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What's wrong with Concert Promoters these Days
Well, besides greed.
My sister and her kids went to a concert last night. This was their view for the show for regular priced 'unobstructed seats. Beyond infuriating. 
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Like you said. Greed.
GA pit tickets cost double then regular seating.... The last show I saw that I enjoyed was a small venue in flagstaff in 2015. Sold out of course, but it was an experience. |
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Well ...............they do have an unobstructed view of the opposite side of the stage......
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“These days”?
When have concert promoters ever had a good reputation in the history of concert promotion?
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Why wouldn't they look up their seats on the venue's website seating chart and know they were behind the stage? You can do this before committing to buy the tix. I always do it, keep a few windows open, one with a seating chart, the others with the buy sites.
I have ended up with seats like that twice long before the Internet. But I ended up down front by sneaking around and even once finding a 3rd row floor ticket stub on the ground in the men's room.
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I do the same before pressing the buy button. I also look on https://aviewfrommyseat.com/ for the seats that I am considering. |
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08-16-2019, 11:41 AM
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I asked the same question. Haven't heard back. I guess it was a silly assumption that an unobstructed view implied 'of the front of the stage.'
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I think unobstructed view means no columns.
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As long as they get idiots to cough up for tickets, and "service fees" and "convenience fees" and "print your ticket at home fees" they'll keep doing it
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Took this in 1988 at the Spectrum. My seats were last row behind the stage, but I got upfront after about one song.
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I think I know what’s wrong with them but that’s not the issue here
Look up seats before buying assigned seating tix Also, Very rarely have I ever stayed in the seats I bought unless it’s the type of show where nobody stands up and boogies.....you gotta move around and find a good place to stand somewhere....people end up abandoning their seats...these are now yours...or strategically standing in aisles etc....
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^^^ Seats...what are they
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We always look at the venue seating chart before ordering any tickets. We have come to the conclusion that great seats can make an OK concert great, while bad seats make a great concert OK.
We spend the extra $$ to get the best seats available, or don't go. Ted Nugent...1st row 3' from stage Beach Boys...3rd row 15' from stage Country concert...VIP estaing area surrounding the stage appendage Foreigner/Cheap Trick/Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin...15 rows center Pink Floyd...5th row center Head East...3rd table back from stage in nightclub Last edited by ckelly78z; 08-20-2019 at 03:04 AM.. |
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I find the sonic "sweet spots"... up close (depending upon venue) can totally miss it....or cause you not to hear for two daze....
I've been to a lot of shows.... WHAT  ?My loudest EVAR.... Johnny Winter ....late 80's club in Jax Fl. Still can't hear
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LOL...I could get a nice corporate gig....and still not have enough to go....and drink $15 beers...
Good $eat$...but not great $eat$....hunnert dolla stick-it ba$tid charges too....nope! Rare theze daze
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I have learned from getting burned with lousy seats because I did not check the chart. Even back in the 70s they sold scheit seats to folks who failed to check their location first. Every venue has a few sweet spots so get to know them and buy tix early. At many shows I prefer to be near the sound desk but sometimes we can get really close in smaller venues.
Caveat emptor.
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Those seats, by Ticketmasters definition, are 'Obstructed'. I would ask for a partial refund.
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The Canadian Competition Tribunal just hit Ticketmaster with a $4 million fine and half a million in costs, for misleading pricing practises.
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No 'concerts' for me... I come from a land of $15 general admission and $40 (gasp... $40 to see a concert!?!) for front row center.
Now you sit in the back of the venue and watch the performers on big screens, which makes me wonder why am I not at home watching a concert blueray on MY big screen in my big comfy chair? If I want to see live music I will go to a club or bar where I can see what is going on... and support a local business instead of a greedy promoter. Now get off my lawn!
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