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Originally Posted by troutman
Our "skipping Calgary" stories are largely anecdotal. I'd like to see a comprehensive survey comparing large tours skipping Calgary for Edmonton, and vice versa. Then we can define how big the "problem" is, and maybe do something about it.
I didn't think there was a big net difference before, but I think that has changed with the new arena in Edmonton.
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Its not because of the new arena in Edmonton...bands were skipping the dome because of the roof and going to rexall
Its happened, its happened because of the ####ing roof...end of story
article from 2014...before Edmonton's new arena
http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-...omes-drawbacks
“There was a serious concern,” said Ian Low, central Canada regional president for Live Nation, the promotions giant.
“And I can tell you we don’t often go down that road on many arenas to analyze snow weight and (equipment) weight load on roofs.”
The band played on, that time. But while its Western Canada swing next March will include Edmonton, Vancouver and Saskatoon, Calgary won’t be listed on the back of the 2015 tour T-shirt.