• blunderworld
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    9 months ago

    Huh, TIL. Had no idea it was such an expensive project.

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      9 months ago

      The Montreal olympics were in 1976, and the stadium was finally done being paid off in 2006.

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      9 months ago

      Yeah but the profitablity could be huge. The venue would allow major artists and events to be hosted there instead of Bell center.

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        9 months ago

        There’s no way to make a concrete behemoth like the Olympic Stadium sound good.

        • guylacaptivite@sh.itjust.works
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          9 months ago

          I mean, it’s not much better at the Bell Center honestly. Sound quality is not really a reason why it’s nice to go to shows there, it’s the crowd and production. As soon as you’re not in the speaker array zone (which is mostly right in front of the stage in the GA area), sound quality and fidelity drops drastically. So I think with maybe more of those arranged properly it could be close enough while still providing 4 times the ticket sales.