Julie Anne Quay has hinted at Oakwell being used for concerts on instagram

No idea tbh. But I would imagine that was based on a weekly event. Car boots usually are ?. Or was it to be a one off. ?

 

I think it was both but my memory is terrible. From what I recall it was for a weekly event they blocked it and then a one off event was blocked later by the same local people complaining.

I used to work in a warehouse that operated 24 hours a day. Had done for a few years.
They built houses directly behind the rear yard if the warehouse which was the loading area and within 3 months of the first people moving in they had complained about noise and the council had banned us from operating any forklifts outside after 10pm and no deliveries in or out after 10pm either.

I think it's absolutely bonkers that people are able to buy properties next to things that already exist and then complain about the inconvenience of living next to those places.

 

Like who? Any act with the required pulling power to fill the stadium will want their own stage set up, the ground wouldn't be able to assist with this.

 

As people have said. Other top acts have performed at smaller venues they could fill 10 times over. That's not to say I could name an act that would want to perform at Oakwell. But I'm sure given the right promotion some would.

Bands do most of their own set ups at non purpose built theatres/arenas. And all top acts have management of those issues to sort it. They dont just roll up with a few Guitars, Amps, Drums and lighting rigs. I went to Bell end road in the 80s to watch U2 (also Wembley same tour) and the Pretenders. Sheffield Olympic park (Don valley stadium as it was known then) to see U2 and Elbow in the noughties. It got sorted. Nothing is insurmountable. Some bands even lose money at sold out events. Because of the cost of setting up. And prepared to do so. As record sales and bigger venues far more than compensate.

A typical tour for eg the rolling stones. An extreme example but it's not unusual to have to transport stages etc as below.

The operation is made possible with 20 tractor-trailer trucks full of steel for the stage and 25 trucks of production equipment, Skjerseth said. Six trucks were used to transport the video screen equipment alone. The production team consists of 83 members and 20 steel drivers.

Another article.
A typical arena rock concert.
For stadiums, if we define a “truck” as transporting a 40′ touring shipping container or a locally packed, articulated 48′ covered trailer, the short answer may be:

Small: 1-8 trucks
Medium: 12-20 trucks
Large: The sky’s the limit.

 

I'm sure that a "Live in Oakwell" could well be an encore to Live in Barnsley, or we could bring back BOMfest at Oakwell during the summer.

 

Same old negative *****

 

I'd be surprised if this comes off, but who knows? There are a lot of 90's indie bands doing the circuit these days. A bit of a current headliner & one or two old bands linked to tarn & they may sell the tickets. I would not fancy promoting it, or pulling it off, but it might work. A lot of logistical problems & poor transport links are big issues, as would be complaints from residents.

 

Usually the stage is in one of the goal mouths - so the West Stand would make it impossible.

Nice idea though.