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Grandstand Entertainment 1913-2025

Entertainment 1913 - Present	First Performance	Second Performance	Third Performance	Fourth Performance	Fifth Performance	Sixth Performance	Seventh Performance	Eighth Performance
3 Doors Down	2014
3 Duttons (horse show)	1913
38 Special	2004	2012	2021
4 Him	1997	2004
Aaron Tippin	1992	2003	2014	2018
Aaron Watson	2014
Adam Agee	2021
Ainsworth Dancers	1949
Air Supply	1981	1986
Al Hirt	1965	1980
Al Sweet & His Band	1922	1923
Al Sweets Red Husars Band	1920
Alabama	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1991	1997
Alan Jackson	1993
Alexander (Monkey act)	1913
Alice Cooper	2008
Aly & AJ	2007
All Star Monster Truck	2021	2022
Amazing Kreskin	1989	1990
America	1984
Amy Chappell	2003
Anderson and Diving Nymphs	1924
Andy Grammer	2016
Anita Bryant	1976
Anne Murray	1975	1980	1983	1987
Anne Wilson	2023
Anniversary of Rock and Roll	1987
Anthony Armstrong Jones	1972
Arthur Duncan	1971
Asia Boys (The)	1954
Asleep at the Wheel	1977	1988
Avery Anna	2025
B2K	2003
Baillie and the Boys	1989
Barbara Mandrell	1973	1975	1979	1982	1984	1987	1992	1992
Beach Boys (The)	1982	1984	2018
Bellamy Brothers (The)	1984
Ben Fuller	2025
Ben Jelen	2004
Big Time Rush	2011
Bill Cosby Show (The)	1979
Bill Engvall	1998	2006
Bill Medley	1985
Billie Joe Royal	1989
Billy Currington	2012	2019
Billy Davis	1977
Billy Dean	1991	2000	2013	2016
Billy Phillips	1971
Blackhawk	1995	2018
Blackwood Brothers	1976
Blake Shelton	2008	2010
Blessid Union of Souls	1996
Bob Hope	1977	1987
Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots	2019
Bobby Burgess & Cissy King	1971
Bobby Goldsboro	1970	1976
Bobby Wright	1971
Bogany Troupe (The)	1916
Boots Randolph	1974
Boston	2012
Boy Howdy	1994
Brad Paisley	2004
Brenda Lee	1969	1979
Bret Michaels	2018
Bridgit Mendler	2013
Britney Spears	1999
Brody Buster	1996	1997
Brothers & Sisters (The)	1970
Brothers Martine	1917
Browning Family	1965	1966	1968
Bryan White	1997
Bucky Covington	2007
Buddy Jewell	2005
Building 429	2005
Bull Blast	1998	1999
Buster Keaton	1963
Broadway's Rock of Ages Band	2024
Byron Kennedy	2023
Captain Jack Payne	1925
Carlene Carter	1996
Carly Pearce	2023
Carrie Underwood	2006
Cassadee Pope	2018
Casting Crowns	2012	2024
Charley Pride	1980	1984	1988	2002
Charlie Carter	1972
Charlie Daniels	1983	1990	2002	2017
Cheap Trick	2014
Chevelle	2017
Chicago	1987	1988	2007
Chingy	2022
Chris Cagle	2004
Chris Janson	2021
Chris LeDoux	1993	1998	1999
Chris Young	2010	2014
Chubby Checker	1990
Clare Dunn	2016
Clay Aiken	2004
Clay Hart	1975
Clay Walker	1998
Cledus T. Judd	2000
Clint Black	1992	1995
Cloverton	2014
Cold	2003
Collin Raye	2018
Color Me Badd	1992	1996
Conway Twitty	1972
Cooper Alan	2023
Corbin Bleu	2008
Country Gold Tour	2003	2014
Courtney Cole	2014
Creedence Clearwater Revisited	2000
Crowder	2016
Crystal Gayle	1977
Dale Evans	1973
Dan + Shay	2018
Danni Leigh	1998
Danny Davis	1970	1978	1981	1988
Darcy Lynne Farmer	2021
Darius Rucker	2011
Daryle Singletary	1998
Daughtry	2011
Dave Hall	1971
Dave Rowland & Sugar	1980
David Frizzell	2003
David Houston	1975
David Kersh	1997
De Carno	1920
Def Leppard	2000
Diamond Rio	1994	1997
Diamante	2024
Dick Dale	1971
Dierks Bentley	2005
Dirt Band	1980	1982
