Patriots Notify Season Ticket Holders they are trying for 20% Capacity During Games

[PatsDeb]

Text of Notification:

"Thank you for your continued patience as we prepare for the 2020 football season. Today, we are reaching out with new information regarding our expected seating capacity in 2020 and how it will impact Season Ticket Members.

Last week, Gillette Stadium met separately with members of the Massachusetts Reopening Advisory Board and Town of Foxborough officials to present a plan to safely host fans this season. Additionally, we received new requirements and recommendations from the NFL that all stadiums will follow in 2020. Those guidelines include the following stipulations:

• Ticketed parties will be required to maintain at least six (6) feet of physical distance from other ticketed groups.
• Ticketed parties will be arranged in blocks of ten (10) seats or less.
• The first eight (8) rows of the stadium will not be accessible to fans this year.
• All ticketholders will be required to wear face coverings inside the stadium.

Most importantly, in accordance with these guidelines – and subject to state and local approvals – should Gillette Stadium welcome fans in 2020 it will operate at approximately 20 percent of its total capacity. Ticket quantity and game availability will be extremely limited and it is unlikely that Season Ticket Members will have the opportunity to attend every home game in 2020. Additionally, Season Ticket Members should expect that if tickets are available, they will be given access to locations within the stadium that are different from their existing seating assignments.

We know these constraints will impact your membership and stadium experience. However, Season Ticket Members who retain their accounts in 2020 will be given priority access to available tickets pending state and local approvals to operate with fans. We are currently working on an updated seating manifest and we will communicate forthcoming details about ticketing inventory, pricing, refunds, and the allocation process as soon as the final number of available seats is confirmed. Tickets will then be made available on a single-game basis to account for adjustments that may need to be made as the season progresses. Please also understand that the impact of our stadium capacity reductions due to physical distancing requirements will prevent us from accommodating any requests for seat upgrades or relocations this season.

We recognize that this information may prompt you to reconsider your commitment to attending games this year. If you have decided you do not wish to retain your Membership in 2020, you are welcome to defer your Season Ticket Membership. Your existing seat location, regardless of whether you retain or defer your membership in 2020, will be protected and available for you to renew in 2021..."

 

[luuked]

It would be amazing if they can figure out a way to have a little bit of capacity available. Fingers crossed it all works out and the ones who get tickets don't behave like dipshits with respect to distancing and mask usage and shut it all down within a week or two.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

It would be amazing if they can figure out a way to have a little bit of capacity available. Fingers crossed it all works out and the ones who get tickets don't behave like dipshits with respect to distancing and mask usage and shut it all down within a week or two.

fat chance...

 

[XLIX]

I have been shouting from the highest rooftops that teams are all offering STHers the chance to defer their seats to next year, but they are not doing it out of the kindness of their hearts. They are doing it because most teams will not have the capacity this year to satisfy all the STHers.

Some teams have forced deferral on their STHers and will just put all tickets out on the primary market for sale (with the "promise" that STHers have first access). My interpretation of the above NE statement is they will mix things up among the STHers, but who knows.....

All I know is that if I don't get 6 seats to TB @ NE, then I am no longer going to be an STHer (and yes, I know that game isn't until next year) so y'all on the waiting list get to move up 6 spots.