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43-548: The theatre was proposed in 1998 as an alternative to the now demolished Reunion Arena in Dallas. Owned by NextStage Entertainment Corporation, the theatre was built in Grand Prairie to boost the economy of the city and lead to possible tourism. Construction began in the summer of 1999, however, it was delayed 14 months due to an increase in budget. The final construction cost was about $ 63 million. Originally known as "Texas ShowPlace",

86-491: A list of artists who constantly produced hits, and were considered stars during the 1980s, and performed at Reunion Arena. A number of acts were so popular they booked (and usually sold out) multiple consecutive dates. Some of the most successful multi-night engagements at Reunion Arena included Stevie Wonder (November 2–3, 1980), AC/DC (February 1–2, 1982 and October 11–12, 1985), Rush (February 28 – March 1, 1983, January 12–13, 1986 and January 19–20, 1988), Bob Seger and

129-419: A major concert event. The Black Eyed Peas and Gwen Stefani played on November 11, 2005, the last major act to perform at Reunion Arena. The final performance at Reunion Arena was Christian hip hop act Group 1 Crew with Phoenix-based pop-punk group Stellar Kart on June 28, 2008. The music video for Queen 's "Another One Bites The Dust" was filmed at Reunion Arena on August 9, 1980. The video for

172-547: A prayer breakfast of an estimated 10,000 people on Aug. 23, 1984, during the Republican National Convention. That night, he accepted the nomination for a second term at the Dallas Convention Center. Reunion Arena was the final campaign stop for Ross Perot, the Dallas billionaire, in his 1992 independent run for president. He drew about 5,000 people. In 1994, U.S. President Bill Clinton visited

215-632: A second consecutive year in the same category at the 43rd edition of the show. It was also nominated for the first time at that year's Billboard Music Awards in the Top Christian Artist and Top Christian Song categories; it won the former. The band was nominated again at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards , and garnered four nods across all three Christian categories, winning its second consecutive Top Christian Artist award, and its first for Top Christian Song with "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)". The band won two Dove Awards, including Worship Album of

258-576: A venue that was frequently used by World Class Championship Wrestling in the 1980s, in which the organization held its bi-monthly Star Wars events. Reunion Arena also served as the venue for WWE 's December 21, 1999 and November 9, 2000 SmackDown show as well as the Fully Loaded Pay-Per-View event in July of the same year. Reunion Arena was long a hot stop for politicians campaigning in Dallas. President Ronald Reagan spoke at Reunion Arena at

301-515: Is a contemporary worship collective originating from Hillsong Church . Since forming in 1998 out of the church's youth ministry , the group has released fifteen live albums and six studio albums. Band members are involved in Hillsong Church services and also play for the church. The band has toured in a number of countries, leading worship in various places and has an international influence. Originally called United Live, Hillsong United

344-424: Is aware of this issue and responds with “we are looking into this”. The Reunion Arena site today is now known as Reunion Park with events throughout the year. In 2014, Bruce Springsteen played a concert at the park as the Dallas region played host to March Madness . In 2015, Weezer headlined a concert at the park. Hillsong United (band) Hillsong United (stylised as Hillsong UNITED or UNITED )

387-625: The Come On Over Tour in the arena on September 12, 1998, and later released on her first DVD, Shania Twain Live . Frank Sinatra played Reunion Arena three times: in 1984, 1987 and 1989. His October 24, 1987, concert was recorded and released in 2018 as part of the Standing Room Only album. Metallica 's February 5, 1989, show at Reunion Arena was broadcast nationally on FM radio and widely bootlegged. An abbreviated version of this recording

430-509: The Commodores , The Oak Ridge Boys , Foghat with the Pat Travers Band, and a triple bill of Ted Nugent , Scorpions , and Def Leppard were all booked before the official opening in July. Listed below are artists and bands who performed at Reunion arena. They are divided up by the year they played, starting in the 1980s. The 1990s and 2000s are divided up a bit more by genre. This is

