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The Concert Room

The legendary Philadelphia Spectrum Arena- America"s Showplace!A podcast session about the Philadelphia Spectrum Concerts! From 1967-2009, the Spectrum held and hosted close to 1500 concerts and shows. The Stones, Springsteen, Billy Joel, Zeppelin and the Dead. We will delve in to the performances, recordings and memories. Featuring perspectives from your host Bob Hill and guests, including national and local photographers, the radio, print and media who covered the shows and performers, Spectrum

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66:59

The Spectrum Concert Experience and inside tales...

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2025/11/28

Send us a textThe Concert Room welcomes friend and longtime Philly resident Stephen Hightower to the show. Stephen is a photographer/artist who has shot his subjects with a great eye on the artistic viewpoint, including our own Spectrum Arena! In this session we hit on topics such as the concert experience, his great photos capturing events and the arena, the special qualities of the Spectrum as a concert venue, and the closing events in which he attended. Stephen's photography perspective and

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35:33

The Closing Events - A celebration end of the...

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2025/11/15

Send us a text The Concert Room celebrates the closing of the Spectrum! In this session, the closing events are discussed in 2009 - The last call series of Concerts, The last Stroll and of course Pearl Jam's incredible 4-night sold out closing shows at the end of October 2009, culminating in the last, final public performance ever on Halloween night. Soon after, the Spectrum would be demolished. The Spectrum is a monument to millions of historical moments and memories to which Philadelp...

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20:06

The Concert Room celebrates the life of legendary...

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2025/11/01

Send us a text The Concert Room celebrates and remembers local Philly legendary Disc Jockey and friend to all, Pierre Robert! Pierre passed away on October 29, 2025, and his forty plus year of rock radio at WMMR, Robert became a fixture of the Philadelphia music and radio scene. He was inducted into the Philadelphia Music Alliance’s Music Walk of Fame in 2019. His show became known for its warm, welcoming tone—he greeted listeners with the signature phrase "Greetings, Citizens!" and cultivate...

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13:35

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band rock The...

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2025/10/27

Send us a text The Boss rolled in to town again (prior shows in May of '78) during the Darkness on the Edge of Town tour for a two night stand on August 18 and 19, 1978. Philadelphia and Springsteen have a long and storied history. The Spectrum and Bruce are intertwined together in Rock history. Our session goes over the beginnings of his career and the path that led him to superstardom with the help of Philly and the sold-out crowds, while his concerts in Philly were legendary. The featured ...

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61:27

The Concert Room welcomes Dennis Parrish to the show!...

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2025/10/15

Send us a text Season 2 kicks off with longtime friend and local musician Dennis Parrish! Dennis has a long history of shows and concerts in the Philadelphia region and in this episode, we talk about some standout shows and stories from the Spectrum and the original Electric Factory venue. Dennis took on a project to pull all of his Ticket Stubs he managed to save over the years, dating back to beginning in 1969. He created a website to archive his stubs along with show notes for references. ...

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8:53

The Who Live at The Spectrum - I Can't Explain...

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2025/10/01

Send us a text The Concert Room features the legendary band from London, The Who! The Who rolled in to the Spectrum during their tour in support of Quadrophenia, which was released in 1973. On the night of December 4, 1973, The Who was recorded for the US FM Radio show, King Biscuit Flower Hour of the concert at the Spectrum in front of a sold-out enthusiastic crowd! The opener of the show, "I Can't Explain" set the vibe and mood for a great evening of tunes! Mixing hits and the complex...

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21:42

The Concert Room celebrates Billy Joel - Captain Jack...

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2025/09/01

Send us a text The Concert Room features legendary artist Billy Joel from his breakout small session at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia on April 15, 1972. Performing songs from his debut Album "Cold Spring Harbor" in the studio for Rock Station WMMR's concert series at Sigma Sound, it was the performance of the unreleased song "Captain Jack" here that would help catapult his career. The DJ's would play this in heavy rotation, while it caught fire up the East Coast capturing the attention ...

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12:21

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers live at the Spectrum...

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2025/08/19

Send us a text The Concert Room features a twofer from Tom Petty in the early days. Petty and the Heartbreakers rolled in to the Spectrum for their first appearence ever at America's Showplace, on July 9 and 10, 1980. In the midst of the Damn the Torpedoes Tour, the July 9 show was recorded for live FM radio Broadcast, and it showcases Petty and the Band's heartland Rock genre they would hone to a fine art throughout the next couple of decades. Enjoy this performance of "I Need to Know" going...

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11:45

Dokken live at the Spectrum - In My Dreams 11/10/1987

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2025/08/07

Send us a text The Concert Room features a great performance by one of our favorite bands in the 80's, Dokken! Opening for Aerosmith this night on November 10, 1987, Dokken rocked a packed Spectrum house with a fiery set of all of their hits. Blending great harmonies, melody, top notch musicianship and Don's spectacular tone and vibrato, this performance captures Dokken at their peak. This is the final song of their set for a great night of tunes! Dokken Official: dokken.net Dokken Offi...

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15:49

YES live in the round at the Spectrum - Roundabout...

