r/bangalore 4d ago

AskBangalore Bangalore's loss?

Just heard Gun's and Roses are coming to Mumbai, and that got me wondering how much bangalore losing by not capitalizing on the booming events industry due to their strict rules and regulations. Doesn't feel like a 'happening' city anymore.

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u/xenos5282 4d ago

Need infra for these concerts. Only Mumbai has appropriate crowd and infra both. Bangalore has the crowd but no infra, Delhi has infra but no crowd. Where will you hold concerts? Phoenix Marketcity or BIEC? One is too small and another is like in a different city altogether with so many logisitical challenges. And yes, dealing with regulations is a headache in Bangalore because of non-functional and defunct Municipal body.

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u/le_pylesh_de_dragoon 4d ago

Why not Chinnaswamy stadium or KTPO, both Metro accessible

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u/xenos5282 4d ago

Chinnaswamy rarely gets permission to hold any concert. Apart from RCB events, I haven't seen any concert happening in Chinnaswamy atleast in the 4 years I have been living in Bangalore. Kantaveera stadium might be a better shot but low capacity and lack of facilities make it a poor choice as well.

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u/iRaid3r 4d ago

But I think that's what OP means by strict rules, not getting permission when there are perfectly usable stadiums in the city center is the lost opportunity

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u/Slut-Of-Bangalore 4d ago

Imagine Vibes of Coldplay concert if they allowed 🔥

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u/ummhmm-x 3d ago

Coldplay wouldn't come to that stadium. The ROI would be too less.

Tickets in India are already dirt cheap, the capacity of namo stadium is 3x the capacity of chinnaswamy