Help me pick the best seats for this concert at Wrigley Field!

February 12, 2013 11:09 AM

So, I managed to score 3 pairs of tickets to the Pearl Jam concert at Wrigley Field in July. I'd like to keep the best seats for myself, and I need some help! I've never been to Wrigley Field, or to a concert at a baseball field, so I'm struggling to decide which tickets are the best.

Here is the seating chart for the show.

My options are:

Section 202, row 23 (possible bad side-view of stage but no overhang)
Section 219, row 17 (right behind home plate, but kinda far back)
Section 226, row 22 (also kinda far back).

Obviously I want to be able to see the show from a good seat, but I'm also concerned about acoustics. Will sitting far back under the upper deck distort the sound? Anyone have suggestions?

Thanks!

posted by tryniti to Media & Arts (2 answers total)

I have no idea how much of an issue this would be for a concert, but you may want to know that, once you get far enough back in the Terrace Reserved seats (where you're talking), you have a nice view of the walkway along the back of the skyboxes, which obscures fly balls to the point of being irritating during a baseball game. If this were a baseball game, I'd say 202 because it avoids this problem. I have sat in 240 or 242, which is the equivalent location on the right field line. Be aware that when you're far back (I don't remember how many rows there are) that it can be quite cold because it's fairly exposed (Wrigley Field doesn't exactly have walls, so much as chain link fence), though probably that's not an issue in July.
posted by hoyland at 11:17 AM on February 12, 2013

I agree, go with 202. You'll be closer to the stage and you'll avoid the overhang, which can be really irritating.
posted by slmorri at 11:21 AM on February 12, 2013