A sampling of shows that have played the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium over the last 57 years.
1951-2008

CELEBRITY SPEAKERS

President George W. Bush
President George and Barbara Bush
Lady Margaret Thatcher
Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf
Carol Burnett
Tom Brokaw
Lou Holtz
James Earl Jones
Joe Theisman
Lynn Swann
Julius “Dr. J” Ervin
Sean Hannity
Ted Kennedy, Jr.
Bernice King
Mike Gallagher
Tom Joyner
Steve Spurrier
Senator John McCain

 

BROADWAY/ARTS

Garrison Keillor
A Prairie Home Companion
Guy Lombardo
Victor Borge
1776
Ol' Calcutta
Clayton Moore
The Wiz
Grease
Annie
A Good Man is Hard to Find
42nd Street
Saint Petersburg Ballet
CATS
Chicago
The Buddy Holly Story
Annie Get Your Gun
Sprit of the Dance
A Christmas Carol
Wizard of Oz
Hal Holbrook as Mark Twain
Phantom of the Opera
Atlanta Ballet
Singing in the Rain
Rudolf Nureyev
Evita
Pittsburgh Symphony
Texas Opera Company
Big River
HAIR
Juliet Prowse
Boys Choir of Harlem
Oliver
Sugar Babes
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
A Chorus Line
"The Presidents Own" U.S. Marine Band
The Dorsey Brothers
Lord of the Dance
Jesus Christ Superstar
Marvin Hamlisch
Miss South Carolina Pageant

 

COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS

Taylor Swift
Rhonda Vincent and the Rage
Loretta Lynn
Brad Paisley
Down From the Mountain
Faith Hill
Tim McGraw
Kenny Chesney
Charlie Daniels

Phil Vassar
Gatlin Brothers
Aaron Tippin
Bryan White
Diamond Rio
Joe Diffie
Neal McCoy
Dolly Parton
George Jones
LeAnn Rimes
Alison Krauss
Marty Stuart
Chet Atkins
Tracy Lawrence
John Anderson
Little Texas
Sawyer Brown
Kentucky Headhunters
Alan Jackson
Restless Heart
Pam Tillis
Doug Stone
Dwight Yoakam
Vince Gill
Ricky Van Shelton
Lee Greenwood
Reba McEntire
Steve Wariner
Ricky Skaggs
Barbara Mandrell
Merle Haggard
Hank Williams Jr.
Tanya Tucker
T. Graham Brown
Travis Tritt
Eddy Arnold
Statler Brothers
Jim Reeves  
Nickel Creek
David Ball
Jerry Douglas

 

 

POP/ROCK/JAZZ

Phish
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Billy Joel
Dave Matthews
Tori Amos
Crosby, Stills, & Nash
3 Doors Down
Ben Harper
Journey
Donny Osmond
Jim Brickman
Jerry Lee Lewis
Terence Blanchard
Widespread Panic
Bob Dylan
The Tokens
Dan Fogelberg
The Righteous Brothers
Harry Connick, Jr.
Marshall Tucker Band
Black Crowes
Boston
The Wallflowers
Tom Jones
Robert Palmer
Joan Jett
Kenny G.
Eddie Money
Mamas & Papa's
The Byrds
The Turtles
Atlanta Rhythm Section 
The Beach Boys
Bruce Hornsby
Delbert McClinton
Derek Trucks Band
Lyle Lovett

R/B

Ray Charles
Roberta Flack
James Earl Jones
Mystikal
Brandy
B.B. King
Bobby Bland
James Brown
Millie Jackson
Patti Labelle
Jeffery Osborne
Peabo Bryson
Stephanie Mills
The Whispers
Temptations
Freddie Jackson  
Eddie Levert
Gerald Levert

 

COMEDY

Jerry Seinfeld
Rodney Carrington
Jeff Foxworthy
Bill Engvall
George Carlin
Gallagher
James Gregory
Tim Wilson

Steve Harvey
Bernie Mac
DC Curry
Carrot Top
Rich Little
Lewis Grizzard
Yakov Smirnoff
Smothers Brothers
Jerry Clower
Rickey Smiley
Tim Conway
Harvey Korman
Carol Burnett

GOSPEL/
CONTEMPORARY

Amy Grant
Ernie Haase
Third Day
Plus One
ZOË girl
Kirk Franklin & The Family
The Cathedrals
McKamey’s
Inspirations Quartet
Shirley Caesar
Gold City
Jimmy Swaggart
Truth
4 HIM
New Song
Petra
James Robinson
Blue Ridge Quartet
Chuck Wagon Gang
Gov. Jimmie Davis
J.D. Sumner & The Stamps
Kingsmen
Dove Brothers Quartet
The Hoppers

FAMILY

Sesame Street Live
Bear in the Big Blue House
Royal Palace Circus
Magic of David Copperfield
Hanneford Circus
Lipizzaner Stallions
Slim Goodbody
Sharon, Lois & Bram
The Doodlebops
Dorothy the Dinosaur
Care Bears Live
Dragon Tales Live