The Sleep Train Pavilion (formerly known as the Chronicle Pavilion and before that, the Concord Pavilion) is an outdoor venue located in Concord, California. It is owned by the City of Concord and operated by Live Nation. ^[1]. The Pavilion has a capacity of 12,500 people and opened in 1975 as the Concord Pavilion. It is used for concerts, local community events (including an annual jazz festival) and local high school graduations.

The Pavilion was designed by architect Frank Gehry and landscape architect Peter Walker, and Gehry also designed its mid-1990s renovations, which included more parking and seats^[2]. The venue has hosted numerous professional musical acts over the years of its operation, and continues to do so to this day. Bing Crosby played his last US concert at the Pavilion.^{[citation needed]} Lawrence Welk's appearance at the Concord Pavilion on June 13, 1982 was billed as his farewell performance.^[3] Legendary concert promoter Bill Graham was killed in a 1991 helicopter crash after leaving a concert at the Pavilion by Huey Lewis and the News that had been organized as a benefit for the victims of that year's fire in the Oakland Hills; Graham's production company, Bill Graham Presents (BGP), had been the booking agent for the Concord Pavilion since at least 1985.^[4]

In a deal with the city of Concord, Bill Graham Presents took over operations of the facility in February 2000. Shortly thereafter, its name was changed to the Chronicle Pavilion at Concord, following the purchase of the naming rights by the business agent of the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Francisco Newspaper Agency.^[4] BGP was purchased in 2000, along with its parent, SFX Promotions, by Clear Channel Communications^[5]; in 2005, Clear Channel would spin off its concert operations into Live Nation, which operates the Pavilion to this day.

The Pavilion's latest name change took place in April 2006, when it became the Sleep Train Pavilion after the California-based mattress retailer purchased the naming rights.^[1]

The First Battle of the Bands for high school, middle school, and elementary school students took place in 2006 and the winner was a high school band, Poster Boy.^{[citation needed]}

See also[link]

• List of contemporary amphitheatres

References[link]

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"Run to the Hills" was Iron Maiden's sixth single and the first from their 1982 album The Number of the Beast. It was written by Steve Harris, the band's bassist and founding member, and remains one of their most popular songs, with VH1 ranking it No. 27 on their list of the 40 Greatest Metal Songs^[1] and No. 14 on their list of the Greatest Hard Rock Songs.^[2] The guitar solo is played by Dave Murray.

Themes[link]

The song documents the conflict that occurred between European settlers in the New World and Native American tribes during the days of colonisation and later westward expansion.^[3][4] The song is written from both perspectives,^[5] covering the Natives' viewpoint in the first verse and the Europeans in the rest of the song.^[6]

Original 1982 release[link]

The song was released as a single on 12 February 1982 as a prelude to the album,^[7] making it Iron Maiden's debut release with new vocalist Bruce Dickinson. "Total Eclipse" was selected as the single's B-side over the song "Gangland", which in turn would appear on the initial version of the album.^[8] The band later regretted this decision, with Steve Harris commenting, "We chose the wrong track as the B-side. I think if "Total Eclipse" had been on the album instead of "Gangland", it would have been far better."^[8] The song was added to the The Number of the Beast album when it was remastered in 1998.

It is the second of three single covers featuring Derek Riggs' depiction of Satan, which debuted on "Purgatory" and later appeared on "The Number of the Beast" covers. According to Riggs, the idea behind the original "Run to the Hills" cover was based around the idea of a "power struggle in hell", in which the band's mascot, Eddie, battles Satan with a tomahawk (referencing the song's subject matter).^[9]

Other releases[link]

In 1985, a live version of "Run to the Hills", taken from Live After Death, was released as the band's thirteenth single, along with live versions of "Phantom of the Opera" and "Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)" as its the B-sides. According to Riggs, he was asked to paint a cover illustration both "Run to the Hills" and "Phantom of the Opera" and so the artwork depicts Eddie as the phantom in a hilly landscape.^[10]

Following former drummer Clive Burr's announcement that he was suffering from multiple sclerosis, "Run to the Hills" was released again in 2002 to raise money for the newly established Clive Burr MS Trust Fund.^[11] Two variations were issued, the original studio version and a live version taken from the Rock in Rio concert, with different B-sides.^[12]

Appearances in media[link]

