Super Bowl ticket prices touch new highs leaving fans disappointed

There is a lot of buzz around the Super Bowl game on Sunday, which will be a rematch of the 2020 game with the Kansas City Chiefs facing the San Francisco49ers in the championship fixture. Ahead of the Super Bowl, there has been a lot of talk about the ticket prices for the marquee face-off. Ticket prices have surged and are on pace to become the most expensive ever.

Ticket resale platformStubHub has about 3,000 tickets still available, hovering at about $6,000 per ticket, said Adam Budelli, a spokesperson for StubHub. "So currently, we are on the pace that this may end up being the most expensive ever, but it's a little bit early to make that call,” he informed.

However, fans have been left unimpressed with the ticket prices hittingthe roof. As per Reuters, many followers have been vocal about the prices being too high and not affordable for one and all.

HOW FANS HAVE REACTED TO THE SUPER BOWL TICKET PRICES

David Vang, 46, and his brother Jerry Vang, 42, said, "The big thing is tickets are so expensive, so it’s tough to get there. Would I love to? For sure. I’d love to be there to cheer on my squad, hopefully we get one, it’s been 30 years. But yeah it’s just too expensive,” said David, who said he was okpaying $500.

Jerry Vang, working as a teacher, said he could not afford the tickets."It’s a business, right? And they want to make money and if people are willing to pay that much, they’re going to pay. Supply and demand, right? But I think right now for an organisation to say that we’re for the people and fans and want to have an experience, it is very, it is kind of out of touch with what the fan base wants."

Thomas Enders, 46, a government worker from northern Bavaria in Germany, had a suggestion and stated, "Why not keep, 10 to 15,000 (tickets) at a reasonable price like face value, $150, $200, $250, I don’t know. For the average fan, make a lottery like they do with the German games, give the average fan a chance to attend the game. Because the fans are making the NFL, the NFL is not creating the fans. What would they do if the stadiums were empty?"

Ahead of every Super Bowl, ticket prices gain attraction for all the wrong reasons. Thus, there is a need to address this issue so that a major section of the fans is not left complaining and does not miss out on watching the championship game.