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Originally Posted by mgs11
Expo New Mexico looking into new arena to replace Tingley Coliseum
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Expo New Mexico, the home of Tingley Coliseum, is looking into the possibility of a bigger, better arena.
Weeks ago, Elton John sold out the 60-year-old roughly 11,000 capacity arena. Officials at the State Fair grounds say the concert solidified what they’ve been seriously considering for the last year or so.
“Albuquerque deserves this,” said Expo New Mexico General Manager Dan Mourning. “New Mexico deserves this.”
Mourning says Elton John may have worked out, but there’s a reason Garth Brooks performed five shows at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces this past weekend instead of coming to Albuquerque.
According to Mourning, Tingley Coliseum wasn’t big enough for Brooks’ staging equipment.
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Tucson has a worse problem. Albq has Isleta Amphitheater which has great concerts and tours...we have AVA Amphitheater that only sits 5,000. The Tucson Convention Center Arena has been remodeled, but has a small capacity of under 10,000. I went to a concert in Tingley back in 1997...and it was OLD then! If Albq can't afford a new arena its not the end of the world, Isleta already brings in great acts and major tours. If Albq can afford it, then go for it because Tingley is too old and small for those major arena (indoor) tours.
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