Spectrum- please read

phillyjam
phillyjam Posts: 114
edited June 2008 in The Porch
This is a thread for those of you who agree with this idea. Please do not get on and say that the east coast gets enough shows, or madison square garden is way cooler, or that Boston has the best fans. The Specturm has about one more good year left to live before she's torn to pieces and made into an amusement complex. There are already rumors of the sixers and flyers playing a game or two in the old building. Why not send the Spectrum out with a bang and have a couple of legends do a few week run of concerts. Billy Joel and Bruce have to play there. I think they've played there like over 30 times each. Why not Pearl Jam? They could do a two night run maybe say Thursday and Saturday. The shows would be crazy and fans from all along the east coast would flock to the area. We need to make this happen.
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  • Sexy2aFault
    Sexy2aFault Posts: 388
    Sorry to be all cliche and go against your wishes, but I hate the idea, people from the East coast would not flock more than usual I reckon, and every city has it's own fave arena that is going to be or has been torn down. Be cool Philly, be cool.

    The spectrum ain't Wrigley, it ain't Fenway, it aint MSG, it ain't......well it ain't that special of a place.


    Again, sorry to be a downer, who knows maybe I am in the minority here and I will get shouted down by Spectrum love.
  • jamminpearls
    jamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    Sexy2aFault wrote:
    Sorry to be all cliche and go against your wishes, but I hate the idea, people from the East coast would not flock more than usual I reckon, and every city has it's own fave arena that is going to be or has been torn down. Be cool Philly, be cool.

    The spectrum ain't Wrigley, it ain't Fenway, it aint MSG, it ain't......well it ain't that special of a place.


    Again, sorry to be a downer, who knows maybe I am in the minority here and I will get shouted down by Spectrum love.
    say that to eddie and jeff and see what they say back. The spectrum is unreal and ask anyone who went there in 2003 what they think about the venue for a pj show. What in the world to u know about the spectrum were u from?
    Go Birds!!!!
  • deadhead321
    deadhead321 Posts: 66
    Sexy2aFault wrote:
    Sorry to be all cliche and go against your wishes, but I hate the idea, people from the East coast would not flock more than usual I reckon, and every city has it's own fave arena that is going to be or has been torn down. Be cool Philly, be cool.

    The spectrum ain't Wrigley, it ain't Fenway, it aint MSG, it ain't......well it ain't that special of a place.


    Again, sorry to be a downer, who knows maybe I am in the minority here and I will get shouted down by Spectrum love.



    yeah well you live in michigan so I dont expect you to know the significance of the building
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  • deadhead321
    deadhead321 Posts: 66
    yo JamminPearls....whats up my Bucks Co. brother
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  • jamminpearls
    jamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    deadhead321 wrote:
    yo JamminPearls....whats up my Bucks Co. brother
    levittown in the house,well now fairless hills.
    Go Birds!!!!
  • ConscientiousObjectr
    ConscientiousObjectr Posts: 10
    at the end of camden 2, ed said "say goodbye to the spectrum for us", so looks like he at least knows its going away. the show in '03 was great.
  • Sexy2aFault
    Sexy2aFault Posts: 388
    deadhead321 wrote:
    yeah well you live in michigan so I dont expect you to know the significance of the building


    Why, cause of Dr. J? Moses Malone? the irreplaceable Hersey Hawkins. Explain.
  • Fahka
    Fahka Posts: 3,187
    Dear Sexy2afault : dude.. obviously you've never been at a show at the spectrum! Legendary for its sound.. and thats what its all about!


    The wachovia center (right near the spectrum) had INSANELY good sound (not to mention was just one of the best pj shows in history) and people were telling me that the spectrum was even better..



    I would absolutely love to see Pearl jam rock that place out just once more..
    I bet like 1,000s would agree with me and attend as well :)
  • deadhead321
    deadhead321 Posts: 66
    jamminpearls wrote:
    levittown in the house,well now fairless hills.

    well looks like we are neighbors
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    Wash. DC -- 2006
    Bonnaroo -- 2008
    MSG II -- 2008
  • jamminpearls
    jamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    deadhead321 wrote:
    well looks like we are neighbors
    were u at my friend?
    Go Birds!!!!
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,119
    jamminpearls wrote:
    say that to eddie and jeff and see what they say back. The spectrum is unreal and ask anyone who went there in 2003 what they think about the venue for a pj show. What in the world to u know about the spectrum were u from?
    if it's so great, why didn't they play a show there on this tour?
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  • jamminpearls
    jamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    LukinFan wrote:
    if it's so great, why didn't they play a show there on this tour?
    not there tour manager so i can't give u the actual reason. My guess is that the timing of them being around here just didn't match up with whatever the spectrum had going on. I know they tried hard to play at it in 05 but couldn't so they rocked the roof off of the big joint instead. Ever listen to wachovia 2005 show i think ed tells everyone how he feels about the spectrum!
    Go Birds!!!!
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,119
    jamminpearls wrote:
    not there tour manager so i can't give u the actual reason. My guess is that the timing of them being around here just didn't match up with whatever the spectrum had going on. I know they tried hard to play at it in 05 but couldn't so they rocked the roof off of the big joint instead. Ever listen to wachovia 2005 show i think ed tells everyone how he feels about the spectrum!
    the 05 boot is freakin sick
    www.RLMcDaniel.com