473-605: The SCCA Dodge Shelby Pro series in 1993, the Trans-Am Series between 1993 and 1994, and in 1996, and the IMSA GT Championship hosted its sole event at the circuit in 1996. The fastest official race lap records at the former Dallas Street Circuit (Reunion Arena) are listed as: On the morning of September 11, 2001 , Reunion Arena was opened to serve as the location for an emergency blood drive. In late 2005,

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516-527: The Scorpions' " Still Loving You " was filmed at Reunion Arena in 1984. Mötley Crüe shot the video for " Home Sweet Home " partially at Reunion Arena (exteriors and time lapses) on October 2, 1985. The concert footage was shot two days later at Houston concert venue The Summit . Judas Priest played June 27, 1986, recording the entire show which parts can be found on the Priest...Live! album. A full concert DVD

559-570: The Southwest Conference , Reunion Arena was known by University of Arkansas Razorbacks fans as "Barnhill South", due to the big following by the Arkansas fans away from home; the Barnhill Arena was the home to all UA games until 1993. Reunion Arena hosted the Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament in 1982–1983 and 1985–1996 as well as the 1986 NCAA Final Four. Reunion was also

602-537: The 1980s beginning with a triple bill of Willie Nelson , Ray Price and Lacy J. Dalton on December 30, 1980. Other country artists of note at Reunion Arena included: Many top names in soul, R&B and funk played at Reunion including Teddy Pendergrass , Commodores , Diana Ross , Rick James , The Temptations , Ray Parker Jr. , The Gap Band , Marvin Gaye , Al Jarreau , The Isley Brothers , Ray Charles , Luther Vandross , Earth, Wind & Fire , Gladys Knight &

645-505: The 1990s and 2000s the headliners at Reunion Arena were often aggressive radio-rock acts like Primus , Korn , Incubus , Pantera , Rob Zombie , Limp Bizkit , Staind , Bush , Blink-182 , Marilyn Manson , Godsmack , Kid Rock , Rammstein , System of a Down , and Tool . Alternative rock bands including Sonic Youth , Social Distortion , U2, Pixies , Morrissey , Radiohead , Garbage , The Smashing Pumpkins , Pearl Jam , Alanis Morissette and PJ Harvey all played Reunion Arena in

688-488: The 1990s and 2000s. After the Dallas Stars and Dallas Mavericks moved to American Airlines Center in 2001, that newer and larger venue also began to attract sporting and concert events. In early 2002, Reunion Arena booked engagements including Bob Dylan , NSYNC , Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young , and Paul McCartney . But the venue fell out of favor with music promoters that summer and went more than two years without

731-622: The Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam) were held there as well on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night before the actual game on Sunday. Kid Rock, Duran Duran, and Jason Derulo performed in the VH1 Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam (again with parts live). Latin artists Jenni Rivera, Chino Y Nacho, and Dulce Maria performed at the NFL Pepsi Musica Super Bowl Fan Jam. Finally, there was a CMT Crossroads - Live featuring

774-892: The Pips , and Kool & the Gang . The Jacksons —brothers Michael, Jermaine, Jackie, Marlon, Randy and Tito—performed on July 11, 1981, as part of the Triumph Tour, performing both a Jackson 5 medley as well as covers of Michael's 70s hits including "Off The Wall", "Rock With You", "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", and more. In April 1988, Michael Jackson returned for a three-night engagement in support of his Bad album. Janet Jackson headlined Reunion Arena on July 2, 1990, touring behind her smash album Rhythm Nation 1814 . Prince played two New Year's Eve shows at Reunion Arena—on December 31, 1982, with Vanity 6 and The Time , and again on December 30–31, 1984, through January 1, 1985, with Sheila E. The venue

817-557: The Pretenders and Faith Hill. Most recently, as part of 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game festivities, Jimmy Fallon brought The Tonight Show for a week of shows. 32°46′00″N 96°58′56″W  /  32.7667°N 96.9822°W  / 32.7667; -96.9822 Reunion Arena Reunion Arena was an indoor arena located in the Reunion district of downtown Dallas , Texas , United States. The arena served as

