American venue in North Carolina
Ovens Auditorium is an auditorium located adjacent toBojangles Coliseum , inCharlotte, North Carolina . Opened in 1955, Ovens has a seating capacity of 2,455 and has hosted over 7,500 events (as of April 2009). It is owned by the City of Charlotte and managed by the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority. The auditorium underwent minor renovations in 2002, that resulted in ADA compliance, better acoustics and an upgrade of the sound system.
List of Concerts
Bruce Springsteen – March 29, 1976, with TheE Street Band and December 14, 1996Billy Joel – March 18, 1977Roberta Flack – April 23, 1978, withBill Withers B.B. King – October 27, 1988, February 26, 2003 and May 8, 2005Bonnie Raitt – June 4, 1989, March 8, 2006, withRandall Bramblett and October 11, 2012, withSarah Siskind Lou Reed – August 7, 198910,000 Maniacs – September 10, 1989The Allman Brothers Band – July 14, 1990, withBlues Traveler Gordon Lightfoot – July 17, 1990 and May 7, 2009Melissa Etheridge – July 19, 1990, July 11, 1992, withJeffrey Gaines , June 24, 2008, withMelvin Taylor and July 22, 2010Bob Dylan – October 31, 1990Morrissey – November 19, 1992, withBig Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys George Winston – February 14, 1993 and January 11, 1997The Beach Boys – November 18, 1993, April 7, 2002 and May 6, 2003, with The Charlotte Symphony OrchestraShawn Colvin – October 12, 1994, with David GrayTori Amos – August 21, 1996, August 12, 1998, October 4, 2001, withRufus Wainwright , February 25, 2003, with Jeffrey Gaines and November 13, 2007The Black Crowes – November 23, 1996, withGov't Mule and March 21, 1999Harry Connick Jr. – December 11, 1996, March 3, 1998, August 19, 1999, August 19, 2000 and March 4, 2007John Denver – February 20, 1997Crosby, Stills & Nash – June 21, 1997 and May 19, 2013Dan Fogelberg – October 29, 1997TheGrand Funk Railroad – January 27, 1998 Our Lady Peace – July 31, 1998The Smashing Pumpkins – August 6, 1998 and August 15, 2008Journey – November 3, 1998Marilyn Manson – November 10, 1998, with12 Rounds 98 Degrees withJessica Simpson – May 4, 1999Natalie Merchant – May 12, 1999 and August 31, 2010Live – October 2, 1999Sting – November 9, 1999, withMeshell Ndegeocello John Prine – March 3, 2000, February 10, 2006, with Keith Sykes, March 27, 2009, withSara Watkins and December 7, 2013, withJustin Townes Earle Tracy Chapman – March 28, 2000 and November 7, 2003Jackson Browne – April 5, 2000Fiona Apple – April 17, 2000, withMark Oliver Everett Will Downing – July 30, 2000, withChanté Moore ,Gerald Albright andPhil Perry Hanson – August 31, 2000Ani DiFranco – September 13, 2000, withKurt Swinghammer Alicia Keys – February 12, 2001, withDonell Jones and February 12, 2002, withGlenn Lewis TheCharlotte Symphony Orchestra – March 8, 2001, June 19, 2008, February 19, 2011, March 10, 2012 and March 21, 2015 O-Town – March 21, 2001, with Lugo and MariamaErykah Badu – March 25, 2001, with Musiq Soulchild, February 26, 2006 and October 20, 2012, withRickey Smiley R. Kelly – August 8, 2001, March 29, 2006 and November 21, 2009, withPleasure P andK. Michelle Jill Scott – August 22, 2001, with Mike Phillips and June 29, 2008, withBilal Maxwell – September 20, 2001, with Alicia KeysTheHappy Goodman Family – March 12, 2002, withBoney James Norah Jones – June 13, 2003, withGillian Welch , August 17, 2004, with The Handsome Band and Amos Lee and May 12, 2010, withElvis Perkins in DearlandPatty Griffin – October 28, 2003TheBlue Man Group – November 7, 2003, withVenus Hum andTracy Bonham Whodini – November 8, 