Now, the likes of Bastille, Imagine Dragons and Prides come stadium-sized as a starting point – in the latter's case, that means a synth-heavy debut that sounds like Chrvches hooked up to an air pump.
Coach Kevin Kelly views the coming stadium enhancements and the future of the program with an optimism not usually seen in winless football coaches.
As night came, stadium-style lights lit up a sea of cheering faces - most of them men - draped in the green and saffron colours of the BJP.
When my players come into stadium they'll know everything about the game.
Despite Mr Reynolds' confidence that, "If we build it, they will come", the stadium found it difficult to attract large enough crowds to meet its costs.
Those people, they must not come into stadiums".
"But it is important that when families come to stadiums they feel safe.
And when that crash finally came, the stadium took off in flight.
Indeed, Twickenham wants to be known as a pioneer when it comes to stadium technology.
From military deployment as remote surveillance and killing machines, to hobbyist toys, future delivery bots and now, coming later this year, stadium rockers… Drones have quite the application trajectory.
The real estate baron's partnership with the developers of Hollywood Park reflects how profits from modern-day stadiums come from more than just the stadium.
