Fanfare Without the Fans
The luxury suites in modern stadiums are reminders that capitalist society values elite consumption over public enjoyment.
You don’t even have to like football to have a fine time at Metlife Stadium. A regular ticket gets you access to more than twenty different types of concession stands, including one operated by cable television’s Food Network, which serves up buffalo mac and cheese alongside signature sloppy joes.
After taming your appetite, hop on over to the Flagship Store Powered by Reebok. Just in case anything exciting happens on the field while one of the store’s more than fifty associates is ringing you up, the $1.6 billion facility features cameras that beam replays directly to your smartphone.
For those who find these amenities too spartan — and indeed, there are some who do — Metlife Stadium also offers an array of premium seating options. Holders of season tickets for any of the venue’s 9,500 club seats (all of which are cordoned off on their own tier) receive “roomier, cushioned seats,” as well as access to the “two luxurious 50,000-square-foot, climate-controlled Chase/Lexus Clubs.”