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Troy Story: A Podcast for the Collar CityWere You There? Ozzy Osbourne, RPI Field House (1996)Millions of metal fans celebrated the final live performance of Ozzy Osbourne during the "Back to the Beginning” global concert event this summer. The celebration culminated with the last-ever reunion of Black Sabbath's original lineup of Osbourne, bassist Geezer Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi, and drummer Bill Ward.But, did you know Ozzy's first short-lived "retirement" in the 1990s ended with a major worldwide tour which included a stop at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Houston Field House in Troy, New York?On January 27, 1996, the Prince of Darkness brought his "Retirement Sucks!" tour to the Collar City with mo...2025-07-1205 min
Troy Story: A Podcast for the Collar City15: Bruce Springsteen @ RPI Field House, Nov. 1978Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band delivered a sold-out show at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Houston Field House on Nov. 12, 1978, part of the band’s Darkness on the Edge of Town tour which criss-crossed the United States and Canada between May 1978 and January 1979. In the audience that night was 16-year-old Joyce Bassett—now an award-winning sports columnist with the Times Union—who saw Bruce in concert for the very first time at the RPI Field House in Troy, New York, just a mile away from her house in the city’s Frear Park neighborhood. It started with seats in the bac...2024-11-2651 min
Troy Story: A Podcast for the Collar CityPREVIEW: Springsteen Takes Troy, New York (1978)On November 12, 1978, Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band landed in the Collar City for the latest stop of their Darkness on the Edge of Town tour. In the audience that night was a 16-year-old Joyce Bassett who remembers the non-stop energy of The Boss during the band's two sets.New episode coming November 2024. Subscribe for email updates on upcoming guests, chapters, and special bonus content.
Credits:Produced, edited, and hosted by John SalkaTheme music by Steven J. Goldman, Four Legs RecordsVisit troystorypod.com for upcoming e...2024-11-1202 min