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Great Moments in Spectrum's History

evanserevanser Posts: 152
edited August 2009 in The Porch
GREAT MEMORIES AT THE SPECTRUM...

First Concert (Quaker City Jazz Festival) September 30, 1967
First Family Show (Holiday on Ice) October 3-15, 1967
First Sport Event (Boxing/Joe Frazier v. Tony Doyle) Oct. 17, 1967
First 76ers game October 18, 1967
First Flyers game October 19, 1967
20th Annual NBA All-Star Game January 20, 1970
Kate Smith first sings before a Flyers game October 11, 1973
Flyers win first Stanley Cup May 19, 1974
Olga Korbut appears w/ Russian Gym Team November 10, 1974
Flyers vs. Soviet Red Army January 11, 1976
29th Annual NHL All-Star Game January 20, 1976
26th Annual NBA All-Star Game February 3, 1976
Luciano Pavarotti April 5, 1976
First Flyers Wives Fight For Lives Carnival February 1, 1977
Elvis Presley's last Spectrum appearance May 28, 1977
Bruce Springsteen's eight sold-out shows 1981
1981 NCAA Final Four- Indiana v. North Carolina March 30, 1981
Bobby Clarke Night November 15, 1984
Julius Erving Night April 17, 1987
Flyers v. Edmonton Oilers-Game 6-Stanley Cup Finals May 28, 1987
Frank Sinatra/Liza Minelli/Sammy Davis Jr September 27, 1988
The Philadelphia Wings win their
first National Lacrosse League Championship April 7, 1989
Billy Joel's six-night engagement January 1990
Wilt Chamberlain Night March 18, 1990
Luther Vandross three sold-out shows October 1991
43rd Annual NHL All-Star Game January 18, 1992
1992 NCAA East Regionals-Duke vs. Kentucky March 28, 1992
Grateful Dead's 50th Spectrum concert October 7, 1992
Billy Joel's six-night engagement Sept.-Oct., 1993
The Philadelphia Wings win their fourth NLL Championship April 8, 1995
Mike Tyson vs. Buster Mathis Jr December 16, 1995
76ers final Spectrum home game April 19, 1996
Flyers final Spectrum home game (playoffs) May 12, 1996
Phantoms win the Calder Cup June 10, 1998



Can we expect to see some jazz musicians that possibly performed at the first concert in 1967 come October???
Eddie is big on reliving historic moments.....
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    mrs.smileymrs.smiley Posts: 422
    Wow-great stuff thanks! Sadly didn't make it to any of above but did make it to many, many shows, ice capades, Flyers & Sixers games & wouldn't miss PJ closin' the place out in style. Hopefully some surprises too :mrgreen:
    '98-Camden 8/29
    '03-Philly Spectrum 4/28, Camden 7/5, Hershey 7/12
    '06-Camden 5/28
    '08-Camden 6/20
    '09-Closing Down the Philly Spectrum! 10/28, 10/30, & the Epic 10/31
    '09-EV Solo Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA6/12
    '10-MSG1& MSG2, New York City, 5-20 & 5/21
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    iwasthereiwasthere Posts: 511
    Summerslam 1990
    :D
    tacos
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    evanserevanser Posts: 152
    even Mike Tyson won a fight at the Spectrum
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