Ticket Prices

[zamadoo]

The worst time for me was when they moved the start times for our playoff games to 8:30. I was the the triple OT game vs. the Hawks in 2014 and didn't get home until almost 3:00 AM. Had to get up at 7:00 to go to work. That was a long day....LOL

I was there as well. What a great experience!

Jaybo over 30min getting dehydrated or whatever... How great were he and Petro in that game...

I think it was the last playoff game I went to.

[Poojols]

Not sure what the OP is doing to shop tickets. Getting a ticket is dependent on so many circumstances. If you are buying season tix, or partial tix in packs, you are paying close to full retail in order to secure the seats you want for the games you want. Totally standard.

If you are just looking at random individual games there are so many factors involved but you can ALWAYS get tix the day of the game. The price is going to depend on the opponent, the weather, the day of the week and how the team is playing. Thus a Thursday night ticket against an Eastern Conference team, albeit the two time defending cup champs, is going to be cheaper than say, Game 6 of a playoff series.

On the TM site for tonight you can get in the door for 25 bucks. You can sit in the lower end of the upper bowl where the blues shoot twice, in the corner (my favorite spot if I'm paying) for 45 bucks. I see plenty of seats downstairs in the corners for 50-70 bucks. And if you are patient these prices will typically drop on a day like today the closer it gets to game time.

Finally, use the ticketmaster site. I know we all hate TM but it's the only true legit resale site. I've seen too many stories of scamming with stubhub and other resale sites. TM is the actual resale site for Blues tix. Blue dots are tix that haven't been sold. They will be listed at full retail. Maroon dots are resale tix. Shop for the maroon dot tix if possible. Have a ticketmaster account. Easy peasy.

Thanks for the info. I have personally never had issues with StubHub over the past 10+ years for Cardinals, Blues games.

[George Zipp]

Not sure what the OP is doing to shop tickets. Getting a ticket is dependent on so many circumstances. If you are buying season tix, or partial tix in packs, you are paying close to full retail in order to secure the seats you want for the games you want. Totally standard.

If you are just looking at random individual games there are so many factors involved but you can ALWAYS get tix the day of the game. The price is going to depend on the opponent, the weather, the day of the week and how the team is playing. Thus a Thursday night ticket against an Eastern Conference team, albeit the two time defending cup champs, is going to be cheaper than say, Game 6 of a playoff series.

On the TM site for tonight you can get in the door for 25 bucks. You can sit in the lower end of the upper bowl where the blues shoot twice, in the corner (my favorite spot if I'm paying) for 45 bucks. I see plenty of seats downstairs in the corners for 50-70 bucks. And if you are patient these prices will typically drop on a day like today the closer it gets to game time.

Finally, use the ticketmaster site. I know we all hate TM but it's the only true legit resale site. I've seen too many stories of scamming with stubhub and other resale sites. TM is the actual resale site for Blues tix. Blue dots are tix that haven't been sold. They will be listed at full retail. Maroon dots are resale tix. Shop for the maroon dot tix if possible. Have a ticketmaster account. Easy peasy.

Thanks for the info. I have personally never had issues with StubHub over the past 10+ years for Cardinals, Blues games.

I haven't had issues with stub hub either. However, I've seen a lot of complaining about them online lately. Much more so than usual. Proceed with caution.

[BobbyOrr]

Everybody keeps paying all these inflated prices for everything. Nobody knows how to sacrifice or go without to combat corporate America.

THAT ^^^^^^. It's Ridiculous

[dugoutrex]

I've only made it to a few games over the past 5 or so years.

The last time I purchased tickets was probably before the Cup. Have been invited for free once or twice.

It's hard to blame anyone for prices in what is supposed to be a free market system - people are buying them. And, as was mentioned, out of principle, I do not buy them.

Kid Rock just stood in front of politicians to speak about Live Nation / Ticketmaster forming a monopoly that has only served themselves, leaving music fans the bill and frustration. Sports are perhaps different, but generally ticketmaster is where all tickets are distributed. "pay your $15 service fee PER TICKET " can kiss my (donkey).

I know I come from a special era, but the entire spectacle has become saturated with inflated pricing (talking more than just the purchasing power of the dollar decreasing exponentially over several decades) and obstacles.

