I am 5'2" and the last time I had floor tickets for a concert in an arena, everybody in front of me stood, so I stood, and literally all I could see was the top of the lead singer's head. (This was not Fleetwood Mac.) I think that's grossly unfair.
What the venues should do is break the floor section into corrals. Put seats in some of them, and leave some of them open. When people buy tickets, make it clear that if you buy a seat in a seated section, you're expected to sit for most of the concert. If you want to stand, or dance and not even watch the band, buy a ticket to one of the standing corrals. Within the corral it can be "general admission," meaning if you get there early you can go towards the front of the corral. And they can charge more for the corrals nearer the stage.
Would this solution work?
By the way, I love the energy of a rock band in a standing venue, but that would be in a small club that has a high enough stage so that people in back rows can still see. (Think the Paradise in Boston for an example.) I go to a concert not just to listen to the music, and certainly not to watch on a jumbotron, but to actually watch what's going on on stage.
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-Joanne (from Cape Cod)
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