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.

Eagles concert held at Magnetic Hill was the largest event on their tour for 2008 with over 45,000 fans in attendance

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. The site has hosted annual or biennial summer concerts since the mid-2000s. Additional permanent infrastructure was installed following the 2005 concert headlined by The Rolling Stones. In 2011 a concert headlined by U2 saw the first use of the marketing term Magnetic Hill Music Festival.

Past Events
Year Event Name Artist Attendance
1984Papal VisitPope John Paul II75,000[1]
1998Classic Rock FestivalLynyrd Skynyrd, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Steppenwolf, Heart, Pat Benatar35,000[2]
2005A Bigger BangThe Rolling Stones89,260[3][4][5][6]
2006Country Rocks The HillBrooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson45,000
2008Soul2Soul II TourFaith Hill and Tim McGraw50,000[7]
2008Long Road Out of Eden TourEagles45,923[8][9]
2009Bon Jovi33,000[10]
2009Black Ice World TourAC/DC70,000[11][12]
2011U2 360° TourU266,823 [13][14][15]
2012Here And Now TourNickelback25,000 [16]
2012Wrecking Ball TourBruce Springsteen30,200[17]
2015Rock or Bust World TourAC/DC50,000[18][19]

See also

References
  1. Russell, George (1984-09-24). "An "Essentially Pastoral" Visit - TIME". TIME Magazine. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
  2. John Kay & Steppenwolf (1998-07-11). "Snapshots From The Road". Steppenwolf. Archived from the original on 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-08-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://u2.interference.com/f225/u2-360-boxscore-discussion-part-ii-211757-9.html
  5. Laura Bogomolny (2009-06-29). "Bon Jovi rocks Moncton again after 16 years". Telegraph-Journal. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  6. Canadian Press (2005-09-04). "Stones' Moncton show left people satisfied". CTV Television Network. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
  7. Canadian Press (2007-09-04). "Concert in Moncton a success, organizers getting set for next year". The News. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  8. Billboard Magazine (2008-10-01). "Concert Boxscore for the 2008-10-01 issue". Reuters. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
  9. Times & Transcript (2008-12-31). "Eagles concert draws huge crowds to Moncton". Times & Transcript. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  10. The Canadian Press (2008-06-29). "Bon Jovi plays to 33,000 in N.B." The Chronicle Herald. Archived from the original on July 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2009-08-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. CBC News (2009-04-09). "Rock band AC/DC plans summer Moncton concert". CBC News. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  13. Rolling Stone (2011-08-01). "U2 End 360 Tour In Moncton Canada With '40'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  14. CBC News (2011-08-02). "Moncton looks to future acts after U2 concert". CBC. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  15. U2 (2011-08-01). "Moncton, NB, CA (Magnetic Hill Music Festival)". U2. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  16. CBC News (2012-07-13). "Moncton's mega-concert days may be numbered". CBC News. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  17. Eric Lewis (2012-08-28). "Springsteen show a success: city". The Times & Transcript. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  18. Reed, Ryan (11 February 2015). "AC/DC Announce North American 'Rock or Bust' Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  19. "AC/DC Tickets, Tour Dates & Venue Information". Retrieved February 18, 2015.

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