The Buffalo Bills are changing the way fans will experience their annual Return of the Blue & Red scrimmage at the new Highmark Stadium.
The team’s first major event at the new building is set for Saturday, August 8 at 7 p.m., but this year’s version will not be open to the general public the way it was at the old stadium through Ticketmaster. One fan was told the scrimmage is now reserved for season-ticket holders only.
“Every season ticket member will receive their seats for the Blue & Red event on Saturday, August 8th,” the e-mail reads. “This is a season ticket member event only now. Not a general admission event like it has been in the past.”
That shift means some fans who have attended the scrimmage before will be left out, though the team is believed to allow season ticket holders to transfer their tickets if they can’t make it.
The move also fits with the fact that season ticket holders paid PSLs for their seats, making the event part of the package for them at the new stadium.
Even with the Blue & Red scrimmage now closed off to the public, the Bills still plan to stage other events for fans in June and July. According to a Buffalo News article, those smaller gatherings are meant to give the community a first look at the state-of-the-art facility.
Fans will get a chance to take in the 360-degree canopy, entertainment spaces, upgraded suites, wide-open concourses, red-and-blue gradient-designed seats and massive video boards.
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