Kids at 3 Arena

Bubonic · 11-02-2024 12:15PM #1

My son really wants to go and see The Smile. The thing is he will be 12 at the time of the gig and I notice

it says 14+ for standing. I will be with him of course.

Does anyone know do they police this strictly? He is 5' 10'', and would easily pass for 14. Seated tickets are the guys

of twice the price.

Akrasia · 11-02-2024 12:23PM

He'll be grand. 14 year olds don't usually have any form of official ID so the venue won't be able to police that rule.

It is about maturity though. If you think he's old enough to be able to stand for 3 hours and not get bored or start to annoy the other concert goers around him then go for it

Akrasia · 11-02-2024 12:24PM

Great taste in music for the young lad though :)

Bubonic · 11-02-2024 12:49PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121752947#Comment_121752947

Yeah, He likes Radiohead, The Smile, Bowie and so on. Make its very easy to bring him to things. I think I'll chance it.

Electric Nitwit · 11-02-2024 01:19PM

I'd agree you'll be fine if you think he'll pass (and presumably you have a good poker face if asked 😉)

But, if you were worried, I'd say you'll get seated tickets for the same price nearer the event. The ones left are "platinum", which is just Ticketmaster code for ripoff, they'll reduce those to standard price if they don't sell. Plus there might be resale ones. Worth keeping an eye on it if that was your preferred option

Fanirish · 12-02-2024 09:06AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058335686/kids-at-3-arena

Proper seated tickets will go on sale eventually at normal prices.

standing ticket sales have been bad for this so they’ve disabled the seats until more standing are sold as it looks bad to have barely anyone in standing area.