Wade Miller has announced that the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in cooperation with True North will be hosting a concert series in July. Some of the artists to perform include Jason Aldean, Def Leppard, Foreigner Joan Jett, Toque and a couple of country acts that I don't know well because country music is not my thing.This looks like another good way for the Bombers to inject some more money into the organization.
As a concert goer, I'm kind of tired of the same recycled bands listed. Something new would have been nice.
Neither of the announced shows are my cup of tea, but exciting that they are trying to bring live shows to the stadium on a more regular basis.
Jason Aldean... LOL
Good idea but not my flavor
This will be the first concert at the stadium since 2017 - 8 years. I remember when they opened the new stadium they said they would attract 3-4 concerts per year lol. How far they missed the mark with those overly optimistic projections.
12 - 15,000 for each concert would be my guess. If there are plenty of $75 (or less) cheapies they might have an outside chance at 20,000 for one or both of the concerts. Shouldn't need to use the upper decks for either artist.
Edit: ah, I see what they are doing. Aldean and Def Leppard are performing at Craven in Regina from July 10-12 so they are securing them while they are in the region. Smart move as it may save some money in negotiations for appearance fees.
This may have a negative impact on an already declining Dauphin Countryfest as they have been increasingly relying on dinosaur headlining acts for the past 6 years.
Quote from: blueandgoldguy on February 03, 2025, 11:02:47 PMThis will be the first concert at the stadium since 2017 - 8 years. I remember when they opened the new stadium they said they would attract 3-4 concerts per year lol. How far they missed the mark with those overly optimistic projections.
12 - 15,000 for each concert would be my guess. If there are plenty of $75 (or less) cheapies they might have an outside chance at 20,000 for one or both of the concerts. Shouldn't need to use the upper decks for either artist.
I think the pandemic caused the lack of events at the stadium. There was an event every year, up until the pandemic.
Quote from: peg_city on February 03, 2025, 11:04:56 PMI think the pandemic caused the lack of events at the stadium. There was an event every year, up until the pandemic.
There other events, but not very many. No concerts though
2024 - nothing as far as I remember
2023 - nothing as far as I remember
2022 - nothing as far as I remember
2021 - COVID
2020 - COVID
2019 - NFL pre-season game which was a disaster although the Bombers did accrue a tidy profit.
2018 or 2019 - Women's soccer match vs Costa Rica (I think this drew around 14 - 20,000); Nitro stunt spectacular..not sure what this drew? 10,000 maybe?
So no concerts in 8 years. Neither of these artists (Aldean or Def Leppard) will come close to selling the 30,000 - 33,000 required for a sellout. Better than nothing though.
I wondered if Donnelly has ever inquired about bring back the Women's soccer team or the Men's soccer team now that we have brand new turf for an international friendly? You would think we would have the wherewithal to do so.
When I saw the title I immediately thought pre-game or halftime "Concert Series". So from the comments this is a non-football night/day thing?
Bummer, as halftime shows these would be awesome!! Or do pre-shows like BC does.
Peronsally I'd consider going to Jett & Foreigner.
Quote from: blueandgoldguy on February 03, 2025, 11:18:20 PM2019 - NFL pre-season game which was a disaster although the Bombers did accrue a tidy profit.
Everyone always says "disaster". But there were lots of people there (including me and 5 family members) and it was about as entertaining as you'd expect from a PS. The game was on the line until the very end.
If WFC made money and the attendees were having fun (they seemed to be, no one was walking out until 4th Q), then how can it be a "disaster"?
The only disaster was the insane handling of the post moving gotcha "not good enough" nonsense, and that was 100% the NFL's fault.
I nominate the words "gong show" to describe that episode henceforth: The "NFL Pre-Season Gong Show".
I remember listening to Foreigner back around 1980 and thinking they were cold as ice. I guess they should be congratulated for milking Rock and Roll for 50+ years!
Those performers and bands are a bit tired, but will probably get people out and make the team some money.
Good stuff.
I guess I am too old. Forty years ago I loved their music. Been there done that.
This getting old really sucks.
Still waiting on Neil Young and Crazy Horse and Pearl Jam double bill! :D
Quote from: TecnoGenius on February 04, 2025, 12:06:00 AMEveryone always says "disaster". But there were lots of people there (including me and 5 family members) and it was about as entertaining as you'd expect from a PS. The game was on the line until the very end.
If WFC made money and the attendees were having fun (they seemed to be, no one was walking out until 4th Q), then how can it be a "disaster"?
The only disaster was the insane handling of the post moving gotcha "not good enough" nonsense, and that was 100% the NFL's fault.
I nominate the words "gong show" to describe that episode henceforth: The "NFL Pre-Season Gong Show".
