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Originally Posted by dino7c
No he gave a scaled back show due to the roof and the fact it snowed (in Calgary what are the chances lol)
IT IS A FACT that acts are skipping Calgary due to the roof of the dome
In the past 3 years
Maroon 5, Paul McCartney, Madonna, Metallica, AC/DC, Roger Waters, Justin Timberlake, Jonas Brothers, Britney Spears, Pink, Drake...I'm sure there are more
have all skipped the dome citing issues with their equipment and the roof
again who pays for it is up for debate, Calgary losing events due to the dome is not up for debate
how many examples do you need...sheeeeeeeit
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To the first bolded, since you claim they've cited the issues with the equipment and the roof as to why they skipped Calgary.....alright let me stop right there. Bands do not issue press releases indicating why they skip cities. So you are quite literally making this up. You can say "I'm speculating here", but you have no facts whatsoever to back this assertion up. So it's not a fact no matter how much you state it.
Which leads to the second bolded...no one says Calgary isn't losing out on events, but the Dome is a factor, not the totality of the reason. It's not like bands were all lined up, badly wanted to come and then said "#### it, Saddledome roof guys". There are a multitude of factors. One of the biggest being, as it relates to all the bands you mentioned, it's a numbers game. Almost all of those acts will play Edmonton OR Calgary, but not both. And a new arena is not changing that equation. Might make Calgary more competitive with Edmonton, but as I said if the rumours are true and Edmonton promoters are a lot easier to work with than their Calgary counterparts, that isn't going to change with a new building.
If Montreal gets skipped by big bands (and it does), Calgary is always going to be skipped by big bands, regardless of the facilities. Numbers game.