The Foo Fighters were blowing up at the time, to the point that the days of playing smaller venues would shortly be behind them, but not until they rocked Portland, Maine, at the State Theatre.
On April 23, 2005, Mötley Crüe brought their Red, White & Crüe Tour to Portland, delivering exactly what fans had hoped for—classic Crue tunes, pyrotechnics, pounding drums, and all the glam-metal theatrics. But the night didn’t go off without a little chaos.
Fifteen years ago, on April 15, 2010. It was a first night of a new leg of the big reunion tour. Alice In Chains made a triumphant return to Portland, Maine, performing at the Cumberland County Civic Center, and the crowd went wild.
In the early '90s, the Dave Matthews Band, known passionately as "Dave" by his fans, was on the cusp of blowing up world wide. During that time, they played at two college campuses in Maine.
It was September 24th, 1996—what a night for live rock in Maine. A full moon, a sold-out Augusta Civic Center, and thousands of Pearl Jam fans rockin’ out as the band tore up the stage as only they can do for nearly 2 ½ hours.
The Maine Savings Amphitheater on the Bangor Waterfront has witnessed numerous memorable concerts, and this one on August 24th, 2023, was no exception.