Floor seating etiquette

[EveryHour]

I have never seen FM specifically at Rogers Arena (though I plan to this tour), but have seen them many times throughout the Pacific Northwest, starting with the Dance Tour. In general, they are a band that allows rushing of the stage. Only once have I not been able to do this, as long as my ticket was somewhere in the front floor section. To be near a center aisle is better than an outer aisle, as there is usually a security guard posted along the outer edge with nothing better to do than wrangle you, and you will stand out like a sore thumb trying to get up there from the outside. You can also wait until the lights go down to head to your seat, tell the usher you already know where to find it, and then casually head to the front instead of your seat. The worst that can happen, unless you're drunk and/or causing an outright disturbance, is that you'll get sent back to your ticketed seat. But this has never happened to me at an FM show. Last time, a couple of people were disgruntled that the aisle next to their seats was filling up and were yelling, "Hey! We paid a lot for these seats!", but no one was technically bothering them. It was the "principle" of it to them apparently. I took the sympathy route and said I was sorry, and they got over it after a while.

A comfortable alternative to high heels if you are short are those "shape-up" type tennis shoes, if you want an extra 2-3 inches added to your height. In front of Lindsey is definitely the place to be if you want interaction. He will interact and talk with the first few rows off the mic when he is not singing, and sits on the floor in the front of the stage during Mick's drum solo. He will also sometimes sign an autograph or two (of which I've gotten once), just have a good pen ready for him, and sometimes he will crouch down for the audience to strum his guitar strings during Go Your Own Way. Do be aware that there are often young ladies who position themselves in front of Lindsey, specifically for blatant flirting and flashing of boobs, so if you will find this offensive/distracting, you might want to go for a different spot.