Stallions Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Last Sunday 69,448 fans jammed New Era Field for the 2019 home opener. That’s 97% of listed capacity. In 2018 attendance was 69,187 at the opener vs. the Chargers. Remember when that same stadium held 82,290? Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the largest official attendance for a concert at Rich Stadium. 80,107 came to hear the WHO on September 26, 1982. I realize the NFL wants Buffalo to build a new stadium. It’s the cool thing to do with plush suites, bigger video boards and supposedly it will provide more revenue to visiting teams. WHY in Buffalo? We consistently draw to 90% capacity. I realize the economics and population in the Buffalo area doesn’t fit the NFL model. So what? We ARE Buffalo and that’s the way it is. We’re a special city with a special NFL football team. Any other old memories from our old stadium??? GO BILLS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Yeah - pissing in troughs. Do they still have those? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 It’s all about the money. Accept that and life gets easier. I’m OK either way, as long as the Bills are in WNY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 6 minutes ago, Stallions said: Last Sunday 69,448 fans jammed New Era Field for the 2019 home opener. That’s 97% of listed capacity. In 2018 attendance was 69,187 at the opener vs. the Chargers. Remember when that same stadium held 82,290? Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the largest official attendance for a concert at Rich Stadium. 80,107 came to hear the WHO on September 26, 1982. I realize the NFL wants Buffalo to build a new stadium. It’s the cool thing to do with plush suites, bigger video boards and supposedly it will provide more revenue to visiting teams. WHY in Buffalo? We consistently draw to 90% capacity. I realize the economics and population in the Buffalo area doesn’t fit the NFL model. So what? We ARE Buffalo and that’s the way it is. We’re a special city with a special NFL football team. Any other old memories from our old stadium??? GO BILLS! Great Who show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 They reduced seating capacity some 20 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stank_Nasty Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, WotAGuy said: Yeah - pissing in troughs. Do they still have those? Uh ya.... as long as I’m not pissing on my feet I couldn’t care less what it’s going in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Was loud. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 12 minutes ago, Stallions said: Last Sunday 69,448 fans jammed New Era Field for the 2019 home opener. That’s 97% of listed capacity. In 2018 attendance was 69,187 at the opener vs. the Chargers. Remember when that same stadium held 82,290? Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the largest official attendance for a concert at Rich Stadium. 80,107 came to hear the WHO on September 26, 1982. I realize the NFL wants Buffalo to build a new stadium. It’s the cool thing to do with plush suites, bigger video boards and supposedly it will provide more revenue to visiting teams. WHY in Buffalo? We consistently draw to 90% capacity. I realize the economics and population in the Buffalo area doesn’t fit the NFL model. So what? We ARE Buffalo and that’s the way it is. We’re a special city with a special NFL football team. Any other old memories from our old stadium??? GO BILLS! If we could keep Harvey Weinstein out of this, that would be great. ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 9 minutes ago, WotAGuy said: Yeah - pissing in troughs. Do they still have those? Actually those were sinks. Just repurposed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 15 minutes ago, Stallions said: Last Sunday 69,448 fans jammed New Era Field for the 2019 home opener. That’s 97% of listed capacity. In 2018 attendance was 69,187 at the opener vs. the Chargers. Remember when that same stadium held 82,290? Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the largest official attendance for a concert at Rich Stadium. 80,107 came to hear the WHO on September 26, 1982. I realize the NFL wants Buffalo to build a new stadium. It’s the cool thing to do with plush suites, bigger video boards and supposedly it will provide more revenue to visiting teams. WHY in Buffalo? We consistently draw to 90% capacity. I realize the economics and population in the Buffalo area doesn’t fit the NFL model. So what? We ARE Buffalo and that’s the way it is. We’re a special city with a special NFL football team. Any other old memories from our old stadium??? GO BILLS! When I was 16 me and friends saw The Rolling Stones at Rich, Bobby Womack opened the show, the place was packed, have no idea of the head count but I suspect in couldn’t have been far off of The Who concert. Good times, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stallions Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 6 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: Actually those were sinks. Just repurposed. I remember so well. The men's bathrooms couldn't handle the crowd so what do you do!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Stallions said: Last Sunday 69,448 fans jammed New Era Field for the 2019 home opener. That’s 97% of listed capacity. In 2018 attendance was 69,187 at the opener vs. the Chargers. Remember when that same stadium held 82,290? Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the largest official attendance for a concert at Rich Stadium. 