Recession hasn’t hurt region’s arenas

The recent arena-building experiences of Tulsa and Kansas City, Mo., have held valuable lessons for Wichita. So it bodes well for Sedgwick County’s Intrust Bank Arena, opening early next year, that Tulsa’s BOK Center and Kansas City’s Sprint Center were among the nation’s top five live entertainment venues in the first quarter of 2009. The BOK Center, which opened last fall, came in second to the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. The 1½-year-old Sprint Center came in fifth.

10 Comments

  1. Regular
    Posted April 19, 2009 at 6:11 am | Permalink

    Bread and Circuses…

  2. Monkeyhawk
    Posted April 19, 2009 at 7:23 am | Permalink

    In honor of the thread topic –

    Your Sunday Morning funnies

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jay6IQQqGnU&feature=player_embedded

    (Altogether more authentic than the WWE.)

  3. Maggotpunk
    Posted April 19, 2009 at 7:30 am | Permalink

    Huh, I guess AC/DC is a big draw being mentioned in both articles.

  4. BlueJay
    Posted April 19, 2009 at 10:20 am | Permalink

    The difference is that there are no small number of people who have resolved to NEVER attend events at the Wichita arena as a matter of principle. That, and the negative experience that it will offer those who will attend dooms Wichita’s white elephant.

  5. GMC70
    Posted April 19, 2009 at 12:36 pm | Permalink

    Trying to justify the unjustifiable?

    Still trying to tell ourselves this is the best use a QUARTER OF A BILLION DOLLARS could be put to?

    Riiiiight.

  6. LonnythePlumber
    Posted April 19, 2009 at 6:02 pm | Permalink

    Why aren’t the anti-Arena voices as many as the anti-coliseum voices were? Or as vocal in opposition as the Century II opposition was? Always hoping for the failure of others and your own city?

  7. bth
    Posted April 20, 2009 at 2:29 pm | Permalink

    In one year we should have a good idea just how this all works out. I hope the CFSMWs are ready to make their Arena perform.

  8. fleettwood
    Posted April 20, 2009 at 2:36 pm | Permalink

    The recent arena-building experiences of Tulsa and Kansas City, Mo., have held valuable lessons for Wichita.
    _____________________________

    Kansas City Metropolitan has over 2 million people.
    What is that lesson again?

  9. ANTI
    Posted April 20, 2009 at 2:43 pm | Permalink

    The areas’ will be fine in ten years when the illegals are the only ones with jobs and are staging bull and cock fights at the areas.

    Embrace Tolerance!

  10. bth
    Posted April 20, 2009 at 2:50 pm | Permalink

    Doesn’t Tulsa have a university involved?