Leeds Arena

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Wed 20 Mar, 2013 9:18 pm

Phill_dvsn wrote: Mork of Ork wrote: ARGIE wrote: Will be interesting to see how Sheffield responds. Probably by crying & throwing their toys out of the pram like they have during the whole process. This is what there doing.Sheffield Arena Has First Revamp in 21 Years to Keep Leeds at Bay http://www.movehut.co.uk/news/sheffield ... bay-11806/ New seats they may be getting, but they'll still have to fit them in the same nasty restricted spaces, won't they? Difficult to believe it's taken them 21 years to realise it's a cramped hell hole, but that is a bit of competition for you. And "Sheffield Stealers" - is that a typo? Or perhaps they were referring to their previous track records with public funds (PS, don't mention Don Valley Stadium...)

Post by **cnosni** » Thu 21 Mar, 2013 1:26 pm

Jogon wrote: Sheffield may envy our shiny new Arena, but I kinda wish we'd taken their format:-Town Centre - swimming + leisure facility (Ponds Forge)Outskirts - Arena Outskirts Arena= no money spent by visitors in the local economy It may be a pain to park in the city centre but visitors will spend money in Leeds as well as going to the arena.I am going to 3 gigs in the next 12 months,one in Glasgow,one in Manchester and one in London.At all 3 i will be staying in a hotel,eating in a restaurant and drinking in a pub all within the locality,and i am pretty sure that i will be one of many who will be doing the same.That means money into and therefore jobs maintained/created in the local economy.Going to Sheffield,on the outskirts (similar to the N.E.C) i drive there and drive home,without spending anything on other than petrol and the ticket,so only the arena and the act benefit,not the city and people of Sheffield.Its not going to be perfect i know,but i think for the city as a whole it will be of benefit on many levels

leedslily · Post by **leedslily** » Thu 21 Mar, 2013 1:35 pm

Loving that Natalie Merchant clip Salt n' Pepper! Don't think she'd fill the arena, but who cares?! And as for more female artists - Lene Lovich at the Brudenell tomorrow anyone?

Post by **cnosni** » Thu 21 Mar, 2013 1:58 pm

Phill_dvsn wrote: Mork of Ork wrote: ARGIE wrote: Will be interesting to see how Sheffield responds. Probably by crying & throwing their toys out of the pram like they have during the whole process. This is what their doing.Sheffield Arena Has First Revamp in 21 Years to Keep Leeds at Bay http://www.movehut.co.uk/news/sheffield ... bay-11806/ You cant make a silk purse out of a sows ear.Thye need to make their minds up in the "Norhern Capital of Funding",firts they were kicking off about the arena in Leeds,then they were bullish saying that it wont affect them,and now they are putting in new seats specifically because of the Leeds Arena.

Phallica2000 · Post by **Phallica2000** » Thu 21 Mar, 2013 2:48 pm

I'm looking forward to some decent metal bands playing there...as well as UFC events.

WiggyDiggy · Post by **WiggyDiggy** » Fri 22 Mar, 2013 2:44 pm

Phallica2000 wrote: I'm looking forward to some decent metal bands playing there...as well as UFC events. I hadn't even thought of UFC, BAMMA too perhaps?

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Mon 08 Apr, 2013 3:20 pm

Status Quo set to play at the arenahttp://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/lat ... 1-5563691I always remember Status Quo saying that after they had a hit with matchstick men, they couldn't write a hit song for love nor money. They were touring in Germany in 1970 and were in a bar when Roadhouse Blues by the Doors came on.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XWQrt00_NMThey sat and watched a bloke get up and dance with his girlfriend to it. Wow we've got to do some of that 12 bar blues stuff, and Rick Parfitt said we've been ripping off the Doors ever since

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Mon 08 Apr, 2013 3:31 pm

[duff joke alert]I once asked the guy in Jumbo records if he had anything by the Doors.He said " There's a bucket of sand and a fire blanket "

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Fri 19 Apr, 2013 9:18 pm

On the day that the Arena is officially handed over to the operators, this remarkable article appears in Billboard Magazine:http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/n ... watchCould it be that the hype is actually true and the council really have created a bona-fide winner for our city - and the only new venue outside North America rated by Billboard?

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Thu 02 May, 2013 10:29 am

First Direct unveiled as Leeds Arena.The first direct arena will have a pre launch event on July 24th with Bruce Springsteen, followed by its official opening by Sir Elton John on the 4th of September.http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... 5637034The First Direct arena has a real WOW sound appeal to it.Actually I wasn't sure if it was another one of those boy bands playing the arena when I first read it. First direct, One Direction, J.L.S closing down sale, Here today-gone tomorrow e.t.c