Concerts - Calgary vs Edmonton

[habernac]

AC/DC didn't come here the last time because it was an outdoor setup. They played the dome their previous 2 tours (95 and 2000)

[RedMileDJ]

Originally Posted by habernac

AC/DC didn't come here the last time because it was an outdoor setup. They played the dome their previous 2 tours (95 and 2000)

Ah, ok. So it was '95 that I got blitzed out of my mind.

[Regular_John]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

The sound is pretty much the same in both places, and it ain't good. They are hockey rinks and large concrete circles, after all, and you don't really go for "good sound".

I've heard that Edmonton is always on the back of the t-shirt because they always sell out and the Edmontonites buy all the stuff for sale. AC/DC could show up three times a year in that town and they'd fill the building and clean out the merchandise stands every time.

I personally don't give a rat's patoot if U2 or Taylor Swift ever darken the door, but obviously some people do, so it would, I suppose, be nice to have a venue that could support their apparatus in Calgary.

I don't want to pay for it though, so hopefully the highrollers who build such things don't convince the government to ask me to chip in.

I do think this is part of it as well, Edmonton possibly just spends more on tickets/merch than Calgary. And as silly as it might seem, playing the "capital" of the province may carry a bit more weight then you'd think.

Many of these same tours likely do Toronto and not Ottawa, Montreal and not Quebec City. So it's not entirely unique that big tours pick only one major city in each province/market.

[Northendzone]

in the end it doesn't really matter......

[Senator Clay Davis]

Situation figures to only get worse when the new arena opens up north. Bigger problem is Calgary has very poor secondary venues, there's Mac Hall which is alright at about 4,000 people, and then the Corral completely blows at around 8,000 or so. So really there's not a decent venue from about 4,000 to 14,000 people, and outdoor shows are essentially prohibited by the locals around McMahon.

[East Coast Flame]

Originally Posted by habernac

AC/DC didn't come here the last time because it was an outdoor setup. They played the dome their previous 2 tours (95 and 2000)

Nah, they skipped the Dome on their 2008 tour. I had to fly out to Vancouver and see them at Rogers Arena.

Paul McCartney, Justin Timberlake, Usher, Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, Lady Gaga, Cher, Pink.....all concerts that have skipped the Dome in the last year or so. It's not everyones cup of tea but those are massive concerts that a city like Calgary should be having.

[Komskies]

Originally Posted by dino7c

I know exactly what you are talking about...Saw Metallica in Calgary and Edmonton...stage show and special effects were legendary in Edmonton and Calgary got a half ass production due to the limitations of the dome.

The Mayor doesn't have a clue...king of the hipsters

Metallica must like something about Calgary because they came here twice on the same tour, within a span of about six weeks, back in 2004.

[homestand]

Originally Posted by East Coast Flame

Nah, they skipped the Dome on their 2008 tour. I had to fly out to Vancouver and see them at Rogers Arena.

Paul McCartney, Justin Timberlake, Usher, Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, Lady Gaga, Cher, Pink.....all concerts that have skipped the Dome in the last year or so. It's not everyones cup of tea but those are massive concerts that a city like Calgary should be having.

Concerts at the Dome:
Maroon 5 - March 7, 2013
Lady Gaga - May 25, 2014
Cher - June 25, 2014

[East Coast Flame]

Originally Posted by homestand

Concerts at the Dome:
Maroon 5 - March 7, 2013
Lady Gaga - May 25, 2014
Cher - June 25, 2014

Maroon 5 is skipping Calgary on their next tour. The other two I was totally incorrect. Apologies!

[Regular_John]

Originally Posted by Komskies

Metallica must like something about Calgary because they came here twice on the same tour, within a span of about six weeks, back in 2004.

Death Magnetic Tour (2008) they did back to back shows. Metallica does well here.

[krynski]

I mean no offense to Calgary at all and in no way am I trying to troll. I am a Calgarian at heart, cheer for the Flames, and think that Calgary is far superior in almost every way.

Fact is that the turnout and atmosphere is wayyy different between the two cities. I am a bit of a concert nut and often will travel between the two cities to see the same band. In multiple occasions, the aura, atmosphere, and turnout were in higher levels. If I want to get close to a stage and think that a less-atmospheric with smaller turnout, I will see a band in Calgary. If I want to get into a crap-packed crowd with tonnes of people who are super-excited about the band, I will go to it in Edmonton.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by flameswin

Well, it's the scoreboard due to the low roof, so it's the roof.

All newish scoreboards are similar to ours.

Actually, newish scoreboards make ours look like your mother's 13" bedroom TV. The size of screens in places like Tampa, Colorado, MSG, Vancouver (iirc) is ridiculous. At the Rangers game last year, the jumbotron was almost clearer and in better definition than the players on the ice below it!