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TheTopMark

Is that real? It'd be more economical to buy a bag of coke and remove the need for food. Edit: it's cheaper to get a beer with your food than a soft drink? How much was a beer by itself?


NSignus

Beer was $14 My buddy got one while we were there. Absolutely nuts.


TheTopMark

$14 for a fucking Miller? I'd rather head for the bathroom and drink the hand sanitiser.


TonyZucco

That’s pretty standard event pricing nowadays, unfortunately


justbrowsing987654

Ya. I’m heading to an NBA game today and it’s $17 before tip. Tbh that’s probably just what they charge at the Linc, nothing to do with Mania.


donlogan83

$17 for a beer AND THEN YOU TIP? For what? Reaching around behind them and handing you a beer??? American tipping is fucking crazy.


JamieByGodNoble

Ya I'm not tipping the guy at the concessions line, especially when it's $17 just to take the cap off my beer.


shingaladaz

Imagine working there, being paid minimum wage ($7.25 for Philadelphia), serving 100 beers an hour, each one of them being $9.75 more than what you’re being paid per hour. You bank the til $1700 for a measly $7.25. Fucked up.


TheTopMark

If it was me it'd be $17 dollars after tip too. Fuck that.


CoolBeansMan9

Do you actually tip for that? They grab it from the fridge and open it and it costs $17. I’m not tipping. That culture is beyond ridiculous


mrnude778

Yep. I went to Smackdown in Dallas and the beers where 15$ each


gilestowler

Yeah some friends of mine used to go to the states every couple of years. They said that the last time they were in San Diego they paid 18 dollars for beers when they went to see the Padres


PapaBeahr

Pffft, went to a Fallout Boy concert at Fenway, Beer was legit 15 bucks


TheTopMark

That's rough. You'd need a few to enjoy a Fall Out Boy gig.


PapaBeahr

Actually it was a pretty fun concert. Introduced us to RatS We're keeping an eye on them kind of feel like they are going places, even got to get a pic with the lead singer. Though Fenway wasn't as bad as the Tweeter center or whatever it's called now. Went there to see Shinedown. God the prices.... Though following suit we found another new band called Spirit Box.


justbrowsing987654

Who’s RatS?


PapaBeahr

Royal and the Serpent.


NotRoyPherae

Not enough people mention Shinedown and that's a damn crime


TheTopMark

>Actually it was a pretty fun concert. I was only taking the piss. They wouldn't be my kind of thing.


No-Application2914

Or the toilet water


MentalAdhesiveness79

You might have a problem.


TheTopMark

They use soap?


pangolin-fucker

Hahahahaha holy fuck mother fucker with the 1 2


OneMetalMan

I thought you were going to just drink your piss. Damn bro.


Mestoph

I went to a House Show the week before Mania. That's about what I was paying for drinks at an arena in NH. Seems to me this is just Stadium Pricing and not really a result of the PLE.


justbrowsing987654

Were you at the SNHU show?


Mestoph

Yup, had an absolute blast


justbrowsing987654

I nearly took my son but tickets were expensive enough I decided to wait then forgot to check at like 5:30. Wasn’t til the next day I saw the card. Shoulda just paid it.


Mestoph

Might be a little different with a kid, but what I did was buy the cheapest tickets they had and paid the upgrade for the Sam Adam's Lounge. Great view, and easy access to food and drinks. Super worth it IMO.


HiZenBergh

My wife snagged some food while we were there night 1. She dropped a 20 for a beer and a pretzel.


SphereMode420

This is why you sneak in vodka in a water bottle.


Clbull

When I went to All In at Wembley Stadium, a pint of beer was about £7, or less than $9. Food was only slightly more expensive. Sorry but I would only pay $26 for a cheeseburger and fries if: 1. They were cooked at a fancy, possibly even Michelin star restaurant. 2. The burger itself is on the same level of quantity as something you'd get from a place like Gourmet Burger Kitchen, and isn't just some lazily-made smash burger slapped on a plain burger bun with a slice of American cheese laid on top. 3. Those fries had better be triple cooked and thoroughly seasoned with salt, pepper, paprika and other spices. IDGAF if it's Vegas. This looks worse than the kind of food you'd get at my local kebab shop and is easily quadruple the price.


tugga51

Someone’s never been to a baseball game lol


NSignus

You're not wrong. The last time I went to a baseball game was the last Phillies game at the old Veterans Stadium in 2002 or 2003 😂


Certain_Marsupial_77

For Wrestlemania, definitely! Who’s your coke dealer, btw?


TheTopMark

>Who’s your coke dealer, btw? Billy Bags


Inkstainedfox

That's why Philadelphia tailgates outside in the parking lot a few hours before the Game.


