Comments on: Bruce Springsteen is coming

By: Arthur A Lovisi

Arthur A Lovisi — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:01:39 +0000

Need 40000 seat domed facility designed for football with 12 foot walls from which additional seats to perm concourse could extend for basketball & other shows. Arena/stadium would become new home for ODU & NSU football. & one or two major ODU BB games per year perhaps DH for maquee games with NSU or Women. There’s your anchor. Lure Meac & Conf USA tournaments & Acc and NcAA mens sub regional.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:58:55 +0000

I’m new to Hampton Roads, having moved from KC. I can tell you that the Sprint Center in KC is not “worthwhile” and is considered by most residents as a colossal failure. It was supposed to lure an “anchor tenant,” i.e. an NBA or NHL team. Until then, it’s nine figures of public money largely wasted in a city with a failing school system and infrastructure problems.

The highly touted “economic benefits” to local restaurants and hotels is largely bunk — all it’s done is cannibalize other restaurants elsewhere in town.

I’d hate to see this kind of waste come to my new home town.

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 02:32:04 +0000

The population of Charlottesville is 45,000 not 196,000.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 01:28:05 +0000

Springsteen actually resumed his U.S. leg last night in Boston, coming home from Europe- tonight is Boston night #2.
You make good points about the lack of an arena here and its affect on the cultural and sports life generally in Hampton Roads. Springsteen did play Hampton in the mid-80s, a long time ago…. I go to Greensboro NC’s indoor arena to see him on many of his tours, also am heading to DC for the Sept. 14th outdoor show, since he’s obviously not coming closer to HR than C’ville.

So…. what’s the process for making some noise about the positive effects on the local economy for a big arena– not waiting for city leaders to take the first step but starting it grass roots? I’d imagine, though, this already been tried? What is the history here?