Not unexpected: Panthers raise season ticket prices

[PanthersATL]

Prices increase 12% for the coming season (fresh off a... [checks notes] "playoff run")

Per the Observer, Panthers increased their season-ticket prices by 6% in 2025 and by 4% in 2024.

https://bsky.app/profile/charlotteobserver.com/post/3mgpobbfz4n2v

[PanthersATL]

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The “overall blended ticket price” refers specifically to the average increase of all ticket pricing after taking into account every section of the stadium. Some seats, like some in the upper bowls, won’t experience that high of pricing increases; others will experience more than 12%.

For the most affordable seats, for instance, the increase is only $8 per game — from $510 to $590.

Unsure how "most affordable" is written to refer to the $500 seats.

[Growl]

surely Tepper is going to follow suit on the other F- field conditions teams and improve the playing surface with real grass right?

 

he’s not going to spend all this money on free agents and risk a non contact injury on his green Taylor swift plastic surely?

[Khyber53]

Anything that takes a bit of the turd sheen off of the day to day life anymore has to cost more money. fug it.

[PleaseCutStewart]

Not sure if it's related to the playoff game or just the rampant inflation that is occurring in our country. Curious how much the prices for other teams changed.

[PanthersATL]

4 minutes ago, PleaseCutStewart said:

Not sure if it's related to the playoff game or just the rampant inflation that is occurring in our country. Curious how much the prices for other teams changed.

Packers increasing from $4 to $22 per game
Saints staying the same
Patriots are increasing "a little more than 7%"
Bears increase 13.5%
Lions staying the same-ish
Dolphins staying the same

 

Edited 1 hour ago by PanthersATL

[Growl]

one wonders how much money Dave is really saving with turf fields when he has to spend nearly $200 million dollars on the first day of free agency to, in part, free himself up to target a position he already had locked down on the roster until his turf monster destroyed the guy’s knee 

Edited 1 hour ago by Growl

[PleaseCutStewart]

And also curious how much the "cheap" seats will increase percentage wise. I feel like when they had the 6% increase last year, it was only like 1% or something for the upper level

[PanthersATL]

Just now, PleaseCutStewart said:

And also curious how much the "cheap" seats will increase percentage wise. I feel like when they had the 6% increase last year, it was only like 1% or something for the upper level

percentages can be misleading.

a 5% change for a $100 ticket is a $5 difference, but it's $25 for a $500 ticket

but a $5 change to a $50 dollar ticket is a 10% increase.    It's still a $5 increase, but people who look just at the percentage could scream about the higher percentage number vs other seats


 

[toldozer]

Season tickets aren't affordable anymore definitely when they've been so bad for 8 years before last season. When I started going my seats were front row uppers for like 38 bucks. Those seats are 100 dollars now. Teams make their money from tv, if I was an owner my goal would be to break even on tickets and concessions. 

[shaqattaq]

11 minutes ago, toldozer said:

Season tickets aren't affordable anymore definitely when they've been so bad for 8 years before last season. When I started going my seats were front row uppers for like 38 bucks. Those seats are 100 dollars now. Teams make their money from tv, if I was an owner my goal would be to break even on tickets and concessions. 

I've never had season tickets but always tried to make 1 home game / year. I haven't been since the steelers game in 22, their fans completely took over "The Bank".  Not having a winning season and rising costs are a big part of that.

[PanthersATL]

22 minutes ago, toldozer said:

, if I was an owner my goal would be to break even on tickets and concessions. 

Merch sales

The packers team store is huge, and makes a ton of money.   Easily at least 10x the size of the dinky Panthers store at BoA

[Candler Cat]

I for one, welcome the $20 hotdog

[Candler Cat]

dumped my PSLs a year ago and haven't regretted it for a second