The New York Red Bulls have been slowly raising the volume on their ambition to see Red Bull Arena work a little harder for the club. The plan for the stadium to host more than just soccer matches is no secret, it just hasn't been conspicuously successful to date. Although non-soccer events have visited RBA over the years, no particular legacy has been created. Red Bull Arena was built to be a soccer-specific stadium, and has stubbornly remained so since its opening in 2010.
In 2011, a Dispatch concert caused a brief flurry of excitement. Reporting on the event for NJ.