Outback instead of Ruth Chris...

[whaler11]

Live event attendance across all mediums is sagging.

I'm a glutton for punishment, so i've been to a few UMass games... Their tailgate scene is WILD. Then it's time to head into the stadium and 85% of the place clears out. All the kids go back to their dorms. All of them.

Then it's a few hundred middle aged and older people and a few young families.

Some of the concert tours this summer are incredible how few tickets they sold.

 

[BFieldHusky]

Some of the concert tours this summer are incredible how few tickets they sold.

Really? Like who? Just curious.

 

[whaler11]

Really? Like who? Just curious.

The next ticket Blink 182 and Lil Wayne sell will be the first.

 

[Towney007]

Some of the concert tours this summer are incredible how few tickets they sold.

Think that's nuts - Tanglewood still had James Taylor *seats* available day-of. Not lawn tickets - actual shed seats.

People are staying home for one. Two, arenas are too big. Tickets are probably too expensive, too.

 

[Husky25]

Some of the concert tours this summer are incredible how few tickets they sold.

Apparently only 20K were at Great Woods last Friday for Florida-Georgia Line. I thought they had more of a following up here. 6,000 for Kidzbop the next night.

Incidentally, Saturday was the first time in about 16 years (Pearl Jam 2003. Night #2, when they played their entire catalog to date over the three "Boston" concerts) that I'd been there. What's with the stadium seats encroaching on the lawn? Is the Meadows the same now?

 

[whaler11]

Think that's nuts - Tanglewood still had James Taylor *seats* available day-of. Not lawn tickets - actual shed seats.

People are staying home for one. Two, arenas are too big. Tickets are probably too expensive, too.

Yep and people are rejecting live events in general.

 

[whaler11]

 

[Guapo]

Love Aaron but this is wrong.

“Why don’t people want to watch Northwestern football?” is a question that answers itself

 

[whaler11]

Love Aaron but this is wrong.

“Why don’t people want to watch Northwestern football?” is a question that answers itself

I don’t know if it’s everything wrong with the world but technology is the biggest reason attendance is declining.

 

[huskymedic]

I don’t know if it’s everything wrong with the world but technology is the biggest reason attendance is declining.

... and increasing job security

 

[whaler11]

Bryant-Denny and beyond: How college football powerhouses are taking on the future of attendance

Attendance nationwide has dipped to its lowest mark in 22 years, leaving schools to devise a new standard of in-stadium experience.

theathletic.com

 

[Guapo]

Bryant-Denny and beyond: How college football powerhouses are taking on the future of attendance

Attendance nationwide has dipped to its lowest mark in 22 years, leaving schools to devise a new standard of in-stadium experience.

theathletic.com

I’m interested to see if this is a continued downward trajectory, or if it evens out at some point and we look back at the first decade and a half of this century as a “live sports attendance boom” and we’ve return to attendance levels that were “normal” previous to 2000.

 

[huskymedic]

College football programs that did the best/worst job of filling their seats in 2018

Following are the Top 25 FBS programs in fill rate for the 2018 season. These are the schools who did the absolute best with what they had to work with.

25. TCU (7-6) – 95.3% (Amon G. Carter Stadium holds 50,000)
23T. WISCONSIN (8-5) – 96.1% (Camp Randall Stadium holds 80,321)
23T. NOTRE DAME (12-1) – 96.1% (Notre Dame Stadium holds 80,795)
22. IOWA (9-4) – 96.4% (Kinnick Stadium holds 70,585)
21. AUBURN (8-5) – 96.6% (Jordan-Hare Stadium holds 87,451)
20. MICHIGAN STATE (7-6) – 96.8% (Spartan Stadium holds 75,005)
19. OHIO STATE (13-1) – 97.1% (Ohio Stadium holds 104,944)
18. TEXAS A&M (9-4) – 97.2% (Kyle Field holds 102,733)
16T. OLD DOMINION (4-8) – 97.6% (S.B. Ballard Stadium holds 20,118)
16T. TEXAS (10-4) – 97.6% (DKR – Texas Memorial Stadium holds 100,119)
15. OREGON (9-4) – 98.2% (Autzen Stadium 54,000)
14. LSU (10-3) – 98.5% (Tiger Stadium holds 102,321)
13. WASHINGTON (10-4) – 98.6% (Husky Stadium holds 70,083)
11T. CLEMSON (15-0) – 98.7% (Memorial Stadium holds 81,500)
11T. NC STATE (9-4) – 98.7% (Memorial Stadium holds 57,583)
9T. PENN STATE (9-4) – 99% (Beaver Stadium holds 106,572)
9T. WEST VIRGINIA (8-4) – 99% (Mountaineer Field holds 60,000)
8. KANSAS STATE (5-7) – 99.5% (Bill Snyder Family Stadium holds 50,000)
7. UCF (12-1) – 99.6% (Bright House Networks Stadium holds 45,301)
6. ALABAMA (14-1) – 99.7% (Bryant-Denny Stadium holds 101,821)
5. GEORGIA (11-3) – 100% (Sanford Stadium holds 92,746)
4. UTAH (9-5) – 101.1% (Rice-Eccles Stadium holds 45,807)
3. MICHIGAN (10-3) – 102.9% (Michigan Stadium holds 107,601)
2. OKLAHOMA (12-2) – 103.9% (Oklahoma Memorial Stadium holds 86,112)
1. NEBRASKA (4-8) – 104.2% (Memorial Stadium holds 85,458)


On the other extreme, following are the bottom 25 teams in fill rate in 2018.