Disco Lines	2023
DJ Infamous - Opened for Ludacris	2025
Dolinoff & Raya Sisters	1953
Don Williams	1978
Donna Fargo	1978
Dottie West	1978	1981	1985
Doug Kershaw	1982	1993
Dwight Yoakam	2000
Earl Thomas Conley	1987
Eddie Montgomery	2022
Eddie Rabbit	1979	1980	1985
Eli Young Band	2013
Elite Dance Ensemble	1955
Elkins Sisters	1962
Ella Langley	2024
Emilio Navaira	1994
Emmylou Harris	1990
Evanescence	2003
Evel Knievel	1971
Evy & Everto	1960
Faron Young	1971
Flash Cadillac	1977
Flying Miller Troupe	1922
For King and Country	2015	2018
Foreigner	2005	2010
Foster Brooks	1975
Four Sensational Elliotts	1925
Francesca Battistelli	2019
Frank Fontaine	1966
Frank Ray	2023
Frank Sinatra, Jr.	1968
Frankie Masters	1959	1960
Freddy Fender	1976	1990
Gabriel Iglesias	2015	2016	2022
Gaither Vocal Band	2009
Garrison Keillor – Prairie Home Companion	2005
Garth Brooks	1991	1993
Gary Allan	2008
Gary Morris	1985
George Gobel & Brenda Lee Show	1979
George Jones	1972	2000
George Strait	1984	1989
Ginny Tiu	1961
Glamour Icers	1952
Globe of Thrills	1989
Gloria Gaynor	1979
Golden Boys of Bandstand	1986
Goo Goo Dolls	2024
Gordon MacRae	1969
Gordon’s Dogs	1925
Grand Opera Quartette	1917
Grandstaff	1997
Great White	2022
Green Door/Polly Johnson	1957
Greg Shideler	1978
Gretchen Wilson	2007
Gruber’s Animal Act	1920
Grupo Los de Chiwas	2024
Guy & Raina	1971
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus	1929
Hairball	2015	2016	2023	2025
Hank Thompson	1990
Hank Williams, Jr.	1970	1993
Hanson	2019
Hap Hazard	1952
Harold Morrison	1972
Heart	2009	2012
Helen Reddy	1979
Highway 101	1989
Hinder	2009
Hitmakers Reunion	2016
Holly Dunn	1989
Hot Chelle Rae	2011
Hotel California	2000
Huey Lewis and the News	2009
Hunter Hayes	2014
JaRule	2023
Jack Greene	1974
Jack Ingram	2014
Jackie Ward	1981
Jake Owen	2012	2016
James Hollie	1972
James Otto	2010
Jamey Johnson	2006
Jana Lane	1981
Janie Fricke	1981	1982	1985
Janik & Arnaut	1960
Jars of Clay	2013
Jason Michael Carroll	2008
Jason Scott and the High Heat	2025
Jeannie C. Riley	1971
Jeannie Seely	1974
Jeff Dunham	2025
Jennifer Knapp	2001
Jennifer Paige	1999
Jerrod Niemann	2011
Jerry Clower	1981
Jerry Lee Lewis	1971
Jerry Reed	1978
Jim Ed Brown	1974
Jim Stafford	1989
Jimmie Newman	1971
Jimmy Dean	1962	1973
Jimmy Fortune	2003	2012	2015
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts	2015
Joe Diffie	1991
Joe Feeney	1971	1982
Joe Nichols	2008
John Berry	1995	2000
John Cafferty	1986
John Michael Montgomery	1998	2004
John Schneider	1982
Johnnie Paycheck	1973
Johnny Cash	1984
Johnny Lee	1981
Johnny Puleo	1959
Johnny Rivers	1987
Johnny Wright	1971
Josh Abbott	2018
Josh Turner	2007	2017	2025
Josiah Queen	2025
Journey	2002
JT Hodges	2013	Wx
Juice Newton	1990
June Carter	1984
Junior Brown	1997
Justin Moore	2016
K.T. Oslin	1989
KAI	1998
Kansas	1983	1999	2008	2013
Kathy Mattea	1985	1994
Kathy Troccoli	1992
KC and the Sunshine Band	2018
Keith Urban	2001
Kenny Chesney	1999
Kenny Rogers	1974	1978	2011
Kenny Star	1972
Kevin Sharp	1998
Kikutas Japanese Troupe	1926
Kimberly Perry	2024
Kitty Wells	1971
Kix Band	1982
Kool and the Gang	2011
Kool Moe Dee	1990
Krazy Kats	1989
La Alianza Nortena	2024
La Energia Nortena	2023
La Role Troupe	1922
La Rose Marquerite	1915
Lalage	1954
