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Originally Posted by dino7c
Metallica has played Edmonton twice since they have been to Calgary...and the last time they went to both the Calgary show was scaled back because they were unable to place the stage dead center in the arena like they did everywhere else.
I'm sure there are other examples but I know that one to be fact
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Since they put in the new scoreboard, the Saddledome can't handle centre-stage shows anymore. The building already had a low ceiling because of the saddle shape, but then they went and put a really tall scoreboard in that can't be moved out of the way. Since then, any show that uses any kind of centre-stage set-up has to either be revised or it has to skip Calgary.
If you look at the tickets for the Carrie Underwood tour, it appears her stage is going to basically stretch from one end of the arena to the other. That's likely why she's playing every other city in Western Canada, including Saskatoon, but skipping Calgary.