Tingley Arena, whats the deal? (moving to, stadium, building)

[mattywo85]

So is Tingley going to be tore down and replaced or moved? What exactly is going on? If they build a new stadium where will it be built and will it hold more people?

[desert sun]

I dont think anyone really knows whats going on but I heard that the Gov. wants the build a large venue in its place-a multi-purpose type venue.

[tripleplay54]

We went to the rodeo, the seats were so crammed that we could not sit straight without disjointing our knee caps! It needs to be torn down and a new state of the art "new barn" needs to be in it's place.

[mattywo85]

I hope they tear it down and build a much more roomy larger arena.

[El Perro Patron]

I'm seeing Metallica there in October. I like the fact that it's a smaller venue, but I fear that it will be a cramped uncomfortable mess

[desert sun]

I went to a concert at Tingley last Saturday and it was horrible, the concert was good but the seats were cramped and it was so hot in there and I went to a B-ball game earlier this year and anytime someone walks by they are blocking your view, it really is a crappy arena, they need to bulldoze it and rebuild.

[desert sun]

I heard on the local news website that the Ty Murray invitational is dropping Tingley and moving to The Pit next year, whats next?

[mattywo85]

They need to tear down Tingley quickly and build a multi-use stadium that holds more people.

[rybert]

Originally Posted by El Perro Patron

I'm seeing Metallica there in October. I like the fact that it's a smaller venue, but I fear that it will be a cramped uncomfortable mess

How many people will be sitting for Metallica? lol

[loborick]

The city is studying building a new downtown arena. The biggest problem I see is the study is for a 12K seat arena...basically what Tingley holds. If the city wants to use the new arena to bring in new and bigger acts, they need to look at building a 16K+ arena.