Lamaze Brothers	1919
Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers	1979	1983	1989	2013
Larry the Cable Guy	2002
Lauren Alaina	2019
LeAnn Rimes	1999
Lee Greenwood	1985
Leroy Van Dyke	1998	1999	2003
Let's Sing Taylor - A Live Band Experience	2024
LFO	2000
Lil’ J	2006
Lime Trio	1926
Lisa Lopez	1994
Little Big Town	2015
Little Richard	1995
Little River Band	2011
Little Texas	1995
Lonestar	2001
Looking Glass (Military band)	2001
Loretta Lynn	1972	1984
Lorrie Morgan	1992	1995	1996	2025
Los Lonely Boys	2017
Loverboy	2007	2010	2017
Ludacris	2025
Lynyrd Skynyrd	1998	2006	2013	2016
Margo Smith	1978
Marilyn McCoo	1977
Mark Chesnutt	1992	1994
Mark Schultz	2002	2004
Mark Wills	1999
Mason Ramsey	2025
Martina McBride	1993
Marty Robbins	1977	1981
Marty Stuart	1995
Mary MacGregor	1977
Mathew West	2014	2023
May Worth	1914
McGoods & Tates	1916
McKenzie Scotch Band	1925	1926
Meat Loaf	2003
Megan Moroney	2023
Mel Tillis	1977	1979	1986
Memories of Rock and Roll	1988	1989
MercyMe	2010
Merle Haggard	1987
Michael Damian	1990
Michael Martin Murphey	1986
Mickey Gilley	1981	1983	1985
Mike O’Roark	1978
Minnie Pearl	1979
Miranda Lambert	2006
Miss Elly	1951
Misses Henke & Meeker	1922
Mitch McVicker	2003
Mockingbird Sun	2013
Montgomery Gentry	1999	2009
Monster Trucks	2019
Moore & Moore	1994
Morey Amsterdam	1967
Motocross Madness & Thrill Show	2021
Mr. Mister	1986
Mulberry Lane	1999
Myron Floren	1971	1982
N Sync	1998
Naked Brothers Band–Nat & Alex Wolff	2009
Nashville Tennesseans	1972
Neal McCoy	1995	1998
NEEDTOBREATHE	2023
Nelly	2021
New Christy Minstrels	1967
New York Hippodrome	1914
Newsboys	2015	2021
Nex-Gen Bull Riding Tour	2021
Nickelback	2002
Nicolle Galyon	2019
Night Ranger	1985	2007
O Town	2002
Oak Ridge Boys	1977	1979	1983	1984	1986	1988	1990	1999
Oak Ridge Boys -(Continued)	2004	2010	2012	2015	2024
Old Dominion	2015	2016	2017
Oscar Garcia (DJ OG)	2023	2024
Ozark Mountain Daredevils	1980
Pam Tillis	1996
Parker McCollum	2022
Pat Boone and Family	1972
Patsy Sledd	1972
Patty Loveless	1988	1997
Paul Sydell & Spotty	1937
Peejay Ringens	1940
Phil Vassar	2003
Phillis Miles	1959
Pirates of the Mississippi	1991
Plain White T's	2025
Point of Grace	1997
Poison	2008
Pomeroy	2004
Pop Evil	2024
Powers Elephants	1938	1942
Prairie Rose Wranglers	2004
Pricila Block	2022
Puddle of Mudd	2008
Quiet Riot	2022
Rachel Platten	2016
Raelynn	2017
Ralph Emery	1992
Randow Trio	1915
Randy & Sandy Burnett	1972
Randy Foster	1993
Randy Travis	1988	1996
Rascal Flatts	2003
Raven Symone	2006
Ray Alice	1982
Ray Kennedy	1991
Ray Stevens	1975	1976	1987	1989	1996
Reba McEntire	1987	1988	1991
Red Skelton	1978	1986	1988
Red Sublette	1924	1926
Regis Philbin	1969
REO Speedwagon	1988	2004	2011
Restless Heart	1990	2016
Revis	2003
Rex Allen, Jr.	2003
Rich Little	1974	1985
Richard & Patti Roberts	1976
Rick Nelson	1979
Ricky Skaggs	1987
Ricky Van Shelton	1988	1989	1992	1995
Riders in the Sky	1996	1997
Riley Green	2024
Rita Rudner	1992
Rob Grill	1991
Rob Schneider	2023
Robbie Knievel	1997
Rodney Atkins	2010
Roger Miller	1981
Ronnie Milsap	1977	1989	2005
Rough & Tumble	1958
Round Melvin Dancers	1941
Roy Clark	1976	1986	1990
Roy Rogers	1973
Sally Flynn	1975
Sam Barber	2025
Sam Hunt	2015
Sammy Kershaw	1994	2018
Sandi Patty	1998
