The Super Bowl is one of the most anticipated events in the United States, which includes not only watching sports, but also a grand halftime show (Usher will perform this year). Meanwhile, for those staying at home, the above is accompanied by a show of television commercials made especially for this event (this year, half a minute during the game costs 7 million US dollars (6.5 million euros)) and various other traditions, which include a joint fast meal (grilling burgers or hot dogs), games seasonal snacks (chicken wings or various Mexican dishes are very popular) and much more.Americans have even calculated that on average one person will spend about 86 dollars this year watching the Super Bowl.
This year, the final game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers will take place in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise at the Allegiant Stadium arena, which was built in 2020 and cost two billion US dollars (1.86 billion euros). The game will take place in a small stadium about the size of the Super Bowl, with a capacity of “just” 65,000 spectators (there have been games in which the number of visitors exceeded 100,000). It is reported that for the needs of special events (this one is also special) the number of seats can be increased to 72,000, which is still not among the largest in the United States.
“Allegiant Stadium” is one of the smallest stadiums that host NFL games, (Photo: Getty Images via AFP)
This season, the NFL, thanks to the surrounding circumstances, very successfully managed to reach a previously unreached audience, as the face of the league’s brightest supporters became the luminary of pop music, Taylor Swift, the worst Grammy award winner of all time in the “best album” category (she already has four such awards), who is in a relationship with one of the leaders of the “Chiefs” team, Travis Kelsey. The super popular musician’s interest in the American attracted people who had never followed it before.
Sin City’s in-person atmosphere, the small stadium, the Swift effect and the NFL’s new star at quarterback Patrick Mahomes (who is slated to replace retired legends Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and others) have driven ticket prices to unprecedented heights.
In 2020, the brightest star of the NFL, Patrick Mahomes, signed the most impressive contract in the history of the sport – 450 million US dollars for 10 years. (Photo: AP/Scanpix)
Ticket prices for the 58th “Super Bowl” are variable, depending on demand, but they will never be affordable for everyone. The cheapest tickets cost a little over 6,000 dollars (more than 5,550 euros). The average price of tickets ranges from eight to 11 thousand dollars, but all of this can, of course, be much more expensive. Places near the center line of the field cost around 80,000 US dollars. The smallest boxes designed for up to eight people cost around 400,000 US dollars, while the special boxes designed for billionaire parties cost as much as two and a half million dollars, which include not only exclusive food and drinks (alcoholic, of course), but also a pre-match meeting and photo shoot. with legends of the sport, commentators of the game. Private entrance, helicopter parking and tickets to various private weekend parties are also included in this offer.
Interestingly, in the first “Super Bowl” in the sixties of the last century, tickets cost only 12 dollars (converted to 112 dollars in today’s money). The price of 100 dollars for the cheapest tickets was first reached in 1988, 200 dollars in 1995, and 1000 dollars in 2009. The limit of 2000 dollars was exceeded in 2015, 4000 dollars in 2021. It is significant that last year the cheapest tickets cost less than in 2022, when the Super Bowl was held in Los Angeles. Last year, tickets cost from 3,480 dollars, and a year earlier from 5,823 dollars.
2024-02-11 03:31:00
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