Jaguars amphitheater, flex field construction to begin next month

[JaxJersey-licious]

I honestly think both venues will do OK in the long run. What sucks for St. Augustine amp is that unlike Daily's Place which is a public/private partnership, SA amp is entirely owned operated and sponsored by the city and county  and had finally been able to be self supported by the increasing number of events it held (it was a top 50 attended amphitheater in the country despite its size and not offering cheaper higher capacity lawn space). Keep in mind Atlanta has 3 similar venues of equal and greater size plus Phillips Arena and they're all doing just fine.

What could really set SA amp apart would be to do more lower key multi-day festivals like the one going on now. They may lose more of the bigger draws to Daily's but they offer camping and a chance for visitors to check out the Island or Old Town is perfect for drawing more visitors that stick around longer and hopefully visit again.

[Steve]

Will Dailys place be completely under roof too?

Yes

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

I saw this earlier to day and thought it was kind of relevant to the discussion.

It could go in the DanDTM thread also, but this looks like that 'alternative' tier event that we might really be pushing to get:

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2017/03/03/jaguars-to-host-first-e-sports-gaming-event-at.html

The Jacksonville Jaguars are one of eight NFL markets hosting a branch of the Madden 17 Club Series e-sports competitive gaming tournament this Saturday. The contest will take place at Everbank Field in the US Assure Club East using the state-of-the-art NanoLumens LED displays measuring 19 feet by 11 feet.

E-sports, or electronic sports, is competitive gaming that takes place on personal computers or video game consoles across multiple genres of games.

"It's [e-gaming] the potential sport of the future," said Matt Marcou, Madden competitive gaming commissioner. "This is the second year that [Electronic Arts] has formally run a championship."

The Madden e-sports event is the first of its kind at Everbank Field, and renovations were made with hosting events like this one in mind.

Larry Rosen, Senior Executive Producer for the Jaguars, said it was a "no-brainer" to host the event when the Jaguars were approached by EA Sports, Madden NFL and Twitch, a streaming video platform owned by Amazon. He added that about 75-100 employees will be needed for the event for everything from the events staff to technical crews.

[KenFSU]

Three more shows added yesterday. Journey. Young the Giant. And Lifehouse/Switchfoot. Nice diversity there.

[Downtown Osprey]

Switchfoot lol

[KenFSU]

44 days left.

[Keith-N-Jax]

Funny you posted this, after watching the vid on the Jags site I was wonder what the site looked like, still don't see how they finish in time

[Steve]

Well remember, they never said the flex field was going to be done by Memorial Day. Only the Amphitheatre.

[ProjectMaximus]

Well remember, they never said the flex field was going to be done by Memorial Day. Only the Amphitheatre.

Also, as I attempted to state in my previous post, Khan was saying the amphitheater would only be ready to host shows, but not necessarily entirely 100% final punch list complete.

[tufsu1]

^ maybe so, but the flex field appears to be easier to complete than the ampitheater.

[KenFSU]

Jags confirmed yesterday that construction is on schedule for the amphitheater, and the flex field will be completed six weeks after the amphitheater opens.

[RattlerGator]

People keep curiously doubting these professionals. Quite bizarre.

[remc86007]

^ Not sure if it's doubt as much as amazement due to having watched many projects less than half the size take twice as long.

[jaxjaguar]

Khan has shown time after time he doesn't like things to drag on and they will be completed when he says they will. The Empire State Building was built in 410 days. Meanwhile Berkman II is pushing 10 years... Lol

[RattlerGator]

The key (for me, at least) is the unreserved "we are on schedule" news. Why doubt them? Why keep talking about other projects they weren't involved with? The FlexField superstructure seems to be clearly throwing off many folks. Little more than one month away for Tedeschi Trucks. We'll know soon.