80,107 came to hear the WHO on September 26, 1982. I realize the NFL wants Buffalo to build a new stadium. It’s the cool thing to do with plush suites, bigger video boards and supposedly it will provide more revenue to visiting teams. WHY in Buffalo? We consistently draw to 90% capacity. I realize the economics and population in the Buffalo area doesn’t fit the NFL model. So what? We ARE Buffalo and that’s the way it is. We’re a special city with a special NFL football team. Any other old memories from our old stadium??? GO BILLS! I almost started a thread on this. Buffalo IS a special place, and a GREAT sports town. I was slapped in the face with this on the flight home. I swear, about half the people on the plane back from the home opener were wearing Bills gear. How many others just weren’t sporting the gear? Of all the many people I talked with at the tailgate, only a few had not flown in or driven for hours to get there. I’ve lived in the Cincinnati, Carolina, Tampa and Atlanta markets, and gone to games in many more. There are a few teams with great fans, but I’ll put the Bills fans at the top of my list. It is indeed very special. . Edited September 26, 2019 by Augie 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stallions Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 A big-time concert fan WHO went to that show on 9/26/82 to see the WHO wrote - I have been to over 450 shows in my life and one of my favorite questions to ask people is "What was the best concert you ever went to?" My own personal answer was The Who at Rich Stadium on their so-called farewell tour. I don't think that The Who were generally near the top of their game during this tour but on this day (a Sunday) they were greeted by the best audience I have ever been a part of and they knew what they had. The energy in that stadium was incredible. David Johansen warmed things up with a 30 minute set highlighted by "Stranded In The Jungle" and his Animals medley. The Clash drew some ire from reactionary fans but delivered a reliable set. The Who kicked ass and took names during their set. The sound was very good and the audience was just electric. As seasoned performers, The Who knew what they had and delivered in spades. No one who attended that show will forget the rain only during "Love Reign O'er Me" In fact I heard a random stranger talk about it eight years after the show at a Bob Dylan show in Toronto in June of 1990. It was one of those priceless moments and it only rained during "Love Reign O'er Me". 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 They used to announce the paid attendance and the no-shows. At a Bills-Miami game there were only 10 no-shows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 42 minutes ago, Don Otreply said: When I was 16 me and friends saw The Rolling Stones at Rich, Bobby Womack opened the show, the place was packed, have no idea of the head count but I suspect in couldn’t have been far off of The Who concert. Good times, I was there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Just now, ColoradoBills said: I was there too. What year was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Augie said: What year was that? I'm thinking 75. 3 minutes ago, Augie said: What year was that? Just checked. Aug 8th 1975. Forgot that the Outlaws were the other band. I was 16. Edited September 26, 2019 by ColoradoBills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 45 minutes ago, Stallions said: I remember so well. The men's bathrooms couldn't handle the crowd so what do you do!!! Took my first stadium leak in the big round sink as a kid in 1984. Thought it was so cool that you stepped on the ring near the floor to "flush", ha! Really believed for years that those were just communal pissers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 6 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: I'm thinking 75. Just checked. Aug 8th 1975. Forgot that the Outlaws were the other band. I was 16. I was there, also 16. Quite the eye opener! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 4 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: I was there too. Cool ? back in in those days we had really good shows to go to , saw Jeff Beck and the Mahavishnu orchestra at the dome arena about that time, Saw Bowie at the Auditorium theatre in Rochester, back in the day... and those where some damn good days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Augie said: I was there, also 16. Quite the eye opener! That was like my 3rd summerfest. Seems like a lifetime ago. LOL, I guess it was. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberal Bob Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 (edited) I was at the Grateful Dead show on the 4th of July and that was the biggest crowd that I have ever seen at the stadium. Edited September 26, 2019 by Liberal Bob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 1 minute ago, ColoradoBills said: That was like my 3rd summerfest. Seems like a lifetime ago. LOL, I guess it was. I remember the bedsheets hanging from the upper deck with a menu of what they were offering. I thought I’d stepped thru the looking glass! Oh, the stories from that day and night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, Liberal Bob said: I was at the Grateful Dead show on the 4th of July and that was the biggest crowd that I have ever seen at the stadium. Dead shows were such a scene, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, Augie said: I remember the bedsheets hanging from the upper deck with a menu of what they were offering. I thought I’d stepped thru the looking glass! Oh, the stories from that day and night! Oh yeah. 15-20 of us would go to the concerts from the neighborhood (JFK High School). It was crazy times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I think they should add seats on the sidelines similar to NBA court side seats. Make them insanely expensive where only the super rich can afford them...I’d love to see these rich #######s like Mark Walbergh get run over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stallions Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Wacka said: They used to announce the paid attendance and the no-shows. At a Bills-Miami game there were only 10 no-shows! I remember that! Everybody wondered who those people were!