What is Garage to Stadiums? - trailer for the show

What is Garage to Stadiums? - trailer for the show

Author: Dave Anthony April 1, 2026 Duration: 2:23

A top 5% of podcasts in the world, Garage to Stadiums is a podcast for true music fans — the ones who want more than just headlines and hype. This show is for listeners who care about the full story behind the artists:  their childhoods, musical influences, early gigs, personal battles, journey to stadium-level fame and the drama in between. 

Why are we different? In each episode host Dave Anthony features guests who know their stuff and bring real insights from their time with the performers — from respected rock journalists to documentary filmmakers.

If you want smarter music commentary and behind-the-scenes stories you won’t hear anywhere else, subscribe now and get your backstage pass to music history. 

 

 
 


GARAGE TO STADIUMS Music History Podcast digs into the gritty, human stories behind the meteoric rises of rock's most iconic figures. Host Dave Anthony guides each episode, but the real depth comes from his guests-authors who have penned definitive biographies or filmmakers who have crafted intimate documentaries about these artists. Together, they unpack the pivotal moments, the forgotten early songs, and the sheer luck or stubborn determination that propelled bands from humble, often chaotic beginnings to selling out the world's largest venues. This isn't just a timeline of hits; it's a conversation about the struggle, the creative bursts, and the industry machinery that defines a journey from obscurity to legend. You'll hear the music that shaped them, the anecdotes that reveal their character, and a clear-eyed look at the price of fame. For anyone who believes the best rock and roll stories are found off the stage and in the van, the dive bar, and the rehearsal space, this podcast offers a compelling, detailed archive. Tune in for a masterclass in music history that feels less like a lecture and more like a backstage pass to the turning points that changed culture.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 54

GARAGE TO STADIUMS Music History Podcast
Podcast Episodes
The Story of Talking Heads: creators of a new blueprint for music [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:16
Three art-school students leave Rhode Island for a collapsing New York City in the mid-1970s. It was a city on the edge of bankruptcy, violence, and.....artistic rebirth. They didn’t follow a musical movement; they built…
The Story of Paul McCartney post-Beatles & Wings Part II [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:57
Part 2 of Paul McCartney's story will take you inside the daily life of his band Wings as they ascend to the charts. However, can they sustain their flight path given the fact that a famous Beatle is now at the helm with…
The Story of Paul McCartney post-Beatles & Wings Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:33
Listen in to inside details of how The Beatles empire collapsed and Paul McCartney's next challenge: could he be successful again without the banner, without the brothers, without the myth? What followed was not a smooth…
The Story of The Who [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:28
Take yourself back to Swinging London for the formation of The Who in 1964. Guest Mark Wilkerson, author of Who are You: The Life of Pete Townshend discussed The Who's enormous influence on rock music sound, album struct…
The Story of The Cars & Ric Ocasek [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:24
If any band defines the long odds of the garage-to-stadiums journey...it’s The Cars. Grinding through years in Boston, they cycled through wildly different sounds before finally striking gold—fusing punk edge with pop pr…
The Story of R.E.M. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:55
Picture a 1970s American teen, dressed as Frank N. Furter from Rocky Horror, interviewed on local TV outside a suburban cinema. That fearless teen grows up to be Michael Stipe, lead singer of R.E.M., the first alternativ…
The Story of The Eagles [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:22
Listen to how a true California sound was born… from musicians who didn’t even come from California. In the late 1960s, four young artists arrived in Los Angeles from completely different corners of America. Blending cou…
The Story of Stevie Wonder [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:29
This is an astonishing story of the human spirit. Travel back to early 1960s Motown when an 11-year old child prodigy mysteriously appeared on the scene. Stevie Wonder rose from deep poverty, a fractured home and a signi…
The Story of The Band [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:45
Experience the improbable ascent of The Band — five road-worn club musicians from forgotten rural towns who for years played beer-soaked barrooms, drove endless highways and dragged battered amps across borders. And then…