Every week, the Ticketforce team will bring you a recap in the sports, theatre, music and racing industries. This week we are featuring the #sportswrap!
Already in 2012, the sports ticketing industry has seen some major up’s and down’s. Tickets from the College Bowl Game series saw an all-time low in early 2012.The NBA and NFL increased ticket sales, resulting in all-time ticket price highs. We are going to wrap up the NBA, NFL and MLB’s recent ticket changes, plus more, in this week’s #sportswrap.
“Linsanity” has struck the NBA ticketing industry hard this season. Jeremy Lin has gone from sleeping on his brother’s couch, to being one of the most controversial and most talked about players in the NBA. TiqIQ.com says,
The Knicks already have the highest face-value ticket price in the NBA. The average cost to attend any given Knicks’ game costs a whopping $117.47 per ticket. What can Knicks fans expect while “Linsanity” is going on? Higher ticket prices for the added entertainment value. Continue reading
