While Barcelona waited for Arsenal, who arrived half an hour late at SoFi Stadium due to a traffic jam in chaotic Los Angeles, their players took the opportunity to take pictures with the actors Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz, greet NBA player Kevin Durant and also the singer Daddy Yankee. These celebrities were some of those who attended the imposing SoFi Stadium, with capacity for more than 73,000 people and the second stadium with the most VIP admissions in the world. If the 17,124 high-end seats are filled, they generate revenue of 117.2 million euros.
The list of stadiums that earn the most VIP income is led by the next stadium that Barcelona will visit. It's about the AT
The visit to these stadiums is not accidental. When the Turkish construction company Limak finishes the Camp Nou Spotify in 2027, Barça, behind A
The difference in VIP capacity will be notable. When the Camp Nou closed its doors in June 2023 to be remodelled, it only had 1,134 VIP seats and 81 boxes with a capacity for 1,765 spectators. In total, the old fiefdom obtained 21.9 million euros. Instead, the forecast is that the future Spotify Camp Nou will house 3,878 VIP seats, 285 private boxes and a final package of 2,099 tickets that, depending on demand, can go from being a general ticket to becoming a privileged product. In this case, the stadium would go from having a 5.2% VIP capacity to 7%, so that it will continue to be one of the lowest percentages in Europe, far from the VIP capacity that American stadiums allocate to it.
The first in income in this category will continue to be AT
On the other hand, the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas has 65,000 seats and allocates 14.8% of its tickets to private shows. Up to 9,500 spectators in this field have privileged seats. This generates 64.4 million annually, falling short of the 76.5 million that Spotify Camp Nou will generate when the works are finished.
To achieve this, Barça will create different types of boxes: 84 Executive Boxes, with capacity for 12 spectators. 188 Lodge Boxes, reserved for 4 people. Only these two categories with capacity for 1,580 people will generate the club 20.8 million, which means that each of these seats will cost 13,200 euros per season. The Pitch Club Seats will also be created, seats located behind the bench area and which will have a very good view of the changing room tunnel, the Balcony Seats, located in the first and second tier and the VIP Ring Seats, in one of the rings of the stadium.
To all of them must be added 2,099 seats with general admission that, in a timely manner, can be converted into VIP. In total, 7,757 entries that will generate 76.5 million euros. The Legends report ensures that the 76.6 million estimated income that these boxes will generate is a conservative amount since since 2015 the income per game has grown on average by 150% in the remodeled fields.
