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businesslawyer said:
Why would you rent a 70,000 seat stadium to play in front of a crowd that, if lucky, will get to 20,000? Don't care myself -- Gillette would be a little easier to get to and have better sitelines, but don't get it.
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I guess it’s all about the buzz…but for me Gillette is only 30 minutes away from home. Let’s go Huskies!
 
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Gillette is in one of the worst locations for a professional football stadium. Playing there is a disaster. Fitting 10-20K in a 70K stadium optically looks like an absolute failure for both sides. Cool, playing in a "pro stadium" sounds nice, but when it's in a trash location and no one shows up, it doesn't look as nice as it sounds.

Yes, it's "accessible" for CT folks, but so is the Rent...so is driving up I-90 to Amherst. At least we in theory could fill those stadiums.
 
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ThabeetDown said:
Gillette is in one of the worst locations for a professional football stadium. Playing there is a disaster. Fitting 10-20K in a 70K stadium optically looks like an absolute failure for both sides. Cool, playing in a "pro stadium" sounds nice, but when it's in a trash location and no one shows up, it doesn't look as nice as it sounds.

Yes, it's "accessible" for CT folks, but so is the Rent...so is driving up I-90 to Amherst. At least we in theory could fill those stadiums.
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I wonder what the cost of parking will be. I have seen $50 for concert parking. That is why I normally park on the road into the stadium (Rt 1) for far less.
 
HCCForever said:
I wonder what the cost of parking will be. I have seen $50 for concert parking. That is why I normally park on the road into the stadium (Rt 1) for far less.
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50 bucks for Pats games
 
Loved that Fenway game - great time, great town. Hope the Gilette rumor isn't true
 
businesslawyer said:
I don't see what "buzz" or excitement there is playing in an empty stadium, no matter how state of the art it is, but whatever.
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I’m with you on this. For all its faults as a football venue, playing at Fenway would be fun and there is much more to do pre and post game in Boston. At Gillette there is a strip mall.
 
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freescooter said:
I’m with you on this. For all its faults as a football venue, playing at Fenway would be fun and there is much more to do pre and post game in Boston. At Gillette there is a strip mall.
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Agree and you can take the T in as well from Riverside. But I did have a pretty good time after a Springsteen concert in a hotel/motel bar whose name escapes me on Route 1. Fun is where you make it.
 
HCCForever said:
But I did have a pretty good time after a Springsteen concert in a hotel/motel bar whose name escapes me on Route 1. Fun is where you make it.
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Sounds like the Fusion Lounge to me.
 
HuskyAlum012 said:
Whatever happened to this getting announced 2 weeks ago? Lol...
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I think it’s going to be announced with along with our other CBSSN games before the end of May.
 
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Waquoit said:
Sounds like the Fusion Lounge to me.
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It probably was the Fusion Lounge but that concert was about 11 years ago. I see that the lounge is now closed as announced by mymustang.
 
I wonder if the fact we are @ BC in late October is playing into a location decision?
 
mymustang said:
Fusion Lounge in Foxboro is closed
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Recently? I was there last month.

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