02-06-2023, 08:57 AM
Not sure I buy the last minute change of capacity - as MajesticBass says, that's not dissimilar to the regular seating configuration of the arena which is 9 - 10k.
One big issue the arena has is that the ceiling isn't as high as some equivalent venues, so you can't store anywhere near as much in the flies as you could at the NIA. The area where the screens are is the backstage area, so it may be that that has been pushed forward to put more storage in, but that still wouldn't take out 6000 seats. This could explain the longer filming times, too.
One big issue the arena has is that the ceiling isn't as high as some equivalent venues, so you can't store anywhere near as much in the flies as you could at the NIA. The area where the screens are is the backstage area, so it may be that that has been pushed forward to put more storage in, but that still wouldn't take out 6000 seats. This could explain the longer filming times, too.