UPDATED WITH IMPORTANT NEW INFORMATION ON DEC. 22 AT 7:30 PM EST
Please read the other thread about the 3500 tickets sent to OU for complete information about face value ticket prices .Also the various prices and seat locations and views are described. You can use that information to help in your search for Cotton Bowl tickets through secondary ticket marketplace websites.
Please share all the information from the other thread about the 3500 tickets for OU with others in advance whom you know likely will want to go to the Cotton Bowl. Please also share the helpful information in this thread. Thank you
Some reading this post may already have knowledge about ticket searching. Some may not be experienced.
This information may contain some new information about which you are unaware. It is posted to help persons to hopefully attend the game and hopefully save on costs. Thank you.
After the tips for searching for game tickets are first given below, I then give information about the best parking lots closer to the stadium and for best tailgating.
I also give the information about how to find all stadium information, and all policies. Be sure to follow all policies about entrance on game day and parking lot policies for tailgating.
On the day of this posting, there seems to be under 2000 actual tickets listed across several websites of the secondary ticket marketplace. A thorough search was performed.
Remember, the Cotton Bowl has reduced seating due to social distancing. Most Season Ticket holders attend the game each year regardless of the teams involved. Season ticket holders bought their tickets earlier based upon priority status...how many consecutive years they have renewed.
I've had season tickets for 32 years, so fortunately secured my tickets early.
As stated in the other thread about the 3500 tickets sent to OU, the "Home" side of the field will be for the higher ranked team by the CFP rankings.
My suggestion is to go ahead and start putting your groups together. You can start looking at the various ticket websites to get an idea of groupings, locations, prices.
You can have better luck finding better tickets for groups of six.
There ARE groups of 5 and 7 available, but there are not that many available. If you have a group of 5 or 7, it is suggested that you purchase ASAP.
If you need tickets for clients or superiors connected to your work, this is a great opportunity for PR with them by getting good Cotton Bowl tickets for them.
I suggest you begin to put your group together now and look for tickets based on your group size. Your group will need to agree on location of tickets and price. Remember, thousands of others will likely also be looking for tickets.
Some of the ticket websites have an interactive map. Click the section number you want to look at. It will display the groups of tickets and prices. Write the information down about the tickets with the website name.
As you visit other websites, you will notice most of the exact same groups of tickets posted simultaneously on several websites. By writing the information down, you can compare the prices for the same exact tickets. Eventually, you will find the lowest price for that group of tickets.
For example, a group of four specific tickets posted in Section 107 on Row 5 may be found on several websites with prices that vary.
Repeat the process for each group of tickets you want to look at.
Ticket Exchange by Ticketmaster is the "Official" Secondary Ticket Marketplace for the Cotton Bowl. Ticketmaster provides the technology to manage all mobile Cotton Bowl tickets. When you visit Ticket Exchange, you will notice that the descriptions for many tickets state "Instant".
What that means is that if you purchase those tickets, the Ticketmaster technology should recognize the sale. Shortly later on, you will receive an email confirming the sale with further instructions about downloading your mobile tickets.
Be sure to also check your Spam folder just in case.
The other benefit of buying Tickets from TicketExchange is that in many cases your overall costs for a particular group of tickets will be less than through other ticket websites. All ticket websites charge a set percent add-on charge to the price of the tickets.
I have learned thatTicketExchange has a 5%-10% less fee compared to all other ticket websites. When considering the costs for tickets, be sure to compare the final costs with the add-on fee.
.Ticketmaster provides the technology for all Cotton Bowl tickets. When you purchase mobile tickets for the Cotton Bowl from any ticket website, the seller should send you an email with download instuctions. You will be prompted with steps to follow. Check your spam also.
It may take a while to get instructions from the seller.
The instructions will have you set up a Cotton Bowl account using the email address that you used to purchase the tickets and receive the notice about your tickets. Once your Cotton Bowl account is set up, that is where your mobile tickets will be parked for you to manage.
You can Transfer part of the group of mobile tickets from your tickets account to others in your group who will be sitting with you at the game. Instructions will be available. Advise them of the coming transfer you will make to them. They must click"accept" in the email they receive about the transfer.
