OU Went 17 Years Without Having a Concert
After the original Rocklahoma in 1980 with Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, and The Doobie Brothers, the University of Oklahoma didn’t host another stadium concert until 1997.That’s a long gap.And according to the conversation, they left a lot of money on the table. Pink Floyd. The Rolling Stones’ Voodoo Lounge tour. Major stadium acts that could have brought huge crowds, big production, and serious revenue to Norman.By 1997, the concert industry was in a strange place. Lollapalooza was struggling in some markets. HORDE wasn’t doing what people expected. Even U2’s PopMart tour was having trouble…
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