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The Pittsburgh Steelers played their first game in Three Rivers Stadium on September 20, 1970—a 19–7 loss to the Houston Oilers. [34] Throughout their 31 seasons in Three Rivers Stadium, the Steelers posted a record of 182–72, including a 13-5 playoff record, and defeated every visiting franchise at least once from the stadium's opening ...
The resulting tour broke box office records across North America. [2] On May 5 at Tampa Stadium, Florida, they played to 56,800 fans (breaking the record set by The Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1965), and grossed $309,000 (US$2,120,843 in 2023 dollars [3]). [4] [5] In total, this tour grossed over $4,000,000 (US$27,454,273 in 2023 dollars [3]). [1]
Box office: US$175 million ... The band chose to donate all revenues from the gig ... Three Rivers Stadium: 62,939 / 62,939: $1,790,526
[3] [4] The tour marked the first time that the band played in the Soviet Union, Norway, Spain and New Zealand, and was the first time they had played in Australia since 1971 and Japan since 1972. Worldwide, the band grossed around US$135 million, making A Momentary Lapse of Reason the highest-grossing tour of the 1980s.
Box office: US $75 million ... Houston: Houston Astrodome: 80,000 / 80,000 — ... Three Rivers Stadium: October 14, 1984 November 7, 1984
Box office: US$320 million (US$ ... The band's set list at the first show at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.: ... Three Rivers Stadium: 49,332 / 49,332: $2,311,297 1 ...
The leg, which began in February 1977, was the band's first full arena leg of the tour. [5] Tickets for two shows at The Summit in Houston sold out in less than twelve hours. [6] Ticket prices for outdoor venues were US$8.50 in advance and $10 on the day of the show, while indoor venues were $6 in advance and $7 at the door. [5]
Mark Madden, a staff writer from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette gave the performance at the Three Rivers Stadium a positive review. He acknowledged that more than 35,000 fans couldn't help but be struck when Eddie Van Halen's fleet fingers played through two hours of the band's biggest hits.