    1996: Ft Lauderdale
    1998: Birmingham
    2000: Charlotte, Tampa
    2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
    2004: Kissimmee
    2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
    2010: MSG2
    2012: Music Midtown
    2014: Memphis
    2016: Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Jacksonville, JazzFest
    2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
    2022: Nashville
    2023: Ft. Worth II
    2024: Baltimore
    2025: Hollywood II
  • hasigawa
    hasigawa Posts: 55
    Sexy2aFault wrote:
    Why, cause of Dr. J? Moses Malone? the irreplaceable Hersey Hawkins. Explain.

    I'm not even a Philly fan but I'm guessing you know very little of the building that housed 4 NBA Finals, 6 Stanley Cup Finals, 4 different All-Star games, Kobe in high school, your very own Rasheed Wallace and Rip Hamilton in high school games, possibly one of the greatest moments in NCAA Tourney history in the Christian Laettner shot not to mention countless Billy Joel, Bruce, and Grateful Dead shows (53 GD to be exact).............oh and forgot, 2 NCAA final fours. Other notable Sixers you missed : Allen Iverson, Mo Cheeks, Bobby Jones, Andrew Toney, Charles Barkley not to mention quite a few Flyers greats

    As I said, I am not a Philly fan by any means but the Spectrum is one of the best venues for a concert........
  • hasigawa
    hasigawa Posts: 55
    LukinFan wrote:
    if it's so great, why didn't they play a show there on this tour?

    The Phillies probably had a home game and their stadium is right next door, plus June in that building would be a hot night.............
  • deadhead321
    deadhead321 Posts: 66
    i saw Foo Fighters at the Spectrum in February.....an electric environment!



    jamminpearls-- i am also in fairless hills
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    Camden I -- 2006
    Wash. DC -- 2006
    Bonnaroo -- 2008
    MSG II -- 2008
  • Williedog
    Williedog Posts: 43
    Spectrum will always hold a special place in my heart, seen my very first nba games there and quite a few concerts!! It would be awesome to have PJ play there one last time but I dont think it will happen!!!!
  • Sexy2aFault
    Sexy2aFault Posts: 388
    hasigawa wrote:
    I'm not even a Philly fan but I'm guessing you know very little of the building that housed 4 NBA Finals, 6 Stanley Cup Finals, 4 different All-Star games, Kobe in high school, your very own Rasheed Wallace and Rip Hamilton in high school games, possibly one of the greatest moments in NCAA Tourney history in the Christian Laettner shot not to mention countless Billy Joel, Bruce, and Grateful Dead shows (53 GD to be exact).............oh and forgot, 2 NCAA final fours. Other notable Sixers you missed : Allen Iverson, Mo Cheeks, Bobby Jones, Andrew Toney, Charles Barkley not to mention quite a few Flyers greats

    As I said, I am not a Philly fan by any means but the Spectrum is one of the best venues for a concert........

    That was the answer I was thinking, that is why I am not impressed, every venue has similarness.

    However, apparently it has legendary sound, I guess that is why it is exceptionally great.
  • Jack_C_Gregory
    Jack_C_Gregory Posts: 540
    Sexy2aFault wrote:

    The spectrum ain't Wrigley, it ain't Fenway, it aint MSG, it ain't......well it ain't that special of a place.

    Ain't that special!?!?! Did Rocky Balboa fight Apollo Creed for the first time at any of those other joints? No...it was at the Spectrum.:)
  • hasigawa
    hasigawa Posts: 55
    Sexy2aFault wrote:
    That was the answer I was thinking, that is why I am not impressed, every venue has similarness.

    However, apparently it has legendary sound, I guess that is why it is exceptionally great.


    Look, it's not the Big House or the Silverdome, however those places are not the greatest concert venues either (Joe Louis and the Palace are nice but not in the same class historically)..............I'd be interested in going to a PJ show at either though just to see the size of the crowd.........

    Another thing being from up north that you don't get to marvel about the spectrum and the whole Philly stadium vibe is that currently there are 4 major sports facilities that basically are in a row where you can walk from the first to the last in 10 minutes, it's pretty crazy. Before Citizen Bank and Lincoln Financial there were JFK and the Vet, JFK was a legendary outdoor concert facility while the Vet was an old cookie cutter stadium which was a lot of fun but dirty as sin...........

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