Whatever the make up of the bill, lets hope that the organisers dont do a "one size fits all" attempt.

Even though they are all well into their 60's, this incarnation of Fleetwood mac ( the "Classic" 1975-87 minus Christine McVie) would sell out pretty much every night of any tour they do. Thats what promoters are for. they plan just enough gigs to sell out, ensuring that demand can just be met! Currently most of their tours are arena tours though, even though they are rumoured (no pun) to be playing Glastonbury!

My bet is on an 80s-90s revival festival like rewind, which draws 60,000 each year in Henley on Thames!

ZZ Top anyone

As part of his World Tour, Bruce Springsteen is playing at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, home of the Aussie Open tennis. An arena that only holds 14500 people, plus space on the court area. Just a thought......

How much of a money spinner, if at all, would an event like this be for the club even with a full house ? The prestige of such an event at Odsal and for Bradford would make it worthwhile but the club need to increase income. When you consider how many excellent stadiums there are in this country and how few seem to use them for this kind of event makes me wonder if it's worth all the work involved. Elland Rd and Huddersfield have both had them in the past but don't seem to bother now.

Putting on a gig or festival = (ticket sales and other sales income), minus (total cost of staging it + fees charged by artists).

If you are going to have the likes of Springsteen then at the risk of stating the obvious, it will cost a pretty penny. It is very hard to make a significant profit on top dollar acts unless you have a huge arena, or you can sell sky-high priced tickets; or else get the turn to play cut price. I gather that the fees for Bruce and his band and crew broadly speaking are around $4m-5m. I wouldn't pay £300 for a ticket, but if anyone wants an actual quote then
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Would we be actually putting concerts on though. Surely it would be similar to monster truck deal where we make the stadium available for a fee and a promoter takes all the financial risks and arranges everything. We make our money on fee for use of stadium and money throughbars if we open them?.

As i said some pages back, you're right, obviously we haven't got the expertise to run one ourself. But as tigertot pointed out, if you subcontract it then they make most of the money not you. But as tigertot pointed out, if you don't subcontract it, then we haven't got the expertise to put it on. But as tigertot pointed out ...

Tbh does it matter if they make most of the money. Any money raised is extra money coming into the club so to be welcomed, plus we can still make money through the bars and coral stand catering which we do know how to do. Let promoters take the risks, if it comes off and they get a sellout they get a big profit, flip side is if its a flop they lose money. We get paid either way.

Don't the big established acts generally go where there is plenty of premium rate corprate seating? I would think Odsa is more cheap and cheerful, more suited to a student type crowd. Plenty going on around the ground but not much seating. Appealing to the under 25's rather than us middle aged.

Confirmed as 80's Strikeback Night featuring Rick Astley, Belinda Carlisle, The Real Thing, Roland Gift, Go West, Altered Images and Sonia.

Sat 25th May.

I hope it earns Bulls a shed load of money, but, apart from Altered Images, I'm glad I live 16 miles away & won't be able to hear it.