June 28, 2018
Offering pre and postgame in-stadium tailgating and an elevated view of one of Auburn's most beloved traditions, the Tiger Walk Club debuts during the 2018 football season.
"It is going to be a phenomenal space," said Tim Jackson, executive director of Tigers Unlimited. "When people see it, I think our memberships are going to be gone pretty quickly because it is going to be a unique experience."
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Located on two floors of Jordan-Hare Stadium's new Harbert Family Recruiting Center -- above the locker room and Babs and Michael Anderson Tigers Den recruiting lounge, and beneath the press box -- the Tiger Walk Club offers 10,000-square feet where members can gather before, during and after Auburn football games.
"Tiger Walk is feeding right up to the club," Jackson said. "You can have an experience of watching Tiger Walk, and still have the benefits of indoor tailgating."
Similar to the popular Joey Pierson Family Courtside Lounge at Auburn Arena, the Tiger Walk Club will provide fans a meeting and eating destination within the venue.
"We offer a lot of different solutions that satisfy people's needs, and we think this is one of them," Jackson said.
Fans who do not already lease suites or buy club seats, as well as businesses seeking to entertain clients, are prime candidates for Tiger Walk Club membership, Jackson said.
"They've got seats they like, but they also want a little bit more amenity," he said. "I think it gives them opportunities."
From the Tiger Walk Club, members will be able to watch the football team enter the Harbert Family Recruiting Center after Tiger Walk. Photo: Todd Van Emst/Auburn Athletics
Opening three hours before kickoff and remaining open an hour after each game, one of Tiger Walk Club's strongest selling points is the vantage point for its namesake.
"You can have an awesome view of Tiger Walk in conditioned space while you're eating your lunch or dinner and having beverages and socializing with your friends, watching other games on the TVs," Jackson said.
Tiger Walk Club and the Broadway Club, a premium seating area located where the press box used to be, represent a move toward offering more fan amenities, not increased stadium capacity.
"The trend you're going to see is more premium space. That's one of the things that will get people out of their comfortable chair, watching the game on TV, and coming and experiencing it," Jackson said. "You get a little bit of both. You get that live experience, but you still have the more comfortable atmosphere. We're trying to stay ahead of the market, and give our people what we're seeing as the trends."
A 1998 Auburn University civil engineering graduate, Gregory Forthofer, Auburn Athletics' manager of capital programs, oversees the construction of the Harbert Family Recruiting Center.
"It's a large team of folks who can leave a legacy of something that is going to help Auburn Athletics and really help the student-athlete experience while they're here at Auburn," Forthofer said. "It means a lot to me when I step back and really look at it."
Nearly a hundred contractors and sub-contractors are working on the project each day, creating a facility that will benefit Auburn student-athletes and fans for generations, he said.
"By the first game, I'll be able to look back and be proud of what the team has accomplished," Forthofer said. "There's a lot of joy you get from when you see student-athletes, especially when they get to be upperclassmen, and the experience they have at Auburn."
Tiger Walk Club memberships are on sale now for the 2018 Auburn football season as a part of the brand new Harbert Family Recruiting Center. In addition to exclusive views of Tiger Walk, members in this club will also have access to a conditioned space with food and non-alcoholic beverages, a cash bar and large TVs for college football game day enjoyment. The Tiger Walk Club will be open 3 hours prior to kickoff pregame, throughout the entirety of the game and 1 hour postgame. Click here for more information or call (855) 282-2010, Option 2.