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Originally Posted by trueviking
^ i dont fully understand the dynamics of regina's facilities, but looking at it from the outside, it seems way more reasonable to build a proper arena to compete with the one in saskatoon....any concerts and shows that currently bypass regina do so because it does not have a 10-15000 seat venue...not because it doesnt have a 35000 seat indoor one.
most big shows that would go in a stadium are touring shows, and since edmonton, calgary and winnipeg do not have an indoor facility, what stadium tours there are do not come to western canada in the winter...in fact they dont tour anywhere in the winter.....they go in the summer when they can play all of the cities that dont have domes.
if regina builds an arena that can be reduced in size for the pats (like MTS Centre) then you will be able to compete for things like the brier, the world juniors etc.....and you will get the acts that are right now hitting other western cities.
99.9% of touring shows require a 10-15000 seat arena, not a 35000 seat stadium.
this is why i never understood the passion for a dome in winnipeg and i dont understand it in regina....
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Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis is another large retractable roof stadium that was built mainly for football. Outside of Indianapolis Colts games, the stadium only has
six big events scheduled between now and January 2013 (they do have several small events like weddings scheduled). The have Supercross in March, a Fire Department Convention in April, a Kenny Chesney concert in June, the National FFA convention in October, the BOA Grand Nationals in November and Monster Jam in January. If a city the size of Indianapolis can't keep their stadium busy, what realistic expectations would we have for Regina? Eight Colt's game a year make up over 90% of Lucas Oil Stadium's revenue just like the Riders would make up 90% of the revenue of any stadium in Regina.
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