Current Events > Would you say people who attend big sports events or concerts are rich/affluent?

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I have no idea how most people can afford $200/ticket and up unless they have no bills/expenses and they live in mommy and daddys house or. theyre rich and wealthy

Those prices are out of reach for regular middle class people

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I'd say it depends on context

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It doesn't cost that much to attend Daly City Tigers games

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I went to 40-50 concerts in 2019. Didnt pay 200 for one ticket lol. The most expensive was 100 for Garth Brooks

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No

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No.

If you're buying 4-figure tickets, yes, you're probably well off. But big events are quite accessible to the middle, and even the low, class. It costs as little as $30 a ticket to go see a hockey game in my city. A father who makes 20 bucks an hour could easily take himself and 2 kids there, as that's a reasonable weekly entertainment budget for someone of that income.

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If you can afford to live without working, you're wealthy. In the US, if you can afford a medical emergency without ending up in crippling debt, one could argue that you're rich.

Of course if you compare to someone working a gig job like Uber and barely scraping by, affording luxuries like concert tickets seems rich.

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Not unless you mean something the size of the Super Bowl

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Naysaspace posted...

No.

If you're buying 4-figure tickets, yes, you're probably well off. But big events are quite accessible to the middle, and even the low, class. It costs as little as $30 a ticket to go see a hockey game in my city. A father who makes 20 bucks an hour could easily take himself and 2 kids there, as that's a reasonable weekly entertainment budget for someone of that income.

Wow I wish prices were that low in the San Francisco bay area

Im looking at least $200/ticket for a 49ers game, Warriors tickets are always insanely overpriced, and Giants baseball tickets are ridiculous (especially when the Dodgers are here).

The only affordable sport I can think of is maybe the MLS

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UnholyMudcrab posted...

Not unless you mean something the size of the Super Bowl

Super bowl is even worse

it is damn near impossible for 95% of people to attend unless you know someone who can hook you up with tickets.

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It cost like only double that for my season ticket at Stoke, even when we were in the premier League (19 games).

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Also been an FA Cup final and that was only 60. Most I ever paid was 260 for an England game at Euro 2016, but that was because I got it from a tout site. Would have been about 50 otherwise.

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Our local football team which tends to finish in the first 3 spots and plays Europe games is very affordable to go see. Like 5 to 10 euro per ticket.

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I'm looking at Giants tix and they look pretty cheap for what I assume are pretty good seats

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TheoryzC posted...

I'm looking at Giants tix and they look pretty cheap for what I assume are pretty good seats

It actually depends what section. Ive been to games there plenty of times before I had kids so im pretty familiar with the layout of the stadium.

Prices also heavily depend on who theyre playing too. If its the Dodgers. forget it

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Naysaspace posted...

No.

If you're buying 4-figure tickets, yes, you're probably well off. But big events are quite accessible to the middle, and even the low, class. It costs as little as $30 a ticket to go see a hockey game in my city. A father who makes 20 bucks an hour could easily take himself and 2 kids there, as that's a reasonable weekly entertainment budget for someone of that income.

What league?

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No. Not even the slightest bit.

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AzNDarkSamurai posted...

Wow I wish prices were that low in the San Francisco bay area

Im looking at least $200/ticket for a 49ers game, Warriors tickets are always insanely overpriced, and Giants baseball tickets are ridiculous (especially when the Dodgers are here).

The only affordable sport I can think of is maybe the MLS

I'd imagine there is minor league stuff you could go watch that wouldn't cost an arm and a leg. Granted that's in consideration of taking kids out to sporting events, I don't have much interest in minor league stuff but when my kids want to see live sports that's usually what I spring for because for them its about being out with mom and dad more than it is about going to see the best sports teams battle it out.

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I thought I was having de ja vu, but you really did make this exact same topic last month on the NFLB. Like why dude?

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000211-sports-and-racing-nfl/79512404

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clyde_frog posted...

I thought I was having de ja vu, but you really did make this exact same topic last month on the NFLB. Like why dude?

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000211-sports-and-racing-nfl/79512404

different opinions possibly?

its not rocket science dude

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here ya go TC. Just type in your team followed by tickets into google and do some browsing






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AzNDarkSamurai posted...

Wow I wish prices were that low in the San Francisco bay area

Im looking at least $200/ticket for a 49ers game, Warriors tickets are always insanely overpriced, and Giants baseball tickets are ridiculous (especially when the Dodgers are here).

The only affordable sport I can think of is maybe the MLS

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It's called budgeting. I'll gladly drop 100-400 on a ticket once or twice a year. But when I want to do that I'll plan accordingly and skip going out for a few weekends or pass on going out to eat/lunch ect. to make sure it doesn't put me in a bad place financially.

Hell I have 2 credit cards I barely touch with the express intent to max out if the Bears make it to another Superbowl in my lifetime...since it will probably be a once (well 2nd but I was only 18 in 2006) in a lifetime thing.

I wish I could get a Patriots ticket for $200. Theyre like $350 for the worst seats. And the Pats/Bucs game tickets were already over $1300 for nosebleeds the day they went on sale

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^dear Jesus

unfortunately Im not surprised since its Tom Bradys return

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AzNDarkSamurai posted...

Those prices are out of reach for regular middle class people

TC thinks he's "middle class" when he's on the bottom rung of the working class.

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Pepys Monster posted...

TC thinks he's "middle class" when he's on the bottom rung of the working class.

I definitely am not on the bottom rung of the working class. Im not doing THAT bad smh

doesnt mean I have the extra money to throw around for expensive events though

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$200 is a lot. Most concerts and sporting events aren't tht much

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depends on the sporting event, F1 can get pretty expensive especially if you don't have domestic races.

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Arcanine2009 posted...

$200 is a lot. Most concerts and sporting events aren't tht much

Mainstream big ones are for the most part unfortunately

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