Posted by Woody on February 21, 1998 at 21:39:01:
In Reply to: Re: Maltais-Does Kurt read these pages posted by Cheap Seats on February 02, 1998 at 21:08:29:
I know this is a little late but...
Although a nice idea to see the rich b******s subsidise ice hockey by paying more for pavarotti etc (and some of the concerts get 16000-21000 people!). The arena/Ogdens see very little of the money paid by ticket holders for concerts. The Arena is effectively hired by a promoter who charges what he/she wants, and the Arena gets their fee, out of which they pay Stewards, Box office, concessions staff, etc and those poor sods who start work the moment the artist walks off stage, stripping the stage down, clearing the floor, and getting the Arena ready for our ice hockey match which starts about 17 hours later.