drumcorpsfever Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 (edited) The best way to get the best seats is to buy the Pick 3 that DCI has available at LOS all 3 days of finals week. The downside is that you'll have to pay early for the following year and for all 3 shows with the same seat. But, if you are a fan like me, it's worth it. My choice for the best seats are near the 50 and in the lower section. I've sat is all major sections and levels of LOS for drum corps and prefer lower mid-fields for the best sound. Edited April 30, 2016 by drumcorpsfever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sched88 Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share Posted April 30, 2016 (edited) The best way to get the best seats is to buy the Pick 3 that DCI has available at LOS all 3 days of finals week. The downside is that you'll have to pay early for the following year and for all 3 shows with the same seat. But, if you are a fan like me, it's worth it. My choice for the best seats are near the 50 and in the lower section. I've sat is all major sections and levels of LOS for drum corps and prefer lower mid-fields for the best sound. That's what we did in 2009; we bought the 3-day package as soon as tickets went on sale. I believe we chose the cheaper seats and wanted to be up high but when we got up there the sound was so bad. it was really hard to hear the corps especially during soft parts of the shows. I remember we tried to get seats closer to the 50 but ended up on the 30-yard line. They weren't bad visually. I thought that we got pushed out because the Friends of DCI got the choices before we did. If that's not totally the case, then I won't bother joining. Edited April 30, 2016 by sched88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanInChicago Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 DCI contributors are also offered great Allentown seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena45 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 (edited) I know that this is an old thread, but I have something to contribute. I decided to become a Friend of DCI in order to get good seats for 2019 Finals. We had bought tickets for 2018, but couldn't attend because of a family health issue, so we watched 2018 at home with Flo Marching and I submitted my Friends paperwork and Gold membership info the week AFTER finals in 2018, with the expectation that we'd get good seats for 2019. Flash forward to April 2019, and we've been assigned seats that look good on a map (low down in a 200 section, probably within the 40 yard line), but have a LEVEL 3 OBSTRUCTION. I've been told that these particular seats will have a glass panel with a railing that we'll have to look through to see almost the entire left hand side of the field - from about the 40 yard line out. I'm upset. Basically, we've paid $500 each for seats with obstructed views. I have to think that will effect the sound quality as well. All I'm saying is, become a Friend isn't necessarily going to get you a great seat. I'm incredibly disappointed. My parents are aging and have some health issues, and this is probably the last time we'll ever go to Finals. I vowed years ago after having crappy seats in Lucas Oil Stadium, never to go back there without having decent seats. If I had known this was going to happen, I'd have bought Super 3 tickets when they were available...except that the best ones probably got sold at finals LAST year, which we couldn't go to because of a family emergency. I've looked at some of the corps blocks of seats, and they won't give you seat selections before you give them your money, which basically puts you in the same position as when you become a Friend - you give them money without knowing where your seats will be. I'll say this: The person I've been working with at DCI has been incredibly nice, and I've appreciated that. I'm upset. $1500 for 3 seats with obstructed views, and probably obstructed sound. Edited April 24, 2019 by Xena45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 I was in a friends group, and while the people at the office that work there are wonderful, it seemed the seat options got worse, especially at certain venues. Sometimes the issue can't be helped due to the issues built into the facility, which may be the case here. Indy only has 22,000 or so seats concert side, which presents a challenge, and top dollar folks get preference. But since I haven't been in to Indy since 2010, it made no sense to stay in the group, as i get better Allentown seats with the pre-sale. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 17 minutes ago, Xena45 said: I've been told that these particular seats will have a glass panel with a railing that we'll have to look through to see almost the entire left hand side of the field - from about the 40 yard line out. I'm incredibly angry. Basically, we've paid $500 each for seats with obstructed views. I have to think that will effect the sound quality as well. Sounds like the designers decided on plexiglas instead of metal railings for safety so no matter a persons height, they could see the field. If standard railings were used, someone will have to look over/under the bar. Sound shouldn't be changed that much. Bring a folding stadium seat to help you look over the plexiglas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena45 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 (edited) yeah, we're considering not going to finals at all now... I dunno. The DCI person I've been dealing with shared some of the challenges of Lucas Oil Stadium and those nasty glass panels. It sounds like there are many, many seats that have similar obstructions. There was no indication that seeing over the panel in these particular seats is possible, and seeing photos from that general area lead me to believe that you have to look through the glass. I've hated Lucas Oil Stadium for years, and I continue to hate it. Where's Camp Randall when you need it??? The whole point of becoming a Friend was to get great seats - we aren't rolling in money, so this was a bit of an extravagance for us, and something that I've really been looking forward to. I can't believe they are giving obstructed view seats to Friends. I guess I'm grateful that they've told me about this in advance, as it would have been really bad to discover it when we got there. Murfreesboro is a great show, and good seats are still available. We are exploring other options. Edited April 24, 2019 by Xena45 spelling error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barneveld Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 19 minutes ago, Xena45 said: yeah, we're considering not going to finals at all now. The DCI person I've been dealing with shared some of the challenges of Lucas Oil Stadium and those nasty glass panels. It sounds like there are many, many seats that have similar obstructions. There was no indication that seeing over the panel in these particular seats is possible, and seeing photos from that general area lead me to believe that you have to look through the glass. I've hated Lucas Oil Stadium for years, and I continue to hate it. Where's Camp Randall when you need it??? The whole point of becoming a Friend was to get great seats - we aren't rolling in money, so this was a bit of an extravagance for us, and something that I've really been looking forward to. I can't believe they are giving obstructed view seats to Friends. I guess I'm grateful that they've told me about this in advance, as it would have been really bad to discover it when we got there. Murfreesboro is a great show, and good seats are still available. We are exploring other options. Perhaps Jeff Ream, or someone else, can confirm or debunk. It's my understanding that Friends of DCI seat locations are (or at least used to be) assigned based on length of time as a member in Friends of DCI. Meaning someone who's been in for many years gets better seats than someone who just signed up this season, like Xena45. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena45 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Barneveld said: It's my understanding that Friends of DCI seat locations are (or at least used to be) assigned based on length of time as a member in Friends of DCI. Meaning someone who's been in for many years gets better seats than someone who just signed up this season, like Xena45. Yes, I believe that's the case. it's just good information to know. I wish that I'd known the reality of the situation, and I could have tried my luck getting Super 3 seats that could have been as good or better maybe. Last year when I was researching this, people recommended that the best way to be assured good seats was to become a friend, so that's what I did. Good seats are pretty important to me. I've been in pretty consistent communication with DCI since I submitted my paperwork, and they seemed so positive and accommodating that I expected something better. I didn't know about this glass panel issue. Plenty of other stadiums manage to deal with safety issues in other, maybe better, ways. Edited April 24, 2019 by Xena45 added sentence, spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 46 minutes ago, Xena45 said: yeah, we're considering not going to finals at all now. The DCI person I've been dealing with shared some of the challenges of Lucas Oil Stadium and those nasty glass panels. It sounds like there are many, many seats that have similar obstructions. There was no indication that seeing over the panel in these particular seats is possible, and seeing photos from that general area lead me to believe that you have to look through the glass. I've hated Lucas Oil Stadium for years, and I continue to hate it. Where's Camp Randall when you need it??? The whole point of becoming a Friend was to get great seats - we aren't rolling in money, so this was a bit of an extravagance for us, and something that I've really been looking forward to. I can't believe they are giving obstructed view seats to Friends. I guess I'm grateful that they've told me about this in advance, as it would have been really bad to discover it when we got there. Murfreesboro is a great show, and good seats are still available. We are exploring other options. i doubt it'll ever leave Indy at this stage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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