Bruno Mars reschedules concert amid heavy rain

[ALGAYDO 34,593]

2 hours ago, Joshie S said:

Clesrly not completely since Gaga had to perform it at the Superbowl AND re-invent the song again this year at Requiem.. 

the profit generated from those performances were Gaga’s to keep, not Bruno’s, so my statement still stands 

[Future Lovers 7,371]

Doesn't Rogers Centre have a retractible roof? 

[Murakami27 7,907]

38 minutes ago, Future Lovers said:

Doesn't Rogers Centre have a retractible roof? 

It does. The Jays play with the roof closed when it rains. 

[Economy 52,396]

2 hours ago, Future Lovers said:

Doesn't Rogers Centre have a retractible roof? 

Thats what I thought. 

 

It was pretty soggy and pouring rain but jezz it was not a hurricane or even a tropical depression. People were still going about their lives and going business as usual

 

Unless the roof couldnt be closed for whatever reason this feels like an overraction to me. Did he not feel like doing this date for some reason and use the weather as an excuse?

 

Considering rescheduled dates are a big deal for people who had to travel, book accomodations and even take time off, it feels to me like the threshold for cancelling concerts due to weather should be higher

 

It was kind of bad. But jezz, it wasnt THAT bad.

[monstermusic 44]

The Rogers CENTRE has a retractable roof

The Rogers STADIUM does not

Fun Fact: many people have confused the two for past events and ended up going to the wrong location 

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[Bronco 21,740]

1 hour ago, Economy said:

Thats what I thought. 

 

It was pretty soggy and pouring rain but jezz it was not a hurricane or even a tropical depression. People were still going about their lives and going business as usual

 

Unless the roof couldnt be closed for whatever reason this feels like an overraction to me. Did he not feel like doing this date for some reason and use the weather as an excuse?

 

Considering rescheduled dates are a big deal for people who had to travel, book accomodations and even take time off, it feels to me like the threshold for cancelling concerts due to weather should be higher

 

It was kind of bad. But jezz, it wasnt THAT bad.

Depends on whether it was forecast or not.

The roof can't be closed when temperatures hit a certain low point as it can cause malfunctions apparently. And it takes 20 minutes to close.

So if they weren't expecting it, by the time they reacted it may have been too late. And if the wind was an issue as well it could have caused problems with stage set up from a safety perspective.

[Economy 52,396]

8 minutes ago, Bronco said:

Depends on whether it was forecast or not.

The roof can't be closed when temperatures hit a certain low point as it can cause malfunctions apparently. And it takes 20 minutes to close.

So if they weren't expecting it, by the time they reacted it may have been too late. And if the wind was an issue as well it could have caused problems with stage set up from a safety perspective.

We knew for a few days that rain was forecast for Saturday. I remmeber on Thursday checking the forecast for the weekend and I saw over 20mm to 25mm of rain forecast for sat and thinking "oh thats a lot of rain, gonna be another ruined miserable weekend"

 

So there was at least 2 days notice

 

Like maybe there was reasons for the decision were not aware of I suppose. On the surface tho it feels like an overreaction. Unless the specific area the Rogers Centre is in was getting hit especially hard. I know storms like this sometimes locally can be a lot worse in specific spots

 

London was hit really hard but thats like 3h away from Toronto. My suburb city is only half hour from Toronto and it definitely was nothing insane so I presume in Toronto was very simmilar. Just very soggy, rain at times got heavy and some wind gusts. But again, largely still business as usual. Not so bad that people didnt go about their day. Plazas were still full, the usual malls that tend to be full still were and I still had the usual congestion at the grocery store. 

 

Nothing felt different other than really crappy weather outside

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[Decodekid 30,196]

CHROMATICA WILL NEVER BE OVER

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[Bronco 21,740]

23 minutes ago, Economy said:

We knew for a few days that rain was forecast for Saturday. I remmeber on Thursday checking the forecast for the weekend and I saw over 20mm to 25mm of rain forecast for sat and thinking "oh thats a lot of rain, gonna be another ruined miserable weekend"

 

So there was at least 2 days notice

 

Like maybe there was reasons for the decision were not aware of I suppose. On the surface tho it feels like an overreaction. Unless the specific area the Rogers Centre is in was getting hit especially hard. I know storms like this sometimes locally can be a lot worse in specific spots

 

London was hit really hard but thats like 3h away from Toronto. My suburb city is only half hour from Toronto and it definitely was nothing insane so I presume in Toronto was very simmilar. Just very soggy, rain at times got heavy and some wind gusts. But again, largely still business as usual. Not so bad that people didnt go about their day. Plazas were still full, the usual malls that tend to be full still were and I still had the usual congestion at the grocery store. 

 

Nothing felt different other than really crappy weather outside

As someone else has now pointed out. This concert was actually at a venue without a roof and people have confused it with a similar venue.

[Economy 52,396]

1 hour ago, Bronco said:

As someone else has now pointed out. This concert was actually at a venue without a roof and people have confused it with a similar venue.

Ok, thats a totally different story then. Thats why I asked if it has a roof or not cuz it was definitely bad enough to justify cancelling if ur in outdoor weather 

 

I assume its not the Rogers Centre then. They change names so frequently one can be forgiven for now knowing the difference 

 

It used to be called the Skydome (the one I think im confusing it for)

[Economy 52,396]

1 hour ago, monstermusic said:

The Rogers CENTRE has a retractable roof

The Rogers STADIUM does not

Fun Fact: many people have confused the two for past events and ended up going to the wrong location 

Both are stadiums? Now with this whole discussion i thought one was an arena and the one beside CN Tower is the Stadium

 

They change names frequently then on top of that get simmilar names. This has to stop of course ppl will get mixed up

 

I wonder if Rogers will Oligopoly sports like they did Telecom. If they do they better start coming up with some creative name and not just name everything Rogers 

[Bronco 21,740]

27 minutes ago, Economy said:

Both are stadiums? Now with this whole discussion i thought one was an arena and the one beside CN Tower is the Stadium

 

They change names frequently then on top of that get simmilar names. This has to stop of course ppl will get mixed up

 

I wonder if Rogers will Oligopoly sports like they did Telecom. If they do they better start coming up with some creative name and not just name everything Rogers 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_Stadium

Its a temporary stadium being demolished in 2030

[Economy 52,396]

2 minutes ago, Bronco said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_Stadium

Its a temporary stadium being demolished in 2030

I was not aware of this and I live nearby and own stocks in Rogers 

 

What is the point of building something for only 5 years?

[Bronco 21,740]

3 minutes ago, Economy said:

I was not aware of this and I live nearby and own stocks in Rogers 

 

What is the point of building something for only 5 years?

Cash in on the concert boom using what appears to have been derelict land.

[Economy 52,396]

4 minutes ago, Bronco said:

Cash in on the concert boom using what appears to have been derelict land.

Would make sense. I love how ur so knowlegeable on other Countries that ur educating me on a stadium half an hour drive from my own city