In live entertainment, there are several possible schemes for the seating assignment of spectators. There are several schemes which are most commonly used, though there are no hardfast rules and alternate or modified schemes are sometimes used as is suitable to the event.

Contents

• 1 Reserved seating
• 2 General admission
  • 2.1 Festival seating
• 3 References
• 4 See also
• 5 External links

Reserved seating

In a purely reserved seating (also known as allocated seating or assigned seating) scheme, each ticket is assigned a specific seat in the venue at the time of purchase. Seats are typically identified by row number/letter, seat number, and sometimes by section.

Reserved seating is the most common scheme used for large indoor venues such as stadiums, arenas, and larger theaters. It is also common at other venues, as are other seating schemes, such as outdoor amphitheaters.

Noun

seating (countable and uncountable; plural seatings)

1. (uncountable) The provision of chairs or other places for people to sit

   There is plenty of comfortable seating.

2. (countable) A period of time in which a restaurant will seat guests
   • 1989 January 19, Ann Conway, “'Celebrity Cook-Off' Adds Laughs to Menu”, Los Angeles Times, page Life 9:

     They had three seatings and too many people. So, we raised our prices and kept it to two seatings.

seating

1. Present participle of seat.