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Originally Posted by GordonBlue
no way the saddledome will be left for the city to compete with the flames for concerts and events. there will be some sort of non compete agreement where the new arena gets dibs.
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Which rightfully puts it's decommissioning and demolition back into the cost of the city for a new arena. The city is expected to get rid of an asset for a new one.
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besides, if you're a major touring act, would you go to the shiny new arena with all the bells and whistles, or the crappy old one that can't support your equipment and probably has ratty backstage facilities?
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Depends on the act. Northlands still had events this year, even though it is a run-down toilet. Stampede could use it as well for events and acts as well. Without hockey the operating costs would be a lot lower anyway, so it wouldn't need many events to work.
But it comes back to if it is expected it wouldn't compete with any potential event, then dealing with it is indeed a cost to the city worth taking into consideration.