Sara Evans	2007
Saving Abel	2009
Sawyer Brown	1985	1997	1998	2001	2007	2014	2021
Seether	2007
Selena Gomez	2010
Shane Harper	2013
Shari Lewis	1976
Shaw Comedy Animal Circus	1913
Shenandoah	1991
Sherwin Linton 1974	1974
Shorty Flemm	1927
Shotgun Red	1988
Six Comallas	1917
Skiles & Henderson	1977
Skillet	2019
Smash Mouth	2017
Sons of the Desert	2000
Sound Generation	1975
South Sea Maidens	1961
South Sixty-five	1999
Southern Pacific	1988
Starland Vocal Band	1978
Stephanie Davis	1993
Steve Curtis Chapman	1991
Steve Wariner	1982
Styx	1999	2001	2008
Sugarland	2006
Survivor	1986	1987	2001	2017
Suzy Bogguss	1990	1994	2000	2016
Sweet Inspiration	1979
Swenson’s Thrillcade	1951
Switchfoot	2005
T. G. Sheppard	1983	1985	1989	1990
T. Graham Brown	1989
T.I.	2022
Taketa Japanese Troupe	1925
Tammy Wynette	1972	1986
Tanya Tucker	1976	1992	1995
Tara Lynn	2001
Tasmanian Van Dieman	1914
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	1990
Terri Clark	1997
Terry Fator	2010
Tesla	2009
Thaviu’s Band	1914	1930
The Bob Newhart Show	1981
The Calagoary Brothers	1941
The Cates Sisters	1974
The Charlie Daniels Band	2017
The Chicago Cadets	1927
The Clark Family Experience	1999
The Clarkonians	1927
The Coasters	1994
The Cobra & the Charmer	1940
The Country Deputies	1971
The Doobie Brothers	1999
The Do-Rites	1982	1984	1987
The Eight Comedy Chinks	1920
The Emeralds	1975
The Five Amandis	1963
The Five Maxellos	1940
The Florida Troubadores	1916
The Four Kinsmen	1985
The Fray	2025
The Graham Western Rides	1938
The Grass Roots	1991
The Grenadiers Octette	1938
The Human Pogo Stick	1955
The Imperials	1973
The Jets	1989
The Jones Boys	1972
The Judds	1987	1990	1991
The Karrells Troupe	1949
The La Garde Twins	1979
The Lennon Sisters	1968
The Mac Davis Show	1978
The Mamas and the Papas	1991
The Masters V	1982
The Memories	1982
The Modernaires	1964
The Osmond Boys	1985	1989
The Plainsmen	1971	1973
The Pointer Sisters	1975
The Riding Clarks	1927
The Six Belfords	1924
The Six Flying Lamys	1917
The Six Melody Men	1940
The Smothers Brothers	1989	1993
The Spinners	1990
The Spurrlows	1974
The Statler Brothers	1975	1980	1982	1984	1986	1988	1990
The Statler Brothers - (Continued)	1994	2001
The Steve Miller Band	2006
The Sylvers	1978
The Three Valdanos	1919
The Tonyans	1975
The Tractors	1995
The Twelve Aristocrats	1939
The Twitty Birds	1972
The White Hussar Band	1919
The Wilkinsons	1999
Theory of a Deadman	2013
Third Day	2011
Third Eye Blind	2000
Thomas Saxitette	1922	1923
Three Days Grace	2007	2015
Tim McGraw	1997
Toby Keith	1998	2013
TobyMac	2017	2022
Tom Wopat	1996	1997
Tommy Barlett	1961
Tommy Tutone	1984
Toni Ingraham	1976	1977
Tony Bennett	1992
Torina & Eric	1950
Trace Adkins	2006	2018
Tracy Lawrence	2004
Trapt	2004
Travis Tritt	2002
Trent Tomlinson	2006
Trisha Yearwood	1991	1996
Fairified Pro Wrestling	2025
Ty England	1995	2002
Ty Herndon	1997
Up With People	1976
Vic Hyde	1947
Victoria Justice	2012
Victoria Troupe	1941
Wayne Newton	1990	1994
Wayne Watson	1992
Wes Harrison	1974
White Heart	1991
Williams & Ree	1989	1990	1993	1993
Willie Jones	2021
Willie Nelson	1981	1982	1983	1985	1986
Willie, We, & McGinty	1950
Woody Herman	1976
Wynonna Judd	1993	1996	2024
Yakov Smirnoff	1993
Youngstown	2000
Zach Williams	2019
ZZ Top	2005