| The Hammond Civic Center is a 4,500 seat arena that opened in 1938. It is still alive and well as of this writing in spring of 2009, although it has been quite some time since they've hosted a rock show. I've always loved the Civic Center. So much closer than Chicago, they frequently had the same major acts perform. One could sometimes see a favorite artist one night in Chicago and the next in Hammond. Memorable shows that I saw in the 70s & 80s include: Foghat, Blue Oyster Cult, UFO, Cheap Trick, and Rush. The Civie was always a wild and rowdy place. The upstairs mens room not only offered needed relief, but various mood enhancing substances were sold there in. We frequently solved disputes over seating with fists and if you weren't quick about it, cops would drag you into an elevator for a little attitude adjustment. Never happened to me, but I saw it. I guess it's no surprise they don't have rock shows there any longer. If anybody has any more information or corrections, feel free to let us know at: contributions@regionrockmemories.com |
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| Date | Headliner | Notes | Media | Review |
| 1953 | Jerry Reed | |||
| 3-02-58 | Roy Orbison | w Everly Bros. | ||
| 1-01-60s? | Chuck Berry | w Bobby Freeman, Rivieras, Blue Angels | poster | yes |
| 1970s? | Animals | |||
| 1970s? | Turtles | |||
| 10-26-72 | Foghat | w Mason Proffit | ||
| 3-09-73 | Canned Heat | w Pure Food & Drug Act | news | |
| 4-22-73 | Peter Frampton | w Foghat, Ritual. Camel tour | ||
| 5-15-73 | Wishbone Ash | w Strawbs, Climax Blues Band | ||
| 6-01-73 | Savoy Brown | w Blue Oyster Cult, Status Quo | ||
| 9-15-73 | Spirit | w White Witch, Bachman-Turner Overdrive | ||
| 10-12-73 | Black Oak Arkansas | w Bob Seger System | ||
| 10-31-73 | ZZ Top | w Heartsfield | ||
| 12-29-73 | Styx | w Exile | ||
| 1-26-74 | Wishbone Ash | w Heartsfield | ||
| 3-31-74 | Joe Walsh & Barnstorm | w Heartsfield | ||
| 4-21-74 | Ted Nugent & Amboy Dukes | w Cactus, Bob Seger System | news | |
| 5-17-74 | ZZ Top | w Heartsfield | ||
| 6-05-74 | Rare Earth | w Nazareth, The Flock | ||
| 6-13-74 | Styx | w Fawn, Fast Eddie | ||
| 9-21-74 | Hawkwind | w Mad John Fever (Starcastle) | ||
| 11-23-74 | Epitaph | w Zaza Pitts, Bazoomey Loomey (sp?) | news | yes |
| 12-14-74 | Mountain | w Jo Jo Gunne, Montrose (Sammy Hagar!) Night of the fan riot! | news news news | yes |
| 4-23-75 | Nektar | |||
| 5-25-75 | Hawkwind | w Climax Blues band | ||
| 1-17-76 | Ted Nugent | w Rory Gallagher, Artful Dodger | ||
| 3-20-76 | Uriah Heep | w Foghat, Skyhooks | ||
| 10-09-76 | Kansas | w Be Bop Deluxe, Earl Slick | ||
| 2-11-77 | Pat Travers | Opened for Rush | pics | |
| 2-11-77 | Rush | w Pat Travers? (or Rex?), Max Webster? All the World's a Stage tour | ||
| 4-29-77 | Nazareth | stub | ||
| 10-14-77 | Blue Oyster Cult | w Dictators, Ram Jam (cancelled) | pics stub | |
| 12-09-77 | UFO | w Cheap Trick, Rockets. Lights Out tour | pics stub | |
| 1-31-78 | Rush | Farewell to Kings tour | pics | |
| 3-24-78 | Angel | w the Jam, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush (cancelled) White Hot tour | pics | |
| 4-08-78 | REO Speedwagon | w Hounds, Babys | ||
| 5-05-78 | Ten Years After | w Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Judas Priest (cancelled) | ||
| 12-02-78 | UFO | stub | ||
| 10-26-79 | Judas Priest | w Hounds | stub | |
| 7-26-79 | Blue Oyster Cult | stub | yes | |
| 4-11-80 | Robin Trower | Show was recorded and released as Live at the Hammond Civic Center | stub | setlist |
| 8-10-80 | Molly Hatchet | stub | ||
| 70s or 80s | Alvin Lee | w Bachman Turner Overdrive | stub | |
| 70s or 80s | Mahogany Rush | |||
| 70s or 80s | Roadmaster | |||
| 5-01-81 | Cheap Trick | stub | ||
| 3-30-1986 | KISS | Infamous Easter Sunday Show, Asylum tour | yes | |
| 1-24-87 | Nazareth | w Malice, Shadows of Knight, Kevin Friend & 20/20 | poster stub | |
| 12-03-2000 | Bonfire | |||
| 2006 | Los Cordobas | yes |
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