Leading up to the Games, ticket sales had lagged, causing worries about empty arenas.

There's a lot of empty arenas in this country, built by taxpayer money, I might add, and they need to be filled.

Ms. Carlotto said it was strange to watch the band in an empty arena.

It just won't do for officials to watch in an empty arena and declare, "That's good old Michelle."

At the conclusion, it is revealed that they had been performing in an empty arena.

It was reported on local TV and shown via the empty arena today.

Canada's first three games, all wins, were played in a small, empty arena.

Most, however, watched the local news, studying the empty arena where they were supposed to be warming up.

I have a dress rehearsal the day before my match, walking into an empty arena.

"I want to see this place filled," she said, looking at an empty arena in the early afternoon.