I've been watching quite a bit of NBA lately...do you want to know why their events are so well attended and have such a great atmosphere?
6 tickets and 6 hotdogs for a premium NBA event...$90. Team shirts ...$8. !!
And lots of inclusive stuff going to keep people entertained when there's a lull in the action.
Proper affordable family entertainment. Going to see sport in this country is completely unaffordable for most people, certainly if you want to go as a family...and the effort made by clubs/venues/promoters to make it value for money and fun for the casual fan is pitiful.
US sport vs UK sport
Hmm .. not sure I really agree.
I went to see the new york knicks .. cheapest tickets (in the rafters), something like $160 each.
Beer is $7, hot dogs .. similar.
I watched brooklyn as well, and had little change from $100 per ticket.
Official shirts, seem to start at $109.
http://www.fanatics.com/NBA_New_York_Knicks_Mens/
Ice-Hockey league has eye-watering prices - NFL, eve higher (if u can get them).
Baseball is probably cheapest, at maybe $12, in the top tier, for a afternoon game.
Which game did u watch ?
I went to see the new york knicks .. cheapest tickets (in the rafters), something like $160 each.
Beer is $7, hot dogs .. similar.
I watched brooklyn as well, and had little change from $100 per ticket.
Official shirts, seem to start at $109.
http://www.fanatics.com/NBA_New_York_Knicks_Mens/
Ice-Hockey league has eye-watering prices - NFL, eve higher (if u can get them).
Baseball is probably cheapest, at maybe $12, in the top tier, for a afternoon game.
Which game did u watch ?
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Dublin_Flyer
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Went to Arizona Cardinals vs St Louis Rams a few years ago, got the $90 dollar tickets for $30 off the scalpers/touts outside, it seemed pretty full by kick off time. Tickets were open level, we could wander around the stadium and watch the game from anywhere on our level or where seats were free.
I've a pretty limited experience of live sports, football, rugby, gaelic football, racing, and hurling.
However for stadium sports, the thing that caught my eye was that in the area behind the seating/underneath each stand where I'm used to a single overqueued cafe/bar (not in football obviously), or hotdog/burger place. Every single square foot of space was taken up by some form of concession stand. Sweeties/candy, Official NFL stand with jerseys/shirts, replica started at $99, going up to $350 for the actual shirt, concession stands for changing your phone plan, your tv package, the whole lot. A pint can of beer was $11 at the stands but you could also get a 12oz bottle from the official guys walking through the crowds for $7. Hot dogs I can't remember exactly, somewhere between $8 and $10. Not cheap by any standards, but the stadium is still full and the crowd loving the day.
If there's a 2x4ft space available, someone will try sell you something if you come too close.
During the "Sponsors timeout" you might hear on NFL coverage, it's because someone is winning a new car/truck from Ford/Chevrolet, either that or some dude is on the pitch firing team t-shirts (sponsored) into the crowd from a cannon. Seriously. Priority is to get the sponsorship requirements done....then the game can resume!
To be honest I loved the experience and recommend a NFL game to anyone going Stateside if you can catch one nearby.
I've a pretty limited experience of live sports, football, rugby, gaelic football, racing, and hurling.
However for stadium sports, the thing that caught my eye was that in the area behind the seating/underneath each stand where I'm used to a single overqueued cafe/bar (not in football obviously), or hotdog/burger place. Every single square foot of space was taken up by some form of concession stand. Sweeties/candy, Official NFL stand with jerseys/shirts, replica started at $99, going up to $350 for the actual shirt, concession stands for changing your phone plan, your tv package, the whole lot. A pint can of beer was $11 at the stands but you could also get a 12oz bottle from the official guys walking through the crowds for $7. Hot dogs I can't remember exactly, somewhere between $8 and $10. Not cheap by any standards, but the stadium is still full and the crowd loving the day.
If there's a 2x4ft space available, someone will try sell you something if you come too close.
During the "Sponsors timeout" you might hear on NFL coverage, it's because someone is winning a new car/truck from Ford/Chevrolet, either that or some dude is on the pitch firing team t-shirts (sponsored) into the crowd from a cannon. Seriously. Priority is to get the sponsorship requirements done....then the game can resume!
To be honest I loved the experience and recommend a NFL game to anyone going Stateside if you can catch one nearby.
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Celtics @ Utah.megarain wrote: Which game did u watch ?
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No doubt your right about those prices too...but there's no doubt they put on a better show for the non-sports nuts. Here you'd be lucky to get a marching band to 'entertain' the crowds of old men in flat caps, shaven headed drunks and the prawn sandwich brigade.megarain wrote:Hmm .. not sure I really agree.
'They' bang on about how to get more kids involved in sports, step one....put on sporting events they can enjoy, or afford to go to. I stopped taking my lad to see Palace because it wasn't fun for him.....and even less fun for me
Bolt's Nitro games are a small step forward and I hope the yanks involvement in F1 will help that along a bit too. A bit of nice weather and great indoor stadiums helps too, but we'll have to manage without those.