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The Shreveport and Bossier City area's have rich musical history. From the origins of Elivs to the birthplace of Lead Belly...from the source material for Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" to the first ever concert of a Sammy Hagar-fronted Van Halen, our area has a lot of musical heritage.

That also includes the massive amount of historical artists we've seen entertain crowds on both sides of the Red River. In the past, I've written about the artists who played historic buildings in Shreveport, but now it's time to let Bossier shine.

The current Brookshire Grocery Area opened its doors back in 2000, and over the next two decades it played host to some of the biggest musical acts in the world. Some of those acts, more than once. Which is what we're going to look at now.

The Biggest Artist To Play Bossier's Arena More Than Once

Now it's Brookshire Grocery Arena (the nickname has to be The Sack), but it has been known by a few names. CenturyTel Arena, CenturyLink Arena, whatever it was called, it hosted a lot of big musical acts. Here are some of the biggest artists who have brought their talents to that building more than once

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