Cobo Arena's 1981 Concert History

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Nov 25, 1981

Frank Zappa

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Nov 24, 1981

AC/DC

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Nov 18, 1981

Genesis

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Nov 16, 1981

AC/DC / Flying Mountain

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Nov 15, 1981

AC/DC / Midnight Flyer

For those about to rock

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Nov 14, 1981

AC/DC / Midnight Flyer

For Those About To Rock

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Nov 01, 1981

Jefferson Starship

Modern Times

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Oct 10, 1981

Ian Hunter

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Oct 03, 1981

Triumph / Frank Marino

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Jul 05, 1981

Van Halen

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Jul 04, 1981

Van Halen / The Fools

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Jul 03, 1981

Van Halen / Fools

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Jun 18, 1981

The Fabulous Thunderbirds

What's the Word

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Jun 11, 1981

Rick James

Street Songs

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Jun 05, 1981

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Hard Promises Tour

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Apr 17, 1981

Rainbow / Pat Travers Band / Krokus

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Apr 06, 1981

The J. Geils Band

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Apr 05, 1981

The J. Geils Band

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Apr 04, 1981

The J. Geils Band

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Mar 15, 1981

Rush / Max Webster

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Nazareth / April Wine
Mar 6, 1981
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Rush / Max Webster
Mar 13, 1981
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Rush / Max Webster
Mar 13, 1981
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Rainbow / Pat Travers Band / Krokus
Apr 17, 1981
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Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Jun 5, 1981
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Van Halen / The Fools
Jul 4, 1981
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AC/DC / Midnight Flyer
Nov 14, 1981
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AC/DC / Midnight Flyer
Nov 15, 1981
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Nov 14, 1981
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Nov 14, 1981
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Nov 14, 1981
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Nov 15, 1981
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Top Genres

Rock	1,701 performances
Classic Rock	1,190 performances
Hard Rock	1,128 performances
Album Oriented Rock (AOR)	978 performances
Pop Rock	681 performances

Concerts Per Year:

2016	1 concert
2015	1 concert
2010	3 concerts
2009	6 concerts
2008	4 concerts
2007	10 concerts
2006	9 concerts
2005	5 concerts
2004	6 concerts
2003	4 concerts
2002	5 concerts
2001	9 concerts
2000	8 concerts
1999	4 concerts
1998	2 concerts
1996	4 concerts
1995	7 concerts
1994	4 concerts
1993	1 concert
1992	1 concert
1991	3 concerts
1990	6 concerts
1989	6 concerts
1988	6 concerts
1987	10 concerts
1986	11 concerts
1985	10 concerts
1984	18 concerts
1983	22 concerts
1982	18 concerts
1981	25 concerts
1980	45 concerts
1979	55 concerts
1978	45 concerts
1977	48 concerts
1976	35 concerts
1975	39 concerts
1974	29 concerts
1973	39 concerts
1972	35 concerts
1971	16 concerts
1970	15 concerts
1969	13 concerts
1968	25 concerts
1967	11 concerts
1966	5 concerts
1965	6 concerts
1964	1 concert
1962	2 concerts
1961	5 concerts

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Comments & Reviews:

Bill Mair

Dec 09, 2024

Like thousands of Who fans, I had anxiously awaited the new album from The Who. We were richly rewarded with Quadrophenia, the magnum opus about a mod kid named Jimmy in London in 1964/1965. Although any double album has quite a lot of material to ingest, Quadrophenia is the four sided story of Jimmy's pursuit of his own identity, and among other events, where that identity fits in to the then ongoing Mod movement in Britain. I followed the tale through those four vinyl sides, absorbed by the story and the Who's majestic performances. Much of Lynyrd Skynyrd's supporting set was lost in the cavernous reaches of the venue. Then on came The Who; opening with "Can't Explain" set the stage for the show. You could almost feel the wind on your face and smell the salty air when the sound effects were heard through the massive Heil PA system. Closing the show with "Won't Get Fooled Again", they exited the stage despite a prolonged and deafening call from the crowd for an encore. We had seen an incredible show and we knew it.