Pop concert plans unveiled for Bradford Bulls stadium (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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Pop concert plans unveiled for Bradford Bulls stadium
7:00am Friday 30th November 2012 in Bulls
By Ross Heppenstall, Bradford Bulls Reporter
Odsal Stadium will be transformed into a major concert venue, bringing some of the biggest names in music to the Bradford Bulls’ historic home.
The Super League outfit is in talks with high-profile bands and solo artists about performing at the ground, with the first three-day concert planned for May bank holiday weekend next year.
A stage will be built at the away end of the pitch, with capacity set at 25,000, as part of the club’s plans to redevelop the stadium over the next three years.
Bulls’ general manager Ryan Whitcut said: “We’re trying to make increasing use of the stadium, which is a vast bowl that lends itself perfectly to hosting pop concerts.
“We’re looking at the big names who have previously gone to Leeds or Manchester coming here to Bradford and performing as part of their UK tours. We’re still negotiating with the agents and management of the artists, but what I can say is that they will be big names who have never been to Bradford before.”
Since the club was taken over by Bradford restaurateur and businessman Omar Khan in September, strides have been made to open the stadium on non-match days.
The Trevor Foster Bar is open seven days a week and other events are now being held, with a new club shop open from tomorrow in the Coral Stand.
Mr Whitcut said: “For the initial gigs we have planned there will be a capacity of 25,000 and as we go into 2014, we’re looking at increasing that capacity.”
Mr Whitcut said improvements to the stadium’s access would need to be made. Mr Khan said he hoped concerts and other events planned at Odsal would bring “Bullmania” back to the ground.
Talks have also been held over potentially bringing speedway back to the stadium but those remain at an early stage. – The stadium once held a world-record rugby crowd when 102,569 fans watched a Challenge Cup final replay between Halifax and Warrington in 1954.
Comments(58)
futurethinking
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7:40am Fri 30 Nov 12
futurethinking
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7:46am Fri 30 Nov 12
Mik_e wrote:Good job you remebered that. I suggest you put it in writing to Mr Khan, RFL and Bradford Council just incase they forget.
Planning permission ?
Just imagine thousands of people turning up at a stadium to watch an entertaining event. Oh wait, they do that now..... ;)
Solomon Grundy
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7:52am Fri 30 Nov 12
We need pro active imaginative leadership not just at the club but in the city as a whole.
sam-tyler
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7:55am Fri 30 Nov 12
JAtkinson
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8:07am Fri 30 Nov 12
Are the know-it-alls still scraping their cars?
Excellent news for the city, the district and the Bulls.
PaddyBantam
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8:07am Fri 30 Nov 12
Steam Pigs
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8:13am Fri 30 Nov 12
PaddyBantam wrote:No but One Direction would!! - Local boy done good too
Black Lace will never generate ticket sales of 25,000...
johnhem
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8:15am Fri 30 Nov 12
all that space at low moor station could be used as a park and ride, and if a couple of other secure sites could be found for the same purpose there would be no objections from locals about parking.
when the odsal sports village was also on the cards i suggested a road by built off staithgate late just above the euroway junction for those travelling the motorway straight to the ground, how about one straight to a huge coach/car park?
johnhem
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8:22am Fri 30 Nov 12
Steam Pigs wrote:OMG.... hope no-one suggests gareth gates.
PaddyBantam wrote:No but One Direction would!! - Local boy done good too
Black Lace will never generate ticket sales of 25,000...
that figure of 102,569 mentioned off the cup game is way off the mark too. thats only the ones recorded as paid, hundreds were round the back climbing the old sleeper fencing and obviously not counted. the true figure would make interesting reading and make the best the city park could offer look like a damp squib (mind you bulls figures do that on a wet windy day anyway)
mad matt
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8:36am Fri 30 Nov 12
ifallwerelikemumby
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8:43am Fri 30 Nov 12
Mumby was the best
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8:45am Fri 30 Nov 12
Steam Pigs
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8:50am Fri 30 Nov 12
Mumby was the best wrote:they rock man!
never heard of the NIMBYS, would they draw a crowd? They like REM or JLS
PaddyBantam
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8:58am Fri 30 Nov 12
I can see a battle of the bands taking place here - Black Lace, Smokey, Terrorvision - support acts of Tamsin Archer, Gareth Gates!! etc etc
On a more serious note it would be great. Bradford has always been the 'poor relation' to other Cities in Yorkshire, when was the last time that any band of serious note played live in the City, never mind outdoors, in fact has it ever happened?
