QUEENS, N.Y. (CelebrityAccess) The 14,000-capacity Forest Hills Stadium showed off its renovations yesterday, giving the public a chance to see improvements to the 95-year-old stadium as it prepares to become a year-round facility.<\/p>\n

The big improvement? Bathrooms with plumbing. At least that’s what the public will notice. The facility also replaced and reinforced its crumbling infrastructure.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’ve been working on this since we started here,\u201d Mike Luba, partner in Madison House Presents, which has promoted at the stadium since 2013, told Newsday<\/i>. \u201cReal bathrooms \u2013 it’s part of the quality of the experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

That’s not all: improvements also include an automat system that will let patrons buy hot food from vending machines.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew the place was magic,\u201d Luba told Newsday<\/i>. \u201cInitially, we just wanted to be good stewards for what it is. We just wanted it to be safe and sound good. But thanks to the unwavering focus of a lot of people, it\u2019s good now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur show last October at Forest Hills Stadium was one of our favorite shows in the history of the band.\u201d The National’s guitarist Aaron Dessner said in a statement. \u201cThe incredible legacy of the place and the fact that it still feels intimate even given its size, we started talking immediately about finding a way to come back for multiple nights with friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

The concert season starts June 8 with Belle & Sebastian and runs through Oct. 6. It includes Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters, Arctic Monkeys, the Dropkick Murphys \/ Flogging Molly co-headlining tour, David Byrne, Van Morrison & Willie Nelson, Portugal. The Man, and Russell Peters.<\/p>\n

\u201cYear-round\u201d means that the stadium will now have a \u201cWinter Wonderland,\u201d courtesy of Madison House, that will include a skating rink surrounded by vendors.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to keep the place up and running year-round,\u201d Luba said. \u201cThe ice skating rink will be for the community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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