In 1983, the venue hosted the Rock Pop Festival, featuring Iron Maiden (headliner band), Scorpions, Ozzy Osbourne, Def Leppard, Quiet Riot, Judas Priest, Krokus and The Michael Schenker Group[2] - one of the largest heavy metal lineups of all time, featuring these bands at the peak of their careers.
[citation needed] On 17 July 1990, Madonna, one of the most globally successful female artists, performed a show during her Blond Ambition Tour.
[citation needed] Iron Maiden recorded Death on the Road, a live CD/DVD, at the venue on 24 November 2003.
[citation needed] Westfalenhallen is officially a terminus station of the Dortmund Stadtbahn (urban rail) line U45 and U46, part of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR).
In case of football matches of Borussia Dortmund or other events at Westfalenstadion, the trains serve the terminus station Stadion.