Stadium of Fire originated as the Freedom Festival Panorama. It took on its current format and name in 1980 after Alan Osmond and Merrill Osmond acquired the festival[{{Cite web |title=Alan and Suzanne Osmond honored as Pillars of Utah Valley |url=https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/2021/nov/17/alan-and-suzanne-osmond-honored-as-pillars-of-utah-valley/ |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=heraldextra.com |language=en-US}}] as one of the money-making events conceived by the Osmond family in the early 1980s to recuperate money from father George Osmond's bad business partnerships that had left the family in deep debt.[{{Cite web |last=Benson |first=Lee |date=2018-12-27 |title=They're still the Osmond Brothers after all these years |url=https://www.deseret.com/2018/12/27/20662180/they-re-still-the-osmond-brothers-after-all-these-years |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Deseret News |language=en}}] Since 1980, it has become one of the largest Independence Day celebrations in the United States. With super star performers and also the Stadium of Fire Dancers. For the past 13 years it has been created and produced by Baruch Gayton Entertainment Group.
At the 2024 Stadium of Fire event, a firework malfunction injured 26 people.[{{cite web |last=Pitts |first=Emma |date=19 February 2025 |url=https://www.deseret.com/utah/2025/02/19/stadium-of-fire-provo-marshal-report-firework-error/|title=How did Provo’s fireworks mishap injure 26 people? |access-date=30 April 2025 |website=Deseret News |language=en}}]
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|+ Stadium performers
! Year !! Performer(s) |
| 1980
| The Osmonds |
| 1981
| The Osmonds |
| 1982
| The Osmonds |
| 1983
| The Osmonds |
| 1984
| Lee Greenwood; Donny, Marie, and Jimmy Osmond |
| 1985
| Roy Clark, David Hasselhoff, Miss America Sharlene Wells, The Osmond Brothers |
| 1986
| Crystal Gayle, Mr. T, Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 1987
| Bob Hope, The Osmond Boys (2nd Generation), Miss America Kellye Cash, Thurl Bailey |
| 1988
| Rich Little; Mary Hart; Emmanuel Lewis, Osmond Brothers |
| 1989
| NBC weatherman Willard Scott, Keshia Knight Pulliam, The Osmond Boys, The Jets |
| 1990
| Osmond Family, Wayne Newton, Highway 101 |
| 1991
| Andy Williams, Phylicia Rashad, Lorrie Morgan |
| 1992
| The Beach Boys |
| 1993
| Kenny Loggins, Jeffrey Osborne, Miss America Leanza Cornett |
| 1994
| The Oak Ridge Boys, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Mickey Mouse & his ToonTown friends |
| 1995
| Barbara Mandrell, Jay Leno, Utah Symphony |
| 1996
| Donny Osmond, Kurt Bestor |
| 1997
| Natalie Cole, The Jets |
| 1998
| Huey Lewis and the News |
| 1999
| Gladys Knight, All-4-One, Harry James Orchestra, Lex de Azevedo |
| 2000
| Alabama, The Osmonds-Second Generation |
| 2001
| Sawyer Brown |
| 2002
| Toby Keith |
| 2003
| Martina McBride, Sean Hannity |
| 2004
| Reba McEntire, Sean Hannity |
| 2005
| Mandy Moore, Lonestar, Debbie Reynolds, Lucy Lawless, The Osmonds[{{cite web|url=http://www.lucylawless.info/stadium-of-fire/sof-press.php|title=Lucy Lawless - About the STADIUM OF FIRE at America's Freedom Festival - Press Release}}] |
| 2006
| Taylor Hicks, Lee Ann Womack, Raven-Symoné |
| 2007
| Brooks & Dunn, Corbin Bleu, Glenn Beck |
| 2008
| Miley Cyrus, Blue Man Group, Glenn Beck |
| 2009
| Jonas Brothers, SHeDAISY, Glenn Beck[{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12754145|title=Utah Local News - Salt Lake City News, Sports, Archive - The Salt Lake Tribune|first=The Salt Lake|last=Tribune}}] |
| 2010
| Carrie Underwood, The 5 Browns, Jenny Oaks Baker, The Osmonds Second Generation, Eric Dodge |
| 2011
| Brad Paisley, David Archuleta, The Whits, Eve Asplund, Artie Hemphill and the Iron Horse Band[[http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/52121381-75/stadium-band-crowd-fire.html.csp Deseret News] Paisley, Archuleta provide fun American Saturday Night] |
| 2012
