Quote ="Ferocious Aardvark"The seats are spread over three tiers: lower 34,303, middle 16,532 and upper 39,165
80,140 minus 16,532 would give you a minimum of 63,608 if zero people bothered turning up in the middle tier.. But the CW seats had more people in them than I was expecting. So for example even if CW was 70% empty, then add the 2000 in hospitality boxes and you'd have 70K.'"
Admittedly only an inexpert guess but 70k is probably about what I'd say if I was forced to guess at the attendance.
Whilst less than some finals in the past, I think it's a reasonable attendance considering the very well attended Grand Final, growing Magic Weekend and the crucial fact that a trip to London isn't anywhere near the same "special outing" it used to be.
I think the earlier rounds and the semi-finals are where we should try and find ways to boost attendances rather than the final at the moment.
