I want: Bronze statues of Nowak, Thorton and Run DMB out in front. A Banner that reads "Who's the best.... ....Fire!" In a Ring of Fire section. Bring back the real dalmatians that used to run around soldier field before games. An Aurelios Pizza booth with a sign that says "Tell'em Joe Sent me!" A Krakus ham sandwich station. Some sort of Mexican food booth like the Sox have that sells elote and tacos.
A Harold's and Soul Veg City! If ya don't know Soul Veg City, 203 E. 75th, you ought to. 42 years of slammin' food that happens to be vegan. Cafeteria style.
Fan Survey is up and running! https://elevatesports.az1.qualtrics...xqu?id=null&id1=DB&id2=null&id3=null&id4=null
That survey was long and confusing for me...I did fill it out but figure seatwise best to leave for you all. I wish they had more design of stadium questions though.
Sadly the high ticket prices are not a surprise…it’s related to the 22k capacity (with 26k demand and still pay off the loan in x years). Going to be 30k+ demand after we become a playoff team again, and prices will go up significantly again.
That survey is odd and the prices are insane. Ideally, I'd like a club seat full season ticket, FTID, but the prices proposed are just a flat out enthusiasm dasher.
Same. I was being asked which of two unrealistic options I’d prefer…ummm neither? Apparently the Fire think I’m buying loge or private suite season tickets now. I thought there’d be something on there about unique Fire elements, not just seat prices and fan plaza preferences. At least throw in a Tell us more free text section and then ignore my carefully crafted ideas
"Would you be willing to pay $50-$65 (per match) for a Premium Parking pass?" LOL $400 for general bowl with unlimited food and beverage? LOL The ticket packages they 'proposed' are insane!
They're still insane for MLS. (I had Fire season tickets for the past 3 years, I come in peace) LAFC also has a 22,000-capacity stadium and the cheapest seats available for their game against Kansas City this weekend are $27. The cheapest number I saw in the survey was $100, which I would never pay to attend a regular-season game in any American sport. If those numbers are an indication of what the Fire expect to get, I think they're going to be unpleasantly surprised by the number of attendees.
It seems to me as if they just messed up that last section, and the randomization made almost every option proposed ridiculous. Along with $400 supporter tickets, they also asked me about $100 suites, which seems unrealistic in the other direction. Earlier on in the survey, I had a question about whether I'd pay $35-$45 for spots at a social patio. That seems much more closely aligned with reality. I also appreciated that there were several questions about a potential safe-standing supporter section.
In the last section, across all five parts, when asked if I'd buy tickets I said "No". At $100 for the cheapest "seat" in the supporters section? To quote Gen. Omar Bradley: "Nuts".
A fortress for our team and a home for our fans. #cf97 pic.twitter.com/q9LopANi3C— Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) June 16, 2025 The Chicago Fire have released renderings of their proposed $650 million stadium at The 78 in the South Loop, which billionaire owner Joe Mansueto has committed to paying for himself. pic.twitter.com/MdhLbiHvJU— Mitchell Armentrout (@mitchtrout) June 16, 2025 https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports...ium-south-loop-renderings-the-78-joe-mansueto Dave Baldwin (@CF97DB) talks about the stadium capacity, ticketing plans, and the goal of keeping it 'intimate' #cf97 pic.twitter.com/Jy0y0a6h8s— Colin (@ufcolin) June 17, 2025 https://meninred97.com/chicago-fire-unveil-stadium-renderings-discuss-plans-with-community/ New stadium stands, including safe standing for the supporters section #cf97 pic.twitter.com/oQ0Lnee6wY— Colin (@ufcolin) June 16, 2025
The site is 62 acres, the Fire have 20 acres, and the stadium is nine acres. I think the other 42 acres are up for grabs.