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Originally Posted by esquire
Yeah, 27K seems oddly small, to the point where it could hinder Calgary's ability to attract non-football events like major concerts, international sports events and the like. Winnipeg has received good use from IGF and its 33K seats... in addition to football, there have been big outdoor shows like McCartney, Swift, Jay-Z/Beyonce, this year there will be AC/DC, the Women's World Cup, the Heritage Classic in all likelihood next season... all of those benefit from the venue's seating capacity.
It's all the more strange when you consider that the Stamps have generally averaged crowds of more than 27K over the past 20 years or so. I would think 30K expandable to 40K would be the absolute minimum for Calgary... realistically it should probably be around the 38K expandable to 45K mark. Even a permanent capacity of 45K would not be unreasonable for such a big and growing city with a strong football fanbase.
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For the sake of comparison, Vancouver built BC Place around 1983 when it had about the same metro population as Calgary does today.
Of course, it was a different era and there were different circumstances. They had Expo 86 coming up - although I never understood why they "needed" a new large domed stadium for an Expo...
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