It was a disaster in the sense that attendance was horrible for the game. I watched it on tv and the stadium was mostly empty. "Official attendance" was something like 21,000 but there was definitely nowhere close to that number present in the stadium. It would definitely discourage any further exploration of hosting pre-season NFL games for the forseeable future, maybe forever.
The promoter lost his shirt for the game and rightfully so given the outrageous ticket prices. He tried to pull the same stunt a year or two before with an outdoor WHL hockey game at Mosaic Stadium and the ticket prices were so poor they had to cancel the outdoor game.
Agree with you on the fiasco with the goalposts. The Packers were ridiculous with their complaints about the supposed dangers involved.
Quote from: Blueforlife on February 04, 2025, 03:42:23 PMStill waiting on Neil Young and Crazy Horse and Pearl Jam double bill! :D
We are still waiting for Neil Young to reschedule his tour from last year that he cancelled.
Quote from: blueandgoldguy on February 04, 2025, 07:57:58 PMWe are still waiting for Neil Young to reschedule his tour from last year that he cancelled.
The Horse is too old for that to happen. I was mostly joking about a NY/PJ double bill. If you can see them together (NY &CH) gotta do it soon, sun is setting. I have seen them a number of times. Magic. Seen PJ more times. No worries about them but they don't play Canada enough.
Quote from: blueandgoldguy on February 04, 2025, 07:57:00 PMIt was a disaster in the sense that attendance was horrible for the game. I watched it on tv and the stadium was mostly empty. "Official attendance" was something like 21,000 but there was definitely nowhere close to that number present in the stadium. It would definitely discourage any further exploration of hosting pre-season NFL games for the forseeable future, maybe forever.
The promoter lost his shirt for the game and rightfully so given the outrageous ticket prices. He tried to pull the same stunt a year or two before with an outdoor WHL hockey game at Mosaic Stadium and the ticket prices were so poor they had to cancel the outdoor game.
Agree with you on the fiasco with the goalposts. The Packers were ridiculous with their complaints about the supposed dangers involved.
Tire fire imo
That NFL pre-season game at IGF back in Aug. 2019 was embarrassing.
Quote from: blue_gold_84 on February 04, 2025, 08:46:50 PMThat NFL pre-season game at IGF back in Aug. 2019 was embarrassing.
It was one of the worst live events I've spent money on.
Quote from: blue_gold_84 on February 04, 2025, 08:46:50 PMThat NFL pre-season game at IGF back in Aug. 2019 was embarrassing.
I am sure if they did it again, it would be much, much better. The fiasco about the field was embarrassing, and the fact the teams brought nobody with name recognition meant zero walkup.
Quote from: theaardvark on February 04, 2025, 10:44:55 PMI am sure if they did it again, it would be much, much better. The fiasco about the field was embarrassing, and the fact the teams brought nobody with name recognition meant zero walkup.
I'm not sure it would.
Preseason games are just as much of a joke and the NFL demands a certain price point. It's just not an event that will do well here. I'm a huge football fan, the exact target audience for this type of event, and I had zero interest in attending last time and that wouldn't change if it happened again.
Quote from: blueandgoldguy on February 04, 2025, 07:57:00 PMIt was a disaster in the sense that attendance was horrible for the game. I watched it on tv and the stadium was mostly empty. "Official attendance" was something like 21,000 but there was definitely nowhere close to that number present in the stadium. It would definitely discourage any further exploration of hosting pre-season NFL games for the forseeable future, maybe forever.
If they said 21,000 (i.e. sold seats) then you can bet 21,000 butts were in seats. No one paid the prices they were asking and then didn't show up or resell their ticket!! Weather was perfect, too.
The only way the number is wrong is if they just outright lied to save face.
Quote from: blueandgoldguy on February 04, 2025, 07:57:00 PMAgree with you on the fiasco with the goalposts. The Packers were ridiculous with their complaints about the supposed dangers involved.
Ya, someone call the NFL players a waaahmbulance.
Quote from: peg_city on February 04, 2025, 09:07:46 PMIt was one of the worst live events I've spent money on.
One and done. Pre-season NFL is trash.
Back to the original concert. Not a country fan, and maybe True North shouldn't be pick bands from the worst decade in rock to put on a festival. ;D
Quote from: peg_city on February 05, 2025, 03:43:43 PMBack to the original concert. Not a country fan, and maybe True North shouldn't be pick bands from the worst decade in rock to put on a festival. ;D
Hey! That's my decade you're dissin'. Tons of great rock/pop from that era.
You want bad: try everything rock/pop after the 80's! Ewww.
(You do realize everyone likes "their decade" best, right? And everything after is garbage, right? That means: you're officially old!)
There's great music from most eras. But there's a lot of trash music from most eras, too.
I think we can all agree on one thing, though: bro country is the latter.