2003, withChris Rock Big Bad Voodoo Daddy – April 23–24, 2004Johnny Gill – July 8, 2004, withChristopher Williams ,Dave Hollister andMonifah Yolanda Adams – September 11, 2004 and February 6, 2005, withKelly Price ,Martha Munizzi ,Sheila E. andJuanita Bynum Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers – October 9, 2004k.d. lang – October 14, 2004 and April 8, 2009, withMeaghan Smith The Producers – October 19, 2004KEM – November 14, 2004, withFourplay , February 16, 2008, with Jay Lamont, November 7, 2009, April 1, 2011, with El DeBarge andLedisi , September 5, 2012 and November 21, 2014, withJoe and L'ReneeTheTrans-Siberian Orchestra – November 18, 2004 Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band – February 6, 2005Wilco – February 21, 2005, withDetholz! and June 20, 2007, withLow The Temptations – March 11–12, 2005Juanes – March 13, 2005Ashlee Simpson – April 2, 2005, withThe Click Five andPepper's Ghost Lenny Kravitz – April 10, 2005, withNikka Costa Andrew W.K. – April 19, 2005, withThe High Speed Scene and HushFranco De Vita – May 1, 2005Trey Anastasio &70 Volt Parade – May 4, 2005, with TheNorth Mississippi Allstars Lyfe Jennings – June 25, 2005, withJohn Legend Michael Bublé – July 15, 2005Nickel Creek – October 13, 2005, withLeona Naess and August 5, 2007, with Fiona AppleThe String Cheese Incident – October 19, 2005, withHot Buttered Rum Amy Grant – October 21, 2005Union Station – January 18, 2006Glen Campbell – February 17–18, 2006INXS – February 21, 2006, with TheLovehammers O.A.R. – February 25, 2006, withThe Exit moe. – March 2, 2006Hayley Westenra – March 10, 2006The 70's Soul Jam Concert – March 31, 2006 Heather Headley – April 9, 2006, with Anthony Hamilton andVan Hunt Wynonna Judd – October 14, 2006Nick Lachey – October 15, 2006Vince Gill – November 4, 2006 and December 16, 2008, with Amy GrantJim Brickman – December 19, 2006 and December 23, 2008Sara Evans – January 12, 2007, withRadney Foster Chris Botti – January 17, 2007The Fray – January 22, 2007, withMutemath Lyle Lovett – January 25, 2007, with John Hiatt,Joe Ely andGuy Clark George Jones – February 17, 2007Rodney Carrington – February 22, 2007, April 4, 2009, February 25, 2011, February 25, 2012 and January 15, 2015Celtic Woman – March 21–23 and October 23–25, 2007, June 2–3, 2009, February 18, 2010, March 3, 2011, February 21, 2012 and March 6, 2014Paul & Storm – April 6, 2007Art Garfunkel – April 21, 2007The Dixie Hummingbirds – April 22, 2007Godsmack – May 16, 2007Jerry Butler – June 29, 2007The Impressions – August 18, 2007, with Sunset DriveNatalie Cole – October 12, 2007, with The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and April 13, 2012Chris Cornell – November 6, 2007, withEarl Greyhound RatDog – November 8, 2007, with TheSteve Kimock BandSugarfoot 'sOhio Players – November 17, 2007 and October 10 and December 19, withZapp , 2009Daughtry – December 15, 2007 and April 9, 2012, withMike Sanchez andSafetySuit TheRing of Fire – March 15, 2008 Ne-Yo – March 20, 2008, with Spread LoveJohnny Mathis – April 25, 2008, with The Charlotte Symphony OrchestraBowfire – May 7, 2008The High Kings – May 8 and October 3, 2008Mark Knopfler – July 27, 2008, withJesca Hoop Loretta Lynn – August 22, 2008 and February 26, 2011, withSonia Leigh Mint Condition – September 26, 2008, withJon B. and November 1, 2009, withEric Benét James Taylor – October 19, 2008TheAustralian Pink Floyd Show – October 21, 2008 The Pointer Sisters – October 24, 2008The Temptations Review featuringDennis Edwards – November 7, 2008 David Byrne – December 10, 2008Raphael Saadiq – December 12, 2008, with John LegendThe Ultimate Doo–Wop Concert – December 13, 2008 and April 28, 2012 Lalah Hathaway – February 15, 2009, withRahsaan Patterson andNoel Gourdin Kenny Rogers – February 27, 2009Ben Folds – March 1, 2009, with TheMiniature Tigers TheLaurie Berkner Band – March 29, 2009 Jennifer Hudson – April 17, 2009, withRobin Thicke TheLou Gramm Band – May 30, 2009 Musiq Soulchild – June 28, 2009, with Anthony Hamilton and Chrisette Michele and March 16, 2011, with KEM, El DeBarge and LedisiLittle Anthony and the Imperials – September 4, 2009Joe Bonamassa – October 28, 2009, November 18, 2011 and November 12, 2013Willie Nelson &Family – October 30, 2009Kathy Mattea – February 5, 2010The Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artists Concert – February 13, 2010 The Charlotte Blues Festival – February 26, 2010 The Irish Tenors – March 19, 2010ThePixies – September 8–9, 2010, with TheFuck Buttons Fantasia Barrino – November 17, 2010, with Eric Benét andKandi Burruss Oumou Sangaré – November 28, 2010Robert Plant & TheBand of Joy – February 7, 2011, with The North Mississippi AllstarsTheFour Tops – March 18–19, 2011 Smokey Robinson – April 15, 2011Steve Martin & TheSteep Canyon Rangers – May 11, 2011David Gray – July 2, 2011, with Lisa O'NeillBrian McKnight – July 27 and October 7, 2011Peter White – September 15, 2011El DeBarge – September 16, 2011, withRachelle Ferrell "Weird Al" Yankovic – October 8, 2011John Hiatt – October 9, 2011, withBig Head Todd and the Monsters Puscifer – November 27, 2011, withCarina Round NEEDTOBREATHE – March 2, 2012, withBen Rector Tyrese Gibson – March 24, 2012, with Chrisette MicheleTrace Adkins – April 20, 2012Hawk Nelson – May 5, 2012, withJamie Grace and Chad EasthamTheImagination Movers – May 15, 2012 Jane's Addiction – May 23, 2012, withThe Duke Spirit Earth, Wind & Fire – June 22, 2012This is the 60's Concert – July 13, 2012 Shreya Ghoshal – September 21, 2012Anthony Hamilton – October 7, 2012, withEstelle and Antoine DunnRegina Belle – February 9, 2013, with Kelly Price, Chanté Moore andShirley Murdock Diana Krall – April 7, 2013TheOld Crow Medicine Show – May 16, 2013, with Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys Chrisette Michele – September 21, 2013, withDwele and K. MichelleThe Weeknd – October 1, 2013, withBANKS and Anna LunoeCharlie Wilson – December 27, 2013, with MC LightfootArab Idol Live! – December 28, 2013The Fresh Beat Band – January 26, 2014Salt-N-Pepa – February 8, 2014, withGuy and Rob BaseJagged Edge – February 15, 2014, withMeli'sa Morgan ,Next ,Hi-Five and DJ RLDon Williams – March 16, 2014, with Colm KirwanAmos Lee – April 12, 2014, with Rayland BaxterBrit Floyd: ThePink Floyd Tribute Show – May 10, 2014 The Legends of Old School Hip Hop Concert – May 31, 2014 The Voice Live! – June 30, 2014Fred Hammond – October 11, 2014, withDonnie McClurkin Ray LaMontagne – November 1, 2014, withThe Belle Brigade Chrissie Hynde – November 8, 2014, with The RailsStraight No Chaser – November 16, 2014The Brian Setzer Orchestra – December 6, 2014The AustralianBee Gees Show – January 29, 2015 The R&B Reunion Concert – February 14, 2015 Sarah McLachlan – March 18, 2015John Mellencamp – March 27, 2015, withCarlene Carter Billy Graham Crusades played in late 1950s.Wicked High school and college graduations have made Ovens Auditorium their home Family shows that have made their way to Ovens Auditorium include: Awards and recognitions [ edit ] In 2008, Ovens Auditorium was named the #38 Top Theatre in the World by POLLSTAR.
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