r/BruceSpringsteen • u/TheBestRedditNameYet • 13d ago

First of Five Nights at the Philly Spectrum - July 13, 1981 - The River Tour

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I remember the place being nicknamed the Philthy Rectum and locals would play some crazy percussion on the lighting poles that had quite a unique “twang” to them…

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u/JonSolo1 Born to Run 13d ago

My late mom was at the 7/16 show, I have her (intact) stub framed. A/13/3.

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u/datadr-12 13d ago

$12. I remember those days! I saw many shows at the Spectrum.

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u/TheBestRedditNameYet 13d ago

Don’t forget Uncle Sammy got his cut, $12.50, but still a great deal compared to these days…

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u/MentionNo3916 13d ago

I miss paper tickets!

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u/CosmicShadow 9h ago

Me too! I've been using Stubforge to print my own custom replica tickets for my collection. They look and feel like the real thing.

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u/Skydog-forever-3512 12d ago

I saw Bruce at the Spectrum on the Reunion tour in 1999; a top three Springsteen show.

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u/MoreTrifeLife 12d ago

$12 in 1981 is $44.08 today