Stadium of Fire
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The Stadium of Fire is an annual event held in the Brigham Young University's LaVell Edwards Stadium on the 4th of July. It is one of the main events for the Provo Freedom Festival.
It has hosted several famous performers over the years, including, the Beach Boys, Mandy Moore, Taylor Hicks,[1] The Osmonds, Lucy Lawless, Toby Keith, Lee Ann Womack,[2] Corbin Bleu, and Brooks and Dunn.
Each year the show has around 50,000 people in attendance. In addition, one can expect something new and exciting from each show. For example, in 2005 the show decided to break a world's record (already held by itself) by blowing up over "1 million and more" firecrackers at once.
The Stadium of Fire was originally the creation of Alan Osmond, brother of Donny and one of The Osmonds. It began in 1980 and has had many famous headliners since its inception, the Osmonds are omitted from many years on this list because they are regular performers and sometimes reports of the event are vague as to when they had participated.
The July 2008 headliner is teen pop-sensation Miley Cyrus along with the sci-fi music trio Blue Man Group. Both acts are owned and managed by Clear Channel Communications. Calls placed to BYU by the the Associated Press in Salt Lake were not returned.
| Year | Performer(s) |
|---|---|
| 1980 | The Osmonds |
| 1981 | ? |
| 1982 | ? |
| 1983 | ? |
| 1984 | ? |
| 1985 | ? |
| 1986 | ? |
| 1987 | Bob Hope [1] |
| 1988 | Rich Little; Mary Hart; Emanuel Lewis[2] |
| 1989 | NBC weatherman Willard Scott; Keshia Knight Pulliam; The Osmond Boys; The Jets[3] |
| 1990 | Donny Osmond |
| 1991 | Andy Williams; Phylicia Rashad; Lorrie Morgan |
| 1992 | Beach Boys |
| 1993 | Kenny Loggins |
| 1994 | Oak Ridge Boys |
| 1995 | Barbara Mandrell |
| 1996 | Donny Osmond; Kurt Bestor |
| 1997 | Natalie Cole |
| 1998 | Huey Lewis & The News |
| 1999 | Gladys Knight; The Osmonds |
| 2000 | Alabama; The Osmonds |
| 2001 | Sawyer Brown |
| 2002 | Toby Keith |
| 2003 | Martina McBride |
| 2004 | Reba McIntire |
| 2005 | Lucy Lawless; The Osmonds |
| 2006 | Taylor Hicks; Lee Ann Womack |
| 2007 | Brooks & Dunn; Corbin Bleu |
| 2008 | Miley Cyrus; Blue Man Group |
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