 Elvis Presley appeared at Stokely on April 8, 1972, March 15, 1974, and May 20, 1977.Portions of the 1972 shows, and other scenes around Knoxville and at McGhee Tyson Airport, were filmed and brief moments were included in the 1972 MGM documentary "Elvis on Tour".When Thompson–Boling Arena opened and took over then mantle of being Knoxville's dominant concert venue, several acts that had played Stokely in the 1970s and 1980s began to play Thompson-Boling Arena from the late 1980s onward.