[jayswin]

Originally Posted by nobles_point

Burke mentioned on Tim & Sid that the main problem with the Dome is an undersized lower bowl that limits the amount of revenue they can generate.

When you look at the seating structure it makes sense.

Originally Posted by jayswin

But don't they charge more than the lower bowl for the bottom of the second tier because they and the fans know it's the best view in the arena?

Originally Posted by jayswin

Yep, just checked the Dallas game. $190 a ticket in section 105, 107 etc, (any row), $292 avison young club (lower bowl) and then $305 for the first few rows in the second tier middle, then down to $216, then $190 after that for a few rows.

They can't say with a straight face they're losing revenue because of a smaller lower bowl when they're charging a premium and in some cases more to sit in the lower second tier. I mean literally their most expensive tickets are in the second tier, FFS.

Originally Posted by getbak

Yeah, it's something Burke said a lot while he was here, but the argument doesn't really hold up when they charge lower bowl prices for the first 10 rows of the 200s anyway.

Also, they really overcharge for some of the lower-quality seats in the 200s. I gave up my season seats last year but when I had them, I really liked them, but it annoyed me to know that my seats in row 20 on the goal line cost exactly the same as seats in row 11 at centre ice.

In virtually every other arena in the league, those would be two different price levels, and in many arenas there would be at least one other price level in between.

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