BELOW: ZZ Top was the first headline act to play at the Civic Center, back in March 1977. This photo shows ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill at a later Civic Center show in 1983.
Lucky Clark Photo
BELOW: Unredeemed tickets to a pair of sold-out Elvis Presley concerts that sadly never happened. Elvis was to have performed two shows at the Civic Center in August of 1977, but the King died in his Graceland home the night before he was to fly to Portland.
Events By Year:
1977 >>>
| Date(s): | Event: | Attendance: |
| 03/03 | ZZ Top (w/ The Blend) | 7489 |
| 03/06 | Rhode Island Reds vs. Springfield | 4116 |
| 03/09 - 03/13 | Ice Capades (7 performances) | 36982 |
| 03/17 - 03/20 | Maine Boat Show | 8496 |
| 03/25 - 03/27 | Autorama | 8648 |
| 03/29 | Nova Scotia vs. Rhode Island | 3167 |
| 04/04 | Harlem Globetrotters | 7484 |
| 04/18 | Boston Pops | 7500 |
| 04/18 | Boston Pops | 7500 |
| 05/01 | Engelbert Humperdinck | 7039 |
| 05/03 | Orleans | 1701 |
| 05/06 - 05/08 | Downeast Tennis Classic | 1249 |
| 05/10 | Boston | 8655 |
| 05/14 | Freddy Fender | 1825 |
| 05/17 - 05/20 | Ringling Bros. - B & B Circus (13 Shows) | 48632 |
| 05/17 | Ringling Bros. - B & B Circus | 48632 |
| 05/28 - 05/29 | Antique Show | 1422 |
| 06/04 | Bob McGrath (Sesame Street) | 2011 |
| 06/05 | Big E! Show | 1746 |
| 06/09 | Lawrence Welk | 8568 |
| 06/09 | Lawrence Welk | 8568 |
| 06/10 | Downeast Folk Festival | 558 |
| 06/10 | Downeast Folk Festival | 558 |
| 06/11 | Charlie Rich | 3062 |
| 06/14 | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 6588 |
| 06/16 - 06/19 | Jehovah's Witness Convention | 8000 |
| 06/26 | Doc Severinson | 1324 |
| 06/30 | Seals & Crofts | 6929 |
| 07/01 - 07/03 | Gateway International Festival | 464 |
| 07/07 | Hee Haw All Stars | 3163 |
| 07/12 | Wrestling | 1984 |
| 07/15 | James Taylor | 8716 |
| 07/22 | Alice Cooper | 8676 |
| 07/29 | Marshall Tucker Band | 7894 |
| 08/06 | Neil Sedaka | 6836 |
| 08/14 | Yes | 8584 |
| 08/23 | Wrestling | 2003 |
| 09/03 | Jackson Browne | 5630 |
| 09/05 | Emmy Lou Harris | 6641 |
| 09/09 - 09/10 | Water Follies (3 shows) | 1186 |
| 09/11 | Evangelistic Church Meeting | 6000 |
| 09/24 - 09/25 | Antique Show | 1098 |
| 09/26 | Boston Bruins vs. Philadelphia Flyers | 6566 |
| 10/04 | Boston Celtics | 6540 |
| 10/06 | Tom Jones | 8732 |
| 10/15 | Maine Mariners vs. Binghamton | 6566 |
| 10/16 | Stan Jr. Elvis Tribute | 2133 |
| 10/18 | Franki Valli & the Four Seasons | 3452 |
| 10/19 | Maine Mariners vs. Rochester | 3181 |
| 10/21 | Frank Zappa | 6263 |
| 10/22 | Maine Mariners vs. New Haven | 2936 |
| 10/27 - 10/30 | Auto Show | 2617 |
| 10/29 | Maine Mariners vs. Philadelphia | 3321 |
| 11/01 | Dave Mason | 4070 |
| 11/04 - 11/06 | Longhorn Rodeo (3 shows) | 16842 |
| 11/11 | Maine Mariners vs. New Haven | 4529 |
| 11/11 | Queen | 8600 |
| 11/12 | Maine Mariners vs. Rochester | 6073 |
| 11/16 | Maine Mariners vs. Binghamton | 6327 |
| 11/18 - 11/20 | Business Equipment Show | 652 |
| 11/23 | Maine Mariners vs. Nova Scotia | 5697 |
| 11/26 | Maine Mariners vs. New Haven | 5742 |
| 11/27 | Jethro Tull | 8168 |
| 11/30 | Maine Mariners vs. New Haven | 4158 |
| 12/03 | Maine Mariners vs. Nova Scotia | 5098 |
| 12/04 | Maine Mariners vs. Hampton | 3535 |
| 12/07 | Harry Chapin | 2972 |
| 12/07 | Maine Mariners vs. Springfield | 3406 |
| 12/09 | Cheverus Basketball | 1181 |
| 12/10 | Maine Mariners vs. Nova Scotia | 4400 |
| 12/14 | Maine Mariners vs. New Haven | 3635 |
| 12/16 | Maine Mariners vs. Hampton | 3665 |
| 12/17 | Maine Mariners vs. Binghamton | 3639 |
| 12/21 | Maine Mariners vs. Philadelphia | 3812 |
| 12/23 | Maine Mariners vs. Springfield | 3796 |
| 12/26 - 12/28 | Big 8 Basketball | 6255 |
| 12/29 | Maine Mariners vs. Russians | 6728 |
| 12/30 | Downeast Amway Dinner | 1000 |
