Minimaster Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 22,085 for Finals this year. Is that a record at Lucas Oil? Definitely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluehull Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Will not forget the huge crowd at Montreal at Olympic Stadium. Still have a program with the Chatlaines on the cover. The amount of corps at that time was dazzling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted August 9, 2015 Author Share Posted August 9, 2015 Just back to the hotel and it was the most exciting crowd I've ever seen at LOS. Applause meter was off the chart. Thunderous goo was outdone by thunderous applause. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSU GRAD 82 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 The Montreal DCI Finals in 1980 had over 35,000 in actual stadium attendance. There is no real benefit to misrepresenting attendance figures here, ie " biggest attendance ever ", or " most watched ever ", and so forth. We should be happy to simply state that there appears to be increased attendance this year over recent years, and be satisfied with that accurate, optimistic, encouraging news, all by itself. I remember 70's/80's "Finals" attendance at 30,000+. A different type of crowd too. More representative of the Shows themselves. A lot more aggressive and "In Your Face." I've said on here previously, it was like going to an S.E.C. football game. I'm glad that attendance is getting better, but in comparison it's still S.E.C. football type crowds vs Pro Tennis/Golf crowds. I'm :rolleyes: at DCI being excited over a 22,000 Finals attendance. I guess that's not bad when it's been in the teens, but it's not 35k........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappybara Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 I remember 70's/80's "Finals" attendance at 30,000+. A different type of crowd too. More representative of the Shows themselves. A lot more aggressive and "In Your Face." I've said on here previously, it was like going to an S.E.C. football game. I'm glad that attendance is getting better, but in comparison it's still S.E.C. football type crowds vs Pro Tennis/Golf crowds. I'm :rolleyes: at DCI being excited over a 22,000 Finals attendance. I guess that's not bad when it's been in the teens, but it's not 35k........ There aren't nearly as many corps around now compared to how many there were before though. So of course a wider audience was attracted back then. Regardless, DCI has to start somewhere to get attendance back up and they're definitely headed in the right direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTNK Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Back in the 60s there were 860,000 at finals 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumManTx Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Back in the 60s there were 860,000 at finals And in the 50s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimaster Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 There aren't nearly as many corps around now compared to how many there were before though. So of course a wider audience was attracted back then. Regardless, DCI has to start somewhere to get attendance back up and they're definitely headed in the right direction. Not to mention how ever many thousands? of people watched Finals live along with the stadium audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Back in the 60s there were 860,000 at finals On the backside..................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris ncsu Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 It was definitely a full crowd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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