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Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona has played host to many local, regional and international artists, spanning a wide range of musical genres.

The theatre has hosted such stars as George Carlin, Van Halen, Joe Cocker, Carol Channing, Diana Ross, Billy Joel, Def Leppard, Vikki Carr, Bill Cosby, The Goose Creek Symphony, Dr. Hook, Duran Duran, Sammy Davis Jr., Sir Tom Jones, Black Sabbath, Sweathog, Smashing Pumpkins, Louis CK, Sam Kinison, Chris Rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd, David Bowie, Iron Maiden, B.B. King, Pepe Aguilar, Olivia Newton-John, Nat King Cole, Marvin Gaye, The Pretenders, Frankie Valli, Rocio Durcal, Roger Daltrey, Frank Zappa, Engelbert Humperdinck, Hall & Oates, Dickie Betts, Roy Buchanan, Art Garfunkel, Jeff Beck, Don Rickles, Phish, Fleetwood Mac, Etta James, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Jack Benny, Wayne Newton, Liberace and My Favorite Murder among many other legendary performers.[1][2]

The theatre has also played host to several local events such as fashion shows and boxing matches.[3][4]

1960s

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Date Artists/Show
January 13 -

January 25, 1964

South Pacific[5]
January 27 -

February 8, 1964

Guys and Dolls[5]
February 24 -

March 7, 1964

Carousel[5]
March 9 -

March 21, 1964

Gypsy[5]
March 30 -

April 3, 1964

Nat King Cole[6]
January 11 -

January 16, 1965

Liberace[7]
January 18 -

January 30, 1965

Sound of Music[7]
February 1 -

February 13, 1965

Oklahoma![7]
February 15 -

February 27, 1965

Camelot[7]
March 1 -

March 13, 1965

My Fair Lady[7]
January 10 -

January 22, 1966

Bye Bye Birdie[8]
January 24 -

February 5, 1966

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying[8]
February 7 -

February 19, 1966

Unsinkable Molly Brown[8]
March 7 - March 19, 1966 Music Man[8]
November 11, 1966 Duke Ellington[9]
November 16, 1966 Ray Charles[10]
January 23 -

January 29, 1967

Wayne Newton[11]
February 13 -

February 19, 1967

Liberace[11]
February 19 - February 25, 1968 Danny Kaye
January 11 -

January 18, 1969

Liberace[12]
January 27 -

February 2, 1969

Jimmy Dean and Kay Starr[13]
February 21 -

February 22, 1969

Four Seasons[13]
March 19 -

March 23, 1969

Wayne Newton[13]
April 15 -

April 20, 1969

Hello Dolly[13]

1970s

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Date Artists
January 12 -

January 14, 1971

Sammy Davis Jr.[14]
February 3 -

February 6, 1971

Jimmy Dean[15]
March 17 -

March 20, 1971

Vicki Carr[15]
February 9 -

February 12, 1972

Wayne Newton[16]
February 16 -

February 19, 1972

Liberace[16]
February 23 -

February 26, 1972

Vicki Carr[16]
October 10 -

October 15, 1972

Don Rickles[17]
October 23, 1972 Cheech and Chong[18]
November 4, 1972 David Bowie[19][20]
November 10 -

November 12, 1972

Bill Cosby & Diahann Carroll[17]
November 28 - December 2, 1972 Patti Page and Roger Williams[21]
December 5 -

December 10, 1972

Dionne Warwick[17]
December 15, 1972 Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina[22]
January 8, 1973 B.B. King[23]
January 26, 1973 George Carlin[24]
March 9, 1973 Bruce Springsteen[25]
April 6, 1973 Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristopherson[26]
April 14, 1973 James Brown[27]
April 23, 1973 Duke Ellington[28]
April 25, 1973 The Beach Boys[29]
May 9, 1973 -

May 10, 1973

Loggins and Messina[30]
May 19, 1973 Gordon Lightfoot[31]
June 1, 1973 Steve Miller Band[32]
June 5, 1973 Electric Light Orchestra[33]
June 14, 1973 Eagles[34]
July 12, 1973 The Doobie Brothers[35]
August 30, 1973 Bill Withers and The Pointer Sisters[36]
September 4, 1973 Elton John[37]
September 11, 1973 Blood, Sweat & Tears[38]
September 12, 1973 Carlos Santana[37]
October 16, 1973 Steve Miller Band[39]
October 24, 1973 The J. Geils Band[40]
November 8, 1973 The 5th Dimension[40]
November 15, 1973 The Beach Boys[41]
November 23, 1973 The Pointer Sisters[42]
January 21, 1974 Linda Ronstadt[43]
January 30 -

