Forum MVP BillK522 Posted January 12, 2022 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 Thumbing through DeadBase the other day, a thought crossed my mind. How many venues did I see the Dead at that are no longer functioning? Several googles later I had my answer. Sixteen. Let us stroll down memory lane. 1. JFK Stadium 2. Spectrum 3. Cap Centre 4. Giants Stadium 5. Foxboro Stadium 6. Richfield Coliseum 7. Pittsburgh Civic Center 8. Miami Arena 9. Orlando Arena 10. Charlotte Coliseum 11. Irvine Meadows 12. Cal Expo 13 Pyramid Memphis 14. RFK Stadium 15. Brendan Byrne Arena 16. Kaiser Convention Center The Pyramid is now a outdoor theme hotel, Kaiser is being fought over in Oakland, Brendan Byrne is closed and RFK is waiting to be demolished. The other 12 are history. Cal Expo is a soccer field and Richfield is just a field. Amazingly, all the Europe 90 venues stand, although the ICC in Berlin had an extensive asbestos problem. Feel free to add your additions below. Praise DSO. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tea Posted January 12, 2022 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 12 From your list JFK Stadium Spectrum Cap Centre Giants Stadium Foxboro Stadium Richfield Coliseum Pittsburgh Civic Center Orlando Arena Charlotte Coliseum RFK Stadium Brendan Byrne Arena Cal expo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthEast Posted January 12, 2022 Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 Foxboro is now Gillette stadium. Go Pats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Greg from Chestertown Posted January 13, 2022 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 A couple of times in RFK, I thought we were going to demolish it. Everybody’s dancing, the upper deck is flexing to the beat. Pretty cool. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Hand Posted January 13, 2022 Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 57 minutes ago, Greg from Chestertown said: A couple of times in RFK, I thought we were going to demolish it. Everybody’s dancing, the upper deck is flexing to the beat. Pretty cool. Was so cool when when you could feel RFK moving underneath you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP DesertDead Posted January 13, 2022 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 I think they razed Three Rivers Stadium. The Palace outside of Detroit is past tense. Omni = gone. Original Boston Gahden is obviously no longer. I’d like to please squeeze in a shout out for a venue that I have seen the most indoor shows in: the Rosemont Horizon. I grew up in Chicagoland, and that dump is still standing, somehow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP BillK522 Posted January 13, 2022 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 5 hours ago, DesertDead said: I’d like to please squeeze in a shout out for a venue that I have seen the most indoor shows in: the Rosemont Horizon. I grew up in Chicagoland, and that dump is still standing, somehow Saw three shows there in 1989, and was surprised it was still there. Praise DSO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Greg from Chestertown Posted January 13, 2022 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 South Philly. Vet stadium, saw the Phillies win the World Series there in ’80. The Spectrum, not just 26 Dead shows, but pretty much all of the other bands I have seen. (No others after my first Dead show) JFK stadium, my first concert, Gary Wright, Peter Frampton and Yes. Two Dead shows. They’re all gone. Saw Dark Star do an outdoors Covid show in the parking lot there. I took a look around during the show, thinking about all the energy there in that sacred ground. The Broad street bullies, Dr. J and the sizers, all those army/Navy games. I could count on the moon, though, rising during the show, just as it did in ‘89, when Jerry was singing Standing on the moon in JFK. He pointed to it, across the stadium from the stage, as it rose above the highest seats. …right up there on that crescent… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tea Posted January 13, 2022 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 10 hours ago, DesertDead said: they razed Three Rivers Stadium Omni = gone The Palace outside of Detroit Boston Gahden Add these to my list. I'd be interested to know if any of these are still around: Nassau Coliseum Copps Coliseum McNichols Coliseum Hartford Civic Center Joe Louis Arena (pretty sure this is gonzo) Knickerbocker Arena Oxford Plains Speedway Poplar Creek (JGB) World Music Theatre 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count2 Posted January 13, 2022 Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 Poplar Creek is long gone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP BillK522 Posted January 13, 2022 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Tea said: Add these to my list. I'd be interested to know if any of these are still around: Nassau Coliseum Copps Coliseum McNichols Coliseum Hartford Civic Center Joe Louis Arena (pretty sure this is gonzo) Knickerbocker Arena Oxford Plains Speedway Poplar Creek (JGB) World Music Theatre Did shows at Hartford, Copps, Knickerbocker, Oxford Plains. All still remain. Never visited the remaining, Nassau, World, still standing. McNichols, Poplar Creek, and Joe Louis are indeed toast. Praise DSO. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuck Posted January 13, 2022 Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 Nassau will be torn down this year 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP bs69 Posted January 13, 2022 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 Freedom Hall? Is Oakland coliseum still in use? Pretty sure the warriors play in a new arena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP BillK522 Posted January 13, 2022 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 hour ago, bs69 said: Freedom Hall? Is Oakland coliseum still in use? Pretty sure the warriors play in a new arena Saw shows at both, and both still stand. The boys played 66 shows in Oakland Arena, topping their frequency chart. Praise DSO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian NJ Posted January 13, 2022 Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 Capital Theater Passaic. Roosevelt Stadium Jersey City. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuck Posted January 13, 2022 Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 Knickerbocker Arena still stands but has been renamed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP John A Posted January 13, 2022 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 JFK should have been razed long before the Dylan/Dead show I saw in '87. What a pit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Greg from Chestertown Posted January 13, 2022 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 So just imagine how bad it was two years later when the band closed it down. It was only good for pissing on before a spectrum show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Hand Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 13 hours ago, Greg from Chestertown said: I took a look around during the show, thinking about all the energy there in that sacred ground. The Broad street bullies, Dr. J and the sizers, all those army/Navy games. ....don't forget Buddy Ryan's Philadelphia Eagles of the late 80's! Best coach ever! Those teams had energy. I had season tickets back then. E-A-G-L-E-S.......Eagles!!!!!!! 3 hours ago, Zuck said: Knickerbocker Arena still stands but has been renamed. Albany was such a great scene. Loved Albany shows. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuck Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 Freedom Hall is still standing and being used 3 hours ago, Mojo Hand said: ....don't forget Buddy Ryan's Philadelphia Eagles of the late 80's! Best coach ever! Those teams had energy. I had season tickets back then. E-A-G-L-E-S.......Eagles!!!!!!! Albany was such a great scene. Loved Albany shows. Love Albany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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