Better make it a summer gig because Odsal in winter has to be one of the coldest places on earth - i remember when City played there. Portsmouth at home on a December evening is not for the faint hearted!
ifallwerelikemumby
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9:06am Fri 30 Nov 12
With Brian Adams already booked I hope he sings my song for Helga, Everything I do I do it for you.
Steam Pigs
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9:24am Fri 30 Nov 12
Thee Voice of Reason
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9:37am Fri 30 Nov 12
Taking people away from the City park is just not on.
I'm sure Chaz and Dave will add it to their tour dates.
angry bradfordian
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9:45am Fri 30 Nov 12
Mik_e wrote:I would have thought that planning permission would be required. Twickenham is only allowed to stage a couple of concerts a year because it's in a residential area so I'd imagine the same would apply.
Planning permission ?
If they can get past that possible hurdle there's no reason why it would be a success. Huddersfield, Hull & Sunderland all manage to get major acts so there's no reason why Bradford shouldn't.
BCFC1234
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9:49am Fri 30 Nov 12
Thee Voice of Reason
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10:05am Fri 30 Nov 12
BCFC1234 wrote:Haha, I live in an area with a nice high BD postcode. Regarding Keighley it might not the best place in the world but it's way better than the ghetto of Bradford considering the amount of money pumped into Bradford compared with the pittance pumped into Keighley.
More boring negative comments from City fans. One wonders if they want anything good to happen in this City. Maybe they all live in dodge city, sorry Keighley.
Avro
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10:30am Fri 30 Nov 12
Thee Voice of Reason
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10:54am Fri 30 Nov 12
Avro wrote:I'm sure Mr Sutcliffe will pull a few strings, remember it's not long since that a councillor got retrospective planning permission passed for the eyesore he built in his garden.
I would think that there will need to be serious money spent from a safety aspect alone, the open air stands are delapidated and I would think that there is no way they would get a licence to hold a 25,000 concert?
Old Dave
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10:59am Fri 30 Nov 12
25,000 concert goers use the same amount of parking as 25,000 rugby fans so how would it be any different on that point?
The only thing is the noise, but the bowl tends to have that covered, and the lateness. Most gigs now have a 10.30-11pm curfew and the crowd is gone by about 12 midnight.
If they get the right acts, this could be great, but the sound of a 3 day "festival" style means there will be the usual 80s/90s retro acts. Although that could be good in some ways!
olicanabull
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11:11am Fri 30 Nov 12
Aldbroughbull1
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11:36am Fri 30 Nov 12
Pre Fab Sprout or better still the Red Hot Chilli Peppers
and what's wrong with watching Pompey !!
Steam Pigs
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11:51am Fri 30 Nov 12
olicanabull wrote:WUM alert
Yes, great idea except for one consideration, the possible damage done to the pitch That's why I suggested some time ago that the Bulls should invest, finances permitting in an all weather pitch like they have at Widnes. Apart from the first match there when there were problems with ice on the ground, there seem to have been no further problems and visiting teams have not, so far as I know, complained about the pitch. An all weather synthetic pitch would solve any potential problems of pitch damage from concerts.
Come on tigs, poor effort.
I see Myrtle Park is ruined after their events, oh no wait they have plastic playing fields, just like at Glastonbury etc.........
ifallwerelikemumby
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11:58am Fri 30 Nov 12
vikksy
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11:59am Fri 30 Nov 12
JAtkinson
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12:05pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Thee Voice of Reason wrote:Why are you always on here posting negative rubbish? Doesn't matter what it is, it's wrong, won't work and foolish. When people aren't doing something, you whine and whinge that they're doing nothing, and when they are, you're whinging and whining that they're doing the wrong thing and it will never work.
