The Kansas City Chiefs have eliminated a low price season ticket option. Yet another way they are alienating every day fans and preventing attendance.
The Kansas City Chiefs had offered a great deal the past couple years called the Bud Light Game Day Pass. This pass allowed fans tickets to every home game (including preseason) for $200. If you bought two or more tickets, you were also given a $10 concession credit (total) at each game. The tickets were delivered to your phone approximately three hours before kickoff. My husband and I bought these tickets last year and found them to be fantastic! The seats were nosebleeds, but for $40, we were able to attend each and every game. We did not feel bad if we missed one due to weather or being out of town.
This year, however, the Chiefs have decided to eliminate that option. They are no longer giving fans the chance to purchase seats way up high for cheap. As a loyal fan, I have a problem with this. It would appear that the Chiefs do not care about the needs of their fan base—specifically the fan base that may not have the financial ability to spend $900 for season tickets.
I was contacted by the Chiefs a short time ago asking if I wanted to purchase season tickets. They informed me that the Bud Light Game Day passes were no longer an option but the cheapest ticket option is available for about $450 per seat. The only added benefit of being a Chiefs season ticket holder? You get the option to purchase your seat for the playoffs before anyone else. Not at a discount, of course, but you can buy it. How have the Chiefs found a way to completely disregard their average fans?
Let’s take a look at the typical cost of game day: First, you have to buy your tickets. You’re looking at $45 at a minimum to attend the game. Then, of course, you have to pay for parking – that was $35 last year as long as you bought it ahead of time. We are already at $80 for one person to attend. Then, you have the fringe costs of tailgating—beer, food, etc.—as well as spending money in the stadium and you have priced out a majority of fans. How is this serving the fan base? Look, I get it. The Chiefs are a business, but they are also there to provide entertainment. The ability to bring your family is what develops future fans—which makes for good business.
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The Chiefs, however, have decided that the average fan doesn’t matter. Prices continue to rise. I understand that part of it has to do with the fact that we have the reigning MVP slinging the football next year which will undoubtedly draw crowds, but come on. Loyal fans, every day fans, have been with the Chiefs through the toughest of years, the lowest of lows, and have stood by them. The least they could do is make it feasible for that loyal, average fan to attend games without emptying their savings account. [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city:
And the gold parking is ok. It's up at the front so going in is fine, but fuck sitting in that shit for hours after an AFC champ loss.
We rented a limo for that game and it was so damn big they made her park it in the players lot (ridiculous Hummer stretch job). So we walked out of the stadium and she was pulling out onto Champions drive or whatever that main drag is. She slowed down, we jumped in and drove right out.
As a general rule we've had far better luck getting in and out from Gold because we can get to our car so much faster than anyone else. So if you get to the truck without dicking around (and then drive over the median because you're in a truck), you're out before 80% of the stadium has gotten moving. It's 15 minutes or so getting out of Gate 6 so long as you just get there and go. [Reply]
I would say the people filling the stadium are, by and large, EXACTLY the average fan.
The STH's, OTOH, make a bigger commitment as a general rule and as such ought get some benefit not available to the 'average fan'.
Whatchya getting at here?
I agree with you.
OP seems to think all those people not paying for the super discounted tickets aren't "every day fans." (I said 'average,' but OP said 'every day.').
Originally Posted by O.city:
And the gold parking is ok. It's up at the front so going in is fine, but fuck sitting in that shit for hours after an AFC champ loss.
Something weird was happening that night. I park up front, and can still usually snake my way out of the lot in 10 minutes or less.
Probably another case of the Chiefs trying to "fix" the parking experience.
Might as well ask in this thread..,..
Where's a good site to buy chief single game tickets? My daughter wants to fly up with family to see a game. We haven't been to Arrowhead since 2011. [Reply]
You can't count the tailgating expenses like food and beer as a cost of the game if you are still watching the game from home, a friends, or a bar. Very few people who don't go to the game, don't "tailgate" at home, with friends, or at a restaurant or bar. Hell, you might watch at a bar and spend more money than you would at a tailgate. I agree that those Bud Light season pass tix were a cool idea though. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Yeah, the 'drop a $2,000+/gm' crowd is a different lot.
The absolute sweet spot is the lower bowl. You have far fewer folks who got $20 tickets and are there to get hammered in the lot and start fights. You have essentially none of the cranky old folks who yell when you stand up (because EVERYONE stands) and you don't get the wine-sipping A-listers who look at you sideways when you cuss out the DC for a drop-zone on 3rd and short.
I love my seats and 80% of the people I sit around. It's a great crowd and a fun environment. I'll spend the money as long as I have it because I enjoy it. But I'd grumble about it a lot less when I get my envelop in the mail with my passes and my $3 cell phone stand if they'd make some relatively nominal concessions in the grand scheme of things; something that makes it feel just a little more like they recognize that the folks chipping out for STHs are really stepping up in support of this team.
Don't get me wrong, I don't mind having the seats we do, it's cool and all. But I get looked at a little sideways sometimes.
Originally Posted by O.city:
And the gold parking is ok. It's up at the front so going in is fine, but fuck sitting in that shit for hours after an AFC champ loss.
My uncle had season tickets for decades and great seats in the lower level under the awning plus Gold Reserve parking. We were always out of the stadium in under 10 minutes after games especially the way my cousin drives.
The Chiefs should give STH free parking or greatly discounted food etc but that would mean they make less money even though they are basically printing money as it is. [Reply]
Originally Posted by mlyonsd:
Might as well ask in this thread..,..
Where's a good site to buy chief single game tickets? My daughter wants to fly up with family to see a game. We haven't been to Arrowhead since 2011.
Mahomes does advertising for Tickets for Less. [Reply]
I had the Budlight tickets last year and went to every game. It was awesome but exhausting. We parked in the church for $20 and walked, way better than the nightmare of getting in and out of the stadium lot. And please fix the damn stadium entry, it would take anywhere from 30 minutes to over a hour. If season ticket holders had a better parking option and maybe a separate stadium gate than I'd be more than happy to buy season tickets. [Reply]
Originally Posted by dirk digler:
My uncle had season tickets for decades and great seats in the lower level under the awning plus Gold Reserve parking. We were always out of the stadium in under 10 minutes after games especially the way my cousin drives.
The Chiefs should give STH free parking or greatly discounted food etc but that would mean they make less money even though they are basically printing money as it is.
The Chiefs ain't givin nuthin to noooooobody. [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city:
It's nice to have the gold level entrance and the indoor stuff up there, but honestly, the pretentiousness is overwhelming. I am a stand and yell and get weird at Chiefs games kinda guy and I felt like I was leading the whole section in "look at that dumb jackass standing and yelling".
Originally Posted by mlyonsd:
Might as well ask in this thread..,..
Where's a good site to buy chief single game tickets? My daughter wants to fly up with family to see a game. We haven't been to Arrowhead since 2011.
Just go through the Chiefs. They have resale tickets plus their own inventory. [Reply]
$200 for a season ticket with a $10 concessions credit is unheard of across the league. I’m sorry, but I’ll take the increase in my ST prices in exchange for the on-field product being one of the best in football.
Would it make Arrowhead Addict happy if we went back to being a 2-win team so their staff could afford their Bud Light Party Passes again?
