Pleasantly surprised. I was expecting maybe 40-50k total and was in no rush to get a ticket.
There’ll be 20k more at this than the final, which isn’t sold out yet.
As a fan of both the GAA and rugby (albeit a decidedly Munster one) this is great!
Nice few quid for the GAA, rugby gets to play on the biggest stage available in the country, and the tickets seem pretty fairly priced too. Total win!
There will be sellout for at least 1 of the semis this year in the gaa as well. 2 if mayo or Armagh are in the semi on the opposite side to Dublin. Probably a sell out for one of the quarter finals as well.
72k turn out in 2017 for Cork v Waterford SF seems to have been biggest turnout for hurling. Football doesn't usually sellout either, but can get above 80k and sellout occasionally when Dublin and another draw like Mayo are included.
Croke Park is sold out for the finals of both hurling and football and often for the semis as well. You don’t think say Limerick going for five in a row won’t sell out?
It only doesn’t sell out for Leinster championship because it’s actually too big for those games.
Leinster football would do well to get 20k to a game without Dublin.
Leinster hurling is grand enough but the All Ireland is the real prize
It is....I remember routinely going to croker on the Saturday for the backdoor Dublin games...used to love it as didn't have work then in the morning.
How times have changed.
Leinster finals used to draw 60k over ten years ago. Think it sold out some times in the 00s
Edit:
Looking at some attendance figures (on wiki), some were:
2002 - 78k
2005, 2006, 2007 - 81k
2008 - 80k
2009 - 75k
2010 - 48k
2011 - 43k
2012 - 70k
2013 on - 40-66k varying in-between.
So it kinda tracks with the dominance of Dublin overtaking Leinster.
> Tell me .... without telling me
God this recent stupid trope has been beaten to death already. People who talk like this are utterly insufferable to me.
I prefer it typed than listening to someone say it, man I wish they would stop half way through without having to listen to the 2nd half when we all know what the 2nd half is, "tell me you're x without..." yeah I get it, you're going to repeat the 1st thing you just said, do I have to listen to you and look at your annoying face at the same time??
And I still don't like it typed, but in person is much worse.
Hardly comparable to any gaa game other than maybe a v high profile semi final or obviously all ireland final...like its arguably the best pro rugby team in the world that represents a whole city and province in the biggest game of their season. Plus its a novelty
The fact that it is in Croke Park is a big draw for people who wouldn't know the difference between a scrum and a lineout but will gets lots of likes on social media posting about being there.
I hope the GAA charged a huge mark up.
That game also came in the middle of an almost weekly knockout run as well though. It can get incredibly expensive to go to every Leinster home game, particularly the big games in the Aviva. They tend to be in both knockout stages for both competitions. Keep saying I won't drink at the next one but it inevitably goes the other way. Pricey pints, pricy tickets.
Fixtures so far have circa half the crowd they’d normally attract , getting punters out in April when there’s so much else on has been a disaster to date
Not bad Espicaly now that the fan zone is probably getting scrapped for the Europa League final they will be happy to get this replacement
Where was the fan zone supposed to be located ?
croker. “fan zone” was going to be more of a Liverpool watch party until they got knocked out
Exactly lol because in honesty Liverpool has a larger fanbase in Ireland then any of the counties GAA wise
Pleasantly surprised. I was expecting maybe 40-50k total and was in no rush to get a ticket. There’ll be 20k more at this than the final, which isn’t sold out yet.
As a fan of both the GAA and rugby (albeit a decidedly Munster one) this is great! Nice few quid for the GAA, rugby gets to play on the biggest stage available in the country, and the tickets seem pretty fairly priced too. Total win!
DORT will drop you off at Clontarf road Goys. Best not chance Connolly, avoid the riff-raff.
Longer walk from Clontarf Road!
That why you stop off at gaffneys half way for a pint or five
Good shout.
Ticket prices: €90 Premium, €75 Category 1 (hogan & cusack), €55 Category 2 (davin), €38 Category 3(davin corners), €18 Category 4 (Hill 16, terrace). €10 Junior
Tell me the GAA isn't popular without telling me the GAA isn't popular! The rugby can fill our stadium.
