Bengals to earn revenue from Taylor Swift's concerts at Paycor Stadium
Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is sweeping the nation, and Cincinnati is her next stop. Paycor Stadium, home to the Cincinnati Bengals, is set to host back-to-back concerts on Friday and Saturday this week. Over 60,000 Swifties will pack the venue for arguably the hottest artist in music, and the Bengals should be very happy about […]
Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is sweeping the nation, and Cincinnati is her next stop. Paycor Stadium, home to the Cincinnati Bengals, is set to host back-to-back concerts on Friday and Saturday this week.
Over 60,000 Swifties will pack the venue for arguably the hottest artist in music, and the Bengals should be very happy about that.
While the Bengals lease Paycor Stadium from Hamilton County, there's still money to be made for the franchise as they enter their 56th season.
We're not talking ticket sales here, but rather parking around the stadium, and luxury suites inside of it. The Bengals and Hamilton County will share revenue for both, and the Bengals have rights to sell 122 of the stadium's 125 luxury suites, per Cincinnati.com.
As far as the money for using the stadium? That will be paid by Ohio Valley Entertainment, which is managed by Bengals EVP Katie Blackburn.
Hamilton County taxpayers will get a $150,000 rental fee for the use of Paycor Stadium for the concert. A subsidiary of the Cincinnati Bengals, Ohio Valley Entertainment, will pay the rental fee. Bengals Executive Vice President Katie Blackburn is listed as manager of Ohio Valley Entertainment in the contract. – Cincinnati.com's Scott Wartman
Paycor Stadium has hosted numerous concerts in years past, but Swift's double-show spectacle figures to be one of the biggest. The Bengals have supported major renovations to their stadium that could be put into place within the next few years to make the venue even more attractive for major shows.
For now, they'll be getting some extra cash on the side. They'll need all they can get to finalize contracts for Joe Burrow, Tee Higgins, and plenty more of their franchise cornerstone pieces.
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