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(08-13-2017 11:29 AM)HeadsetGuy Wrote:  I stand by most post (#28), I still don't think this boondoggle gets built

The worst part is, if it does it will likely not be very successful. It's harder to get to, more expensive and less central than the amphitheater and needs to be filled year round. Even if they steal the Admirals, those 4-6,000 tickets won't pay for opening the building and the debt. Neither will all the Monster truck shows in the country. They'll get some nice concerts but 10 or 12 of those won't pay the bills. An arena football team might draw 5,000 a game for the first couple seasons and then die. Even if they got a first round NCAA or ACC tournament, which seems doable, that's only two weekends per year. It just seems to be the wrong location and too ambitious to work. The whole community has to support it, and that locale with no good way to get there makes it unlikely to succeed in my opinion.