The Calgary Stampeders are currently defeating the Edmonton Elks in terms of fan interest for two Canadian Football League games to be held in Kelowna this summer.
Ninety per cent of the grandstand tickets for the BC Lions game against the Stamps on June 27 at a temporarily-enlarged Apple Bowl were sold after going on sale Thursday to the general public.
Meanwhile, 70 per cent of the grandstand tickets for the Lions game on July 4 against the Elks have been sold.
“This has been a very successful few hours for our Touchdown Kelowna ticket sales,” Duane Vienneau, president of the Lions, said on Thursday afternoon.
“We’re proud to be the province’s team, and bringing two games to Kelowna for our excellent fans in the Okanagan is something we’re very proud of,” Vienneau said.
Tickets for a 19-and-older ‘Party Zone’ for both of the Touchdown Kelowna games sold out in five hours.
While some grandstand tickets are still available, they consist mainly of single seats, according to a stadium image shown Friday morning on the Ticketmaster website. Prices range from about $80 to $110.
Unreserved general admission tickets, which cost $210 and include food and beverages, are still available in a special sideline section.
And there are $65 tickets available in the upper tiers of two large end zone sections.
While the Apple Bowl has a normal capacity of about 2,200 spectators, it is being expanded to 17,500 for the two CFL games.
The Lions have to vacate BC Place in downtown Vancouver for the two games because the stadium is hosting two World Cup games.