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Why is Super Bowl travel such a big deal? Doesn’t the stadium only seat about 50k people anyway? I understand that the game is exciting, but I don’t see what tr

Why is Super Bowl travel such a big deal? Doesn’t the stadium only seat about 50k people anyway? I understand that the game is exciting, but I don’t see what travel to one venu would be news.

ztoben 8y ago
A lot of people come for the atmosphere and other festivities. I'm sure the actual number of people visiting town for the game is closer to 200k than it is to 50k.
- rchaud 8y ago
  Is this really true? I understand diehard fans going to tailgate parties, but don't the vast majority watch the event at a bar or at home?
  - detaro 8y ago
    This article suggests 125-150k visitors for past Superbowls: http://www.startribune.com/a-million-super-bowl-visitors-estimate-includes-many-minnesotans/470777133/ http://www.startribune.com/a-million-super-bowl-visitors-est...
  - brootstrap 8y ago
    For some people (not fucking pats fans though), this is a once in a lifetime chance to see THEIR team play in the biggest game . So yeah, people travel, migrate. For some people it feels like a religious journey. All of your kin are migrating across country for this one event... Just being in the city is cool, you will be seeing rams / patriots jerseys all over Atlanta for the whole week!
dwighttk 8y ago
75K record attendance 77K
- lolsal 8y ago
  That's really surprising to me - my favorite college football team regularly sells out their 100k seat stadium during the regular season. Seems like the superbowl is leaving a lot of money on the table.
  - dwighttk 8y ago
    they make a lot more money from TV When they had the super bowl in Dallas they got 103K in the stadium which has an 80K seating capacity (expandable to 105K)
  - theandrewbailey 8y ago
    No joke, the largest college stadiums are bigger than the largest NFL stadiums. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._stadiums_by_capacity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._stadiums_by_capac...
    - dwighttk 8y ago
      well, fwiw Cowboys Stadium can expand to 105K and has had multiple events at that capacity, which would put it at #3 on that list.
devonkim 8y ago
There’s also people traveling for work because of the Super Bowl. The city of Atlanta is granting some exceptions to strip clubs due to the sheer influx of potential patrons and there is almost certainly knowledge among the performing community. Certainly not the only kind of business that will boom for the weekend. https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/atlanta-strip-clubs-are-being-granted-legal-exemptions-for-the-super-bowl-news.69534.html https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/atlanta-strip-clubs-are-being-g...

Why is Super Bowl travel such a big deal? Doesn’t the stadium only seat about 50k people anyway? I understand that the game is exciting, but I don’t see what travel to one venu would be news.

ztoben 8y ago

A lot of people come for the atmosphere and other festivities. I'm sure the actual number of people visiting town for the game is closer to 200k than it is to 50k.

rchaud 8y ago
Is this really true? I understand diehard fans going to tailgate parties, but don't the vast majority watch the event at a bar or at home?
- detaro 8y ago
  This article suggests 125-150k visitors for past Superbowls: http://www.startribune.com/a-million-super-bowl-visitors-estimate-includes-many-minnesotans/470777133/ http://www.startribune.com/a-million-super-bowl-visitors-est...
- brootstrap 8y ago
  For some people (not fucking pats fans though), this is a once in a lifetime chance to see THEIR team play in the biggest game . So yeah, people travel, migrate. For some people it feels like a religious journey. All of your kin are migrating across country for this one event... Just being in the city is cool, you will be seeing rams / patriots jerseys all over Atlanta for the whole week!

dwighttk 8y ago

75K record attendance 77K

lolsal 8y ago
That's really surprising to me - my favorite college football team regularly sells out their 100k seat stadium during the regular season. Seems like the superbowl is leaving a lot of money on the table.
- dwighttk 8y ago
  they make a lot more money from TV When they had the super bowl in Dallas they got 103K in the stadium which has an 80K seating capacity (expandable to 105K)
- theandrewbailey 8y ago
  No joke, the largest college stadiums are bigger than the largest NFL stadiums. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._stadiums_by_capacity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._stadiums_by_capac...
  - dwighttk 8y ago
    well, fwiw Cowboys Stadium can expand to 105K and has had multiple events at that capacity, which would put it at #3 on that list.

devonkim 8y ago

There’s also people traveling for work because of the Super Bowl. The city of Atlanta is granting some exceptions to strip clubs due to the sheer influx of potential patrons and there is almost certainly knowledge among the performing community. Certainly not the only kind of business that will boom for the weekend. https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/atlanta-strip-clubs-are-being-granted-legal-exemptions-for-the-super-bowl-news.69534.html https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/atlanta-strip-clubs-are-being-g...