venue seating

[Joe]

Hi all,

Having a choice to book tickets at an ice hockey venue for a concert (the stage is at one end) would you:

A) book a floor seating ticket (non-elevated seats) but closest to the stage (cost:$$$)
B) book in a section higher up (having to sit straight ahead but look sideways at the stage) (cost:$$)
C) book a seat directly opposite end of arena and facing the stage (farthest away) (cost:$)

Which would you choose ??

[roger]

Hi Joe,

For me, it would depend on the venue and the artist. There are a few singers that I would quite like to see but it wouldn't bother me if I didn't have the best seats in the house. But, if it was Hayley, I would want to be in the first few rows (but not necessarily the front one) at any cost.

Non-elevated floor seating can be fine but it depends on the height of the stage. If you are too close you could end up with a stiff nect and if you are further back, your view may be partially obscured by those in front of you.

Sorry, but you pays ya money and ya makes ya choice.

Roger

[Dean McCarten]

A would be my first choice and B as my backup

[Joe]

Thanks Dean and Roger! I'm glad I went with floor seating...I hope I won't be sat behind a tall person!

Joe

[martindn]

I think in most auditoria, you will get a good view wherever you are. Last might I was at a very enjoyablr performance of Evita, in Leicester's De Montfort Hall, and was half way back in the stalls (Row I) and hard against the left hand wall (which is a sort of partition, since the corridor leadin into the auditorium is on the other side of it). I dodn't have a choice of seat, since I was in a group organised by my church. It was fine, I could see and hear, and thoroughtly enjoyed the show.

Martin