"Best Available Seating" at a venue.?

Question

Okay, so I'm not too sure what they mean by "Best Available Seating" when purchasing tickets for a show. What seats are deemed 'best' or 'worse'? Are General Admission Floor 'seats' what is usually the 'best' if all seats are still available?

Okay, so I'm not too sure what they mean by "Best Available Seating" when purchasing tickets for a show. What seats are deemed 'best' or 'worse'? Are General Admission Floor 'seats' what is usually the 'best' if all seats are still available?

If, say, the seating chart were like this:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/seatingchart/98343/11750/

Answer 1

Depends on venue true; however, it also depends on personal preference. Do you like being close because you are near-sighted? Do you like sitting further back and higher in the Loge because you like to see the full stage and all the lighting and scenery effects?

Usually what online ticket purchasing companies mean when THEY say "best available" are "those seats nearest the stage that are available at that time". Often the "best seats" are never available because they are held for season ticket holders.

Beware falling for THEIR choice for "best available". Orchestra seats all the way against the wall in the back behind a pole are obviously not as desireable as a 1st balcony (sometimes called Loge), center, front row. (Don't forget that balconies often overhang the orchestra (floor seating) so the front row of the 1st balcony might actually be a whole heck of a lot closer than the middle to back rows of the orchestra (floor).

When in doubt, CALL THE BOX OFFICE and purchase your tickets from a person who actually works there and you can tell them the kinds of seats and price range you are looking for.

Good luck.

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Added due to your additional link. Okay - an ARENA event is tooootally different than a theater event. Sorry.

If I were you, I'd look for "close to stage, general admission floor". Good luck though - these are usually held for the high rollers. After that, I'd go for close to the stage on the side (102-104 and 202-204).

........ hmmm, maybe however this arena isn't as large as I'm thinking? Only 21 rows in the sections?

Anyway, hope that helps!

Answer 2

You said a show so I assume you mean the legitimate theater or classical concert hall. Best seats are in front, center of stage, about the 6th-9th row back (f-i) --- no further back than 12th or L row. Reason: both view and acoustics. In the diagram --- about where the "A" is in the word admission.

Answer 3

Depends on the venue.

You should be able to view a seating plan of the venue.

Depends on the different levels (heights) of the seating areas too.