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Originally Posted by skcin

And I understand what you mean about the number of actual seats vs. number of seats sold, but isn't this also true for many other acts? I mean, are John/Joel selling all 19,000 seats, or are they curtaining portions off? Neil Diamond fills venues pretty consistenly, yet we were upgraded from nosebleeds to better seats to fill in a few empty areas. Are you counting the 3,000 seats with obstructed vews behind the stage (which I rarely see used at a concert unless it's center stage or something?) Like, if a 19,000 seat venue now has a 16,000 seat capacity, is that manipulating the numbers? I'm just wondering how that works.

No, I'm not including rear stage seating. Fleetwood Mac has used a 180 (degree) configuration on this tour (like most artists do), and that's what I'm referring to.