Article discusses the acts who came to Murfreesboro and the beautiful Murphy Center for their performances before the Nashville Arena (now the Sommet Center) was built in the mid-nineties.
For over two decades if the hottest acts in the music and entertainment business wanted to play Music City, they had to come to the 'boro. There were some really great acts who played in Murfreesboro. Here is a list of the acts who played the Murphy Center:
4/5/1973 Bob Hope
4/28/1973 Leon Russell
10/12/1973 Elton John
11/03/1973 Chicago
3/14/1974 Elvis
3/19/1974 Elvis
10/13/1974 John Denver
10/26/1974 Pointer Sisters
11/20/1974 Mountain & James Gang
4/25/1975 O’Jays
4/29/1975 Elvis
5/06/1975 Elvis
5/07/1975 Elvis
9/12/1975 Volunteer Jam II/Charlie Daniels Band
10/18/1975 Linda Ronstadt
11/25/1975 The Who
10/30/1976 Seals & Crofts
11/19/1976 Earth, Wind & Fire
4/17/1977 Olivia Newton John
10/16/1977 Steve Miller Band
11/10/1977 Crosby, Stills & Nash
4/07/1978 John Denver
9/09/1978 Electric Light Orchestra
10/18/1978 Cash & Waylon
10/19/1978 Commodores
10/28/1978 Boston
11/12/1978 Moody Blues
4/14/1979 Jimmy Buffett
4/24/1979 Beach Boys
7/06/1979 Kansas
10/08/1979 Eagles
9/10/1980 Jackson Brown
10/11/1980 Barry Manilow
10/25/1980 Kenny Rogers
10/09/1981 Kenny Rogers
10/25/1981 Dan Fogelberg
4/18/1982 Oak Ridge Boys
5/07/1982 Alabama
9/12/1982 Olivia Newtown John
10/10/1982 Kenny Rogers
10/23/1982 Alabama
10/30/1982 Crosby, Stills & Nash
12/4/1982 Barry Manilow
3/19/1983 Willie Nelson
4/14/1983 Journey
4/15/1983 Journey
6/26/1983 Styx
10/15/1983 Alabama
10/19/1983 Lionel Richie
2/19/1984 Billy Joel
4/08/1984 Lipizzan Stallions
9/29/1984 Rod Stewart
9/30/1984 Oak Ridge Boys
10/07/1984 Elton John
11/03/1984 Kenny Rogers
11/30/1984 Chicago
12/09/1984 Bruce Springsteen
04/17/1985 Foreigner
4/21/1985 Hank Williams Jr.
9/29/1985 Oak Ridge Boys
10/12/1985 Beach Boys
10/19/1985 Amy Grant
11/16/1985 Tina Turner
3/01/1986 Diana Ross
3/16/1986 John C. Mellencamp
4/19/1986 Alabama
5/04/1986 ZZ Top
9/14/1986 Stevie Wonder
11/01/1986 Kenny and Dolly
11/07/1986 Chicago
2/22/1987 Huey Lewis & News
3/15/1987 Bill Joel
5/12/1987 Bryan Adams
10/03/1987 Eddie Murphy
10/29/1987 Tina Turner
11/17/1987 Fleetwood Mac
11/19/1987 Whitney Houston
11/28/1987 U2
10/15/1988 Amy Grant
2/03/1989 Alabama
2/20/1989 Bon Jovi
3/31/1989 REM
1/29/1990 Motley Crue
2/2//1990 New Kids on the Block
2/18/1990 WCW Wrestling
6/22/1990 NWA Wrestling
11/10/1990 MC Hammer
2/08/1991 WWF Wrestling
3/28/1991 Bell Biv DeVoe, Johnny Gill, Keith Sweat
5/17/1991 WWF Wrestling
9/18/1991 ZZ Top
11/07/1991 Garth Brooks
11/09/1991 WWF Wrestling
12/04/1991 The Judds Farewell
3/28/1992 American Gladiators
4/30/1992 Hammer
5/1//1992 Travis Tritt
10/06/1992 Women of Country
11/27/1992 Def Leppard
12/05/1992 Young Messiah
2/25/1993 Michael W. Smith
3/26/1993 Alan Jackson
3/27/1993 Carman Ministries
4/17/1993 George Strait
11/13/1993 Luther Vandross
12/04/1993 Jackyl
2/23/1994 Rush
3/2/1994 Garth Brooks
3/03/1994 Garth Brooks
3/04/1994 Garth Brooks
3/05/1994 Garth Brooks
3/26/1994 Pearl Jam
4/16/1994 George Strait
10/08/1994 Alan Jackson
10/17/1994 Carman Ministries
11/12//1994 Sawyer Brown
11/30/1994 Candlebox
12/04/1994 Young Messiah
1/30/1995 Nine Inch Nails
2/17/1995 Boyz II Men
4/07/1995 George Strait
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OT: MT's Murphy Center was Nashville & region's premier indoor concert venue
