Garage to Stadiums listenership has grown to be one in the Top 5% of podcasts in the world. Why has it struck a chord with audiences? We tell the stories of how our biggest music legends dramatically made the leap from the bars to stadium tours. Join us as we take a deep dive into music history and the fascinating journey and sometimes little-known facts of rock music’s biggest legends.

In each episode, host Dave Anthony teams up with an author of a rock biography or director of a rock documentary to explore that journey, their early years, the stories behind the scenes, their top songs, and their place in music history.

Learn about the passion, talent, luck and even scandal that often came together to propel these stars from obscurity to household names.

Tom Petty is one the most popular and recognizable song catalogs and has a legion of young and old fans alike. To get to the top Tom had to overcome a difficult childhood, a series of music failures and even a lawsuit that ended up changing the entire music industry forever. In this episode:

• How Tom overcame a difficult home life in Florida
• How Tom participated in gigs as a teenager with Lynryd Skynryd, and the Allman Brothers
• The details behind the groundbreaking Petty lawsuit that changed the music industry forever
• Why Tom was chosen by Bob Dylan & George Harrison into a supergroup
• The interesting second career as a cartoon voice on a popular show
• How Tom's relationship with Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac turned into a winning music formula
• The details behind Tom's battle with a heroin addiction

Guest Bio - Warren Zanes

Warren is the author of Petty: The Biography, and a New York Times best selling author, an Oscar winning and Grammy nominated music documentary producer. Warren was also a member of Del Fuegos rock band making three records for Warner Brothers. His band actually was an opening act for Petty's band on a couple tours. Warren then earned his PhD in visual and Cultural Studies and currently teaches at NYU. He's been the VP of Education at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He's been a producer on the Oscar winning documentary 20 feet from stardom, about the role of backup singers. And his book on Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska album is the basis for the upcoming biopic on Bruce, starring Jeremy Allen White, and is also a producer on that film.

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From music to hairstyles to the very fabric of pop culture, The Beatles changed everything. Having interviewed several Beatles himself, guest best-selling author Bob Spitz, (The Beatles: The Biography) shares astonishing, never-before-heard insights into their journey, influence, and the untold stories that shaped the most influential band of all time. Don’t miss this deep dive into Beatlemania like you’ve never heard before! You'll learn:

• The Beatles’ extremely difficult childhoods—and how it affected their personalities
• The fateful meeting that sparked John and Paul’s teenage friendship
• The wild tour debauchery they kept hidden—until now
• The unexpected influences that shaped their sound
• The Beatles & Bob Dylan’s game-changing impact on each other
• The "biggest mistake that led to their breakup", according to insider Bob Spitz
• John Lennon’s near-tragic spiral into hard drugs and its effect on the group
• How a rock-n-roll outsider created The Beatles’ image

Guest Bio:
Bob Spitz is a journalist and author of the million-selling book The Beatles: The Biography. Early in his career, Bob was a rock insider as manager for Bruce Springsteen and Elton John. He also authored a New York Times best-seller on Led Zeppelin and joined us as a guest on our Story of Led Zeppelin episode.