Will Opening Day Sell Out?

[Nowani]

I'm looking at the number of tickets still on sale at Angels website and it appears they still have thousands of tickets unsold. Has Opening Day the last 2-5 years been a sell out? If opening day does not sell out that is not a good sign for the Angels Organization and Ball Park Revenue Especially with all the big signings. 

 

Is the variable pricing a bad idea? Is is better to sell out the stadium with standard pricing or to get a premium price for certain games but leave thousands of seats unsold?

[Brian Ilten]

Opening day will be a sellout.  You can bank on it.

[Glen]

Not if they keep losing. 

[Eric]

Opening Day will be a sell out, regardless of whether or not there are still seats and/or tickets available.

[tomsred]

If they are 1-5 on opening day, it will still be a sellout.

[Aaronkv]

They just released a bunch, just like they have for years. A week ago there was only the last couple rows of the upper deck and all the obstructed view seats in right field on the field level.

 

It'll be a sellout, no one knows that they released a bunch of tickets yet. Held a lot back for groups, new Season Seat Holders, and players if they want friends and family tickets.

[halobob]

Not if they keep losing. 

This...at the prices they are trying to charge, if we lose the next 2 games there is no chance opening day sells out unless they lower prices.  $50 for upper view seats, get the hell out of here Angels.

[halobob]

I'm looking at the number of tickets still on sale at Angels website and it appears they still have thousands of tickets unsold. Has Opening Day the last 2-5 years been a sell out? If opening day does not sell out that is not a good sign for the Angels Organization and Ball Park Revenue Especially with all the big signings. 

 

Is the variable pricing a bad idea? Is is better to sell out the stadium with standard pricing or to get a premium price for certain games but leave thousands of seats unsold?

Opening day last year was announced as a sell out but they had tickets available at the box office at game time that went unsold.  Years prior had all been sell outs because Angels didn't charge out the ass for opening day like they do now.  Another  problem is this year our opening day doesn't open the season and its on a Tuesday night instead of a Friday night.

[CaliAngel]

It may be a sell out but that doesn't mean the stadium will be full. 

[katie]

They consider it a sell out when they sell a certain amount of tickets, which is less than the actual seating capacity. I don't know that number though.

[nando714]

Who wants to watch these losers anyway

Sarcasm on

[Earnest Borgnine of 9]

Not if they keep losing. 

I doubt a large number of opening day attendees will even know the win/loss record. 

[2002_halos_II]

I'm still getting email saying there are OD tickets available.

I also got email from the Padres stating their opening day is sold out.

Ha.

[Glen]

I doubt a large number of opening day attendees will even know the win/loss record. 

 

 

Good point. 

[katie]

I'm still getting email saying there are OD tickets available.

I also got email from the Padres stating their opening day is sold out.

Ha.

Dodgers fans love that stadium.

[2002_halos_II]

Dodgers fans love that stadium.

Don't tell me there is an express train from LA to SD for Dodgers fans?

[Ochocinco!]

It may be a sell out but that doesn't mean the stadium will be full. 

 

^^ This

[DowningRules]

Here's something hilarious:  The face value of my Opening Day tickets is....$200.

 

The Angels gotta be careful about some of this pricing.  There's alot of people who don't understand how the Angels pricing scheme works.  As a season ticket holder, I didn't pay $200 for Opening Day tickets, but I can imagine a more passive attendee thinking, 'yowza!  Going to a game is alot more expensive than I thought it would be.  Last time I go to a game, I guess.' 

[nando714]

I got a email too

Tickets available

[Punk]

I was going to get tickets for opening day, but ended up buying tickets for Thursdays game vs the A's and Saturday's game against the Astros.

[halobob]

This...at the prices they are trying to charge, if we lose the next 2 games there is no chance opening day sells out unless they lower prices.  $50 for upper view seats, get the hell out of here Angels.

Well what do you know, Angels lowered prices on ticketmaster for opening day.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Silliest question ever.  Of course this is a sellout.  

[kbpl24]

There is no doubt in my mind that Opening Day will Sellout. There is a buzz about the Angels rights now, they will sellout. However, every seat may not be full like someone said earlier.

[Brent Maguire]

I'd have to imagine it sells out. 

[Oz27]

2010 wasn't a true sellout either. I picked my tickets up two minutes before the first pitch and asked, out of curiosity, if there were tickets left. The woman told me there were 'heaps', which was far from a surprise given how few people were there.