As the "Granddaddy of Them All," the Rose Bowl, in Pasadena, California, is not only a football game, but also a celebration of the new year. The game, which historically pits the Big 10 Conference champion against the Pac 10 Conference champion, takes turns with three other bowl games to host the National Championship as part of the Bowl Championship Series.
Instructions
1. Research information about ticket distribution. If you're a student, alumni or season ticket holder of a competing school, you get first priority for the majority of the available tickets. Each school has its own policy on distributing these tickets, usually giving priority to those students and/or fans that are season ticket holders.
2. If you are a Pasadena resident, go to the Pasadena Civic Auditorium box office when tickets go on sale. Residents may purchase two tickets each and must show picture ID with Pasadena address or a picture ID with a document verifying Pasadena residency. The costs of the tickets are $125 per ticket.
3. A limited number of tickets go on sale to the general public. Call Ticketmaster at (213) 365-3675. Two tickets per call and a maximum of 4 tickets per person may be purchased using a valid credit card (Visa, American Express, MasterCard, Discover Card). To maximize your odds at getting through to a sales agent before the event sells out, call a Ticketmaster number in a different state from the two competing teams.
4. Visit an independent ticket marketplace like StubHub and click on Rose Bowl Tickets to see a wide selection of tickets and prices for any game available for purchase. Sites like this often sell the best seats in the house but you will need a major league bank account to afford them. While Rose Bowl tickets are never cheap, these sites will also sell tickets in the more affordable sections as well.
