Stadium Discussion

[ZYanksRule]

Update.

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Just give me a Bobby Flay burger at Yankee Stadium. Not this instagram burger no one will actually eat. Of the bone-in ridicu-burgers at the Super Bowl, I bet 95% were purchased by media or influencers who took two bites for the content and threw it out.

 

[Gotham Gator]

Further updates.

A burger is selling for $180 at the Super Bowl. I ate it to bring you all the details

The LX Burger includes braised veal shank, mire poix demi-glace, point reyes blue fondue and a house-baked brioche bun. It serves four.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Gene]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2023784833957138706

 

[Kenny]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2023784833957138706

I could listen to that guy for hours.

 

[gbservis]

How new MLS stadiums will affect three of its biggest clubs

Inter Miami, New York City FC, and Chicago Fire are bringing new stadiums online between 2026 and 2028, dramatically improving the clubs' businesses in three of Major League Soccer's largest and most important markets.

www.sportsbusinessjournal.com

Key quote for me:

The difference in premium business might be biggest for NYCFC, which, Sims said, expects 20X growth from where it is now. That will be augmented by events-hosting businesses that will keep various parts of all three new stadiums busy year-round, with hundreds of bar and bat mitzvahs, concerts, European soccer friendlies or even the LA28 Olympics, in the case of Etihad Park.

“Those are completely new business units for us, and pieces of inventory that you just don’t have access to as a tenant,” Sims said.

 

[LionNYC]

How new MLS stadiums will affect three of its biggest clubs

Inter Miami, New York City FC, and Chicago Fire are bringing new stadiums online between 2026 and 2028, dramatically improving the clubs' businesses in three of Major League Soccer's largest and most important markets.

www.sportsbusinessjournal.com

Key quote for me:

I read this has hundreds of bar and bat mitzvahs. You can only have 52 bar/bat mitzvahs at one location a year right? It has to be on Saturday.

 

[mgarbowski]

I read this has hundreds of bar and bat mitzvahs. You can only have 52 bar/bat mitzvahs at one location a year right? It has to be on Saturday.

I expect they could handle more than 1 on the same day in different club rooms. I'm less certain they can book 3-4 every single Saturday.

 

[joe]

I expect they could handle more than 1 on the same day in different club rooms. I'm less certain they can book 3-4 every single Saturday.

If a trampoline park can do it...

 

[gbservis]

Not stadium article but the quotes from Sims are stadium focused:

World of Opportunity: Major League Soccer capitalizing on 2026 FIFA World Cup

MLS and its clubs are investing tens of millions of dollars in marketing aimed at amplifying the potential impact of the World Cup on soccer and ensuring they are among the direct beneficiaries.

www.sportsbusinessjournal.com

Summary listed from reddit as I accidentally clicked out of my one free article for the month after reading:

• NYCFC will be among the most engaged clubs in the league’s hospitality sales partnership with On Location.. While clubs will earn nominal sales commission on any packages they sell, CEO Brad Sims sees World Cup hospitality as a lure to reel in potential premium ticket buyers and corporate partners for the club’s forthcoming stadium.

Do they have a big name signing planned for some time around the WC? Using the WC to get premium ticket buyers seems like a tall task without any recognizable players on the roster.

 

[Gotham Gator]

I expect they could handle more than 1 on the same day in different club rooms. I'm less certain they can book 3-4 every single Saturday.

It says "all three stadiums" - so, I think they can get to a pretty high number.

It seems like kind of an odd thing to do in a stadium, but I am certainly no expert.

 

[Shwafta]

I read this has hundreds of bar and bat mitzvahs. You can only have 52 bar/bat mitzvahs at one location a year right? It has to be on Saturday.

no, bar/bat mitzvah itself is just the day someone turns 12 (girl) and 13 (boy). the celebration (what people say as "having a bar/bat mitzvah") can be whenever you want it to be. (if someone is reading from the torah/bible then that part would be monday or thursday or saturday, and they likely wouldn't be doing that part at a stadium) Mine was over a month after my actual birthday because my birthday is in the summer and everyone was away at summer camp at the time.

 

[franchise646]

 

[ZYanksRule]

I read this has hundreds of bar and bat mitzvahs. You can only have 52 bar/bat mitzvahs at one location a year right? It has to be on Saturday.

Hundreds of events including bar/bat mitzvahs, concerts, friendlies, etc.

For the record, I had a (very rich) friend who rented out the floor at MSG for his bar mitzvah party. Kind of seems like a weird place for it, but if you're doing a kid's party it's definitely possible to rent out the stadium for it. This team will take money from anyone, they'll happily take that deal.

 

[gbservis]

Hundreds of events including bar/bat mitzvahs, concerts, friendlies, etc.

For the record, I had a (very rich) friend who rented out the floor at MSG for his bar mitzvah party. Kind of seems like a weird place for it, but if you're doing a kid's party it's definitely possible to rent out the stadium for it. This team will take money from anyone, they'll happily take that deal.

NYCFC is about to be raking in cash with all these new revenue streams. Heads up minor league teams of Europe. NYCFC's about to have cash to burn and they are looking for some hot unknown second division players to spend it on!

 

[moogoo]

I don't care what events they rent the stadium out for as long as the grass stays pristine and untouched while we still need to play on it. I do not want an LAFC situation where their playing surface is ripped to shreds due to concerts and what not, on top of sharing it with angel FC.

Yea, that will reduce the amount of possible income but our team's playing success should be the undisputed priority.

 

[ZYanksRule]

I don't care what events they rent the stadium out for as long as the grass stays pristine and untouched while we still need to play on it. I do not want an LAFC situation where their playing surface is ripped to shreds due to concerts and what not, on top of sharing it with angel FC.

Yea, that will reduce the amount of possible income but our team's playing success should be the undisputed priority.

The nice thing about the schedule change is that the majority of outdoor concerts are in the summer, so if we are hosting concerts in June, July & August, they won't be a major issue for the majority of the season. Hopefully we will hire a good groundskeeper who knows what they're doing.

 

[franchise646]

Shoot out to ChopCheese FC for the HDR video

 

[ezbeezy214]

I read this has hundreds of bar and bat mitzvahs. You can only have 52 bar/bat mitzvahs at one location a year right? It has to be on Saturday.

You can do Sat afternoon, night and Sunday if you’re really trying to get frisky.

 

[Gene]

A New Era Begins: New York City FC to Start 2027-28 Season at Etihad Park | New York City FC

New York City FC today announced the Club will play their first match at Etihad Park, New York City’s first soccer-specific stadium, with the beginning of the 2027-28 MLS season in the summer of 2027. Before the calendar change, MLS will stage a transition season from February to May 2027,

www.newyorkcityfc.com

 

[Shwafta]

A New Era Begins: New York City FC to Start 2027-28 Season at Etihad Park | New York City FC

New York City FC today announced the Club will play their first match at Etihad Park, New York City’s first soccer-specific stadium, with the beginning of the 2027-28 MLS season in the summer of 2027. Before the calendar change, MLS will stage a transition season from February to May 2027,

www.newyorkcityfc.com

And that answers one of the big topics of debate on this forum!