ATTENDANCE THREAD FOR WESTERN FINAL

[The_Pauser]

Just a note on the configuration, I'm thinking that all the seats are not available. If you look up and to the right, you'll see tarps on the seats under the banners. How many would be closed off?

I don't think there's any reason to stop them from taking down those blue tarps and the GC/WF banners if they sell enough tickets.

The blue tarps are off...it's just the GC/WF banners that remain.

[120dB]

From that video still, because of the Videoscreen and the Grey Cup banners and the blue tarps over the seats, I'd say the highest we can get for Sec 23 - 31 will be Row PP

so if we're at Row JJ, LL and MM now, we only have like 3 or 4 Rows to go to top out the East zone

[120dB]

******* FINAL DECLARATION ****** please read ***************************

I, 120dB, the initiator of this Thread, hereby proclaim, as of 9:40 p.m. November 16, 2007

THAT A CROWD COUNT OF 58,000 as of 2 p.m. on November 18, 2007, for all intents and purposes, will constitute a SELLOUT CROWD for the 2007 Western Final match between the BC Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders

and declare that such a crowd will be the largest Western Final crowd in 22 seasons since the 1985 Western Final, and the largest crowd for any game directly INVOLVING a BC Lions team in 21 seasons since the 1986 Regular season game vs. Edmonton where James Bell was hurt

signed, 120dB, dated Nov. 16, 2007

[chimpy]

Does BEEECEEE Have an update or waite till Morning?

[TheLionKing]

******* FINAL DECLARATION ****** please read ***************************

I, 120dB, the initiator of this Thread, hereby proclaim, as of 9:40 p.m. November 16, 2007

THAT A CROWD COUNT OF 58,000 as of 2 p.m. on November 18, 2007, for all intents and purposes, will constitute a SELLOUT CROWD for the 2007 Western Final match between the BC Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders

and declare that such a crowd will be the largest Western Final crowd in 22 seasons since the 1985 Western Final, and the largest crowd for any game directly INVOLVING a BC Lions team in 21 seasons since the 1986 Regular season game vs. Edmonton where James Bell was hurt

signed, 120dB, dated Nov. 16, 2007

[gfunkatron]

How does one (120chimpy) get so much detail about the rows, different configurations, etc etc etc?!?!!?

This thread seems like just a way for these two/one to pump up their post count........but I can't stop reading it!

Sunday morning will not come soon enough

[tyty]

Regarding BC Place seating configurations, the stadium's website has some cool diagrams showing the different layouts for Canadian Football, American Football, Soccer, Baseball as well as layouts for other events like concerts.

Go to this page to check out it: http://www.bcplacestadium.com/spectatorevents.shtml

Interestingly, it doesn't show additional seating for NFL compared to the CFL config. Soccer does have the additional bleacher seats in the west end zone, yet all three diagrams state a total capacity is 58,208.

Baseball, due to the shape of the field, obviously has a lower capacity and different seating config but given the info from 120db (very impressive and appreciated, by the way) 55,818 might not be the correct possible capacity even for the baseball layout.

[120dB]

well then it looks like there's only one set of end zone bleachers, in the west end, that extend the end zone seating down 6 rows to Row A, so the maximum seating appears to be 60,342 with all seats installed (soccer configuration, though not installed for Beckham).

[g-roy]

8) Some of us are attendance junkies and know all the configurations. I have been following the Lions attendance ever since I was 10 years old, The only time I have been to a sold out BC place was the 2005 grey cup, its not the same as Lions having a sellout, heck I have been waiting for that for 20 years, I am 29 years old and was too young to remember the 80's big crowds, I would love to see that place full on Sunday, some close calls for me were 1991- 53000 for the Rocket Ismail, 55000 for the 94 Grey cup, 50000 for the 2006 west final and 2004 55,000 for that west final, It is very possible that the dome may only be around for another 5 yrs, I just want to see it full once for a Lions game, Will this sunday be the day,? I have done my part and purchased 16 tickets as ,me and my friends have made it annual event, We can do it, I am sure we are at 52,500 this evening and tommorow we will sell 2500 more = 55,000 our usual walk up for a western final is usually 1,500 I think this number is always low because the games are so early in the day so even if people want to go they have to make a decision that morning. Anyways I hope I am wrong and hope we have a walkup of 4000, Anyways go Lions go

[sj-roc]

At any rate, there appears to be every chance that our WF will once again outdraw the Grey Cup — as was the case in 2004 and 2006 — never mind the Eastern Final.

[Lastunas]

Truth is. If not for 120 dB’s posts, I would hardly ever be reading this thread. His insight and stats are exactly what interest me. I don’t know why some people rip on him at every opportunity.

Anyways, I’ll add my 2 cents worth about the crowd size. With all day Saturday and a modest walk-up on Sunday, I feel good about passing the 55k of ‘04. I say 56500.

BTW. Someone posted a message about those dollar store noise horns. I bought one today at the Dollarama at Metrotown. That thing is SICK! It makes the loudest, most annoying noise I’ve ever heard. If 20,000 people had those at the game on Sunday, the CFL would have to postpone the game for safety reasons.

[b_man360]

are those dollar store noise horns available at most dollar stores? i live in the okanogan and we dont have dollaramas or dollar giants, we just have a buck or two and somthing els. im wondering if i should bother looking for 1 tomorrow before leavin for vancouver.

[Lastunas]

It's called a "MEGA BLAST HORN / TROMPETTE MEGA STRIDENTE"
I think most larger dollar store's have them in the toy section.

[b_man360]

thanks, ive seen them at the 7 11 near i work but havnt seen them since.

[chimpy]

Some of us are attendance junkies and know all the configurations. I have been following the Lions attendance ever since I was 10 years old, The only time I have been to a sold out BC place was the 2005 grey cup, its not the same as Lions having a sellout, heck I have been waiting for that for 20 years, I am 29 years old and was too young to remember the 80's big crowds, I would love to see that place full on Sunday, some close calls for me were 1991- 53000 for the Rocket Ismail, 55000 for the 94 Grey cup, 50000 for the 2006 west final and 2004 55,000 for that west final, It is very possible that the dome may only be around for another 5 yrs, I just want to see it full once for a Lions game, Will this sunday be the day,? I have done my part and purchased 16 tickets as ,me and my friends have made it annual event, We can do it, I am sure we are at 52,500 this evening and tommorow we will sell 2500 more = 55,000 our usual walk up for a western final is usually 1,500 I think this number is always low because the games are so early in the day so even if people want to go they have to make a decision that morning. Anyways I hope I am wrong and hope we have a walkup of 4000, Anyways go Lions go




I agree with this statment i think we are going to hit 56,000 close to 57,000 as our final count on sunday, and yeas I think bc place is going to only be around for another 5 years and by then the lions will have another owner or owners and either they will build us a stadium or buy bc place and fix it up , like get rid of about 15,000 seats for reg season games and put in up to 55,000 for playoffs and grey cups.