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Standing in 3arena with a seated ticket?

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  • 07-11-2015 1:20pm
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    jessmc2106
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭


    I recently bought a seated ticket to a concert in 3arena because all the standing tickets were sold out. I would really like to be in the standing area though. Does anyone know how strict they are in terms of whether they check your ticket type? Like, would I be able to sneak into the standing area? Any help is greatly appreciated, cheers!


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    Irish Aris
    Registered Users Posts: 5,002 ✭✭✭Irish Aris


    Depending on the event, standing and seated sections have different entry points, so it might not even possible.

    Even if it is, there will be employees between the two sections, so not sure how easy it is. I have never tried it myself, as I would consider health and safety issues in an overcrowded standing arena.


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    JamieHP
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭JamieHP


    i've gotten away with getting into standing from seating by saying i'm going to the smoking area and then just walking into standing from the smoking area.


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    sabrewulf
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    Depends on the set up: if they sell tickets for rows 1-20, you will walk through the standing area to get to your seat (thus you can just stay in standing if preferred). If seating starts with row 20+ (as in 9 out of 10 gigs) you'll enter through a different entrance without access to the standing area. Surprised about the smoking area workaround success, given you would need to climb one or two barriers right next to the security entry points.


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    Exclamation Marc
    Registered Users Posts: 11,407 ✭✭✭✭Exclamation Marc


    sabrewulf wrote: »
    Depends on the set up: if they sell tickets for rows 1-20, you will walk through the standing area to get to your seat (thus you can just stay in standing if preferred). If seating starts with row 20+ (as in 9 out of 10 gigs) you'll enter through a different entrance without access to the standing area. Surprised about the smoking area workaround success, given you would need to climb one or two barriers right next to the security entry points.

    Yep surprised myself about the smoking area workaround, must have been where the only the flat seating was removed. When only the flat seating is removed, the standing entrance is the same as the lower seating entrances, so I guess it's pretty easy especially mid-gig.

    But as as sabrewulf says, if it's balcony only seating where the seating row starts at 20, there's no connect between the two areas apart from the disabled lifts.

    Also if it's the U2 gig, you've little to no chance.


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