The Augusta Civic Center is a 6,777-seat multi-purpose arena

Arena

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, in Augusta, Maine

Augusta, Maine

Augusta is the capital of the US state of Maine, county seat of Kennebec County, and center of population for Maine. The city's population was 19,136 at the 2010 census, making it the third-smallest state capital after Montpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota...

, USA

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, owned by the city of Augusta. It has a total of 49000 square feet (4,552.2 m²) and 26 rooms. The main room is 32000 sq ft (2,972.9 m²).

It is located on Community Drive off Civic Center Drive and next to Highway I-95.

It hosts concerts and sporting events, including the high school basketball tournament sponsored by the Maine Principals' Association

Maine Principals' Association

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.

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...

 performed during their No Code Tour

No Code Tour

The No Code Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam to support its fourth album, No Code.-History:Pearl Jam promoted No Code with tours in North America and Europe in the fall of 1996. The short tour of North America focused on the East Coast of the United States...

 on September 26, 1996, with The Fastbacks

Fastbacks

The Fastbacks were a Seattle punk rock band. Formed in 1979 by songwriter/guitarist Kurt Bloch , and friends Lulu Gargiulo and Kim Warnick , they disbanded in 2001...

 as their opening act. Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls

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 player Dennis Rodman

Dennis Rodman

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 attended the show and during the climax of "Alive", came onstage to offer Vedder some red wine. To the excitement of the crowd, Vedder responded by hopping on Rodman's back and riding him piggyback style across the stage while singing. Rodman later received a Walkman

Walkman

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carved with Vedder's initials containing the concert recording and cited this as one his most thrilling experiences.

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