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I need specific seats, vertigo/claustrophobia issue, how do I get them.

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  • 17-11-2017 11:11pm
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    Spanish Eyes
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    Odd topic I know.

    But I do need a seat where I can see the door and leave if I need to. I cannot be alone in this.

    Ticketmaster seating maps are rubbish for this.

    Has anyone else approached the venue to sort this out. It would make the gig SO MUCH more enjoyable. Haven't been to a gig for years now, and I would love to. Thanks.

    I suppose what I am asking is has anyone phoned the venue to get a specific area?


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    endacl
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    What venue?


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    TherapyBoy
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    If you don't get any joy with the venues the best way to select a suitable seat might be to buy tickets at one of the TicketMaster kiosks, the staff member operating the kiosk might have more control over seat selection. I've always found them pretty helpful. There's kiosks in some of the shopping centres around Dublin.

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    Spanish Eyes
    Registered Users Posts: 15,912 ✭✭✭✭Spanish Eyes


    TherapyBoy wrote: »
    If you don't get any joy with the venues the best way to select a suitable seat might be to buy tickets at one of the TicketMaster kiosks, the staff member operating the kiosk might have more control over seat selection. I've always found them pretty helpful. There's kiosks in some of the shopping centres around Dublin.

    Great idea, thanks.


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    phunkadelic
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    For some events you can add in a 1 in the website address to get access to a proper seating plan.
    Eg for Buble:
    http://www.ticketmaster.ie/michael-buble-dublin-07-07-2018/event/1800536AE9FDEFA3?artistid=869115&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1

    Change to www1.
    https://www1.ticketmaster.ie/michael-buble-dublin-07-07-2018/event/1800536AE9FDEFA3?artistid=869115&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1

    Then order by best seats (on the right hand side) and have a peruse down through for a good lower one. You will know the exact section and row number.


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    GLaDOS
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    Do you mind standing? Venue/gig dependent, that would seem the best bet as you can stand where you want.

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    Spanish Eyes
    Registered Users Posts: 15,912 ✭✭✭✭Spanish Eyes


    Thanks for the help folks. Vicar Street is a great place for people like me. There are seats at the back facing the stage and near the door, no one in front on the lowest tier, great if I need to escape!

    Other venues not so good. Even with a seating map it appears to me that you are allocated tickets in a row, not a specifically selected seat, that puts me off, but maybe I am doing something wrong there!

    Standing is brilliant too, but not all venues allow that now.


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    whoopsadoodles
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    Can you still ring ticketmaster to book tickets or is that a thing of the very distance past?

    Not asking you specifically Spanish eyes. More generally on your behalf! I presume for sellout gigs it's not going to be much use but perhaps for smaller ones?


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