It's not the owner or county's fault for not hosting events/concerts at the stadium. Buffalo/WNY cannot sell-out shows at FNC or Darien lake, let a lone a show at RWS. U2 played stadiums in the US the last 2 summers(all 39 shows were sold out), I know for a fact Buffalo wasn't even in the running for this show because of sluggish sales for recent Live Nation shows at Darien Lake. WNY had the lowest ticket sales for last summer for 3 shows last summer at Darien Lake.
This is why Buffalo doesn't see any high-profile tours. We are getting Roger Waters this summer but on his 2nd time around N. America, which helps reduce the risk of playing Buffalo. Also, FNC/Tickets.com lost out on the bidding for Britney Spears, Guns N Roses, Jay Z/Kanye West, and Usher. All 4 of those shows would have brought needed revenue/tourism dollars, however we lost out strictly based on not being able to charge the prices needed to re-coup the artist guarentees.
Ever notice we RARELY see a major tour stop in Buffalo? We will continue to draw the country/classic rock tours years afetr year because thats what sells in this area. It's sad, we live in NY but have the musical tastes of Oklahoma or Nebraska. What else are you going to do when your only rock station sis till playing Nirvana/Soundgarden/Bush 50x per day instead of some newer exciting stuff. Oh well, and BTW I do know that Gaga is touring this summer in stadiums, and I can GUARENTEE she skips Buffalo, not saying that's much of a loss, but it is financially.
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