WNBA Finals Ticket Prices Soar Above Last Year’s Levels
The get-in price for Game 1 in San Francisco is over $200.
The Golden State Valkyries, a newly-formed team in their second season of the WNBA, are set to host their first WNBA Finals against the Atlanta Dream. For this inaugural series, ticket prices are substantially higher than last year's Finals. As of Thursday afternoon, the entry price for Game 1 against the Dream at the 18,000-seat Chase Center in San Francisco stands at $214, according to TicketData.
Last year's Game 1 between the Mercury and Aces in Las Vegas saw a final entry price of just $34, and the highest entry price in that series was $82 for Game 2. While Game 1 of this year's Finals is not yet the most expensive ticket in WNBA Finals history, the series could potentially yield the most expensive tickets ever. In previous Finals, the stronger team has typically driven up ticket prices.
However, TicketData's Ketih Pagello suggests that with both teams involved, this could be an exception. The Valkyries and Dream have faced arena conflicts prior to the Finals. Doja Cat's scheduled concert at the Chase Center on Game 2's night was rescheduled, and Atlanta's State Farm Arena had a concert on Game 3 and a Hawks game on Game 4.
The Dream's lower bowl was closed for previous playoff games, but the entire arena will be open for the Finals. Most tickets for Games 3 and 4 are now being released to the public due to the last-minute arena swap. Even if these prices hold, the series could produce the most expensive tickets in WNBA Finals history.
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