Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc S.
The only problem I see with this is that there were 20k-30k people in the dome watching Einstein. That means that a smaller dome/arena will be MORE Packed  with less room to move around. That doesn' seem like a better atmosephere to me. |
I think a lot fewer people watch Einstein than a lot of people think.
The Edward Jones dome capacity is 66,965, which is close enough to 67000.
If every seat was full from the Newton field to the Curie filed (50 yard line to 50 yard line), that would be 33,500. There was basically no one sitting around the corners (i.e. on the sidelines of the football field), which means maybe half of the 33,500 was being used. That puts an upper limit on the spectators at 16,750. I also don't think that the upper deck was nearly 100% full, which reduces that number further.
I would put a high estimate at 15,000 people watching Einstein from the seats, so a 20,000+ seat arena should be plenty.
(BTW, sorry for derailing your thread, Bryan.)