I went to Deadmau5 & The Enemy. Showing my age?
To be fair I never quite understood how the Ricoh would compete with the NEC. It's basically if you want something smaller than the NEC come to Coventry!
I guess in the same way Arkron competes with Cleveland, its is a smaller City, but there is still a demand for events.
Yh granted I am not arguing that there is a demand for smaller events, just wasn't the underlying aim always to compete with the NEC? Seems ludicrous to me.
To be fair when you put all people's memories together thats a pretty impressive list.
However what is going on recently?
I don't recollect anyone ever saying that.. have you got a reference?
Nope, and I am not going to go looking either. I'm not looking for a debate on whether it was said or not!
Would you book a concert with the JR unknown risk ?
Bon Jovi
Rod Stewart
Take That x 3
Bruce Springsteen
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Kings of Leon
from memory
That's even more desperate that I though to be honest.
That's even more desperate that I though to be honest.
saw Bon Jovi twice at the Ricoh with my wife, Kids and bro what a fantastic time I couldn't get tickets for the boss or Oasis as they ran out to quickly.
But old fish would be lucky to fill the Jag club if they would have him.
You are correct Open air concerts need to be booked at least 8 months in advance and I dont see a lot going on with ACL - this has nothing to do with the JR at all, it looks like ACL marketing are not doing their job brininging in businessThink they'd be booked by now if going to happen.
You are correct Open air concerts need to be booked at least 8 months in advance and I dont see a lot going on with ACL - this has nothing to do with the JR at all, it looks like ACL marketing are not doing their job brininging in business
Just did whats on at the Ricoh and must say that Pyschic Sally & the Antique Dogs fair looks enticing! Do not see any concerts at all? WTF is going on
Very strange
I hope it isn't because they are seriously contemplating a full time replacement for CCFC and they don't want concerts in the way of any long term opportunities......
but compared to pretty much every stadium apart from Wembley the Ricoh would rank as one of the most prolific.
No permenant replacement working with the council and ACL. Face it game is over.
So I assume you think they used to be able to get gigs and now because CCFC have moved out they can't.
As much as you jest they are top performers who have played there.
I find it very weird
So I assume you think they used to be able to get gigs and now because CCFC have moved out they can't.
As much as you jest they are top performers who have played there.
I find it very weird
No concerts
No under 21 internationals
Hard to deny that the Arena underperforms for live gigs, two last year, none this year, very poor.
I don't know how many times I have to repeat this before people believe it but that's the area I work in and i guarantee you the Ricoh is very highly thought of for stadium shows. Again if you're trying to read something into there being no concerts there this year or bands not returning you are looking for something that isn't there and don't understand how the industry works.
There are concerts around though, just not at the Ricoh, being in denial doesn't prevent that fact.
Missed out on rugby World Cup
No concerts
No heneiken cup semi finals
No under 21 internationals
Not great is it?
The only major stadium tour is One Direction who are doing multiple dates at Manchester and London meaning they're skipping the Midlands totally. Rod Stewart is doing a handful of stadium dates, past that (and I'm not in the office at the moment to check) I don't think there's a whole lot on the cards. Its a problem for the music industry more than it is for ACL, the number of bands who can, with any economic viability, stage a stadium tour is dwindling and those that do reach stadium levels are finding it hard to sustain that level. To really make it worthwhile now there are larger arenas emerging have to be able to do Europe wide stadium tours.
What other new grounds (with the exception of Wembley as London is a whole different business model) have got as many concerts as the Ricoh? You're probably only looking at Man City and they had one, or maybe even 2, summers with no shows at all.
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