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Sports fans hoping to follow their favorite team throughout the season may face higher prices as the cost of streaming services increases, but attending those games in person may be less expensive.
Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last month, citing data collected from the Consumer Price Index program, that attendance at sporting events has increased by 123% since 2000. In addition to the increase in entry fees over the past 25 years, fans will pay for concessions and transportation and, although not required, for merchandise.
Kansas City Chiefs fans perform the Tomahawk Chop in the first quarter of the NFL game between the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs on October 16, 2022 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The rising cost of tickets is also affected by the secondary market, which can add value. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., believes something needs to be done.
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“The Commerce Commission has jurisdiction over emerging sports and these types of transactions that you’re talking about with Ticketmaster and so on,” he said during a recent appearance on OutKick’s “Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich” when asked about rising ticket prices.
“So, I have a law. We have to get rid of this – people don’t really know where all the money is going to go. [from] and being very transparent.
“Kid Rock was going to be heard earlier this year that this issue was brought up because yes, consumers like to be ripped off. I mean you want a marketplace where people can get tickets, but most actors are kind of using people who want to see their band and a lot of hidden money in the secondary market is added and people don’t know what they are.”
Senator Eric Schmitt, Republican of Missouri, during the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 16, 2024. (Al Drago/Getty)
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Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, spoke at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing in January to argue that ticket price reductions are forcing fans into expensive retail markets and that the law is failing.
“You ask anyone these days about buying a ticket to a popular sporting event or concert, and they’ll tell you it’s a complete fiasco,” he said during an appearance on “America Reports”.
Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, arrives to testify during a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee on Jan. 28, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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Meanwhile, the FCC announced last month that it would seek public comment on the ongoing shift of live sports from broadcast stations to streaming services. The move comes as the NFL, nba, MLB and other major sports have moved many games from broadcast and cable television to streaming services.
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