Eagles Reportedly Playing First Concert At Nationals Park

Eagles Likely To Play First Concert At Nationals Park

LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING: In DC, Paul Farhi wrote the Nationals have sold tickets at Nationals Park "for roughly 75[%] of the seats for a given game," except in the Lexus Presidential section behind home plate. Because many of those "vacant seats appear in the background of every pitch shown on TV, home viewers could easily conclude that no one's in attendance." MASN spokesperson Todd Webster, whose net carries Nationals games, said, "We're trying to show the action on the field, but there's no way around showing that piece of the stands. There's nothing you can do about it short of hiring George Lucas or Steven Spielberg." Nationals VP/Communications Chartese Burnett said, "We've always had a very large no-show number. That's just been a tradition here. We've also typically had a very late-arriving crowd, just as we did at RFK." But Burnett declined to say "how many season tickets have been sold in the section" or "how many of the seats are usually sold on a single-game basis." Farhi noted a single season-ticket in the Presidential section costs $300 per game, while a single-game ticket costs $325, and $335 for "premium" Saturday games. But direct comparisons to other teams "aren't entirely fair" because a Presidential ticket entitles its holder to perks including a parking pass, free buffet and access to ballpark clubs. Burnett: "With everything about the park, we're still in the evaluation phase. ... We're taking a look at all things across the board. Who knows? Our pricing structure may be tweaked" (WASHINGTON POST, 5/3). Also in DC, George Solomon wrote the Nationals' on-field improvement and "warmer weather likely will boost attendance, although someone of authority should admit those empty seats on TV behind the plate need filling. ... Cut the price of those $325 tickets" (WASHINGTON POST, 5/4).

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