Final Four-Phoenix

[azfan]

So my dreams of checking off the number one item on my bucking list have dimmed considerably. Perhaps I'm late to the party but in checking ticket prices for the final four I was tahen back, although I shouldn't have been. The cheapest all session tickets are $600 plus.

In the context of other collegiate championship weekends this is a bargain. In the context of my budget and my Scottish ancestry this is a non-starter.

While my wife is encouraging me to pull the trigger I'm really having trouble. I can go to Vegas in March and watch the entire WCC and Mountain West tournaments for under $100.

If I knew that ASU or Grand Canyon or NAU were playing that weekend it would be a no-brainer but....

 

[critterfxr]

Might be worth waiting til October 24 when the Final Four tickets officially go on sale, exclusive of the Fan Experience package. Maybe they won't be so pricey? We went to the Women's Softball World Series this year and had the Fan Experience package and found it worth it because the softball field is isolated from other places and you might be at the field anywhere between 4-8 hours/day (it gets HOT there, especially if you are delicate Northeasterners like us LOL). But we've been going to the women's basketball regionals for the past 7-8 years (not including 2020, obviously) with one Final Four stuffed in there, and I can't see where the Fan Experience would be worth it for basketball since most of the arenas are close to restaurants, etc if you wanted to eat something other than arena food, etc.

 

[Bone Dog]

Might be worth waiting til October 24 when the Final Four tickets officially go on sale, exclusive of the Fan Experience package. Maybe they won't be so pricey?

Thanks for the tip. Since we live in Santa Fe, I’m really hoping to be able to go this time around. It’s just a 7-8 hour drive (yikes!) from here.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Might be worth waiting til October 24 when the Final Four tickets officially go on sale, exclusive of the Fan Experience package. Maybe they won't be so pricey? We went to the Women's Softball World Series this year and had the Fan Experience package and found it worth it because the softball field is isolated from other places and you might be at the field anywhere between 4-8 hours/day (it gets HOT there, especially if you are delicate Northeasterners like us LOL). But we've been going to the women's basketball regionals for the past 7-8 years (not including 2020, obviously) with one Final Four stuffed in there, and I can't see where the Fan Experience would be worth it for basketball since most of the arenas are close to restaurants, etc if you wanted to eat something other than arena food, etc.

Just curious - we went to 2 World Series (both a while back, in fact one was the last year before the championship series was instituted), and were in Devon Park for the Big 12 Tournament this season - what did you get for the fan experience package? Oh, and yes, it certainly gets hot. The threat of tornados discourages us from attending.

In general, we tend to do a lot of "special" things - in depth or individual tours of stadiums, for example, if available and affordable. I do agree that I don't quite see it for the Final Four - lots of eating options both in the arena area and also easily accessible. Never forget how large a city Phoenix and environs is. They are around the 6th largest city in the US and 10th largest metropolitan area (or were). Much smaller than NY, Chicago, et al, but substantial.