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2025/07/31

Send us a text YES played the Spectrum a total of 18 times, some dates were multiple night stays such as this tour- part of the summer leg of the tour supporting the album Tormato, YES rolled in to the Spectrum for a 3-night stay - June 20, 21 and 22nd. The concert staging was 'in the round'. The stage was set up in the middle of the Spectrum and rotated slowly while they performed. These shows are legendary! This performance of Roundabout was recorded on the evening of June 21, 1979, to anot...

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8:39

The Concert Room remembers Ozzy Osbourne - Black...

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2025/07/25

Send us a text The Concert Room dedicates this session to Ozzy Osbourne, who passed away from us on July 22, 2025. Ozzy is celebrated and beloved throughout the World and we thank him for his life and music, and of course the performances. We celebrate Ozzy with a performance of Symptom of the Universe, recorded at the Asbury Park Convention Center on August 5, 1975. Playing to a raucous and sold-out crowd, this concert captures Sabbath at their live peak! Sabbath rolled in to The Spectrum th...

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7:45

The Concert Room celebrates Ozzy Osbourne - Flying...

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2025/07/25

Send us a text The Concert Room continues to celebrate the legacy of Ozzy Osbourne, featuring a blistering performance of Flying High Again recorded at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, PA on June 4, 1989. Ozzy and his band were on fire this tour, supoorting the No Rest for the Wicked album. Ozzy will be sorely missed but we thank him for his life and music and staying true to himself!

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54:14

The Spectrum Concert Room celebrates Live Aid- with...

The Concert Room ·

2025/07/07

Send us a text The Concert Room welcomes back veteran journalist Chuck Darrow as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Live Aid! The global event concerts held in Philadelphia's JFK stadium and London's Wembley Stadium, organized and aimed to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. The all-day event was broadcast to a global audience with a list of the top performers of the day. Chuck takes us to the lead up of the event, and behind the scenes backstage. Live Aid will always be celebrated, ...

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67:40

The Spectrum Concert Experience featuring Ike...

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2025/06/12

Send us a text The Concert Room welcomes veteran PR and Promotions Executive Ike Richman. Ike was the public relations and promotions publicist at the Spectrum Arena, creating, implementing and executing publicity events, press conferences, photo opportunities, and media events for hundreds of events and concerts. He has successfully orchestrated press conferences for some of the top live music acts in the world, including Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Garth Brooks, and Metallica. Ike led al...

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13:49

Van Halen Live at the Spectrum- On Fire 7/21/1981

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2025/05/31

Send us a text The mighty Van Halen rolled in to the legendary Philadelphia Spectrum for 3 dates in the summer of 1981 on the Fair Warning Tour. July 20, 21 and 22. This tour was the largest tour in Rock history at the time, and it was peak live VH. The Spectrum crowd was in a party mood all day and the lead up and anticipation busted when the lights cut off and the strobes twirled while Edward noodled the start. The announcer fired up the crowd more and the band barreled into the opening rif...

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88:21

The Spectrum Concert Experience featuring veteran...

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2025/05/08

Send us a text The Concert Room welcomes veteran Philadelphia music and entertainment journalist, Chuck Darrow. We dive into the world of concerts, personalities, and performers inside the world of a renowned music critic during the heyday of concerts. Chuck's illustrious career spans over 50 years and he's still churning out great copy! Listen as we discuss the early days of music journalism, concerts, the business of entertainment and the personalities! Philadelphia Spectrum Concert t...

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63:01

Tales from the Spectrum Photo Pit - inside the world...

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2025/04/28

Send us a text EP #08 - The Concert Room takes you inside the world of Rock Photography at the Spectrum with one the top Rock Photographers of the day, our guest Rich Fuscia. Listen as we discuss the process of shooting concerts as an amateur fan to going professional and getting photos published. Backstage stories and tales from the photo pit inside the Spectrum, it's an interesting and lively part of the music industry that helped shape a bands image. Rich's creative eye for shots earns him...

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57:33

The Spectrum concert experience and tales from the...

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2025/04/23

Send us a text EP #07 Live @ The Spectrum welcomes good friend Ed Majewski, the host of Friday Night Vinyl on Facebook and former local area rock band manager. Today we dive into the Spectrum concert experience such as ticket buying, stories about favorite shows and the overall thrill of seeing our favorite bands perform on the Spectrum stage! Friday Night Vinyl: The Philadelphia Spectrum - A Tribute to all of the classic rock concerts https://youtu.be/LYEfHUc8rSE?si=LsfAKQop7ZS8Yd3q

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15:47

Genesis Dodo/Lurker Live @ the Spectrum - 11-26-1983

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2025/01/20

Send us a textEP #6 - Part 1 of Genesis at the Spectrum- Genesis rolled in the Spectrum for a 3 nightstand on November 25, 26 and 27, 1983 to sold out crowds! A Genesis show was always special in Philly, and they put on spectacular shows for a great night of music and lights! Here is the opener Dodo/Lurker – recorded on the night of the November 26th show.

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Genesis Live at the Spectrum (Part II) ABACAB...

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2025/01/20

Send us a textEP #06 Part II of Genesis at the Spectrum, November 26, 1983 on the second night of 3-day stand. ABABCAB is a highlight of the sets on this tour and listen to Phil Collins come in around the 5:15 mark to play the outro along with touring drummer Chester Thompson. A phenomenal evening of music and lights!

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