860-1083: The Silver Bullet Band (May 4–5, 1983), Bryan Adams and Journey (June 8–10, 1983; Journey returned December 2–3, 1986), ZZ Top (four-night stints September 28 – October 1, 1983, and August 30 – September 4, 1986; two-night engagements on August 30–31, 1986, April 22–23, 1991 and October 29–30, 1994), The Police with UB40 (November 13–14, 1983), Neil Diamond (December 4–6, 1983, December 6–8, 1984 and June 9–10, 1986), Van Halen (September 10–11, 1981, November 18–19, 1982 and July 14–16, 1984), Prince (December 30, 1984 – January 1, 1985), Genesis (January 18–19, 1987), David Bowie (October 10–11, 1987), Pink Floyd (November 21–23, 1987), Michael Jackson (April 25–27, 1988), Madonna (May 7–8, 1990), Mötley Crüe with Lita Ford and Faster Pussycat (July 30–31, 1990), Depeche Mode with The The (October 13–14, 1993), Garth Brooks (February 13–15, 1998), Backstreet Boys (March 3–4, 2000), Dixie Chicks (August 10–11, 2000), and Paul McCartney (May 9–10, 2002). Reunion

903-463: The U.S. and was awarded Top Christian Song at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards . In 2014, Hillsong United was nominated for and won five GMA Dove Awards , including Song of the Year for " Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) ". The band also received its first ever American Music Awards nomination that year , for Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational, but did not win. 2015 saw the band nominated for

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946-506: The Year, for its fourth studio album Empires , at the 47th Gospel Music Awards held that October. In 2018, the band received four nominations at the 49th GMA Dove Awards including one for Artist of the Year—it won Recorded Worship Song of the Year for its single "So Will I (100 Billion X)". Former Former members of the band are: Timeline A documentary, Hillsong: Let Hope Rise , directed by Michael John Warren, chronicles

989-536: The arena and the Dallas Convention Center were used as the primary Dallas shelters for evacuees of Hurricane Katrina . After a unanimous vote by the Dallas City Council, Reunion Arena officially closed on June 30, 2008. In August 2008, the council said it would implode the arena if it could find an entity willing to foot the bill. The council hoped for the implosion to be part of a movie scene with

1032-501: The arena to watch the University of Arkansas basketball team play in the NCAA tournament . President George W. Bush headlined a campaign rally before 13,000 on behalf of Gov. Rick Perry on Nov. 6, 2006. Barack Obama filled the arena to capacity of 17,000 at a presidential campaign rally on February 20, 2008, with many others turned away by the fire department. It was one of the last events at

1075-433: The film company picking up the tab for the implosion. When no filmmaker seemed interested, the city decided to demolish it using other methods, a process which took several months. Demolition was officially completed on November 17, 2009, and the site was completely cleared by the end of the year. Post-demolition, the site has seen little use. In 2011, Prince was to perform as part of Super Bowl XLV -related festivities, but

1118-644: The last in the NBA—see Charlotte Coliseum ). The color matrix messageboards on that scoreboard were replaced in 1991 with Sony Jumbotron video screens. The arena was the home of the Dallas Mavericks from 1980 to 2001 and the Dallas Stars from 1993 to 2001. Both teams moved to the new American Airlines Center in 2001. The Dallas Desperados arena football team used the arena for its 2003 season but ultimately returned to American Airlines Center . The arena's last remaining full-time sports tenant

1161-797: The primary home of the National Hockey League 's (NHL) Dallas Stars and the National Basketball Association 's (NBA) Dallas Mavericks . The venue's capacity held accommodations for 17,000 for ice hockey spectators, and 18,190 for basketball spectators. Reunion was also a performance venue for some of the biggest names in popular music from the 1980s through the late 2000s including Michael Jackson , Paul McCartney , Prince , Van Halen , Frank Sinatra , Elton John , David Bowie , Madonna , Dire Straits , Gloria Estefan , Phil Collins , Mötley Crüe , Pink Floyd , Queen , Journey , U2 , R.E.M. and Radiohead . Reunion Arena

