While many NFL teams have already canceled season tickets for 2020 and told fans to expect dramatically reduced seating capacity, the Raiders are waiting for their time in hopes that they can attract the most fans. possible to his new stadium in Las Vegas.
A Raiders official told the Las Vegas Review-Journal No decisions have yet been made on how many fans can attend the games at Allegiant Stadium this season.
The Raiders moved to Las Vegas because they hope it will be a much more lucrative market than Oakland, and they sold $ 478 million in personal seat licenses for Allegiant Stadium. Then the 2020 season tickets sold out quickly, and many of them have already been resold on the secondary market. The Raiders want to avoid having to pay massive rebates.
When NFL owners voted 31-1 to block the first eight rows in stadiums this season so fans and players couldn’t spread COVID-19 among themselves, Raiders owner Mark Davis did not broadcast the only one vote.
Despite the pandemic, Allegiant Stadium still plans to go ahead with a Garth Brooks concert on August 22 for which 65,000 tickets have been sold. That will be the first event at the new stadium, and the Raiders’ first home game is Sept. 21. The Raiders are still expecting a lot of fans in that game.