Obstructed Seats

[djpatm]

Jets charge 25 bucks just to look at the building from the outside.

Note that I'm referring to the price of the cheapest season tickets.

Face value for the seats is an astonishing $60 for unprivileged

 

[tarheelhockey]

They put tv's on the concrete wall, and those seats are extra cheap.

In fairness, they're the cheapest bleacher seats. But... you know someone's paid ridiculous money for a playoff game or a big game against the Sox, only to show up and find that they can't even see almost half the field of play

IMO, they should just get rid of those all together, and put something else in those spots.[/QUOTE]

I agree, there has to be a better use of that space.

I'm amazed you can find these things on any venue built in the last 50 years.

It seems to happen mostly when the plans for an arena get changed. Barclay's was built for basketball, the team knew it when they chose to move there. Not really the arena's fault.

 

[PALE PWNR]

This was not an enjoyable game for me.

If that was in Philly hed be asked to sit back, and if it continued he'd find himself with a beer or 6 in his lap. One thing I noticed going to away games, people have no courtesy when it comes to that **** in other arenas. And then the people behind them are either too scared to say something or too polite. Either or is bad. You're not at the game to stare at the back of some dude's head. I'd rather get tossed and teach the person in front of me some manners than sit there and stare at that all game.

What? You're following the wrong sport if you don't like to be on the edge of your seat.

You my friend are very much so in the wrong.

 

[PhoenyX]

These pics that you guys are posting from the Barclay's Centre are just baffling. It's a brand new arena for crying out loud, how do mistakes like that happen? Just inexcusable.

 

[Spectra]

Islanders already need a new arena and the first season hasn't even started yet, sad. They knew this of course but hopefully they get successful again and get a rich owner who builds them their own arena on LI once the lease is up/they opt out.

 

[Fire Sweeney]

 

[tarheelhockey]

These pics that you guys are posting from the Barclay's Centre are just baffling. It's a brand new arena for crying out loud, how do mistakes like that happen? Just inexcusable.

It's not a mistake in the design. The arena was designed with non-hockey uses in mind, and the hockey team decided they wanted to play there anyway.

 

[Anomie2029]

These pics that you guys are posting from the Barclay's Centre are just baffling. It's a brand new arena for crying out loud, how do mistakes like that happen? Just inexcusable.

Designed specifically for Basketball, and not designed to suit multipurpose use.

 

[Clamshells]

I cannot believe there are still obstructed seats in buildings that were built in the last 20 years. Some engineers make me cringe.

Ehh... its more of an Architect thing. Engineers make sure the building doesn't fall down, while the Architects look after the aesthetics (sight lines should fall under that.)

 

[mattef]

These pics that you guys are posting from the Barclay's Centre are just baffling. It's a brand new arena for crying out loud, how do mistakes like that happen? Just inexcusable.

Barclays Center was build for basketball. Not hockey. And a hockey rink is way bigger than a basketball court. It's not a "mistake". That's like saying " hey I can't fit a bus in your living room? Who the hell designed that house?"

The real head shakers are places build for a specific sport that still have those, like that Yankee Stadium pic.

 

[Tarasenko]

Ehh... its more of an Architect thing. Engineers make sure the building doesn't fall down, while the Architects look after the aesthetics (sight lines should fall under that.)

You're totally right. Sorry for my misunderstanding.

 

[tim_*]

Human obstruction is in every arena..

 

[Fataldogg]

It's not a mistake in the design. The arena was designed with non-hockey uses in mind, and the hockey team decided they wanted to play there anyway.

Can't blame them.

Play at an arena in need dire need of an upgrade in Nassau County, or play in western Brooklyn in a brand new arena. What is the sexier choice?

That said, I think they will struggle at Barclay's. Tickets are more money, and it's more inconvenient to get to for a lot of fans on Long Island. I'm lucky enough that I live 30 minutes from Atlantic Terminal / Penn Station, and I have trains going to each station for Rangers/Islanders games (Im a Rangers fan). But Islanders fans that live in Suffolk County? That's a 1-2 hour commute to Atlantic Terminal, for tickets that are more expensive, and obstructed...