1204-487: The rise of the band, was originally supposed to be released by Warner Bros. during the 2015 Easter weekend. As Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros. were unable to close a deal, the film was pulled out from Warner Bros' schedule. In March 2015, Relativity Media obtained the distribution rights and the film shifted to a 29 May release. In April, Relativity moved the film to 30 September 2015. However, Relativity Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July and let go of

1247-469: The show was canceled due to inclement weather. And in September 2012, Cirque du Soleil's Koozå took place here. As of October 2013, the adjacent parking garage remained standing and there were no plans for construction on the site.The parking garage is often broken into by the homeless and littered with trash. The trash clogs the water run-off drains often causing streets to flood during heavy rains. The city

1290-404: The venue as headliners and Page with British supergroup The Firm —reunited to play blues covers, songs from their respective solo careers and Zeppelin classics fin the style of their 1994 collaboration No Quarter . The duo returned to Reunion Arena September 27, 1998, in support of their follow-up Walking into Clarksdale . Country music superstars also dominated the scene at Reunion Arena in

1333-455: The venue before it was razed. The arena featured 30,000 ft (2,790 m ) of floor space and had great sightlines, making it ideal for a number of events and games, including many high school graduations. Although The Who was widely promoted as the first concert at Reunion on July 2, 1980, the first musical act to perform at the venue was actually Parliament-Funkadelic on May 9, 1980. At least five other concerts including Boz Scaggs ,

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1376-1703: The venue dropped the Verizon from its name and changed its moniker to The Theatre at Grand Prairie. On April 27, 2021, Texas Trust Credit Union signed a naming rights agreement, changing the title to Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie. Since the venue has opened, it has hosted several Broadway productions and family shows including Sesame Street Live , Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! and The Doodlebops Live! . Concert performers have included The Scorpions , Fifth Harmony , Ratt , Demi Lovato , Janet Jackson , Phish , "Weird Al" Yankovic , Toni Braxton , Jennifer Hudson , The Killers , Paramore , Nicki Minaj , Mannheim Steamroller , Justin Bieber , Michael Bublé , Alicia Keys , Kylie Minogue , Alanis Morissette , Roger Daltrey , Bob Dylan , The Black Crowes , Van Morrison , Duran Duran , Coldplay , Robert Plant , Stevie Nicks , David Gray , Guster , Death Cab for Cutie , The Postal Service , Ben Folds Five , Barenaked Ladies , Jimmy Eat World , Arctic Monkeys , The Smashing Pumpkins , ZZ Top , Gorillaz , Kelly Clarkson , TobyMac , Reba McEntire , Peter Frampton , South Korean boy groups BTS , VIXX , 2PM , B.A.P , B1A4 , GOT7 , DAY6 , Boyfriend , EXO , SHINee , Monsta X , Seventeen , Wanna One , NCT 127 , NCT Dream , Astro , Stray Kids , Tomorrow X Together , The Boyz , and Ateez , South Korean girl groups Red Velvet and (G)I-DLE , and Christian worship services have also taken place here by groups such as Hillsong United and Joseph Prince Ministries . The music parties surrounding Super Bowl XLV (as part of

1419-414: The venue moved a small portion of the now over 300 (and growing) 4'×4' paintings into the main foyer along the downstairs entry to the private suites. In 2004, Nokia Corporation purchased the naming rights to the theatre for six years, changing its title to "Nokia Live". In February 2010, Verizon Wireless acquired naming rights for ten years, changing the title to the "Verizon Theatre". On July 27, 2018,

