Side 4 of Peter Gabriel's 1983 double-LP, Plays Live, including the songs "Shock the Monkey", "Humdrum", "On the Air", and "Biko", was recorded at Memorial Hall on December 4, 1982.

Memorial Hall hosted some games of the Kansas City Steers of the American Basketball League from 1961 to 1963.

The earliest documented Pro Wrestling event at Memorial Hall took place on February 23, 1931 when Charlie Fischer defeated Billy Wolfe in 39 minutes.

[3] From the early 30's until the mid 1940's, Professional Wrestling ran twice a week all year long at Memorial Hall.

Legends of the past like Harley Race, Butch Reed, Roger Kirby and Bob Geigel all attended the premier.

The two teams wrestled to a thirty minute draw with former NWA World Champion Pat O'Connor serving as special referee.