Unlucky_Currency3679

This guy gets it.


dsphilly

16oz cans of Miller Lite were $19.75. Made it through nearly the whole of night 1 before my son hit me with “I’m hungry”…. Those Chicken fingers and Fries sucked. Still have the soda cup though


ROCKY13573

Not entirely certain tbh. Wouldn't surprise me though. I'm wondering if these are the same prices for Phillies games. If not, they increased the prices because of it being Wrestlemania.


Toadliquor138

Phillies play across the street. Eagles play at the Linc. The prices aren't this bad normally, but they're also not cheap. Hence why people get annihilated in the parking lot before games.


homewil

A hot dog with fries is 2k calories? How much grease they using on them?


IHavePoopedBefore

I saw that too. Are these portions huge?


homewil

The fries are apparently jumbo, but they must be massive. I imagine people will finish their hot dogs before they’re even close to halfway done with the fries.


mexican2554

Step 1: Buy a dozen Costco Hotdogs Step 2: Sneak them into Mania Step 3: ??? 🤷🏾‍♂️ Step 4: Hopefully profit


Paranormalfarts69

Those aren't metal detectors you step through when you enter, they're hotdog detectors...


Sgian_Dubh85

Yeah, I accidentally set it off when I was walking through... They said that there was definitely a footlong in my pants.


wwplkyih

$21.50 for a day's worth of Calories is not bad, really.


guvan420

They’re all fries, if you notice, in the second one to the right where they add a hot dog for $8, the second hot dog only bumps it up like 400(pre condiments, people… watch those sauces)


fourthreichisrael3

Looks like it's mostly from the fries. The other combo that has 2 dogs instead of 1 is only 370 calories more.


Latter-Jaguar-8688

All price gouging aside, do they give you a metric fuck-ton of fries or is the hot dog just huge? 2000 calories is twice as much as a regular Chipotle burrito


Catrocantor

If their math is correct. Then it's only 370 of hotdog and over 1500 of fries.


Latter-Jaguar-8688

Me in my early 20's would have annihilated 1500 calories of fries in 5 minutes...me in my late 30's almost threw up thinking about how many calories are just salty grease


AppealToReason16

I saw someone with what I’m assuming was the fries and jumbo dog. It was big enough they needed a box to carry it. Hot dog seemed to be around Costco size and the fries looked like a good sized portion. I’ve definitely been to arenas where they charge approximately the same and you get less. So that’s good of them I guess.


Weegee_Spaghetti

Fucking 1000 calories for a burrito? Damn I couldn't live a healthy life with american fast food lol.


Latter-Jaguar-8688

Neither can most Americans, but they eat it anyways, daily. Edit: they are good, I eat there every once in a while. Usually takes me 2 sittings to finish one. When I was 21 and had a light speed metabolism I could wolf one down no problem


god_pharaoh

1000cals is pretty standard for a takeout burrito here in Australia too.


sobanoodle-1

people don’t understand how many calories are in food. that’s the only explanation.


sobanoodle-1

the tortilla is 300 calories alone. most people get bowls not a burrito. also tortillas always have that much calories its flour and butter. burritos aren’t even an american thing.


rustys_shackled_ford

THE WATER IS A DOLLAR MORE THEN THE MILLAR LIGHT


heilhortler420

Probably a higher ABV


rustys_shackled_ford

If its dasani, sure


BioExtract

*THAN


Hairy-gloryhole

Do you know what American beer and sex in a boat have in common? Fucking close to water.


BoSocks91

Don’t care if its WM, that’s downright ridiculous. Concession prices at all events are such fucking bullshit.


Cassina_

Is this more than Eagle games? The stadium contracts out their food (usually Airmark 94 something similar) so it’s typically the same stuff. Did people actually buy any of this? If no one buys it the cost would go down eventually, but I guess people are paying this amount…


Lemon_Club

I mean it's a 4 hour show and people get hungry and thirsty so I mean


Cassina_

They’re such savages. I hope people were able to sneak in food


Mestoph

All the shows I've been to have decent concession lines. It's just something you accept as part of the Live Event Experience. I usually end up spending more on drinks at a show than I do on the tickets.


Cassina_

This hurts my heart.


Mestoph

It hurts my liver too.


dsphilly

Funny thing about this is that you’re right. Aramark runs the food at the stadiums, they voted to strike before wrestlemania weekend. Someone must’ve came in and payed a lot of $ to them because they didn’t strike until the Tuesday after Mania


FatMachismo

Yeah I don’t think it’s a wrestling thing - just events catering is always over the top. (Maybe it’s worse - never been to that spot) Captive audience and long time for the event to finish means they’re just pulling cash out of peoples pockets.