1462-562: The venue was meant to house concerts and theatrical performances for the Dallas–Fort Worth area . The theatre opened in February 2002 as the "NextStage Performance Theater" with a capacity of 6,350. In May 2002, the theatre hired Dallas artist Cabe Booth to paint oil portraits of the visiting acts and personalities. The portraits are signed by the performers and then hung on display in the backstage area and administrative office area. In 2007,

1505-403: The venue. Many 1980s stars played Reunion in the early 1990s including: Top 1990s pop acts also played the venue, including Melissa Etheridge , Jewel , Ricky Martin , Backstreet Boys , NSYNC , Third Eye Blind , The Wallflowers , Everclear , No Doubt , Creed , The Black Eyed Peas , and Gwen Stefani . Although legacy hard rock acts like Aerosmith and Rush continued to be big draws in

1548-639: Was also host to some of the first large-scale hip-hop and rap concerts in Dallas including Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five on November 29, 1980, and a triple bill with Run-DMC , Beastie Boys and Timex Social Club on June 15, 1986 (the Run-DMC/Beastie Boys pairing proved successful enough to warrant a return engagement on July 24, 1987). In the 1990s and 2000s hip-hop and rap acts as diverse as MC Hammer , Bobby Brown , Method Man and Redman , DMX , Jay-Z , and Eminem would eventually headline

1591-453: Was considered one of the top venues for hard rock and heavy metal artists and in its first five years music videos for Queen's " Another One Bites The Dust ", Scorpions ' " Still Loving You " and Mötley Crüe 's " Home Sweet Home " were all shot in and around the venue. Several classic-rock acts played the 18,000-plus seat venue including: On March 18, 1995 Led Zeppelin principals Robert Plant and Jimmy Page —each of whom had played

1634-481: Was demolished in November 2009 and the site was cleared by the end of the year. Reunion Arena was completed in 1980 at a cost of US $ 27 million. It was named for the early mid-19th century commune, La Reunion . Reunion Arena was notable for two lasts: it was the last NBA or NHL arena to be built without luxury suites, and it was the last NHL arena to still use an American Sign and Indicator scoreboard (though not

1677-663: Was designed by drummer Luke Munns in 2002 for To the Ends of the Earth . After several live albums in the 2000s, Hillsong United released their first full studio album All of the Above in 2007. The band released their third studio album Zion in February 2013. The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and topped Billboard' s Top Christian Albums . The album features " Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) ", which has been certified 4x Platinum in

1720-573: Was eventually released on CD in 2001 as part of the Fan Can 4 box set. A temporary street circuit at Reunion Arena, known as the Dallas street circuit , was set up around the arena, and used some of the surrounding streets. The track was 1.290 mi (2.076 km) in length, had 10 turns, and hosted its first event on September 19, 1993 , with the Trans-Am Series visiting the circuit. The track hosted

1763-438: Was formed in 1998, originating from the youth ministry of Hillsong Church called Powerhouse Youth. The band released their first live album Everyday after Darlene Zschech —the worship pastor of the church—suggested for them to record their own CDs. Mentored by Zschech in their early years, the band was first led by Reuben Morgan . Joel Houston and Marty Sampson took over the leadership in 2002. The official UNITED logo

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1806-485: Was released as well. Pink Floyd played three consecutive shows at Reunion in November 1987. Pop singer Whitney Houston played two sold-out concerts at Reunion in September 1987. Country music superstar Garth Brooks filmed his first television special, This Is Garth Brooks , in the arena on September 20, 1991. The concert became noteworthy after Brooks and guitarist Ty England smashed two guitars on stage. Country music star Shania Twain filmed her performance for

1849-700: Was the MISL Dallas Sidekicks , but the club was inactive after the fall of 2004. Reunion Arena also hosted the WCT Tennis Tournament in the 1980s, including Virginia Slims Invitational Tournament. Due to scheduling conflicts in 1984, the WCT Tennis Tournament forced the Dallas Mavericks to play Game 5 of their first playoff series at Moody Coliseum , against the Seattle SuperSonics . While nearby Southern Methodist University competed in

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