| The Beach Boys, Scotty McCreery, Ryan Innes |
| 2013
| Kelly Clarkson, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Cirque du Soleil[{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576968/Kelly-Clarkson-Carly-Rae-Jepson-will-headline-Stadium-of-Fire-this-summer.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402162031/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576968/Kelly-Clarkson-Carly-Rae-Jepson-will-headline-Stadium-of-Fire-this-summer.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2013|title=Kelly Clarkson, Carly Rae Jepsen will headline Stadium of Fire this summer|first=Ben|last=Lockhart|website=Deseret News|date=28 March 2013}}] |
| 2014
| Carrie Underwood, Studio C[{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865598976/Carrie-Underwood-to-headline-Stadium-of-Fire-2014.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320023838/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865598976/Carrie-Underwood-to-headline-Stadium-of-Fire-2014.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 20, 2014|title=Carrie Underwood to headline Stadium of Fire 2014|first=Whitney|last=Butters|website=Deseret News|date=19 March 2014}}] |
| 2015
| Journey, Olivia Holt[{{cite web|url=http://www.journeymusic.com/pages/news/journey-to-headline-stadium-fire-2015|title=journey to headline stadium fire 2015 - Journey|last=Journey}}] |
| 2016
| Tim McGraw[{{cite web|url=http://www.ksl.com/?sid=39007128&nid=294&title=tim-mcgraw-to-headline-2016-stadium-of-fire|title=Tim McGraw to headline 2016 Stadium of Fire - KSL.com}}] |
| 2017
| Little Big Town, Brian Regan,[{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/provo/comedian-brian-regan-to-join-stadium-of-fire-lineup/article_c773be08-d6ed-56dc-b438-38df6195f792.html|title=Comedian Brian Regan to join Stadium of Fire lineup|last=Herald|first=Doug Fox and Genelle Pugmire Daily|website=Daily Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-06-19}}] and Hunter Hayes[{{cite web|url=http://www.ksl.com/?sid=43590524&nid=148&title=little-big-town-to-headline-annual-stadium-of-fire-concert|title=Little Big Town to headline annual Stadium of Fire concert|publisher=ksl.com}}] |
| 2018
| OneRepublic and Lexi Walker[{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/provo/onerepublic-plays-to-sold-out-crowd-at-stadium-of-fire/article_16e6fa15-c9f5-51e6-a412-38f68cf0a3b1.html|title=OneRepublic plays to sold-out crowd at Stadium of Fire|publisher=heraldextra.com}}] |
| 2019
| Keith Urban, Chuck Norris, and Flippenout[{{cite web|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900059979/utah-stadium-of-fire-2019-lineup-keith-urban-chuck-norris.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404104428/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900059979/utah-stadium-of-fire-2019-lineup-keith-urban-chuck-norris.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 4, 2019|title=Keith Urban, Chuck Norris set to headline this year's Stadium of Fire|date=12 March 2019|publisher=Deseret News}}] |
| 2020 | (KSL-TV Channel 5 airs a special presentation of the Best of Stadium of Fire on July 4, 2020 at 9pm due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.) |
| 2021 | Lee Greenwood, Collin Raye, David Archuleta, Jenny Oaks Baker, Millennial Choirs and Orchestras, Nitro Circus, Stadium of Fire 4One [{{cite web |title=America's Freedom Festival at Provo, Stadium of Fire |url=https://www.freedomfestival.org/event/stadium-of-fire/ |website=America's Freedom Festival |publisher=America's Freedom Festival at Provo |access-date=4 July 2021}}][{{cite web |last1=Sisson |first1=Makenzie |date=2 July 2021 |title=Is Stadium of Fire Happening in 2021? |url=https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/7/2/22559342/americas-freedom-festival-expecting-high-july-fourth-holiday-2021-turnout-stadium-of-fire |access-date=4 July 2021 |website=Deseret News |publisher=}}] |
| 2022 | Tim McGraw, Marie Osmond |
| 2023 | Journey |
| 2024 | Jonas Brothers |Zion’s Youth Symphony and Chorus | |