| Topic: | Re:Live Music Concerts at the Gtech | |
| Posted by: | David Lesniak | |
| Date/Time: | 27/06/26 08:07:00 |
| Seems to me this was inevitable. If a venue of this size/amenity was built only to be used 16 days a year (using Twickenham as a guide) there is no business model where that would cover the investment let alone generate revenue nor profit. It is the reverse of what happened at Wembley. Had the stadium. History. Concerts and all that goes with them. Then the development which has yet to abate. Seems to work and attract residents. As for Gunnersbury, it sets up a competition of sorts. As an organizer, there would be pros and cons to either. Simultaneous events???? Who knows. It also will test the council's resolve. The stadium is literally built for crowds. The park is not. If I were deciding, I'd look at the revenue the stadium generates for the council and compare it to what Gunnersbury events generate. If the coffers are built more by one, surely it would benefit the other. And surely the council would benefit even more by both. And then they could stop going after residents and businesses for putting envelops next to overflowing bins, etc. That is, of course, if the council had any business sense which arguably they have yet to demonstrate. |