Bears To Hike Ticket Prices for 2010 Season
By Anthonia Akitunde in News on Feb 20, 2010 6:45PM
Fans will have to shell out a little more to see their beloved Bears play this season. The football team announced a ticket price hike in certain sections of Soldier Stadium on Friday, Chicago Breaking News reports.
This is the eighth time in nine years the Bears have increased ticket prices, the report said.The move ends a 2008 NFL-wide decision to freeze ticket prices. During that time non-club seating ranged from $68 to $108 and club seats were $245 to $350. The Bears said they collected less revenue because of the city's increased amusement taxes included in the ticket price, according to the report.
Now fans in non-club seats will see a $2 to $18 increase in their tickets ($68 to $125), according to the report. These seats account for 85 percent of stadium seating. Club seats will see a hike of $10 to $20. However, seating in the "400 level and the west grandstand" will not see any price increases, accounting for "approximately 25 percent" of seating, according to the report.