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Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack
a couple years back I went to a couple of concerts within a span of two weeks, first at the Saddledome and the other at Rogers Place. at the Dome with its crap acoustics, everything sounded like muddy ass, the floor was sticky and my seat had dried xenovomit on it, and half my time on the concourse was spent pinned between the wall and a pickup truck.
it's been frequently said here that Rogers Place is overrated. but the act I went to see there didn't bother with Calgary, because as with most big tours they wouldn't even be able to set up in the Dome. the sound was much more clear, everything was cleaner and more aesthetically pleasing, my sight-line was better compared to what the equivalent would have been back home, and the concourse was actually wide enough that I didn't have to physically touch too many Edmontonians.
you're free to believe it's all the same, but I'd wager that most people who go to events frequently at both their home and out of town arenas will be able to come up with a big list of differences that matter.
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This is an awful take.
There is nothing bad about the dome from a pure accoustic perspective. It's not the Big 4 which is hot garbage. It's about the roof.
Arena tours fly most/all of the rigging, the roof of the dome doesn't allow for that. That dictates that the concert setup is largely free standing, like one would see at a stadium. Those economics are different than an arena tour. Put simply, you don't budget for a free standing setup for an arena tour. Thus most large ARENA tours bypass Calgary.