Barclays Center releases May 2017 calendar: only three ticketed events (and what about graduations?)
In a community notice, the Barclays Center has shared a version of its May 2017 event calendar, which consists of just three publicly ticketed events, all concerts. The Barbra Streisand concert should draw an older crowd and more vehicles.
May is typically a slow month for the arena, at least when there are no playoff games, though this is as slow as May 2015 and not as slow as last year, the first year when there were two major league sports teams. But if they can't fill more dates, maybe they really don't want to lose the 44 events guaranteed by the hockey Islanders.
Several graduations
The list above doesn't fully capture the activity at the arena, though, because typically there are multiple privately ticketed graduations, which include:
The arena no longer lists those graduations in its community notices, but it should, since that information alerts neighbors regarding crowds in the area. The arena also no longer lists the expected attendance. (This is Barclays Center Cares?)
In the last two years
Below are the calendars circulated for May 2015 and May 2016. There were only two concerts, plus a boxing event, in May 2015, while there were six concerts and one comedy night in May 2016.
Several graduations
The list above doesn't fully capture the activity at the arena, though, because typically there are multiple privately ticketed graduations, which include:
- May 11, 9 am: Long Island University
- May 16, 10 am: NYU Tandon School of Engineering
- June 5, 9:30 am: Baruch College
- June 8, 9 am: Medgar Evers College (with Hillary Clinton speaking)
- June 8, 4 pm: LaGuardia Community College
The arena no longer lists those graduations in its community notices, but it should, since that information alerts neighbors regarding crowds in the area. The arena also no longer lists the expected attendance. (This is Barclays Center Cares?)
In the last two years
Below are the calendars circulated for May 2015 and May 2016. There were only two concerts, plus a boxing event, in May 2015, while there were six concerts and one comedy night in May 2016.
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