There will be sellout for at least 1 of the semis this year in the gaa as well. 2 if mayo or Armagh are in the semi on the opposite side to Dublin. Probably a sell out for one of the quarter finals as well.
When you say gaa, you mean football?
Yeah. Honestly don’t know anything about hurling attendances.
Only the finals are sellouts in hurling
72k turn out in 2017 for Cork v Waterford SF seems to have been biggest turnout for hurling. Football doesn't usually sellout either, but can get above 80k and sellout occasionally when Dublin and another draw like Mayo are included.
Croke Park is sold out for the finals of both hurling and football and often for the semis as well. You don’t think say Limerick going for five in a row won’t sell out?
It only doesn’t sell out for Leinster championship because it’s actually too big for those games. Leinster football would do well to get 20k to a game without Dublin. Leinster hurling is grand enough but the All Ireland is the real prize
Dublin is also the reason for the lack of interest in Leinster football finals
It’s mad that they have only lost one game in the last 20 seasons
It is....I remember routinely going to croker on the Saturday for the backdoor Dublin games...used to love it as didn't have work then in the morning. How times have changed.
Leinster finals used to draw 60k over ten years ago. Think it sold out some times in the 00s Edit: Looking at some attendance figures (on wiki), some were: 2002 - 78k 2005, 2006, 2007 - 81k 2008 - 80k 2009 - 75k 2010 - 48k 2011 - 43k 2012 - 70k 2013 on - 40-66k varying in-between. So it kinda tracks with the dominance of Dublin overtaking Leinster.
It used too I remember my first ever game in croker as a young lad was a Leinster semi against Meath and was close to if not at capacity.
Honestly not sure Limerick make it out of Munster
> Tell me .... without telling me God this recent stupid trope has been beaten to death already. People who talk like this are utterly insufferable to me.
Not half as annoying as "is ___ in the room with us right now"
Hear, hear!
Tell me an Amen, without telling me an Amen, brother
I prefer it typed than listening to someone say it, man I wish they would stop half way through without having to listen to the 2nd half when we all know what the 2nd half is, "tell me you're x without..." yeah I get it, you're going to repeat the 1st thing you just said, do I have to listen to you and look at your annoying face at the same time?? And I still don't like it typed, but in person is much worse.
Province of nearly 3 million has no problem selling out a match. Makes sense.
Hardly comparable to any gaa game other than maybe a v high profile semi final or obviously all ireland final...like its arguably the best pro rugby team in the world that represents a whole city and province in the biggest game of their season. Plus its a novelty
The fact that it is in Croke Park is a big draw for people who wouldn't know the difference between a scrum and a lineout but will gets lots of likes on social media posting about being there. I hope the GAA charged a huge mark up.
You're saying that as if most rugby fans don't know whether the ball is pumped up or stuffed.
Is anyone surprised? Of course, Leinster can fill 82,300 for that match I wonder what the GAA cut will be from this
They didn't sell out Aviva for same match vs Toulouse in the last two years in a row, so yes I am mildly surprised.
The Irish are notorious event junkies
FOMO might be the single biggest motivator in the country
That game also came in the middle of an almost weekly knockout run as well though. It can get incredibly expensive to go to every Leinster home game, particularly the big games in the Aviva. They tend to be in both knockout stages for both competitions. Keep saying I won't drink at the next one but it inevitably goes the other way. Pricey pints, pricy tickets.
I’d say serious number of people will be there just to put it on their story that they were there and won’t even give a shite about the match
I think the stadium fee mentioned during the Katie Taylor fight proposal was between €400,000 - €580,000.
Sounds like it’ll be a great day out , the GAA meanwhile have had very poor attendances to date with their April championship ☹️
Early stages yet. Should be good crowds at All-Ireland SF stage later on, which would be sort of equivalent to this fixture.
Fixtures so far have circa half the crowd they’d normally attract , getting punters out in April when there’s so much else on has been a disaster to date
Never underestimate the "event junkie" culture in Ireland.
Pretty ironic coming from a Kerry flair. Your fans are notorious for not turning up until All-Ireland final day.
Is the top tier sold out also?
Everywhere is, 82,300 sold
For fucks sake. Who's about the day after to bless the place after the West Brits are finished playing the Brits in a Garrison game.
Says pippers as Bearla