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Itchy_Rock_726 t1_j695qme wrote

Reply to comment by 7evenPoint128 in WooSox unveil new amenities and improvements at Polar Park ahead of third season by HRJafael

That situation is truly ridiculous but on the other hand I believe the city would struggle to book more than a handful of prominent concert acts there each year. The venue market is sort of saturated in Massachusetts across building size and type. Book a band into Polar Park and you may lose a date for the DCU which is already struggling.

Also, outdoor shows are already happening with great success at the Palladium in the summer. Saw Coheed and Cambria there and it had to be 8,000 in attendance. However the amenities there are poor. No seats obviously which sucks (I'm old).

And I feel like Xfinity Center, Leader Bank Pavilion have the market cornered on midsize (5,000) to large (15,000) outdoor shows.

Anyway, the solution is for Polar Park to buy a stage and PA/lighting rig that touring acts could plug into and augment as needed. Keep the gear stored somewhere inside and assemble it for shows.

I do hope the planners put some storage space into the blueprints for this $150 million park.

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saintsandopossums t1_j69p9qa wrote

DCU shouldn't be struggling as much as it is though. I know the casinos and newer venues in the Boston area hurt them, but it's insane that they've gone from pulling the biggest bands in the world to not being able to even get like bottom-tier acts. Mismanaged honestly. It's not the best venue, but they should do better than THIS.

And Polar Park would be a nice little venue to see a show in, if they figured out the door thing. Quincy is having a nice little musical festival at essentially a high school football stadium this Summer. Polar Park could have at least pulled something like that off if they had planned the building better

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SJ966 t1_j6cp056 wrote

Supposedly the Providence Bruins prevented the Railers from switching their ECHL affiliation to Boston out of pettiness. Having the bruins brand attached to the railers whould have been a boon to the business of the dcu.

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