On the left, a stock image still shows a 1988 dance floor during the Calgary Stampede and on the right, a picture of a crowd shows how concerts have evolved in 2024.
Music festivals, held in big white tents, have become their own rodeo circuit, of sorts, during the Calgary Stampede.On the left, a stock image shows a 1988 dance floor during the Calgary Stampede. On the right, a picture of a crowd shows how concerts have evolved in 2024. But since the 1990s, clubs and bars capitalizing on the electric energy in the city have been growing in popularity — often roping in acts that might skip over Calgary any other time of year.
The calculations are rough because, unlike other festivals, Calgary's musical ride isn't all under one banner. He's tallying the capacity between different tent-party venues over the span of the 10-day Stampede. Video from 1986 shows patrons lined up at the Silver Slipper, a transformed hotel bar that was a popular off-ground Stampede watering hole for years.
But that venue didn't stick. Instead, in 1992, Nashville North, the "original Stampede party tent" became the music venue on the grounds with staying power. "I'm like, 'Oh my gosh, this is crazy,'" he said. "We need to get bigger. We can't handle all the business." "I say to my staff and all of the different staff around at all the venues: Smile. You're a tourist attraction," Vickers said."It's the home away from home for the rodeo cowboy, that's what it is," said Daniel, Ranchman's marketing director.
The Wild Horse tent has been going for at least 15 years. The Concorde Entertainment Group is behind that tent and, a couple of years ago, they started a second party venue to keep up with demand, said Jon Molyneux, its vice president of operations.When he talks about what sets both of the Concorde Entertainment Group tents apart, it's about the hospitality.
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