--- title: Super Bowl Drinks at Levi’s Stadium Are Crazy Expensive description: Super Bowl fans are being asked to pay $13 for a Coors Light and even $7 for a bottle of water at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. canonical: https://time.com/4211245/super-bowl-drink-prices-stadium/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-07T21:35:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:41:06.201Z og:title: Super Bowl Drinks at Levi’s Stadium Are Crazy Expensive og:description: $7 for bottled water og:url: https://time.com/4211245/super-bowl-drink-prices-stadium/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt399c91ea7039ea25/69887c8a2dce01ee909e7b38/super-bowl-levi-stadium.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: Carolina Panthers v Denver Broncos og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Super Bowl Drinks at Levi’s Stadium Are Crazy Expensive twitter:description: $7 for bottled water twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt399c91ea7039ea25/69887c8a2dce01ee909e7b38/super-bowl-levi-stadium.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Super Bowl Drinks at Levi’s Stadium Are Crazy Expensive > Sponsored content. 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But if you’re watching the big game from the stands, be prepared to shell out an excessive amount of money for drinks. Football fans are being asked to pay $13 for a Coors Light and even $7 for a bottle of water at [Levi’s Stadium](http://www.levisstadium.com/) in Santa Clara, Calif., according to [Sports Illustrated](http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2016/02/07/super-bowl-50-outrageous-alcohol-prices?xid=IFT-Trending). And a cheese and salami board will set you back $15. It’s the first time a Super Bowl is being played at the field, which is home to the San Francisco 49ers. The Carolina Panthers are set to take on the Denver Broncos during Super Bowl 50\. Both teams were the top seeds in their respective conferences going into the playoffs. > [](https://twitter.com/robertmays/status/696421947475755008) > [](https://twitter.com/ChrisBurke%5FSI/status/696413187453784065) ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4211245/super-bowl-drink-prices-stadium/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4211245/super-bowl-drink-prices-stadium/"},"headline":"Super Bowl Drinks at Levi’s Stadium Are Crazy Expensive","datePublished":"2016-02-07T21:35:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-05T08:41:06.201Z","description":"$7 for bottled water","url":"https://time.com/4211245/super-bowl-drink-prices-stadium/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Super Bowl 50"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt399c91ea7039ea25/69887c8a2dce01ee909e7b38/super-bowl-levi-stadium.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt399c91ea7039ea25/69887c8a2dce01ee909e7b38/super-bowl-levi-stadium.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Carolina Panthers v Denver Broncos","caption":"A general view of Levi's Stadium prior to the start of the game. 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