Halifax Metro Centre - Notable Events

Notable Events

  • 1978 – Gordon Lightfoot, first opening concert.
  • 1979 – Billy Graham Crusade.
  • 1979 – The first ever Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo.
  • 1979 – Sold out July 31 appearance by Supertramp on their "Breakfast in America" tour cancelled due to bomb threat
  • 1982 – Joan Jett "I Love Rock & Roll" Tour (opening act Queen City Kids)
  • 1984 – Billy Idol "Rebel Yell" Tour (opening act Platinum Blonde)
  • 1984 – Twisted Sister/Iron Maiden
  • 1988 – Guns N' Roses/ Iron Maiden
  • 1989 – Motorhead/ Alice Cooper
  • 1981, 1995, 2003 Briers Canadian Men's Curling Championship.
  • 1990 – World Figure Skating Championships.
  • 1992 – Scott Tournament of Hearts.
  • 1992 – WBL World Basketball League All-Star game.
  • 1993 – NHL regular season, neutral site game. New York Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils.
  • 1993 – Aerosmith
  • 1994 – NHL regular season, neutral site game. New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals.
  • 1995 – 21st G7 Summit (media centre).
  • 1995 – 1995 NBA Basketball Exhibition (first Toronto Raptors game in Canada vs. Philadelphia 76ers).
  • 1996 – Garth Brooks (three sold out shows)
  • 2000 – CHL Memorial Cup.
  • 2003 – IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
  • 2004 – Franklin Graham East Coast Festival
  • 2004 – IIHF Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.
  • 2004 – FIBA Under 21 Tournament of the Americas.
  • 2005 – Canadian Olympic Curling Trials ("Roar of the Rings").
  • 2005 – Cher
  • 2006 – Juno Awards
  • 2006 – Bill Clinton
  • 2007 – American Basketball Association All-Star game.
  • 2007 – World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
  • 2007 – CIS University Men's Basketball Championship (last time after a twenty-four year run at Metro Centre).
  • 2008 – Ozzy Osbourne (two sold out shows)
  • 2008 – IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.
  • 2008 – Elton John (two sold out shows)
  • 2009 – Cirque du Soleil
  • 2010 – Tim Hortons Brier, Canadian Men's Curling Championships.
  • 2011 – Canada Winter Games
  • 2011 – Prince
  • 2012 – Tom Petty
  • annual Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo (since 1979).
  • numerous AUAA / AUS Men's Basketball Tournaments.
  • numerous AUAA Men's Hockey All-Star Games (mid 1990s).
  • numerous boxing cards.
  • numerous Canadian Figure Skating Championships.
  • numerous CIAU / CIS Men's Basketball Tournaments.
  • numerous Harlem Globetrotter games.
  • numerous NBA and NHL preseason games, including the first Toronto Raptors preseason game in their history.
  • numerous NHL old-timers games.
  • numerous Skate Canada events.
  • numerous Team Canada basketball and hockey games.
  • numerous East Coast Music Awards
  • some scenes from the Trailer Park Boys episode "Closer to the Heart", were shot here.
  • in the movie "Goon" the Metro Centre as shown as the home of the Halifax Highlanders even though most of the hockey scenes were filmed at the Portage Credit Union Centre in Portage la Prairie.

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