Hard Rock building $20 million amphitheatre

[Yahola]

Uhhh.. yeah real funny???

[bluedogok]

The Hard Rock concept has pulled a Fonzie....


The one on Sixth Street failed not long after I moved to Austin, mainly because it is nothing more than a restaurant with a little bit of memorabilia. It seems a place laying claim to rock music should have live music playing in it if they are going to have a location in the (self proclaimed) Live Music Capital. At least the House of Blues has acts playing regularly.

[SkyWestOKC]

I'd think a House of Blues would be great in the vacant lot on Reno Ave. and Mickey Mantle.

[jbrown84]

The New Orleans HOB is in the Quarter in an historic building. Would be great to see it in one of the original BT buildings, as opposed to a new structure.

I thought we were talking about the event center, not the hotel or golf course.

I was talking about the overall package, although I've since been informed that Riverwind is building a new theatre and the old theatre will be expanded gaming areas. Also I was incorrect in thinking the hotel was a MicroTel. Apparently it's very nice, but still small compared to the Hard Rock Hotel.

[Dustin]

Is this what you meant by ambitious? ;-) (pic of the Hard Rock Hotel's pool)
http://www.tulsaworld.com/articleima...3Pool0601a.jpg

that's just.... disappointing..

[mark]

I don't think it will affect much of anything for OKC or anyone else. The casino circuit doesn't really have high standards and it's not like concerts will come to Tulsa and not OKC. I mean hell, they come to Lucky Star.. they'll come to Riverwind lol.

By the way, has anyone noticed how crappy Riverwind's concert lineup has been lately?

maybe the casino circuit, but i wouldn't put a hard rock ampithater in the same class. i know the seminole hard rock in hollywood, fl had steely dan and aerosmith play in the past.

[ljbab728]

maybe the casino circuit, but i wouldn't put a hard rock ampithater in the same class. i know the seminole hard rock in hollywood, fl had steely dan and aerosmith play in the past.

I wouldn't exactly call those current A list acts. Not bad, just not top of the line. OKC occasionally gets similar quality at the Zoo such as Sugarland and Twisted Sister. And don't assume that just because it's a Hard Rock that Tulsa will get the same acts that appear in a large Florida resort area.

[Oil Capital]

maybe the casino circuit, but i wouldn't put a hard rock ampithater in the same class. i know the seminole hard rock in hollywood, fl had steely dan and aerosmith play in the past.

Yeah, steely dan also has a number of other casinos on the tour schedule (and I'm not talking the Wynn or MGM Grand) and as the prior poster said, it's a bit of a stretch to assume the Hard Rock Tulsa will necessarily get the same act or the same quality of acts as the Hard Rock in Hollywood Florida (in the middle of the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale metro)