Past Events at MK Bowl
Here's a list of big gigs at Milton Keynes Bowl since the venue opened in 1979.

1979 DESMOND DECKER with Geno Washington, Sat 8th September
1980 POLICE with Squeeze, UB40, Skatfish, Sector 27, Sat 26th July
1981 THIN LIZZY with Judie Tzuke, The Ian Hunter Band, Q Tips, Trimmer and Jenkins,Sat 8th August
1982 QUEEN, with Heart, Teardrop Explodes, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Sat 5th June
GENESIS, with Talk Talk, The Blues Band, John Martyn, Sat 2nd October
1983 DAVID BOWIE, with The Beat and Icehouse Fri 1st, Sat 2nd, Sun 3rd July
1984 STATUS QUO with Marillion, Nazareth, Gary Glitter, Jason and the Scorchers, Sat 21st July
1985 U2 with REM, The Ramones, Billy Bragg, Spear Of Destiny, The Men They Couldn’t Hang, Faith Brothers, Sat 22nd June
1986 SIMPLE MINDS with The Bangles, The Cult, Lloyd Cole and The Commotions, Big Audio Dynamite, The Waterboys, In Tua Nua, Dr and The Medics, Sat 21st June
MARILLION with special guests, Gary Moore, Jethro Tull, Magnum,
Mamas Boys, Sat 28th June
1988 Amnesty International event with Stranglers, Aswad, The Damned, Howard Jones, Joe Strummer, Aztec Camera, B.A.D, Sat 18th, Sun 19th June
MICHAEL JACKSON, with Kim Wilde, Sat 10th September
1989 BON JOVI with Europe, Vixen and Skid Row, Sat 19th August
1990 DAVID BOWIE, with Gene Loves Jezebel, The Men They Couldn’t Hang, Two Way Street, Sat 4th, Sun 5th August
ERASURE, with Adamski, Sat 1st September
1991 ZZ TOP with Bryan Adams, Liitle Angels, The Firm, Thunder Sat 6th July
SIMPLE MINDS, with Stranglers, OMD Sat 21st August
1993 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, Sat 23rd May
GUNS 'n’ ROSES, The Cult, Soul Asylum, Sat 29th, Sun 30th May
METALLICA with Megadeth, Diamond Head, The Almighty, Sat 5th June
BON JOVI with Manic Street Preachers, Billy Idol, Little Angels, Sat 18th, Sun 19th September
1994 UB40 with Jamiroquai, Sat 13th August
1995 REM with Blur, Belly and Magnapop Sat 29th July; with Radiohead, Cranberries and Sleeper Sunday 30th July
1996 BON JOVI, Joan Osborne, Gun, Seven, Sat 6th, Sun 7th July
1998 OZZFEST with Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Foo Fighters, Therapy, Pantera, Sat 20th June
1999 METALLICA, with Terrorvision, Placebo, Marilyn Manson, Sat 10th July
2001 OZZFEST, with Black Sabbath, Slipknot, Tool, Papa Roach, Sat 26 May
AC/DC with The Offspring, Queens Of The Stone Age and Megadeth Fri 8th June
BON JOVI with Matchbox Twenty, Delirious? Sat 17th June
ROBBIE WILLIAMS with Toploader, ABC, Fri 20th, Sat 21st, Sun 22nd July
2002 SUMMER XS with Ronan Keating, Blue, Beverley Knight and The Lighthouse Family, Sun 16th June
2003 SUMMER XS with Simply Red, Blue and Busted, Sunday 15th June
EMINEM with 50 Cent, Cypress Hill, D12 and Obie Trice, Xzibit Sat 21st, Sun 22nd, Mon 23rd June
2004 SUMMER XS with McFly, Natasha Bedingfield, Sun 20th June
2005 GREEN DAY with Jimmy Eat World, Taking Back Sunday, Hard Fi, Sat 18th, Sun 19th June
SUMMER XS with McFly, Texas and Charlotte Church, Sun 25th June
OASIS with The Zutons, Secret Machines, 22:20’s, Redwalls Sat 9 July; The Coral, 22:20’s, Secret Machines, The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Sun 10th July
2006 MONSTERS OF ROCK with Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Journey, Thunder, Ted Nugent, Sat 3rd June
BON JOVI, with Nickelback, Spin, Sat 10th and Sun 11th June
TAKE THAT with Sugababes and Beverley Knight, Sat 24th, Sun 25th June
ROBBIE WILLIAMS with Basement Jaxx, Orson, Thur 14th, Fri 15th, Sat 16th, Mon 18th, Tues 19th September
2008 LINKIN PARK, JAY Z, present Projekt Revolution with Pendulum, N*E*R*D,
Enter Shikari, The Bravery, Inner Party System, Sun 29th June

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1993
written by Spunk., February 14, 2010
I was at the Bon Jovi concert on the 19th september 1993, I had the best time and met my partner there!

I feel so lucky to have seen the Little Angels live before they split!
1991 zztop
written by Billypug, August 05, 2009
In relation to the last comment who really gives a F**K!!!!!!!!!! Love this site!
1991 ZZTop
written by Steve ed, August 05, 2009
"""The list of bands is incorrect third on the bill that day was not the Firm but was actually """"the Law"""" (featuring Paul Rodgers on vocals and drummer Kenny Jones). The band names are similar and both bands had Paul Rodgers in them so easy mistake. They were great as were Thunder (who had been rumoured in the rock press to have been a bit annoyed at the late addition of the Law above them on the bill)."""
ZZTOP 91
written by Jeff Smith, May 20, 2009
"""This was a great gig there were a few band i wouldnt have normally paid to see but enjoyed them all. The gig was the day before Bryan Adams """"Everything i Do....."""" went to number 1 i remember him making some comment relating to it charting on the sunday... if only we knew then what we endured after - 16 bloody weeks !!!"""
Bowl events
written by Paul Griffiths, March 14, 2009
I saw Nigel Kennedy at The Bowl but not sure when this was. Early 90s?
ZZtop 91
written by Leon, February 20, 2009
Just watched ZZ top on CMC - remeber going in 91 to see Bryan Little angels and thunder -- ZZ top were an after thought - one of the best concerts I have been too
DAVID BOWIE with The Beat and Icehouse Fri 1st Sat 2nd Sun 3rd July
written by WGC, December 02, 2008
It was NOT The Beat it was GENERAL PUBLIC.
GUNS N ROSES
written by DAVID SMITH, October 01, 2008
YOU HAVE MISSED OUT GUNS N ROSES 92(?) - WET BUT GOOD ZZTOP IN 91 WAS NICE HOT DAY!!
Bowl
written by jimma, September 26, 2008
i was there at green day woo!
Bowl
written by jimma, September 26, 2008
i was there at green day woo!
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