front row seats? am i the only one?

[sonickteam2]

all this talk of people with their front row seats. am i the only one whos never had them?
 
    not counting GA shows, which even then i have never been against the barricade, save a few short times at festivals.
 
    i had 4th row seats at a Coldplay show in Baltimore way way back but thats as close as i have ever had seats.  am i doing something wrong here, haha.

[godsshoeshine]

i sat in the front row for a ben folds 5 show 10 years ago. we were so far off to the side that we moved back

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

The only time I've ever had front row seats for anything was a seated general admission show.

[sweetcell]

only "real" front rows i've ever had was for primus ar DAR, which i got through the fan club.  ended up being directly in front of les.  t'was a ton of fun, seeing his facial expressions up close.
 
 i've gotten AA row seats at patriot center a few times (most recently for muse), which is front row of the sides (i.e. not floor) - excellent seats, raised off the floor.  
 
 i pulled front row orch for arcade fire, but they are all the way to the side (right against the wall).  i threw them back.

[sch2383]

I started in the 5th or 6th row for the Arcade Fire at DAR a few months back but managed to get up front when Win told everybody to ignore the ushers.

[6949]

I did once for a concert at the warner theater. I bought them a week before the show and it just happened to be when they released some VIP (maybe season ticket holder?) seats.  
 
 I found front row to the right of the stage at the Patriot Center the day of the show.

[eltee]

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
  The only time I've ever had front row seats for anything was a seated general admission show.

Jammin' Java counts?  

[distance]

i've gotten front row twice.
 i've gotten ~4th row a couple times also.

[ratioci nation]

does it count when you and your friend are the only people in the audience

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by pdx pollard:
  does it count when you and your friend are the only people in the audience

which Wilco show was that?

[Bombay Chutney]

I've only had them a few times.  Bloc Party was the biggest show.  Laurie Anderson at Lisner in 2004 and a couple of Dead-related things nobody else cares about. hmmm....that may be all.  It's definitely rare for me.

[xcanuck]

First row 4-5 times for Pearl Jam. The benefit of having a low fan club number.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Front row for Bright Eyes/Feist at DAR. First 5 rows for a handful of others including Weezer and Primus.

[alex]

We got front row for Arcade Fire at DAR...tried once and it told us it couldn't find any tickets, then tried again and ended up with front row, and in one of the center sections too.

[vansmack]

The only front row seats I have ever gotten were from connections, never through ticketbastard/tickets.com/ticketron(if you're old enough).