At SeatGeek, we were sad to read this story in the Salt Lake Tribune that Karl Malone–a former Utah Jazz legend and NBA Hall of Famer–was forced to buy his own ticket to a Jazz game last February played in the wake of Jerry Sloan’s dismissal as the Jazz coach.
According to the Tribune:
What happened to Sloan had festered inside Malone for long enough. In the immediate aftermath, he came to Utah to express concern, buying his own ticket to the next game at EnergySolutions Arena via a scalper because the Jazz had told him there were no tickets available for him, and spoke to reporters.
In light of this report that an NBA legend wasn’t able to easily obtain tickets to see the very team he helped bring to prominence, we here at SeatGeek felt compelled to offer our assistance.
As such, we want to formally extend Mr. Malone the offer of four (4) lower-level tickets to any Jazz home game this season, as well as four (4) lower-level Jazz tickets to be donated to the charity of Mr. Malone’s choosing.
At SeatGeek, we’re all about making sure that fans—from the layman to the Mailman—have easy access to the best deals on tickets to see their favorite teams, so we are serious in this offer and hope to soon send Mr. Malone and his favorite charity some great seats to see the Jazz in action this season.
So-Cal punk rockers Social Distortion have released U.S. tour dates to further promote their album, “Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes,” released early last year. The group looks to be headed out west for the most part, kicking off the tour at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas on Jan. 27 and wrapping it up in Salt Lake City, Utah in May. Social Distortion will also be joined by a revolving cast of opening acts throughout the stint, including Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, Sharks, Toadies, Lindi Ortega and Riverboat Gamblers. See below to see which bands will be joining Social Distortion for each venue.
Carrying through from the momentum of the band’s recently released ‘The Path of Totality,’ Korn has added additional upcoming tour dates to promote the record. The dates begin with a Feb. 23 performance from The Fillmore in Detroit and finish out in San Francisco’s Warfield Theater Mar. 4. House producer Jake Stanczak, also know as ‘Kill The Noise,’ will also perform alongside the band for certain dates. VIP tickets are available starting today at korn.com while others go on sale this weekend.
It’s surprising, but Sunday’s NFC Divisional Playoff matchup between the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field is seeing the cheapest average ticket prices of all four conference games this weekend. Tickets to see the Giants try to exact some revenge over a Week 13 loss to the Packers are currently going for an average price of $272, $131 less than the average cost to see the New Orleans Saints take on the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park ($403). Forced to march into Lambeau riding a three-game losing streak, Eli Manning and the Giants nearly played spolier in December as the Packers looked to come away with their 18th consecutive victory. With 58 seconds remaining, it took an MPV effort from Aaron Rogers to drive the Packers within field goal range to ice the game.
So why the low ticket prices to see the rematch? Brokers are flooding the market trying to sell tickets which is lowering the overall market price. Right now there are just under 1000 active ticket listings for this game on SeatGeek, most of which are for multiple tickets. But are Packers’ fans thinking a trip to the NFC Conference Championship game is a foregone conclusion? Or are New Yorkers not making the trip out west to Wisconsin for the same reasons?
Right now on SeatGeek, the “get in” price for the game is $165 for seats in Section 134 Row 47 while the priciest option available is a suite for $17,150.
Oddly enough, the Packers lead by a mile when looking at average ticket prices for the Conference Championship games the following week. If the Packers go on to beat the Giants on Sunday, ticket prices to see either the Saints or 49ers play in Green Bay are averaging $644. If the Giants go on to beat the Packers, average ticket prices are looking to be substantially lower to see Big Blue play in either San Francisco ($584) or New Orleans ($501).
