The Socadrome, the popular stage created by TRIBE for use by its many bands on Carnival Monday and Tuesday is in doubt this year, due to work being done at the Jean Pierre Complex.
Sports Minister, Shamfa Cudjoe, revealed to media that work is set to be done on the court of the adjacent Jean Pierre Complex and as such, patrons will not be allowed in the present bleachers.
She said, if TRIBE wants patrons, they will have to construct their own bleachers with a smaller stage.
The Complex is set to be demolished and rebuilt.
Cudjoe, in an Express report said: “What we are saying to TRIBE is look, we are prepared to work with you, but it will require some adjustments and it may lead to more costs for you.”
TRIBE’s chief executive Dean Ackin, said: “We must remember that the Socadrome was a solution to the band traffic, five-hour wait times and logistical problems that existed in Port of Spain Carnival for decades.”
“I think that if this is going to be the ‘Mother of all Carnivals’ and more masqueraders will be partaking in the street festival, using the Savannah and Socadrome together to manage the flow of the bands between the two big stages will be extremely important to the success of Carnival 2023. We will be guided by the authorities and those in charge of Carnival,” Ackin said.
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