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AP exclusive: Bills propose new 60k seat stadium by (update - 2025)


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3 minutes ago, corta765 said:

60,000 is light, boost it to 65,000 which is still 7k less. The season ticket holder amount is at 56k, your killing any chance for fans and you might lose STH

 

60,000 is probably just an early estimate, who knows what it will end up being. Chicago, Miami, and New England**** all have capacities in the 60-65,000 range.

 

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2 minutes ago, elijah said:

60,000 seems a bit short no? 

 

Weren’t season tickets themselves 60k+ over the past 2 years? 

 

It does seem low but I guess when you factor in the price of tickets will go up plus PSL fees it will price some fans out. Living here in NJ both the Jets and Giants are advertising season ticket sales and individual tickets as well for MetLife. At Giants Stadium both teams had 78,000 season ticket holders as well as a waiting list for season tickets. 

 

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Just now, Rubes said:

 

60,000 is probably just an early estimate, who knows what it will end up being. Chicago, Miami, and New England**** all have capacities in the 60-65,000 range.

 

 Agreed. Just saying 63-65 seems like the perfect number

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I thought a big part of getting a new stadium was so that we might some day host a SB but it would have to be a domed stadium because there is no way they would ever have a SB in an uncovered stadium in Feb in Buffalo.  Guess, the whole SB thing is out the window. 

Go Bills!!!!!

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6 minutes ago, elijah said:

60,000 seems a bit short no? 

 

Weren’t season tickets themselves 60k+ over the past 2 years? 

Makes sense imo, that number was carefully planned out.  You always would prefer the tickets to be "hard to get" and the ticket prices to help pay for it will increasae and hence lower demand.

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2 minutes ago, corta765 said:

 Agreed. Just saying 63-65 seems like the perfect number

Seems by reading about it, the Pegulas had a Number of 1.4B.  That was the cap (dont know if that was already somewhat agreed to with the county and state) but Cut seats to get into that 1.4B range.  So it seems there is more going on obviously than is leaked in Media.  This could be a leak as well, saying ok we can get into the 1.4B range, but that is a 60K stadium.  Want a bigger one be willing to put in more NYS and Erie

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12 minutes ago, JohnNord said:

 Not at all and it has more to do with logistics than the usual cold-weather weather excuse (though that probably does effect things too)

 

The biggest issue is that the Orchard Park/Buffalo area probably couldn’t handle the amount of Super Bowl visitors. Even, if they could the accommodations wouldn’t be very good.   Buffalo is not meant to host an event like the Super Bowl in any way

Have to have around 70k capacity too.

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2 minutes ago, MAJBobby said:

What is interesting is the Timing.  3 to 4 years from when the lease is up and when this stadium would be ready.

 

Where would they be playing for that lag.

 

Seems they will add a few years to the current lease.  The lease dollars could help maybe with some of the public financing.  Maybe?

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10 minutes ago, BillsSbSoon said:

60k just seems too small for us which is ironic cause were a small market. At least meet somewhere in the middle and get it to 65

The smaller the stadium the more likely they can charge Personal Seat License as it will be an easier to make people buy it with limited seating. 

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45 minutes ago, Utah John said:

Who's got the cash to fill up those 60 suites?  I realize that's a big source of money for other teams but will that work in Buffalo?

 

It will work out just fine. Not everyone collects Welfare in WNY and Southern Ontario.

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26 minutes ago, elijah said:

60,000 seems a bit short no? 

 

Weren’t season tickets themselves 60k+ over the past 2 years? 

yeah i dont want to pay for a 60k seat stadium. Plus we already sell it out quick. We sold it out when we had 80k. If we're gonna build a new stadium, lets put in more seats imo

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