ATLANTA — The Peach Bowl has been been held in Atlanta for more than half a century.
On Thursday, officials announced that the game sold out more than five months before game day and even before the teams playing in the game have been announced.
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The last time the bowl hosted a semifinal playoff game was in 2019. The top-ranked, Louisiana State University Tigers football team defeated fourth ranked Oklahoma in a 63-28 game.
That game had a record attendance of 78,347 fans in the stands at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, surpassing the number of people who attended Super Bowl LIII, the 2018 CFP National Championship and the SEC Championship in the same venue.
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“We’ve been saying this will be our record season, and that’s already coming to fruition with the earliest sellout in our history,” said Gary Stokan, Peach Bowl Inc. CEO and president. “It’s a testament to the passion for college football that exists with the Atlanta fans and to the quality of games we are able to host on an annual basis.”
The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl has now sold out 23 of its last 26 games.
The semi-final game will be played on New Year’s Eve at either 4 p.m. or at 8 p.m. EST. The bowl’s two participating teams will be announced on Dec. 4.
The bowl will host either the No. 1 vs. No. 4 or the No. 2 vs. No. 3 teams in the country.
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On official secondary ticket sites, ticket prices start at $200. But if fans want to be close to the action, the best seats are going for about $1,000 each.
Fans interested in locating tickets in the secondary ticket market can visit the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl’s official ticket exchange on Ticketmaster.
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