I'm a 5' tall girl and I really don't mind when people stand, as long as they are courteous about it. I've been to shows where I couldn't see a single thing the whole show because even in 5 inch heels, i'm so much smaller than other people. Not gonna lie, at one concert I was at in philly a couple years ago, it was standing room only and there were really tall guys in front of me and not once did they sit or move a bit so I could see. I spent $50 to see nothing at all and was so disappointed. But recently at a show in NYC, there were many guys in front of me and I could kind of see but not completely. They were nice enough to ask me if I could see ok and when I said not really, they figured out how much distance to put between them so I could get a line of sight. At my FM shows this tour, I was at the front. At all but one of those shows, I was directly against the stage. But at the one where I was behind a row of guys, one offered to let me stand in front of him. Which was so thoughtful because his view wasn't affected at all. He was like 6 ft tall so he could see perfectly over my tiny self, but I wouldn't have seen anything behind him.
I'd say standing is totally fine, but if you want to be careful about upsetting people, just ask them. If you see people behind you are shorter than you, ask them if they can see. They'll appreciate your thoughtfulness even if they see fine. I noticed most people are standing for the majority of FM shows this tour, so don't feel bad about doing it. Just be nice about it.
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