The Oakland Athletics had an illustrious history that mostly fell by the wayside in recent years as a result of neglectful ownership, and the same could be said about the Oakland Coliseum, the ballclub’s former home. While the A’s have been forced to leave town at the greedy behest of one billionaire and his co-workers, the Coliseum remains. According to its new, local owners, the site can look to its renowned past so that it may flourish in the future: by turning the stadium into a full-blown concert venue.
“I think that the Coliseum has the potential to dominate stadium shows,” Ray Bobbitt, founder and managing member of the African American Sports & Entertainment Group, tells SFGATE.