Facility Notes
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McCartney Will Play Two Concerts
At Fenway Park On August 5, 6 |
In Boston, gossip columnists Fee & Raposa report Paul McCartney will play two concerts at Fenway Park on August 5 and 6. The ballpark has "applied to the city for a license to hold a concert" on those two days, and while "no headliner is named in the application," it is rumored to be McCartney. The Red Sox "aren't expected to reveal the name of the act until a public hearing June 22 at City Hall" (BOSTON HERALD, 6/4).
AFTER THE STORM: In Dallas, Brandon Formby reported Irving City Manager Tommy Gonzalez just one day after the Cowboys' practice facility collapsed last month "voiced doubts over the structure's quality." Gonzalez in a text message called the structure a "'big ole tent' that 'probably never was structurally sound enough' to hold up against straight-line winds." Gonzalez in the text said, "But it was for 'the cowboys' ... that's just what my gut tells me." Formby noted the texts "raise questions about whether" the team "holds undue sway or runs roughshod over city officials, a sentiment that has simmered among some residents for years" (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 6/3).
HARD TO SAY GOODBYE: The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission (MSFC) yesterday indicated that the Metrodome will begin to lose an average of $2M annually when the Univ. of Minnesota football team and the Twins move to their new stadiums in '09 and '10, respectively. The Metrodome's revenue is "projected to drop" almost $5M in '10, and the MSFC is "looking to keep it viable -- mostly by cutting expenses" (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 6/4).
SAN FRANCISCO TREAT: Austin-based software company Qcue CEO Barry Kahn said that the company's "variable ticket pricing system" currently being used by the MLB Giants at AT&T Park has produced a 25% rise in ticket sales this season. The pricing system, "which is applied to 2,000 slow-selling seats, adjusts the cost of single-game tickets on the days leading up to a game based on 20 variables that affect demand, such as the weather and the opposing team's record." Kahn said that Qcue's system has "generated an additional 500 sold seats per game," and the company now is "planning to offer similar systems to the other teams as well as concerts and theater events" (AUSTIN BUSINESS JOURNAL, 5/29 issue).
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