While Barcelona waited for Arsenal, who showed up half an hour late at the SoFi Stadium due to a traffic jam in chaotic Los Angeles, their players took the opportunity to take pictures with actors Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz, greet the NBA player Kevin Durant and also the singer Daddy Yankee. These celebrities were among those who came to the impressive SoFi Stadium, with a capacity of more than 73,000 people and the second stadium with the highest VIP income in the world. If the 17,124 high-end places are filled, they generate an income of 117.2 million euros.
The list of stadiums that get the most VIP income is led by the next stadium that Barcelona will visit. This is the AT
The visit to these stadiums is not accidental. When the Turkish construction company Limak finishes the Spotify Camp Nou in 2027, Barça, behind A
The difference in VIP capacity will be noticeable. When the Camp Nou closed its doors in June 2023 to be remodeled, it only had 1,134 VIP seats and 81 boxes with capacity for 1,765 spectators. In total, the old feud obtained 21.9 million euros. Instead, the future Spotify Camp Nou is expected to 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 it will remain one of the lowest percentages in Europe, far from the VIP capacity allocated to American stadiums.
The first in revenue in this category will continue to be the AT
On the other hand, the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas has 65,000 seats and allocates 14.8% of its tickets to private passes. 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 and 188 Lodge Boxes, reserved for 4 people. Just these two categories with capacity for 1,580 people, will generate 20.8 million for the club, 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 into the dressing room tunnel, the Balcony Seats, located in the first and second tiers and the VIP Ring Seats, in one of the rings of the stadium
To all of them, 2,099 seats with general admission will have to be added which, on a timely basis, can be converted into VIP. In total, 7,757 tickets that will generate 76.5 million euros. The Legends report states that the estimated $76.6 million in revenue that these boxes will generate is a conservative amount since since 2015, revenue per game has grown by an average of 150% in remodeled fields.
