tailgating is fun, but it's also not necessary if the stadium is in a great area that can offer more than that. The fact is the stadium is going in an urban environment, and vast expanses of parking lots to allow tailgating are not available and not functional. As long as it offers either a great entertainment district or tailgating it works fine. If it has no place to tailgate in a crappy neighbourhood, you're watching a game at Commonwealth Stadium and that would be awful.
Seattle has limited tailgating and I've never done it there, but I never felt like part of the experience was missing because I could walk for 3 minutes and be in Pioneer Square to have some drinks pre and post game. It's also the same thing in San Diego for the Padres field. The nice thing about all of those urban stadiums are it's easy to keep the fun rolling and the vibe is way better than it would be to jump in your car and drive to the local Boston Pizza post-game.
Give me Centurylink field over Qualcomm stadium anyday.
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