Putting this list together confirmed two things: time goes by way too fast, and Portland had (and still has) a wide variety of bands coming through our city.
If you were at the Cumberland County Civic Center (now known as the Cross Insurance Arena) on that memorable night, you probably remember an explosive performance as these two iconic bands took the stage.
It was a beautiful spring day in Portland, Maine, and fans of both the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters were fired up for what was sure to be one of the highlighted rock concerts of the year. But it turned out to be even more than that.
They had recently released their massive album, "American Idiot". When the news dropped that Green Day was coming to Portland, Maine, fans lost their minds.
This is cool. Portland doesn't see too many of these types of events, so I'm excited about it. Happening conveniently at the Cross Insurance Arena right downtown Portland, is a bunch of unique indoor "extreme" ice races.
Seeing the Dropkick Murphy's perform any time of the year is a party but there's some a little extra special about seeing them on the week of St. Patrick's Day.