February 5, 1974

Liberace[44][45]
February 8 -

February 9, 1974

Sandler & Young[44]
March 24, 1974 Bruce Springsteen[46]
March 26, 1974 Kenny Rogers[47]
April 5, 1974 Eagles[46]
April 6, 1974 George Carlin[48]
May 4, 1974 Gordon Lightfoot[49]
May 5, 1974 Electric Light Orchestra[50]
May 9 &

May 14, 1974

The Kinks[51]
July 27, 1974 Bruce Springsteen[52]
September 7, 1974 Santana[53]
October 14, 1974 Bill Cosby[54]
October 25, 1974 Cheech and Chong[55]
November 13, 1974 Van Morrison[56]
November 8, 1974 Randy Newman[57]
November 22 -

Novemver 23, 1974

Electric Light Orchestra[58]
November 27, 1974 Lou Reed/ Hall & Oates[59]
November 28, 1974 Fleetwood Mac[60]
December 18, 1975 Linda Ronstadt/Billy Joel[61]
January 16 -

January 18, 1975

Liberace[62]
January 23 -

January 25, 1975

Olivia Newton John[62]
February 7 -

February 8, 1975

Engelbert Humperdinck[62]
February 20 -

February 21, 1975

Gladys Night & the Pips[62]
February 27 -

February 28, 1975

Paul Anka[62]
August 24, 1975 Fleetwood Mac[63]
August 28, 1975 Jerry Jeff Walker[63]
September 2 -

September 3, 1975

Three Dog Night[64]
September 4, 1975 Loggins & Messina[64]
April 10, 1976 Boz Scaggs
May 23, 1976 Thin Lizzy
June 11, 1976 Jeff Beck
August 1, 1976 Billy Joel[65]
May 12, 1977

May 13, 1977

Jimmy Buffett
October 4, 1977

October 5, 1977

Thin Lizzy
July 6, 1978

July 7, 1978

Van Halen
July 23, 1978 George Carlin[66]

1980s

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Date Artists
January 23, 1987 The Beach Boys
January 6, 1988 Cheap Trick
February 22, 1988 Guns N' Roses
May 17, 1988 Santana
July 10, 1988 Guns N' Roses
June 25, 1989 Howie Mandel

1990s

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Date Artists
January 6, 1990 George Carlin
February 3, 1990 Nine Inch Nails
November 4, 1990 Jane's Addiction
October 10, 1991 Patti LaBelle
March 16, 1993 Phish
October 4, 1997 Limp Bizkit
October 14, 1997 Matchbox Twenty
January 2, 1999 *NSYNC/Britney Spears
February 6, 1999 Everlast/Sugar Ray
April 21, 1999 Smashing Pumpkins
June 6, 1999 Elvis Costello
June 29, 1999 Vans Warped Tour
December 4, 1999 Def Leppard
December 18, 1999 Duran Duran

References

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  22. ^ "Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina". Newspapers.com. December 15, 1972. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
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  30. ^ "Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina". Newspapers.com. May 9, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  31. ^ "Doug Clark presents Gordon Lightfoot". Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com. May 13, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  32. ^ "KDKB presents the Steve Miller Band". Newspapers.com. May 30, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  33. ^ "Doug Clark presents Electric Light Orchestra". Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com. June 5, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  34. ^ "Bill Graham presents Eagles". Newspapers.com. June 13, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  35. ^ "The Doobie Brothers". Newspapers.com. June 17, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  36. ^ "KDKB presents Bill Withers and The Pointer Sisters". Newspapers.com. August 28, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
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  38. ^ "Doug Clark presents Blood, Sweat & Tears". Newspapers.com. September 9, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
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  42. ^ "Dog Clark and KDKB present The Pointer Sisters". Newspapers.com. November 11, 1973. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  43. ^ "On Stage — Jackson Browne and Linda Ronstadt". Newspapers.com. January 22, 1974. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  44. ^ a b ""Mr. Showmanship" — Liberace". Newspapers.com. January 31, 1974. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
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  64. ^ a b "Calendar". Newspapers.com. August 31, 1975. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
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