But you CANNOT split a set group of tickets for resale. The ticket technology will discover that. If you somehow evade the technology, it will be discovered finally at the game when two different unplanned groups of persons show up to sit in the same group. That group will need to be split. If the original seller is part of the group, the original sellerwill have to leave the stadium. The Cotton Bowl has records of all ticket exchanges. You will be liable to the ticket website through which you sold the tickets and will not only have to pay the entire costs , but a hefty fine, and will be banned from future selling.
I suggest you download the tickets right away that you personally will use and save them to your mobile wallet. You will receive instructions on how to transfer tickets from your account to others in your group who will be sitting with you. The reason to save to your mobile wallet is in case there is no wireless signal at the stadium when you will present your mobile tickets for entrance.
The better lots for parking and TAIL GATING are Blue Lot 10 and Silver Lot 4.
They are larger and closer to the stadium. The parking will be reduced for social distancing. Agree with others in your group if more than one vehicle about where to park.Parking passes are lot specific and are also mobile parking passes. Lots 10 and 4 also have the grassy areas where tailgating must occur behind your vehicle. Tailating is only allowed in lots with grassy areas.
You can buy mobile parking passes from some ticket websites. Remember to compare costs, including add-on costs. Instructions for downloading will be sent after purchase.
If you bought tickets through a secondary ticket marketplace website it is wise to accept them ASAP from the email you will receive after purchase. Save them in your mobile wallet as there is a time limit in some cases. Do not wait until game day in the event you have problems to address. There may not be wireless access
then also.
Print out a copy of all email correspondance and bring with you to the game, along with ID proving you as the purchaser and Credit Card or Debit Card used for payment. This is extra insurance if you have problems getting in to the stadium, which is rare, but could happen. Write down the Section Number, Row, group size of the original purchase.(seat numbers if you can). Plan to enter the stadium at least an hour before kickoff in case of problems to be resolved with the Cotton Bowl Ticket management team. Notify others in your group about this. Try to plan for all in your group to arrive at the same time.
One other thing to note, once you have entered the stadium you cannot leave and return. Be sure you have everything with you that you need. Visit the Dallas Cowboys website for stadium rules and policies. From the homepage, click the dropdown menu and click stadium. You can also see "Stadium A-Z" for all policies and information.
Please share all the above information with others in advance whom you know likely will want to go to the Cotton Bowl. Thank you
Please read the other thread about the 3500 tickets sent to OU for complete information about face value ticket prices .Also the various prices and seat locations and views are described. You can use that information to help in your search for Cotton Bowl tickets through secondary ticket marketplace websites.
Please share all the information from the other thread about the 3500 tickets for OU with others in advance whom you know likely will want to go to the Cotton Bowl. Please also share the helpful information in this thread. Thank you
Some reading this post may already have knowledge about ticket searching. Some may not be experienced.
This information may contain some new information about which you are unaware. It is posted to help persons to hopefully attend the game and hopefully save on costs. Thank you.
After the tips for searching for game tickets are first given below, I then give information about the best parking lots closer to the stadium and for best tailgating.
I also give the information about how to find all stadium information, and all policies. Be sure to follow all policies about entrance on game day and parking lot policies for tailgating.
On the day of this posting, there seems to be under 2000 actual tickets listed across several websites of the secondary ticket marketplace. A thorough search was performed.
Remember, the Cotton Bowl has reduced seating due to social distancing. Most Season Ticket holders attend the game each year regardless of the teams involved. Season ticket holders bought their tickets earlier based upon priority status...how many consecutive years they have renewed.
I've had season tickets for 32 years, so fortunately secured my tickets early.
As stated in the other thread about the 3500 tickets sent to OU, the "Home" side of the field will be for the higher ranked team by the CFP rankings.
My suggestion is to go ahead and start putting your groups together. You can start looking at the various ticket websites to get an idea of groupings, locations, prices.
You can have better luck finding better tickets for groups of six.
There ARE groups of 5 and 7 available, but there are not that many available. If you have a group of 5 or 7, it is suggested that you purchase ASAP.
If you need tickets for clients or superiors connected to your work, this is a great opportunity for PR with them by getting good Cotton Bowl tickets for them.
I suggest you begin to put your group together now and look for tickets based on your group size. Your group will need to agree on location of tickets and price. Remember, thousands of others will likely also be looking for tickets.
Some of the ticket websites have an interactive map. Click the section number you want to look at. It will display the groups of tickets and prices. Write the information down about the tickets with the website name.
