1. KISS
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Credit: HANDOUT
TRUTH! The iconic rock 'n' roll band KISS actually played in Dayton recently, on August 22 to the delight of thousands of area fans.
>> 4 things you'll experience at a KISS show
2. Willie Nelson
Credit: Jim Witmer
Credit: Jim Witmer
TRUTH! Most recently, Willie Nelson performed at The Fraze Pavillion last summer with Old Crow Medicine Show. Lucky for you, if you missed it, he'll be coming back to The Rose Music Center this summer.
>> Willie Nelson summer concert tickets on sale
3. Prince
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Credit: HANDOUT
TRUTH! Prince appeared in Dayton not once but SEVERAL times throughout his career.
>>Prince's memorable performances in Dayton
4. Frank Zappa
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Credit: HANDOUT
TRUTH! Fans filled the seats…and aisles of Hara Arena for Frank Zappa in on November 20, 1974.
The normally 5,500-seat venue was “unofficially” stretched well beyond that, with estimates approaching 10,000. Hara Arena might have shut down that night had the real numbers been released.
>>>4 things you may not know about Hara Arena
5. BB King
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Credit: Contributed
TRUTH! "The first show I ever went to was Grand Funk Railroad, with B.B. King as the opener," Don Habil, an avid Dayton music fan, said. "It was a weird crowd. Half the crowd was well-dressed black people and the other half 20-year-old dirty white punks."
6. Cher
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Credit: photo by wright state u
TRUTH! Cher performed at the Nutter Center three times. Once in 2000 and twice in 2003.
7. Beastie Boys
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Credit: Lisa Powell
TRUTH! The Beastie Boys performed with Sheryl Crow and Ben Harper at a Get Out and Vote '08 concert at Hara Arena.
>>PHOTOS: Hara Arena through the years
8. The Rolling Stones
TRUTH! Before The Rolling Stones were HUGE, they performed in Dayton and apparently, it was horrible.
>>The night The Rolling Stones bombed in Dayton
9. Gucci Mane
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Credit: Peter Wine for MediaMoments.com
TRUTH! Believe it or not, this DID indeed happen.
10. Limp Bizkit
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Credit: Facebook
This year, "organizers" of the 4/20 Limp Bizkit "concert" at the Wayne Avenue Sunoco said the band was coming to town and this time it was "for reals."
Better luck next year.
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