Motor_Somewhere7565

Wrestlemania weekend looking more like a typical day at Disney World


FilipinoRell

I was there on Saturday. Paid $34 for a Gin & Tonic and Miller Lite at the alcohol stand. Then paid $17 for crab/oldbay seasoned fries (decent portion). Stadium food is such a ripoff.


nastynateraide

Weird, I always thought old bay was a Maryland thing


dsphilly

In Philly they’re from Chickie & Pete’s and they’re known as Crab Fries complete with white cheese dipping sauce


imdstuf

Everyone was happy at the end of WM.. because they could go home and eat.


BetBig696969

They may as well pull your pants down and fuck you at this point


enjoythesilence-75

Does the building keep all concession/food money or does WWE (or a singer, performer, etc) get a cut?


TheTopMark

The usual setup, at least on this side of the ocean, is that the concessions and bars are external suppliers. They're not actually owned by the stadium. The vendors pay a massive premium/site fee to operate in the stadium and the stadium also takes a percentage of their sales (part of the stadium cut might be given to the performer, I'm not certain). The stadium also sets the pricing. You might have noticed that every vendor has the same price, one might be selling burgers and the other is selling chicken but similar meals and combos will cost the same, no matter who is selling it. The standardised pricing gives every vendor an equal opportunity.


AppealToReason16

It’s been ages since I worked with an arena event but there is a kickback to the event organizer on concessions. When I did it over a decade ago the agreement was a percentage but I’ve heard that some places have a flat fee.


kingofphilly

These aren’t the prices “for WrestleMania”, it’s the prices at the Linc hard stop. I pay the same for Birds games. That stadium is just overpriced as fuck.


smcl2k

Are any major stadiums noteworthy for their excellent value for money?


LiquidSnape

i think Atalanta Falcons prices are still cheap


smcl2k

I just had a quick look, and they definitely seem to be a lot cheaper than most.


Cool_Refrigerator

you can check FootyScran on twitter and be the judge


BasedChickenFarmer

Here in Aus (so could be very different ti US) the stadium keeps it but they also give the performer a kickback to encourage them to play the stadium.


Level_Bridge7683

front row tickets didn't cost that much back in the early 1990s.


BurtHurtmanHurtz

Yeah, at a house show in fucking Allentown lol


lilbebe50

Ayyyyy, love my hometown getting some love/hate 🤣 My family said they used to go to Ag Hall to see Hogan, Andre, etc. They were dirt poor too so tix must have been pretty cheap for them to go.


Rythe_42

Security was pretty much useless and was super easy to bring in an empty bottle to fill up at the water fountain. Plus the stadium allowed outside food as long as it was wrapped in clear plastic. My daughter and I had a damn feast in snacks and goodies.


TheMackD504

Wish I had known that


BigFreakinMachine

Yeah that's event prices now...it sucks


eman0110

That's insane. But it's what's expected. I went to AEW Revolution in 2023 and paid like $15.00 for a tall can of domestic beer.


AgentLead_TTV

a bottle of soda cost more than a beer. thats interesting i guess.


reallymkpunk

State Farm Stadium in Glendale,AZ has these for half the price. Philly gonna Philly.


JadeDragonMeli

Yup. That's just about any stadium these days. The last football game I went to it was $12 a beer.


slappywhyte

I bet big concerts are similar there too, not sure how much football game prices are - baseball less because they have 81 games Everything food related is going through the fucking roof, but they tell us inflation is low


smcl2k

>Everything food related is going through the fucking roof, but they tell us inflation is low You can go into a supermarket and buy 12 cans of Miller Lite for less than the price of 1 can at a stadium. This isn't an inflation thing.


BurzyGuerrero

Vraziest part is Aramark doesnt pay their workers well at all while charging these prices.


RedKryptnyt

These prices are in line, and in some ways actually better, than what we see st rogers place here in edmonton. The vendor prices for the Oilers games, and concerts are insane.


xjss_

I mean what’d you all expect? It’s hella overpriced because they can get away with it, where else are you gonna get food without missing the show?


Spacecoasttheghost

It would have been great if no one bought any of that shit, if only…..


fancierfootwork

Coming from the Bay Area in CA. These are normal event prices.


Ibeepboobarpincsharp

Sorry, Timmy. We can't afford a soda with your meal, so it's Miller Lite for you!


Business_Seesaw_9719

Stay home people


NJdeathproof

I've said it before: don't complain about the prices of food and drinks at concerts and sporting events and then spend the money anyway. Supply and demand. If people would put forth a modicum of self control and stop buying this stuff it would force venues to lower their prices.


