9 hours ago
(Yesterday, 04:07 PM)southshore Wrote: My understanding is the arena cannot technically accommodate current acts. Efforts are being made to upgrade the facility as well as monetize the athletic space of the east campus as best as they can. Will this be successful? Other administrations have thought about this as well, but none as focused as this one.
From what I understand the structure for the "new" rigging required for concerts is unable to handle the numerous components now used. That includes video screens, lighting, sound equipment (speaker arrays), etc.
There is an effort to get this fixed so concerts, like those mentioned above, can return to the Lakefront arena. While we may not get the "big box acts", some artist may want to have a smaller more intimate venue to "see, hear and enjoy" their fans.
If it pans out like they think it can the arena would also require some other upgrades in the future to keep it current but those would also benefit the fans who attend the games at the Arena.
And the revenues would help the University in many way.
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