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I guess I don't get the appeal of being right up front. Unless you personally know the artist or could possibly get a beer out of it (not happening at a Mac show), what's the point? I've been up close, and it really didn't justify the exorbitant extra money charged for a ticket, IMO. YMMV.
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[QUOTE=BigBigLove;1160394]I hear what you're saying but the problem is that, as others have pointed out today, the 'true' front row has literally 45 minutes worth of an opportunity to go up and stand right in front of the stage before any of the 'young girls' are brought up to the stage. If you have a 'front row' ticket and you don't make it to the stage before the girls are brought up (near the end of "The Chain,") then you don't have the right to complain. You had plenty of a chance.
I'm sorry to point this out, but you are wrong about the show I was at. They were brought up before the lights went down. |
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It seems like the people who are asking "Who the Hell cares" are the ones who didn't pay $750 (or more) six months before the shows, expecting to be able to go to the front like they'd heard others excitedly talk about all last year, and then have FM's management decide that they weren't worthy of being in the front and have rows of people block their views.
The security staff in San Diego told us that it was the band's decision to only allow the first row up to the stage--not the venue's--and then Ian went around personally choosing the select few he wanted up there. For people who aren't able to see them 6 or 7 times this tour, this is very upsetting. If you were able to see them multiple times and were one of the chosen few, you will never understand--until you're older and it happens to you after you love a band your entire adult life and then have them cast you aside. This leaves such a bad legacy for them that I hope this is their last tour. Last edited by TsnFan4Ever; 02-10-2015 at 11:26 PM.. |
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I saw them twice: for Chicago show, last row center, and Columbus, still not on the floor. Great shows. I had to see Christine at least two more times, but I guess I just don't get the need to be right in the very first row. Then again, the band is always been about music and the story for me.
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if you are SN fan who for whatever reason bought VIP ticket on LB's side, you will not even see her if you go to the stage right under Lindsey's mic - which is where fans are brought up from the back. you need to stand a bit back from the stage, otherwise all you will see is Lindsey. if you want to interact with LB during the show, then you may or may not have a problem if you are in the 2nd or 3rd row and there will be people in front of you. if you are on Stevie's/Christine's side, that's NOT where rows of people are brought up or blocking your view.
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Their actions show their true faces behind the masks. .
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Perhaps you're correct, BUT its near impossible with all the lights for the "performer" to even see you unless they step beyond the lights. My neighbor, who sets up stages in Chicago for the UC and Allstate arena says that when the lights are on the performer, its almost like being blinded and they can see very little beyond where they are standing.
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In December I was in the front row and I got clear eye contact, nods and smiles from Christine, Stevie and Lindsey. For me, being in the front row, at the stage is fun. But I actually prefer about 3rd row. I'd trade anyone here front row for third in a heartbeat.
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To me, Stevie and Lindsey seem to see into the audience just fine, even when they are standing at their mics and certainly when they come to the foot of the stage.
I'm not sure about Christine. But I've seen the other 2 make contact and they notice things when it comes to people in the first rows. For instance if there's a child at the front, Stevie definitely sees that child and acknowledges it with a smile or nod. The one time Lindsey said to me, "I like your shirt" I wasn't even close to the stage. Michele |
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Elle,
I had second row center--which would have had a perfect view of Stevie if there weren't lots of people brought up from the back to be placed right in front of us while they made those of us who paid for the VIP seats in the 2nd row stay at our seats. Because so many people were on Lindsey's side, lots of people came over to the center section and crowded in so that our second row seat became essentially a 6th or 7th row seat. What's especially upsetting is that last year and even the first few concerts this year, the people in the first few rows were allowed to go up to the stage. If I had known that we were not going to be allowed to do the same, I would have never wasted my money on the VIP ticket. |
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Standing at front
I witnessed the bands security guy take a group of about 15 to 20 young teenage girls from the foyer right to the front of the stage in front of LB, this guy then refused me to go to the front from my 3rd row seat.
Who are these girls? Where do they find so many young girls that want to see Fleetwood Mac? I am sure they dont even know who the band is. Do they get paid ? How do these guys get away with this behaviour? There is something way wrong with this set up. We have paid high prices for great seats and unless we stand we dont see over the gaggle of boozed up girls flirting with LB! I dont mind standing but at least let people who have paid high prices the choice to be at the front. The venue security have no control over this activity, it is purely the bands security that dictates who gets to the stage. I am quite disgusted and will be writing a strong letter to the Mac organisation. I realise this topic has been discussed on other threads but to be honest I didnt believe it was real as hadn't seen with my own eyes and I have been to quite a few shows in the past. It has been much harder to get to the front stage on this tour. On past tours I have always got to the front with ease. Anybody else experienced this? |
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Like this one: http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showth...+front+lindsey
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