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Originally Posted by Frequitude
Which types of festival events can only go in a 25,000 seat stadium instead of other locations in and around the city? Which extreme sports events can only go in a 25,000 seat stadium instead of other locations in and around the city?
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Where I live I have options for multiple music festivals every year, seeing the biggest acts in the business. Calgary is supposed to be such a cosmopolitan place they should certainly be able to handle a few big festivals a year? Oh wait, I forget you have no need for a big stadium where these events can play. You have Fort Calgary and Prince’s Island! Who were the headliners at your festivals again? Not quite the same as what a major city can draw.
I can’t really speak to the extreme sports set, as it isn’t my bag. All I know is our stadium is booked every quarter for some goofy X event and the locals eat the #### up. I don’t get it, but that is kind of the point, I don’t have to. These people enjoy those events and fill the place up. Who would I be to say that they shouldn’t have access to those events because I thought it was a waste of money?
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On soccer, I'll give you that one as a possibility. But I don't want to get into a build it and they will come situation. Tell me you're going to come and from which league and then I'll decide if I want to build it.
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I’m so glad you’ll give me that.
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On championship events, which specific championship events are you referring to outside of the Grey Cup? Because I'm pretty sure there's nothing holding us back from hosting a Grey Cup in a renovated McMahon.
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The only thing holding back anyone from hosting a Grey Cup in Calgary is the crap weather. Same can be said for a number of possible events. A new stadium with a roof and ability to control the climate sure would go a long way to solving that issue. Other events would be track and field, soccer, rugby, etc. There are many options. Again, just because YOU have no interest in something does not mean other people do not.
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On "big boy", who are these "big boys" you are referring to and why do I need to run with them?
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We’ll start with those real epic titans, like Edmonton, Regina and Winnipeg. That doesn’t even begin talking about the cities we normally try and compare Calgary to, Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto. The facilities in Calgary are behind the likes of Hamilton. That’s damn embarrassing. You can’t even run with the other adolescents let alone the big boys.
You need to look around the rest of the world and see the facilities in smaller cities. Glasgow, Scotland, has three stadiums of 50,000 seats or larger, for their national football league. Glasgow is similar in size to Calgary.