Wrigley GA question?

donatelloa
donatelloa Posts: 74
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Kind of odd question, but I am taking my son to his first PJ show at Wrigley this summer, could anyone guess how high the rail is in the front row?  He is 5 ft tall and 12 years old.  I want to make sure he is not staring at a metal bar all night!  

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  • PJNB
    PJNB Posts: 13,890
    edited January 2018
    Seeing over the rail he would be fine. Waiting in line for the rail on the other hand...
  • chime
    chime Posts: 7,839
    edited January 2018
    I'm only an inch taller and regularly attend GA shows and the barrier is usually between waist and chest height.  Do venues in the US have age restrictions to be in GA?  I know at most non-festival type venues here in the UK your son would be too young to be in GA.  It's usually either 14 or 16 (accompanied by an adult) to be allowed on the floor.
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  • Gibson
    Gibson Chicago Posts: 2,671
    People will be there 3-4 days ahead of time. If both of you have the dedication to sit in the sun for that amount of time..good on ya!

    and he'll be able to see if you are on the rail.
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 31,126
    He'll have no problem seeing over the rail, but God bless you if you make it that far.  Pit at Wrigley is enormous and jammed all the way to the back at the center.  He lightens up as you move to the sides but then you will find yourself looking at the screen as often as the stage.  I hate stadium shows... sigh...
  • LiteTheMatch
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  • SomethingCreative
    SomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,422
    is there anyone that was at either Lolla 2007 or Bonnaroo 2008 that can tell me how the Wrigley pit 2016 compared to those shows?  They are my only PJ GA experiences and don't want to seriously underestimate how cramped it is at Wrigley
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  • amethgr8
    amethgr8 Posts: 766
    I was at Lolla 2007 and GA pit at Wrigley is a lot bigger, wider, as near as I can tell as all of Lolla is GA.  The people were denser at Wrigley.

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