Albuquerque Arena (Las Cruces, Des Moines, Hope: showing, university, company)

[ABQ_semi_lover]

Originally Posted by Rob Martinez

Enough about the Backstreet Boys! I want to get an arena built in Albuquerque for the N'Sync Reunion Tour of 2015!!!

I have a serious question: I remember reading months back when the city was taking proposals for an arena, one of the studies said if the arena was built at 2nd and Central, it would seat 10,000 seats but if the arena site was moved to Central and Broadway, then a 19,000 seat arena could be built. What happened to that?

if we had a bigger dome we can get NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK here that should fill the stadium

[Rob Martinez]

A meeting was held a day or two ago to get feedback from local and national experts re an arena and hotel downtown. No mention of other locations or a larger than 12,000 capacity. Let's see what happens, article in the paper said the results of the $700,000 study will be ready in six or seven months. *Sigh...*

[bradly]

Originally Posted by Rob Martinez

A meeting was held a day or two ago to get feedback from local and national experts re an arena and hotel downtown. No mention of other locations or a larger than 12,000 capacity. Let's see what happens, article in the paper said the results of the $700,000 study will be ready in six or seven months. *Sigh...*

Sorry but it probably wont be over 12,000 =/ i know it sucks but o'well.. i guess its just ment to be for concerts and stuff nothing major.

[abqsunport]

But what concerts does a 12,000 arena get that we couldn't have already of gotten through the Journal Pavilion, and all the Casino ampitheatres, etc? Why are we so set on such a small arena????

[bradly]

Originally Posted by abqsunport

But what concerts does a 12,000 arena get that we couldn't have already of gotten through the Journal Pavilion, and all the Casino ampitheatres, etc? Why are we so set on such a small arena????

Because there really isnt much space in downtown, and the planning and zoning commissioners and the city council are too stubborn..

[desert sun]

Originally Posted by abqsunport

But what concerts does a 12,000 arena get that we couldn't have already of gotten through the Journal Pavilion, and all the Casino ampitheatres, etc? Why are we so set on such a small arena????

cause ABQ dosent know how to think big

[Rob Martinez]

Also, many touring acts are configured for arenas, and not sheds like the Journal Pavilion. And, the Pavilion only works half year. When an act comes through in the winter, they can play an arena.

An example is the New Kids on the Block tour. Why on earth are they performing in Tingley Coliseum instead of Journal Pavilion. My guess is their staging is for arena floors, not pavilion stages, which can be very different if the group travels with their own stage that has all kinds of risers and effects, which many big acts use.

I agree, I wish it were bigger, but to me (and I guess I am in the minority here) better a 12,000 seat arena than no arena.

But that's just me.

[Rob Martinez]

Originally Posted by bradly

Sorry but it probably wont be over 12,000 =/ i know it sucks but o'well.. i guess its just ment to be for concerts and stuff nothing major.

What major thing are you thinking of? Again, it's not like the NBA is waiting in the wings to put a team here. Our city is never even mentioned when the NBA expands.

If it IS a possibility, let someone like the Maloofs step in and help finance a 20,000 seat building with the promise they will move the Sacramento Kings here. Without that sort of guarantee, how on earth would we build something that big? To build it on the off chance that maybe in 15 years we will be ready for an NBA team is just ludicrous.

[observe]

Yup I also wish they would think further into the future, however 12,000 is better than nothing.

[Rob Martinez]

Originally Posted by bradly

Because there really isnt much space in downtown, and the planning and zoning commissioners and the city council are too stubborn..

But again, I read a few months back, that the Central and Broadway location would make a 19,000 seat arena possible.

I think market studies are showing a 12,000 seat to be more viable. Tucson is building a 12,000 seat arena (the same company. Hmmmmm...). Tulsa built a 17,500 seat arena, Omaha has an 18,000 seat arena, I bet those places have a university basketball team in the arena. UNM has the Pit and U of A has the McKale Center. That's that.