Credit Union 1 Arena

Description and history

Notable events

1980s

• Prince performed the final show of his 1999 Tour here on April 10, 1983.
• Black Sabbath performed here on November 18, 1983 on their completely sold-out Born Again Tour featuring Deep Purple's Ian Gillan on vocals.
• Bon Jovi performed here on March 4, 1987. Parts of the footage were used in the Wanted Dead or Alive video clip.
• The Grateful Dead performed here April 9, 10, and 11, 1987.
• Madonna performed there as part of her first tour ever, Virgin Tour, in 1985.
• Starrcade 87: Chi-Town Heat took place November 26, 1987
• Metallica performed there on November 17, 1988 as part of the Damaged Justice tour promoting their fourth album,...And Justice for All.
• Chi-Town Rumble took place February 20, 1989
• The Fire Meets the Fury Tour Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck took place October 28, 1989
• Deep Purple performed here on February 16, 17, 1985 on their sold out Perfect Strangers tour

  1990s

• Halloween Havoc 90 took place October 27, 1990
• Phish performed here on June 18 and November 25, 1994. Both concerts would be released in full on the band's 2012 box set Chicago '94.
• The World Air Games, a high jump competition, was held at the UIC Pavilion February 16, 1996.

  2000s

• Members of the US National men's and women's gymnastics shows participated at an event at the UIC Pavilion in early October 2003.
• The UIC Pavilion hosted the AIBA 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, which was the largest AIBA World Championships in its history. It took place October 23- November 3, 2007.
• WEC 40 took place at the Pavilion on April 25, 2009.

  2010s

• November 5-7, 2010 the UIC Pavilion hosted the 2010 WFTDA championships series, which was dubbed the Uproar on the Lakeshore.
• July 24, 2011 the UIC Pavilion hosted the 2010 CoverGirl Classic USA Gymnastics event
• July 23, 2011 the UIC Pavilion hosted the 2011 CoverGirl Classic USA Gymnastics event
• May 23 and 24, 2012 the UIC Pavilion hosted the first two days of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. The third day was held at Symphony Center. The event was held in Chicago simultaneous to the 2012 Chicago Summit.
• May 26, 2012 the UIC Pavilion hosted the Secret U.S. Classic USA Gymnastics event.
• Sept 17, 2015, the WNBA Chicago Sky defeated the Indiana Fever 77-72 at the UIC Pavilion before a crowd of 4,098 in game 1 of an Eastern Conference Semifinal series of the 2015 WNBA Playoffs.
• March 11, 2016: Donald Trump canceled his scheduled political rally at the UIC Pavilion. Unrest between Trump supporters and protesters followed.
• Feb 16, 2018, kickboxing event was held at the UIC Pavilion.
• Feb 28, 2018, rock band A Day to Remember performed to a sold-out crowd on their '15 Years in the Making' tour, which was also the biggest headlining the crowd the band had played for to date.
• In April 2018, the UIC Pavilion hosted the NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships.