Flames Central: Whatever happend to that place?

[Stay Golden]

Originally Posted by Trolleydodger

Haven't been there since the premiere of Return Of The Jedi.

I still have the booklet that were handed out to the contest winners.

[bc-chris]

Originally Posted by jg13

The company I work for throws concerts there. In January they will reopen as the palace and take out all flames branding.

any idea who to contact regarding purchasing some of that branding??

[Cleveland Steam Whistle]

Originally Posted by D as in David

Was this another of KK's bright ideas?

It's been around for what, about a decade? Not too many bars last that long, couldn't have been that much of a failure.

[jg13]

Originally Posted by bc-chris

any idea who to contact regarding purchasing some of that branding??

Concorde Entertainment Group

[getbak]

Originally Posted by bc-chris

any idea who to contact regarding purchasing some of that branding??

I wonder how much the giant McDonald and Vernon statues would cost?

[MissTeeks]

Yeah, that giant Jarome would look great on my lawn.

[bc-chris]

Originally Posted by jg13

Concorde Entertainment Group

thank you - just sent them an email

[BurningSteel]

Originally Posted by polak

I haven't been following the EDM scene for a bit now but I think its even started losing EDM shows to Marquee too which is a shame cause Flames Central was much better.

Why would you follow Edmonton?

[Young_Guns]

Originally Posted by Young Guns

The Empire Strikes Back was the last time I was there......not even kidding

I like your handle

[Scornfire]

Been boycotting that tire fire since they refused to show a Flames/Canucks playoff game 2 years ago because they had a UFC fight on. Read your ####ing sign

[cam_wmh]

Last time I was there, was Danzig & Doyle playing together.

THAT WAS A ####ING AWESOME GOOD TIME!

[Southside]

Substandard food and service happened to that place. Yeah and totally failed to live up to their name. That Canucks Central thing was f'ing brilliant. Good riddance.

[Hockey Fan #751]

They should have served Dome nachos there. That would have kept it going.

[alan21]

lol there's a featured gallery on the chive today about the best places to watch hockey and they mentioned Flames Central.

[Iceman90]

It's still open but has been turned into more of a venue for concerts and watching UFC it seems.

The food was subpar and expensive, the beer wasn't good. It was a fun sports bar when we lacked a lot of them downtown. Now there are so many good places to watch hockey in and around Calgary that it is a competitive landscape.

[calgarywinning]

I thought they re-produced the saddledome food and bad beer outside the saddledome, with the bad pricing.... where you have a thousand options for something way better simply by crossing a street.

The idea would work if they treated it like a club for season ticket holders and flames fans and produced some great food and drinks. Add value.

[DeluxeMoustache]

^ agreed. Brand it and hope for the best wasn't enough.

[habernac]

Last time I was there was for a Motorhead concert.

My father in law once tried to burn the place down when it was a theatre. Back when you could still smoke everywhere, he flicked his ashes and started the seat in front of him on fire.

[blender]

Originally Posted by Trolleydodger

Haven't been there since the premiere of Return Of The Jedi.

Saw The Wrath of Khan from the balcony. Good memories.

[burn_baby_burn]

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was the last time I was in there. I always wanted to see Flames Central, but getting down there is a pain in the ass.