A type of rock music perceived as sounding grandiose, anthemic, or bombastic, and characteristically performed at lavish stage shows in sports stadiums before huge audiences.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in The Frederick News.
Definition of stadium rock in US English:
stadium rock
noun
A type of rock music perceived as sounding grandiose, anthemic, or bombastic, and characteristically performed at lavish stage shows in sports stadiums before huge audiences.