 

[IDuck]

I think this seat from the Boston Garden wins the thread ...

lol'ed pretty hard at this....its as if you can see the builders mind in that pic....yeah constructions going great we already have 90% of the seats in, we should be done by....hey boss, i think we have a problem...ahhhhh **** it.

 

[useless]

There is a big issue in Winnipeg over TNSE adding in 278 loge seats in front of the current upperdeck patrons, and making formerly unobstructed seats obstructed. Even to the point where people can't see the net anymore.

Just wondering, is there anyone in other cities that sit in obstructed seats and how does your team deal with this?

- did you know they were obstructed before you bought them?
- do you get a discount over seats that aren't obstructed?
- any other comments.

The ACC in Toronto has a spot right beside a friggin wall where you can only see half the playing field.

 

[kaiser matias]

Islanders already need a new arena and the first season hasn't even started yet, sad. They knew this of course but hopefully they get successful again and get a rich owner who builds them their own arena on LI once the lease is up/they opt out.

Wang offered to build a new arena in Long Island, the local government turned down his offer though.

 

[Tripod]

Wow! I have sat everwhere in the... Palladium, Corel Centre, Scotia Bank Centre, Canadian Tire Centre... (Same arena for newer fans)... And there are no obstructed seats. Even Cameras are almost all out of really obstructing you.

I pay $21 a game each sat for a pair of season tickets this year. About half way up the top level in the end where the Sens shoot twice. They are cheap seats but not bad seats at all. I don't think there is a bad seat in the house. Standing room, top row seats. Anywhere... Not a bad seat.

I am cheap, and not that rich these days, I want the arena atmosphere and I realize that Ottawa has the opportunity for some reasonably priced tickets... But these seats obstructed I would expect to pay $10 for. To even a playoff game. Just to be at the game. How can you legitimately sell these tickets? You could build a small kiosk and sell beer and popcorn there instead of expecting a fan to sit and see only 90-70% of a game. Or like I said... Sell them for $10.

ThAt's great to hear. I bought tickets for the Flyers game on Nov 21 and was wondering what view I would have. Looks like I will have a good one!

 

[leafsgirl12]

when i went to a leafs game in feb i won seats in the top row of the upper deck and could hardly see the jumbotron but i was lucky there was two extra seats unclaimed a few rows done so i moved to get better pictures.So Glad i got to choose my seats i won for this saturday's game and i have better seats this time.

 

[allan5oh]

The problem with the MTS seats is there's a good 200 that are now obstructed. These people JUST signed new 4 year agreements and were told there would be no viewing obstruction due to the new loge seating in front of them. They literally went from the best seats in the house IMO to the worst. The season seat packages are right around $3000 per seat.

 

[LTIR Trickery]

Dude, I just bought season tickets up there and they didn't tell me that they were behind the cameras. Luckily we had a "eureka" moment when we looked at the seating map and demanded that they change our seats. The worst part is when we originally called our ticket rep, he wouldn't give us an answer regarding if our tickets were obstructed or not. We had to come in and "look for ourselves".

Now our concern is that the railing might be in our view at our new seats.

Very unimpressed with how the Flames handle the obstructed views up there.

Incredibly shady.

 

[LeighDx59]

All of these pictures make me happy to have the Joe while we still have it. The worst seats are at the top of the corners, and the worst thing is one of the corner screens blocks off the scoreboard. Thats it.

 

[Butch 19]

Someone who was told to design a basketball arena? There's no way these things are overlooked, it's a conscious design decision.

exactly. The owner told the architect what he wanted, and that's what he got.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

It's what, 20 years old and probably in the middle-third for capacity?

Small for such a team, and old fashioned. Only now are they trying to modernize it. It's a big concrete rectangle, but at least there are no bad views compared to these. When Tampa Bay of all teams hold what, 20,000? the Bruins should have tried to squeeze in a bit more.

 

[jdz]

Someone posted one from the uppers of Barclays and I'm a little skeptical of the angle but:

Biggest "waaaah im short" picture ive seen.

 

[jdz]

It seems to happen mostly when the plans for an arena get changed. Barclay's was built for basketball, the team knew it when they chose to move there. Not really the arena's fault.

That arena cost a billion dollars and was always sold as multi-purpose.

If you build a billion dollar arena, you'd better hope its world class for more things than a single sport.