Dio's 1996 Concert History

Dio is a classic heavy meatal band formed in 1982 by Ronnie Jame Dio and Vinny Appice after they both departed from Black Sabbath. The band was active until 2010, releasing ten studio albums, including the critically acclaimed "Holy Diver," which has been listed as one of the greatest heavy metal albums in history by IGN, Rolling Stone, and others. It included the hit singles "Holy Diver" and "Rainbow in the Dark," both heavy metal anthems in their own right. Other charting singles from Dio include "The Last in Line," "Mystery," "Rock 'N Roll Children," "Hungry for Heaven," and "I Could Have Been a Dreamer."

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Dec 23, 1996
Dio / Motörhead / speedball
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Biskuithalle Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Dec 22, 1996
Dio / Motörhead / speedball
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Gaswerk Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Dec 21, 1996
Dio / Motörhead / speedball
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Music Hall Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Dec 20, 1996
Dio / Motörhead / speedball
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Turmstrassenfest Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Dec 18, 1996
Dio / Motörhead / speedball
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Haus Auensee Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Dec 17, 1996
Dio / Motörhead / speedball
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Winternachtstraum Göttingen, Germany
Dec 16, 1996
Dio / Motörhead / speedball
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Stadthalle Fürth Fürth, Germany
Dec 15, 1996
Dio / Motörhead / speedball / Sextiger
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Librohalle Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Dec 13, 1996
Dio / Motörhead / speedball

The Christmas Overnight Sensation

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Friedrich Ebert Halle Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Dec 12, 1996
Dio / Motörhead / speedball
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Sporthalle Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
Dec 11, 1996
Dio / Motörhead / speedball
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C23 Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Dec 09, 1996
Dio / Motörhead / speedball
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Filharmonie Filderstadt, Germany
Dec 08, 1996
Dio / Motörhead / speedball
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Freiheitshalle Hof, Germany
Dec 04, 1996
Dio / Mere Mortals / Division / Trust No One
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Empire Springfield, Virginia, United States
Dec 03, 1996
Dio / Motörhead
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Toad's Place New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Dec 02, 1996
Dio / Motörhead / Sam Black Church
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Toy Tiger Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Nov 30, 1996
Motorhead / Dio

Overnight Sensation

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The Roxy New York, New York, United States
Nov 28, 1996
Dio / Motörhead
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Birch Hill Night Club Old Bridge, New Jersey, United States
Nov 27, 1996
Dio / Motörhead
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The Strand Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Nov 25, 1996
Dio / Motörhead
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The Agora Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Dio / Motörhead / speedball on Dec 8, 1996 [368-small]

Dio / Motörhead / speedball
Dec 8, 1996
 Hof, Germany
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Nov 04, 2021

Found the date December 2, 1984. Dio and Dokken , NBC arena Honolulu.


Nov 04, 2021

Prairie Capital Convention Center Springfield, Illinois. I saw Ozzy with Randy Rhoads, Def Leppard opening. Pete Willis on guitar. Saw many concerts there. I'll look them up. This is fun.


Nov 04, 2021

Not in New England, the band.


Nov 04, 2021

Cool sight by the way. Even though my last concert concert was 14 years ago, Van Halen 2008 in Dallas. I refuse to pay the high ticket prices now. My first concert was @1980 New England, UFO ( with Michael Shenker) and Cheap Trick . Probably paid less than $15. I'll look up that show.


Nov 04, 2021

There is a Dio concert from 1984 missing. I would have to get a hold of my ex wife to see if she knows the month. That isn't going to happen. I was stationed at Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii. We were newlyweds married in August of 1984. It was her first concert , about my 20th. Neil Blasdell Center , Honolulu. NBC arena. Dokken opened for sure. It was definitely towards the last quarter of the year. Some Marines got busted smoking weed next to us . I felt something hit my shoe and looked down . One of them threw a baggie down . I put my foot on top of it , size 12 and the police didn't see anything. They were escorted out and I got some killer Hawaiin. Nice to be friends with the NCO in charge of urinalysis.


Dec 07, 2020

ive seen Dio a whole bunch of times that arent even on this site...this is kinda dumb

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