2012 WDF Attendance

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What do think will be the attendance range for the 2012 West Division Final?

Poll ended at Sun Nov 18, 2012 5:41 am

29,999 and under
0
No votes
30,000 to 34,999
3
6%
35,000 to 39,999
7
15%
40,000 to 44,999
22
47%
45,000 to 49,999
12
26%
50,000 to sellout
3
6%
 
Total votes: 47
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I'm not the kind to create threads for attendance but since I've already created some threads about the WDF, we might as well talk about the attendance as well. Given the fact that the NHL lockout will likely still be around by then and the fact that it will be the last Lions home game while defending their championship, it's interesting to see if that will increase the attendance.

As an FYI, here are the Lions home playoff game attendance since 1983:

1983 - 59,409
1984 - 59,421
1985 - 59,478
1986 - 40,381 (WDSF)
1987 - 44,385
1999 - 28,236
2004 - 55,527
2005 - 37,337
2006 - 50,084
2007 - 54,712
2011 - 41,313

Obviously because of capacity constraints, it cannot exceed the attendance from 1983-85 or 2004 and 2007. But I hope that it will at least exceed last year's WDF attendance.
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If Ticketmaster's seating chart is accurate it looks like they are well on the way to pushing the 40K envelope. In the lower bowl there are nothing but scattered singles available from the backline of one endzone to the other and the much maligned corner sections look to be 75% sold. For sure it looks like more seats are already sold than were fannies in the seats for the recent Edmonton game.
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I agree I think ticketmaster would be accurate, as I am sure all season ticket holders would have scooped up there tickets, and there are so many people I know that want to go to the western final, it seems like price is not a option, also guys if Sask come here on Nov 18th, I say a sell out, if tickets keep selling at this pace, i say we will hit 40,000 by mid the end of next week, I say we have about 30,000 sold right know, what else I do like, is that when you go onto lions website, you see BC place western final tickets final tickets get them here.

Way to lions staff, know lets see if they can carry that type of marketing , into next year.

unfourtantly i will be working in calgary of all places on Nov 18th. weraing my lions jersey.
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Robbie wrote:I'm not the kind to create threads for attendance but since I've already created some threads about the WDF, we might as well talk about the attendance as well. Given the fact that the NHL lockout will likely still be around by then and the fact that it will be the last Lions home game while defending their championship, it's interesting to see if that will increase the attendance.

As an FYI, here are the Lions home playoff game attendance since 1983:

1983 - 59,409
1984 - 59,421
1985 - 59,478
1986 - 40,381 (WDSF)
1987 - 44,385
1999 - 28,236
2004 - 55,527
2005 - 37,337
2006 - 50,084
2007 - 54,712
2011 - 41,313

Obviously because of capacity constraints, it cannot exceed the attendance from 1983-85 or 2004 and 2007. But I hope that it will at least exceed last year's WDF attendance.
That's a really interesting tabulation, Robbie. I'm very surprised about last year's attendance, only 41,313. I know that capacity is now somewhat less than in the earlier years, but it is still 54,000, IIRC. What are the reasons that, with the thrilling finish to last season, we did so poorly--compared to 2004, 2007, etc.--attendance-wise? And with this year's team, why shouldn't we expect close to capacity? What's changed?
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Personally I wouldn't base anything on data from Tickect Master :bang:
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last year we had the grey cup, people spending all there mony on that, people counted out the lions even when they went on that big winning streak, the lions had to sell playoff game tickets with in only two weeks to the western final, comapred to know this year it is a month, ( look at 2004, 2007, 2006 3-4 weeks of selling western final tickets, over 50,000) all this tells me that they will hit 50,000 if it is calgary, sold out if Sask.
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WF attendance has been well discussed on the TEAM this week. Jason Botchford says the Lions deserve way better support than they are getting (no discussion about the ticket pricing but the stay-at-home high def experience has been brought up), while Scott Rintoul is on record saying he would be greatly disappointed if there is less than 45,000. Both agree Vancouver is more of an event type city and that's what the WF is.

Ticket sales seem to be going very well, even the middle upper deck seats at nearly $100 a pop.
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I think this is one game where the current pricing structure won't stop a lot of people from not going. Since this will be marketed like an event, people will want to be part of the hype. I'm guessing over 50k will show up. Hopefully the team will make announcements on how many tickets are sold to keep the snowball going like in 2004.
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I think this is one game where the current pricing structure won't stop a lot of people from not going. Since this will be marketed like an event, people will want to be part of the hype. I'm guessing over 50k will show up. Hopefully the team will make announcements on how many tickets are sold to keep the snowball going like in 2004.



Exspecally if it is Sask, i think they will have a attendance countdown , when they hit 40,000
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Well I hope the Lions get on the ball and start to generate their own buzz about this game. They can't, nor should they, count on the media to do this work for them.

At the same time I think the WF might end up cannibalising ticket sales from our last reg season game vs Ssk. That is basically a meaningless game now and a much tougher sell than post-season.
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I think Calgary will be the opponent, so low 40's.

If its the Riders, just under 50 K.

Esks, on the long shot, low 40's....
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I am going to play optimist because I think the fact there is no hockey will help. I say 50K + is a very real possibility.
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MikeAK wrote:I am going to play optimist because I think the fact there is no hockey will help. I say 50K + is a very real possibility.
Also in our favour is a longer selling window (early clinch), no Grey Cup to host and the team playing with some momentum: all of these factors were absent in 2005 (as were the first two last year), and in both 2005 and 2011 our WF attendance failed to match even our best regular season attendance that same year.
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The early clinch and selling window will definitely help as well. Add the "no hockey" and I believe this could be a pretty sweet crowd.
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Sub topic: start time.
I would prefer both East and West start times were somewhere between 2-4pm.
That would make it more of an event.
I'm sure the local establishments near BC Place love the 1:30 start - NOT!
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