stadium rock

noun

Synonym of arena rock.

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nounstadium rock (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSynonym of arena rock.

    […] Hot Cakes marks the point where The Darkness has stopped cannibalizing the golden age of stadium rock and simply started cannibalizing itself.

    2012 August 21, Jason Heller, “The Darkness: Hot Cakes (Music Review)”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2012
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    They did everything art is supposed to do when it meets the world and consents to be changed by it. From blanket rock to stadium rock, with no loss of vision.

    2018 October 25, James Parker, “R.E.M., in Retrospect”, in The Atlantic

    Synonyms: arena rock

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nounSynonym of arena rock.

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