The council will not like this one bit.
Taking people away from the City park is just not on.
I'm sure Chaz and Dave will add it to their tour dates.
Your prolificacy makes us all sound like whinging, whining pessimists. It's boring. It's never witty or amusing or satirical or insightful. It's just boring.
moomooland
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12:10pm Fri 30 Nov 12
olicanabull wrote:I went to see Kings of Leon last year at the Stadium of Light and also the Rolling Stones at Don Valley in 2006, they cover the pitch with plastic boards that are raised from the pitch, thus protecting it, This is the normal practice for a staduim concert.
Yes, great idea except for one consideration, the possible damage done to the pitch That's why I suggested some time ago that the Bulls should invest, finances permitting in an all weather pitch like they have at Widnes. Apart from the first match there when there were problems with ice on the ground, there seem to have been no further problems and visiting teams have not, so far as I know, complained about the pitch. An all weather synthetic pitch would solve any potential problems of pitch damage from concerts.
Thee Voice of Reason
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12:33pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Steam Pigs wrote:There is a difference between Myrtle Park and Glastonbury v a place like Odsal.
olicanabull wrote: Yes, great idea except for one consideration, the possible damage done to the pitch That's why I suggested some time ago that the Bulls should invest, finances permitting in an all weather pitch like they have at Widnes. Apart from the first match there when there were problems with ice on the ground, there seem to have been no further problems and visiting teams have not, so far as I know, complained about the pitch. An all weather synthetic pitch would solve any potential problems of pitch damage from concerts.WUM alert Come on tigs, poor effort. I see Myrtle Park is ruined after their events, oh no wait they have plastic playing fields, just like at Glastonbury etc.........
As far as I am aware a professional team don't play there week on week.
Thee Voice of Reason
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12:34pm Fri 30 Nov 12
JAtkinson wrote:Your getting me wrong, it will be nice to see Chaz and Dave up at Odsal, thats a positive.
Thee Voice of Reason wrote: The council will not like this one bit. Taking people away from the City park is just not on. I'm sure Chaz and Dave will add it to their tour dates.Why are you always on here posting negative rubbish? Doesn't matter what it is, it's wrong, won't work and foolish. When people aren't doing something, you whine and whinge that they're doing nothing, and when they are, you're whinging and whining that they're doing the wrong thing and it will never work. Your prolificacy makes us all sound like whinging, whining pessimists. It's boring. It's never witty or amusing or satirical or insightful. It's just boring.
Mumby was the best
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12:41pm Fri 30 Nov 12
as a request for you.
Biggus Dickus
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1:01pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Steam Pigs
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1:02pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Thee Voice of Reason wrote:thats as weak as Tetleys Mild
Steam Pigs wrote:There is a difference between Myrtle Park and Glastonbury v a place like Odsal.
olicanabull wrote: Yes, great idea except for one consideration, the possible damage done to the pitch That's why I suggested some time ago that the Bulls should invest, finances permitting in an all weather pitch like they have at Widnes. Apart from the first match there when there were problems with ice on the ground, there seem to have been no further problems and visiting teams have not, so far as I know, complained about the pitch. An all weather synthetic pitch would solve any potential problems of pitch damage from concerts.WUM alert Come on tigs, poor effort. I see Myrtle Park is ruined after their events, oh no wait they have plastic playing fields, just like at Glastonbury etc.........
As far as I am aware a professional team don't play there week on week.
next
ifallwerelikemumby
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1:05pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Biggus Dickus wrote:Buttershaw lane ? I rest my case , Have you bought a season ticket too or do you peek through gates.
Judging by the current poll in the t&a, 87% are in favour of this idea. Sounds good to me too. I live in Odsal and would certainly enjoy some good old rock music blasting out as im sat in the beer garden outside Buttershaw Lane club!!
Biggus Dickus
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1:08pm Fri 30 Nov 12
ifallwerelikemumby wrote:Neither my friend, im not a lover of rugby, i prefer the football. Just saying it would be good for the City thats all.
