Alerus Center Events

[Irish]

Glad to see them expand their entertainment - although I have to admit I was a little bit irritated to have to go through a metal detector to attend a craft show there last weekend.  A solution in search of a problem.  

 

[northernraider]

Just now, Irish said:

Glad to see them expand their entertainment - although I have to admit I was a little bit irritated to have to go through a metal detector to attend a craft show there last weekend.  A solution in search of a problem.  

 

Those women and the knitting needles can be dangerous

[The Sicatoka]

20 hours ago, Irish said:

Glad to see them expand their entertainment - although I have to admit I was a little bit irritated to have to go through a metal detector to attend a craft show there last weekend.  A solution in search of a problem.  

I suspect metal detectors showing up at large venues in ND recently has less to do with the venue management and more to do with their insurance carriers. 

[Irish]

1 minute ago, The Sicatoka said:

I suspect metal detectors showing up at large venues in ND recently has less to do with the venue management and more to do with their insurance carriers. 

Or perhaps a bit of both.  I know it is a trend that is coming everywhere - I just don't like it.  I can live with going through for a concert but a craft show?

[Cratter]

KISS is going to play the Alerus Center.

[dmksioux]

57 minutes ago, Cratter said:

KISS is going to play the Alerus Center.

Looks like your a little late to the party.  

On 11/4/2019 at 12:30 PM, dmksioux said:

KISS is playing the Al February 22nd as a part of their farewell tour.  I like that they are getting a few more rock concerts instead of just Country acts.  

 

[Cratter]

Some good Bull Riding coming to the Alerus next month.

Just one class behind the guys that you'll see on CBS Sports Network.

https://www.aleruscenter.com/events/detail/pbr-pendelton-whisky-velocity-tour

[Cratter]

Move over old fogies, theres a new kid on the block.

Luke Combs at 22k is the new record. 

If you dont know who that is. It's ok. We will all be at that age someday.

[BarnWinterSportsEngelstad]

4 hours ago, Cratter said:

Move over old fogies, theres a new kid on the block.

Luke Combs at 22k is the new record. 

If you dont know who that is. It's ok. We will all be at that age someday.

Beer drinking Luke Combs brought down the house last night.

[BarnWinterSportsEngelstad]

Grand Forks is getting ready for an influx of thousands of visitors this weekend. UND's hockey opener, the North Dakota football battle between NDSU and UND and an Eric Church concert — all making the Northern Valley the place to be.
https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/7214886-Grand-Forks-prepares-for-thousands-of-visitors-during-the-upcoming-packed-weekend

[Shawn-O]

15 hours ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:

Grand Forks is getting ready for an influx of thousands of visitors this weekend. UND's hockey opener, the North Dakota football battle between NDSU and UND and an Eric Church concert — all making the Northern Valley the place to be.
https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/7214886-Grand-Forks-prepares-for-thousands-of-visitors-during-the-upcoming-packed-weekend

We will be at the Saturday festivities, no hotel rooms to be had in GF, Fargo here we come.    

[ksixpack]

Between the 3 events there could be up to 45,000 attendees; all in less than 24 hours…that’s never been done before in this town.

[The Sicatoka]

How did they get Combs and Church two weeks apart? 

[NoiseInsideMyHead]

1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:

How did they get Combs and Church two weeks apart? 

Reverse alphabetical order?

[dmksioux]

1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:

How did they get Combs and Church two weeks apart? 

I know the Combs concert was postponed from last year.  Not sure on Church. I believe it was a new tour this year.   So I'm sure it had to do with routing of the two tours.

[Frozen4sioux]

So... overall how did it go for the town after the big weekend? Was it 1980s Canadian shopper crazy madness or was the bars and restraunts able to handle the green surge?

[Cratter]

1 hour ago, Frozen4sioux said:

So... overall how did it go for the town after the big weekend? Was it 1980s Canadian shopper crazy madness or was the bars and restraunts able to handle the green surge?

"Big weekends" aren't uncommon in gf so it was pretty normal.

[Cratter]

On 10/3/2021 at 10:36 AM, Cratter said:

"Big weekends" aren't uncommon in gf so it was pretty normal.

Another darn near attendance (if not a) record for the Alerus yet again tonight.

Plus UND hockey at the same time.

 

 

[nd1sufan]

On 3/12/2022 at 8:56 PM, Cratter said:

Another darn near attendance (if not a) record for the Alerus yet again tonight.

Plus UND hockey at the same time.

 

 

I hear the Al still hasn’t figured out how to handle large crowds. I saw lots of like for boycotthealerus. Some friends went to the concert, got their in plenty of time and missed the entire opening act and all but 2 songs of the second act. Was told it is not the Alerus’s fault. The Tour decides when doors open. Even if the decide they open an hour before the concert that should be plenty of time to get everyone in. 

[jdub27]

13 minutes ago, nd1sufan said:

I hear the Al still hasn’t figured out how to handle large crowds. I saw lots of like for boycotthealerus. Some friends went to the concert, got their in plenty of time and missed the entire opening act and all but 2 songs of the second act. Was told it is not the Alerus’s fault. The Tour decides when doors open. Even if the decide they open an hour before the concert that should be plenty of time to get everyone in. 

No different than any other venue in the area.
Fargodome has similar problems for concerts and NDSU football with not getting people in quick enough. 

They wanted to open the doors up earlier and weren't allowed to. 

[UND1983]

50 minutes ago, nd1sufan said:

I hear the Al still hasn’t figured out how to handle large crowds. I saw lots of like for boycotthealerus. Some friends went to the concert, got their in plenty of time and missed the entire opening act and all but 2 songs of the second act. Was told it is not the Alerus’s fault. The Tour decides when doors open. Even if the decide they open an hour before the concert that should be plenty of time to get everyone in. 

I hear they did OK.  Conflicting 

[SIOUXFAN97]

anyway some one these venues can pool together and do a TSA like prescreening process....if you aint a felon or have a warrant and prescreen b4 you can basically stroll right in?

[SIOUXFAN97]

i think a lot of the complainers are complaining bc it seems like the alerus finally has their crap together for getting big name concerts to the Alerus and the Fargo people are butt hurt.....

[gfhockey]

1 hour ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

i think a lot of the complainers are complaining bc it seems like the alerus finally has their crap together for getting big name concerts to the Alerus and the Fargo people are butt hurt.....

This in a nut shell

[Bison Dan]

2 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

i think a lot of the complainers are complaining bc it seems like the alerus finally has their crap together for getting big name concerts to the Alerus and the Fargo people are butt hurt.....

LOL - the Alerus is a money pit.  Stop traffic on 42nd to let out the venue, not real hard.  Anytime cars have to wait 90 minutes to exit something is wrong.