SIGNIFICANT COLISEUM EVENTS MUSICAL EVENTS 1940s
May 3, 1942 Sept. 28, 1947 April 2, 1948
The Indiana Grand 125-Piano Festival “Night of Stars”, many famous performers of the day Spike Jones & his City Slickers
1950s
1951 Dennis Day* 1952 Phil Harris* Jan Garber and His Orchestra* 1953 Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians, Patti Page, Ink Spots* Jan Garber and His Orchestra* 1954 Eddie Fisher, Julius LaRosa, Mills Brothers* Jan Garber and His Orchestra* 1955 Frankie Laine, Ernie Ford, Nat King Cole* Russ Morgan Orchestra* 1956 Tennesse Ernie Ford, Pat Boone, McGuire Sisters, Mills Brothers* 1957 The Fontaine Sisters, Joni James, Guy Mitchell, Four Aces* Jan Garber and His Orchestra* 1958 Bob Hope, Everly Brothers, Paul Anka, Betty Johnson, Ernie Ford, Mills Brothers, Molly Bee* 1959 Ricky Nelson, Homer & Jethro, Francis Brunn, The Chordettes, Jimmy Dean, Rosemary Clooney, Frankie Avalon* Jan Garber and His Orchestra* * State Fair Show
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