More arena performances for Wichita?

There’s an interesting benefit coming for Wichita from the relocation of the Seattle Supersonics to Oklahoma City.

The Sonics will chew up 41 previously uncommitted dates at the Ford Center, Oklahoma City’s soon-to-be-renovated arena.

What that means to Wichita is this: SMG, a Philadelphia-based arena manager, manages both arenas. Entertainment events that would have played the Ford sans NBA basketball, said SMG spokeswoman Beth King, are now leading candidates to land in Wichita.

3 Comments

  1. ictBest
    Posted July 3, 2008 at 9:55 pm | Permalink

    Awesome!

    I think there will be some spill over effect. Great news for us. :)

  2. brainsmasher
    Posted July 4, 2008 at 11:00 pm | Permalink

    The arena is looking good. They put it in the right place. Wichita is big enough to be a major league city. Both good and bad things come from being big. Wichita already has all of the bad things.

  3. bth
    Posted July 6, 2008 at 9:51 am | Permalink

    We shall see. I stand by my predictions that this thing will require large subsidies from the taxpayers. It will be interesting to see the fireworks when they have to come to the Commission to get them.