|
03-16-2009, 02:30 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2008
174 posts, read 89,827 times
Reputation: 43
|
|
Philly sports $$$$
I LOVE that Philly has so many sports and venues to offer and thats one of the things that is really attracting me to the area. However, tickets seem way too expensive, bordering on irrational. Are there any cheap seats out there?
I heard the AHL hockey team is now leaving, those are the ultimate cheap seat fun sports games. Is this true?
|
|
03-16-2009, 03:38 PM
|
|
Philly, NOVA Moderator
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Expatriate Philadelphian in Northern Virginia
2,765 posts, read 2,150,044 times
Reputation: 622
|
|
|
Tickets for major league sports tend to be expensive everywhere, especially in places like Philly where arenas and stadiums are relatively new.
The Philadelphia area has a long tradition with its "Big 5" college basketball teams: Penn, Temple, Villanova, La Salle, St. Joseph's and recent stepbrother Drexel. Those tickets are bound to be relatively affordable. Temple and Villanova in particular are nationally recognized programs.
According to a popular search engine, it does appear that the Phantoms are moving as the Wachovia Spectrum is soon to be imploded for a new retail/residential complex called "Philly Live!" Different sources say they could be headed to the Lehigh Valley (Allentown) or New Jersey (Trenton or Atlantic City).
If the Sixers, Phillies, Eagles or Flyers offer "cheap seat" specials, I'd certainly want to know myself!
|
|
03-16-2009, 06:06 PM
|
|
Come to Philly for the crack...heads.
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Philadelphia, PA
270 posts, read 158,692 times
Reputation: 134
|
|
|
There's always the Philadelphia Kixx, Soul and Wings tickets which are cheaper than the other major teams.
|
|
03-16-2009, 07:41 PM
|
|
2009 World Series - aka the Acela Series
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Silver Spring, MD/Washington DC
1,422 posts, read 1,216,815 times
Reputation: 465
|
|
|
Cheap 76ers tickets can be had if you know where to look. As for Phillies tickets, they are cheaper generally-speaking than all the other Northeast Corridor teams (the two New York teams, Baltimore, Washington, and Boston) except the Orioles.
In addition to the Big Five/City Six college basketball, Temple (Division I-A), Villanova (Division I-AA), and Penn (Division I-AA) college football, and the indoor football, soccer, and lacrosse teams, there are also some minor league baseball teams nearby. The Camden Riversharks (independent) play in a ballpark at the base of the Ben Franklin Bridge, and teams like the Trenton Thunder (Double A) and Wilmington Blue Rocks (high Single A) are within easy driving distance of Philadelphia.
|
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
|
|
Welcome to City-Data.com forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with 700,000 other registered members. User profiles and some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your free account you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 15,000 posts/day about local topics and you will see fewer ads. 
Linear Mode
