Concerts that were held at the National Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales, between 1987 and 1996 and included U2, Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson and The Rolling Stones. The last concert at the stadium was performed by Tina Turner on 14 July 1996. In 1997 the National Stadium was demolished to make way for the Millennium Stadium.
Concerts Year Date Headline artist Tour Supporting artists 1987 21 June David Bowie Glass Spider Tour Big Country and The Screaming Blue Messiahs 25 July U2 Joshua Tree Tour The Pretenders, The Alarm, The Silencers 1988 26 July Michael Jackson Bad World Tour Kim Wilde 1989 5 August Simple Minds Street Fighting Years Tour The Silencers, The Darling Buds, Texas 1990 16 July The Rolling Stones Urban Jungle Tour Dan Reed Network 1992 23 May World Choir 10,000 Voices at Cardiff Arms Park Tom Jones, Dennis O'Neill, Gwyneth Jones and Owain Arwel Hughes (conducting) 11 June Dire Straits On Every Street Tour 19 July Bryan Adams Waking Up the World Tour Squeeze, Extreme 5 August Michael Jackson Dangerous World Tour Kris Kross 1993 29 May World Choir II World Choir II at Cardiff Arms Park Shirley Bassey 18 August U2 Zoo TV Tour Stereo MCs and Utah Saints 1995 21 June Bon Jovi These Days Tour Van Halen (Balance Tour), Thunder, Crown Of Thorns 23 JulyR.E.M. Monster Tour The Cranberries, Del Amitri and Belly 1996 14 July Tina Turner Wildest Dreams Tour Toto Cancelled concerts 1991 27 June Status Quo and Rod StewartSouth Wales Echo, Monday 10 June 1991, Page 1 Rockin' All Over The Years Tour Joe Cocker
See also Music of Cardiff List of concerts at the Millennium Stadium List of events held at the Millennium Stadium
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