One day soon, parking will be $100 and people will be forced to buy fewer $20 bud lights inside the rink while they sit facing the distracting cheerleaders (seriously, the lame "lets...go..blues..." sing along thing, as bad as it is, make the cheerleaders completely unnecessary, ESPECIALLY when considering they already had the girls out there in between play shoveling ice) that they didn't ask for, while watching garbage teams the last few years (outside of a select few months).

It's like they've done everything they can to muddy the hockey experience for real fans in order to accommodate for non-fans. Principled Blues/hockey fans? You are punished for not spending your money at the rink by having to tolerate never knowing where the game will be televised, if it will work as it should, and...of course...the new broadcast team that could not be any worse.

you sure are 'special'

[dhsux]

Haven't been to a game this year since they are just a bad team with lots of injuries, but wow. I just checked ticket prices as I was going to take my son to a game this year. How in the world are the nosebleeds around $100 each? Why are people paying these prices for this product?

Now obviously most people can afford at least one game a year at these inflated prices, but nah. Not worth the time or money.

Just rebuild like the Cardinals please.

"Just rebuild like the Cardinals please"

Huh? No thanks.

[Poojols]

Haven't been to a game this year since they are just a bad team with lots of injuries, but wow. I just checked ticket prices as I was going to take my son to a game this year. How in the world are the nosebleeds around $100 each? Why are people paying these prices for this product?

Now obviously most people can afford at least one game a year at these inflated prices, but nah. Not worth the time or money.

Just rebuild like the Cardinals please.

"Just rebuild like the Cardinals please"

Huh? No thanks.

I mean rebuild as the Cardinals are currently doing. Not rebuild the same way as them. The Blues rebuild would be more of a partial rebuild and not full on like the Cardinals.

The Blues suck man, what do you want them to do? Be buyers at the deadline? No superstars and the top 2 lines are garbage compared to the rest of the league.

[dhsux]

Haven't been to a game this year since they are just a bad team with lots of injuries, but wow. I just checked ticket prices as I was going to take my son to a game this year. How in the world are the nosebleeds around $100 each? Why are people paying these prices for this product?

Now obviously most people can afford at least one game a year at these inflated prices, but nah. Not worth the time or money.

Just rebuild like the Cardinals please.

"Just rebuild like the Cardinals please"

Huh? No thanks.

I mean rebuild as the Cardinals are currently doing. Not rebuild the same way as them. The Blues rebuild would be more of a partial rebuild and not full on like the Cardinals.

The Blues suck man, what do you want them to do? Be buyers at the deadline? No superstars and the top 2 lines are garbage compared to the rest of the league.

They haven't had their top 2 lines all year basically.

Who said anything about buying??

Anyway...point stands no thanks to Cardinals way......no one has a clue where they are going or what they have. The Blues are in very good shape moving forward and yeah that includes some deadline sales.

[HighStick]

Everybody keeps paying all these inflated prices for everything. Nobody knows how to sacrifice or go without to combat corporate America.

THAT ^^^^^^. It's Ridiculous

How so?

[Old_Goat]

Everybody keeps paying all these inflated prices for everything. Nobody knows how to sacrifice or go without to combat corporate America.

THAT ^^^^^^. It's Ridiculous

How so?

I think he might be agreeing with you re everything inflated...as ridiculous?

[Jeff Goldblum]

Everybody keeps paying all these inflated prices for everything. Nobody knows how to sacrifice or go without to combat corporate America.

THAT ^^^^^^. It's Ridiculous

How so?

You'd think with everybody complaining about how poor they are and how they have to work 3 jobs, etc that there would be a cut back in spending by the public at some point. I think a lot of people love their lives on credit

[Poojols]

Haven't been to a game this year since they are just a bad team with lots of injuries, but wow. I just checked ticket prices as I was going to take my son to a game this year. How in the world are the nosebleeds around $100 each? Why are people paying these prices for this product?

Now obviously most people can afford at least one game a year at these inflated prices, but nah. Not worth the time or money.

Just rebuild like the Cardinals please.

"Just rebuild like the Cardinals please"

Huh? No thanks.

I mean rebuild as the Cardinals are currently doing. Not rebuild the same way as them. The Blues rebuild would be more of a partial rebuild and not full on like the Cardinals.

