Summer is right around the corner. With the recent concert announcements such as Dan and Shay and James Taylor set to play at the recently renamed Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse’s economy gets an instant boost.
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[HORNING] Events, such as this foreigner concert at the end of last summer are integral to Syracuse’s tourism, with the recent concert announcements this summer such as Dan and Shay and James Taylor. The economy gets an instant boost. Visit Syracuse president Danny Liedtka explains how concerts impact the Salt city.
[LIEDKA] Yeah, it’s a huge boom for our tourism economy locally. Those concerts at the amphitheater 20 to $30 million economic impact every summer. You know, I think people a lot of times will focus on the concert, but what it does for local hotels and restaurants and other ancillary businesses, the lift is just huge.
[HORNING] All of these key pieces towards a city’s tourism took a hit during the pandemic. Liedtka says the costly effects of Covid are gone. Actually, I think we’ve exceeded pre-COVID. What hasn’t come back is that midweek business
traveler, but the social traveler that has exploded. So these concerts have just continued to elevate 22 and 23 will go down as record years for tourism. And the concert stuff at the amphitheater has a big part to do with that.[HORNING] The amphitheater isn’t the only venue in Syracuse holding concerts in the next several months. Liedka says that just one JMA Wireless Dome concert can knock it out of the park.
[LIEKDA] Especially when you look at the caliber of artists that they’re bringing in here. It attracts, you know, a lot of people that come with a higher median income, so they’re going to stay longer, they’re going to spend more. So it has that type of effect and they come from all over the world, which is amazing.
[HORNING] Bruce Springsteen is scheduled to play in the dome in mid-April and pink is set for October. But as far as the amphitheater goes, Liedtka says people forget it’s owned by Onondaga County.
[LIEKDA] Our county property taxes here are at the lowest level they’ve been since 1978. So it’s things like the JMA Wireless Dome, the amphitheater. They generate sales tax that helps keep property taxes stable or even low for Germany.
[HORNING] There are 15 scheduled summer concerts for the renamed Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview. Nico Horning, NCC news.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC NEWS) – Summer is right around the corner. With the recent concert announcements such as Dan and Shay and James Taylor set to play at the recently renamed Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse’s economy gets an instant boost.
“It’s a huge boom for our tourism economy locally,” said Visit Syracuse President Danny Liedka. “Those concerts at the amphitheater have a $20 to $30 million economic impact every summer. I think people a lot of times will focus on the concert, but what it does for local hotels and restaurants and other ancillary businesses is just huge.”
All of these key pieces took a hit in 2020. However, Liedka thinks that the economy is in a better spot now than before the coronavirus pandemic.
“Actually, I think we’ve exceeded pre-COVID,” said Liedka. “What hasn’t come back is that midweek business traveler, but the social traveler that has exploded. So these concerts have just continued to elevate. ’22 and ’23 will go down as record years for tourism. And the concert stuff at the amphitheater has a big part to do with that.”
The Amphitheater at Lakeview isn’t the only venue in Syracuse holding concerts in the next several months. Syracuse University’s JMA Wireless Dome is reeling in big-time artists in the near future.
“Especially when you look at the caliber of artists that they’re bringing in here, it attracts a lot of people that come with a higher median income,” Liedka said. “So they’re going to stay longer. They’re going to spend more. So it has that type of effect and they come from all over the world, which is amazing.”
Bruce Springsteen is scheduled to play in the Dome on April 18 and Pink is set for October 8.
Back to the Amphitheater, people forget it’s owned by Onondaga County.
“Our county property taxes here are at the lowest level they’ve been since 1978,” said Liedka. “So it’s things like the JMA Wireless Dome, the amphitheater. They generate sales tax that helps keep property taxes stable.”
There are 15 scheduled summer concerts at the Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview.
