eccles the ram Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Looking at Take That playing at the Shitty ground made me think about why we couldn't utilise PP more by putting a roof on it. We could then hopefully gain extra income via promoting PP as a viable 'entertainment venue'. I would think the initial outlay would be offset against income coming in from 'regular ' events. Also it would certainly improve the atmosphere. Discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 From being on the pitch recently, for some unknown reason, I can’t possibly think why, the sound out there is shocking. Can’t hear the tannoy whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandram Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 10 minutes ago, eccles the ram said: Looking at Take That playing at the Shitty ground made me think about why we couldn't utilise PP more by putting a roof on it. We could then hopefully gain extra income via promoting PP as a viable 'entertainment venue'. I would think the initial outlay would be offset against income coming in from 'regular ' events. Also it would certainly improve the atmosphere. Discuss. money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackworthRamIsGod Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Unfortunately when Mel Morris got a quote for a roof on Pride Park, the architects quoted wrong as they accidently drew the plans up based on Macclesfields stadium.. whiteroseram, AndyinLiverpool, TigerTedd and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_ram Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 I thought anecdotally the chilis and rod Stewart gigs weren’t that lucrative after all is said and done. Reckon it’d take a very long time to recoup and a lot of disruption. Speaking of ground updates, I wonder if we’ll ever see the ‘pride park plaza’ rear its head again? Carl Sagan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreveram Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Ground share at Toton might be our best option 😱 Ambitious, eccles the ram, RadioactiveWaste and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 44 minutes ago, Srg said: From being on the pitch recently, for some unknown reason, I can’t possibly think why, the sound out there is shocking. Can’t hear the tannoy whatsoever. Which way do the tannoy speakers face mate? 🫢 Grimbeard, angieram, Mucker1884 and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 8 minutes ago, Boycie said: Which way do the tannoy speakers face mate? 🫢 Probably better if you can't hear a Take That "gig" (aka karaoke) scout's dad, Reggie Greenwood, Grimbeard and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 I think Take That (and others of their ilk) might bring their own speakers! Mucker1884, HorsforthRam and sage 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 11 minutes ago, angieram said: I think Take That (and others of their ilk) might bring their own speakers! The truth is out. You were a roadie in a previous life. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammieib Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 I'd expect a roof is 10 million minimum. In the off season the pitch is dug up and reseeded. Apart from a 1 to 2 week window end of theseason, when will these gigs take place? Zero return on a roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboto Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 To make PP a viable multi-use stadium it would be more important to utilise a removable pitch like Spurs and Real Madrid do. This allows the playing surface to be removed easily for other events and it can be moved somewhere where it can be nurtured instead of being left to the elements all winter. cstand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Might be better with Kemar Roofe for 12 months on a free. eccles the ram, irobinson and ariotofmyown 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irobinson Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 4 hours ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said: Might be better with Kemar Roofe for 12 months on a free. Like that Clean slate for both of us eccles the ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wignall12 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 12 hours ago, Tamworthram said: The truth is out. You were a roadie in a previous life. 😀 Do you claim your fiver ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wignall12 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 7 hours ago, rammieib said: I'd expect a roof is 10 million minimum. In the off season the pitch is dug up and reseeded. Apart from a 1 to 2 week window end of theseason, when will these gigs take place? Zero return on a roof. We don't play at home every week ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAmster Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 14 hours ago, Srg said: From being on the pitch recently, for some unknown reason, I can’t possibly think why, the sound out there is shocking. Can’t hear the tannoy whatsoever. At a concert, I very much doubt they would use the tannoy system. There would be a mass of thoroughly professional sound equipment manned by one or more qualified sound engineers. The quality of sound would be dependent on the acoustics of the stadium. Here in the Netherlands, there are regular concerts in 3 stadia. The grounds of PSV, Feijenoord and Ajax. The first 2 are "open" grounds, the latter has a (retractable) roof. The sound at PSV is OK. At Feijenoord it's very good and bands can't blame the acoustics if they have an off night. At Ajax, it's hit n miss. Some places in the ground have good sound quality, others it's poor. Not the sound engineers at fault, it's the stadium. How would it work at PP, with or without a roof? Only one way to find out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papahet Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 How many grounds in the UK have a roof? Can't think of too many, I highly doubt it'll happen in my life time. What does need to happen is more concerts/events, because every stadium up and down the country seem to host them, besides us. Derby in general is pretty crap as a venue and most artists are at Nottingham, Brum or Sheffield. Hopefully when this new venue is built we'll be a good attraction to play within the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magicman Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 You don't need a roof - the cricket club puts on several concerts easily. Its weather we want to ruin the pitch or not / Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodleyRam Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 7 minutes ago, Magicman said: You don't need a roof - the cricket club puts on several concerts easily. Its weather we want to ruin the pitch or not / Depends on the weather I reckon angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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