It’s a mid-January Wednesday, and that means two things: it’s cold here in Connecticut, and the Super Bowl is right around the corner.
At Ticket Club, we anxiously await this time of year. We are excited because we have the best deals to the big game, and want to make sure our members know it. As the 2019 game approaches, it doesn’t look like that fact is any less true. Currently, members at Ticket Club can save thousands – literally – on Super Bowl tickets.
The get-in price for February 3 as of today is $3,568 here on Ticket Club. Among the other options – StubHub, Vivid Seats, and NFL On Location – that’s the lowest, and it’s not close. The least expensive seat on StubHub is $4,745, with Vivid not a good chunk better at $4,893. On Location is closest at $4,289, but that is still $721 more when you add in the fees they all hide from you.
Looking at comparable seats, the difference is even bigger. A seat in Upper Endzone 326, Row 23 is available for $3,658 for members of Ticket Club. Similar seats (325, Row 21) are $4,697 on On Location – and that’s as close as any of those four get to the price here.
With 19 days to kickoff, super bowl ticket prices are trending high. On average, they are going for $540 more than at the same point a year ago. The average price sold is $4,935, which would be nearly $600 higher than last year.
The priciest ticket as of Wednesday afternoon is in the Suntrust Club, right at the 50 yard line at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. That’ll run someone $52,500 on Ticket Club – slightly less absurd than the $682,500 someone has listed a full Centennial Suite for sale at. The Centennial Suite, it should be noted, does come with space for 30 friends.
The least expensive tickets are, unsurprisingly, in the upper levels, but a lower level ticket in the endzone is surprisingly not that much more. The least expensive on Ticket Club as of Wednesday would run $4,678 for a member – much less than the $5,239 lowest price on the upper sideline.
In terms of the teams left in the running, it’s hard to say how they might move the market. New England fans have grown quite accustomed to playing deep into January. Sunday is the team’s 8th straight AFC championship appearance. Their opponent, Kansas City, hasn’t played in a Super Bowl since 1970. New Orleans is seeing a high premium on tickets for the NFC championship at its home stadium, at over $600 average. The Los Angeles Rams are only in their second year in that market. But Los Angeles is one of the largest markets in the world.
Traditionally, the busiest ticket sales days for the Super Bowl are immediately after the AFC and NFC decide their champions. Come Monday, we’ll have a much clearer picture of what the final price of a Super Bowl LIII ticket may be.