Philadelphia Spectrum

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May 21, 1983 – The Kinks – Spectrum

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Date March 18, 1983
Band The Kinks
Tour State of Confusion
Venue Spectrum
City Philadelphia, PA
Who saw this show with me? Tom Hartman, Ilene Esbitt Litz

Notes - I don't remember this show at all and I had a hard time finding anything at all on the web so I contacted Dave Emlen who runs http://www.kindakinks.net. He wrote back: "They played at the Spectrum on May 21st, 1983. It was rescheduled from the March 18th date, but I don't see a reason given in Doug Hinman's book. It's possible they had to push the tour back so they could finish the State of Confusion album."

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Setlist

  1. Around The Dial
  2. Definite Maybe (intro only)
  3. State Of Confusion
  4. The Hard Way
  5. Destroyer
  6. Yo-Yo
  7. Come Dancing
  8. Don't Forget To Dance
  9. (Lola intro improvisation) / Lola
  10. Superman
  11. A Gallon Of Gas
  12. Art Lover
  13. Till The End Of The Day
  14. Bernadette
  15. All Day And All Of The Night
  16. Pressure
  17. Low Budget
  18. Celluloid Heroes
  19. You Really Got Me
May 21, 1983 – The Kinks – Spectrum
May 21, 1983 – The Kinks – Spectrum
May 21, 1983 – The Kinks – Spectrum
May 21, 1983 – The Kinks – Spectrum
May 21, 1983 – The Kinks – Spectrum
May 21, 1983 – The Kinks – Spectrum
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April 29, 1985 – Eric Clapton - Spectrum

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Date April 29, 1985Band Eric Clapton Tour Behind the Sun Venue The Spectrum City Philadelphia, PA Who saw this show with me? Jay Friel

Notes This was a cool show because I gave out "Official WMMR Eric Clapton" guitar picks to thousands of fans who walked into the Spectrum. Sadly, whatever I kept for myself are long gone now.

April 29, 1985 – Eric Clapton - Spectrum

Setlist 1. Tulsa Time 2. Motherless Children 3. I Shot the Sheriff 4. Same Old Blues 5. Blues Power 6. Tangled in Love 7. Behind the Sun 8. Wonderful Tonight 9. Steppin' Out 10. Never Make You Cry 11. She's Waiting 12. Something is Wrong with my Baby 13. Lay Down Sally 14. Badge 15. Let it Rain 16. Double Trouble 17. Cocaine 18. Layla 19. Forever Man 20. Further On Up the Road


Clapton, Hartford, May 1, 1985


Clapton, Hartford, May 1, 1985


Clapton, Hartford, May 1, 1985

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April 14, 1986 – Rush – Philadelphia Spectrum

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I don't remember much of this other than earlier in the day I came home from a week-long European vacation. So, I was pretty wiped by show time. I remember the big Godzilla on the stage during Blue Oyster Cult's opening set. I remember the Three Stooges short before Rush took the stage. Lastly, I remember thinking Neil Pert is a drumming God.

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April 2, 1988 – George Thorogood & The DE Destroyers – Spectrum

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Date April 1, 1985Band George Thorogood and The Delaware Destroyers Venue Spectrum City Philadelphia, PA Who saw this show with me? Jeff Haessler

April 2, 1988 – George Thorogood & The DE Destroyers – Spectrum

Setlist

1. Long Gone 2. Who Do You Love 3. Cocaine Blues 4. Born To Be Bad 5. No Particular Place To Go 6. Night Time 7. I Drink Alone 8. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer 9. I Really Like Girls 10. The Sky Is Crying 11. Madison Blues 12. Bad To The Bone 13. Move It On Over 14. Boogie Chillun 15. Willie And The Hand Jive 16. You Talk Too Much 17. Reelin' And Rockin'

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April 1, 1985 – George Thorogood & The DE Destroyers – Spectrum

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Decent if unspectacular show from George Thorogood, who couldn't treat every arena they played as the local bar. But I remember this night for its end, when The Spectrum announced that the Villanova Wildcats beat the Georgetown Hoyas, 66-64, to win the NCAA Men’s Division I tournament. The victory was Villanova’s first-ever national championship.

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March 08, 1986 – Aerosmith / Ted Nugent – The Spectrum

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My second time seeing Aerosmith was much better than the first. This time around I got to see the classic Aerosmith lineup and a band that seemed to really want to play together and have fun. I have this great memory of Steven Tyler shaking his ass during "Sweet Emotion."

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March 09, 1988 – Bruce Springsteen – The Spectrum

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Honestly, this Springsteen concert was somewhat of a disappointment for me. This show just didn't have the same energy or spark like my three other Springsteen shows I've seen in the past. This show was more focused and choreographed than than what I had seen before.

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Feb 28, 1983 – Aerosmith / Anvil – The Spectrum

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Twenty-eight years ago @Steve Oakley and I should have stayed home to watch M*A*S*H. Not only was this one of the worst shows I ever saw it may have been one of the quickest too lasting no more than an hour and a half. The bad show was only one part of this memory. Learn about what happened after the concert...

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Jan 20, 1987 – Pretenders / Iggy Pop – Spectrum

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Date January 20, 1987Band Pretenders Opening Band Iggy Pop Venue Spectrum City Philadelphia, PA Who saw this show with me? Jay Friel

Notes I don't recall much from this show other than Chrissy at one point stopped a song in middle to scream at her band. A few days later we learned that Chrissy fired keyboardist Bernie Worrell and bassist T.M. Stevens. Nobody fucks with Chrissy!

The Pretenders / Iggy Pop - Jan 20, 1987, Philadelphia Spectrum

Setlist 1. Room Full of Mirrors (Chicago 1987) 2. Message Of Love 3. Time The Avenger 4. Kid 5. Light Of The Moon 6. My Baby 7. Private Life 8. Hymn To Her 9. Back On The Chain Gang 10. My City Was Gone 11. Bad Boys Get Spanked 12. Middle Of The Road 13. Precious 14. Don't Get Me Wrong 15. Brass In Pocket 16. Mystery Achievement 17. The Wait

The Pretenders "Get Close" Tour Program 1987