Biggus Dickus wrote:Buttershaw lane ? I rest my case , Have you bought a season ticket too or do you peek through gates.
Judging by the current poll in the t&a, 87% are in favour of this idea. Sounds good to me too. I live in Odsal and would certainly enjoy some good old rock music blasting out as im sat in the beer garden outside Buttershaw Lane club!!
ifallwerelikemumby
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2:25pm Fri 30 Nov 12
RosieRed
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4:55pm Fri 30 Nov 12
mad matt wrote:Its in my "back yard".....and I say.. go for it !!!! Great News, I have to travel to Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield and further afield to see decent bands/gigs would make me very happy.
Fingers crossed it does work out but watch out for the NIMBYs !
TirNaNog
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4:56pm Fri 30 Nov 12
JAtkinson wrote:Zing! He's got you nailed TVOR. ;-)
Thee Voice of Reason wrote: The council will not like this one bit. Taking people away from the City park is just not on. I'm sure Chaz and Dave will add it to their tour dates.Why are you always on here posting negative rubbish? Doesn't matter what it is, it's wrong, won't work and foolish. When people aren't doing something, you whine and whinge that they're doing nothing, and when they are, you're whinging and whining that they're doing the wrong thing and it will never work. Your prolificacy makes us all sound like whinging, whining pessimists. It's boring. It's never witty or amusing or satirical or insightful. It's just boring.
Brannigan
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5:43pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Meningascoming
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6:16pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Meningascoming
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6:16pm Fri 30 Nov 12
ifallwerelikemumby
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6:21pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Mumby was the best
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6:30pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Shelfrhino
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6:49pm Fri 30 Nov 12
You may get the manufactured shizzle like 1d and other x factor garbage.
I can't see serious bands giving it a second glance.
This all sounds like OK promising more than he can deliver. Again
beardedclam
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6:51pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Meningascoming
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6:56pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Walruss
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6:57pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Shelfrhino
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7:30pm Fri 30 Nov 12
http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=v2IY8DTw2
Ks
bcfc1903
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12:21am Sun 2 Dec 12
Thee Voice of Reason wrote:I live in Keighley and i can guarantee you that Bradford is far from a ghetto. Like all large cities Bradford has good and bad areas..take Leeds as another example...another city with similar problems and a far worse crime rate.
BCFC1234 wrote:Haha, I live in an area with a nice high BD postcode. Regarding Keighley it might not the best place in the world but it's way better than the ghetto of Bradford considering the amount of money pumped into Bradford compared with the pittance pumped into Keighley.
More boring negative comments from City fans. One wonders if they want anything good to happen in this City. Maybe they all live in dodge city, sorry Keighley.
alfucham
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8:02pm Sun 2 Dec 12
alfucham
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8:07pm Sun 2 Dec 12
alfucham wrote:"give us yer f****g money people"
How about Bob Geldof and the Boomdown Rats starting with Rat Trap
Before we go down.
Now where did I hear that before?
1985 Geldof Wembley
2012 Odsal Stadium Peter Hood
"It"s a Rat Trap
And you"ve been conned"
Great songs always find hidden meaning of the truth eh shelf
Sheffieldbull
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6:52am Mon 3 Dec 12
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How are your legal cases coming along tosspot?
ifallwerelikemumby
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7:31am Mon 3 Dec 12
Mumby was the best
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8:54am Mon 3 Dec 12
alfucham wrote:How about "They`re coming to take me away ha-haa" by Napolean X1V, just for you.
alfucham wrote:"give us yer f****g money people"
How about Bob Geldof and the Boomdown Rats starting with Rat Trap
Before we go down.
Now where did I hear that before?
1985 Geldof Wembley
2012 Odsal Stadium Peter Hood
"It"s a Rat Trap
And you"ve been conned"
Great songs always find hidden meaning of the truth eh shelf
stubullsfan
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10:54pm Mon 3 Dec 12
Mik_e says...
7:39am Fri 30 Nov 12