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Here Is An Example Of An Arena Setting.  You Will Notice That There Are No Seat Numbers Displayed Anywhere.  Guess We're Out Of Luck Trying To Figure Out Where The Seats Are - Right?   Wrong!  Here's A Little Secret - Seats Will Always Be Displayed With What The System Considers To Be The Best Seat First.  If You Pulled Seats In Floor Section 3, And They Are Displayed As :  Floor 3, Row 5, Seat Numbers 3 & 4, That Tells You That Seat Number 1 Is On The Aisle Closest To Floor Section 2.  If The Seats Were Displayed As 4 & 3, You Could Determine That Seat Number 1 Is Closest To The Lower ( Red ) Section 104.  The Same Is True For The Non Floor Sections - Section 104 Row 5 Seat Numbers 1 & 2 Tell You That Seat 1 Is On The Aisle By Section 103, Whereas Section 104 Row 5 Seat Numbers 2 & 1 Suggest That Seat One Is On The Aisle By Section 105.

You Should Also Notice A Lack Of Any Row Designation - Not To Worry - It Will Be Obvious Once Seats Are Displayed.  Generaly, Arena Settings Such As This Almost Always Use Numbered Rows For The Floor, And Lettered Rows For The Lower/Club/Upper Seating.

Where's The Pit?  Most Arenas Do Not Use Pit Seating ( A Pit Is Actualy An Area That Is Reserved For An Orchestra - Many Theaters Have A Stage Extension That Will Cover This Area If An Orchestra Is Not In Use , Or They Will Fill The Area With Folding Chairs ).  You Will Occasionaly See Continental Seating At Arenas - These Seats Will Be Displayed As "CONT 1" Or "CONT A" - Grab Them If You See Them As They Will Be In A Small Section In Front Of The Floor Sections!

  

5 -  Notice That Sections 102/103/116/115 Will Have A Side View - For Most Shows I Would Stay Away From These Sections, And Try For Seats In 104 Or 114.

6 -  If You Are Going To Bypass The "Best Available" And Force A Specific Area, It's Important To Know What The Lowest Section Is Called - Look For This Detail So That You Will Know What To Choose If You Use The Pull Down Menus.

  

1 - The First Thing I Notice About This Venue Is That There Are Roughly 42 Rows In The Orchestra - A Through PP.  I Say Roughly, Because Many Venues Do Not Use A Row "I".   I Would Also Note That In This Case, Single Letters Are Better Than Double Letters As The Rows Run A-Z And THEN AA-PP.

2 - The Balcony At This Venue Is Placed Rather Far Back - It Looks Like It Overhangs At Roughly Row DD - Which Is 30 Rows Deep. This Is A Very Deep Overhang ( Most Range 12 - 20 Rows Back ).  I Would Almost Certainly NOT Buy Tickets In The Balcony Here - Even Front Row.

3 - Notice That Seat Numbers For All Rows Start At # 1 On The Left ( Assuming That You Are Facing The Stage ).  It Looks Like Any Seats At This Venue In Orchestra Sections B/C/D Will Be Fine, But I Would Be Wary Of Very Low Seat Numbers In Section A, And Very High Seat Numbers In Section E.  How High And How Low?   Well - That Depends, Because At This Venue, You Have No Way Of Knowing How Wide Any Given Row Is - Or Do You?  If You Are Using Multiple Browsers/Windows, You Should Quickly Get An Idea - If You Pull Seat Numbers 14/15 In Any Given Row, You Can Use This Information To Get A Rough Idea Of How Wide Any Given Row Is.  As A General Rule, I Would Stay Away From The Left Half Of Section A, And The Right Half Of Section B.

4 -  There Appears To Be Room For An Orchestra Pit Here.  Most Theaters Have One, But It Is Not Always Obvious Whether They Are Using It For Any Given Event.  Frequently, Even If One Is Being Used It Will Not Show Up On The Seating Chart.   If You See A Row That Does Not Look Like It Fits Anywhere, It Is Probably A Pit Row !  In This Case, I Would Expect The Pit Rows To Either Be Numbered ( 1,2,3 ) Or Triple Letters ( AAA, BBB, CCC ) Or Possibly Even Double Letters Running In Reverse Order - ZZ,YY,XX.