page_title: The Palace of Auburn Hills
section_title: Notable concerts
hierarchical_section_title: The Palace of Auburn Hills / History / Notable concerts
caption_attribution_description: English: Exterior shot of the Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan
context_page_description: The Palace of Auburn Hills, commonly referred to as The Palace, was a multi-purpose arena located in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It was the home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association, the Detroit Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association, the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League, the Detroit Rockers of the National Professional Soccer League, the Detroit Neon/Detroit Safari of the Continental Indoor Soccer League, and the Detroit Fury of the Arena Football League.
  The Palace was one of eight basketball arenas owned by their respective NBA franchises.
context_section_description: Sting performed during his ...Nothing Like the Sun Tour on August 13, 1988, becoming the very first musical act to perform at The Palace.
  Pink Floyd performed there on August 16–17, 1988 as part of their A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour.
  Michael Jackson performed three sold-out shows during his Bad World Tour on October 24–26, 1988.
  Janet Jackson performed two shows there on August 22–23, 1990 as part of her Rhythm Nation World Tour. Additionally, Jackson also performed there on July 30–31, 2001 during her All for You Tour.
  Aerosmith played the venue 14 times from 1990–2012.
  Van Halen performed four shows on their For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Tour on February 21–22, 1992 and on April 3–4, 1992. They also performed consecutive shows during their The Balance "Ambulance" Tour on April 15–16, 1995.
  U2 performed at The Palace on March 27, 1992 on the first leg of their Zoo TV Tour. During the performance, Bono called a local pizza bar from the stage and ordered 10,000 pizzas for the crowd in attendance. Approximately 100 pizzas were delivered.
  The Cure performed two consecutive shows, during their Wish Tour on July 18–19, 1992, with The Cranes as their opening act. The shows were recorded and released as a live album, entitled Show.
  Bon Jovi performed during their Keep The Faith world tour on March 2, 1993, their Crush Tour on November 18, 2000 and their Lost Highway Tour on February 20 and July 7, 2008.
  The Palace was the site of an attempt on the life of Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, while he was on tour, with former bandmate Robert Plant, during their No Quarter Tour. On March 31, 1995, Lance Alworth Cunningham, a 23-year-old who thought that Led Zeppelin's music contained "satanic messages", tried to rush the stage with a knife. He was subdued about 50 feet from the stage.
  Grand Funk Railroad performed a benefit show for the nation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in March 1997 during their Reunion Tour. The show also featured Peter Frampton, Alto Reed, Paul Shaffer, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. The performance was recorded, and released as the double-live Bosnia album in October of that year.
  Phish played at the Palace during their fall 1997 tour on December 6, 1997. This show is known as one of their funkiest performances of all time and includes funky versions of their songs Run Like an Antelope, Tweezer, and Izabella (Jimi Hendrix cover), among others.
  Madonna performed two sold-out shows during her Drowned World Tour on August 25–26, 2001. The shows were recorded and broadcast live on HBO and were later released as a DVD, entitled Drowned World Tour 2001.
  Prince brought his Musicology Live 2004ever tour to the Palace on June 20–21, 2004. He returned to the venue on July 31.
caption: The Palace at night
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