The Concert Room - Inside the Philly Spectrum Concerts
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 personnel wo worked in promotions and the crews... and of course the fans sharing their experiences. Spotlights on this date in Spectrum concert history featuring recordings and archival information. Hit the House Lights and let's rock!
The Concert Room - Inside the Philly Spectrum Concerts
The Spectrum Concert Experience featuring Ike Richman- inside the world of concert Promotions!
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 all communications on the closing of the Spectrum in 2009, which included building website (Remember the Spectrum), a documentary and publishing a book titled "God Bless the Spectrum" (available on Amazon) to commemorate the arena’s history. Ike's passion and hard work helped create the Spectrum's legacy!
Ike is the founder of Ike Richman Communications, which specializes in publicizing live local, regional, national and international sports, concerts and entertainment events. He also consults on events for the current Sports Arena in Philadelphia and is involved in the live music scene on behalf of Live Nation.
Links:
The complete Spectrum concert list:
Spectrum Concerts (as of 9-22-08)
The Spectrum Concert Group:
The Philadelphia Spectrum - A Tribute to all of the classic rock concerts