Magnetic Hill Concert Site

Magnetic Hill Concert Site is a live music venue in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. It is one of the largest music venues in Canada.

Originally built in 1984 for Pope John Paul II to hold a papal mass during his tour of Canada, the site was redesigned in the 1990s as a concert venue. On September 3, 2005 The Rolling Stones performed at the venue, with 89,260 fans attending, making it the largest music event ever in Atlantic Canada.[1] Australian rockers AC/DC performed at the site in August 2009.[2]

Past Events
Year Event Name Acts Attendance
1984 Papal Visit Pope John Paul II 75,000[3]
1998 Classic Rock Festival Lynyrd Skynyrd, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Steppenwolf, Heart 35,000[4]
2005 A Bigger Bang Tour The Rolling Stones, Our Lady Peace, The Tragically Hip 89,260[5][6][7]
2006 Country Rocks The Hill Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson 45,000
2007 Soul2Soul II Tour Faith Hill, Tim McGraw 50,000[8]
2008 Long Road Out of Eden Tour Eagles, John Fogerty, KT Tunstall, Sam Roberts 45,923[9][10]
2009 Lost Highway Tour Bon Jovi, Bachman-Cummings, State of Shock, Mobile 33,000[11]
2009 Black Ice World Tour AC/DC, The Answer, Anvil 70,000[12]
2011 U2 360° Tour U2, Arcade Fire, Carney 81,000[13][14][15]

References

  1. ^ Canadian Press (2005-09-04). "Stones' Moncton show left people satisfied". CTV Television Network. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1125872326677_92/?hub=Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-04-02. 
  2. ^ CBC News (2009-04-09). "Rock band AC/DC plans summer Moncton concert". CBC News. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2009/04/09/nb-moncton-acdc.html. Retrieved 2009-04-09. 
  3. ^ Russell, George (1984-09-24). "An "Essentially Pastoral" Visit - TIME". TIME Magazine. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,923661-2,00.html. Retrieved 2007-07-09. 
  4. ^ John Kay & Steppenwolf (1998-07-11). "Snapshots From The Road". Steppenwolf. http://www.steppenwolf.com/fromtheroad/monctn98/monctn98.html. Retrieved 2009-04-02. 
  5. ^ http://foro.univision.com/t5/M%C3%BAsica-Pop/The-Highest-Attended-Concerts-Worldwide/td-p/421246406
  6. ^ http://u2.interference.com/f225/u2-360-boxscore-discussion-part-ii-211757-9.html
  7. ^ Laura Bogomolny (2009-06-29). "Bon Jovi rocks Moncton again after 16 years". Telegraph-Journal. http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/rss/article/712927. Retrieved 2010-02-19. 
  8. ^ Canadian Press (2007-09-04). "Concert in Moncton a success, organizers getting set for next year". The News. http://www.ngnews.ca/index.cfm?sid=59430&sc=49. Retrieved 2010-02-19. 
  9. ^ Billboard Magazine (2008-10-01). "Concert Boxscore for the 2008-10-01 issue". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/10/02/chart-billboard-concert-boxscore-idUSN0228987720081002. Retrieved 2011-08-12. 
  10. ^ Times & Transcript (2008-12-31). "Eagles concert draws huge crowds to Moncton". Times & Transcript. http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/526526. Retrieved 2009-05-27. 
  11. ^ The Canadian Press (2008-06-29). "Bon Jovi plays to 33,000 in N.B.". The Chronicle Herald. http://thechronicleherald.ca/ArtsLife/1129710.html. Retrieved 2009-06-29. 
  12. ^ http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/search/article/753683
  13. ^ Rolling Stone (2011-08-01). [http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/u2-end-360-tour-in-moncton-canada-with-40-20110801 "U2 End 360 Tour In Moncton Canada With '40'"]. Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/u2-end-360-tour-in-moncton-canada-with-40-20110801. Retrieved 2011-08-18. 
  14. ^ CBC News (2011-08-02). "Moncton looks to future acts after U2 concert". CBC. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2011/08/02/nb-u2-moncton-future-1216.html. Retrieved 2011-08-18. 
  15. ^ U2 (2011-08-01). "Moncton, NB, CA (Magnetic Hill Music Festival)". U2. http://www.u2.com/tour/date/id/45561223. Retrieved 2011-08-18. 
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