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Originally Posted by transplant99
I don't think that is accurate at all.
Financially it makes all the sense in the world to travel the least you can while getting in as many dates as you can when on tour.
It used to be that way back in the day when the dome and Northlands would way more often than not host the same acts on consecutive nights or a day in between. We used to do that run all the time to see them twice. Its a very rare thing now as the acts have outgrown the dome.
When this thing finally gets built there will be a large increase in the amount of acts to play it in comparison to what we see now.
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There's so much that goes into the cost/benefit side for many artists who tour extensively. It's innately obvious to them all that they will still attract fans from across the province even if they only play in one of Edmonton or Calgary. This is exactly why some acts will play multiple shows in one city vs moving on down the road. Sure, not as much as in the past but it still happens.
Unless they are hellbent on it, many will simply decide to not put themselves and their team through the strain of tearing down and opening up shop a few hours down the road in a market that is for all intents and purposes a carbon copy.