Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -The absence of the North Stand may save the National Carnival Commission [NCC] significant money, but without a viable alternative, it may cost Pan Trinbago millions in ticket revenue.
President of Pan Trinbago Beverley Ramsey-Moore told the Guardian in a phone interview that the decision to scrap the North Stand most directly affected her organisation, as apart from regular patrons, several companies negotiate packages with Pan Trinbago concerning the North Stand for Panorama.
"We stand to lose if the North Park is constructed as proposed.
"I have raised it with NCC, I have raised it also with my staff and we expect that whatever design is put forward will ensure that Pan Trinbago's events are not affected," said Ramsey-Moore, who said that she understood and welcomed change but that it should not come at the expense of pan as the other interest groups would not be as greatly affected as Pan Trinbago."
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Sad, sad. This is a pan event which the North Stands atmosphere is none to be have anywhere during the Carnival season. Yes, this will greatly affect the revenue for pan and the way people look forward to attending Panorama at the Savannah. This should not happen Panorama without the North Stands will kill the spirit of Panorama.
As I said before this is not the first time they did this. To be honest, these days while the north stand is pretty full at semis I can attest that come finals it's far less so. And forget it if you play late, there may as well be no north stand to begin with. It's certainly a semifinals tradition for all the party crowd and cooler posses and whatever but not so for finals when they are other party options to choose from being carnival Saturday.
For a few years after they had panorama in south and then brought it back to the Savannah, there was no north stand.
I hated it...
Noah -- Did the removal of the North Stand impact on the acoustics of the event?
I never noticed but the acoustics on stage are never good to begin with, lol... and out front is all PA.
Definitely impacted the vibe though, as I remember looking behind me while playing and seeing...nothing. I think they had some tents set up behind the stage.
You are being kind - the acoustics are awful.
Hopefully they will take into consideration the vibes and tradition when they come up with a suitable replacement for a background.
Actually, what intrigued me the most about this article is the use of the term "my staff" from the mouth of the EMPRESS.
When it was the ELECTION CAMPAIGN it was "TEAM REBUILD" -- today it is 'MY STAFF" ... allyuh have no idea who allyuh put to run that office.
But allyuh sure to find out!!!
Claude, ah hearing yuh LOUD and CLEAR. Baboolal wasn't just babbling.
It is the mas bands [1%ers] making big money killing the carnival, they are the ones Gypsy should target but he sees the Steelband as a low fence.
Everybody on this forum blaming GYPSY but I lifted these lines from the Express editorial posted by Pan Times!!!
If the emphasis is on a rebranding of the overall festival, making it more appealing to patrons, as the current leadership of the NCC insists is the case, the loss of the North Stand appears to be a small price to pay for such a larger, grander ambition.
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