106. UCLA (3-9) – 55.3% (Rose Bowl holds 92,542)
107. USF (7-6) – 53.2% (Raymond James Stadium holds 65,890)
108. MEMPHIS (8-6) – 53.1% (Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium holds 61,008)
109. EASTERN MICHIGAN (7-6) – 52.8%(Rynearson Stadium holds 30,200)
110. KENT STATE (2-10) – 51.8% (Dix Stadium holds 25,319)
111. UCONN (1-11) – 51.5% (Rentschler Field holds 40,642)
112. HAWAII (8-6) – 51.4% (Aloha Stadium holds 50,000)
113. MIDDLE TENNESEE (8-6) – 50.6% (Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium holds 30,788)
114. UNLV (4-8) – 47.4% (Sam Boyd Stadium holds 36,800)
115. SAN JOSE STATE (1-11) – 46.8% (CEFCU Stadium holds 30,456)
116. ULM (6-6) – 46.7% (Malone Stadium holds 27,617)
117. BALL STATE (4-8) – 45.7% (Scheumann Stadium holds 22,500)
118. NEW MEXICO STATE (3-9) – 45.2% (Aggie Memorial Stadium holds 30,343)
119. LOUISIANA (7-7) – 44.8% (Cajun Field holds 41,264)
120. TEXAS STATE (3-9) – 43.7% (Bobcat Stadium holds 30,008)
121. NORTHERN ILLINOIS (8-6) – 43.3%(Huskie Stadium holds 24,000)
122. RICE (2-11) – 42.9% (Rice Stadium holds 47,000)
123. CENTRAL MICHIGAN (1-11) – 42.4%(Kelly/Shorts Stadium holds 30,255)
124. NEW MEXICO (3-9) – 42.3% (Dreamstyle Stadium holds 39,224)
125. TEMPLE (8-5) – 40.9% (Lincoln Financial Field holds 69,176)
126. SOUTH ALABAMA (3-9) – 40.2% (Ladd-Peebles Stadium holds 40,000)
127. KANSAS (3-9) – 38.8% (Memorial Stadium holds 50,071)
128. UTSA (3-9) – 38% (Alamodome holds 64,000)
129. UAB (11-3) – 33.9% (Legion Field holds 71,594)
130. UTEP (1-11) – 27.5% (Sun Bowl holds 51,500)

 

[CL82]

Listing them by percentage is misleading.
111. UCONN (1-11) – 51.5% (Rentschler Field holds 40,642) = 20,930
125. TEMPLE (8-5) – 40.9% (Lincoln Financial Field holds 69,176) = @33,800

 

[Guapo]

Listing them by percentage is misleading.
111. UCONN (1-11) – 51.5% (Rentschler Field holds 40,642) = 20,930
125. TEMPLE (8-5) – 40.9% (Lincoln Financial Field holds 69,176) = @33,800

There’s 0% chance either of those numbers are “real”

 

[whaler11]

Listing them by percentage is misleading.
111. UCONN (1-11) – 51.5% (Rentschler Field holds 40,642) = 20,930
125. TEMPLE (8-5) – 40.9% (Lincoln Financial Field holds 69,176) = @33,800

every number on the list is a lie.

 

[CL82]

There’s 0% chance either of those numbers are “real”

every number on the list is a lie.

No doubt, but "% of capacity" is a misleading stat even if accurate.

 

[whaler11]

No doubt, but "% of capacity" is a misleading stat even if accurate.

right because both numbers are probably lies

 

[CL82]

right because both numbers are probably lies

Meh. Capacity is probably @ right. Attendance? Not even close.

 

[huskymedic]

Listing them by percentage is misleading.
111. UCONN (1-11) – 51.5% (Rentschler Field holds 40,642) = 20,930
125. TEMPLE (8-5) – 40.9% (Lincoln Financial Field holds 69,176) = @33,800

... and noted in the article:

>>To be fair, two of the programs listed – USF and Temple – share their home fields with an NFL franchise, meaning they have more seats to fill than their Group of 5 counterparts. Also worth highlighting are Memphis, UTSA, UAB, and UTEP, which all play in stadiums designed to host bowl games rather than a single programs’ regular-season slate. Finally, there are Hawaii, which plays in a venue that was the long-term site of the NFL Pro Bowl and Rice, which plays in the same stadium which hosted Super Bowl VIII.<<

 

[Husky25]

... and noted in the article:

>>To be fair, two of the programs listed – USF and Temple – share their home fields with an NFL franchise, meaning they have more seats to fill than their Group of 5 counterparts. Also worth highlighting are Memphis, UTSA, UAB, and UTEP, which all play in stadiums designed to host bowl games rather than a single programs’ regular-season slate. Finally, there are Hawaii, which plays in a venue that was the long-term site of the NFL Pro Bowl and Rice, which plays in the same stadium which hosted Super Bowl VIII.<<

To be fair, nothing. Those programs choose to play their games there, just as UConn plays at Rentschler field. They always have the option of tarping off sections of the stands and lowering official capacity.

I was at every game, except Rhode Island last year. I don't think there was 21,000 at any of the other 5, and though it was nice weather, I can't imagine that many showed up for FCS Rhody either.

 

[HuskyDogArt]

If the weather is nice, some people might want to boat. When I had season tickets, when UConn was on the road, I took my boat out. One year, I boated on the Connecticut River December 22, then I went boating January 17. The ride was nice, but COLD!!.

 

[superjohn]

The next ticket Blink 182 and Lil Wayne sell will be the first.

I saw Blink-182 at Riot Fest this weekend, they were absolutely slam packed.

 

[superjohn]

Love Aaron but this is wrong.

“Why don’t people want to watch Northwestern football?” is a question that answers itself

They would probably beat UConn by 50.

 

[Guapo]

They would probably beat UConn by 50.

Absolutely.

I also have no recollection of what I made this post about lol.

I’m guessing “Aaron” is Aaron Torres?