BELOW: Loverboy played their second sold-out show in as many years in 1983. Here's a photo of guitarist Paul Dean and singer Mike Reno from that show.
August of 1983 was quite a month for concerts at the Civic Center. In that month alone, the CCCC had at or near sell-out crowds for Jackson Browne (below), Talking Heads, Diana Ross, Kenny Rogers, Loverboy and James Taylor.
Events By Year:
<<< 1983 >>>
| Date(s): | Event: | Attendance: |
| 01/05 | Maine Mariners vs. Hershey | 3465 |
| 01/06 - 01/07 | Downeast Hockey Classic | 2082 |
| 01/08 | Maine Mariners vs. Fredericton | 5841 |
| 01/15 | Maine Mariners vs. Binghamton | 4344 |
| 01/19 | Maine Mariners vs. Nova Scotia | 3431 |
| 01/21 | KISS | 4608 |
| 01/22 | Maine Mariners vs. Adirondack | 5955 |
| 01/23 | Maine Mariners vs. Hershey | 5670 |
| 01/26 | Maine Mariners vs. Nova Scotia | 3521 |
| 01/29 | Maine Mariners vs. Baltimore | 5411 |
| 02/02 | Maine Mariners vs. Springfield | 3317 |
| 02/04 | Wrestling | 3106 |
| 02/05 | Maine Mariners vs. St. Catherines | 5078 |
| 02/07 - 02/08 | Maine Water Utilities Convention | 2500 |
| 02/09 | Maine Mariners vs. Fredericton | 3830 |
| 02/11 | Marshall Tucker Band | 2002 |
| 02/12 | Maine Mariners vs. Sherbrooke | 4813 |
| 02/16 | Maine Mariners vs. Baltimore | 3281 |
| 02/19 | Maine Mariners vs. New Haven | 5212 |
| 02/21 | Maine Mariners vs. Rochester | 5140 |
| 02/23 - 02/27 | Ice Capades (10 shows) | 50911 |
| 03/02 | Maine Mariners vs. Binghamton | 3053 |
| 03/03 | Willie Nelson | 8105 |
| 03/04 | Western Maine Class A Basketball | 4141 |
| 03/05 | Maine Mariners vs. Adirondack | 6236 |
| 03/05 | Western Maine Class A Basketball | 2905 |
| 03/09 | Maine Mariners vs. Fredericton | 4172 |
| 03/11 | Western Maine Class A Basketball | 5359 |
| 03/12 | Western Maine Class A Basketball | 4581 |
| 03/13 | Maine Mariners vs. Sherbrooke | 5256 |
| 03/14 | Hall & Oates | 7057 |
| 03/16 - 03/20 | Maine Boat Show | 10116 |
| 03/21 | Billy Squier | 9500 |
| 03/23 | Maine Mariners vs. Moncton | 4054 |
| 03/26 | United Skates of America | 510 |
| 03/26 | Maine Mariners vs. Hershey | 6408 |
| 03/27 | Maine Mariners vs. Adirondack | 5084 |
| 03/30 | Maine Mariners vs. St. Catherines | 4033 |
| 04/02 | Maine Mariners vs. New Haven | 5397 |
| 04/07 | Word of Life Crusade | 500 |
| 04/12 | Maine Food & Lodging Show | 7000 |
| 04/14 | Maine Mariners vs. Nova Scotia | 3097 |
| 04/15 | Maine Mariners vs. Nova Scotia | 4391 |
| 04/16 | Downeast Direct District Convention | 4300 |
| 04/17 | Maine Mariners vs. Nova Scotia | 4089 |
| 04/18 - 04/20 | Kora Temple Shrine Circus | 22668 |
| 04/29 | Computer/Electronics Show | 2817 |
| 05/01 | Maine Mariners vs. Fredericton | 4801 |
| 05/03 | Roger Whittaker | 2912 |
| 05/04 | Maine Mariners vs. Fredericton | 4883 |
| 05/07 | USM Graduation | 5800 |
| 05/07 | Maine Mariners vs. Fredericton | 6770 |
| 05/08 | Triumph/Foghat | 7566 |
| 05/13 | Wrestling | 1439 |
| 05/17 | Maine Mariners vs. Rochester | 4888 |
| 05/19 | Maine Mariners vs. Rochester | 4577 |
| 05/21 | WCSH Garage Sale | 5500 |
| 06/09 | The Kinks | 9500 |
| 06/10 | Wrestling | 1590 |
| 06/12 | Windham H.S. Graduation | 3000 |
| 06/16 - 06/19 | Jehovah's Witness Convention | 8000 |
| 06/24 | Alabama | 5877 |
| 07/08 - 07/10 | Jimmy Swaggart Crusade | 6000 |
| 07/15 | Wrestling | 2304 |
| 07/25 | The Original Animals | 6579 |
| 07/27 | ZZ Top/Sammy Hagar | 9500 |
| 07/31 | National Governors Conference | 6180 |
| 08/04 | Jackson Browne | 8240 |
| 08/06 | Talking Heads | 5190 |
| 08/07 | Diana Ross | 8877 |
| 08/09 | Kenny Rogers | 9076 |
| 08/12 | Wrestling | 1883 |
| 08/16 | Loverboy | 9500 |
| 08/17 - 08/20 | Maine Mariners Hockey School | 400 |
| 08/21 | Asia | 4125 |
| 08/22 | James Taylor | 6544 |
| 08/23 | Maine Mariners Hockey School | 100 |
| 08/24 | Ronnie Milsap | 2195 |
| 08/25 - 08/28 | Maine Mariners Hockey School | 400 |
| 08/29 | Iron Maiden | 3055 |
| 09/08 | Stevie Nicks w/Joe Walsh | 9500 |
| 09/23 - 09/25 | Hannaford Bros. Food Festival | 12000 |
| 09/28 - 10/02 | Sesame Street Live (8 shows) | 13522 |
| 10/08 | Maine Mariners vs. Nova Scotia | 4879 |
| 10/15 | Maine Mariners vs. New Haven | 3696 |
| 10/18 | Grateful Dead | 9500 |
| 10/22 | Maine Mariners vs. Sherbrooke | 3848 |
| 10/23 | Moody Blues | 6264 |
| 10/24 | Sports Spectacular II | 1823 |
| 10/26 - 10/27 | Maine Business Show | 4000 |
| 10/29 | Maine Mariners vs. Nova Scotia | 4383 |
| 11/05 | Maine Mariners vs. Baltimore | 4253 |
| 11/06 | Black Sabbath | 9500 |
| 11/10 | Hagler vs. Duran (closed circuit) | 2016 |
| 11/12 | Maine Mariners vs. Binghamton | 4549 |
| 11/19 | Maine Mariners vs. St. Catherines | 4189 |
| 11/23 | Maine Mariners vs. Rochester | 3453 |
| 11/26 | Maine Mariners vs. Frdericton | 4534 |
| 11/30 | Maine Mariners vs. Sherbrooke | 3116 |
