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jayswin · 11-03-2014, 07:28 PM

I think the toughest thing to take is it's not even just arena shows that skip Calgary, we also get skipped on almost every stadium tour as well.

ACDC
U2 etc

that play Vancouver, Edmonton, hell even Winnipeg now, over Calgary for outdoor shows, due to city making it so hard to get permits at McMahon. I heard even though they give them out sometimes, it's still really difficult to acquire.

We really get a raw deal here considering our size and place in Canada. I mean even if these artists were all skipping Edmonton too, at least you could say "Oh well, they're skipping the prairies, must not make logistical sense".

But no, they are coming to the prairies...and then going 4 hours north to a wasteland, AND not even taking advantage of having two 1mil+ cities in Alberta. Unbelievable.

Regardless, it's been bad for our city, but when our new mega arena/stadium project is complete, we'll likely never get skipped for Edmonton again.

11-03-2014, 07:28 PM	#9
jayswin Celebrated Square Root Day Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	I think the toughest thing to take is it's not even just arena shows that skip Calgary, we also get skipped on almost every stadium tour as well. ACDC U2 etc that play Vancouver, Edmonton, hell even Winnipeg now, over Calgary for outdoor shows, due to city making it so hard to get permits at McMahon. I heard even though they give them out sometimes, it's still really difficult to acquire. We really get a raw deal here considering our size and place in Canada. I mean even if these artists were all skipping Edmonton too, at least you could say "Oh well, they're skipping the prairies, must not make logistical sense". But no, they are coming to the prairies...and then going 4 hours north to a wasteland, AND not even taking advantage of having two 1mil+ cities in Alberta. Unbelievable. Regardless, it's been bad for our city, but when our new mega arena/stadium project is complete, we'll likely never get skipped for Edmonton again.