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerme1 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 1981 Stones at the stadium and the night before was Grateful Dead at the Aud. A weekend I'll never ever forget even though I didn't go to the Grateful Dead concert we were there outside on our way to the stadium lol uh, had to pick some things up prior to parking all night at a Hills in Hamburg. Included a visit by the cops about three am and they were very cool. Could have nailed everybody for everything but if you weren't causing a problem, then you weren't a problem. Never going to forget what I did and what I saw that entire weekend. Man on a wire for one thing. Guy bashing his head into a concrete wall for another. May have been something bad picked up at the Aud outside the Grateful Dead lol but it was the greatest Rock And Roll show of my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDingus Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Do they still have bleacher seats, or have they been renovated to individual seats in recent remodels? Those definitely hurt my ass & back after a while lol. Haven't been to a game in Buffalo in a few years, so not up to date on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Our 1st home AFC Championship game against the Bo-less Raiders had 10 no shows. 80,010. I held one of the empty seat tickets. Brother in law was meeting me for the game but got ‘sick’ and begged off. Glad my sister divorced hisazz. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmur66 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 8 hours ago, Liberal Bob said: I was at the Grateful Dead show on the 4th of July and that was the biggest crowd that I have ever seen at the stadium. Were the Dancing Bears there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 9 hours ago, Stallions said: Last Sunday 69,448 fans jammed New Era Field for the 2019 home opener. That’s 97% of listed capacity. In 2018 attendance was 69,187 at the opener vs. the Chargers. Remember when that same stadium held 82,290? Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the largest official attendance for a concert at Rich Stadium. 80,107 came to hear the WHO on September 26, 1982. I realize the NFL wants Buffalo to build a new stadium. It’s the cool thing to do with plush suites, bigger video boards and supposedly it will provide more revenue to visiting teams. WHY in Buffalo? We consistently draw to 90% capacity. I realize the economics and population in the Buffalo area doesn’t fit the NFL model. So what? We ARE Buffalo and that’s the way it is. We’re a special city with a special NFL football team. Any other old memories from our old stadium??? GO BILLS! Who is on first. Why is in left field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM57 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 9 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: Actually those were sinks. Just repurposed. That's actually how they planned on having any sort of warm water in the bathroom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 10 hours ago, Augie said: It’s all about the money. Accept that and life gets easier. I’m OK either way, as long as the Bills are in WNY. Not if taxpayers are footing the bill or a substantial part of the bill for a new stadium. Personally, I like the existing one. Yes, improvements can be made but a smaller forum that has “NFL amenities” does not seem right for Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSpeed Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I'd like to tell you about the concerts I attended at rich, but I can't remember any of them. Man those were some great shows.? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMF2006 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 (edited) Stones Journey...…..boooed and pelted off the stage unfairly replaced by J Geils for the rest of the tour George Thoroughly Good as the opening act. I think it was the Tattoo You Tour. It rained off and on until the Stones hit the stage Jagger threw up his arms and the sun came out......classic. Edited September 26, 2019 by JMF2006 rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 9 hours ago, Stallions said: A big-time concert fan WHO went to that show on 9/26/82 to see the WHO wrote - I have been to over 450 shows in my life and one of my favorite questions to ask people is "What was the best concert you ever went to?" My own personal answer was The Who at Rich Stadium on their so-called farewell tour. I don't think that The Who were generally near the top of their game during this tour but on this day (a Sunday) they were greeted by the best audience I have ever been a part of and they knew what they had. The energy in that stadium was incredible. David Johansen warmed things up with a 30 minute set highlighted by "Stranded In The Jungle" and his Animals medley. The Clash drew some ire from reactionary fans but delivered a reliable set. The Who kicked ass and took names during their set. The sound was very good and the audience was just electric. As seasoned performers, The Who knew what they had and delivered in spades. No one who attended that show will forget the rain only during "Love Reign O'er Me" In fact I heard a random stranger talk about it eight years after the show at a Bob Dylan show in Toronto in June of 1990. It was one of those priceless moments and it only rained during "Love Reign O'er Me". I was at this show, i'll never forget the people in front of us before the show saying over and over "we're just here for the clash" ? Also remember Pete had a very weird 80s look - leather jacket, big hair with headband and clean shaven. Also remember could have done without all the songs from It's Hard. Found this - has a link to bootleg of the show https://www.guitars101.com/forums/f145/who-1982-09-26-rich-stadium-orchard-park-ny-aud-source-2-ml-master-684099.html#/topics/684099 The best Who concert I ever saw was in an ampitheater here in Raleigh - played Quadrophenia start to finish ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Firebaugh Kid Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Driving up to the stadium last week....seeing all the tailgating....I couldnt help but want to protect it from being taken away. Its sacred honestly if you're a Bill's fan. It's part of who we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicharito Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 You can add more to that number . There was so much confusion at the under maned security gate that they never scanned my ticket. Actually I’m not sure how many people I seen just walk on by not getting tickets scanned or phones scanned. It crossed my mind to put my un scanned ticket up on stubhub since it was around 12:15 I walked into the stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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