YOU. YEAH. JAZZ. WELL, SIMPLY LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS COMPARING PAYCOM TO BE OKAY CENTER EVEN WITH THAT DRAKE SHOW THIS VENUE HERE IN OKLAHOMA CITY STILL TRAILS ITS COMPETITOR IN TULSA. WHEN THIS ARENA OPENED, YOU KNOW, IT WAS MUCH MORE ON THE CUTTING EDGE AND WE HAD SEVERAL YEARS, YOU KNOW, OF OR MORE OR A DECADE OR MORE OF REALLY BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS. AND REALLY BIG SHOWS AND, YOU KNOW, IT TAPERS OFF. IT’S THE NATURAL, YOU KNOW, EVOLUTION. MAYOR HOLTS ARGUMENTS FOR A NEW ARENA MET WITH NEW OPPOSITION MONDAY MORNING AFTER THE PAYCOM CENTER ANNOUNCED DRAKE WAS BOOKED TO PERFORM THIS JANUARY. USERS ON FORMERLY KNOWN AS TWITTER, ARGUING THIS IS PROOF A NEW ARENA IS NOT NEEDED. LOOKING AT THIS YEAR’S 30 BIGGEST TOURS COMPILED BY HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, SIX WERE STADIUM ONLY TOURS, WHICH MAKES CITIES LIKE TULSA AND OKLAHOMA CITY AUTOMATICALLY INELIGIBLE, AS NEITHER HAVE A VENUE THAT OFFERS THE REQUIRED CAPACITY OF THE REMAINING 24 TOURS. THOUGH OKLAHOMA CITY WAS ONLY ABLE TO SECURE DATES FOR THREE ARTISTS STEVIE NICKS, DRAKE AND LUKE COMBS, TULSA’S BOK CENTER, HOWEVER, BOOKED TWICE THE NUMBER OF ACTS BOK WAS ABLE TO BOOK THE JONAS BROTHERS. THE EAGLES, THE CHICKS, SHANIA TWAIN, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND MADONNA. AND ONCE AGAIN, DRAKE AND J. COLE SET TO PERFORM HERE AT THE PAYC
Debate for new arena continues after Drake announces tour stop at Paycom Center
So, what does that mean for the debate that OKC needs a new arena?
Updated: 6:13 PM CST Nov 13, 2023
The Paycom Center announced Drake has added Oklahoma City as a stop for his current tour on Jan. 25.So, what does that mean for the debate that OKC needs a new arena? Oklahomans took the argument to social media, saying if Drake can get books, isn't Paycom good enough?Simply looking at the number, comparing Paycom to BOK Center, Paycom Center still trails its competitor in Tulsa. | MORE | Is OKC Thunder's $50M contribution a fair comparison to other NBA arenas?"When this arena opened, you know, it was much more on the cutting edge. It had several years or a decade or more of really big announcements and really big shows, and it tapers off. It's the natural evolution," OKC Mayor David Holt said.Holt's arguments for the new arena were met with new opposition on Monday morning after the Paycom Center announced Drake was booked to perform this January.Users on X, formerly known as Twitter, argued it was proof a new arena is not needed.Looking at this year's biggest tours compiled by Hollywood Reporter, six were stadium-only tours, which made cities like Tulsa and OKC automatically intelligible since neither have a venue offering the required capacity.Of the remaining 24 tours, OKC was only able to secure dates for three artists: Stevie Nicks, Drake and Luke Combs. Tulsa's BOK Center had twice the number of acts.BOK was able to book The Jonas Brothers, The Eagles, The Chicks, Shania Twain, Bruce Springsteen and Madonna. | MORE | Group forms to fight Oklahoma City's new arena proposalDrake and J. Cole are set to take the stage in OKC at Paycom Center on Jan. 25.Top HeadlinesOKC police respond to scene where 7 people overdosed overnightAP Top 25 released after school-record setting OU win, Cowboys upsetJamie Lee Curtis heavily teases ‘Freaky Friday 2’ team-up with Lindsay LohanSearch underway for 2 inmates who escaped from Hominy prison, involved in southeast Oklahoma chase8 years ago, a child was hit by a car in Yukon. Now, he credits the community with his recovery
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Paycom Center announced Drake has added Oklahoma City as a stop for his current tour on Jan. 25.
So, what does that mean for the debate that OKC needs a new arena? Oklahomans took the argument to social media, saying if Drake can get books, isn't Paycom good enough?
Simply looking at the number, comparing Paycom to BOK Center, Paycom Center still trails its competitor in Tulsa.
| MORE | Is OKC Thunder's $50M contribution a fair comparison to other NBA arenas?
"When this arena opened, you know, it was much more on the cutting edge. It had several years or a decade or more of really big announcements and really big shows, and it tapers off. It's the natural evolution," OKC Mayor David Holt said.
Holt's arguments for the new arena were met with new opposition on Monday morning after the Paycom Center announced Drake was booked to perform this January.
Users on X, formerly known as Twitter, argued it was proof a new arena is not needed.
Looking at this year's biggest tours compiled by Hollywood Reporter, six were stadium-only tours, which made cities like Tulsa and OKC automatically intelligible since neither have a venue offering the required capacity.
Of the remaining 24 tours, OKC was only able to secure dates for three artists: Stevie Nicks, Drake and Luke Combs.
Tulsa's BOK Center had twice the number of acts.BOK was able to book The Jonas Brothers, The Eagles, The Chicks, Shania Twain, Bruce Springsteen and Madonna.
| MORE | Group forms to fight Oklahoma City's new arena proposal
Drake and J. Cole are set to take the stage in OKC at Paycom Center on Jan. 25.
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