Prices for Bills' games in Toronto will be pricey
By Mark Gaughan
- News Sports Reporter
Updated: 05/07/08 5:17 PM
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Ticket prices -- as expected -- are through the proverbial roof of the domed Rogers Centre for the Buffalo Bills' series of games in Toronto.
Sideline seats from the end zones to the 20-yard lines will cost $295 a game. Anyone who wants to sit in the lower bowl of the Rogers Centre between the 20-yard lines will pay more than $300. Just how much more? Those seats are considered the VIP location and come with "hospitality" amenities. The prices for the VIP seats will be revealed May 12.
The prices for the Bills games were released today by Toronto organizers.
While it's impossible to determine the exact average ticket price at this time, it's apparent it will be much more than $200 a ticket. The average price for a seat at Ralph Wilson Stadium this year is $51.24. The Rogers Centre will seat about 54,000 for Bills games.
The Bills will play eight games over five seasons in Toronto … three preseason games and five regular-season games. Fans have the option of buying a three-game package (for the two games this year and the one regular-season game in 2009) or the full eight-game package. Those who buy the eight-game package get a discount. Those $295 seats near the corners of the lower deck cost $270 per game for the eight-game package.
The lower half of the upper deck along the sidelines will cost $235 for the three-game package and $215 for eight games. The upper half of the upper deck along the sidelines will cost $185 for three games, $170 for eight games.
The upper-deck seats in the end zones all are priced under $100.
Only season-ticket holders of the Bills and Toronto Argonauts and randomly selected fans who registered for tickets on the Internet will have the opportunity to purchase tickets. Those fans chosen will be notified by e-mail.
For a full report on the Toronto prices, see Thursday's editions of The Buffalo News.
