Check location of seats before buying tickets
I’m sorry Mike Kastanek (letter, May 12) didn’t like his behind-the-stage seats and, therefore, didn’t have a good time at the Bruce Springsteen concert at the Greensboro Coliseum. Any Springsteen fan, hard-core or newbie, would agree that’s a shame.
Bruce and his band put on a great show, and the Greensboro show, in particular, was one of the best on the current tour. Clearly, Mike witnessed Springsteen play to the back of the crowd several times, ascending the ramp behind the stage for that very purpose. But that’s not an argument with Mike — if it didn’t do the trick for him, it didn’t do the trick.
What’s not clear is this: Why was Mike surprised at where his seats were located? When you buy tickets, presumably from Ticketmaster, you have easy access to a seating diagram before paying. No like seat? No buy seat. And the coliseum staff is eager to please: A phone call would have clarified where your seats would be.
Alternatively, both Craigslist and eBay were loaded with sellers offering better seats, most at a discount.
Mike, I hope you’re not too soured on Springsteen or the coliseum. The next time the E Street Band rolls into town, call me: We’ll score some better seats and you’ll have a blast.
Don Freedman
Greensboro
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I was told by someone who attended that the concert was nowhere near sold-out, and they were upgrading people from upstairs to downstairs on the floor. Sounds like some people should have complained to Matt Brown about where they were sitting and gotten better seats.
Posted on May 14, 2008 8:16 AM
Man . . . wheeeew . . . I'm glad someone wrote this letter . . . so we would know what to do in this situation . . .
WTF people . . .
Posted on May 14, 2008 8:17 AM
I am pretty sure he had stated that they, (The coliseum) changed the seating agangements just before the show and moved his seats from a good location to behind the stage.
And I am pretty sure the phone book in Greensboro has the seating diagram in it...however since they changed the seating...it would have been no good.
For the record...I used to attend concerts and other events...I quit doing so years ago....mostly because of the stupidly high Ticketmaster fees and also because I didn't feel I should have to pay for parking...again! (Didn't we pay for the parking as taxpayers?)
Posted on May 14, 2008 10:38 AM