The location has become so synonymous with the stranger moments in rock music history that the films Almost Famous and This Is Spinal Tap used the hotel as a filming location, both in an effort to add a bit of authenticity and as a wink to music fans in the know.

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The Charlotte region has been a filming location for TV shows such as "Homeland" and films such as "The Hunger Games" and "Talladega Nights, " but advocates said the city could attract more shoots if it had bigger sound stages.

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