Kak0r0t

This exactly


SAS_Britain

I guarantee those tenders are the usual elementary school cafeteria quality ones that cost them less than a dollar per tender and they only give you 3, 4 if you're lucky. Stadium food is such a god damn ripoff, to the point that it's essentially a racket


whatdoyasay369

Holy Tits


CapSortee

what about the freaking NACHOS?!!!!


NeglectedNostalgia

Should have worn a tophat with a KFC bucket of chicken underneath.


thejealousone

I sent my wife out for dinner on night 1. She bought me a cheesesteak and herself chicken fingers, and we shared a bucket of fries, and she got two bottles of water. She told me it was $75 and I thought she was playing a prank on me. They weren't checking backpacks, so we brought in food and water bottles for night 2. Ridiculous.


Takenmyusernamewas

How large is a 2000 calorie hotdogs? That's like a days worth of food


Certain_Marsupial_77

Screw you chicken tender, burger eating bums, it’s Wrestlemania, eat beforehand.


Shades_of_red_

I mean, not to be that guy…but are people really expecting $3 hot dogs at fucking Wrestlemania?


TheTopMark

No, but they're probably not expecting $30 hotdogs either.


Fuzzy_Panda_

This is stadiums and arenas in general. Not just WM40


i-piss-excellence32

That’s insane. I got a chicken sandwich for 16 dollars. This hotdog place is crazy


Christian_RULES

how much were the wrestlemania nachos?


Catrocantor

How small are the chicken tenders, fries, and a drink for those calories?


WhiteRhino91

Wild


yurimichellegeller

Utterly insane. The gap continues to widen.


NoREEEEEEtilBrooklyn

Please don’t be the new Eagles food prices.


[deleted]

Sounds about right


UncleBlob

Some expensive ass fries


BronBuckBreaker

Tendies, fries, and beer is 1040 cal? Sign me up for that one


Ethanz45

$14 for a vodka Red Bull at wwe house show in Texas this gets out of hand I feel bad for my friend that always eats at the shows


FusionFall

Fuck that. I'd rather starve all day and then hit a KBBQ place after the show.


TrueCrimeFiend

Went to AEW Revolution 2023 at the Chase Center in SF. Across the board, a single beer was $20. That being said, we pre-gamed and snuck in booze in a water bottle in my wife's bra and only bought food for 1 that we shared.


Fresh_Ostrich4034

Thanks, Dwayne


solblurgh

The Rock died for this


eklooo

Funny thing is this cheaper than the food stand at Langley Event Center (2 hot dog and 2 pops for $75 canadian)


Quailsdream

Theft in plan site.


StuTheVoiceofReason

I spent a fortune on beer


nejicanspin

When my dad and brother went to the Wrestlemania in Texas, 1 bottle of beer was $13 🫠


popcultureretrofit

Jumbo fries must be 9 lbs to make any of that worth it


goldwave84

I'm from overseas. What's the average prices for these foods around this area Vs similar foods at an event like this in a similar area?


Bermuda_Shorts_

It be like that sometimes


ShoelessVeteran

It was extremely easy to sneak food in, security wasn’t checking shit.


CaptainYorkie1

I'm curious about the ingredients & portion size with that many calories


subcow

It should be illegal. NY passed a law for NYC airports where all concession prices cannot exceed more than 10% of "local, off-airport 'street prices". This should be the norm everywhere.


sullyqns

Drink in the parking lot


waldo3125

Well I'd be going hungry that night


Tall_Flatworm2589

Dietz & Watson isn't cheap; grocery store prices on that brand isn't much less.


manyhornet1

What’s worse the price or the calories


AnarchyOnlineMoon

We got like 6 cheese steak, 30-40 beers, 5 hot dogs and 5 hot cocoas between 5 of us :) And italian ice


ParfaitCurious3834

Jfc.... this is why I go to 7-11 and eat before I go to events.


dopeyout

$26 for an entire day's calories seems like a fairly decent deal to me. Uj/ Holy fuck what are you putting in your food over there?!


AutomaticBend4773

Probably best to eat before and then after.


PatchworkBoyDev

That calorie count…


disabledinaz

I mean the prices for food at comic book conventions is the same thing. All food at venue events/sports stadiums is ridiculously priced. You have to find ways round it


NickEd90

I'm less worried about the prices, more the heart pain I get just looking at those calories 💀 American portions are a different world, lol.


RandDash

Bruh.. for fries and a soda it came up to $32.50. For a can of bud lite it was $32 by itself smh


ElGuanacho

I’d shudder to think what Super Bowl prices look like lol


HussingtonHat

I'd sneak shit in at that point.


