He left a long time ago and his long time replacement Jason Sheff has now moved on as well. They're still going but I've seen them 7-8 times and so many personnel changes makes me say enough. Played in Hilton in 1975 and saw them in CY ten or years ago.
Jamie Pollard on KXNO today
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Restroom remodels bid date is 6/29/2023, and the Carpet replacement bid isn't open yet.
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Restroom remodels bid date is 6/29/2023, and the Carpet replacement bid isn't open yet.
Current Projects
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Should open some people's eyes regarding deferred maintenance costs. A $750K to $1M bill for just lobby carpet and restrooms.
Actually it isn't. Wells Fargo opened but Hilton had history with a lot of promoters who weren't willing to leave one of the better concert venues for them to work with in the area. Only a few promoters were willing to take the plunge into the unknown venue. It wasn't until Jamie raised a ruckus about having to move teams from practicing on show days that promoters couldn't get dates and started being forced to give WF a try. Once they were comfortable there, Hilton had lost their advantage of history and a headache free day with experienced but economical crews. It was impossible to compete without those advantages since WF has more seats and is in the population center.
$277.6 per square foot for a bathroom isn't too bad. New construction bids I get at work can be double that
Not only do the bathrooms need remodeled, but they need way more of them. There are way too few bathrooms/stalls in that building.
Yeah, the scheduling pressure was there prior to JP. Lynn Nance was extremely critical of the time he was allotted in Hilton and hated to take the team to state gym when Hockey, or other events interfered with his ability to practice in Hilton.
But it is true that Hilton concerts provided the ability of the Iowa State Center business model to succeed, and actually return funds to the University. CY, Fisher and Scheman didn't cover overhead expenses, when I worked there. Of interest, Max Urich, Dave Cox, and later Johnny Orr were sympathetic to the need for Hilton to generate revenue and serve the entire University community.
The key reason concerts stopped coming to Ames was the building of the wells center in DM. 17,000 capacity, tmk.
Maybe, but Merch sales, percentages, labor bill, advertizing bill, sponsorship opportunities, co-promotions (shared risk), parking revenue, concession splits all play a part, and venue reputation and, depending on the act, student availability is also a factor.
Those are mostly correct statements; however, 17,000 seats, 14,500, win out 99 times out of a 100.
Saw Chicago last month, sat in 5th row. Lead singer is Neil Donell. Dude is 67 but has a 4 octave vocal range. Hits all the notes with ease. Great show!
Well not going to debate, but I did do a lot of promotion, took the artist to the venue I thought would make the most money. Most major artists don't like empty seats, so if the act doesn't sell 17,000 seats and you pay a premium for the venue, its a lose lose.
I agree with you on those business points. If u are selling 14k then u can usually sell 17k.
Been a huge Chicago fan all my life. When I saw them in Des Moines a few years ago, I said what the heck and paid $100 to get to go back stage after their concert.
My wife and I got to visit with the original members (Robert Lamm, Jimmy Pankow, and Lee Loughnane) and have our picture taken with the band. One of the highlights of my life, and genuinely nice guys!
That is St Johns, that is where I went to school. IMO, that is a beautiful place.