/21 - 23 Downeast Commercial Fish Show 3000 01/25 Mariners vs. Fredericton 4320 02/02 Mariners vs. Adirondack 2972 02/08 Mariners vs. Nova Scotia 4793 02/10 - 12 Maine Water Utilities Convention 1500 02/12 Mariners vs. Moncton 2435 02/14 Glenn Miller Orchestra 1091 02/15 Mariners vs. New Haven 4672 02/17 Mariners vs. Fredericton 3402 02/19 - 23 Ice Capades (10 shows) 49305 02/24 Loverboy w/ The Hooters 9500 02/26 High School Class A Hockey 1416 02/27 Western ME Class A Basketball 992 02/28 Western ME Class A Basketball 3322 03/01 Mariners vs. New Haven 4845 03/01 Western ME Class A Basketball 4219 03/02 Pat Benatar 9160 03/03 International Wrestling 1090 03/04 Western ME Hockey Championship 3491 03/05 Mariners vs. Adirondack 3003 03/07 Western ME Class A Basketball 7216 03/08 Western ME Class A & B Hockey 3152 03/08 Western ME Class A Basketball 4995 03/09 Mariners vs. Springfield 6499 03/12 Mariners vs. Hershey 2478 03/14 Mariners vs. Adirondack 4194 03/15 ME Class A Basketball Finals 6700 03/16 Mariners vs. Rochester 3328 03/20 - 23 Maine Boat Show 11201 03/26 Mariners vs. Springfield 2385 3/27 - 28 Grateful Dead (2 shows) 19000 03/29 Mariners vs. Sherbrooke 4494 03/30 Black Sabbath/Wasp 3437 04/02 Mariners vs. Binghamton 2349 04/05 Mariners vs. New Haven 3811 04/06 Maine Event Bull Auction 600 04/06 Mariners vs. Moncton (playoff) 2737 04/10 Mariners vs. Moncton (playoff) 2060 04/11 - 13 Downeast Direct Distributors Conv. 3000 04/13 Mariners vs. Moncton (playoff) 2942 04/15 Kenny Rogers, Lee Greenwood, Sawyer Brown 8893 04/16 Aerosmith [SEE PHOTO] w/ Ted Nugent 9500 04/19 Mariners vs. Moncton (playoff) 2958 04/21 - 23 Kora Temple Shrine Circus (7 shows) 44045 04/25 - 27 Maine State Republican Convention 4500 05/03 - 04 Jehovah's Witness Convention 6000 05/08 Heart 9500 05/10 USM Graduation 5000 05/13 Magic of David Copperfield 4548 05/19 Simple Minds 4493 05/27 Alabama / Charlie Daniels 7690 06/03 - 04 ZZ Top (2 shows) 19000 06/07 WCSH World's Largest Garage Sale 7000 06/08 Hank Williams, Jr. 3618 06/11 South Portland H.S. Graduation 2500 06/12 Bonny Eagle H.S. Graduation 2500 06/15 Windham H.S. Graduation 2500 06/19 Hancock Lumber Trade Show 500 07/04 Robert Palmer 1675 07/05 Jackson Browne 6585 07/08 .38 Special 5707 07/12 Joan Armatrading 3104 07/19 Eddie Murphy 6735 07/27 Stevie Nicks [SEE PHOTO] 7418 07/31 Judas Priest [SEE PHOTOS: 1, 2] 6842 08/16 Air Supply 3457 08/23 & 24 Van Halen [SEE PHOTOS: 1, 2, 3] 18891 09/04 - 07 Carroll Reed Ski Bonanza 3500 09/09 Steve Winwood 4773 09/11 - 14 Muppet Babies Live (7 shows) 11311 09/16 AC/DC 9500 09/19 - 21 4th Annual Shop n Save Food Festival 20000 09/23 Ozzy Osbourne 6548 09/25 Bruins vs. Devils 5019 09/27 - 28 Watchtower Convention 3000 10/08 - 09 Maine Industrial Show 4000 10/11 Mariners vs. New Haven 3269 10/13 - 19 Skate America 26588 10/22 - 23 Maine Business Show 2500 10/25 Mariners vs. Hershey 2570 10/26 Mariners vs. Adirondack 1975 10/27 Harry Belafonte 1531 10/29 Chicago 3838 10/31 W.W.F. Wrestling 2074 11/01 Mariners vs. Sherbrooke 2885 11/02 David Lee Roth 9500 11/04 R.E.M. [AUTOGRAPHED PASS] 4259 11/08 Mariners vs. New Haven 2950 11/09 Mariners vs. Baltimore 2333 11/15 THe Great Chili & Chowder Challenge 1300 11/15 Mariners vs. Rochester 3118 11/16 Mariners vs. Adirondack 1994 11/21 The Monkees 6360 11/22 Mariners vs. Nova Scotia 3001 11/26 Mariners vs. Springfield 4412 12/28 Torvill & Dean 6791 11/29 Mariners vs. Moncton 2993 12/05 W.W.F. Wrestling 2307 12/06 Mariners vs. Fredericton 2577 12/07 Mariners vs. Springfield 1926 12/13 Mariners vs. Sherbrooke 2584 12/14 Mariners vs. Spartak (USSR) 4517 12/17 Cyndi Lauper / Eddie money 6463 12/20 Mariners vs. Sherbrooke 2337 12/26 Bon Jovi 9500 12/27 Mariners vs. New Haven 3060 12/28 Mariners vs. Rochester 2308 12/29 U-Maine vs. Univ. of Alaska 5582 12/31 Mariners vs. Hershey 2312

BELOW: Van Halen had played the Civic Center several times before, but 1986 marked the band's first appearance with Sammy Hagar. This photo shows Hagar and Eddie Van Halen from the first of two concerts Van Halen played in August. Click here to enlarge photo. (more pics: 1, 2) Lucky Clark photo BELOW: Kenny Rogers has long been a fan favorite here in Maine. This is a photo of him in April 1986 in front of a full house, part of a country triple bill with Lee Greenwood & Sawyer Brown. Lucky Clark photo