As you visit other websites, you will notice most of the exact same groups of tickets posted simultaneously on several websites. By writing the information down, you can compare the prices for the same exact tickets. Eventually, you will find the lowest price for that group of tickets.
For example, a group of four specific tickets posted in Section 107 on Row 5 may be found on several websites with prices that vary.
Repeat the process for each group of tickets you want to look at.
Ticket Exchange by Ticketmaster is the "Official" Secondary Ticket Marketplace for the Cotton Bowl. Ticketmaster provides the technology to manage all mobile Cotton Bowl tickets. When you visit Ticket Exchange, you will notice that the descriptions for many tickets state "Instant".
What that means is that if you purchase those tickets, the Ticketmaster technology should recognize the sale. Shortly later on, you will receive an email confirming the sale with further instructions about downloading your mobile tickets.
Be sure to also check your Spam folder just in case.
The other benefit of buying Tickets from TicketExchange is that in many cases your overall costs for a particular group of tickets will be less than through other ticket websites. All ticket websites charge a set percent add-on charge to the price of the tickets.
I have learned thatTicketExchange has a 5%-10% less fee compared to all other ticket websites. When considering the costs for tickets, be sure to compare the final costs with the add-on fee.
.Ticketmaster provides the technology for all Cotton Bowl tickets. When you purchase mobile tickets for the Cotton Bowl from any ticket website, the seller should send you an email with download instuctions. You will be prompted with steps to follow. Check your spam also.
It may take a while to get instructions from the seller.
The instructions will have you set up a Cotton Bowl account using the email address that you used to purchase the tickets and receive the notice about your tickets. Once your Cotton Bowl account is set up, that is where your mobile tickets will be parked for you to manage.
You can Transfer part of the group of mobile tickets from your tickets account to others in your group who will be sitting with you at the game. Instructions will be available. Advise them of the coming transfer you will make to them. They must click"accept" in the email they receive about the transfer.
But you CANNOT split a set group of tickets for resale. The ticket technology will discover that. If you somehow evade the technology, it will be discovered finally at the game when two different unplanned groups of persons show up to sit in the same group. That group will need to be split. If the original seller is part of the group, the original sellerwill have to leave the stadium. The Cotton Bowl has records of all ticket exchanges. You will be liable to the ticket website through which you sold the tickets and will not only have to pay the entire costs , but a hefty fine, and will be banned from future selling.
I suggest you download the tickets right away that you personally will use and save them to your mobile wallet. You will receive instructions on how to transfer tickets from your account to others in your group who will be sitting with you. The reason to save to your mobile wallet is in case there is no wireless signal at the stadium when you will present your mobile tickets for entrance.
The better lots for parking and TAIL GATING are Blue Lot 10 and Silver Lot 4.
They are larger and closer to the stadium. The parking will be reduced for social distancing. Agree with others in your group if more than one vehicle about where to park.Parking passes are lot specific and are also mobile parking passes. Lots 10 and 4 also have the grassy areas where tailgating must occur behind your vehicle. Tailating is only allowed in lots with grassy areas.
You can buy mobile parking passes from some ticket websites. Remember to compare costs, including add-on costs. Instructions for downloading will be sent after purchase.
If you bought tickets through a secondary ticket marketplace website it is wise to accept them ASAP from the email you will receive after purchase. Save them in your mobile wallet as there is a time limit in some cases. Do not wait until game day in the event you have problems to address. There may not be wireless access
then also.
Print out a copy of all email correspondance and bring with you to the game, along with ID proving you as the purchaser and Credit Card or Debit Card used for payment. This is extra insurance if you have problems getting in to the stadium, which is rare, but could happen. Write down the Section Number, Row, group size of the original purchase.(seat numbers if you can). Plan to enter the stadium at least an hour before kickoff in case of problems to be resolved with the Cotton Bowl Ticket management team. Notify others in your group about this. Try to plan for all in your group to arrive at the same time.
One other thing to note, once you have entered the stadium you cannot leave and return. Be sure you have everything with you that you need. Visit the Dallas Cowboys website for stadium rules and policies. From the homepage, click the dropdown menu and click stadium. You can also see "Stadium A-Z" for all policies and information.
Please share all the above information with others in advance whom you know likely will want to go to the Cotton Bowl. Thank you
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