A record setting concert at the Sandman Centre, when the Offspring and Sum 41 came to town on Dec. 2.
“Quite surprised to hear that the Offspring concert broke the all time record with our food service provider,” said the city’s Civic Operations Manager Jeff Putnam.
“I can’t give you any specific details on that because [our food provider is] a private company, but I can tell you in general Sandman Centre generates between $750,000 to $1-million in food and beverage sales annually.”
Putnam noted the city gets 20 per cent of the gross revenue for annual food and drink sales at Sandman Centre. So, for $1-million in revenue, the city will pocket $200,000.
“So the more people and events that we can get in attendance helps reduce the overall tax subsidy for the facility,” Putnam noted. “Concerts like The Offspring I know for a fact bring in many, many people from the outlying areas. It’s a huge economic generator for Kamloops and the city.”
He noted that The Offspring and Sum 41 beat out other big concerts at Sandman Centre including KISS and Bryan Adams.
Curious fact…but according to the City’s food & beverage contractor the recent Offspring/Sum41 concert at Sandman Centre set an all-time record for sales! (This is a good thing as successful concert events help reduce the tax subsidy of the facility). #kamloops pic.twitter.com/n6s1AGwXms
— Jeff Putnam (@Putsky88) December 18, 2019
