It will be a homecoming for Plum native Pat McAfee when he hosts his “Big Night AHT” show at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena next month.
A sold-out homecoming, at that. Tickets for the April 9 event went on sale Thursday and sold out in less than two hours.
On hearing the news of the sell-out, the former Indianapolis Colts and West Virginia kicker, who now host a very popular sports talk show on ESPN, took to X to share an emotional message on X thanking his fans.
“This morning I had no clue what was gonna happen with these ticket sales. we haven’t done this in a long time,” he wrote on the platform. “PPG Paints Arena, in my hometown of Pittsburgh, was sold out in 92 minutes. I am so (very) grateful. Cant wait to enjoy a night together. and let’s have a BIG Night AHT.”
McAfee promoted the show Tuesday with a post on X stressing that tickets would start at $20 and no ticket would be more than $100.
???????? BE A FRIEND, TELL A FRIEND
Big Night AHT will be Wednesday April 9th at PPG Paints Arena in lovely PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania
TICKETS go on sale THURSDAY (March 13, 2025) at Noon Eastern
$20 Tickets will be available.. NO TICKET will cost more than $100
Over $1,000,000… pic.twitter.com/w0MKowhXbv
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 11, 2025
McAfee also talked about the event selling out on his show on Thursday afternoon.
After retiring from the Colts in 2016, McAfee started the “The Pat McAfee Show” in 2019 as a radio show which also broadcast on YouTube. His popularity soared.
He became a full-time analyst on ESPN for College Gameday in 2022. And the following year his namesake show began being simulcast on ESPN.
McAfee is also involved in wrestling and WWE programming.
Related:
• July 12, 2023: Plum thanks Pat McAfee after another donation
• Feb. 1, 2021: Ex-Plum star, NFL punter Pat McAfee gives Nesbit’s Lanes fundraiser big boost
