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Originally Posted by Raleigh504
AS OF NOW 2023 NC SHOWS (various Promoters):
Jan 7th & 8th - Raleigh (Fairgrounds IP)
Jan 14th - Hickory (Convention IP)
Jan 21st & 22nd - Salisbury (West End Plaza SWP)
Feb 18th - Salisbury (West End Plaza IP)
Feb 25th & 26th - Raleigh (Fairgrounds TW)
Apr 1st - Salisbury (West End Plaza SWP)
Apr 1st - Hickory (Convention IP)
Apr 7th & 8th - Winston-Salem (Fairgrounds IP)
May 20th - Hickory (Convention IP)
June 2nd to 4th - "HOBBY DAZE" Charlotte (SWP)
June 10th - Salisbury (West End Plaza IP)
June 17th & 18th - Raleigh (Fairground IP)
July 15th - Mooresville (CMC SWP)
July 21st to 23rd - Raleigh (Fairgrounds TW)
Aug 19th - Hickory (Convention IP)
Sep 16th & 17th - Raleigh (Fairground IP)
Sept 23rd & 24th - Mooresville (CMC SWP)
Oct 7th - Hickory (Convention IP) - Comics
Oct 14th - Hickory (Convention IP)
Oct 21st - Salisbury (West End Plaza SWP)
Nov 11th & 12th - Raleigh (Fairground IP)
Nov 11th & 12th - Morrisville (CMC SWP)
Nov 18th - Salisbury (West End Plaza IP)
Dec 8th to 10th - Raleigh (Fairgrounds TW)
Dec 15th & 16th - Winston-Salem (Fairgrounds IP)
SportsWaxPromotions - SWP
Inside Pitch - IP
Tidewater Collectibles - TW
May color code if I keep this list updated for 2023
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Wowwww, 25 shows not counting the 10-15 shows across Hendersonville, Wilmington, Charlotte, and Jacksonville each year. It's just not sustainable with this amount of oversaturation in our market.
Insidepitch and Tidewater are the established promoters. Your traditional dealer that was doing shows pre-covid will fall back on these two dealers as the market contracts. From the pics I've seen and reports from the shows, this SWP guy really markets the young crowd. Lots of ultra modern and new wax at his shows, plus all the peli-bois pretending to be a dealer. As that market continues to shrink and is no longer liquid, I just don't see that guy continuing to fill up the building in 2023.
If he sticks to Charlotte, he might be ok though because Tidewater and Insidepitch stay out of that area. SWP is dipping his toe in other promoter's turf now, will be interested to see how it shakes out.