On Oct. 1, U2’s 360º Tour and its massive, 164-foot-high “claw” stage descended on Scott Stadium. In their first U.S. stadium tour in 11 years, Bono and company entertained fans with a mix of classic hits and songs from their latest release, No Line on the Horizon. Photo by Dan Addison

Since the expansion of Scott Stadium in 2001 and the completion of John Paul Jones Arena in 2006, these venues have helped bring an impressive assortment of musical headliners to Grounds.

Scott Stadium

April 21, 2001, Dave Matthews Band and Neil Young
Oct. 6, 2005, Rolling Stones
Oct. 1, 2009, U2

John Paul Jones Arena

2006
Aug. 17 James Taylor
Aug. 30 Kenny Chesney
Sept. 15 Brad Paisley
Sept. 22-23 Dave Matthews Band
Oct. 12 Eric Clapton
Nov. 11 Earth, Wind and Fire
Nov. 25 Michael W. Smith

2007
Jan. 19 George Strait
Jan. 26 Red Hot Chili Peppers
Feb. 16 Rascal Flatts
Feb. 23 Billy Joel
March 3 Blue Man Group
March 18 Justin Timberlake
April 11 Common
May 5 Rod Stewart
Sept. 16 American Idols
Sept. 27 Bob Dylan and Elvis Costello
Oct. 8 Maroon 5
Nov. 6 The Police
Nov. 23 U.Va./Virginia Tech Band Event
Dec. 8 Sugarland

2008
Feb. 16 Blue Man Group
March 12 Kid Rock
March 19 Michael Bublé
March 21 Mannheim Steamroller
April 10 Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood
April 30 Bruce Springsteen
May 2 Van Halen
May 21 Eagles
Sept. 7 Brooks & Dunn and ZZ Top
Oct. 17 Elton John
Oct. 25 Jay-Z with T.I.
Oct. 30 Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson
Nov. 5 Nine Inch Nails
Dec. 8 Neil Diamond

2009
Jan. 29 Rascal Flatts with Jessica Simpson
April 15 The Dead
April 17-18 Dave Matthews Band
April 26 Bill Gaither
May 5 Bruce Springsteen
May 15 Casting Crowns
Aug. 27 Keith Urban and Sugarland
Oct. 17 Metallica
Nov. 17 Jimmy Buffett
Nov. 20 Daughtry
Dec. 5 Phish

Comments

• Tim Jarrett on November 24, 2009

  I read the list of shows at Scott Stadium in the last few years with some interest. While I was an undergrad in the early 1990s, I don’t recall big acts playing the stadium.

  I also find it interesting to compare the programming in the stadium today to historical precedent. In the late 1940s, the stadium held bigger acts, like the National Symphony Orchestra and a soprano from the Metropolitan Opera—and the Virginia Glee Club—as part of the short-lived Virginia Music Festival. In its first few years, the festival, which boasted University alum and rector (and former US secretary of state) Edward Stettinius as a board member, had a broad cross section of Virginia music, from the symphony to high school bands to folk musicians. All the performances took place in Scott Stadium.

  I wonder what sort of audience the National Symphony would draw today if they performed in Scott Stadium?

  (For more context, I wrote about this on my blog: http://www.jarretthousenorth.com/2009/10/29/the-virginia-glee-club-and-the-national-symphony-1947/)

  There’s a great photo of the symphony with soprano soloist Mona Paulee and the Virginia Glee Club performing the Brahms Alto Rhapsody in the University archives: http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/small/collections/visual_history/FMPro?-db=uvaprints.fp5&-format=details.html&-lay=main&-op=cn&Keyword=glee&search=do not care&-max=10&-recid=40545&-find=