Question about security at concerts

kak125 · #1 02-25-2009, 02:50 PM

Hey I got a question for you guys, at the shows you have been to in the past how many rows do they let up to the stage? I was at the Toronto Say You Will Show and they only let up the first row but I think that was because all the seats were connected together the whole way across the sections. At Camden they let up the first 5 rows. I just snagged 2nd row on TM for the Pittsburgh show and am hoping I can get to the front since they are on the end.

gretchen · #2 02-25-2009, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by kak125

Hey I got a question for you guys, at the shows you have been to in the past how many rows do they let up to the stage? I was at the Toronto Say You Will Show and they only let up the first row but I think that was because all the seats were connected together the whole way across the sections. At Camden they let up the first 5 rows. I just snagged 2nd row on TM for the Pittsburgh show and am hoping I can get to the front since they are on the end.

From my experience, it has been the first 5 rows. Last show I went to (Soux City IA 2004) we were in first row just right of center and they let up first 5 rows.

kak125 · #3 02-25-2009, 02:57 PM

ooh that would be great. I have never been closer than 2nd row for a FM concert and I would love to be up front for the show. I just really want to play Lindseys guitar for like 2 seconds and I can die a happy person. LOL!

kak125 · #5 02-25-2009, 03:05 PM

see i am afraid if i start touching him i wont be able to stop and my hubby will want to hurt me afterwards, HA HA! Damm Lindsey for being so hot. Its funny he is almost double my age too.

wolfontherun · #6 02-25-2009, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by kak125

Hey I got a question for you guys, at the shows you have been to in the past how many rows do they let up to the stage? I was at the Toronto Say You Will Show and they only let up the first row but I think that was because all the seats were connected together the whole way across the sections. At Camden they let up the first 5 rows. I just snagged 2nd row on TM for the Pittsburgh show and am hoping I can get to the front since they are on the end.

I have been in 7th and 10 rows and still got to the stage, it all depends.

kennation · #7 02-25-2009, 04:06 PM

Please tell me if it is like a mosh pit deal? With I have someone sweating, sneezing, or crying in my ear... PLEASE tell me that I will not have to throw elbows at the concert... We paid huge money for this and i don't want to have to fight to have MY place... you know?

kak125 · #8 02-25-2009, 06:38 PM

If you are in the front row you wont have to really fight for your place up near the stage but it does get kinda packed up there. Its not like a mosh pit cuz most of the people are older and I hope more mature but I was at a Stevie concert back in 1998 where we were up front and some guy was being an idiot and he punched somebody and ended up hitting into me but when you are that close its kinda hard to not get smacked around a bit.

wolfontherun · #9 02-25-2009, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by kennation

Please tell me if it is like a mosh pit deal? With I have someone sweating, sneezing, or crying in my ear... PLEASE tell me that I will not have to throw elbows at the concert... We paid huge money for this and i don't want to have to fight to have MY place... you know?

It can get a bit pushy with a lot of elbowing. Just make sure to plant both feet and stand your ground so as not to get pushed too much. Most are pretty cool but you get the occasional drunk douche bag up there.

My first time up at the stage there were 2 couples who had front row center, they def won them or were given the tickets by a company or something, they were not FM or Stevie fans. The guys were very obnoxious and put the noxious in that word, oh and the OB too.

Anyway as I was trying to get to the stage one guy shoved me away and then acted like he owned that entire area. Real jerk he was. But that situation was the exception and not the rule. Good luck and hope you get to shake her hand.

kak125 · #10 02-25-2009, 06:57 PM

ha that kinda reminds me of when we saw the mac in toronto. There was this family of at least 5 that had front row and from the way they were dressed they were real rich but also obnoxious as well. They thought they owned the place. There came a point during the concert where Lindsey was signing some stuff so my hubby was like just jump over the seats to get his signature. So I hurdled the first row since we were in second and ran up there to get his autograph on my ticket. On my way back the older lady that was in the front row with that family pushed me and yelled at me and I was like woah what did I do to you? I guess she was mad that she didnt get an autograph or something but its not like they even tried or that I did anything wrong. People can be so annoying!

LukeA · #11 02-25-2009, 07:11 PM

Pardon me if this sounds out of turn, but if I was in the 6th row or something for a concert, I would respect the people in the front row and give them their space. In most cases, they have paid a lot of money for the privilege, and there's just something unbecoming of invading a fellow fan's personal space.

ThunderHappens · #12 02-26-2009, 01:51 AM

Whoa. Am I understanding this correctly? The first few rows are allowed to stand up against the stage? Like within feet of the group?

Is this a regular occurrance at FM shows? Do most venues allow it? Does Stevie (or any of the others) shake hands similar to the "Edge Walk"?

This is my first MAC show, and I shelled out for good seats. If I am able to stand at the stage I will be positively ecstatic!

Please enlighten me, o experienced MAC fans!

Regina · #13 02-26-2009, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by ThunderHappens

Whoa. Am I understanding this correctly? The first few rows are allowed to stand up against the stage? Like within feet of the group?

Is this a regular occurrance at FM shows? Do most venues allow it? Does Stevie (or any of the others) shake hands similar to the "Edge Walk"?

This is my first MAC show, and I shelled out for good seats. If I am able to stand at the stage I will be positively ecstatic!

Please enlighten me, o experienced MAC fans!

They did during SYW. I think it was kind of tentative for the first month of shows, and then it was more or less expected and encouraged.

But, again, I agree with Luke on this. It's not GA. If they allow first 3-5 rows up there, don't run up from your 32nd row seat. People, in general, are very nice up there if you are very nice. So, even if you're a large person, don't plant yourself there like you're saving spots for 6 (*and for pity's sake, don't attempt to smuggle ALL your friends up there--which I definitely saw in a Stevie concert, during the Edge walk, where I actually moved back FROM the stage to behind second row because it was the one and only time I thought things were truly getting dangerous up there. And that was me having legitimate front row seats, seeing some guy run over from Lord knows where and then gesture to/move his pushy/rude/obnxious gal pals up to slide between the three inches between my body and his. I moved away. I had done the Edge walk thing before and let them have their moment, even if they were jerks).

It's fun and exciting. You walk away slightly deaf in one or both ears from the speakers being right there. You feel the music pounding through your body. And you see every wad of spit coming out of Mick Fleetwood's mouth during World Turning. And if that's not incentive enough for you...

michelej1 · #14 02-26-2009, 12:05 PM

For the SYW tour, I think they gave instructions to security to let the first 3 rows up. That's what I would hear some of the guards say to people who asked before the show. I would say the only place this didn't happen where I attended was the first night of Chumash.

Michele

DavidMn · #15 02-26-2009, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by michelej1

For the SYW tour, I think they gave instructions to security to let the first 3 rows up. That's what I would hear some of the guards say to people who asked before the show. I would say the only place this didn't happen where I attended was the first night of Chumash.

Michele

I will be interested to see if they do that for this tour. I do remember on Lindsey's last solo tour last fall he wasnt leeting the crowd play his guitar during GYOW as much. I dont know if thats a sign for this tour or not, we'el have to see.