Showbiz Pizza Place – The Band is Back!

Ahhh, if you grew up in the 80s and early-90s, you may have visited Showbiz Pizza Place. Oh man, that was a place where a kid could be a kid.

If one thing about Showbiz Pizza stuck out, it was definitely the stage show with the animatronics… they were called the “Rock-Afire Explosion.” I don’t remember the music, but I definitely remember the stage set-up…

Well, you have to leave it to a crazed fan to actually bring the band back. I’m not sure exactly when Showbiz Pizza fazed out this act, but my guess it would be around the time they re-branded the stores to the now famous, “Chuck E. Cheese” brand. But some fans are bringing back the Rock-Afire Explosion in their basements, having bought the stage shows, they are now bringing them back to life and they’re singing some of our favorite contemporary songs. Check out this one featuring Usher with “Love in this Club.”

Wow, how awesome/weird is that? Ha ha! If you’re feeling a nostalgic trip right now there are a few websites you can check out. The first one is about a guy that is making a movie about the Rock-Afire Explosion, rockafiremovie.com. Right now it looks like it’s being released in Texas and I’m hoping it comes to DVD soon.

The next site you’ll want to check out is showbizpizza.com. It’ll tell you the history of the Showbiz franchise and perhaps spark some memories for you. Well, I guess if I’m going to leave you with anything, it will have to be one of those famous Showbiz Pizza commercials we all saw during Saturday morning cartoons. Enjoy!