Poynton ram Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 With so much talk about investment and the depth of DCs pockets I question whether the club maximise the commercial opportunities at PP. Other clubs seem to hold concerts and not just at stadiums like the Etihaad, Old Trafford. I am sure the Killers played Bolton. No idea if the clubs make much money from these events and clearly the pitch may suffer but can’t recall much happening at PP. With all the nearby parking and the vicinity of the station I would have thought PP would be a decent venue. Maybe the club have tried to attract promoters but no interest or couldn’t get the numbers to work? jono 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minesahartington Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Red Hot Chili Peppers Pride Park 2006 Excellent Wolfie20, Premier ram and RYRAM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 13 minutes ago, minesahartington said: Red Hot Chili Peppers Pride Park 2006 Excellent ... and a young spritely Rodney Stewart, way back in the noughties too. It seems for whatever reason, the prefered "outdoor arena" these days is the cricket ground. 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood P Dowd Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 (edited) We had an excellent stream at the BBG, Cotton Brook ran under the pitch.👍🐏 Edited March 31 by Elwood P Dowd Dordogne-Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 59 minutes ago, Poynton ram said: With so much talk about investment and the depth of DCs pockets I question whether the club maximise the commercial opportunities at PP. Other clubs seem to hold concerts and not just at stadiums like the Etihaad, Old Trafford. I am sure the Killers played Bolton. No idea if the clubs make much money from these events and clearly the pitch may suffer but can’t recall much happening at PP. With all the nearby parking and the vicinity of the station I would have thought PP would be a decent venue. Maybe the club have tried to attract promoters but no interest or couldn’t get the numbers to work? Odd when you think of the red hot chilli peppers and that was 18 years ago ! I am an old goat so don’t know much but is there a Derby / East Mids school league ? Wouldn’t it be amazing if you were a kid and the schools final was at pride park. A stadium should be a flagship for the community, somewhere you dream of going I agree, though a fantastic location there must be potential to make it earn more money for the club but I suppose like everything there is competition.. so many stadia ? On a more prosaic note, I ate at the yard once before a youth match, really enjoyed it but what’s it like on match days .. is it a scrum and how long do you have to book in advance ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papahet Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Said this for years and honestly think the club and the city as a whole have been shocking on this front. Niall Horan a DCFC fan could easily fill the stadium, why aren't the club using his profile more? Even Forest are getting Take That in May... Cmon ffs give me a Metallica show in 2025 AlvoRam!, BatRam, MackworthRamIsGod and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 1 hour ago, Poynton ram said: With so much talk about investment and the depth of DCs pockets I question whether the club maximise the commercial opportunities at PP. Other clubs seem to hold concerts and not just at stadiums like the Etihaad, Old Trafford. I am sure the Killers played Bolton. No idea if the clubs make much money from these events and clearly the pitch may suffer but can’t recall much happening at PP. With all the nearby parking and the vicinity of the station I would have thought PP would be a decent venue. Maybe the club have tried to attract promoters but no interest or couldn’t get the numbers to work? Do the club earn anything from such events given they don’t own the stadium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ram59 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 UB40 are giving a free concert at St Andrews tomorrow, the big downside is that you've got to pay to watch Birmingham beforehand. I would imagine that there'll be a number of people getting into the ground when the exits are opened up towards the end of the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthram Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 1 hour ago, Papahet said: Said this for years and honestly think the club and the city as a whole have been shocking on this front. Niall Horan a DCFC fan could easily fill the stadium, why aren't the club using his profile more? Even Forest are getting Take That in May... Cmon ffs give me a Metallica show in 2025 Is that, their points deduction round two in May (Take That) another 4pts and relegation. europia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo’s left foot Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 58 minutes ago, Tamworthram said: Do the club earn anything from such events given they don’t own the stadium? Both Stadium and club are owned by Clowes Developments, so I'm sure its not a problem. Indy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maydrakin Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 2 hours ago, Papahet said: Said this for years and honestly think the club and the city as a whole have been shocking on this front. Niall Horan a DCFC fan could easily fill the stadium, why aren't the club using his profile more? Even Forest are getting Take That in May... Cmon ffs give me a Metallica show in 2025 Rammstein played Coventry’s ground the other year. Fantastic, it was, too! jimtastic56, Papahet and Abu Derby 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretsquirrel Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Saw Springsteen at cov pre covid Reggie Greenwood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_ram Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Could very easily be making this up, but I have it in my head that after the chilis and Rod Stewart, it was known that these weren’t especially lucrative ventures once everyone’s had a slice. Would make sense to me why they haven’t bothered since. Didn’t we do monster trucks at one point too? RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 12 hours ago, jono said: a more prosaic note, I ate at the yard once before a youth match, really enjoyed it but what’s it like on match days .. is it a scrum and how long do you have to book in advance ? No pre booking on a match day, first come, first served. It's not as busy as you'd think, sometimes held at the door for a few minutes, but not often. jono 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 12 hours ago, Papahet said: Even Forest are getting Take That in May... The depths of depravity Marinakis will stoop to know no bounds... Crewton, whiteroseram and Reggie Greenwood 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4derby Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 13 hours ago, Papahet said: Said this for years and honestly think the club and the city as a whole have been shocking on this front. Niall Horan a DCFC fan could easily fill the stadium, why aren't the club using his profile more? Even Forest are getting Take That in May... Cmon ffs give me a Metallica show in 2025 But will Forest get anything from it, as they don’t own their ground? It will probably go to help the City Council which is bankrupt and in bad shape RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FindernRam Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 The monster trucks were brilliant and paid for a new pitch apparently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 1 hour ago, r4derby said: But will Forest get anything from it, as they don’t own their ground? It will probably go to help the City Council which is bankrupt and in bad shape They own the stadium, it's just the freehold of the land it s*its on that they don't own. RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackworthRamIsGod Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 1 hour ago, FindernRam said: The monster trucks were brilliant and paid for a new pitch apparently! I thought it was the monster trucks that ruined the pitch meaning we had to buy a new one? 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 Ram Raider Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 30 minutes ago, MackworthRamIsGod said: I thought it was the monster trucks that ruined the pitch meaning we had to buy a new one? 🤔 Monster Jam 2011, first time I saw them live, awesome day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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