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If an arena can’t get any concerts or auxiliary shows then they should have as many games as possible….btw, the LaCrosse team has 9 home games
 
A big reason Edmonton owns that concert game is because the Saddledome isn't fit to host the equipment needed for bigger shows due to its structure. Once Calgary's new arena is built I suspect the concert demand between the two cities will even out or even swing Calgary's way. Thats unfortunate but it does open up more slots in Rogers Place to potentially host a PWHL team.
 
The PWHL schedule doesn't look as intensive right now. Each team seems to play every 3-5 nights, and not all of those are home games. I think you could fit that in just fine.

I mean other cities can fit in three major sports teams (LA before the Clippers left) just fine so no reason the PWHL couldn't fit in here
 
husky said:
The PWHL schedule doesn't look as intensive right now. Each team seems to play every 3-5 nights, and not all of those are home games. I think you could fit that in just fine.

I mean other cities can fit in three major sports teams (LA before the Clippers left) just fine so no reason the PWHL couldn't fit in here
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Yeah, with the PWHL schedule being less intense, it seems totally doable to fit it in. If LA can handle multiple major teams, I don’t see why the PWHL couldn’t make it work here too
 
Edmontonian said:
A big reason Edmonton owns that concert game is because the Saddledome isn't fit to host the equipment needed for bigger shows due to its structure. Once Calgary's new arena is built I suspect the concert demand between the two cities will even out or even swing Calgary's way. Thats unfortunate but it does open up more slots in Rogers Place to potentially host a PWHL team.
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Exactly, Edmonton has enjoyed a competitive advantage due to the saddle dome roof structure. It has brought in tourism and lots of dollars but that’s about to evaporate and OEG is going to need to compete very hard to overcome the geographical disadvantage we face over Calgary. It’s a Real risk to our market that we will be driving south for concerts vs the current situation.
 
Oilguy said:
Exactly, Edmonton has enjoyed a competitive advantage due to the saddle dome roof structure. It has brought in tourism and lots of dollars but that’s about to evaporate and OEG is going to need to compete very hard to overcome the geographical disadvantage we face over Calgary. It’s a Real risk to our market that we will be driving south for concerts vs the current situation.
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Could be. The other line of thinking might be that with Calgary becoming a viable concert venue, some more tours might come through here as they now have 2 dates in cities of 1.5M rather than just one in Edmonton. I hope it's not "either CGY or EDM" and rather that they just stop in both. Money talks, after all!
 
Oilguy said:
Exactly, Edmonton has enjoyed a competitive advantage due to the saddle dome roof structure. It has brought in tourism and lots of dollars but that’s about to evaporate and OEG is going to need to compete very hard to overcome the geographical disadvantage we face over Calgary. It’s a Real risk to our market that we will be driving south for concerts vs the current situation.
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Nope......so you're saying the concert circuit will "bypass" YEG now in favor of YYC's new gigantic fireplace? I disagree, I think that they'll add YYC back to the circuit AND KEEP Rogers at the same time.
 
MacLac said:
Nope......so you're saying the concert circuit will "bypass" YEG now in favor of YYC's new gigantic fireplace? I disagree, I think that they'll add YYC back to the circuit AND KEEP Rogers at the same time.
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I’m not saying it will happen, but I can’t dismiss it as easily as you are. We often get multiple nights here and I know of many, many people who travel here from Calgary. Great situation for the promoter and performer, setup once and let the crowd come to you. They will now be faced with options - come to YEG only, park for a few nights. Come to YYC and park for a few nights. Come to YYC park for a night, tear down, setup in YEG for a night.

So I will go back to the original thought which is OEG is going to need to be on their game because we know the flames group is going to be super aggressive and they won’t want to share if they don’t have to. The market will change as acts didn’t have a choice to pick YYC, they will now.

The outdoor concert thing though is a lock for us as long as we don’t do something stupid like build a new small facility and tear commonwealth down.
 
Calgary having a suitable arena for large arena tours will probably bring more to Edmonton. The money and costs in touring the last few years has been tough on the business and Alberta is getting passed over on way more north american tours than its getting because Alberta as a whole is super isolated from other major stops and its not worth going to Edmonton for a night if you have to plan an off day and a 12+ hour drive on the day before and after the show. Having 2 stops that are only 2.5 hours apart would be at least a bit more appealing to acts planning their tours.
 
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