Quote from: TecnoGenius on February 06, 2025, 06:57:09 AMHey! That's my decade you're dissin'. Tons of great rock/pop from that era.
You want bad: try everything rock/pop after the 80's! Ewww.
(You do realize everyone likes "their decade" best, right? And everything after is garbage, right? That means: you're officially old!)
Hope you did not stop listening to music after 1989...😀 although many people do stop listening to new music.
Here's a good rolling stone article with some bands, albums from the eighties.
Lot of great bands, albums, stars.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-albums-of-the-eighties-150477/u2-the-joshua-tree-162389/
My first concert was Def Leppard in 1984. So that tells you how old I am. I also listened to Foreigner and Joan Jett so was super pumped when I saw this line up!
Quote from: markf on February 06, 2025, 03:25:34 PMHope you did not stop listening to music after 1989...😀 although many people do stop listening to new music.
Here's a good rolling stone article with some bands, albums from the eighties.
Lot of great bands, albums, stars.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-albums-of-the-eighties-150477/u2-the-joshua-tree-162389/
Plenty of good music still being made to this day, but you'll seldom encounter it broadcast on commercial radio stations. How weird is it that some radio stations only play music from the 70's and 80's, which is 50 years ago now. In the late 60's nobody was still listening to Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman music from the 30's and 40's, even though it was great music.
Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on February 06, 2025, 05:03:42 PMPlenty of good music still being made to this day, but you'll seldom encounter it broadcast on commercial radio stations. How weird is it that some radio stations only play music from the 70's and 80's, which is 50 years ago now. In the late 60's nobody was still listening to Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman music from the 30's and 40's, even though it was great music.
Yes I agree... there is all kinds of very good new music, people have not stopped making music.
But many people do stop listening after they reach a certain age.
And I agree that you do have to hunt for it. Definitely will not find any on most radio stations, campus radio is about it. Even that is hit and miss.
I was fortunate when I was a kid my mother was open to and appreciated the music I listened to.
I dislike every one of these acts, but I am happy to see concerts return to the stadium.
They should do a street heart, the mongrels, BTO, Guess Who, concert.
Fleetwood Mac! It was either Big Stan or Yoshi who said the hoggies all went and it was amazing, when he thought he'd hate it.
Quote from: TecnoGenius on February 05, 2025, 07:28:57 AMIf they said 21,000 (i.e. sold seats) then you can bet 21,000 butts were in seats. No one paid the prices they were asking and then didn't show up or resell their ticket!! Weather was perfect, too.
The only way the number is wrong is if they just outright lied to save face.
Ya, someone call the NFL players a waaahmbulance.
No there were not 21,000 butts in the seats. 21,000 seats sold does not mean 21,000 people in the stadium. It means 21,000 seats distributed (actually paid for or otherwise), not 21,000 people scanned going into the stadium.
Quote from: blueandgoldguy on February 07, 2025, 04:46:09 AMNo there were not 21,000 butts in the seats. 21,000 seats sold does not mean 21,000 people in the stadium. It means 21,000 seats distributed (actually paid for or otherwise), not 21,000 people scanned going into the stadium.
Ok, if you think they gave out a ton of freebies that were thrown in the bin, sure. But can that / does that happen with an NFL game? This isn't your average late-season hard-to-sell-out CFL game!
My point was that (mostly) every ticket actually sold at face value was attended. Prices were silly sick. Even wealthy people don't just pee away $1k in tickets for them and their group.
Going by memory, maybe 1/3 to 1/2 the seats had butts in them. So may you're right in that the promoter just gave away all the rest. Sounds like a dumb plan if your goal is to make money IMHO. I recall you could visibly see where the price tiers were in the stands. As soon as you got near the corners things were packed, but across the aisle closer to C was dead. Winnipeg cheap!
Jason Aldean is out due to "scheduling conflict." Sure thing :D There's no scheduling conflict. Likely cancelled due to poor ticket sales as you can see from the ticket map. Jason Aldean isn't that big of a draw in many places - see ticket sales for many arenas on ticketmaster ie. Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
He is now replaced by Riley Green.
I saw Foreigner last year for what was supposed to be their last tour in Canada.
Difference this time is it's possible Lou Gramm might be the singer as he's playing a number of the dates on the tour (all international shows so far).
Quote from: blueandgoldguy on April 03, 2025, 10:56:26 PMJason Aldean is out...
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Quote from: gobombersgo on April 04, 2025, 12:01:57 AMI saw Foreigner last year for what was supposed to be their last tour in Canada.
Difference this time is it's possible Lou Gramm might be the singer as he's playing a number of the dates on the tour (all international shows so far).
Only half a century past their prime!
Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on April 04, 2025, 04:51:46 PMOnly half a century past their prime!
I guess I am past my prime as well. LOL
Juke Box Hero was one of my favorite songs growing up.