you do have to wade through everyone to get to your seat if you're dead center in that lower section, but I'll say this, the space between each row is pretty big, you don't even have to stand up to let people pass by comfortably..... and you only have to go through everyone if you're the last one there, if you get there even when the opener is on, there isn't usually that many people already seated.... that's been my experience, anyway... and if you don't plan to leave during the show, then you only have to go through everyone once at most....