That's nothing new. I remember the Stones and Pink Floyd playing big stadium shows in Edmonton with nothing in Calgary back in the 90s. Even then, people were complaining about the same thing happening in the 70s.
It seems to be cyclic, where the big acts do stadium tours for a few years before going back to arena shows.
Coming out of the pandemic, playing bigger outdoor shows also likely lets them make up for the lost revenue of the last couple of years and helps limit the COVID spread by having them be open-air.
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