Demand for seats at the WNBA All-Star Game in Chicago is pushing ticket prices to new heights, with costs climbing sharply in the days and hours leading up to Saturday night’s game.
According to ticket-tracking service TicketData.com, the minimum price to get into the United Center jumped from $74 on June 19, to $118 on July 19, to $233 by Friday. By 12:20 p.m. ET on Saturday, that floor price had risen to $343.
Chicago previously hosted the WNBA All-Star Game back in 2022 at Wintrust Arena, a 10,387-seat venue that serves as home to the Sky.
The price surge stands in stark contrast to last year’s event. According to Front Office Sports, the gameday get-in price for the WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis was just $71 — and that was in a smaller arena.
Gainbridge Fieldhouse holds roughly 17,200 spectators, while the United Center — home to the NBA’s Bulls and NHL’s Blackhawks — can accommodate more than 20,000 fans.
The game will feature two high-profile headliners: Paige Bueckers of the Dallas Wings and Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever, who received the most votes from fans.
Bueckers leads a starting lineup that includes three former UConn players — Bueckers herself, Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty, and Gabby Williams of the Golden State Valkyries — along with Kelsey Mitchell of the Fever and Natasha Howard of the Minnesota Lynx.
Clark’s starting five includes her Fever teammate Aliyah Boston, rookie Olivia Miles of the Lynx, Jessica Shepard of the Wings, and Las Vegas Aces standout A’ja Wilson.
Wilson, a four-time WNBA MVP, currently leads the league in both scoring at 25.5 points per game and blocks at 2.0 per game.
ABC will broadcast the All-Star Game, which is scheduled to tip off at 8:30 p.m. ET.
