Over 75,000 Broncos fans are on the waiting list for 2017-18 season tickets. For the first time in six years, there will be a large number of tickets available to those fans who have been waiting patiently.
A ticket audit was conducted to determine the pattern of use for the Denver Broncos' season tickets; a solid number of season ticket holders did not use their tickets for a single game during the 2016 season. This is good news for those fans who have been on the waiting list for years in hopes of their chance to receive tickets. It's expected that the Broncos will make a substantial amount of season tickets available to those particular fans. [caption id="attachment_11358" align="aligncenter" width="654"]
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The audit resulted in hundreds of season tickets that were unable to be renewed because of their lack of use. In a statement issued by the Broncos,
It's good news for fans on the waiting list, but not so much for fans who just lost their season tickets...After careful review and consideration of our nearly 22,000 season ticket accounts, we are informing a number of season ticket holders that their licenses will not be renewed for the 2017 season based on their tickets not being used by them for any game in 2016. These decision were made to reward our loyal season ticket holders... and the many dedicated Broncos fans on our season ticket waiting list of nearly 75,000 people. "
The Broncos also, for the first time since 2011, have not raised their ticket prices for the 2017-18 season. They are planning to increase the number of single-game tickets, which typically sell out in minutes. Their hope is to keep the prices and ticket availability more plausible for the average fan.
Cheers to those lucky fans who get season tickets! I'll be watching the Broncos from the comfort of my couch this season.
Featured photo courtesy of Sports Authority Field at Mile High website.
