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 Private jets have crowded into Bay Area airports unloading their
precious cargo of A-list celebrities and billionaires who have
joined locals for a party-packed week of celebrations big and small
in the lead-up to Sunday's Super Bowl.
The NFL Experience and Super Bowl City have provided plenty of
interactive family fun for an affordable price.
But an invite to one of many VIP events may be harder to come by
than a ticket to Sunday's game which were going for an average price
of $4,827 on online ticket resale site StubHub, with one fan
shelling out $27,983 for lower prime club seat.
If you want to party in style this weekend, you might want to talk
to your bank manager, particularly if you are interested in the San
Jose Fairmont Super Bowl package which is going for $150,000 and
includes three nights in their presidential suite and use of a
chauffeured Escalade.
Of course you will want to keep that credit card handy, since you
will not be sitting in your room.
Billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban's DirecTV Super
Saturday Night Party with the Red Hot Chili Peppers is one of the
big tickets for Super Bowl eve with those not on the guest list
plopping down $2,000.
If that is a little too rich for your taste, entrance to the Rolling
Stone magazine bash will set you back a cool $1,000, according to
StubHub.
ESPN, Maxim and Playboy, with two dozen centrefolds, are always
among the hottest tickets for party goers.
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This year Playboy, who pitched their party tent in the parking lot
at Major League Baseball's AT&T Park, used the event to officially
debut the iconic magazine's first non-nude issue that will hit the
stands in March.
Metallica will perform at AT&T Park later on Saturday.
Two of the bigger Super Bowl soirees were the Media Party for 3,000
accredited press and friends and Taste of the NFL, a charity event
which offers the chance to sample chef-created gourmet dishes from
every city represented in the league.
San Francisco homeless who have protested during Super Bowl Week
over the display of hedonistic excess while the needy and poor are
brushed to the sidelines will also get a small taste of the party.
A volunteer group called Food Runners has been gathering up
leftovers from catered Super Bowl events and distributing them to
homeless shelters and those living on the street.
(Editing by Frank Pingue)
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