An all-star cover version of the song is found on the tribute album Numbers from the Beast, featuring Robin McAuley on vocals, Michael Schenker and Pete Fletcher on guitars, Tony Franklin on bass and Brian Tichy (Derek Sherinian, B'z) on drums.^[13][14] The all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens recorded the song on their self-titled debut album.^[15] Former Babes in Toyland singer and guitarist Kat Bjelland's Katastrophy Wife covered the song in their Heart On EP in 2007.^[16] The song was covered in 2008 by Sign on the tribute CD Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden released by Kerrang! magazine.^[17] The Swedish lounge metal band Hellsongs included a cover version on their 2008 album Hymns in the Key of 666.^[18] In 2009, the eventual Swedish Idol 2009 series winner Erik Grönwall sang it during the live shows and released it as a single in the same year, peaking at No. 23 in the Swedish Singles Chart.^[19] Progressive metal band Dream Theater covered a live version of the song, along with the entire The Number Of The Beast album, as an "official bootleg".^[20]

The song is also featured in the soundtracks of several video games, including SSX On Tour as the title's main theme,^[21] and GTA IV: The Lost and Damned.^[22] In addition, a cover version is featured in Rock Band, in which it received an 'Impossible' difficulty rating,^[23] while the original version was made available via download in June 2009.^[24]

Track listing[link]

1982 7" single (UK: EMI 5263, UK: EMIP 5263 [picture disc], Germany: EMI 1A 006-07604, Netherlands: EMI 1A 006-07604)

1. "Run to the Hills" (Steve Harris) – 3:50
2. "Total Eclipse" (Clive Burr, Harris, Dave Murray) – 4:28

1982 12" maxi (Europe: EMI 1C K 052-07 604 Z)

1. "Run to the Hills" (Harris) – 3:51
2. "Total Eclipse" (Burr, Harris, Murray) – 4:24

1985 7" single (UK: EMI EMI 5542)

1. "Run to the Hills" (live - Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California 14-17 March 1985) (Harris) – 3:54
2. "Phantom of the Opera" (live - Hammersmith Odeon, London 8-12 October 1984) (Harris) – 7:20

1985 12" single (UK: EMI 12EMI 5542, UK: 12EMIP 5542 [picture disc])

1. "Run to the Hills" (live - Long Beach Arena, L.A. 14-17 March 1985) (Harris) – 3:54
2. "Phantom of the Opera" (live - Hammersmith Odeon, London 8-12 October 1984) (Harris) – 7:20
3. "Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)" (live - Hammersmith Odeon, London 8-12 October 1984) (Harris) – 4:14

2002 7" limited single (Europe: EMI EM 612)

1. "Run to the Hills" (Harris) – 3:50
2. "Total Eclipse" (live - Hammersmith Odeon, London 20 March 1982) (Burr, Harris, Murray) – 4:28

2002 CD single

Part I (UK: EMI CDEM 612/7243 5 50623 0 7)

This version contains the studio version of the song "Run to the Hills", while the B-sides were recorded live at the Reading Festival on 28 August 1982. It also includes the Camp Chaos version of the "Run to the Hills" music video.^[12]

1. "Run to the Hills" (Harris) – 3:50
2. "22 Acacia Avenue" (live - Reading Festival, Little Johns Farm, England 28 August 1982) (Harris, Adrian Smith) – 6:33
3. "The Prisoner" (live - Reading Festival, Little Johns Farm, England 28 August 1982) (Harris, Smith) – 5:55
4. "Run to the Hills" (Camp Chaos video) (Harris)

Part II (UK: EMI CDEM 612/7243 5 50623 0 7)

This version contains a live version of the song taken from the Rock in Rio live album, while the B-sides were recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London on 20 March 1982. The live video is also from the Rock in Rio concert.^[12]

1. "Run to the Hills" (live - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 19 January 2001) (Harris) – 4:59
2. "Children of the Damned" (live - Hammersmith Odeon, London 20 March 1982) (Smith, Harris) – 4:32
3. "Total Eclipse" (live - Hammersmith Odeon, London 20 March 1982) (Burr, Harris, Murray) – 3:57
4. "Run to the Hills" (live video)

Personnel[link]

1982 studio and live recordings

• Bruce Dickinson – lead vocals
• Steve Harris – bass, backing vocals
• Dave Murray – lead & rhythm guitar
• Adrian Smith – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Clive Burr – drums

1985 live recordings

• Bruce Dickinson – lead vocals
• Steve Harris – bass, backing vocals
• Dave Murray – lead & rhythm guitar
• Adrian Smith – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Nicko McBrain - drums

2001 live recording

• Bruce Dickinson – lead vocals
• Steve Harris – bass, backing vocals
• Dave Murray – lead & rhythm guitar
• Adrian Smith – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Janick Gers - lead & rhythm guitar
• Nicko McBrain - drums

Chart performance[link]

Notes[link]

1. ^ Re-release of all four singles as part of The First Ten Years box set. Exceeded the length limit of the UK Singles chart.

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