New Sioux Falls events center update...

[SF_Rabbit_Fan]

Re: New Sioux Falls events center update...

It is time to get rid of HOWARD WOOD FIELD!

All the High Schools in town need to just build their own staduim like Harisburg, O'Gorman, Sioux Falls Christian and then nobody need to play at Howard Wood. Tear it down and put the Events Stadium right there!

End of Story! Can I get an Amen?

Isn't Howard Wood Field owned by the school district--meaning that the high schools in town already have their own stadium, Howard Wood Field.

[JACKGUYII]

Re: New Sioux Falls events center update...

Renovate Howard Wood for the Public High Schools and build the new Events Center downtown!

[AnimalHouse83]

Re: New Sioux Falls events center update...

The Sioux Falls public schools do have their own football fields, but are not built to handle the crowds a varsity game would attract. And I doubt in today's economy the district would want to shell out money to increase the capacity of even one of the fields.

I think concert promoters might be (IMO, legitimately) concerned about Sioux Falls' proximity to Omaha (although Fargo is about as close to the cities).

It may also turn Fargo & Sioux Falls into competitors for the same acts. It seems hard to imagine that, for instance, Bruce Springsteen would schedule dates in -both- Fargo & Sioux Falls.....

Just a side note: Sugarland is playing Fargo, Minneapolis AND Bismark all this weekend.

If given a choice between playing the cavernous Fargodome vs a newer more intimate arena in a city he's never been to before, my money says Springsteen would come to Sioux Falls. And I would be first in line for tickets!

[1stRowFANatic]

Re: New Sioux Falls events center update...

Isn't Howard Wood Field owned by the school district--meaning that the high schools in town already have their own stadium, Howard Wood Field.

Yes, Howard Wood is owned by the Sioux Falls Public Schools and provides a home for the football teams and track teams from the three high schools. It also handles some fairly large crowds for marching band competitions.