Source: City of Chicago WILL Allow Rooftop Ticket Sales
According to Josh Frydman of WGN, you will be able to buy a rooftop ticket to see a Chicago Cubs game in 2020.
Source tells me the city of Chicago has given approval to Wrigleyville rooftops to host fans for Cubs games at 25% capacity. Tickets expected to go on sale once the MLB schedule is released, though my source says tickets will not be sold for potential exhibition games. @WGNNews
— Josh Frydman (@Josh_Frydman) July 1, 2020
The rooftops will be limited to 25% capacity, so if you could typically have 100 people on a rooftop, you would only be allowed 25 people. I would absolutely expect ticket sales to be rather expensive in 2020, with this being the only way to see (or partially see) a Cubs game in 2020 – tickets will be at a premium. On top of this, there will only be 30 games available, which only further process the rarity of these opportunities.
Rooftops are typically a great value, offering all you can drink and eat options. Sure, many of the rooftops now have obstructed views, but you can see enough while taking in the neighborhood and still have the excitement of a game in the background.
As all regions in Illinois moved to phase 4 of the governor’s plan to reopen Illinois, there were suggestions that rooftops would be open.
The Ricketts family own 11 of the 16 rooftops that operate today. While this is the same family, these are separate entities. Any revenue made through rooftop ticket sales does not make its way through the Cubs organization.
As the Cubs began building video boards, which obstructed many of the rooftops views, business overall across the rooftops suffered. This helped the Ricketts buy the rooftop clubs at reasonable prices. Many of which the Ricketts paid a higher than current market price for. It is debatable that the Cubs actions tanked rooftop club values, which ultimately, the Ricketts benefitted from.
