Also gone is the RCA Dome.  Although many hated the acoustics in the Dome, it was the site of many large, over-the-top shows.  U2 made a visit on the Joshua Tree tour after fans scrambled with a petition to have the city added.  Although they put on a good show, I wouldn’t rate it the best, given their desire be somewhere else. 

Another big 80’s show was the Monsters of Rock tour.  The nearly six hour show included Metallica, Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken, and Kingdom come. If you couldn’t get the head banging out of your system that day, you weren’t trying.  Pink Floyd made a famous visit to the Dome during the Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour.  Legend has it that a fan decided to attempt to fly from the upper deck while the band was playing Learning to Fly.  He must not have followed the directions. 

But the best show to ever rock the RCA Dome was the Rolling Stones. In fact, the only thing better than the Rolling Stones Steel Wheels Tour concert in Indy was the Voodoo Lounge tour stop five years later.  It boasted the largest stage to ever be assembled in the venue and featured a twenty-seven song set list.  Despite it being the first tour without long-time bassist Bill Wyman, the show was spectacular.  Less than spectacular was opening act Counting Crows. They sounded mediocre that evening and seemed to want to be anywhere than the Circle City.