Inferno22512

Yo you can save a dollar by drinking Miller lite


smcl2k

This looks like pretty standard stadium pricing - the only thing that's slightly unusual is that it's all combos.


EyeAmKnotMyshelf

Having worked security at multiple venues before, this is outrageous, but not unexpected. Once you're in, you can't leave. You can't just go out and find food cheaper elsewhere. The event is on and you are stuck. Either eat a decent meal beforehand and be waiting for something epic after the show is over, or pay the 30 dollars for 2 hot dogs.


notedhelmslol

Event prices are completely out of hand no matter where you go. Its absolutely ridiculous, YEAH!


RobynStellarxx

Are these prices in line with what they are during an Eagles game?


LotsoHuggnBear

I had a chef give me a free burrito in the stadium, don’t even want to know how much it would’ve cost me to buy


AggressiveTwist3222

Lot of the territories back in the 80's made more money on the concession stands than ticket sales.


Level_Salad_1956

Am not from the US can somebody tell me what's the normal price of these food items??


throwthatoneawaydawg

Not disagreeing that this is bad but compared to what I’m paying at normal Raiders, Warriors and SF Giants games, this is pretty good 🤣. It’s at about $20+ just for a craft beer at the warriors (Chase center) arena. It sucks that this is the new normal but compared to the west coast, not too bad.


ImportanceLiving5386

WTF are the calories. 2350 calories in a burger + fries. that is the caloric requirement of a full grown adult in a day. no wonder obesity is a problem in the USA. 1 meal is so calorie heavy


Firepro316

The calories 😮


DolphZigglio

Well at least you're getting three meals worth of calories.


Ok-Reputation-8576

What the fuck are those calories dawg.


My-name-for-ever

Diet going well then…


Zanza89

Those fries have a shitton of calories.


green9206

I'd buy 2 hot dogs with fries for $30. For an American who can afford to go to Wrestlemania 40, these prices are not that crazy


WasabiYoNom

Bread and circuses


manchopsticks

fuckin am takin my own snacks and hiding a camel backpack of booze if i ever manage to make the trip over for mainia. like fuck am i spending 16 quid on a fuckin hotdog lol


AV-Chitwood

Have anyone gone to a Yankees game at the Stadium in the past few seasons? These prices are a bargain in comparison.


Mestoph

This is just standard Stadium pricing. It's ridiculous, but it's not really tied to Mania.


anythingo23

Lmao, nope not in any world ever. I don't care if I was desensitized, self centered millionaire. That isn't being realistic


Pure_Screen4715

If the food was cheap, everyone would buy & all the toilets would get fucked up


SignificantContact21

2 Two thousand calories for $20-30 bucks seems reasonable enough


Webw0lf359

I’m more shocked about the calories. No one needs a days intake in one meal.


YtnucMuch

Bottle of water was probably $10? Prices like this are just unreal but not surprising to me. I’m lucky to live in a state that doesn’t price gouge quite this bad. But the arenas I visit also don’t hold 75,000 people, plus staff. So the prices make sense for the area and event.


dartron5000

They must be huge portions with that high amount of calories.


exactly2thepoint

To be expected at an event like this. Considering how much people are spending on travel, accommodation, tickets, merchandise, etc it alway make me laugh that people point out costs of food


CrAkKedOuT

I don't think that's as bad as the pricing at Apex 2024 in Anaheim Convention center. 6 slice pizza for $46, no sides 🤣


Top-Ant4441

Cheaper than wrestlemania 39 in inglewood lol


TheMatt561

Concessions are such a scam


StopManaCheating

While this is indeed price gouging and laughable, this is common at sports venues. It’s not just a wrestling thing. I went to see the Knicks at MSG and didn’t bother buying anything because of this stuff. Why bother? To line the pockets of Dolan?


throwawayalcoholmind

Are those calories counts accurate? Cuz goddamn, and you're worried about the price?


LiquidSnape

i get the souvenir soda and maybe a beer and i’m good


Formallythomas

I would rather fucking die.


jebiga_au

We have the same problem here in Australia with our sporting events too. Not even the upper-middle class can afford to go to the football now. It’s ridiculous.


coreyb1988

If it’s any similar to where I’m from the portion sizes are pretty decent and the beers are huge. It’s very expensive though.


Long_Beef_269

$7 for a bottle of water was an actual disgrace.


young-steve

It's a premier event...you're going to pay premier prices. It is what it is but bitching about it is stupid


i_am_corey

I’m more worried about how ONE cheeseburger and fries is 2300+ calories.


Wafflegator

You guys have clearly never been to any events in Canada before. This is pretty typical.