Admission Prices for the 2012 Olympics.
Admission Prices for the 2012 Olympics.
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cazzer

Original Poster:

8,883 posts

278 months

Friday 15th October 2010
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I forsee some empty seats.



Opening ceremony
Olympic stadium £20.12 - £2,012

Closing ceremony
Olympic stadium £20.12 - £1,500

Athletics
Olympic stadium
Preliminary £20 - £150

Final £50 - £450

Super-final £50 - £725

Basketball
Basketball Arena/North Greenwich Arena
Preliminary £20 - £115

Quarter-final £20 - £125

Semi-final £35 - £125

Bronze £45 - £325

Final £50 - £425

Boxing
ExCel
Preliminary £20 - £95

Quarter-final £30 - £110

Semi-final £30 - £150

Final £50 - £395

Cycling (track)
Velodrome
Preliminary £20 - £150

Final £50 - £325

Football
Various UK-wide venues
Preliminary £20 - £60

Quarter-final £20 - £60

Semi-final £20 - £125

Bronze £30 - £75

Final £30 - £185

Gymnastics (artistic)
North Greenwich Arena
Preliminary £20 - £150

Final £50 - £450

Rowing
Eton Dorney
Preliminary £20 - £95

Final £30 - £150

Swimming
Aquatics Centre
Preliminary £20 - £150

Final £50 - £450

Triathlon
Hyde Park
Final £20 - £60


Man-At-Arms

5,920 posts

209 months

Friday 15th October 2010
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full pdf : http://media.ticketmaster.com/og/en-gb/img/sys/tou...

WTF ? shooting @ £20 ?
i enjoy taking part in it, but it's a boring sport to watch !

and sailing @ £35 ?
how are they going to stop you from standing on the beach and watching it !

MX7

7,902 posts

204 months

Friday 15th October 2010
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I think those prices are fine really.

"Deighton said the pay your age scheme would enable a family of four with a seven and a nine year old to go to watch the Olympics for £56.

"And that includes the cost of the travel card to get to the Olympics as well, so it is a low cost day out," he said.

That same scheme also extends to seniors, who will pay £16 for the same special sessions."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olymp...


powerandtorque

201 posts

221 months

Friday 15th October 2010
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Sounds fairly reasonable to me tbh.

Out of interest, how do those prices compare to events of a similar scale - say the (football) World Cup for example?

Olf

11,978 posts

248 months

Friday 15th October 2010
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Men's hundred meter final better be good at £100 per second.

ewenm

28,506 posts

275 months

Friday 15th October 2010
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Olf said:
Men's hundred meter final better be good at £100 per second.
If you decide to arrive just for that race and then leave straight afterwards...

Puggit

49,821 posts

278 months

Friday 15th October 2010
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I'll enjoy watching it for free on telly, thanks!

y2blade

56,321 posts

245 months

Friday 15th October 2010
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I thought it all looked pretty reasonable myself

we will be booking tickets for the Equestrian Cross Country Eventing as soon as the lines open

FunkyNige

9,846 posts

305 months

Friday 15th October 2010
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I think they're fine, the normal tickets seem to be roughly the price of a football match then it goes up and up (and up and up...) for people who see it as a 'once in a lifetime' thing. I just hope there are plenty available for those who can't afford top whack and don't have access to a cheap one (corporate, kids, OAPs, etc.).

A bit worried by the note 'Prices may differ within a session type, depending on factors such as the time of day.', I assumed it would be a day ticket for swimming, athletics, etc.

cazzer

Original Poster:

8,883 posts

278 months

Friday 15th October 2010
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Prices may differ because of...oooo....stuff...we'll make it up on the day.

Westy Pre-Lit

5,088 posts

233 months

Friday 15th October 2010
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cazzer said:
Prices may differ because of...oooo....stuff...we'll make it up on the day.
I read that as.......

Prices may differ because of...oooo....stuff...we'll make it up on ebay. smile


Kermit power

29,622 posts

243 months

Friday 15th October 2010
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MX7 said:
"Deighton said the pay your age scheme would enable a family of four with a seven and a nine year old to go to watch the Olympics for £56.

"And that includes the cost of the travel card to get to the Olympics as well, so it is a low cost day out," he said.
How does that work then?

Pay your age...

£56 - £7 - £9 = £40.

£40 between 2 parents = average age of 20.

Eldest child is 9.

Average age of parents at birth of first child = 11.

Hmm. That's going to allow lots of families to enjoy a cheap day out!

ShadownINja

80,138 posts

312 months

Friday 15th October 2010
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Kermit power said:
MX7 said:
"Deighton said the pay your age scheme would enable a family of four with a seven and a nine year old to go to watch the Olympics for £56.

"And that includes the cost of the travel card to get to the Olympics as well, so it is a low cost day out," he said.
How does that work then?

Pay your age...

£56 - £7 - £9 = £40.

£40 between 2 parents = average age of 20.

Eldest child is 9.

Average age of parents at birth of first child = 11.

Hmm. That's going to allow lots of families to enjoy a cheap day out!
Modern Britain, innit.

Jasandjules

72,634 posts

259 months

Friday 15th October 2010
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Well, how long before they realise that people don't want to spend £50 to watch some sprinting when they can watch it at home comfortably and offer seats for free so that it doesn't look like a failure (not the first time a sporting event did that eh?)?..

ewenm

28,506 posts

275 months

Friday 15th October 2010
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FunkyNige said:
I think they're fine, the normal tickets seem to be roughly the price of a football match then it goes up and up (and up and up...) for people who see it as a 'once in a lifetime' thing. I just hope there are plenty available for those who can't afford top whack and don't have access to a cheap one (corporate, kids, OAPs, etc.).

A bit worried by the note 'Prices may differ within a session type, depending on factors such as the time of day.', I assumed it would be a day ticket for swimming, athletics, etc.
The athletics will probably have morning and evening sessions with a afternoon break - that's the usual format at major champs, so a ticket will probably be morning or evening on a specific day.

dandarez

14,037 posts

313 months

Friday 15th October 2010
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Opening ceremony
Olympic stadium £20.12 - £2,012

Closing ceremony
Olympic stadium £20.12 - £1,500

How come the rich b*rsteward is getting a £512 reduction on the closing ceremony ticket and I've gotta pay the same on both?biggrin

Nickyboy

6,825 posts

264 months

Friday 15th October 2010
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I get free tickets so i'm not bothered hehe

MrV

2,748 posts

258 months

Friday 15th October 2010
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This part is a pain

What payment methods can be used?

Ticket applications will have to be paid for by Visa debit or Visa credit card, as Visa is one of the International Olympic Committee's top sponsors, although there could be a cheque option.

Looks like I will be getting a visa card then

Busa_Rush

6,930 posts

281 months

Friday 15th October 2010
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MrV said:
Looks like I will be getting a visa card then
Only worth it if you enjoy having a security stop put on your card every month because your spending pattern is similar to spending patterns of fraudsters. Try spending £500 with an Irish company then the next day spend £100 with Amazon then £50 in a supermarket . . .

Only they call it a "security check" . . .


Ribol

11,995 posts

288 months

Saturday 16th October 2010
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Nickyboy said:
I get free tickets so i'm not bothered hehe
I wouldn't want them for nothing so i'm not bothered either hehe