Greensboro Accolades

[BullCitytoJeanCity]

I agree that taxpayer-funded sports arenas are generally a bad deal for the city, and both Raleigh and Charlotte are within reasonable driving distance so I don't see it as a pressing need. The Colosseum already exists though, and I would love to see GSO better utilize that and Tanger for more music/concert events and to invest in the area around the Colosseum to make it more attractive to visit.

I feel like the city books a lot of "discount" acts due to lack of belief that they could sell tickets to cover more expensive shows. I hope they take more risks in the future. Elvis performed at the Colosseum in the 70s!

[gsoboi78]

Originally Posted by TunedIn

I'd say they get it just about right. Greensboro's median household income, per capita income and poverty rate are $51,600, $31,800 and 17.4 % respectively, compared with $60,500, $34,200 and13.4% statewide. The Tanger has been a wonderful success, but its 3000 seat capacity is a far cry from the average NBA arena seating capacity of almost 19,000. And since franchise owners have a nasty habit of having taxpayers foot their construction bills, let's not build it. Dirty Harry once said that a man's got to know his limitations.

That's one reason why it would not happen. Every civic project recently constructed in Greensboro had to be built with private dollars because they would otherwise never get the support of the taxpayers. In pro sports, arenas and stadiums are outdated after about 20 years and franchises will want the cities to replace those venues or they threatened to leave town.