The Blues suck man, what do you want them to do? Be buyers at the deadline? No superstars and the top 2 lines are garbage compared to the rest of the league.

They haven't had their top 2 lines all year basically.

Who said anything about buying??

Anyway...point stands no thanks to Cardinals way......no one has a clue where they are going or what they have. The Blues are in very good shape moving forward and yeah that includes some deadline sales.

"Deadline sales". Hence the partial rebuild I mentioned. You are agreeing with me without knowing it.

[HighStick]

Everybody keeps paying all these inflated prices for everything. Nobody knows how to sacrifice or go without to combat corporate America.

THAT ^^^^^^. It's Ridiculous

How so?

I think he might be agreeing with you re everything inflated...as ridiculous?

You are actually right Old Goat. I read his comment wrong.

Sorry Bobby!

[dhsux]

Haven't been to a game this year since they are just a bad team with lots of injuries, but wow. I just checked ticket prices as I was going to take my son to a game this year. How in the world are the nosebleeds around $100 each? Why are people paying these prices for this product?

Now obviously most people can afford at least one game a year at these inflated prices, but nah. Not worth the time or money.

Just rebuild like the Cardinals please.

"Just rebuild like the Cardinals please"

Huh? No thanks.

I mean rebuild as the Cardinals are currently doing. Not rebuild the same way as them. The Blues rebuild would be more of a partial rebuild and not full on like the Cardinals.

The Blues suck man, what do you want them to do? Be buyers at the deadline? No superstars and the top 2 lines are garbage compared to the rest of the league.

They haven't had their top 2 lines all year basically.

Who said anything about buying??

Anyway...point stands no thanks to Cardinals way......no one has a clue where they are going or what they have. The Blues are in very good shape moving forward and yeah that includes some deadline sales.

"Deadline sales". Hence the partial rebuild I mentioned. You are agreeing with me without knowing it.

I'll try again.

Never said "buy" ...never said "no sell". You assumed whatever.

I only said no thanks to the Cardinal way. That's it.

[rangergiff]

I lived for 20 years in Springfield, IL, which was about a 90 minute drive to the Enterprise Center.
The games were over by 9:30 and we could easily make it back home by 11:30

Rangeriff, without being too intrusive, if you are not getting home until 1:00AM that means you are not leaving until 11:30.
You must be hanging around downtown for at least 2 hours after the game.

The worst time for me was when they moved the start times for our playoff games to 8:30. I was the the triple OT game vs. the Hawks in 2014 and didn't get home until almost 3:00 AM. Had to get up at 7:00 to go to work. That was a long day....LOL

After reading your post I was thinking of the old days a bit. We used to stay after games for autographs some. You make a fair point as we haven't done that in many a year. We made days of it back then targeting Weekend games or when school was out. Lot's of great memories.

Still by the time I catch the shuttle back to Syberg's, stop somewhere in the middle for a soda or coffee break and drop off the now adult kids in the Farmington area, it's well after 90 minutes. I wish they had more 2pm to 5pm starts. Makes for a more enjoyable experience for us out of towners.

[Poojols]

Haven't been to a game this year since they are just a bad team with lots of injuries, but wow. I just checked ticket prices as I was going to take my son to a game this year. How in the world are the nosebleeds around $100 each? Why are people paying these prices for this product?

Now obviously most people can afford at least one game a year at these inflated prices, but nah. Not worth the time or money.

Just rebuild like the Cardinals please.

"Just rebuild like the Cardinals please"

Huh? No thanks.

I mean rebuild as the Cardinals are currently doing. Not rebuild the same way as them. The Blues rebuild would be more of a partial rebuild and not full on like the Cardinals.

The Blues suck man, what do you want them to do? Be buyers at the deadline? No superstars and the top 2 lines are garbage compared to the rest of the league.

They haven't had their top 2 lines all year basically.

Who said anything about buying??

Anyway...point stands no thanks to Cardinals way......no one has a clue where they are going or what they have. The Blues are in very good shape moving forward and yeah that includes some deadline sales.

"Deadline sales". Hence the partial rebuild I mentioned. You are agreeing with me without knowing it.

I'll try again.

Never said "buy" ...never said "no sell". You assumed whatever.

I only said no thanks to the Cardinal way. That's it.

I'll try again.

I didn't at any point mention the two words "Cardinal way" together. "You assumed whatever".