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Soldier Field

Soldier Field

The team: Chicago Bears
Year opened: 1924
Stadium revenue: $226 million*
Average ticket price: $85*
Luxury suites: 113
Club seats: 8,000
Stadium capacity: 61,500*

A whopping $632 million renovation of Soldier Field in 2003 shrank capacity by about 5,000 seats and resulted in the stadium's removal from the list of National Historic Landmarks. But fewer $60 general admission seats meant more room for luxury seats that bring in up to $350 each. The result? A big boost in revenue — the first season after the changes, the stadium earned $175 million in revenue, a $43 million gain from the year before.

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    profmurph

    01/07/09 | Report as spam

    RE: FedEx Field (The League?s True MVPs: Top 10 Stadiums by Revenue)

    The real problem are the "redneck" drunks who occupy the seats. Filthy language, smell of alcohol and uncouth rabble.

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    rderox

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    RE: FedEx Field (The League?s True MVPs: Top 10 Stadiums by Revenue)

    You gotta know jerryWorld will be big, beautiful and out-of-reach for the common man whom JJ and the rest of his owner's ilk would rather have to sit home and pay a subscription fee to watch all games on the NFL Network. The City of Arlington was sold a bill of goods, the Cowboys syncophant voters of Big A bought it hook, line and stinker.

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    vseitz

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    RE: FedEx Field (The League?s True MVPs: Top 10 Stadiums by Revenue)

    No wonder most cities are pursuing sport venues and ballot measures. These are money makers!!

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    RE: FedEx Field (The League?s True MVPs: Top 10 Stadiums by Revenue)

    Interesting data. I never though Dallas singles would be paying that high average price for sports tickets.

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